Canandaigua Speedway Renamed, Joins DIRTcar
Canandaigua, New York—Canandaigua Speedway announced that new track promoter Paul Cole and the Ontario County Fair Board signed an agreement to operate the speedway during 2018 and 2019. The track will now be named Land of Legends Raceway, a longtime nickname for the half-mile dirt track. Land of Legends has already signed with DIRTcar to run Big Block Modified and Crate Sportsman Classes. An expanded 305 Sprint Class, sanctioned by IMCA Racesaver, and a traditional Street Stock Class will balance the weekly racing program.
For more information on Land of Legends Raceway visit www.landoflegendsraceway.com
CARS Tour Reduces 2018 Super Late Model Races
Mooresville, North Carolina—CARS Tour President Jack McNelly plans to reduce the number of sanctioned Super Late Model races on the CARS Tour for the 2018 season. Due to the many options throughout the country for Super Late Models, McNelly stated it was hard to create a schedule that will allow teams to commit to the full CARS Tour. Reducing the number of sanctioned CARS Tour races will, hopefully, result in a high car count. The tour launched in 2015 after the discontinuation of the Pro Cup Series. Every CARS Tour race has hosted dual Super Late Model and Late Model Stock races.
For more information on the CARS Tour visit www.carsracingtour.com
Lake County Speedway Gets New Owners and Name
Painesville, Ohio—After months up for auction, Lake County Speedway has been bought by Randy and Denise Maggio. The Maggio family has renamed the racetrack to The Painesville Speedway, which is how it was known in the past. The speedway is a 1/5-mile asphalt track with 15 acres of land around it. The Maggios have a racing background, as their son Randy James Maggio is currently racing and husband Randy previously owned a racetrack.
For more information in Painesville Speedway visit its Facebook page.
MAHLE Picks New Regional Manager
Farmington Hills, Michigan—According to MAHLE, Matthew Lundh will take over as East Regional Manager for MAHLE Aftermarket, Inc. Lundh will lead sales efforts in the Eastern region and help the team increase company sales. He has more than 20 years auto industry experience, most recently serving as business development manager at TRW Automotive Aftermarket. Lundh also was the director of sales for AutoMD and worked for CARQUEST.
For more information on MAHLE Aftermarket visit www.mahleaftermarket.com
N.E. Auto Racers Names Hall of Famers
South Windsor, Connecticut—The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Hall of Fame named its 2017 class. This Hall of Fame was established during 1998 by the New England Antique Racers, and 2017 marks the 20th year. After adding in this year’s eight inductees, the total rises to 225 Hall of Famers.
The 2017 NEAR class is: Steve Bird, Ben Dodge, Jr., Tom Dunn, Russ Wood, Bobby Gahan, Gardiner Leavitt, Jeff Fuller, and Rick Fuller. The induction ceremony will take place November 12. For more information on the NEAR Hall of Fame visit www.newenglandantiqueracers.org
USAC Adds 2018 East Coast Sprint Car Series
Speedway, Indiana—USAC will add an East Coast Sprint Car Series in the 2018 racing season. This series uses 360, 358, and smaller-sized engines in Wingless Sprint Cars. USAC Director Curt Michael states the new series will give younger drivers running Wingless Micro Sprints a chance to move up into a Wingless Sprint Car. It will run tracks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware and give local fans the chance to see a new breed of racing.
The USAC East Coast Sprint Series will not be competing with the United Racing Club (URC) and will schedule races on URC’s off weekends. Michael, also Vice President of the URC series, hopes the two series will benefit each other. URC is known as and will remain a Wing Series, and the USAC East Coast Sprint Series will be Wingless. A full 2018 schedule is yet to be released.
For more information on the USC East Coast Sprint Series visit www.usacracing.com
WELD Racing Hires Tim Wheeler as VP of Sales
Kansas City, Missouri—WELD Racing hired Tim Wheeler as Vice President of Sales and OEM and Special Markets. Wheeler has nearly 30 years automotive aftermarket industry experience and will help the company explore new opportunities for WELD Racing, MOMO, ADV, and other in-house brands. Before joining WELD Racing, he was vice president of global vehicle sales and performance parts at ROUSH Performance, as well as working for Delphi Product and Service Solutions.
For more information on WELD Racing, please visit www.weldwheels.com
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