An Inside Look at Motorsports
Authorities say a worker at the Palm Beach International Raceway was killed by an out-of-control motorcycle during a race. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports that Robert Hoffstetter was … Read More
Billionaire bully Bruton Smith out of options Bruton Smith's $80 million legal fight against Cabarrus County may have run out of track. In a change of heart, the N.C. Supreme … Read More
More than $900M in stadium construction and refurbishment is under way at four major league sports facilities in Florida, and in Tallahassee, the projects "have been vying for a piece … Read More
Track operators got the tax break they've been waiting for all year when the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a tax extenders package for the remainder of 2014. Included in … Read More
Daytona Rising. What is rising, except ticket prices to pay for it? It's a new facade job The $400 million Daytona Rising project has a timeline that suggests marathon, but … Read More
Daytona Int'l Speedway today named the Univ. of Northwestern Ohio its first-ever Official Educational Partner, providing UNOH with on-site marketing presence, including event signage, display space, tickets and hospitality. Financial … Read More
Dave Allen has taken over as the new president of Auto Club Speedway. Allen was previously the vice president of sales and marketing for the two-mile oval outside Los Angeles. … Read More
Atlanta Motor Speedway's parent company, Speedway Motorsports, Inc., announced Tuesday that they will remove 17,000 seats from the track's grandstands. The company anticipates using those areas for premium hospitality, advertising … Read More
After achieving significant construction milestones related to the $400 million DAYTONA Rising project during the past year, Daytona International Speedway (DIS) is now preparing for the 53rd Anniversary of the … Read More
Following last week's release of its 2015 major events season, again highlighted by NASCAR, NHRA and IndyCar, Sonoma Raceway, Northern California’s premier motorsports destination, started ticket sales to the general … Read More
There is a "seven-week sprint on" at Daytona Int'l Speedway for the workers on the Daytona Rising project "to deliver the long-promised fan amenities" for Speedweeks in '15, according to … Read More
Indiana State officials, Speedway Town Council members, community leaders and residents will gather Sunday afternoon to take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration to commemorate the completion of … Read More
Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA, "The Granddaddy of Corvette Shows," will make its inaugural appearance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from June 25-27, 2015. The nation's most prestigious and longest-running all-Corvette … Read More
COTA The return of Mexico City on next year's F1 schedule will help the sport grow in North America, COTA CEO Jason Dial said. The Mexico City race, which is … Read More
Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin agreed to buy a majority stake in the Nurburgring, the German race track known as Green Hell for its challenging Formula One course. Kharitonin, chairman of … Read More
UPDATE Next year's Pocono 500 IndyCar race will be on August 23, which is an excellent date for the event. Everyone will be looking to get their final summer vacations … Read More
The 2015 calendar on the Le Mans 24-Hours and Bugatti circuits has been given an in-depth shake-up and it will be as packed as ever. The season will consist of … Read More
Moscow Raceway. If F1 is in Sochi, IndyCar with Mikhail Aleshin should be racing in Moscow. Moscow Raceway, a race track some 100 km west of Moscow, has obtained a … Read More
Long Pond, PA -Governor Tom Corbett today announced a $1 million Economic Growth Initiative (EGI) grant to assist in the Pocono Raceway’s renovation and improvement plan. "This raceway is a … Read More
Tuesday, NeXovation, Inc. and Dover Motorsports, Inc. amended the purchase agreement between them concerning NeXovation's acquisition of the Nashville Superspeedway. The amendment will allow NeXovation additional time to complete the … Read More
The sale of the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon (TN) was delayed at the request of the buyer, NeXovation, and Dover Motorsports has issued an Oct. 25 deadline to close the … Read More
The last 10 months have been a whirlwind for Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small and his staff. After NASCAR purchased the track late last year, it set goals for Small … Read More
Nurburgring latest track to be bankrupted by high F1 fees (GMM) The fate of the German grand prix venue at the fabled Nurburgring is once again in serious doubt. Recently, … Read More
Dover Int'l Speedway officials have confirmed that the track will install a new catch fence that will be in place for the May 29-31, 2015 NASCAR race weekend. The process … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' "We thought people would think that but didn't think you'd be first! It's actually for a new catch fence we're installing in 2015." … Read More
