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2022 eNASCAR iRacing Series to Feature 19 Races

The 13th season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series will feature races on six new tracks, with drivers competing on virtual circuits that more closely mirror the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. This season will include a 19-race calendar, including a virtual race that mimics the course at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which opens the season […]

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Simon Pagenaud leads a restart during the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Photo by Stephen King/IndyCar Media

IndyCar to Survey Fans on Live Events, Esports, Media Consumption

IndyCar will launch its first global fan survey in partnership with the Motorsport Network to capture the views of racing fans on topics that will include favorite tracks, live attendance, media consumption and the role esports should play in the tour’s future. The 2022 Global IndyCar Survey, which will be conducted by Nielsen, is expected […]

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The IndyCar Acura GP of Long Beach is one of the series' most popular stops.

Long Beach Grand Prix Extended in City Through 2028

The Long Beach City Council has approved a five-year extension to keep the historic Grand Prix of Long Beach in the California city through 2028. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports the extended contract will trim set-up and tear-down time by four days for the 2023 races and beyond and if the Grand Prix creates logistical […]

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Timmy Hill (No. 66) beats Ryan Preece (No. 37) to the checkered flag at Texas in the the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at iRacing’s virtual Texas Motor Speedway on March 29, 2020.

eNASCAR Series Expands to Five Races in 2022

The eNASCAR International iRacing Series will expand to a five-race schedule in 2022 with new partners D-BOX Technologies and Digital Motorsports along for the ride. In its second year, the D-BOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series presented by Digital Motorsports will visit virtual tracks in the United States, Canada and Belgium, beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway on […]

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Formula E Updates Schedule, Budget Caps

Formula E, the electric-car auto racing series, will remove China from its 2021–2022 season schedule while also imposing cost caps on teams as part of a full financial regulation overhaul. The 2021–2022 schedule will now have doubleheaders in Berlin and Rome as part of a 16-race calendar with China no longer on the schedule because […]

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NASCAR Signs With FloSports for Grass-Roots Race Streaming

NASCAR and sports streaming service FloSports have announced a multiyear partnership that will make FloRacing the home of NASCAR Roots properties including: the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The partnership deal is expected to deliver an investment […]

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Erik Moses: Revitalizing Nashville Superspeedway and NASCAR’s Diversity Efforts

Nashville Superspeedway reopened in June 2021 and was on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time this past season. Leading the track’s renaissance both within the Nashville and NASCAR communities is Erik Moses, a longtime leader in mid-Atlantic sports and entertainment circles with an extensive background in sports tourism as senior vice president […]

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Nashville Mayor Agrees to Fairgrounds Speedway Revitalization Plan

NASCAR, which returned to the Nashville market this past season with its first Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, may be setting up the potential for a second track in the destination to get a future Cup Series weekend. A proposal by Bristol Motor Speedway to revitalize the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was agreed to by […]

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Bob Bodor to Lead Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

When the the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb stages its 100th running up the Colorado Springs mountain, it will have a new executive director at the helm for the first time in a decade. The historic motorsports event has announced that Bob Bodor will take over leadership of the organizing committee, succeeding Megan Leatham, who […]

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Kyle Larson drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Speedway Motorsports to Acquire Dover Motorsports, Inc.

Speedway Motorsports and Dover Motorsports have entered into an agreement under which Speedway Motorsports has agreed to acquire Dover Motorsports for an approximate total equity value of $131.5 million. Speedway Motorsports owns and operates Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Texas Motor […]

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