It’s official: Formula One racing is coming to South Florida. F1 announced Sunday the Miami Grand Prix will be hosted at Hard Rock Stadium in a 10-year deal, which will begin in 2022. The 2022 race date will be announced later with hopes of it being held in the second quarter of next year (April-June). By SAFID DEEN, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL “It’s a great moment for Formula One and a great moment for Formula One fans in America,” said president and CEO Stefano Domenicali during a press conference in Imola,…
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Kressley, Hoch And Glenn Strunk Win Features At Grandview Speedway
Brett “The Threat” Kressley became the first repeat winner of the new season on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in the TP Trailers 358 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series 30-lap Modified feature.
Read MoreChampionship Chase Gets Underway At Grandview Speedway On Saturday, April 10
BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 7, 2021 . . . The big victory for Duane Howard in the VP Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial last Saturday got things off to a great start for the six time NASCAR track champion. However it did not help him as he goes after a seventh track championship as the race was not NASCAR sanctioned and awarded no championship points.
Read MoreStatistical Advance: Analyzing the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 5, 2021) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, going into the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Sunday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Read MoreValvoline Adds to its Racing Heritage by Partnering with SRX
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 31, 2021) – Valvoline, a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants, has joined Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) as an official supplier to the six-race short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS.
Read MoreSPIRE MOTORSPORTS TO PROMOTE INAUGURAL NASCAR TRUCK SERIES RACE AT KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
CONCORD, N.C. (March 25, 2021) – Spire Motorsports will promote the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Race at Knoxville Raceway aboard Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Read MoreNBC Sports Announces 2021 MOTOGP Season Telecast Schedule
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 25, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced its television schedule for the 2021 MotoGP season on NBC and NBCSN, beginning with the Grand Prix of Qatar from Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, this Sunday, March 28, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Read MoreBrett Moffitt to pay homage to dirt-racing legend ‘Barefoot’ Bob McCreadie at Bristol
Brett Moffitt’s No. 45 CircleBDiecast.com Chevrolet will pay homage to dirt-racing legend ‘Barefoot’ Bob McCreadie.
Read MoreFormula 1 Season Launches This Weekend on ESPN Networks
After a delayed and abbreviated season in 2020, the FIA Formula One World Championship will return to a full, worldwide schedule this season and for the fourth consecutive year, fans in the United States will be able to watch all of the action on ESPN Networks and the ESPN App.
Read MoreKulwicki Driver Development Program 2021 Finalists Revealed
CONCORD, N.C. (March 22, 2021) – Officials of the Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) announced today the seven drivers who will represent the organization during the 2021 racing season. These young racers will be helping keep the memory and legacy of 1992 NASCAR Cup Champion and Hall of Famer Alan Kulwicki alive, while also competing for the rich ($54,439) and prestigious annual Kulwicki Cup Championship.
Read MoreRadford Announces the Radford Track Where Jenson Button is Leading Development of Future Cars
22 March 2021, London – Radford has use of its own race track. Following its recent return, the iconic coachbuilder is announcing its association with the recently renamed Radford Racing School, in Arizona, USA.
Read MoreAustin Hill To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Stefanik at Darlington Raceway
(Mooresville, N.C.) – When the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Darlington Raceway on May 7th, Austin Hill will pay tribute to nine-time NASCAR champion and future Hall of Famer Mike Stefanik of Exeter, RI . Hill’s No. 16 United Rentals Toyota Tundra will carry colors reminiscent of Stefanik’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) entry from 2010-2011, the final seasons he piloted the No. 16.
Read MoreMartin Truex Jr. to Drive No. 51 Auto-Owners Insurance Tundra at Bristol Dirt Race
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 17, 2021) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. will pilot the No. 51 Tundra March 27 in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Truex’s Tundra will carry primary sponsorship from Auto-Owners Insurance, one of the nation’s largest insurers. Noble Aerospace, one of the largest and most capable aerospace metal finishing business in the United States, will serve as a major associate sponsor.
Read MoreGeorgia Peanut Commission Sponsoring Anthony Alfredo at Atlanta
For this upcoming weekend, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT will have a new nickname thanks to the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts. Alfredo, known as “Fast Pasta”, will be sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission during Sunday’s 500-miler at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The new partnership will make Alfredo become “Fast Peanut” for the one-race partnership.
Read MoreSpire Motorsports, NFL Alumni Partner To Support Folds Of Honor Children’s Fund
CONCORD, N.C. (March 15, 2021) – Spire Motorsports announced today that it will partner with the NFL Alumni Association (NFLA) to support the Folds of Honor Children’s Fund for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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