Category: Track News

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, 2009 will be sponsored by Shelby Automobiles. The event will be lengthened to 427 miles and … Read More

Walter "Scotty" Scott, a cornerstone of the Mid-Ohio Sports Course announcing team, died Oct. 18th. He was 61. Known as the "Voice of the Esses," Scott's calls informed fans of … Read More

Skip Barber Racing School LLC and KTM North America, Inc., today jointly announced the creation of a new instructional program that pairs the world’s premier racing and driving school with … Read More

Fans can buy into Iowa Speedway’s 10-event racing schedule for 2009 beginning Saturday for as little as $99, according to a track news release. The schedule at the Newton track … Read More

Standard & Poor's has lowered its corporate credit and issue-level ratings on Speedway Motorsports Inc., criticizing the speedway for higher debt leverage and other practices. The rating agency lowered its … Read More

With the 2008 racing season fading in the rear-view mirror, Miller Motorsports Park is gearing up for its fourth season of operation in 2009 with another action-packed calendar of events. … Read More

Millville, NJ – As the inaugural season at South Jersey’s New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) winds down, evidence of the facility’s positive economic impact on the region is surfacing. NJMP’s … Read More

The Milwaukee Mile is being mismanaged and needs to go in a different direction in order to keep racing alive, the former chairman of the track says. Marcus Lemonis, chairman … Read More

From the departure of Humpy Wheeler in May to Lauri Wilks' resignation last week, three of Speedway Motorsports Inc.'s top executives have left the company in less than five months. … Read More

The developers of a new motorsports facility for sports car and motorcycle enthusiasts have given it a new name as the project continues toward a "soft opening" in the spring. … Read More

UPDATE (GMM) Organizers of the Canadian grand prix have strongly denied Bernie Ecclestone's claim that the 2009 race was axed because of a growing debt dating back three years. The … Read More

Lauri Wilks, executive vice president of management and administration at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and vice president of communications for Speedway Motorsports Inc., resigned those positions Tuesday. Wilks, who had been … Read More

Escalating a standoff over government incentives, Lowe's Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith is demanding that Concord and Cabarrus County reimburse him for $2.8 million worth of improvements around the Concord … Read More

Tickets for the 35th Anniversary edition of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 16-19, 2009, are now on sale. The 2009 Grand Prix features the Long Beach debut … Read More

More details are emerging of the plans to revamp Donington Park for the British Grand Prix in 2010. Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd has submitted plans for the first phase of … Read More

Dan Davis, the former motorsports director for Ford Motor Co., has been named president and chief operating officer of Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City, effective immediately. Davis replaces … Read More

Ron Meade, an original staff member of New Hampshire Motor Speedway and a long-time motorsports publicist, died Saturday in Concord, N.H., after a brief illness. He most recently served as … Read More

From the moment Panasonic Toyota Racing announced the departure of Team Manager Richard Cregan, rumors about his new position began to spread within the notoriously close-knit Formula 1 community. Well, … Read More