Doug Fritz, former president of Richmond International Raceway, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Speedway. Fritz, along with President Stan Clement, will lead Iowa Speedway’s long-term strategic initiatives, events and facilities development and capital reinvestments. “Iowa Speedway is one of the fastest-growing entertainment and motorsports venues in theContinue Reading
The trio of Becky, Stephanie and Brittany of “The Great American Sweethearts!” has grown by one as Texas Motor Speedway announced that Katie will serve as the fourth member of the group after winning the search for the next “Great American Sweetheart!” Katie was one of 12 finalists selected from moreContinue Reading
Ever want to tour pit road prior to the most pivotal race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup? Here’s your opportunity! A limited quantity of pre-race pit passes are on-sale now to all Talladega Superspeedway ticket holders for only $50, an opportunity that was previously limited to hospitalityContinue Reading
Slightly more than one year after the dedication of Pocono Raceway’s solar farm, the total amount of electricity produced by the 25 acre facility reached the 4,000,000 kilowatt hour (kWh) mark. The solar installation consists of 39,960 American made photovoltaic modules that will produce more than 72 million kilowatt hoursContinue Reading
As part of today’s officially announced 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, the expanded Brickyard 400 weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, dubbed Super Weekend, stands out as one of the new twists of next year’s 38 week race schedule. The anchor event for Super Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayContinue Reading
Dan Wheldon acknowledged briefly allowing his mind to wander to four months earlier at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the improbable quickly and stunningly became the story complementing the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500. Two-time 500 Mile Race winner has a nice ring to it in conversation, and now Wheldon satContinue Reading
The OktoberFast Fan Festival presented by Budweiser just got even bigger for Bank of America 500 Week, Oct. 13-15, with the addition of live post-race concerts, a Quaker Steak & Lube atomic hot wing eating contest and cornhole tournaments in the Budweiser Block Party. It’s all part of an expanded,Continue Reading
Matthew Brannock, a 12-year veteran of the Virginia State Police, has been named Director of Operations for Martinsville Speedway. Brannock, a Ridgeway native who grew up just a few miles from Martinsville Speedway, will begin his duties immediately. “We feel very fortunate to land someone of Matt’s caliber, someone withContinue Reading
Talladega Superspeedway announced today that Valory Music Co. recording artist Brantley Gilbert will perform Saturday night in the renowned Talladega infield. Gilbert’s latest hit, “Country Must Be Country Wide” is currently 12th on the Billboard Country Music chart. His new album, HALFWAY TO HEAVEN DELUXE, debuted last week at #2Continue Reading
Multi-platinum recording artist and country music superstar Sara Evans will perform a pre-race concert for the 2011 Bank of America 500, Oct. 15, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The concert will begin around 5:30 p.m. on the speedway’s frontstretch and will be part of the spectacular Bank of America 500 pre-raceContinue Reading