Nuts & Bolts - July 16, 2008
USAC Western States midget driver Darrin Bolton has signed a representation and management agreement with Representation For Racers. . . Veteran NHRA Communications Dept. members Michael Padian and Lachelle Seymour received promotions last week. Padian was promoted to director of public relations, and Seymour was promoted to senior media relations manager. . . Each of the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup’s eight 2008 races will be televised thanks to a TV package with DirecTV and the Dish Network. Each of the races will be broadcast in an expanded 60-minute format and will be aired multiple times on several different channels, including MavTV, Time Warner Sports Net, Comcast 900 Sports, LoneStar Sports Net, AmericaOne Network and AMGTV. . . Dates for NASCAR’s Camping World Series East and West championship banquets have been set. The West will hold its banquet Nov. 1 at the Sacramento (Calif.) Convention Center. The East’s banquet is scheduled for Dec. 12 at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Conn. . . West Coast 500cc Formula 3 stalwart Bob Wenz had his name added to the Autobooks-Aerobooks Harry Morrow Award on Saturday. Wenz, 81, was a close friend and racing associate of the late Harry Morrow, the founder of Autobooks and one of the leading lights of early small-bore formula road racing in California. The award is aimed at recognizing exemplary service in the cause of 500cc formula car racing, now and in the past.