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NASCAR Virus Racing Returns Auto Racing
Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start a 2019 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

NASCAR Commits to Net Zero Operating Emissions by 2035

NASCAR announced its long-term carbon emissions goals on Tuesday as part of an Earth Week initiative with a commitment to achieving net zero operating emissions by 2035 followed by NASCAR’s first comprehensive measurement of its carbon footprint. “It’s an ambitious goal but one that holds us accountable as we begin to think about sustainability differently,” […]

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Latasha Causey Named Track President at Phoenix Raceway

Phoenix Raceway has named Latasha Causey as its new track president. Causey, a Phoenix native and community development executive, will become the first female African American track president in NASCAR history and the second woman to hold the position at Phoenix Raceway. Causey has been recognized for her work in the Phoenix community and is […]

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Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Partners With Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has announced a partnership Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Elk Grove, the largest contiguous industrial park in the United States, will have its business slogan ‘Makers Wanted’ on the No. 6 Ford Mustang driven by Brad Keslowski during NASCAR’s Chicago street rourse race next July 4 weekend. On October 17, Keselowski represented […]

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Jessica Fickenscher Named Executive Director for 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race

Speedway Motorsports Chief Experience Officer Jessica Fickenscher has been named executive director for the upcoming May 21, 2023, NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. A 23-year veteran with the company, Fickenscher will lead planning, community relations and stakeholder coordination surrounding All-Star Race week. “Speedway Motorsports is committed to creating a once-in-a-lifetime event for fans, […]

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For the first time since 1996, NASCAR will return to the North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina in 2023 for its All-Star weekend.

NASCAR Making Historic Return to North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2023

For the first time in 27 years, NASCAR will return to storied North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina next season. The sport is returning to one of its original tracks for the 2023 edition of the NASCAR All-Star Race during NASCAR’s 75th anniversary season, part of three days of racing from May 19–21. The official […]

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Brett Frood has been named the fifth commissioner in the history of the National Lacrosse League.

Brett Frood Named New Commissioner of National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League has named Brett Frood as commissioner. Frood joins the NLL from Stewart-Haas Racing, where he has served as president of the NASCAR team since its inception in 2008. Frood led all business initiatives for the championship-winning Stewart-Hass Racing organization, which is co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart and industrialist […]

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Chicago to Host NASCAR Cup Series Street Race in 2023

NASCAR officially announced on Tuesday that it will have a street course race in the 2023 Cup Series through downtown Chicago for the first time ever on July 2. Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive and select surrounding thoroughfares will be part of a 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course with the start-finish line and pit […]

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NASCAR Clash Auto Racing
Competitors make a turn during a NASCAR race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash Will Return to Los Angeles in 2023

NASCAR’s preseason Clash race is rolling back to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2023, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Development and Strategy Ben Kennedy announced before the series’ Cup race at Sonoma International Raceway. “Our entire industry made a bold move by bringing the Busch Light Clash to the LA Coliseum this past February and […]

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Esports Gaming Truck Headed to 17 NASCAR Tracks

Allied Esports and NASCAR will once again bring the eNASCAR Arcade on the Allied Esports Truck to 17 race weekends across the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, starting at the Daytona 500 on February 19–20. In the second half of the 2021 Cup Series schedule, the truck visited seven races with eNASCAR Arcade activations offering attendees […]

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Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 FilterTime Chevrolet lead a pack of cars during the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Dixie Vodka 150 at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

NASCAR and NACE Starleague Bring iRacing to Colleges

NASCAR and the NACE Starleague, the largest collegiate esports league in the United States, will launch an eNASCAR College iRacing Series, bringing competitive sim racing to more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide. More than 10,000 students will have the ability to compete in the eNASCAR College iRacing Series through NACE Starleague. Students will compete […]

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