NASCAR Track News

Two of the greatest names in racing soon will share the same address. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, motor racing’s Cooperstown, announced today that it will move its operations and collection of historic racing machines and memorabilia from the Detroit area to the ”World Center of Racing,” Daytona International Speedway by January 2016.

On February 7, 8 & 9, Canadian Tire Motorsport Parkwill return to the Canadian Motorsports Expo for the eighth consecutive year. At the show, CTMP will highlight the continuing redevelopment of the nearly 900 acre facility, and showcase its impressive 2014 calendar, which caters to virtually every discipline of road racing competition.

Cotton Incorporated and Phoenix International Raceway announced a partnership for an at-track denim recycling initiative and entitlement to the Blue Jeans Go Green™ 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives® NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, March 1.

NASCAR is implementing a new qualifying procedure for its three national touring series. Fans atRichmond International Raceway will get their first glimpse of the excitement on Friday, April 25, during pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Opening to the public in A.D. 80, the Roman Colosseum hosted fierce competitions waged between imposing gladiators on one of the biggest stages in the world.

The reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will electrify the crowd during the DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show, the prelude to the start of the “The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 23 (1 p.m. – FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Paralympic athlete Blake Leeper, known as the “American Blade Runner,” will serve as Honorary Race Official for the 56th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 1 p.m. ET).

There was a time during a stretch in the 1990s when Rusty Wallace dominated Martinsville Speedway like no one else. When his car rolled out of the hauler and onto the track, all stopwatches and eyes were on him.

Madison Rising, a patriotic, guitar-heavy band, will sing the National Anthem for the DRIVE4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Daytona International Speedway (ESPN, MRN Radio and SiriusXM).

A full schedule of racing action showcasing numerous types of motorsports is planned at Atlanta Motor Speedway throughout 2014, with the events culminating during the Labor Day Weekend of NASCAR night racing onAug. 29-31.