by RacingNews | Jan 16, 2015 | New
No. Stonington, CT – OTB Promotions, a pioneering company in the field of motorsports promotion, has announced that Shawn Sicard is its new Director, Communications, effective immediately.
“I am excited to join Josh and Lou in this exciting venture,” Sicard exclaimed. “Spending time on both sides of motorsports, management and behind the wheel, I have listened, and learned, what drivers, fans, and the racing community needs and wants. I am anxious to bring my ideas to life.”
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by RacingNews | Jan 16, 2015 | Snocross
BANGOR, Maine (Jan. 15, 2015) – Veteran snowmobile racers Mathieu Morin and Danny Poirier earned final round victories last weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) opened its 2015 season with the inaugural Paul Bunyan International at historic Bass Park in Bangor, Maine.
Morin, of Val-d’Or, QC, snuck past his Ingles Performance/Ski-doo teammate Poirier on the final lap Sunday to notch his first win since 2011. Poirier powered to victory
in Saturday’s grueling 13-lap final with a wire-to-wire dominant performance.
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by RacingNews | Jan 16, 2015 | ACT, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – Robert Hart, Promoter and Owner of the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) and Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) made a surprise announcement today by scheduling a third event for the ACT Late Model teams. The popular New England and Quebec based touring group have added a Sunday night, February 15, 2015 date to their trip to the Florida track. The American Racer Challenge Cup will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 16-17, 2015.
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by RacingNews | Jan 16, 2015 | NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 16, 2015) – Fred Lorenzen’s NASCAR career was brief, just 158 premier series starts over slightly more than a decade.
The Elmhurst, Illinois, native never ran a complete season, his Holman-Moody Ford team choosing only to compete in the schedule’s most prestigious events.
But when Lorenzen did buckle into his white, No. 28 Ford, it could be argued the rest of the field was running for second place. He was the “Golden Boy.”
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by RacingNews | Jan 16, 2015 | New
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway (DIS) today announced that Schneider Electric,
a global specialist in energy management, has become the latest partner in the “We Built Daytona” marketing platform for the $400 million DAYTONA Rising redevelopment project.
Schneider Electric will provide a single view into all critical infrastructure systems through its EcoStruxure solution, allowing for a reliable and energy efficient fan experience. Additionally, Schneider Electric will coordinate with its other partners to provide an integrated solution including power distribution, electrical metering, building management controls and further integration of elevators, escalators, lighting, fire systems and generators.
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by RacingNews | Jan 15, 2015 | LFR
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 14, 2015) – In an effort to bring the best Super Late Model chassis and design to the Midwest Region, Kevin Crider Motorsports (KCM) has announced it will exclusively offer LFR Chassis out of its Missouri headquarters.
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by RacingNews | Jan 15, 2015 | ACT, New smryna, New Smyrna Speedway, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The Laperle Brothers race team from Montreal, Quebec have entered the ACT American Racer Challenge Cup to be contested at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on Monday and Tuesday, February 16-17, 2015. That brings the ACT field for the winter showdown at the World Series of Racing to a total of twenty-eight (28) entrants from throughout New England and Quebec.
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by RacingNews | Jan 15, 2015 | NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 14, 2015) – NASCAR today announced several revisions to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (NHOF) Voting Panel. The 58-member panel will vote for the NHOF Class of 2016 on Wednesday, May 20 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to be announced that afternoon in the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Great Hall.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In the weeks leading up to the prestigious season-opening DAYTONA 500 Sunday, Feb. 22, the stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be logging plenty of miles promoting “The Great American Race” with the Road to the DAYTONA 500 Tour.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | New
When the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returns to Mobile on March 14th for the ARCA Mobile 200, Ronnie Osmer will become the latest Mobile International Speedway driver to join the ARCA ranks and will become the 2nd youngest ARCA Series driver of all time.
“Having a chance to race in the ARCA Series at our home track is big opportunity for me and our race team,” said Osmer. “It couldn’t happen without our marketing partners lie Jubilee Food, my families support and the guys at Carter 2 Motorsports.”
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No. Stonington, CT – OTB Promotions, a pioneering company in the field of motorsports promotion, has announced that Shawn Sicard is its new Director, Communications, effective immediately.
