New Owner for Macon Speedway (IL)
Macon Speedway has new owners for the 2023 season. Chris Kearns, longtime race official and promoter, has assumed ownership of the 1/5-mile dirt oval in Macon, Illinois. “Macon Speedway has been my favorite dirt track in the country ever since I attended my first Herald & Review 100 20-plus years ago. Now, owning and promoting
NASCAR Announces Launch of Brazil Sprint Race Series
NASCAR has announced the creation of the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, the sanctioning body’s fourth international series and first in South America. The series, which will begin competition in 2023, is a partnership between NASCAR and the GT Sprint Race series in Brazil. “Brazil is a vibrant country, rich in motorsports culture and community, and
STARS National Series Announces Director of Race Operations
Track Enterprises President Bob Sargent has announced veteran racing official Joe Balash as the director of Race Operations for the new STARS National Series in 2023. Balash first sprang onto the national scene with American Speed Association (ASA) in the late 1990s. He later served as the NASCAR Busch and Nationwide Series Director from 2004–2012. Following, Balash
Road to AAPEX Ep. 5: The Road Less Traveled
The Caddy won’t crank again… watch to see what happens next on the Road to AAPEX!
W Series Cancels Remainder of 2022 Schedule
W Series—the all-female, single-seater racing championship—has announced that it will not host the final three races of its scheduled 2022 season, including the event at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas (October 21–22). In addition, the doubleheader at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico, on October 28–30, will also be canceled. “As confirmed
F1 Announces 24-Race Calendar for 2023
Formula 1 has announced the calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, which the World Motor Sport Council has approved. Kicking off in Bahrain on March 5 and concluding in Abu Dhabi on November 26, the season will feature a record-breaking 24 races, with China and Qatar set to return, and Las Vegas
SCORE Names Kurt Miller as Marketing Sales Manager
SCORE International Off-Road Racing has appointed Kurt Miller to the newly created role of marketing sales manager.
NHRA Announces D.R.A.G. Program, First Female Division Director
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has announced a new program called NHRA D.R.A.G.
FRAM Announces Partnership with NASCAR’s Daniel Suárez
FRAM is excited to announce that it has finalized a partnership with driver Daniel Suárez for the 2022 season of the NASCAR Cup Series. Suárez will represent FRAM starting with the Bluegreen Vacations Duel at DAYTONA on February 17. Suárez, who will be competing in his sixth season this year, will be driving the No.
W Series to Break New Ground at Eight Formula 1 Weekends in 2022
W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers, today announces its continued partnership with Formula 1 and the eight Grand Prix weekends it will race at in 2022, including the series’ first-ever round in Asia. W Series will visit five new venues during its third on-track season, which will include a round
427 LSX Twin Turbo Engine
We’ve now covered a couple of engine builds done by Ramiro Ramirez of Fat Boys Racing Engines, and each one gets better than the last. He’s already showcased a 502 LS and a forced induction LSX build. His latest creation is this 427 LSX twin-turbo engine built for a street/strip application.
OPTIMA’s Christopher Polvoorde wins first ever Great American Short Course
OPTIMA Batteries, the leading brand of Clarios (NYSE: BBU) (TSX: BBU.UN), has announced that its sponsored driver Christopher Polvoorde has won the Great American Shortcourse (GAS) Pro Lite championship in his Ford Ranger after an incredibly competitive inaugural season. The GAS series was created after veteran race series director Lee Perfect and race promoter Dave
Permatex Earns Best New Product Award for Advanced Epoxy at 2021 AAPEX Show
Permatex®, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, took home a coveted 2021 New Product Showcase Award at this year’s Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) Show in Las Vegas, NV. Permatex received the award for its innovative 500° High Heat Epoxy, an advanced epoxy that outperforms the temperature range of traditional
SCORE’s 2022 World Desert Champion Schedule
Mexico’s Baja California peninsula will host the four-race schedule for the 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship released by SCORE International. Featuring all four races in Baja California, Mexico, for the seventh time in the history of the series, the race coverage will air domestically and be syndicated internationally. In addition, SCORE will celebrate its 49th desert-racing season
Formula E Announces 16-Race Schedule
Formula E and the FIA have published the provisional calendar for the 2021–2022 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, featuring three new locations as part of a record 16-race season spanning 12 cities across four continents. Getting underway in late January, the season opener will be a night race in Diriyah following the success of
Trackhouse Racing Team to Acquire Chip Ganassi Racing’s NASCAR Operation
On Wednesday, Justin Marks of Trackhouse Entertainment Group and Trackhouse Racing, announced the company will expand its NASCAR Cup Series team by acquiring Chip Ganassi Racing’s NASCAR operation. Marks, along with Trackhouse team president Ty Norris and Chip Ganassi Racing CEO Chip Ganassi, revealed the move at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on a livestream
Dodge R5P7 NASCAR Endurance Engine
In 1950, the Mexican government sponsored a race to inform the world that Mexico had a new system of roads known as the Pan-American Highway, which stretched across the country from north to south for commerce and tourism. That race was the original Pan-Am. Today, known as the La Carrera Panamericana, the race features up
IndyCar Legend Bobby Unser, Dead at 87
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser, who was one of the most colorful, outspoken and popular drivers in the history of IndyCar, died on Sunday, May 2, at his New Mexico home. He was 87. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. He is one of just 10 drivers to win the
Arizona Speedway Will Cease Operations
San Tan Ford’s Arizona Speedway and ET Motopark, the dirt race track and off-road facility based in San Tan Valley, AZ, will cease operations this April, according to an announcement by Owners Jonah Trussell and Steve Coleman. “The Arizona State Land Department has decided that the facility and noise it produces does not fit into
Forced Induction 427 LSX Engine
When Ramiro Ramirez of Fatboys Racing Engines reached out to us again about the details of a competition level, forced induction engine he was building for a Trans-Am WS6 chassis, we had to know more. Check out this turbocharged 427 cid LSX build!
