NASCAR Track News

International Speedway Corporation today announced that Joie Chitwood III, Executive Vice President, ISC and President of Daytona International Speedway, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of ISC. Concurrently, the Company announced that Chip Wile, President of Darlington Raceway, has been promoted to President of Daytona International Speedway.

With the historic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil just around the corner, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has released a new and improved IMS Mobile App.

Mike Helton’s annual travel itinerary includes, among several other destinations, 36 stops at tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. As Vice Chairman of NASCAR, Helton has collected memories everywhere – from Auto Club Speedway to Watkins Glen International. Two weekends each season, however, are circled on his loaded calendar: The Spring and Fall Classics at Talladega Superspeedway.

It’s well known in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series that you can’t keep Tony Stewart down. This weekend at Richmond International Raceway we welcome Stewart back to racing as he starts his 2016 season.

From the Hollywood stage to the River City, American Idol Season XV winner Trent Harmon will perform the National Anthem prior to the TOYOTA OWNERS 400 this Sunday, April 24 at Richmond International Raceway.

A simple picture of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s favorite sandwich, banana and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, started an internet craze. Fans, competitors, and even national media reacted. Morning show hosts were taking the plunge and trying this unusual, yet inventive sandwich combination. Some people were disgusted, others brave enough to try it, but Dale Jr. felt inspired.

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former Kansas City Royal George Brett has been named Grand Marshal for the May 7 Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. Brett was also one of the first people in line to purchase Kansas Speedway season tickets when tickets went on sale before the facility opened.

Fans Invited to Enjoy NASCAR Driver & Celebrity Q&A Session on the Midway Immediately Following the NASCAR XFINITY Series Race on Saturday, April 23. The checkered flag waves. The crowd goes wild. The driver does a memorable frontstretch burnout, and when the smoke clears next Saturday after the NASCAR XFINITY Series race, a new celebration begins at Richmond International Raceway.

Rusty Wallace will deliver "the most famous words in motorsports" for Sunday's race at Thunder Valley. Speaking at the corporate headquarters in Abingdon, Virginia, Steven C. Smith, president and CEO of Food City, announced that Wallace will give the command to fire engines for this Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth and NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Dakoda Armstrong both made appearances in the Richmond area to get fans excited about next weekend’s NASCAR doubleheader at America’s Premier Short Track. But not just any fans. NASCAR’s youngest fans.