LONG BEACH, Calif. – Australia’s Cole Tapper and his Kairos Racing Team from Sydney were down but certainly not out and stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to win the 61st Congressional Cup at the Long Beach Yacht Club. The win earned Tapper the coveted Crimson Blazer – the sport's equivalent of the golf's Geeen Jacket at the Masters – and etched his name into sailing … [Read more...]
With 250 Entries, HSR The Mitty Race Is The Largest Motorsports Event In History
With more than 250 entries, the 48th HSR The Mitty Presented by Hagerty, April 23-26 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (MRRA) is the largest motorsports event in history in terms of the number of cars. This beats the previous record of 216 participants at the 24 Hours of Lemons at Thunderhill Raceway Park in California in 2014. It also dwarfs the number of cars at a standard … [Read more...]
10 Racing Legends Earn Induction In The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2027 Class
LONG BEACH, California (April 17, 2026) — The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2027 Induction Class today at the 51st running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 39th MSHFA Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, which will formally bring the Class of 2027 into the MSHFA, will be held in the Hall’s home of Daytona Beach next … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Complete Race History, Colorful Moments & Memories
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com For the past 50 years, North America's #1 street race has served up drama and excitement on a silver platter to fans, participants, the city of Long Beach, all of Southern California and even to the world. Who would have thought that Chris Pook's dream, Dan Gurney's persistence, the city of Long Beach's … [Read more...]
Maroon 5 And Post Malone To Headline Concerts At US Grand Prix Formula 1 Race In Austin
There's the roar that comes with being at an auto race and their is also rock, as in rocking concerts. With regard to the latter, Maroon 5 and Post Malone are the headliners the concerts as part of the 2026 U.S. Grand Prix Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas, set for Oct. 23-25. Friday night, October 23, GRAMMY Award-winning pop rock band Maroon 5 will take the stage at the … [Read more...]
T-Pain Headlines Concerts For 2025 Las Vegas Formula 1 Heineken Grand Prix
These days, auto races are more than cars going around a track. There is also entertainment and T-Pain headlines three days of concerts at the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Formula 1 Heineken Grand Prix, Nov. 20-22. He will be at the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere Stage, along with Zedd, SOFI TUKKER, Jess Glynne, Cimafunk, Balu Brigada and Cassian. This festival-like atmosphere is … [Read more...]
NASCAR Confirmes San Diego Race For 2026 On Coronado
NASCAR has confirmed a race for San Diego as part of its 2026 schedule and it will take place on Coronado. Calling it the "Race on the Base" it will take place on the North Island Naval Air Station (NAS), the U.S. Navy's military base. The dates are June 19-21. It will honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy. NASCAR officials and a few drivers on were on the naval base … [Read more...]
What Is A Grid Girl In Auto Racing Explained With Photos
Hot Girls Help To Identify Drivers To Fans Before Races You can't have race cars, drivers and fans without having hot girls. And often the hottest girls at a race track are the ones in matching outfits known as the grid girls. Some are flat-out stunning, gorgeous girls who turn heads, cause guys to say stupid guy things and run up to them to ask for photos. But … [Read more...]
Las Vegas F1 Race Opens Grand Prix Plaza For Fans Starting In March
The race isn't until November but Formula 1 is already establishing a presence in Las Vegas. Beginning March 29, a 39-acre Grand Prix Plaza, featuring more than 100,000 square feet of entertainment across three ticketed F1 attractions, opens to the public. It is in partnership with Round Room Live and features the following: • F1® X: The interactive Formula 1 experience … [Read more...]
Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach Founder Chris Pook Honored By Motorsports Hall Of Fame
When Chris Pook puts his mind to make something happen, he usually achieves it. Even if it's a wild idea of putting on an auto race on the streets of a seedy town in the Los Angeles area. Well, it worked and Pook – who founded the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach – has been recognized for his accomplishment by the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA). He … [Read more...]
5 Reasons You Should Watch The Daytona 500 NASCAR’s Super Bowl Race
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger One Super Bowl is over but another is coming up and like the first one, this one involves intense preparation, attention to detail, a bit of luck, lots of contact and the winner rising to the top when it counts the most. This is not the NFL's Super Bowl, of course but the staged by the National Association of Stock Car … [Read more...]
The U.S. Auto Racing Season Begins With This Historic 24-Hour Daytona Race
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NASCAR, IndyCar and sports cars. They each have thier own seasons in the American racing calendar yet the first auto racing event of the year in the USA is this historic race in Daytona Beach at Daytona International Speedway. No, it's not the Daytona 500. That's a couple weeks later. It's the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a grueling … [Read more...]
