Skip Barber Racing School and T4 KartPlex partner for 2025 season

February 21st 2025

The Skip Barber Racing School and the T4 KartPlex have announced a new partnership that will provide karters with opportunities to progress their motorsport careers through the Skip Barber Racing School. This new relationship between SBRS and the T4 KartPlex expands upon the pairs’ relationship with …

Arrow McLaren appoints Tony Kanaan as team principal and Kevin Thimjon as president

February 21st 2025

The Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team has announced two key leadership appointments ahead of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season opener next week, with Tony Kanaan being elevated to team principal and Kevin Thimjon joining as president.Arrow McLaren fields three full-time cars in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, for driv …

FIA reconsiders WEC driver ballast

February 21st 2025

The FIA is understood to be considering re-introducing ballast rules to regulate average driver weights in the World Endurance Championship this season.These regulations, which were previously in place during the LMP1 Hybrid era, aim to increase parity by equalizing the weight of the drivers in each …

RACE INDUSTRY NOW, The Weekly Webinar Series From EPARTRADE

February 21st 2025

Wednesday, March 5 at 9:00 AM PST:Episode #532 - Featuring Line2Line Coatings and Jon Kaase"Field Results with Line2Line Abradable Piston Skirt Coatings" by Line2Line Coatings, featuring Andrew Suman and Brian Neal, with special guest speaker Jon Kaase, Owner of Jon Kaase Racing Engines. Hosted by J …

NHRA names Rob Park Senior Director of Field Operations

February 20th 2025

Rob Park has been promoted to Senior Director of Field Operations, helping strengthen NHRA’s commitment to Sportsman racers and its member tracks.Park has been a dedicated member of the NHRA for nearly 30 years, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position. He previously served as t …

NHRA national champion Melvin Heath passes away at 94

February 20th 2025

Melvin Heath, who in 1956 became just NHRA’s second national champion, passed away Feb. 17. He was 94.After graduating from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Heath embarked on a lifelong journey as a respected farmer and rancher and spent his entire life living an …

IndyCar expands international broadcast reach

February 20th 2025

A robust list of international partners, including new media and broadcast relationships, will bring the NTT IndyCar Series to audiences in more than 200 countries and territories.INDYCAR LIVE, the series’ direct-to-consumer streaming service, will continue to provide audiences in markets without a …

Melling Awarded NPW’s 2024 Engine and Performance Vendor of the Year!

February 19th 2025

National Auto Parts Warehouse (NPW) held their annual Vender Appreciation Dinner and Customer award on February 1, 2025. Melling was awarded NPW’s 2024 Engine and Performance Vendor of the Year. Laura Short, VP of Aftermarket Sales, and Doug Smith, Eastern Regional Sales Manager accepted the honor o …

Additional mandatory pit stops planned for Monaco Grand Prix

February 19th 2025

The Formula 1 Commission has agreed to explore a proposal to increase the mandatory number of pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix to improve the racing spectacle.Monaco is one of the most iconic events in the motorsport calendar and provides a unique challenge for drivers due to the narrow street cir …

Hexagon extends technical partnership with Red Bull

February 19th 2025

Metrology specialist Hexagon has announced a multi-year renewal of its long-established innovation partnership with the Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 team. For 18 years, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has partnered with Red Bull, providing support for its 3D laser scanning and digitalizat …

FIA launches new motorsport medicine e-learning modules

February 19th 2025

As part of the FIA University’s offerings, the FIA has launched five new Motorsport Medicine eLearning Modules to provide educational support and help grow the medical knowledge of staff, volunteers and drivers across the global motorsport network.According to the FIA, each module is tailored to dif …

Long-time USAC official Eric Pethtel passes away

February 19th 2025

Eric Pethtel, who served as a USAC official for a decade and was also a secretary/treasurer for the American Racing Ministries, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep from respiratory failure on February 16, 2025.  He was 60 years old.Pethtel, originally hailing from Robinson, Illinois but later …

IndyCar and Firestone make changes to tire allocations

February 18th 2025

The IndyCar Series is making an adjustment to its tire allocation rules in 2025 where its partners at Firestone will provide an extra set of higher-grip alternate tires and remove one set of primary tires at most road and street courses.Though 2024, Firestone provides four sets of alternates and six …

