NASCAR announced today that Sean Downes has been named managing director, business development. Downes begins his duties with NASCAR today, and is based in the New York office, where he will report to Jim O’Connell, NASCAR chief sales officer. From 2005 to 2009, Downes was NASCAR director of partnership marketingContinue Reading
Ali Kern is ready to make her home state debut. The 18-year-old racer from Fremont, Ohio who currently leads the championship standings in the TBRA Late Model Series will compete in the Jegs 150 at the Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway this Saturday, July 23. For Kern, racing in the BuckeyeContinue Reading
Chad Finley knew he’d have his work cut out for him in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tours’ return trip to Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana for the rescheduled Anderson 100 Presented by JEGS.com on Saturday, July 9th. Qualifying was completed back on June 4th, but Mother Nature intervened and pushed theContinue Reading
Iowa Speedway is excited to announce that Midwest Wheel Companies is sponsoring the pole award for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race on Saturday, Aug. 6. The U.S. Cellular 250 presented by Enlist™ Weed Control System is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Newton, Iowa. “We’ve been serving the MidwestContinue Reading
Third-generation racer Jarett Andretti is currently having no problems carrying the family torch. Jarett, the son of John Andretti, grandchild of Aldo Andretti and a part of the famous Andretti racing family is the current point’s leader in two separate United States Auto Club (USAC) standings. Andretti not only holdsContinue Reading
For the fourth consecutive year, fans can vote online for the 2011 Most Popular Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Twitter hashtags: #NNSMPD, #NCWTSMPD). Voting begins today and runs through Nov. 17, prior to the season-ending race for both national series at Homestead-Miami SpeedwayContinue Reading
Americrown Executive Chef Brian Lee (L) and fellow employees help load a truck full of food from the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. As part of an ongoing collaboration with Drive to End Hunger, AARP and AARP Foundation’s nationwide initiative to end hunger among olderContinue Reading
NASCAR has reinstated Jack Smith, a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Gary Frost, a crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Smith’s reinstatement comes following his Sept. 7, 2010 suspension for actions detrimental to stock car racing. Smith remains under NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.Continue Reading
Richard Childress Racing has named Torrey Galida to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer for the 12-time NASCAR championship-winning organization. In other RCR key management moves, long-time RCR executive Ben Schlosser has been named Chief Marketing Officer and Scott Frye has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. GalidaContinue Reading
A full contingent of NASCAR officials, drivers and racing legends, as well as International Speedway Corporation representatives, joined Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Florida Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, Fla., last night to celebrate NASCAR’s historical significance in Florida and its economic benefit to the state. The list of attendeesContinue Reading