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NASCAR and Verizon have announced a multiyear partnership to modernize 12 NASCAR-owned racetracks by enhancing wireless access for race fans, drivers and teams in effort to help fans more easily share images of live events on their mobile devices. The partnership designates Verizon as the official wireless telecommunications and 5G mobility partner of NASCAR, as […]
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The Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled for April, will be postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak that has spread throughout China and the world. Formula 1 says the decision was made after the race promoter, Juss Sports Group, requested a postponement after discussions with the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People’s Republic […]
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The biggest auto racing series in the world will be partnering with a new all-women racing series for two events during the 2020 season. The W Series, in its second year of competition, will stage new races in Austin, Texas, and Mexico City to pair with Formula 1 events on the calendar at Circuit of […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in five decades, the top series in NASCAR will be without a title sponsor. NASCAR has announced that instead of a naming rights sponsor for its top series, it will be known as the NASCAR Cup Series with four ‘Premier Partners’ in Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, Geico and Xfinity. “This has been […]
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Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark will retire following the 2020 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, culminating 27 years at the NASCAR track. Clark has more than four decades of experience in the auto racing industry overall, starting in 1981 with Speedway Motorsports in the Charlotte Motor Speedway public relations department. He moved up to […]
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In its sixth season, Formula E has been granted world championship status by the FIA, the international federation for motorsports. As a result, the series will be called the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, starting with the 2020–2021 season that began in November. The announcement comes following the series’ most successful season to date, […]
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host a two-year, $1 million competition culminating in a race on October 23, 2021, that will be contested by autonomous vehicles driving around the legendary 2.5-mile oval that hosts the Indiananpolis 500. The Indy Autonomous Challenge builds on the track’s interest in autonomous driving and will be a competition among universities […]
Continue ReadingNASCAR is partnering with HotelPlanner as its official online booking partner with its travel hotel booking platform now available for NASCAR’s corporate offices and to serve as a resource for the industry and its fans. As a key part of the partnership, HotelPlanner will have a customized hotel booking platform on NASCAR’s website that searches […]
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In a stunning move that will upend auto racing, the Penske Corporation has purchased the NTT IndyCar Series, the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IMS Productions from the Hulman & Company group, ending 74 years of family ownership of the home of the Indianapolis 500. The Hulman family bought the track in 1945 and restarted […]
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The United States may be getting a second Formula 1 race in Miami starting in 2021, which would complete a drawn-out saga in the racing series’ quest to place a race in South Florida that it believes would become a showpiece event. Formula One has an agreement in principle with Hard Rock Stadium to have […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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