The 6th Annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK will be held Dec 1 - Dec 4, 2025

February 18th 2025

EPARTRADE, RACER, and SPEED SPORT are providing 4 Days of LIVE Webinars from Race Industry Leaders, Race Sanctioning Organizations, and Promoters from around the world.No charge to attend.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTERPast Speakers include Michael Andretti, Ross Brawn, Zak Brown, John Force, Chip Gan …

High Limit to return to Australia in 2025

February 18th 2025

The second annual High Limit International event at the world-class Perth Motorplex will further push the envelope when it comes to setting Australian Speedway records later this year.Once again held on December 28-30, 2025 amid summer break down under - the event will fall on a Sunday, Monday, and …

IndyCar implements new spec fuel meter

February 18th 2025

At the behest of its engine suppliers, the IndyCar Series has implemented a new mandatory fuel flow meter for 2025 that must be carried within every Dallara DW12 chassis.Made by Sentronics, whose Flowsonic fuel flow meters are found in Formula 1, IMSA, and the World Endurance Championship, the devic …

IndyCar Series will allow drivers to use self-starting functionality offered by its hybrid powertrains at St. Pete

February 18th 2025

The NTT IndyCar Series will allow its drivers to use the self-starting functionality offered by its hybrid powertrains for the first time on pit lane once the new season gets under way on Feb.28 at St. Petersburg.The change comes after IndyCar introduced its spec energy recovery systems last summer …

Engineering changes for Ganassi’s IndyCar teams

February 17th 2025

Chip Ganassi Racing has made significant changes to most of its race engineering rosters for the upcoming season.In the downsizing from five entries to three for 2025, the defending IndyCar Series champions have recruited former Newman/Haas Racing and RuSport Champ Car engineer Luke Goldenstein to e …

Lifeline returns as World of Outlaws Sprint Car sponsor, expands into World of Outlaws Late Models

February 17th 2025

Lifeline, the industry leader in motorsport fire suppression systems, is continuing its partnership with the World of Outlaws in 2025. The company is returning as a contingency sponsor with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series for the third straight year and joining the World of O …

Yokohama Tire named official tire of new Mustang Cup series

February 17th 2025

Yokohama Tire has been named as the official tire of the Mustang Cup, a new six-round race series sanctioned by USAC. The series debuts in April 2025 at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, Los Angeles.The race-ready Ford Performance-engineered Mustang Dark Horse R will use Yokohama’s Advan A005 slick …

Trackhouse, Pitbull end partnership

February 17th 2025

Trackhouse Racing and Armando Pérez, known better as Pitbull, have ended their partnership.The abrupt and surprising split came via social media.“Ending partnership with Trackhouse Racing,” Pitbull posted. “Over the past five years, we’ve made history by introducing NASCAR to a whole new audience an …

MOTOR STATE DISTRIBUTING ANNOUNCES SAFETY SUMMIT

February 14th 2025

Watervliet, MI February 14, 2025Motor State Distributing will host its first annual Safety Summit on Friday, March 7th, 2025, at Lane Automotive in Watervliet, Michigan. Designed to promote safety at the track, this event will include product demonstrations, a special sale on safety equipment from t …

VaporWorx Joins Aeromotive

February 14th 2025

To the Great Customers of VaporWorx,As a trusted customer of VaporWorx, I am pleased to share with you the decision to partner with the Aeromotive Group, the leader in aftermarket fuel delivery products. This partnership will help to realize the next phase of growth and development for both companie …

Richard Childress Racing Announces Promotion of Mike Verlander to President

February 14th 2025

Richard Childress Racing announced this week several key executive leadership appointments as the storied organization kicks off the 2025 NASCAR season.After serving as chief operating officer for over a year, Mike Verlander has been promoted to president of the championship motorsports company. In …

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves voted into Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Class of 2025

February 14th 2025

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced Feb. 12 that four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves was voted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Class of 2025.Castroneves, the sole inductee this year, will be formally celebrated at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and …