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CHEVY NCS AT ROVAL: Chase Elliott Press Conf. Transcript

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
BANK OF AMERICA ROVAL 400
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 7, 2021

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 1LE, Teleconference Transcript Highlights:

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT 2019 WHEN YOU HIT THE BARRIER IN TURN 1 AND CAME BACK TO WIN AT THE ROVAL?
“Yeah, it was a wild day, for sure. Looking back on that, it’s like things are going really good, and then I thought our day was over, and just barely had enough time to get back up front. I got super fortunate. Obviously, the car wasn’t hurt too bad. I think that was probably the biggest thing of the day was just the angle that I hit and the amount of barrier that was soft at that particular spot. I mean it wasn’t like I planned all that, you know. I just got super fortunate on how it worked out. The car wasn’t hurt, and we had enough time to fight back up through there and have a shot. Obviously, a mistake, a very large mistake; and fortunately, it was not bad enough to end the run. Yeah, a wild one, no doubt.”

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT THE ROVAL, EVEN AT THE BEGINNING WHEN EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY CRAZY?
“We’ve had a good road course package I feel like for the last few years and yeah, for whatever reason, we just kind of hit on a good package there at Charlotte. They’re all similar. But we tweak things here and there and kind of landed in a really good spot for the last couple of races. Who knows how it’s going to go this weekend? I’m sure everybody is going to be better again. But, looking forward to it. Obviously, it’s a very unique track. Very different. It’s a road course in an area that wasn’t necessarily meant for a road course, really, for kind of what we do. But it’s turned out to be an entertaining event. And I think the reason it’s entertaining is because the track is in a very confined area. And when you have something in a confined area, you don’t have a lot of runoff room for mistakes or there’s just nowhere to go. And at a lot of road courses, there are. You have, for instance, think about Turn 1 at Charlotte versus Turn 1 at Watkins Glen, right. You overshoot Turn 1 at Watkins Glen, and you have a football field there to figure out your problem and correct it and go on down the road. Whereas at Charlotte, you’re going to hit something that’s really just the bottom line. And that’s really the case for the entire track. There’s really nowhere to go. And the grassy areas typically are in turns and they lead to walls and it’s just a very unforgiving place and has created a lot of entertainment. Hopefully we’re solid and we can move forward there at the start, try to get some Stage points, and fight for the win.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE NINE POINTS GOING IN? IT’S GOOD TO BE ABOVE THE CUTLINE, BUT THAT’S NOT A LOT OF BREATHING SPACE
“Well, it could always be worse, right? So, you kind of take it for what it is. A situation is a situation. You can’t change it at this point, so try to make the most of it. Again, I think for us, Stage points are going to be super valuable. They are valuable for everyone. And we all know that. We’ve known that for years now. We have to be aware of that. You also have to be aware of the guys who are kind of out of reach on making it in on points. They’re going to call a different race than the guys that need Stage points. Road courses typically lend to drivers and teams jumping Stages to allow them a better track position location for the following Stage or the final Stage or for the second Stage. And that’s going to be hard to do, frankly, for guys who need the points. So, you’re going to have different races being called, all kind of within one event. When you have different strategies, it’s going to make it fun to watch. It’s going to make it fun to be a part of. A lot of stuff is going to be going on. So, I’m looking forward to it. For me, it’s one of those situations where, much like, like I always say, if you ever get to that last race, the cutoff race anyway, so you better enjoy the moment. You better like having your back against the wall, and have to perform, because if you ever want to win, that’s how it’s going to be. I’m looking forward to it and excited for the opportunity.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WINNING THREE IN A ROW? JUST HOW HARD IS THAT TO DO, AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT GETTING THAT DONE?
“Well, it’s definitely really hard to do. It’s hard to win in general. So yeah, I think we can go and have a shot at doing that. I think we can go and get Stage points and I think we can vie for the win, as well. I don’t see why all that stuff is not achievable. I think it’s very much within reach. We have to go perform at a high level, execute a solid race, and I think if we do our part and do all the things I know we are capable of, I think we can check all the boxes. So, that’s what I’m going for.”

FROM WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO BE MIRED IN TRAFFIC AT THE START OF THE SECOND AND FINAL STAGES. WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO AVOID CALAMITY WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH TRAFFIC AT THE ROVAL?
“Yeah, you know, there are going to be different strategies and you’re definitely going to be in traffic. For us, I’m not exactly sure where we’re going to start. Somewhere around 10th, I would assume. But somewhere in that region. But yeah. There’s going to be different strategies all day long. You have guys who are out of the Playoffs, who, I don’t want to say they don’t care about the points, but they’re looking to try to win the race. You have guys that are that are not too far back on points to worry about Stage points. There are going to be a ton of different strategies going on. The best thing you can do is be fast, and have pace, and if you have pace, your options typically are much more abundant than when you don’t. So, hopefully we have pace and if that’s the case, then I think we’ll be fine.”

YOU START 8TH. DOES THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHERE YOU START, IS THAT YOUR NORMAL APPROACH? IS IT MORE ABOUT JUST TAKING WHAT COMES?
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it, right? Typically, I find out, the (Dawsonville) Pool Room has a sign, here in town, and they are kind enough to put the starting position of where we start each week, so typically when I drive through town going to the office or going to the airport, I get to see where we start. It’s kind of an exciting thing for me. I get to roll through town and see where we start and kind of check in on what’s going on, and that’s a good little bit of information on the drive in. It’s not that I don’t care or that I don’t want to have a good starting spot. Of course, I do. I want to go and have a good run. But it’s one of those things where I can’t do anything about it after the previous race, so it kind of is what it is. This weekend, much like any other week, especially through the Playoffs, I think you have to enjoy each shot. Getting to that Final Four and having a shot to race for the championship, you’re in a must win and a must perform situation there, so the more you enjoy these moments of not having a lot of breathing room, not having a lot of buffers points-wise, not having a win to carry you through; all those things are better preparing you for an opportunity at a championship if you get in that Final Four. So, I personally like it. It has me excited to go to the race track and looking forward to the opportunity.”

