Steve Phelps To Be A Featured Speaker of the 3rd Annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK

Steve Phelps, President of NASCAR, has joined the impressive, growing list of featured webinar speakers during the 3rd Annual RACE INDUSTRY WEEK, Monday through Friday, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2022.

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In September 2018, Steve Phelps was appointed President of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), only the fifth individual to hold this position since the organization’s founding. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., Phelps oversees all operations, competition and commercial, for the sanctioning body, including the management of 15 racetrack facilities and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) sports car series. 

 

Under Phelps’ leadership, NASCAR has transformed its business and strengthened the sport’s position for long-term growth and success, with a focus on delivering the best motorsports racing in the world, providing outstanding entertainment experiences, and building a globally diverse community of loyal fans. 

 

In 2019, Phelps led NASCAR through the sanctioning body’s landmark merger with International Speedway Corporation (ISC), integrating its operations into one, new, unified company with racetracks across the country. The historic merger helped create an aligned vision for the sport while positioning a now stronger NASCAR for new growth opportunities. 

 

The following year, Phelps guided NASCAR through an unprecedented and challenging season as the industry paved the way for live sports to return in America. NASCAR swiftly implemented COVID-19 safety protocols to become the first sport to return to competition, first to safely welcome back fans and first to complete a full season schedule. All the while, NASCAR stabilized TV ratings at a time when nearly all sports were significantly down. 

 

In June 2020, NASCAR emerged as a leading voice in the national conversation on racial equality and social justice with Phelps rallying the NASCAR industry to reaffirm its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. After leading an emotional moment of listening preceding the race in Atlanta, he led the decision to ban the confederate flag and introduced sweeping DE&I enhancements across the sport – critical efforts that led to a surge of new fans, partners and diverse race team ownership.   

 

With Phelps at the helm, the sanctioning body refocused its priorities to ensure that a best-in-class racing experience is delivered to NASCAR fans on a weekly basis at track, at home or on the go. Through increased collaboration and consensus-building with drivers, race teams, tracks and stakeholders, NASCAR unveiled the sport’s most dynamic new race schedule 50 years with its exciting 2021 schedules featuring several new venues, markets and track layouts. 

 

In May 2021, NASCAR introduced the Next Gen race car to the global motorsports community – the most technologically advanced car in NASCAR history and a testament to the sport’s ongoing commitment to innovation. The arrival of the Next Gen car marks years of strategic planning and coordinated development, representing the new era of industry collaboration that Phelps is driving across the sport. The Next Gen will make its highly anticipated debut in 2022. 

 

Phelps joined NASCAR as Vice President of Corporate Marketing in 2005. Beginning the following year, he spent 12 years as Chief Marketing Officer and oversaw all marketing functions for the sanctioning body. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in April 2018 before transitioning to his current role as President.  

 

During his time at NASCAR, Phelps has won Adweek’s prestigious Sports Marketing Executive of the Year and was named its Brand Genius Award winner in the “sports” category. In recognition of his leadership elevating the sport through the challenges of 2020, Phelps was named a finalist for Sports Business Journal’s Executive of the Year, with NASCAR likewise named a League of the Year finalist. 

 

Prior to joining NASCAR, Phelps was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wasserman Media Group. In 1990, Phelps began a 14-year tenure at the National Football League where he served as Vice President, Corporate Marketing.

 

A native of Vermont, Phelps resides in Daytona Beach, Florida and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Boston College.

