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Harvick, Preece Test Modified at Martinsville Speedway

January 22, 2020

MARTINSVILLE, VA - One of the most anticipated events on the 2020 Martinsville Speedway schedule - the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour MAXPRO Window Films 200 on May 8 - was unofficially kicked off today when form...

Halifax Man Named as a Stewart-Haas iRacing Driver

January 18, 2020

Regional

Stewart-Haas eSports, the simracing extension of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), has named its two drivers for the 2020 eNASCAR iRacing World Championship Series, promoting one accomplished simracer from within its...

Sad News – Bill Simpson, Motorsports Safety Trailblazer

December 17, 2019

Miscellaneous

Bill Simpson, a trailblazer in motorsports safety, passed away Monday. The news was announced by the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, of which Simpson is a member of the Class of 2003. Simpson recently ...

Braden Awarded Snowball Win After Nasse DQ’d

December 10, 2019

Miscellaneous

Wheeling, West Virginia's Travis Braden is the winner of the 52nd Snowball Derby held at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola (FL) on Monday. Braden, who was second at the finish line, was awarded the top spot aft...

Snowball Derby Rained Out; Will Run Monday

December 8, 2019

Miscellaneous

PENSACOLA, FL - The iconic Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway has been delayed by one day due to persistent showers on Sunday. Officials have postponed the event to Monday at 4 p.m. (local, Central Time/...

Cole Butcher Qualifies on Front Row for Snowball Derby

December 7, 2019

Regional

PENSACOLA, FL - Cole Butcher, from Porters Lake (NS), will start on the outside of the front row in Sunday's Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway. Butcher's lap time of 16.379-seconds around the 1/2-mile oval...

13-Year-Old Mahar Makes Finals in North American Contest

November 18, 2019

Regional

Owen Mahar, a 13-year-old race car driver from Hubley (NS), has made the final three in a motorsports contest being held by U.S.-based inTech Trailers. Owen has made the finals of MAX THE TACH IV through a ser...

Kyle Busch to Run Rolex 24 at Daytona in January

November 5, 2019

NASCAR

NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch will compete in the 2020 edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 24-25 at Daytona International Speedway. Busch will drive with the AIM Vasser Sullivan Racing team in a Le...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sold to Roger Penske

November 5, 2019

Miscellaneous

The Board of Directors of Hulman & Company announced today that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Penske Corporation, a global transportation, automotive and motorsports leader. Penske Ent...

Jim MacPherson Vintage Race Car Recreated, the Back Story

October 14, 2019

KenZone, Regional

By Ken MacIsaac, with Mike Francis, Colin Quinlan & Geoff Armstrong Ken MacIsaac recently visited with Mike Francis in Moncton (NB) where Francis has recently finished the recreation of a 1977 Dodge rac...