YOU CAME FROM WAY BACK IN THE TWO WINS YOU’VE HAD AT THE ROVAL. HOW DO YOU GET THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULT OR PANIC-INDUCED MOMENTS AND NOT GET IN TROUBLE TRYING TO COME BACK THROUGH THE PACK? HOW HAVE YOU LEARNED TO DO THAT?
“It’s a challenging place, like I said. There’s just not a lot of forgiveness at that particular course. There’s nowhere to go if you make a mistake or run off course or whatever. It’s definitely a really fine balance. Again, coming back to having pace. Fortunately, the last couple of years we’ve had good pace. And when you have that, I think you’re able to make smarter decisions and be able to have confidence in moving forward. I think it comes back to that. If we can have good pace and the car does what I want it to do, then I can extract everything out of it, I think our options are definitely more abundant and we can have a solid day.”

ALSO, YOU REFERENCED THE DIFFERENT RACES THAT WILL POTENTIALLY TAKE PLACE SUNDAY. HOW MUCH BIG PICTURE AND HOW MUCH SMALL PICTURE ARE YOU LOOKING AT IN THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS?
“You don’t want to sit there and count points, right? But at the same time, you certainly want to be aware of what’s going on, at least leading it. And that’s kind of my approach. I’m like look, you know, we don’t have ton of butter. But the best way to get points is to go and win the Stages. They offer 10 points to win each Stage and that’s a lot. So, I would like to have both of those and would certainly like to have another sticker. So, my goal is to retrieve all three.”
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Ford Performance NASCAR: Cindric Looking Forward to Charlotte Roval

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NASCAR XFINITY Series
NASCAR Media Zoom | Thursday, October 7, 2021

Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 22 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang, has already clinched a spot in the Round of 8 going into this weekend’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He answered questions from the media earlier today about the Roval and what lies ahead in the playoffs.

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 22 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang — HOW MUCH OF THE TEST IS LEARNING THE CAR AND HOW MUCH ABOUT LEARNING WITH A NEW GROUP OF GUYS? “I would say yes to all. Certainly, a lot of emphasis is put on these tests because it’s all we’ve got, and as far as I understand it’s the only NASCAR-scheduled road course test and I wouldn’t necessarily classify the Roval as your traditional road course, so a lot of things that I’m trying to focus on to learn, but at the same time with the race this weekend and within the industry, I can say for our team it’s been not a thrash, but it’s certainly been a very busy week in the shop trying to get cars ready to go to tests, cars ready to go to races so it’s been full-on. Certainly, there’s an importance on both.”

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE CATCHING UP WITH THE ROVAL? “I think within the industry, if you think about it, I look back at 2018 when they first ran the track and I pulled out on the racetrack and I was several seconds faster than the next car. I don’t think you’re ever gonna have that again in NASCAR. I think there’s been a big transition and a big emphasis on driving as far as road courses and their importance. Obviously, adding one in the playoffs I feel like was a catalyst for that, so I think the addition of this race in the playoffs really kind of kick-started that emphasis on this style of racing and, like I said, I don’t think you’re gonna have those second gaps between cars and drivers. I think the drivers and the equipment have really closed the gap to where you probably aren’t gonna see that again.”

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE ROVAL THEN AND WHERE IT’S AT NOW? “I wouldn’t necessarily say I thought it was crazy. I’ve done a lot of street course racing, so I’ve had certainly narrower racetracks and bumpier racetracks, but it’s certainly different — the Roval — and, for me, it was actually and environment I was used to racing in the winter heat, the Legends cars stayed on the infield but ran the infield road course. Certainly a couple corners that I already knew, but, otherwise, it’s a unique beast and the challenge is as a driver, yeah, I don’t feel like turns one and two — NASCAR one and two, NASCAR three and four — are that significant, but if you talk to the crew chiefs and the engineers those are very different for how we have to deal with those, so it certainly kind of handicaps a lot of the setup of your race car for the infield.”

YOU’RE PLUS 77 SO ARE YOU FREE TO JUST GO WIN THIS THING? “Yeah, we’re advanced to the next round so I look at it as two parts. One, it is our last opportunity to have a free race that we know of, so whether if that’s learning things, kind of being light, giving our guys time to work on our Texas and Kansas cars. All of those things are great and we’re the only ones in that position, so obviously being conscious of the fact that everybody is racing for their season still, but we have that one week, which is nice. But on the flip side of that, it’s the last week that you can get playoff points that are gonna matter because after this weekend our playoff points will pay off for the Round of 8, and then it’s all about making it to Phoenix from there, so we’re hunting for playoff points whether if that’s trying to win the race or trying to win stages, so everything else really doesn’t affect the rest of my year.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL THE PLAYOFFS HAVE STARTED? A LOT OF GUYS HAVE HAD TROUBLE AND NOT GOTTEN THROUGH VERY CLEAN. “Obviously, you’re gonna have that, especially when you have Talladega in the mix. I feel like a lot of guys really got put in a bad spot with Talladega as you’d expect. A couple guys got some bad luck in Vegas, so I wouldn’t say it was above or below the average expectation by any means, but as far as the 22 team it’s been extremely solid. We’ve brought really fast race cars between Talladega as well as Vegas. I expect us to have a fast car again this weekend at the Roval. It’s somewhere I feel like we got our car a lot better in the dry last year, but we only ran about six laps in the dry last year, so I’d like to hopefully continue to improve that. If it rains, whatever, we’ll throw them on and turn on the rain lights and get after it.”

WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE BALANCING THE XFINITY SEASON WHILE PLANNING FOR CUP NEXT YEAR? “I think that’s a great question and I think this week is a perfect example because I’ve tried really hard to get myself in position by the end of this week to know what to do, know what to expect, know what the priorities are for this test on Monday and Tuesday. But, at the same time, on Saturday I’ve got to race to try to win, so I’m trying to get to a point where I can know what that stuff is, write it down and close it off because obviously winning this championship and doing the most we can to position ourselves for that is top of the list. That’s kind of been a characterization of my entire year. It’s something that was really an unknown factor for me for quite a while after knowing I was going Cup racing at this time last year was who I was gonna be working with. Obviously, I’m working with Jeremy Bullins and his team. All of the boxes are checked. I know what everything looks like for next year, so I have all the tools to be able to effectively prepare for that, so it’s been a balance and trying not to make it a distraction for myself or my race team.”

HOW MUCH OF A PRIORITY ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO KANSAS IN THE NEXT ROUND? “Kansas has been the kryptonite of the 22 XFINITY team since I’ve been on the team. It is crazy how bad it goes for us at Kansas and the tough part is we’re usually fast, whether it’s been my fault or not my fault, we’ve been getting in wrecks there in every single playoff race and it’s really derailed our playoffs. Last year we had all of our playoff points from doing well in the regular season and we really leaned on that because, otherwise, it was pretty terrible. I’m certainly gonna sleep with one eye open heading into Kansas. The best thing we can do, they’ve changed it now. They put Texas in front of Kansas, so maybe that’s gonna be the game-changer for us, but it’s been a bit of a disaster there. Even the spring race there we led every lap and got beat on the final restart, so Kansas has just been a gut-punch for me, so I’d certainly like to just walk out of there with a top 10 and I’ll probably be happy.”

Koucar Management partners with No. 23 team, Ty Dillon for Charlotte ROVAL

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STATESVILLE, N.C. (October 7, 2021) – Michigan-based company Koucar Management has partnered with Our Motorsports’ No. 23 team for this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL with driver Ty Dillon.

Koucar Management specializes in real estate, mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies providing products, services, and solutions in diverse industries worldwide. A vital component of the Koucar portfolio is EOTECH. Trusted by top-tier professionals, EOTECH produces professional grade optics offering world-class service to our law enforcement, special operations professionals, and civilian consumers.

As the company makes its initial foray into NASCAR sponsorship, the Koucar Management livery will feature the Koucar family of companies in a unique pink and white scheme in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“We could not be more excited to be a part of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and sponsoring Ty Dillon and the Our Motorsports team,” said Joe Caradonna, Managing Partner of Koucar Management. “What makes it even sweeter is this is a Drive for the Cure event and all of our Food and Beverage locations will be having events and donating a portion of our sales on race day to cancer research.”

Joining EOTECH from the Koucar family of companies will be Cambria Hotels, i2G Systems, Detroit Taco, Bar Verona, Pristine Properties, Verona Inspired Italian, Apex Placement and Consulting and Element 22.

Dillon has five previous starts for Our Motorsports in 2021 not finishing outside the top-15. Saturday will mark Dillon’s first start at the Charlotte ROVAL in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

The Drive For The Cure 250 will take place on Saturday, October 9 at 3 p.m. ET. The 155.44-mile event will be broadcast on NBCSN.

About Koucar Management
Located in the Greater Detroit, MI area, Koucar Management specializes in real estate, mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies that provide mission-critical products, services, and solutions in diverse industries across the Globe. For more information, please visit www.Koucar.com.

About EOTECH
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, EOTECH® designs, manufactures and markets the original Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS), and designs and distributes Vudu® rifle optics, thermal and night vision systems, and laser devices. EOTECH’s full line of professional-grade optics is trusted by the world’s tier-one professionals to deliver unparalleled speed, accuracy, and reliability. Since 1996, EOTECH Holographic WeaponSights (HWS) have been designed, developed, and manufactured in the US. In 2016, EOTECH expanded its optics line by introducing the Vudu line of premium magnified optics designed to cater to the most sophisticated of users. Our exacting standards demand continued focus on product quality, not quantity, ensuring that the highest specifications are not only met but exceeded. Every optic manufactured is treated as if it will be the one that will face a life and death situation. When there are zero margins for error, there is only one clear choice – EOTECH. For more information, please visit www.EOTECHINC.com.

About Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for Brett Moffitt, and the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro for multiple drivers. To find out more information about our team, please visit ourmotorsportsgroup.com.

TPC Racing’s Vernon McClure Ready For VIR Round Of Porsche Carrera Cup North America

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McClure is TPC Racing’s Lone Entrant at This Weekend’s IMSA-Sanctioned Doubleheader, But at a Track Team and Driver Know Well

DANVILLE, Virginia (October 7, 2021) – TPC Racing and Vernon McClure’s No. 10 Main Street Homes/TPC Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup are ready for this weekend’s doubheleader at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), Rounds 12 and 13 of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America season.

The Porsche Carrera Cup North America will race in a pair of 45-minute races live on IMSA.com/tv, at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 9 and at 12:15 p.m. EDT on Sunday, October 10.

McClure is making his second appearance at the track this season, which is the closest on the IMSA schedule to both McClure’s home in Chesterfield, Virginia and the TPC Racing shop in Jessup, Maryland. McClure challenged for a podium position in the Porsche Sprint Challenge back in June, and races in the Pro-Am category this weekend.

“It’s going to be great to race here again,” McClure said. “I love this track, it’s my favorite track and I’m pretty close to home here.”

McClure earned his first career IMSA podium at VIR in what was then the Porsche GT3 Cup back in 2019. As a team, TPC Racing has earned at least one podium in Porsche’s single-make championship at VIR dating back to 2018.

“This is a track that we’ve had success at in a variety of championships,” Harris Levitas, Director of Race Operations, said. “We feel like we know VIR well, and Vernon has had success here in the past. He’s been coming to grips with the new 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in the past few races, so we’re really hoping that the combination of those two things can help him get a good result. It’s a tremendously competitive field so we’ve got our work cut out for us, but we’re confident we can put up a strong showing.”

