National Speed Sport News

INDIANAPOLIS - SFI Foundation, Inc. and Impact Racing have settled their differences in relation to a decertification order filed in March and subsequent lawsuits filed thereafter.

Impact will remain a participant in the SFI programs in exchange for certain consideration under the revised contracts. Impact acknowledged that in prior years it did not fully comply with SFI's specifications, but thoseread more

Wall, N.J. - Wall Stadium, the 60-year-old speedway only recently saved from permanent closure, has suspended racing operations pending further notice.

Rumors of the abrupt end to the 2010 racing season began to sweep through the racing community last week and were confirmed when the track posted a notice on its Route 34 marquee reading "Racing Cancelled Till Further Notice" and placed a photographread more

DETROIT - Seven men with very different auto racing backgrounds were welcomed into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America during the organization's annual induction ceremony Wednesday evening at the Fillmore Theatre.

Former driver and team owner Chip Ganassi served as honorary chairman for the evening's ceremonies.

Legendary NHRA crew chief and mechanical wizard Dale Armstrong, recognized as one ofread more

Logo Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of Historic Race
INDIANAPOLIS - The logo for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 - the 100th anniversary of the event - was unveiled simultaneously Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. President and CEO Jeff Belskus revealed the logo duringread more

* Hotels in Wilkes County, N.C., are offering discounted rates to race fans traveling to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway this week. In addition, any fan who brings Bristol tickets to North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway this week will be allowed to take a lap around the five-eighths-mile asphalt oval in their street car...

* Great Clips Vice President of Marketing Terri Miller and Great Clips franchiseread more

Students Get Scholarships
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Ten students were honored recently at Madison Int'l Speedway in Oregon, Wis., for their participation in the ASA-Student Educational Series by receiving scholarships to Ohio Technical College.

In total $90,000 in scholarships were handed out to the students who spent the summer working on a race team that competes weekly at Madison, an ASA Memberread more

Will Supply Engines For Use In ALMS Competition In 2011
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Lola Cars Int'l and Roush Yates Engines have formed a technical partnership that will offer a variety of Roush Yates-powered engines in Lola LMP designs next year.

Roush Yates Engines and Lola will be doing a study on the 2011 LMP2 design equipped with a Roush-prepared Ford 3.2L twin turbo V6 with direct injection. Inread more

* The Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge banquet will be held Oct. 9 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C...

* The USARacing Pro Cup Series Brushy Mountain 250 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway Oct. 3 will be preceded by a 50-lap street-stock race at 12:30 p.m. A 100-lap modified race will follow the USARacing event...

* The CRA Super Series late-model event scheduled for Sept.read more

Jack Miller Dead At 74
ODESSA, Fla. - Popular short-track announcer Jack Richard Miller died Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Miller was 74 years old.

For more than 40 years, Miller was the voice of sprint-car racing across the nation as a track announcer. Miller was inducted into three different Halls of Fame for his talents as a track announcer - the National Sprint Car Hall ofread more

New Two-Tier Program Cheaper, Offers More Variety For Fans
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials wasted little time in making an effort to improve the crowd for the 2011 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The speedway is offering a new, two-tiered ticket pricing program that will create more value and a wider variety of options for fans attending the 2011 Brickyard 400.

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* Linares Racing will field a second entry in the Star Mazda Championship Series for Chilean open-wheel driver Kevin Toledo during the remainder of the season...

* The ISCARS DASH Touring Series has signed a multi-year marketing partnership with Voodoo Ride, a Chicago-based company that produces and distributes premier vehicle appearance products...

* The American Racing Drivers Club Midget Series eread more

Get A Piece Of Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Daytona Int'l Speedway is offering fans who renew or purchase tickets to the 53rd annual Daytona 500 before Sunday (Aug. 8) the chance to own a piece of history. Fans who purchase tickets before midnight Sunday will automatically receive a piece of Daytona's original asphalt. Fans who purchased tickets between June 18 and Aug. 1 will also receive thisread more

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Longtime motorsports journalist Norm Froscher died Thursday. He was 79 years old.

Froscher worked for several Florida newspapers including the Gainesville Sun and later as a freelance writer. The media center at NHRA's Gainesville Raceway, where Froscher tirelessly worked to cover nearly every edition of the NHRA Gatornationals, is named in his honor.

"Everyone at NHRA isread more

Roush Yates Performance Parts has reached an agreement with valve train component manufacturer Del West that makes Roush Yates the sole distributor of Del West products to all markets in the United States.

The O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series race that was rained out May 16 at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, W.Va., has been rescheduled for Sept. 2.

Mark Fordham, a crew member onread more

Will Cease Operations At End Of 2010 Racing Season
TOOELE, Utah - After three years of competition, the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge will disband at the end of the 2010 season.