Participants in EPARTRADE, RACER and SPEED SPORT Webinar Series include:
Michael Andretti; Ross Brawn; Zak Brown; Chip Ganassi; Ray Evernham; Roger Penske; Bobby Rahal; Pat Symonds, Chief Technical Officer, Formula 1; Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines; Lucas Oil; Impact Racing; Total Seal Piston Rings; Brembo; New England Gear Polishing; REM Chemical; Dr. Steve Olvey; Dr. Terry Trammell; Turn 14 Distribution; Stephan Papadakis; NHRA Stars and World Champions, Antron Brown, Ron Capps and Greg Anderson; Mario Andretti; AWE Tuning; Pfitzner Performance Gearbox; FSE; BorgWarner Turbo Systems; Full Race Motorsport; CP-Carrillo; Outkast Engine Development; TITAN Fuel Tanks; Harrah Enterprise; Kaulig Racing; Steele Racing Products; TotalSim; ChassisSim Technologies; Linda Vaughn; Eibach; Baja 1000 Champion, Cameron Steele; Stand 21; Dragon Fire Performance; DSPS Engineering; Intercomp Racing; World Products; Beal Racing Engines; Billy Johnson, IMSA Champion; Colton Herta, IndyCar Driver; Sebastien Bourdais, IndyCar Driver; Dave Furst, FP of Communications for IndyCar; Fueltech; Giant Finishing; Brian Tooley Racing; Hateley Motorsports; Titan Motorsports; Coan Engineering; Doug Fehan, Former GM & Corvette Racing Manager; Fred Veitch, Pikes Peak Winner; Jeff Swart, Pikes Peak Winner; Penske Shocks; SCAT Crankshafts; Beck Racing Engines; BestLine Racing; Chris Davis, NHRA Team Owner; Hamke Racecars; Buzze Racing; Inland Empire Driveline Service; Vibratech; Oerlikon Balzers; Bryan Herta; Sean Geiser, Geiser Performance; Maglock / Fluidlogic; Bruce Binnquist, BDI Racing Can-Am X3; Reid Rocker Arms; Marc Miller, IMSA Champion; Bettencourt Motorsports; Dambest Race Fuel Systems; Abbott Racing; John Clagett, President Trans Am Series; S&W Race Cars; Darrell Gwynn, NHRA Champion; Team Kalitta; DHL; MAC Tools; PAGID Racing; Ferrea Racing Components; 4 Piston Racing; LN Engineering; Fitech Fuel Injection; Social Lab Media; Marshall Pruett; Bob Varsha; The Gorsline Company; FTI Performance; NHRA Champion Todd Tudderow; NOS and Full Throttle Energy; Davies Craig; Motorsports Fuel and Equipment / RACE-GAS; TPIS; Kelly Crandall; Pro Ultrasonics; Mason's Automotive and Machine Shop; Zycoat; NHRA Top Fuel Champion, Terry McMillen; Elite Shock Services; Shiftec; Racing Radios; Rottler; DiscoveryParts; Michael Cobb, President, SCCA; John Doonan, President, IMSA; Greg Gill, President, SRO; Tony Parella, President SVRA; Supertech Performance; OCD Works; NHRA Crew Chiefs: Jim Oberhofer, Rahn Tobler, Nick Boninfante, Kurt Elliott and Bobby Lagana; Mark Miles, President & CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp., comprised of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, INDYCAR & IMS Productions; Chillout Systems; Trailer Alarms; Holinger; Bill Rader Motorsports; Monster Energy; Doug Boles, President, Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Chip Wile, President, Daytona International Speedway; Connie Nyholm, President, Virginia International Raceway; The MIA; Alan Gow, President of the FIA WTCC and Director of the BTCC; Malcolm Wilson OBE, Founder and CEO of M-Sport, World Rally Champions; Duncan Wiltshire, CEO of Motor Racing Legends and Historic Promotions; K1 RaceGear; Kevin Swindell, Chili Bowl Nationals Champion; Fluidampr; MAHLE Motorsport; Kevin Miller, President, USAC; Jim Liaw, President, Formula D; Jim Ryan, Vice President SCORE; Brian Carter, CEO, World Of Outlaws; Turbosmart; Bisimoto Engineering; IMI Performance Products; Good Vibrations Motorsports; Hyperfuels; Total; Performance Plus Global Logistics; Kenny Wallace, Former NASCAR Driver and Fox TV Reporter; MAVTV; Veteran Motorsports Journalist Ralph Sheheen; Beth Paretta, Team Owner, Paretta Autosport; K2R Motorsports; HRX; Philip Creighton Motorsport; Powersports Consulting; HMS Motorsport; ETS Racing Fuels; E-MERSIV; NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association); Don Garlits; Huff Motorsports; Megan Leatham, Executive Director, Pikes Peak; Ron Knoch, President, NADM; Marty