The race weekend gets underway with two Friday qualifying sessions for the Porsche Carrera Cup field, followed by qualifying on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. EDT to set the grid for Saturday afternoon’s 3:30 p.m. EDT race. Sunday’s race begins at 12:15 p.m. EDT.

About TPC Racing: TPC Racing is the Mid-Atlantic’s premier maintenance, service, tuning and modification center dedicated solely to Porsche sportscars. TPC Racing specializes in R&D and sales of high-performance modifications for Porsche sports cars and race cars, offering a wide range of vehicle upgrades. Best known for a line of forced induction solutions for the Porsche 911, Cayman and Boxster, a long-time focus on only one make, Porsche, has enabled TPC Racing to become experts in Porsche service, tuning, and racing. In 2000, TPC Racing began entering races under its own banner, scoring an SGS-class Championship in 2004 in the Grand-American Rolex Series and was a class winner in the 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona, and captured the 2013 and 2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Gold Cup Championships. More information can be found at www.TPCRacing.com.

Harley-Davidson Founders to be Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America March 7 – 8, 2022

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— Special Livestream Announcement TODAY, Thursday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. EDT from the Harley-Davidson Museum® Viewable on the MSHFA Facebook Page
— Founders William S. Harley and Brothers Arthur, Walter, and William A. Davidson will be Enshrined as One
— Willie G. Davidson, who Knew all Four Founders, and other Family Members Expected to Participate in the Livestream

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 7, 2021) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) will hold a special livestream press conference at 6:30 p.m. EDT today at the Harley-Davidson Museum® in Milwaukee to announce the final inductee (Historic Category) of the Class of 2022. The free livestream event will be available on the MSHFA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MotorsportsHOF/.

The first eight Class of 2022 inductees were announced in a special press conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 13.

William S. Harley and brothers Arthur, Walter, and William A. Davidson will go into the Hall of Fame together as a quartet. They were cofounders of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company (1903), the definitive American motorcycle brand, and makers of some of the most celebrated motorcycles in racing history.

Among those expected to participate in the livestream with MSHFA President George Levy are William A. Davidson’s grandson, Willie G. Davidson, great grandson Bill Davidson, great granddaughter Karen Davidson and notable Harley-Davidson motorcycle racing champions and inductees Scott Parker (MSHFA Class of 2009) and Chris Carr (MSHFA Class of 2020).

David Hobbs (MSHFA Class of 2009) will serve as the livestream event’s host, fresh off emceeing last week’s dual Class of 2020 and 2021 induction celebration at the M1 Concourse Event Center in the greater Detroit area.

The MSHFA Class of 2022 will be formally inducted during a black-tie ceremony in Daytona Beach on March 7 – 8, 2022.

Joining the Harley-Davidson founders are the designer of the 1965 World Champion Cobra Daytona Coupes, Peter Brock (Sports Cars); the only person in history to win NHRA Top Fuel championships as a driver and crew chief, Dick LaHaie (Drag Racing); “The Henry Ford of race cars,” NASCAR builder Banjo Matthews (Business); and the only woman to receive the Ken W. Purdy Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism, Denise McCluggage (Media).

In addition this class includes NASCAR co-founder and championship-winning team owner Raymond Parks (Historic); “The Cat in the Hat” who has masterminded more than 300 NASCAR wins, Jack Roush (Stock Cars); motorcycle racing innovators who have won NHRA drag racing titles, AMA Supersport and Superbike titles, two Daytona 200s and more, Terry Vance & Byron Hines (Motorcycles); and Helio Castroneves (Open Wheel), the reigning and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner who will join other four-time 500 winners A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser Sr. as a fellow inductee.

Including the Class of 2022, there will be 278 “Heroes of Horsepower” on the MSHFA induction roster.

“Like so many legends before them, the Class of 2022 has left an indelible impression on the sport,” Levy said. “We can’t wait to welcome them into the Hall next March.”

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is the only hall that honors the entire sport and because of that, it’s the most exclusive. Only one racing great from each major discipline is admitted each year. And each of the MSHFA’s inductees is elected by a straight vote of 200 experts — half of them historians and other experts, half of them inductees. No superdelegates. No thumbs on the scale. No smoke-filled rooms.

The MSHFA is housed in Daytona International Speedway’s Ticket & Tours Building located in front of the famed 2.5-mile DIS tri-oval. Access to the MSFHA is included with every Speedway tour, which run throughout each day, or as a museum-only ticket. The museum is open daily year-round except major holidays.

You can find out more information about the MSHFA by going online to www.MSHF.com or following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MotorsportsHOF/ and Instagram and Twitter at @MotorsportsHOF.

About the Davidsons & Harley: William S. Harley and brothers Arthur, Walter, and William A. Davidson were cofounders of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company (1903). The project began two years earlier when Harley and Arthur Davidson started experimenting with gasoline engines in hopes of motorizing bicycles. All four men would play important roles in the company. Harley, the sole college grad, was the company’s chief engineer and treasurer. He was also a racer who served on the AMA Competition Committee for 24 years. Arthur understood marketing and how to energize dealers. He started a school to train H-D mechanics and was an early supporter of the AMA. Walter was the company’s first president and as a rider gave H-D its first race victory (1908). William did most of the hiring and through his relationships with employees continually improved the manufacturing process. Together they changed motorcycling and motorsports history.

About the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: The MSHFA is the only hall that honors all American motorsports: cars, motorcycles, airplanes, off road and powerboats. Its mission is to celebrate and instill the American motorsports values of leadership, creativity, originality, teamwork and spirit of competition. Founded by Larry G. Ciancio and Ronald A. Watson, it held its first induction in 1989. Watson spent the next 30 years tirelessly building it into the nation’s premier such hall until his passing in 2019. The original museum in Novi, Mich., relocated to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 2016 and greets more than 100,000 guests a year. MSHFA is operated by the nonprofit Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame of America Foundation, Inc.

NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion Champions Across the NASCAR Industry

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Twelve Recipients Honored During 14th Annual Awards Ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2021) – In recognition of the individuals and organizations that have led with their efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion across the sport, NASCAR today announced the 2021 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards recipients during a special ceremony in Charlotte, N.C.

NASCAR executives, partners, drivers, crew members and other industry leaders were on hand for the 14th annual event held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, as NASCAR presented awards to 12 recipients whose commitment to DE&I has contributed to a more diverse and inclusive sport.

“The substantial progress our sport has made with regard to diversity, equity and inclusion is a result of the collective work of many leaders within the NASCAR community who are driving us forward together,” said NASCAR President Steve Phelps. “These awards celebrate those whose passion and commitment are strengthening a NASCAR culture that is welcoming and inclusive of everyone that shares a love of racing.”

Winners were announced during the Thursday ceremony across 10 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Award categories and are as follows:

Crew Member Award: Brian Eastland

A 17-year NASCAR industry veteran, Brian Eastland is one of the earliest graduates of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Pit Crew Development Program and continues to mentor program participants and active NASCAR crew members today. A respected leader on pit road and in the garage, Eastland has performed every over-the-wall role during his lengthy career, including for NASCAR Cup Series teams such as Roush-Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing, and continues to pit in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Eastland holds degrees in both automotive and mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Developmental Series Driver Award: Rajah Caruth and Toni Breidinger

Rajah Caruth is in his second season with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program after becoming the first participant to successfully transition from competitive iRacing to real-life stockcar racing. After notching his first career late model win last season at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Caruth this year won three additional races in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and progressed to fulltime racing in the ARCA Menards Series East. When he competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing in 2022, the Winston-Salem State University student will become the first Black driver from the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program to compete in a national series event since Bubba Wallace.

In February, Toni Breidinger became the first Arab-American woman to compete in a NASCAR-sanctioned event when she took the green flag at the ARCA Menards Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Breidinger’s history-making journey in NASCAR was covered by national television programs – TODAY, Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show – and her on-track schedule this season has also included late model racing and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Earlier this year, she introduced the first beauty brand to NASCAR through a driver sponsorship deal with the Arab-owned Huda Beauty.

Sam Belnavis Industry Ambassador Award: Bernard Pollard

Bernard Pollard developed an interest in NASCAR midway through 2020, when the industry and its competitors took a vocal stance against racism and social injustice. The former NFL safety, who played pro football for nine years and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, became a student of NASCAR and documented his journey as a new NASCAR fan on social media. Pollard’s genuine enthusiasm for the sport has inspired others to learn more about NASCAR racing and over the past year-plus, he has attended races, participated in iRacing events and served as an ambassador for Ally Financial and the company’s partnership with driver Alex Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports. The award was renamed in honor of motorsports pioneer Sam Belnavis, a trailblazer as a Black general manager and team owner in NASCAR. Belnavis passed away on July 14, 2021.

Institution Award: Boys & Girls Clubs of America

In April, Boys & Girls Clubs of America was announced as the Official Youth Community Partner of NASCAR and began working with the sanctioning body to plan both virtual and at-track experiences that will engage more than 4.6 million youth and teens across the country. The partnership focuses on three core areas – STEM education, career development and DE&I initiatives – and NASCAR activation planned for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ digital platform, MyFuture, will launch later this month. In addition to NASCAR, Boys & Girls Clubs of America have robust and impactful partnerships with numerous NASCAR industry stakeholders, including Comcast, FOX Sports and Coca-Cola.

National Series Driver Award: Bubba Wallace

After helping to lead the national conversation on race and social justice in 2020, Bubba Wallace has continued to advocate for change this season and has championed various diversity initiatives including McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden Mentors program. In his first year with Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin at 23XI Racing, Wallace became the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he claimed victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 4, 2021. The journey of Wallace’s debut season as driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry is being documented by Netflix in a new, multi-part series.

Outstanding Intern Award: Korn Supatrabutra and Iris Wright

Korn Supatrabutra and Iris Wright were participants in the 2021 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Internship Program and spent the summer as interns in the NASCAR Marketing department. After graduating from college, Supatrabutra followed his passion for research analytics and joined NASCAR’s Research & Insights team where he contributed to analyze data around diverse fan audiences and other consumer research projects. The Bangkok, Thailand native earned both a graduate degree in marketing research and bachelor’s degree in marketing from Michigan State University.

As part of NASCAR’s Multicultural & Youth Marketing team, Wright led initiatives to promote the recently launched NASCAR Kids Club and helped introduce the sanctioning body’s STEM-focused partnership with the National Science Teaching Association in August. The North Carolina State University senior also steered an intern-led fundraising case-study project for The NASCAR Foundation.

Partner Award: RISE

Partners with NASCAR since 2016, RISE is a national nonprofit organization focused on educating and empowering the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations. When NASCAR announced in 2020 that diversity training will be a mandatory requirement for all drivers and team employees, RISE was engaged to administer racism, anti-racism and unconscious bias workshops and curriculum across the industry. By the start of the 2021 season, RISE and its training leads conducted more than 3,000 trainings across both NASCAR employees and industry personnel.

Team Award: Trackhouse Racing

Trackhouse Racing debuted in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021 with Mexico native Daniel Suárez behind the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. The mission of team owner Justin Marks and partner Pitbull is to compete for wins and championships in the sport’s premier series – but also to promote diversity and inclusion and introduce new fans to NASCAR. Throughout the year, Pitbull and Suárez have engaged in various ways with the Hispanic community including visits with students at the tuition-free charter school SLAM! (Sports Leadership and Management Inc.), founded by the world-famous entertainer.

