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NASCAR Short Track Legend Jack Ingram Has Passed

June 25, 2021

CHARLOTTE, NC - Jack Ingram, known to veteran NASCAR fans as the Iron Man, has passed away; he was 84. His death was announced Friday by the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where Ingram was inducted in 2014. “First an...

Bobby Labonte Returns to Racing in SMART Series

February 3, 2021

Miscellaneous

Just a year after his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Bobby Labonte will be chasing the checkered flag once again in the Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams Tour (S.M.A.R.T.). It will be a new challeng...

Pitbull to Serve as Grand Marshall for the Daytona 500

February 2, 2021

Miscellaneous

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – GRAMMY®-winning international superstar, Pitbull, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 63rd DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 14, and will give the command for drivers to start their engin...

Jukasa Motor Speedway Mourning Death of Co-Founder Ken Hill

January 19, 2021

Miscellaneous

HAGERSVILLE, ON - Jukasa Motor Speedway co-founder Ken Hill has passed away; he was 62. Hill, a prominent entrepreneur from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, was in Miami at the time of his passing on ...

Kyle Larson Wins Second Straight Chili Bowl

January 18, 2021

Miscellaneous

TULSA, OK - It took 13-years for Kyle Larson to win the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, but it only took one to add a second Golden Driller to his trophy case as the California shoe l...

Bristol Dirt Nationals to Showcase Eight Different Divisions

December 22, 2020

Miscellaneous

BRISTOL, TN - The inaugural Bristol Dirt Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway, March 15-20, has added seven additional classes from multiple sanctioning bodies to join the Super Late Models and round out the we...

Chase Elliott to Run Rolex 24 at Daytona

December 18, 2020

NASCAR

Reigning NASCAR champion Chase Elliott will join Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani and Mike Conway in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona J...

Majeski Wins Snowball Derby, Cole Butcher Sixth

December 7, 2020

Miscellaneous

Ty Majeski notched another mark on his racing resume Sunday with his win in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. Nova Scotia's Cole Butcher finished sixth on the stout field that...

Jarrett Butcher Finishes Third in Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway

December 6, 2020

Regional

Nova Scotia's Jarrett Butcher finished third in the Snowflake 100 Saturday night at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola (FL). It is Jarrett's first start on the famed half-mile oval; he started ninth on the 36-ca...

Ernie McLean, Maritime Motorsports Legend, Has Passed Away

November 11, 2020

Regional

PETITCODIAC, NB - It is with great sadness that the Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame (MMHF) announces that Ernie McLean passed away today. McLean, 84, founder and former long-time President of the MMHF is kno...