Fiolka, Promoter, Crandon International Raceway; Dave Cole, Co-Founders, King of The Hammers; SRI; Del West; SPEEDiagnostix; Joe Baker Equipment Sales; Digital Momentum; Welder Up; EDGE Welding Cups; CT Race Worxs; Xceldyne; Miller Electric Mfg. LLC; Mark Rushbrook, Global Director, Ford Performance; The AERA; Tilton Engineering; Wayne Taylor Racing; RACE-FAN; Aviaid Oil Systems; Jack Sparks; Jim Campbell, Vice President of GM Performance & Motorsports; Frederic Lequien, CEO, FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC); EMCO Gears; Chris Dyson Racing; Avio Race; Speed Sport; Emmett Hahn, Founder of the Chili Bowl Nationals; Peter Murphy, owner, Keller Auto Speedway and Skagit Speedway; Richard Marshal, owner, Marshall Racing and Clauson-Marshall Racing; Dennis Sullivan, President of the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA); SRI and Stock Car Steel & Aluminum; Technique, Inc; Diamond Pistons; Jason Dienhart, President and CEO of Global Time Attack and Super Lap Battle; Chris Stewart, Founder of Gridlife; Xtrac; Accu-Rite; D&J Prescision Machine; Dallara; Center for Automotive Research; Ricardo Juncos, President and Team Principal of Junco-Hollinger Racing; John Waraniak; Steele Racing Products; Hypercraft; Big Oak Garage; SFI; Speedflow; Jay Frye, President, IndyCar; PitLogic; ELF; Turn 2 Racing; AF Accessories; Jimmie McMillian, Chief Diversity Officer, Penske Entertainment Corp; David Wilson, President of Toyota Racing Development USA; Mo Murray, SVP of Garage Team Mazda; Mike Shank, Co-Owner of Meyer Shank Racing; Peter Thul, Senior Director for Sport of WRC Promoter GmbH; Preston Osborn, Competition Director of America Rally Association; Jason Rittenberry, CVE & COO of Music City Grand Prix; DART Machinery; Brad Gerber, VP Sales & CDO, NHRA; Driven Racing Oil; Steve O'Donnell, EVP and Chief Racing Development Officer, and John Probst, Senior Vice President, Racing Innovation, NASCAR; Taro Koki, CEO & Founder of Kuruma NFT; George Tamayo, Creative Director, Racer Studio; Hot Shot's Secret; Firepunk Diesel; Jeff Ginter Racing Engines; Off-Road Champions, Loren Healy & Erik Miller; Sunnen Products Company; Tom Gideon, Retired, Senior Director of Safety for NASCAR; Fury Race Cars; Mark Cronquist, Head Engine Builder at Joe Gibbs Racing; The Joie of Seating; Motul; DragonSpeed; Ed Pink; Steve Lewis, PRI Founder; Peterson Fluid Systems; Competition Suspension; Cam Reimers Motorsports; VP Racing Fuels; Virginia Motorsports Park; Tom Fujita; Control; Evolution Measurement; Serck Motorsport; Alcon; AEM Performance Electronics; McLeod Racing; Race Engine Builder, Jon Kaase; K&N Engineering; Cristy Lee, Automotive Celebrity, Host MotorTrend, Discovery, HGTV; Agency 133; Lyn St. James; Women in Motorsports North America (WIMNA); Lethal Chassis; Taylor Ferns, USAC Racer; GSEvents; Purdue School of Engineering and Technology/IUPUI; Katherine Legge, IMSA WeatherTech/IndyCar Driver; Elite Sensors; Ken Clapp, West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame, CEO / Chairman and Retired - Senior VP of Marketing Development, NASCAR; Walt Czarnecki, Sr. Executive Vice President, Penske Automotive Group; Rhys Millen, 2-time King of the Mountain, Pikes Peak; Rod Millen, 5-time King of the Mountain, Pikes Peak; Loni Unser, the second woman of the Unser clan to tackle Pikes Peak; Apex Circuit Design; Motorsports Capital; Carolina Motorsports Park; Shopmonkey; EFI University; Custom Automotive Network (CAN); R & R Marketing Consultants; Motor State Distributing; Tecpro Barriers; Shaver Specialties Racing Engines; Dynojet Research; WPC Treatment; CTP Cryogenics; PAC Racing Springs; ; Kelly Moss Road & Race; Murf McKinney, President of McKinney Corp., Chassis Builder; A.E.D. Metal Products; BOYCE Industries; Andy Lally ALIVE; Trellist; Materion; Haltech Engine Management Systems; ESI Equipment and Race Track Safety Services; Battery Innovation Center; Davin Reckow, Redline Rebuild Host, Media Operations Team Lead, Engine Builder Extraordinaire.