Track Award: Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville Superspeedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race in 2021 and returned to the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedules in 2021. On June 19 – the day of the Xfinity Series race – the track hosted 120 alumni from Tennessee State University in recognition of the HBCU school’s Founders Day. Erik Moses, the first Black track president in NASCAR, and his staff also hosted 30 students from the Knowledge is Power Program of Nashville, a free college preparatory school for low-income communities on that same day. In the last year, the track also made financial contributions to improve its surrounding community. In collaboration with Ally Financial, Nashville Superspeedway contributed $25,000 to the Urban League of Middle Tennessee and $25,000 to Box 55, which supports first responders in Nashville.

Young Racer Award: Regina Sirvent

In 2021, Regina Sirvent graduated to fulltime racing in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in her second season with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Last year, the Mexico native became the first female driver to win a race in the FB and BOHN Mikel’s Trucks presented by Sherwin-Williams at the Autódromo del Ecocentro de la Unión Ganadera. She is a vocal ambassador for both women and Hispanics in racing and uses her platform to encourage young girls to pursue their dreams and always “go for the cookies (the win).”

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, Americrown Service and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Counts on Proven Winners for a New WRC Era

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Lappi joins Ogier, Evans and Rovanpera to form 2022 line-up

TOKYO, Oct 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will enter a new era of the FIA World Rally Championship relying on a strong driver line-up of proven winners across its three full-season manufacturer entries in 2022.

Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera will contest every event in the new hybrid Rally1 car after signing new contracts with the team, while multiple world champion Sebastien Ogier will also continue to compete for Toyota in selected rounds even as he steps back from full-time rallying. To complete the high-calibre line-up, Esapekka Lappi makes a welcome return to the team to share a car with Ogier during the season.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing now heads into a crucial phase of development and competition with the new-for-2022 technical regulations knowing it can count on four drivers who have all previously won rallies for the team and helped it towards championship success.

Evans joined the team at the beginning of 2020 and soon proved himself to be a championship contender, claiming wins in Sweden and Turkey and ultimately finishing runner-up to Ogier in a contest that went right down to the final round. After also winning in Portugal earlier this season and then at Rally Finland last weekend, the 32-year-old Welshman and his co-driver Scott Martin remain in contention for this year’s title with two rounds remaining.

Rovanpera has adapted impressively since stepping up to rallying’s highest level with the team last season. The 21-year-old from Finland, co-driven by Jonne Halttunen, recently became the youngest ever winner in the history of the WRC when he claimed a dominant victory at Rally Estonia, and followed that up with an impressive triumph on the Acropolis Rally in Greece, cementing his reputation as the sport’s most exciting young prospect.

Ogier claimed his seventh world championship title in 2020 in his first season driving the Toyota Yaris WRC. Having decided to extend his full-time WRC career for one more year into 2021, the Frenchman, 37, currently leads the standings by 24 points with two rounds remaining after taking victories in Monte Carlo, Croatia, Sardinia and Kenya so far. As he looks to make time for other activities outside of rallying, the exact events that Ogier will contest next season will be determined at a later date.

Julien Ingrassia, who has been alongside Ogier as his co-driver for all of his victories and championships, will bring the curtain down on his hugely-successful career at the end of 2021. Taking his place will be Benjamin Veillas, who has already worked closely with Ogier for several years in tests and as part of his gravel crew on events.

Lappi was part of the team’s line-up in its inaugural season in 2017, and claimed a memorable maiden victory on home soil at Rally Finland in just his fourth start at the highest level. In 2018 his three podium finishes helped Toyota to win the manufacturers’ championship before he moved on to other challenges. Together with co-driver Janne Ferm, the 30-year-old returned behind the wheel of a Toyota Yaris WRC last week with a privateer entry on Rally Finland, finishing a strong fourth overall, and now rejoins the team on a permanent basis for the WRC’s new era.

Motul Refines Power and Performance with New Version of Flagship 300V Motor Oil

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ESTERCore® Technology Formulated with Organic Base
Asia Pacific market availability starting November 2021

Singapore, Oct 7, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Motul is delighted to announce that a new version of its flagship motor oil, the 300V, is now available in markets across the Asia Pacific region. The new and improved 300V is not only the ideal motor oil for racing drivers and motorsport enthusiasts, but also for everyday drivers looking for an ideal, hassle-free motoring experience. It is also the best oil for noisy lifters in your engine.

The 300V, Motul’s flagship product since its introduction 50 years ago, features ESTERCore® technology – an innovation which involves the combination of carefully-chosen esters with an optimal selection of top quality synthetic base oils, while coupled with an innovative additives package. Improvements include:

Improved performance: The new Motul 300V racing oil improves engine performance by reducing internal friction, and ensures proven power and torque gains across the whole power band;

Better reliability: Motul 300V protects engines without compromising performance by providing high shear stability for maximal oil film resistance, even in most extreme conditions;

Improved compatibility: Motul 300V now fulfils modern engine requirements; fully compatible with exhaust gas after-treatment systems such as particulate filters, compatible with biofuels (especially Ethanol) and protects against LSPI (on downsized engines).

More sustainable: Motul 300V features Organic base stocks using non-fossil renewable materials limiting the environmental impact and allows Motul to lower its carbon footprint by 25% during manufacturing process.

Motul’s 300V also comes in a range of options to accommodate the requirements of different vehicles and motorists facing different driving conditions; in fact, extensive testing on the 300V was conducted in Asia to test various conditions of the 300V.

