Grammy Award-winning country music artist Gretchen Wilson will perform in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s inaugural Miller Lite Rock-N-Racing concert on July 28, prior to the running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 29. Wilson is to take the stage in the infield of the IMS oval at 4:45 p.m. The concert is free with $15 gate admission for the day... The POWRi National Midget Series and USAC will co-sanction the Cornhusker Midget Challenge for the first time July 24-25 at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb... PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences has become a team supplier and technical partner for the Honda Racing F1 Team in an effort to help the team comply with changing series regulations this season and next... COMP Cams has expanded its line of small- and big-block Chevrolet high-performance sportsman valves. The expanded line includes 11 new intake and exhaust valves in a variety of diameters and stem lengths... The 14th-annual Factory Value Parts World Challenge, set for Aug. 10 during the 47th-annual SuperClean Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, added two-time champions Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman to its list of competitors this year, along with Aussies Bruce White and Sammy Walsh... Auto Research Center, which has facilities in Indianapolis and Mooresville, N.C., has selected Brand Acceleration, Inc. to handle its advertising, public relations and brand development. ARC offers among its services wind-tunnel testing, model making, rapid prototyping and design.