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Sellout of “The Great American Race” is earliest in modern history
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway officials announced that all grandstand seats for the historic 50th Running of the 2008 Daytona 500 have been sold.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Seven-time Daytona 500 Champion Richard Petty, who’s father Lee won the inaugural DAYTONA 500 in 1959, will serve as Honorary Starter for the historic 50th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Petty will drop the green flag at Daytona International Speedway to get the historic event underway at 3:30 [...]

Collector Edition Hershey®’s Milk Chocolate, Hershey®’s Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Kit Kat® Wafer Bars Pay Homage to a Racing Legend and Raise Awareness and Funds for The Dale Earnhardt Foundation
HERSHEY, Pa., January 30, 2008 – The Hershey Company is offering racing fans a taste of history with the debut of four Collector Edition bars [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2008) — The 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 – the most anticipated event in racing history – will carry a record purse of more than $18 million.

High-Definition Coverage of the Race Can Be Seen on February 14 at 2pm EST with a Prime Time Replay at 9pm EST

Dale Jarrett will expand his role with ESPN and join high school friends Dr. Jerry Punch and Andy Petree in the booth for ESPN’s full season of NASCAR coverage in 2008. Rusty Wallace will become lead analyst for ESPN studio programs in 2008, highlighted by serving as analyst for an enhanced NASCAR Countdown, the program [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As if there wasn’t enough to do and see during DIRECTV Speedweeks at historic Daytona International Speedway, DIS is now proud to welcome all 24 winning Daytona 500 Champions to the “The World Center of Racing” to help celebrate the historic 50th running of “The Great American Race.”
Throughout the DIRECTV Speedweeks, [...]

CONCORD, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–World Racing Group (OTCBB: DMSP) announced today that Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, will be the title sponsor for the 37th Annual DIRTcar Nationals. The DIRTcar Nationals feature the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series™, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series™, the Advance Auto [...]

TORONTO, ON – Starting today, Canadian motorsports fans can register their votes for Canada’s top racers of 2007. Visitors to www.insidetracknews.com will have their say in ‘racer of the year’ and ‘up and coming racer of the year’ categories as part of the sixth annual Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol.
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Stewart and Kahne to Compete Against Star Line-up at Toughest Dirt Track Race Saturday, January 12 from Tulsa, Okla. Live on HBO Pay-Per-View

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (December 6, 2007) – For the first time ever, race fans can watch the prestigious Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals featuring a who’s who of racing stars, including NASCAR’s Tony [...]