The range includes:

POWER: The series features the lightest viscosity grades, available from 0W-8 to 5W-30, brings the maximum power and can cope with engines subject to low oil fuel dilution;

Viscosities Available: 0W-8; 0W-16; 0W-20; 0W-30; 5W-30

COMPETITION: Features Motul’s mid viscosity grades, available from 0W-40 to 15W-50, which brings the best compromise between power and reliability, and can cope with engines subject to mid oil fuel dilution;

Viscosities Available: 0W-40; 5W-40; 10W-40; 5W-50; 15W-50

LE MANS: The new generation of 300V Le Mans series offers the maximum engine reliability possible and is now available in 10W-60 and 20W-60 viscosities. It is perfect for extreme motorsport applications such as endurance racing and drifting. Adding to the uniqueness of these products is the fact that they are the only engine oils worldwide bearing the prestigious 24 hours of Le Mans name.

Viscosities Available: 10W-60; 20W-60

LIONEL DANTIACQ | CEO Motul Asia Pacific

“We are so excited about the launch of 300V across all major markets in Asia. Over the past 50 years, the 300V has remained as the benchmark lubricant for the industry and Motul’s innovations and dedication to R&D have resulted in ground-breaking advancements like ESTERCore® technology, which was tested and formulated for modern engines, for modern motoring conditions. This enables the ultimate motoring experience for racers and every-day drivers alike, delivering power, endurance and reliability.”

MOTUL MINUTE

Starting October, Motul Asia Pacific will be launching a new podcast series called MOTUL MINUTE. Every month Motul will invite experts and Motul representatives to talk about motorsports in the Asia Pacific region. Watch out for upcoming MOTUL MINUTE episodes on social media channels. Reach out to the contact below to be a part of the media roundtable discussions.

The new 300V will be available in markets across Asia from November 2021 onwards

Motul invites everyone to join the world of the new 300V. Use #LegendaryPowerRefined to join the celebration as Motul welcomes a new era of lubrication technology.

About Motul

Motul is a world-class French company specialised in the formulation, production and distribution of high-tech engine lubricants (two-wheelers, cars and other vehicles) as well as lubricants for industry via its Motul Tech activity. Motul offers a whole range of products for everyday car use, including the 8100, H-tech, RBF series, ATF, CVTF and DCTF among others. Motul products ensure all parts of the car are kept in pristine condition to extract maximum performance and reliability.

Unanimously recognised for more than 150 years for the quality of its products, innovation capacity and involvement in the field of competition, Motul is also recognised as a specialist in synthetic lubricants. As early as 1971, Motul was the first lubricant manufacturer to pioneer the formulation of a 100% synthetic lubricant, issued from the aeronautical industry, making use of esters technology: 300V lubricant. In 2021, Motul launched the newest iteration of the 300V with revolutionary technology, setting a new benchmark for high-performance lubricants.

Motul is a partner to many manufacturers and racing teams in order to further their technological development in motorsports. It has invested in many international competitions as an official supplier for several championship winning racing teams.

Motul is committed to its growing business presence in Asia Pacific. Over the years, the company has expanded operations significantly. Currently, it has 3 major manufacturing facilities and 2 R&D centres across the region to cater to the ever-growing demand. These centres focus on refining the lubricant technology for Asian climate and driving conditions, which are vastly different from Europe.

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Compete this Weekend at VIRginia International Raceway

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DANVILLE, Virginia – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams prepare to compete in the next-to-the-last races of the season in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). For the first time since July at Watkins Glen International, two Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams will compete in the GT Daytona (GTD) class in the weekend’s featured IMSA WeatherTech Championship Michelin GT Challenge on Saturday, followed by four Mercedes-AMG GT4 teams competing in the top-level Grand Sport (GS) class in Sunday’s featured two-hour Michelin Pilot Challenge race.

Saturday’s two-hour, 40-minute WeatherTech Championship race is the second and final event of the year exclusively highlighting the production-based cars of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GTD classes. The “GT-only” feature race airs live at noon EDT this Saturday, October 9, on the flagship NBC network. Sunday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race streams live at 2:05 p.m. EDT on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold. International viewers can watch both races live at www.IMSA.tv.

The last time a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams competed in a WeatherTech GTD race was at Watkins Glen in upstate New York in a special sprint race leading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Friday, July 2. The same teams carrying the Mercedes-AMG flag this weekend – the No. 28 Alegra Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 and No. 32 Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 – both put in solid performances at The Glen in July.

Alegra, with co-drivers Michael de Quesada and Daniel Morad, finished a season-best fifth, matching the same result secured less than a week earlier at The Glen in the Sahlen’s Six Hour race.

Gilbert Korthoff crossed the finish line seventh in the Glen sprint to record a solid result in the team’s IMSA GTD debut with co-drivers Guy Cosmo and Shane Lewis.

Alegra competes for the first time since the July Glen race at VIR with de Quesada and Morad remaining the No. 28’s driver duo.

Gilbert Korthoff makes it third GTD start of the season in Saturday’s Michelin GT Challenge race. Cosmo now pairs with former VIR Mercedes-AMG GT3 race winner and highly regarded track “ringer” Mike Skeen, who makes his first start in the Gilbert Korthoff Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Morad also has race-winning Mercedes-AMG GT3 experience at VIR, and he and his Alegra teammates join the Gilbert Korthoff squad in aiming for nothing short of additional season-best finishes this weekend.

Four Mercedes-AMG GT4 teams compete in the GS class in Sunday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race in which – like Skeen with Gilbert Korthoff – one entrant is calling on a familiar driver with winning experience.

Eric Foss will co-drive the No. 56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 for the first time with a driver other than long-time teammate Jeff Mosing. Kenny Murillo, the 25-year-old son of team owner and former champion driver Ken Murillo, steps in for VIR after Mosing broke his foot shortly after he and Foss finished fourth at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca one race ago.

Just last weekend, the younger Murillo clinched a driver championship with the family team in another series co-driving a Mercedes-AMG GT4. He has also stepped in several times in recent seasons as a substitute driver or endurance-race addition in the team’s sister No. 65 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4, which is co-driven this weekend by Brent Mosing and Tim Probert.
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After a one-race absence, the No. 11 FCP Euro Mercedes-AMG GT4 team and co-drivers Michael Hurczyn and Nate Vincent is set for its sixth race of the season after debuting at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course last May. The team deliberately skipped last month’s round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and arrives in VIR focused on improving on a season-best finish of ninth place at Lime Rock Park in July.

