Destiny Nash stands in a swirl of white smoke as a pile of dust gathers at her feet. The 18-year-old is sanding a car bumper, part of her auto-collision class at Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports. The class is part of a unique curriculum being offered at the Horry County charter school, making it the only motorsports high school in the country. While there are other high schools in the U.S. that offer a racing program, the Conway school, located at 826 W. Cox Ferry Road, Conway, SC, is the only one that provides a hybrid learning curriculum.
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NASCAR Announces Craig Stimmel as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2024) – NASCAR announced today that Craig Stimmel has been hired to lead all sales efforts for the sanctioning body as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Stimmel will oversee all sales aspects for NASCAR, including premier partner and official partner categories, race entitlements, track partnerships and media sales across owned channels such as Motor Racing Network (MRN) and NASCAR Digital Media. He will also work closely with NASCAR’s media partners, teams, and non-NASCAR tracks to cultivate commercial opportunities across the entire NASCAR ecosystem.
How Saudi Racer Dania Akeel Gained Her First Dakar Rally Experience – as a Spectator
Saudi Arabian rally driver Dania Akeel, a rising star in the motorsport world, has shared how her first exposure to the Dakar Rally as a spectator helped shape her journey to becoming a top-10 finisher in one of the most grueling events in motorsport. Now preparing for her fourth professional Dakar Rally in 2025, Akeel reflects on the insights she gained from her initial role at the Dakar, offering valuable lessons for both aspiring competitors and fans alike. (more…)
Seekonk Speedway Releases 2025 Schedule For 80th Season of Speed
Seekonk Speedway Marquee Events, Weekly Track Championship Battles, Thrill Shows Return For New Year
SEEKONK, Mass. – Seekonk Speedway released today the full schedule of events for the 80th season of speed in 2025 at the Action Track of the East.
The schedule includes multiple marquee events spread throughout the season, headlined by weekly championship battles for both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday – starting in May and running into the final weekend in September. (more…)
Why NASCAR Europe has Switched to a Sequential Gearbox
The NASCAR Euro Series has flown the flag for American stock car racing on the eastern flank of the Atlantic since 2009.
It has used the same chassis, built by series promoter Team FJ, since the beginning. Around that reliable and no-frills base, the organisers have established a cost-effective and popular formula that simulates the loud, rough and tumble NASCAR brand of racing for an audience that otherwise wouldn’t get to see this breed of car in competition. (more…)
Toni Breidinger To Drive Full-Time for TRICON Garage in 2025
Toni Breidinger will drive full-time for TRICON Garage in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2025, the team announced Tuesday.
Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte Make Up Amazon/TNT Broadcast Booths
From Frontstretch’s Kevin Rutherford…
Amazon Prime Video and TNT will have Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte in their broadcast booths for NASCAR races in 2025, both companies announced Nov. 18. (more…)
NASCAR Announces Sellout for The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 2
Madhouse Classic featuring Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Division to Highlight a Full Slate of Racing Action on Saturday, Feb. 1
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Nov. 25, 2024) – NASCAR announced today that The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2 is sold out as fans eagerly anticipate the return of the NASCAR Cup Series to this historic venue for the first time since 1971.
Tyler Ankrum Returns to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2025
Statesville, N.C. (November 22, 2024) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing (MHR) announced today that Tyler Ankrum will return to the team’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) lineup in 2025. The San Bernadino, Calif. native will continue to pilot the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST for his seventh campaign on the NCTS tour.
Spire Motorsports Continues To Strengthen Competition Staff
Matt McCall Named Director of Vehicle Performance,
Dax Gerringer Tabbed Technical Director
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 25, 2024) – Today, Spire Motorsports announced two key appointments to its competition staff.
Veteran crew chief Matt McCall has been named Director of Vehicle Performance and accomplished race engineer Dax Gerringer has been named Technical Director for the Mooresville organization’s three-car NASCAR Cup Series teams, effective immediately. (more…)