The series, formed through a partnership between Miller Motorsports Park and Ford Racing in 2008, has received sanctioning from Grand Am since its formation. The final race in series history will be Sept. 12 at Millerread more

Haudenschild Out With Injury
CONCORD, N.C. - Jac Haudenschild, a two-time winner with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series this year, will be out of action for several weeks while recovering from a broken bone in his right hand. Haudenschild took a wild ride at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway July 8 in the finale of the Showdown for the Bud Crown, getting into the turn- three fence and wall very hard.read more

INDIANAPOLIS - The International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) has announced an unprecedented agreement with the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Ass'n (ICVA) that will keep the show in Indianapolis indefinitely.

After an original two-year contract for 2009-2010, officials from IMIS and the ICVA announced a contract extension through 2015 during the event's welcome reception last December.

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One Lucas LM Driver Will Secure $70,000 Sponsorship Deal
CORONA, Calif. - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has entered into a partnership with ApplianceZone.com that includes a contest that will award one of five series drivers a $70,000 cash sponsorship.

Steve Casebolt, Chris Wall, Jimmy Owens, Ray Cook and Don O'Neal were selected by ApplianceZone.com officials for the contest based on itsread more

* WinStar World Casino will return as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 5...

* The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series event scheduled for July 30 at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala., has been moved to Greenville (Miss.) Speedway, which will now host the series July 30-31...

* Wix Filters has signed on toread more

ACT Suspends Driver After Incident
WATERBURY, Vt. - The American-Canadian Tour has suspended driver Daniel Decoste indefinitely and fined him $1,000 after an incident at Autodrome St. Felicien in Quebec July 10. The series suspended Decoste after he made contact with Karl Allard following the conclusion of the Serie ACT Castrol late-model event at the Canadian oval earlier this month. Decosteread more

LUCASVILLE, Ohio - Audie Swartz, a pioneering racer who finished second in the inaugural Knoxville Nationals in 1961, died June 30 following an illness. He was 84.

He was born May 22, 1926, in Bedford, Ind., and began racing while living in Muncie. His early success came in roadsters, later migrating to supermodifieds and sprint cars.

Audie was one of two drivers to utilize a wing in the 1961read more

Entering Two Nationwide Races With JR Motorsports Instead
CONCORD, N.C. - Steve Arpin has opted to not run for the ARCA Racing Series championship, instead skipping two races in July to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Arpin will step out of the No. 55 Venturini Motorsports entry at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park and Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., to drive the No. 88 JRread more

* The O'Reilly Auto Parts National Championship Racing Ass'n has rescheduled the final day of the 54th annual NCRA Hutchinson Grand Nationals for Aug. 7 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kan. Rain forced the postponement of the event July 3...

* A record 24 drivers, including 11 Americans and 13 foreign drivers, have entered the Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge,read more

Showdown Of Champs At Seekonk
SEEKONK, Mass. - NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions Ted Christopher and Mike Stefanik will be among a select group of champions taking part in the NEMA Lites Showdown of Champions July 21 at Seekonk Speedway. The NEMA Lites Showdown of Champions will feature racing champions from a number of racing disciplines, including midget, supermodified and modified racing.read more

USAC Officials Plan To Reschedule Event
INDIANAPOLIS - Thursday's (July 8) USAC K&N Silver Crown Series event at Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Ind., has been postponed.

USAC officials decided to postpone the race because several scheduling conflicts had arisen. The decision was made to postpone the event and find an alternate date that would be mutually beneficial for all involved.

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Avis Teaming With IndyCar Series
INDIANAPOLIS - Rental car company Avis has formed a multi-year partnership with the Indy Racing League to serve as the official rental car company of the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights. As part of the partnership Avis will offer a national sweepstakes program that includes a chance for fans to win a unique VIP experience during an IZOD IndyCarread more

* Defending Blizzard Super Late Model Series champion Johanna Long is scheduled to make her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut July 23 at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind., driving for Billy BallewMotorsports...

* Ollie's Bargain Outlet will serve as the primary sponsor of Ron Hornaday, Jr. during the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.,read more

INDIANAPOLIS - Seven days after a United States District Court Judge ruled in favor of his company, Impact Racing, in the company's dispute against the SFI Foundation, which sets the standards for safety equipment, safety pioneer Bill Simpson ended his silence on the matter.

Simpson, whose company's equipment remains certified, thanks to the judge's ruling, issued this statement Monday afternoon:

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Kahne, Stewart, Blaney Will Take Part In Kings Royal Weekend
ROSSBURG, Ohio - Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney will return to their racing roots during the upcoming Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway July 16-17.

Blaney will join the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in pursuit of the Kings Royal crown while Stewart and Kahne will go to war against the NRA Sprint Invaders.

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* The Great American Motorsport Exposition will hold its inaugural event Nov. 26-28 at the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion on the grounds of the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis...

* Officials from the Mazon Speed Bowl and Grundy County Speedway Hall of Fame committee in Morris, Ill., are searching for racing photos, trophies, posters, programs or other items that could be used for the Hall ofread more