Greenville, S.C., native Emily Hudgens has been named director of the Charlotte Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. As director of the Charlotte Chapter, Hudgens will leadfundraising and marketing efforts in order to raise awareness of theorganization and increase the amount of funds benefiting Charlotte-areachildren in financial, educational,Continue Reading
The win itself didn’t involve a photo-finish, a last-lap wreck or even, at the time, a well-known name. In that regard, the 1979 Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway was hardly the stuff of legends. The race winner, however, became just that. A true legend… born at Bristol Motor Speedway.Continue Reading
TGIF Entertainment Group announces MI Fest (mi · fest \ mī – fest \ noun : an outdoor music festival featuring the best of Michigan’s food, industry, art and music) to be held Saturday, September 17, 2011, on the lush grounds of Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. MI FestContinue Reading
NASCAR driver Mike Skinner and his wife Angie announced the list of celebrity guests who will attend the fifth-annual Toyota Skinner Round-Up presented by Rue & Ziffra Personal Injury Attorneys on Wed., March 16 and Thurs., March 17, at Daytona Beach International Speedway (DIS) and Spruce Creek Country Club. NashvilleContinue Reading
Officials from Charlotte Motor Speedway and Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet,visited the U.S. military base at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday to present aceremonial Coca-Cola 600 race ticket to John Falkenbury, president ofthe United Service Organizations of North Carolina. The presentation was inContinue Reading
The guest experience at Michigan International Speedway begins when the race fan decides to buy race tickets. Period. And as part of its ongoing effort to improve that overall experience for its guests, Michigan International Speedway officials have launched an interactive chat feature on its website. The chat feature, accessibleContinue Reading
Race fans love having their picture taken with the Bristol Motor Speedway pace car. Now they have the opportunity not just to go home with a photo, but the car itself. Beginning March 18, Bristol Motor Speedway, Scotts EZ Seed and Ford, will give fans the chance to win theContinue Reading
The steel frame that will support the world’s largest high-definition video board is more than 50 percent complete, as construction continues on the massive screen created by Panasonic, that will debut during Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2011 May race events. The 500,000-pound steel frame that will hold the 165,000-pound HD videoContinue Reading
The Goody’s Fast Relief 500 is less than a month away, but plenty of good tickets remain for the greatest short-track show on earth. A ticket to the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on April 3 is a ticket to NASCAR Sprint Cup racing at its best, with beating, banging, pushing, shovingContinue Reading
Bristol Motor Speedway will hold a special service before the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City March 20 to dedicate a POW/MIA memorial in the grandstands. The Empty Chair Memorial, which serves as a physical symbol of the thousands of American POW/MIAs still unaccounted for from all foreign conflicts,Continue Reading