Penske Entertainment Takes Over Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach IndyCar Race
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Long Beach Grand Prix has a new owner, Penske Entertainment. The owner and manager of the INDYCAR and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES purchased the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, LLC, which put on the annual Grand Prix. As a result, Penske Entertainment will take over America's most popular street race. The 2025 event, formally known as … [Read more...]
Las Vegas F1 Race Tickets Single Day Starts At $99
Single-day tickets are available for the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix and they start at $99, plus fee and taxes. The race, scheduled for Nov. 21-23 along the Las Vegas Strip, is night event on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The single-day tickets, on sale now, are available for all three race days, with options across General Admission and select Grandstand … [Read more...]
RACER Magazine Confirms NASCAR Race In San Diego, Possibly On Coronado
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor A NASCAR race in San Diego? It could happen, according to one source. RACER, one of the most respected sources in all of auto racing, has confirmed what has been a rumor floating around auto racing circles for close to a year: NASCAR will run a race in San Diego." Details are lacking, but this would be a major … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America Annouces Class of 2025
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has annouced th Class of 2025 and it includes a famous family name and racing pioneers. Louis Unser and William K. Vanderbilt are the Historic Inductees in the Hall's 37th Induction class that will be ushered into the Hall of Fame of ALL motorsports in March. Unser and Vanderbilt join seven other members of the Class of … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Grand Prix Selling A New $1,350 Heineken GA+ Ticket
The Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Veagas Grand Prix, Nov. 21-23, has a new ticket option for its second race. It is called the Heineken GA+ and it is located in the South Koval Zone. The standing-room-only three-day ticket from comes with unassigned bleacher-style seating on a first-come, first-served basis along the Koval Straightaway. It will have a Vegas party atmosphere … [Read more...]
Queen + Adam Lambert To Play At United States Grand Prix F1 Race In Austin
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Queen + Adam Lambert is the Saturday night band that will perform at the United States Grand Prix Formula 1 race this year in Austin, Texas. The three-day event is Oct. 20-22 with Queen + Adam Lambert taking the stage on Saturday night at the Germania Insurance Super Stage post-race events after the inaugural F1 Sprint Race … [Read more...]
F1 Race Was In Las Vegas And It Was A Party
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Formula 1 went in Las Vegas and it was a party. And if you don't think so you don't know a steering wheel from a checkered flag. F1 race cars screaming down the Las Vegas Strip, showgirls and showtime and all the glitz that this suggests. It all added the sin in Sin City. The race was the weekend of Nov. 16-18 with the … [Read more...]
Clean Bandit Added To Concert Lineup At Saudi Arabia GP F1 Race
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Formula 1 race is looking to also be a music lover's festival as well as an auto race as international stars Clean Bandit have been added to event's concert lineup. Clean Bandit is British electronic music group with four No. 1 hits and 10 Top 10 hits in the UK. The concert will take place on the Main Stage of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, F1’s … [Read more...]
Women’s History Month Comes To Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Women's History Month plays a big role in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) in March with induction of a ground-breaking woman into the organization. Denise McCluggage and the 1956 Jaguar XK140 that helped her break into a male-dominated sport, are a big part of the organization's 2022 induction ceremony March 8 at the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, … [Read more...]
Tiësto, Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta To Perform At Saudi Arabian Grand Prix F1 Race
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Formula 1 race is having a Super Bowl halftime-type of party experience for its inaugural event the weekend of Dec. 3-5. It is having blockbuster performers Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta as the headline acts for a post-race concert on Dec. 5 with multi-award-winning singer, songwriter & dancer, Jason Derulo and iconic DJ Tiësto … [Read more...]
NASCAR Hits Marketing Home Run With Race In The LA Coliseum
Clash At The Coliseum Set For Feb. 6 Before The Daytona 500 And A Week Prior To Los Angeles Hosting The Super Bowl By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor What a move byNASCAR. It passed anything that happens on the track, even a dramatic last-lap dash to the finish. Just when the sport seemed to be fading into the the distance it pulls off a marketing … [Read more...]
Historic Sports Cars Are Racing At Watkins Glen This Weekend; Spectators Allowed
Finger Lakes Invitational Welcomes Race Cars & Fans Historic sports cars are racing on the historic race track Watkins Glen International the weekend of July 9-11 and spectators are back to witness the action. Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) is on the track after a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official name of the event is the Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Helio Castroneves & NHRA’s Leah Pruett Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Honorary Chairs
Three-Time Indy 500 Champion & 8-Time Top Fuel Winner Joining Motorsports Legends For September Ceremony Helio Castroneves, a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and eight-time NHRA Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett will be the Honorary Chairs for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's 2020/2021 induction ceremonies. The three-day event is schedule to take … [Read more...]
