Robby Gordon and the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires team announce the addition of off-road legend, Johnny Campbell to the 2012 team. Johnny Campbell will serve as Gordon’s navigator during the 2012 edition of the infamous Dakar Rally. Campbell will be responsible for directing Gordon through the 6,000-mile pan-American journey that isContinue Reading
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip knows every inch of the 2.5-mile tri-oval of Daytona International Speedway. On Wednesday, Waltrip familiarized himself with the twist and turns of the 3.56-mile road course on the final day of a two-day December Rolex 24 At Daytona test. Waltrip, an owner and driverContinue Reading
Loyal fans of the King, Richard Petty, know his championship heritage isn’t limited to Chrysler products. Back in the ‘60s the King was racing and winning with Fords, and the NASCAR team he leads today races under the Blue Oval exclusively. So it’s only natural that Petty’s Garage has expandedContinue Reading
To the surprise of attendees at the sold-out NASCAR After The Lap on December 1 in Las Vegas, Nev., Ford, a sponsor of the third annual event, randomly selected a fan to win a new Ford F-150 XLT truck valued at $29,000. Summer Henry, from Seattle, Washington, was the luckyContinue Reading
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK) will begin using Activator, a new cloud-based platform for managing ongoing relationships with marketing partners and their agencies. “We take a great deal of pride in having long-term relationships with great brands and we think Activator is a great opportunity to improve these relationships through betterContinue Reading
Michael Waltrip Racing owners Rob Kauffman and Michael Waltrip announced today that they will race in the 50th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 26-29. The AF Waltrip entry is a joint project of multiple sports car championship winning AF Corse and Michael Waltrip Racing. Joining the pair behind the wheelContinue Reading
Automotive enthusiasts, racers and millions of other consumers can now look to Federal-Mogul’s (NASDAQ: FDML) Champion® brand for information on the latest “Performance Driven™” technologies, free downloads of attractive posters and other digital files, Kevin Harvick hero cards and chances to earn a share of $100,000 in racing sponsorships throughContinue Reading
The Racer’s Group announced today that it will return to Daytona Beach International Speedway with five cars and 14 drivers for the Rolex Grand-Am Series’ December 6-7 winter test in preparation for the season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. Team owner Kevin Buckler indicated that he is expecting another stout groupContinue Reading
2012 Pro All Stars Series South Event Schedule Event # Date Day Track Location Event Distance 1 March 10th Saturday Dillon Motor Speedway Dillon, SC. 150 laps South Carolina Clash 2 March 24th Saturday South Boston Speedway South Boston, VA. 150 laps 3 April 7th Saturday Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory,Continue Reading
INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard announced today organizational changes in the commercial and operations/competition divisions of the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights effective Jan. 1. Terry Angstadt has resigned as Commercial Division President and will be succeeded by Marc Koretzky, who joined INDYCAR in MayContinue Reading