News By Topic: Leagues and Associations

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

May 3, 2013

NHRA SPRING SPECTACLE OF SPEED TO RESUME THIS WEEKEND INDIANAPOLIS - The NHRA Spring Spectacle of Speed, the North Central Division's season opening NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event will resume this weekend - May 4 & 5 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. We understand the hardship that a postponed event causes ... Continue reading

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Final Statement

May 1, 2013

On May 1, 2013, the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel heard and considered the appeal of the No. 2 and No. 22 Penske Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams. The penalties concern Sections 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: Any determination by NASCAR Officials that race equipment used in the eve ... Continue reading

Kia Racing Drivers Move Ahead In Championship Standings

Apr 23, 2013

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 22, 2013 -- Just up the road from its U.S.-corporate headquarters in Irvine, Calif., Kia Racing gave its fans reason to cheer loudly with a top-five finish in Round 3 of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) at Long Beach presented by Kia. Wilkins, whose turbocharged Kia Optima got faster with e ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Apr 1, 2013

RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION Monday, April 1, 2013 Contact: NHRA Field Marketing WHITELEYS SWEEP VEGAS REGIONAL AGAIN LAS VEGAS -For the second year in a row, Jim and Annie Whiteley's YNot Racing team swept the Las Vegas Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Regional, Jim in Top Alcohol Dragster and wife Annie in Top Alcoho ... Continue reading

Rally America National Championship Resumes At Oregon Trail

Apr 1, 2013

Williston, VT (April 1st, 2013) -- After two wintery Rally America National Championship rounds 70 national and regional rally teams - the largest entry list this year - are ready for warmer temperatures and the fast sweeping stage roads of the Oregon Trail Rally, the third round of the Championship on May 3-5th in Por ... Continue reading

Automotive Legend and American Icon Carroll Shelby Inducted into SCCA Hall of Fame

Mar 26, 2013

LAS VEGAS--Carroll Shelby, founder of the Carroll Shelby Foundation, Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc., and Shelby American, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (Pink Sheets:CSBI), has been inducted into the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place ... Continue reading

Hinchcliffe Celebrates Go‚ Daddy IndyCar Victory with Canadian Flag!

Mar 24, 2013

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--James "Hinch" Hinchcliffe put Go Daddy in Victory Lane today with his first IZOD IndyCar Series win. The Canadian superstar leaped out of his Go Daddy No. 27 car waving a Canadian flag after running a brilliant race through the St. Petersburg street course. “Go Daddy in Victory Lane in IndyCar i ... Continue reading

Food City 500 Kasey Kahne Pulls Away from Keselowski For Win

Mar 17, 2013

BRISTOL, Tenn. March 17, 2013; Kasey Kahne checked Bristol Motor Speedway off his bucket list, winning for the first time in 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series attempts after a heated duel with Brad Keselowski. “This is one of those tracks that, as a driver, you feel like you really need to win at," said Kahne, who snagg ... Continue reading

Kyle Busch Takes Bristol Checkered Flag

Mar 16, 2013

No. 54 makes it to Victory Lane after leading majority at Bristol Kyle Busch took his second Nationwide victory of the year and his fifth as a Nationwide driver at Bristol. He snuck up to the top five from his starting position of 13th, taking the lead position from Bayne on Lap 76 and holding on to it until Brad Kesel ... Continue reading

Kenseth celebrates 41st birthday with win at Las Vegas

Mar 11, 2013

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS, March 10, 2013; Nev.—Happy birthday, Matt Kenseth! Kenseth held off Kasey Kahne in a 26-lap green-flag run to the finish Sunday to win the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In winning the 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of his career, Kenseth, who turne ... Continue reading

Chad Finchum Wins Kingsport Opener

Mar 10, 2013

*Chad Finchum Wins Kingsport Opener* *KINGSPORT, TN ::* Chad Finchum scored his first career NASCAR Whelen All American Series win on Saturday at Kingsport Speedway. Finchum drove to the lead from the 10th starting position in the 60 lap season opener at the Concrete Jungle. Finchum was able to avoid multiple crashes i ... Continue reading

More Top SCCA Awards Handed Out Saturday During Convention Luncheon

Mar 2, 2013

(March 2, 2013) - The final day of the SCCA Convention presented by SafeRacer broke for lunch at the South Point Hotel and Casino, presenting awards to some of the Club's outstanding members during Saturday's midday celebration. Hosted once again by Raleigh Boreen, award presenters Howard Duncan, SCCA VP, Rally/Solo, a ... Continue reading

Mopar Motorsports NHRA Phoenix Race Report

Feb 26, 2013

Mopar Versus Mopar Funny Car Final at Phoenix * Mopar vs Mopar in Funny Car final elimination round at Arizona Nationals * Capps beats Mopar teammate Hagan to earn Phoenix title win a week after a runner-up performance at the season opener * All four Pro Stock Mopars win first elimination round; falter in quarterfinals ... Continue reading

Tracy Hines Wins Twice in Florida to Open 2013 USAC Sprint Car Season

Feb 24, 2013

Tracy Hines Racing PR tracyhinesracingpr@live.com Tracy Hines Wins Twice in Florida to Open 2013 USAC Sprint Car Season By Tracy Hines Racing PR New Castle, Ind.--Feb. 24, 2013-- After finishing 2012 on a very strong note, Tracy Hines was pretty optimistic heading into the 2013 sprint car season. He had formed his own ... Continue reading

Jimmie Johnson Holds Off Dale Earnhardt Jr. for Daytona 500 victory

Feb 24, 2013

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. February 24, 2013; Jimmie Johnson sped away from the field after a restart with six laps left in Sunday's Daytona 500 and held off a charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the 55th running of the Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway. The victory was t ... Continue reading