Guests of Bristol Motor Speedway have even more options when making their plans to attend the Food City 500 weekend, March 18-20, courtesy of Race Lodging, LLC, the official lodging provider of BMS. Managers at properties in Greeneville and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and Asheville, N.C., worked with Race Lodging toContinue Reading
Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber today announced details related to the NASCAR facility’s first major track paving project since 1990. Construction will begin in March with the removal of the facility’s current racing surface and the subsequent installation of a new surface to go with a series ofContinue Reading
Further enhancing its highly successful Fan Texting Service, which allows fans to communicate with track officials on various issues, Daytona International Speedway will launch a new option that allows fans to sign up for and receive event updates directly to their Sprint® smart phones or other similarly capable device. TheContinue Reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski made a trip back to his home state of Michigan on Tuesday in support of Michigan International Speedway and the beginning of the 2011 NASCAR race season. Keselowski paid a visit to Troppo Restaurant in Lansing, Mich. during MIS’ second Season Kick Off,Continue Reading
Where the NFL and the country’s largest football stadium failed 400 disappointed football fans, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Stratosphere Hotel, Casino and Tower have come through. The speedway and the country’s tallest hotel-tower have partnered to offer tickets to the March 4-6 NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas toContinue Reading
Fans will have amazing sound to go with the always amazing racing when they return to Martinsville Speedway for the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on April 3. A new, state-of-the-art sound system will be in place by the April event, giving fans unparalleled audio during the weekend. “Our new soundContinue Reading
Bloomberg Businessweek has named Michigan International Speedway chief Roger Curtis an “Innovator” for his efforts to bring research and development testing to the Brooklyn, Mich., racetrack. Curtis says his position in auto innovation is an unlikely one. For most of his 18 years in motorsports administration, he focused on marketing,Continue Reading
The second phase of construction began this week on the world’s largest high-definition video board that will debut during Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2011 May race events. Long Foundation Drilling Company from Winston-Salem, N.C., and Mid-Atlantic Construction of Charlotte, N.C., are working with Eastern Sign Tech of Burlington, N.J., on phaseContinue Reading
Battery brand Energizer will “Light Up the Night” May 21 for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Energizer, with the help of fans in attendance, will attempt to set a world record for shining the most flashlights simultaneously in a sporting arena. Energizer will distribute thousands ofContinue Reading
Phoenix International Raceway’s annual Night of Champions charity event on Feb. 24 will have a twist of mystery until the winner of the DAYTONA 500 is crowned just four days prior, on February 20. The 2011 Daytona 500 champ will join NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and Valley local Danica Patrick,Continue Reading