Another strong in-season addition to the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport customer ranks in Pilot Challenge is the No. 18 CB Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 team with co-drivers Mark Kwamme and Trenton Estep. Kwamme, Estep and the No. 18 team make their third GS-class start this weekend following their first races at Road America and Laguna Seca.

Noticeably absent from the VIR Pilot Challenge entry list is Winward Racing, which has been one of the top two-car Mercedes-AMG Motorsport customer teams in the series since 2018. Winward has ended its GT4 program for the remainder of 2021 to focus on its return to the WeatherTech GTD ranks in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in November’s Petit Le Mans.

Winward won the Rolex 24 At Daytona in its team debut in both the twice-around-the-clock race and the GTD class last January in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. The winning co-drivers were Russell Ward, Indy Dontje, Philipp Ellis and Maro Engel.

The Petit Le Mans effort, which will have its driver lineup confirmed in the coming weeks, is another step in Winward’s planned move up to fulltime competition in the 2022 WeatherTech Championship with the Mercedes-AMG GT3.

The in-season race date change for the VIR event to October from its original August date also factored into Winward’s decision. Ward along with key team personnel have been committed to this weekend’s GT World Challenge Endurance Cup race in Barcelona since early this year.

Guy Cosmo, Driver – No. 32 Gilbert Korthoff Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I’m really excited. This program since its inception has overcome a lot. As far as timeline and personnel, to start a team mid-season is a big undertaking. We’re at the point where the team has hired some really great people that were available, and we’re showing up at VIR with probably our most focused and prepared effort. I know from the team side we’re a big step forward, and from the driver’s side, showing up at VIR knowing that the car is where it needs to be, I’m just really excited about it. It’s a track that I love, I know we can perform really well there, and being teamed up with Mike Skeen is going to be really outstanding. He’s a great guy and he knows this place like no other. I think the Mercedes-AMG GT3 should suit about every single spot on that track. I’m not well versed in the strengths and weaknesses of the cars we’re racing against, but I know how well this Mercedes-AMG GT3 performs. I’m honestly expecting to be a really strong contender because we’re showing up with this Mercedes-AMG GT3.”

Eric Foss, Driver – No. 56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: “The Mercedes-AMG GT4 is such a great car. It’s super consistent, it’s very drivable and inspires a lot of confidence. Plus, Kenny knows this car very well, he just clinched a championship in it, so he is the perfect plug-and-play option. I think we will do well. I have co-driven with Jeff for so long that it would be strange driving with anybody but him, but I don’t feel that way with Kenny because he has been with us since the beginning. He was just a kid when Jeff and I were starting out, and we have seen him grow up and learn with the team all of these years. He is ready and has the talent to back it up.”

Kenny Murillo, Driver – No. 56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: “Eric is a really big mentor to me, and we’ve always dreamed about running the same car together. Unfortunately, it’s at the expense of Jeff Mosing, but everything I do at VIR and maybe Road Atlanta will be for Jeff. It’s going to be a totally different vibe without him. He’s the life of our team, the heart of our team, we’re going to miss him this weekend but hopefully I can make him proud.”

Free NASCAR NFTs offered in the third RaceDayNFT campaign

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Speedway Motorsports’ new digital marketplace has organized the NFT debut of Charlotte Motor Speedway. As a kick-off event week for the Bank of America ROVALTM 400, on October 1st, a whopping 10,000 free commemorative NFT tickets became available on the RaceDayNFT website. The opportunity was nearly as good as Bet365 for all racing sports lovers, so it sold out in a flash. As for the first two distributions (connected to races at Bristol Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway), among the 10.000 free tickets, 500 golden tickets will be randomly selected.

The second batch of tickets is planned to go on sale on October 7th. This “limited-edition” is a 400-piece trophy blueprint NFT series, sold for $20 apiece. RaceDayNFT has published the following description on its internet marketplace: “The Bank of America ROVAL 400 Trophy makes quite the statement in a NASCAR Cup Series driver’s trophy case. Its unique architectural design gives a nod to the Bank of America corporate tower, while the “crown” atop the trophy pays tribute to Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as the “Queen City.” The blueprint for a driver to add the Bank of America ROVAL 400 trophy to their collection? Pure determination, unmatched skill, and of course, a little luck.”

Initial sales of NFTs usually sell out in seconds. The explosive success of these digital assets (Non-Fungible Tokens) has turned the world of collectors and traders upside down in little more than six months. Buyers hope to see the price of their collectibles rise exponentially after a few multimillion auction sales of NFTs made the headlines in the first few months of 2021. All fans of NASCAR races and potential NFT buyers need to open an account on RaceDayNFT to participate both in the free allocations and the sales of these new-generation digital collectibles.

Collectors who do not get lucky with the first two categories of NFT offers still have the opportunity to go for the 2,500 NFTs that will be available “at the Track”. This series is destined exclusively for guests visiting Charlotte Motor Speedway in person between October 9th-10th. They will be eligible to claim the free live image of America’s Home for Racing via a QR code. This category NFT is available on site during race weekend only.

Speedway Motorsports is minting a fourth category of NFTs for these launches, the day after the race: the “Winner’s Edition”. Two cards only are in this, one for the pilot winning the connected race and the other for the lucky winner of the auction that offers the second card for sale. The auction for the Charlotte Motor Speedway Winner’s Edition is scheduled for Monday, October 11th. The two previous auctions for the Winner’s Edition cards sold for $5,050 (Bristol Motor Speedway: Victory Lane) and $ 2,000 (South Point 400: Victory Lane).

These prices are far from the multimillion records of some art NFTs, and still quite respectable offers for digital collectibles.

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