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NASCAR Launches Immersive Gaming Experience ‘NASCAR Speed Hub’ on Roblox

March 10, 2023 Mike

Daytona Beach, Fla. (March 10, 2023) – ‘NASCAR Speed Hub’ today makes its virtual debut on Roblox. NASCAR Speed Hub is an immersive experience that lets players design cars, unlock exclusive virtual items, play mini games, and connect to other popular experiences on the platform. Partnering with metaverse studio Dubit, NASCAR’s Roblox experience also builds around a popular collaboration with Jailbreak developers Badimo.

How New Englanders Fared at Daytona Speed Weeks

February 21, 2023 Lou Modestino

Ricky Standhouse, Jr. won Sunday’s 2023 Daytona 500 while NASCAR Defending Champion Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in second with Corey LaJoie placing 16th. Corey is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy Lajoie of Norwalk, CT. Not so fortunate was Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT who finished 36th.

NAPA Auto Parts Returns As Thunder Series Sponsor, HVAC Distributors Joins As Race Sponsor For PA 410 Sprint Speed Week Series

January 25, 2023 Mike

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JANUARY 24, 2023 . . . . . . For thirty-one of the past thirty-three years, NAPA Auto Parts was the lead sponsor of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, and their flags will proudly wave again when this highly unique and successful series returns to the Grandview Speedway in 2023.

High Limits 410 Sprint Series Joins USAC National Tour & PA 410 Sprint Speed Week On The 2023 Napa Auto Parts Thunder On The Hill Racing Series Schedule

December 15, 2022 Mike

BECHTELSVILLE, PA . . . . . . How quickly things change. Just months ago there was little talk about a 34th season of Thunder on the Hill at the Grandview Speedway and now, we’re proud to announce that the High Limits 410 Sprints will be part of our schedule with an event on Tuesday night, July 25, paying $23,023 to the winner.

SPEED SPORT, Obsession Media and Top Industry Executives Join to Launch Live Motorsports TV Network

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Mike

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 1, 2022) – SPEED SPORT, one of America’s oldest and most trusted brands in motorsports media, has partnered with the television network development group, Obsession Media, and a consortium of motorsports and television executives who have more than 100 years of collective experience, to launch SPEED SPORT 1.

SPEED Resurrected as SPEEDtube

November 3, 2022 Mike

Port Saint Lucie, FL (Nov. 3, 2022) – The talent behind PASSTIME, Drag Race High and Pinks! All Out are thrilled to announce the launch of SPEEDtube (SpeedtubeTV – YouTube), a reawakening of classic automotive and motorsports TV shows once followed by millions of enthusiasts on Speed channel, and new content sure to please all speed demons and fanatics alike.

21st Annual New England Speed Meeting “Gathering of the Faithful”

September 14, 2022 Lou Modestino

This Meeting is for All Types of Vintage Speed 4’s, 6’s, 8’s, Flatheads, Nailheads, Hemi’s, Dragsters, Gassers, Stock Cars, Sprint Cars, Midgets & Vintage Motorcycles

Whatever Happened To NASCAR Cup Driver Lake Speed?

July 14, 2022 Mike

Lake Speed has got to be one of the coolest names for a race car driver ever. Some of you may remember him driving the “Cartoon Network” car, or perhaps the “SPAM” car back in the 1980s-1990s. What happened to him after he stopped racing stock cars?

Dr Pepper & 23XI Racing’s SPEED Institute Announce 2022 Tuition Award Recipients

June 17, 2022 Mike

Mooresville, N.C. (Jun 17, 2022) — Dr Pepper and 23XI Racing today announced the 23 recipients of the 2022 SPEED Institute Tuition Program. The annual program is designed to provide tuition support and opportunities for students seeking to work in motorsports in a variety of fields, including marketing, communications, human resources, finance, engineering and trade disciplines.

New Zealand Truck Racing Team Sticks With Allison Transmission For Land Speed Record Attempts

April 13, 2022 Mike

AUCKLAND – Dave West Motorsport, a race team competing in the New Zealand Supertruck Racing Championships, is building a custom Freightliner M2 Supertruck with an Allison 4500 Series™ fully automatic transmission as part of an attempt on the New Zealand and World land speed records for heavy trucks over both 0-500 metres and 0-1,000 metres.