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SVRA Announces Largest Schedule Yet for 2023

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced its biggest season yet for its 2023 schedule, which features 22 events at premier venues across the country.  With a tentative date at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, in early February, the 2023 SVRA season will be in full swing when it visits Sebring International Raceway

Gerardo Bonilla Joins Skip Barber Racing School

Skip Barber Racing School has announced Gerardo Bonilla as the racing school and race series president. He previously served as a master instructor for the Skip Barber from 1998–2012. Bonilla’s most recent experience includes time as the director of operations for Lucas Oil School of Racing, and before that, as a series driver coach and

DirtFish, FIA Join Forces to Find North America ‘Rally Star’

DirtFish and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), who have joined to help find promising talent from around the world, have announced a special event for North American racers. Racers between the ages of 17 and 26 from the US or Canada are eligible for the FIA’s groundbreaking Rally Star program, which will award a

Austin Dillon Grabs NASCAR Cup Playoff Spot With Coke Zero Sugar 400 Victory 

With a huge assist from Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Reddick after a rain delay of more than three hours, Austin Dillon forced his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff and broke Martin Truex Jr.’s heart.  Dillon’s victory in Sunday’s rain-delayed Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway—his first of the season and

Andretti Global to Build Racing and Tech HQ in Fishers, IN

Andretti Global, the parent company of Andretti Autosport, has announced plans for a new global motorsports headquarters in Fishers, Indiana. The team intends to build a 575,000-square-foot facility that will occupy approximately 90 acres alongside the Nickel Plate Trail, the Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve and near the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport. The new global headquarters is

ADRL Cancels Schedule, Shuts Down Sanctioning Body

The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) has canceled the remaining dates of the 2022 Extreme Racing Oil & Fuel ADRL Tour Presented by RJS Racing. ADRL as a drag racing sanctioning body is also being shuttered, effective immediately. ADRL General Manager Andy Carter released the following statement: Regretfully, we have made the decision not to

Larry Jeffers Purchases IHRA from IRG Sports + Entertainment

World championship car builder Larry Jeffers has taken over ownership of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) from IRG Sports + Entertainment. Jeffers is the owner of the House Springs, Missouri-based Larry Jeffers Race Cars.  Jeffers, who will serve as IHRA President and CEO,  wants to grow the sanctioning body’s bracket and grassroots racing efforts

2023 Pikes Peak Int’l Hill Climb Set For June 25

Officials with the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) have revealed the 101st Running of the Race to the Clouds will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Drivers, teams, and fans will converge on “America’s Mountain” for the 12.42-mile course with 156 turns on the 14,115’ summit. “This race is an event like no other,” said PPIHC Board

Harvick Wins Back-to-Back and Earns 60th Career Win

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick secured his second consecutive victory this season by winning the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, becoming the first driver to win back-to-back races so far this season. This victory marked Harvick’s 60th career win in the NASCAR Cup Series, fourth at Richmond, and Stewart-Haas

Harvick Wins at Michigan and Gives Ford Eight in a Row

Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines won their eighth straight NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway with Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick in the FireKeepers Casino 400. This was Harvick’s 59th career NASCAR Cup Series victory and his series-leading sixth at Michigan. Ford retained the Michigan Heritage Trophy, presented to the winning manufacturer at

NHRA Announces A/Fuel Engine Program for Top Alcohol Funny Car

National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) officials have announced the addition of an A/Fuel engine program for the Top Alcohol Funny Car class beginning in the 2023 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. With the addition of the A/Fuel (injected nitromethane) engine program into the class, NHRA aims to increase participation and give drivers and race

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Announces 2023 Race Date

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has revealed the date for the 101st Running of the Race to the Clouds. On Sunday, June 25, 2023, drivers and fans will converge on Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain as the racing world focuses on following the action up the 12.42-mile course, through 156 turns to the 14,115’ summit. First