Steve Phelps, President of NASCAR, has joined the list of featured speakers during the 4th Annual Race Industry Week, Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2023.In September 2018, Phelps was appointed President of NASCAR, only the fifth individual to hold this position since the organization’s founding. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla.,...

Steve Phelps, President of NASCAR, has joined the growing list of featured speakers for the 3rd Annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK, Monday through Friday, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2022.No charge to attend. Register here, or click here to learn more.In September 2018, Steve Phelps was appointed President of NASCAR, only...

Joie Chitwood III has resigned his position as Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer of ISC, effective November 30, 2019.“After 10 great years with ISC and with the pending merger, this feels like the right time to step away and find a new challenge,” said Chitwood in a statement. “I...

NASCAR has laid off a percentage of its workforce.In a statement NASCAR said: "As all good businesses do, NASCAR is committed to strengthening its operation to ensure that resources are aligned to strategies that grow the sport and drive our business."We have a talented team at NASCAR and we’re confident...

Monterey County's board of supervisors is preparing to extend a two-year management contract to the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) to run Laguna Seca."We need to get some short-term management in there because the season is coming up," county supervisor Simon Salinas told the Monterey Herald....

The lingering saga involving Monterey County's quest to find a new management solution for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will limp into the New Year without a resolution.Despite choosing the non-profit Friends of Laguna Seca group in October from a list of three candidates to take over the running and restoration...

Directors of International Speedway Corporations – the parent company of Phoenix International Raceway – approved plans during a recent meeting to modernize the facility, two sources with knowledge of the situation told the Arizona Republic.The project, which is believed to cost between $150 and $200 million, would take about two...

Monterey County's board of supervisors has chosen the newly formed "Friends of Laguna Seca" (FLS) group to enter negotiations that could lead to its long-term control of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the surrounding property that contains the famed road course.The decision comes after a busy year where there board...

NASCAR will have another night racing option next year as historic Martinsvile Speedway is set to add lights for 2017. Track owner International Speedway Corporation announced that it will commit $5 million to equip the track with LED lighting, making it the first major motorsports facility to do so.The lights,...

Michigan International Speedway president Roger Curtis is leaving his position immediately to pursue other opportunities, International Speedway Corporation announced Tuesday. ISC chief operating officer Joie Chitwood will oversee MIS operations in the interim.Curtis, an Indiana State University graduate who began working at MIS in 2006, has spent more than 30...