December 5th 2025

From Grassroots to F1: Race Industry Week 2025 Sets a New Benchmark & Brings the Industry Together

With so many types of racing across the world, it’s clear that the most important form of the sport for those involved is the one THEY work in and with that in mind, the 6th annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK went above and beyond in providing key content for all aspects of the racing industry.

RACE INDUSTRY WEEK 2025, produced by EPARTRADE and RACER, brought together an elite group of more than 60 speakers representing almost every form of racing. Held from December 1-4, featuring Four Days of LIVE Speakers made up race industry leaders, sanctioning bodies, racing series, OEMs, promoters, championship-winning drivers and more.

“We had an amazing line-up of speakers for four days,” said Francisque Savinien, who along with Judy Kean are producers of RACE INDUSTRY WEEK and founders of EPARTRADE, the digital sourcing platform for the racing industry. “This really is an incredible week with virtually every form of motorsports represented from grassroots to Formula 1. We’re grateful to not only share what happened this past season, but what’s in store for the years ahead.”

Speakers included Kyle Larson, 2025 and 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and High Limit Racing owner; Tony Stewart, NASCAR Cup Series champion, NHRA Top Fuel winner and owner of Tony Stewart Racing; Leah Pruett, 12-time Top Fuel winner; Doug Boles, President of INDYCAR & Indianapolis Motor Speedway; John Probst, Executive Vice President of NASCAR; Mike Hull, Managing Director, Chip Ganassi Racing; Frederic Lequien, CEO, FIA WEC (World Endurance Championship); John Doonan, President of IMSA; Brad Gerber, NHRA Vice President; Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E; Chris Rice, CEO, Kaulig Racing; Peter Thul, Senior Director Sport, WRC (World Rally Championship); Legends Danny Sullivan, Freddie Spencer & Linda Vaughn; Doug Kalitta, two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2023 & 2025); legendary NHRA crew chief Alan Johnson; Josh Hart, NHRA Top Fuel winner; Patrick Long, former Porsche Factory Driver and President, Luftgekühlt; Kevin Miller, President & CEO, USAC; Ryan Sage, President and co-founder, Formula DRIFT; Brian Carter, CEO, World of Outlaws; Rodi Basso, Founder of the E1 series; Michael Cobb, President and CEO, SCCA (Sports Car Club of America); Jason Dienhart, President and CEO, Global Time Attack and Super Lap Battle; Melissa Eickhoff, CEO, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC); Andy Lally, President, Trans Am; and Richard Freeman, Owner, Elite Motorsports and many more.

“This has been an incredible week of insights, innovation and conversations that continue to push not only our sport, but our businesses for it,” said Mark Carter of RACER Network. “Thank you to everyone for joining us this week and investing in this community.”

More than 30 sanctioning bodies, racing series and event promoters spanning the globe were featured throughout the week’s interviews, including NASCAR; IndyCar; F1; FIA WEC; WRC; Gridlife; SVRA; Crandon International Raceway; MotoGP; NHRA; SCCA; SCORE International; Global Time Attack and Super Lap Battle; Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; Performance Racing Industry (PRI); Extreme H; National Auto Sport Association (NASA); America Rally Association (ARA); GP Explorer; Knoxville Raceway; World Racing League (WRL); MotoAmerica; World of Outlaws; USAC; IMSA; Formula E; Formula DRIFT; E1, and more. In addition, this year’s line-up expanded to include industry leaders in media, social media and content creation.

Manufacturers and teams were also featured during the week. OEM leaders included Jim Campbell, Vice President of GM Performance & Motorsports; Mark Rushbrook, Global Director, Ford Racing; Tyler Gibbs, President of Toyota Racing Development USA; Kelvin Fu, Vice President, Honda Racing Corporation USA; and Jonathan Applegate, Senior Manager, Mazda Motorsports, each recapping their 2025 seasons, while also discussing the technology changes coming in the future of the sport.

“We’ve had an amazing week,” said Judy Kean, co-founder of EPARTRADE. “We gathered the brightest minds in motorsport - leaders of sanctioning bodies, OEMs, teams and racing champions. I don’t know how it could have been any better. It’s hard to believe we’re now in our 6th annual Race Industry Week. It’s become a tradition in the industry, and we are extremely proud of it. A special thank you to all of our amazing sponsors – hardcore racing companies that we all know and love.”

This year’s four-day event featured content distribution via Zoom, YouTube Live, Facebook Live, RACER.com, RACER TV and on the RACER app with all of the content available soon on the EPARTRADE platform.

RACE INDUSTRY WEEK 2025 was presented by ETS Racing Fuels, Crower Cams, Fifth Third Bank Motorsports, Peak, Penske Racing Shocks and Scott Lewis & Associates, and sponsored by ARP and CTech Manufacturing.

Hosts for this year’s event included Brad Gillie, of The Late Shift on Sirius XM, Ch. 90, Laurence Foster, Chris Medland, Dominik Wilde, George Tamayo, Mark Glendenning, Taro Koki and David Malsher-Lopez of RACER; Joe Castello of WFO Radio; Judy Kean and Francisque Savinien of EPARTRADE.

The EPARTRADE platform continues to provide the racing industry with its all-important annual opportunity to connect with suppliers for the latest racing technology being introduced for 2026. Buyers can find information about both new and established racing products, as well as informative technical videos, catalogs and more.

For more information: www.epartrade.com