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There aren’t going to be many — if any — throwback paint schemes in the field of this year’s Bojangle’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway that strike as big of an emotional chord as Bubba Wallace’s No. 43 car.

The No. 43 Victory Junction Car will be a throwback to Adam Petty’s No. 45 Spree car back in the late 1990s. Continue reading “Watch as Richard Petty Motorsports Unveils Bubba Wallace’s Adam Petty Tribute Throwback”

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Program Headlines Efforts to Attract and Retain Auto Technicians

Seventy-eight Ford and Lincoln 20-Year Senior Master Technicians Honored at Michigan International Speedway

Ford uses motorsports sponsorships in NASCAR and NHRA to get word out that jobs are available in the automotive technician field Continue reading “Ford, Wood Brothers Honor 20-Year Service Technicians With Special Paint Scheme at MIS”

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Will Rodgers, a four-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series winner, made his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Iowa Speedway last month. Rodgers will complete in the flagship BMS No. 86 Chevrolet in two additional race in 2019 at Mid-Ohio and the Roval @ Charlotte Motor Speedway.  The effort will be supported by KELLY Benefit Strategies. Continue reading “Will Rogers to Run Mid-Ohio, Roval for Brandonbilt Motorsports”

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WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 04, 2019 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Watkins Glen was a 90-lap thrill fest. Possibly one of the best overall races of the season, the race saw it all.

Close battles — Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead basically the entire final Stage — hard feelings — Kyle Busch vs William Byron/Kyle Busch vs Bubba Wallace/Jimmie Johnson vs Ryan Blaney. Continue reading “TV Ratings: Sunday’s Cup Race at Watkins Glen Scores a 1.7 Overnight Rating”

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WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 04, 2019 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Collective bargaining agreements cause lock outs and strikes in other sports such as the NFL, NHL and MLB. However, through it’s history NASCAR had been setup in a way where strikes and lockouts were impossible.

That is, until the Charter System was installed. Continue reading “Report: NASCAR Working on New Revenue Terms of Charter System”