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Honda STEAM Connections Tour at UC Berkeley links motorsports, science and math
Thursday, 14 September 2017Sarah Dixon raised her hand to ask Max Chilton a question. First, the driver of the No 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Honda posed a question to the middle school student from Berkeley, California: "I see your name on your jacket. Are you related to my teammate?" "That would be fun if I was," she replied quickly in reference to four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon. Chilton continued ...
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Military Appreciation Day during Continental Tire Monterey GP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Thursday, 24 August 2017Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is once again honoring the men and women who serve or have served in the United States Armed Forces by hosting Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, September 23, during the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix featuring AMERICA'S TIRE 250 which takes place September 21-24. One military ID for any past or active member of the United States Armed Forces gets them plus on...
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Joyner-Kersee to serve as grand marshal for Gateway IndyCar race
Wednesday, 16 August 2017An Olympic champion has been selected to give the command to start engines for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline comes to Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois on August 26. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time, will serve as the grand marshal for the Verizon IndyCar Series event. "I am humble," said Joyner-Kersee, who is ...
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Tagliani wins NASCAR Pinty's race at Trois-Rivieres
Monday, 14 August 2017He might have been ill with bronchitis, but Alex Tagliani was able to put his ailment on hold on Sunday long enough to score his first win of the season and his first-ever NASCAR Pinty's victory on the temporary street course of Circuit de Trois-Rivieres. Starting second on the grid next to polesitter Andrew Ranger, the driver from Lachenaie, Quebec patiently waited for the opening on lap 28 to s...
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Hargrove scores fourth and fifth Trois-Rivieres wins in Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
Monday, 14 August 2017Race 1 The Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama field took the green flag Saturday afternoon based on championship points after an abandoned qualifying session earlier in the day. This gave points leader Scott Hargrove just the opportunity he needed to outpace the field in another flag-to-flag win in his No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports/Castrol 911 GT3 Cup car. But it wasn't as easy as it...
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Koch dominates Prototype Challenge at Trois-Rivieres
Monday, 14 August 2017Race 1 While the skies were sunny and clear, the track surface at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres told another story for the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series Race 1 Saturday morning. A fairly rainy weekend and overnight thunderstorms drenched the 1.52-mile, 10-turn street circuit, forcing IMSA officials to declare the first race to be a Wet Session, mandating all teams start on...
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New Honda Civic Hatchback Sport named PWC TC series pace car
Friday, 11 August 2017WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships, announced today that the all-new 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport will serve as the Official Touring Car Pace Car for the PWC series, beginning at this weekend's Security National Mortgage Supercar Grand Prix of Utah at Utah Motorsports Campus. With an engine producing up to 180 horsepower and a fully independent multi-link suspen...
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Special low price on Simpson Hybrid S head restraint
Wednesday, 28 June 2017As a July special, Simpson has lowered the MSRP of its Hybrid S head restraint system for racers by 20%, from $1160 to $928. The Hybrid S is the only head restraint tested and proven to be effective with 3-point seatbelt systems and is used by many instructors and participants in high performance driving experiences. The Hybrid S can be purchased on the Simpson website or by calling Team Simpson ...
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Sparco acquires Impact Racing
Wednesday, 28 June 2017Impact Racing, Inc. and its associated brands (MasterCraft Safety and MasterCraft Defense) have been wholly acquired by the Italian-based Sparco. Daily operations and manufacturing, sales and customer service, as well as the management structure and staffing of Impact, will be consistent in all locations, with former owner Robbie Pierce remaining in a consulting role. Sparco was founded in 1977 b...
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Qualcomm announced as title partner for New York City ePrix
Monday, 26 June 2017Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. - the Official Founding & Technology Partner of the FIA Formula E Championship - has today been announced as the race title partner for round 9 and 10 of the 2016-'17 season, acquiring the naming rights for the inaugural 2017 Qualcomm New York City ePrix. The Qualcomm New York City ePrix double-header on July 15 & 16 will be the first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race to ...
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NASCAR stars to participate in new-look hauler parade on Brickyard 400 weekend
Monday, 26 June 2017Brickyard 400 Winners Harvick, McMurray, Menard, Newman To Participate in 'Fan Fest' The annual IMS Hauler Parade is back and bigger than ever this year, featuring a special "NASCAR Fan Fest" that will bring the stars of the Monster Energy Cup NASCAR Series to Speedway's Main Street for an afternoon and evening of fun and engaging activities. The Hauler Parade moves from its previous Thursday sch...
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Road America offers motor coach service for IndyCar weekend
Thursday, 08 June 2017Anyone in the Chicagoland area, Madison, Wis., and Wausau, Wis., areas who is interested in attending this year's Verizon IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix at Road America, but not interested in dealing with the traffic, this is the perfect solution. Road America will do all the driving by operating a special IndyCar and Pirelli World Challenge Express tour bus provided on Sunday, June 25, offering VIP s...
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Forrest Lucas to receive Bob Russo Heritage Award
Wednesday, 31 May 2017The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced today that Forrest Lucas will receive the Bob Russo Heritage Award at the 29th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented By Bridgestone on June 28, at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach. The award, named in honor of the longtime motorsports journalist and historian, is presented at the recommendation of the MSHFA Board of Directors i...
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Fifth Third backs Servia RLL entry at Detroit
Tuesday, 30 May 2017Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Fifth Third Bank has not only extended their partnership with the team as an associate sponsor for three more years, they have also expanded their role to include primary sponsorship of the No. 16 Indy car driven by Oriol Servia in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Duals, June 3 and 4. It is their first time to be a primary sponsor on an In...
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Jim Beam returns to Indy to sponsor Jay Howard
Thursday, 25 May 2017The Tony Stewart Foundation announced today that Jim Beamî Bourbon, the world's #1 bourbon, would sponsor the No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry in the 2017 Indianapolis 500î. The entry, driven by British racing ace Jay Howard, will carry the iconic Jim Beam logo and imagery during the 101st running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."  "It's really great to see Jim Beam return to t...
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