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Nashville Mayor Agrees to Fairgrounds Speedway Revitalization Plan

NASCAR, which returned to the Nashville market this past season with its first Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, may be setting up the potential for a second track in the destination to get a future Cup Series weekend. A proposal by Bristol Motor Speedway to revitalize the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was agreed to by […]

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Bob Bodor to Lead Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

When the the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb stages its 100th running up the Colorado Springs mountain, it will have a new executive director at the helm for the first time in a decade. The historic motorsports event has announced that Bob Bodor will take over leadership of the organizing committee, succeeding Megan Leatham, who […]

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Kyle Larson drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Speedway Motorsports to Acquire Dover Motorsports, Inc.

Speedway Motorsports and Dover Motorsports have entered into an agreement under which Speedway Motorsports has agreed to acquire Dover Motorsports for an approximate total equity value of $131.5 million. Speedway Motorsports owns and operates Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Texas Motor […]

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Formula 1 Extends Partnership with Charlotte Hospitality Firm

Formula 1 and QuintEvents, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, have announced a multi-year extension to their official partnership, F1 Experiences, which offers fan package experiences and trackside hospitality. The F1 Experiences partnership began in March 2017 as a way to provide fans with packages that include benefits, access and experiences not available anywhere else. […]

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ASM Global Enters NASCAR with Nashville Superspeedway Deal

ASM Global has partnered with the Nashville Superspeedway in a deal that will match the venue management company with the track that hosts events in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The deal marks the first time ASM Global has entered into a partnership with a NASCAR […]

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Fans watch during the 2019 IndyCar event at RoadAmerica in Wisconsin. Photo courtesy IndyCar/Chris Jones

IndyCar Series Announces 17-Race 2022 Schedule

The IndyCar Series has announced its 2022 schedule with 17 races highlighted by a return to Toronto for the first time since the pandemic started plus a doubleheader in Iowa and traditional stops in St. Petersburg, Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500 before the championship culminates at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. “This […]

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Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start a 2019 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

New St. Louis Race Highlights 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

NASCAR officially released its full 2022 Cup Series schedule on Wednesday with 39 events in total and only one off week scheduled, with racing on Easter Sunday for the first time since 1989 and a new track added to the slate in World Wide Technology Raceway just outside St. Louis. The full schedule comes after […]

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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will be home to the 2002 NASCAR Clash. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

2022 NASCAR Clash Heading to Los Angeles Coliseum

NASCAR will debut its next generation of stock cars in one of the most innovative ways imaginable. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will have a temporary short-track course installed for the 2002 NASCAR Clash, the traditional season-opener ahead of the Daytona 500 that has been held at Daytona Beach International Speedway since 1979. The only […]

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