Legendary Watkins Glen Racetrack Hosting Expanded Historic Sportscar Racing Event
Finger Lakes Invitational Adds Races After Cancelation Of Upstate New York's Wine Festival They won't be popping corks at the Finger Lakes Wine Festival this year, but that has opened the door for more action at the legendary Watkins Glen racetrack. The wine festival was canceled for the second year in a row and in its place is an expanded lineup of race cars at … [Read more...]
University Of Alabama Students Go Racing With Capstone Motorsports
Bama Alumni Starts Sports Car Team That Involves U Of A Engineering Interns By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor University of Alabama engineering students are getting an up-close look at the world of racing with the formation of Capstone Motorsports, a new team in the Pirelli GT4 America SprintX sports car series led by Alabama graduate John … [Read more...]
New eSkootr Championship Electric Scooters Racing Series Gets Media Partner
The eSC Series Moves Forward As It Eyes 2021 Season Debut eSC, eSkootr Championship, racing The new eSkootr Championship, a series of street races on modified electric scooters scheduled to launch in 2021, continues to move forward with the announcement of a media partner. Micromobility Industries will be working with the eSkootr Championship (eSC). … [Read more...]
New eSkootr Championship Has Its First Team, Carlin
Electric Scooter Series To Launch In 2021 eSkootr Championship Championship, racing A new type of racing, the eSkootr Championship (Electric Scooter Championship), is set to debut in the summer of 2021 and it has its first team, legendary British motorsport outfit Carlin. Carlin will field three riders when the eSC series when it launches later in 2021. The … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall of Fame Updates 40-Foot Tall ‘Sweep of Speed’ Exhibit
New Cars Added To Daytona Museum For Race Fans Motorsports Hall Of Fame, auto racing, race fans The massive 40-foot tall "Sweep of Speed" display at the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Daytona Beach, Fla., has undergone a sweeping change. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's (MSHFA) signature exhibit underwent a transformation during the holidays and is … [Read more...]
IndyCar Inviting Fans To Attend Road America Race
Wisconsin Facility On Track To Welcome Race Fans The cars are back on the track and now fans will be back in the stands. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will let race fans come back to the race track for its events, starting with the REV Group Grand Prix presented by American Medical Response doubleheader race weekend at Road America, July 9-12. Road America is located … [Read more...]
Formula 1 Is Back On Track for 2020; Here Are The Rules & Race Schedule
F1 Starting With 8 Races; Hopes To Expand To 18 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Blogger Formula 1 is back on track for 2020, but like everything these days, there are changes both on and off the tracks. Here's a rundown of those changes and the revised schedule. • There are currently eight announced races with plans for a 15 to 18 races planned, … [Read more...]
The Best Motorsports Bars In America – A Complete Guide For Racing Fans
Eat & Drink Where The Racers Play From Laguna Seca To Watkins Glen By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Blogger Before I ever saw a car turn a lap on a racetrack, my PR mentor at the time made sure I knew one of the most important elements of being on the road for racing professionals: the signature bars that are associated with each venue. These are … [Read more...]
Laguna Seca Raceway: America’s Coolest Racetrack
Legendary Track Is The Perfect Fit For Monterey, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger It is in wine country and has a series of turns known as the corkscrew. There are elevation changes that outdo any rollercoaster and it has more curves than you'll find on the podium girls. I am referring to Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, and it is … [Read more...]
Harvick Wins As NASCAR Returns To Real Racing; 2020 Schedule Continues In May
Coca-Cola 600 To Be Run As Scheduled On Memorial Day Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Enough of that virtual racing. It's back to the real thing. And on Sunday, May 17, Kevin Harvick won The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway, as the NASCAR Cup returned to real racing with event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. There were no fans in the … [Read more...]
What Happens If The Indy 500 Is Ever Rained Out?
Rain Forecast For 103rd Running Of Indianapolis 500 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Rain is as common to Indiana in May as basketballs are falling through hoops in January. But basketball is played indoor and when it rains in May it's not good news for the state's signature event, the Indy 500. The forecast for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis … [Read more...]
Formula E Racing Provides An Electrifying Fan Experience
Electric Car Race Series Features Formula 1-Style Cars & Atmosphere By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Any fan of motorsports who is looking for something exciting and a bit different will get a real "charge" out of Formula E racing. There's a lot to like about Formula E, a second-year series involving Formula 1-style race cars that use batteries for … [Read more...]