Speedway Motorsports has confirmed that the NASCAR Cup Series fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be held on the oval.The move puts an end to the Roval event, which had been on the schedule since 2018. All three NASCAR national series will compete on the oval in October in...

Atlanta Motor Speedway will be known as EchoPark Speedway for the next seven years in a multi-million-dollar agreement.

The press release was issued on July 6, 2021.Speedway Motorsports ruffled feathers by announcing and detailing its plan to transform Atlanta Motor Speedway from a traditional intermediate racetrack into a superspeedway hybrid. It was described as a “historic project” and one that would “pave the way for a bold new...

The NASCAR All-Star Race will again have a simplified race format, but Cup Series teams will have different tire options.Goodyear will bring its wet weather tire should the conditions warrant its use. There will also be the 'prime tire,' which is a slick racing tire that was determined from the...

It was the end of March 2016, and luck was on our side outside the gates of North Wilkesboro Speedway.On a whim, my significant other (a motor sports photographer), a fellow media colleague, and I made the trip to the history facility off Highway 421. There was no guarantee we...

North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race in 27 years on Sunday night with the All-Star Race, closing the chapter on an unlikely rebirth of a beloved facility. And it also brings to a close a weekend of “incredible gratitude” for Marcus Smith.“I am just amazed at...

Marcus Smith, president and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, has joined the impressive, growing list of featured speakers during the 3rd annual Race Industry Week, Monday through Friday, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2022.Smith was named president and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports in 2015, after previously holding...

Grassroots racing will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway later this year as the track continues to undergo revitalization efforts.XR Events will help produce the action billed as “Racetrack Revival.” Multiple series will compete throughout August and October. The races in August will be held on asphalt; October on dirt.“As we...

Eddie Gossage will step down as the president of Texas Motor Speedway after the NASCAR All-Star Race at the track next month.Bruton Smith named Gossage the general manager of Texas Motor Speedway in 1995, and added president to his resume in 2004. Gossage joined Speedway Motorsports in 1989 as the...

Concord, NC -- NASCAR executive Jill Gregory will succeed Steve Page as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Sonoma Raceway, it was announced Tuesday (Jan. 5) by Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith.Photo: Sonoma RacewayNamed one of “The Most Powerful Women in Sports” by Adweek for the past...