Click on the issue below to view the FREE DIGITAL EDITION of the Official Event Program of the 2024 VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The VGP takes place June 13-16 at the legendary 10-turn road course located an hour northeast of Toronto. The program includes schedules, a complete entry list, a paddock and track map and stories about this year’s featured marque and the many things on tap for this year’s VARAC VGP. This program was produced by Inside Track Communications, in conjunction with VARAC. Be sure to pick up your printed edition of the program at the VGP ..read more

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – One of Prince Edward Island’s rising stock car racing stars has revealed a bombshell of an addition to his 2024 racing calendar. Cross Roads Maritime League of Legends Tour driver Tanton Wooldridge has partnered with 01 Motorsports to run the No. 24 car at multiple Pro Stock events across the Maritimes. The deal came together within the last week and will be 01 Motorsports’ second entry, alongside the No. 01 of Troy Burke. Currently, Wooldridge plans to run at three Oyster Bed Speedway events in Oyster Bed Bridge, PE; the Universal Truck and Trailer 150 (June 15) and the Ch ..read more

The NASCAR Canada Series, OSCAAR and CASC-OR will be in action this weekend, along with several other Ontario and Atlantic Canada series. We break down a busy schedule of racing in this week’s preview. NASCAR Canada Series The second race of the NASCAR Canada Series (NCS) season will take place Saturday evening at Autodrome Chaudière, with the green flag scheduled for 5:30 p.m. local time. Marc-Antoine Camirand won the season opener at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, with the 2022 champion and 2023 runner-up recording his ninth straight podium on a road/street course. The first oval event of th ..read more

A regular exhibitor at both SEMA (Las Vegas) and PRI (Indianapolis), Atturo Tire has been taking the US tire market by storm since 2009. Aggressive designs, slick marketing efforts and quality products are the hallmark of this rising company. Covering all markets, including DOT race tires, off-road, powersports and even fleet/commercial tires, Atturo has recently set its sights on Canada. We were able to connect with Atturo at PRI, and their Canadian manager Bill Hume set us up with a set of their TrailBlade AT tires. Shipped to the guys over at Northern Performance (in Burlington, ON) to ins ..read more

MONTREAL, QC – Alex Guenette, a professional NASCAR driver from Terrebonne, is thrilled to announce his return to the NASCAR Canada Series this year with a six-race contract with 22 Racing, led by Scott Steckly. The partners for this venture include Casino Wôlinak, Bet GRW, DLGL, Motos Illimitées, and others to be announced soon. The planned races for this season include the four races in Quebec and a double-header weekend in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Alex Guenette shared: “We had big plans to run a full season this year, but last-minute changes out of my control almost left us on the sidelines ..read more

ALISO VIEJO, CA – Performance Racing Industry (PRI) released its first-ever market research report, showing that track-use motorsports parts accounted for more than $8 billion in sales in the United States in 2023, among many other racing market data points. The report includes key industry trends and sales metrics and is available to PRI Business and Individual members for free as a membership benefit. The inaugural “2024 State of the Racing Market Report” is PRI’s first step towards providing industry-specific data and insights that will help members grow their businesses and stay competitiv ..read more

The NASCAR Canada Series heads to Quebec for its second race of the 2024 season. On Saturday, Autodrome Chaudière plays host to the Bud Light 300. Momentum is high coming off the ASSA ABLOY Accentra 200, and this track is known to produce both first-time winners and repeat victors during action-packed races. Located in Vallée-Jonction, Québec, Autodrome Chaudière, also known as ‘Petit Bristol,’ has been a staple on the NASCAR Canada schedule since 2013. This short track, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) paved oval with high banks, delivers close and fast racing. Series leader and defending champion of ..read more

NASCAR Canada Series: Innovation Auto Sport and Lacroix Aim to Break Autodrome Chaudière’s Bad Luck Streak SAINT EUSTACHE, QC – Kevin Lacroix and Innovation Auto Sport will return to Quebec soil this Saturday, June 1, for the next stop on the NASCAR Canada Series at Autodrome Chaudière. Located in Vallée-Jonction, Beauce, this ¼-mile oval is nicknamed ‘Petit Bristol’ because of its steep incline. It’s not an easy layout for Lacroix, who has yet to find success on it. “It’s our first race of the year on the oval,” says Lacroix. “I can’t wait to see if our changes have paid off this winter. It’s ..read more

Mary Bignotti-Mendez INDIANAPOLIS, IN – To the delight of over 350,000 fans, the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 finally got underway after a four-hour rain delay. It was a nail bitter as Josef Newgarden exchanged the lead with Pato O’Ward in the final seven laps to earn his second consecutive win and gave team owner, Roger Penske, his 20th Indianapolis 500 victory. “I knew we could win this race again”, said Newgarden, who also won the 107th running at Indy with a last lap pass following a controversial late Red Flag at the expense of Marcus Ericsson, the 106th winner. “It’s just a matt ..read more

KANNAPOLIS, NC – The following is a joint statement from Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, the co-owners of Stewart-Haas Racing, regarding the future of their NASCAR team following the 2024 season. “We have made the difficult decision to close Stewart-Haas Racing at the conclusion of the 2024 season. It is a decision that did not come easily, nor was it made quickly. “Racing is a labor-intensive, humbling sport. It requires unwavering commitment and vast resources, with a 365-day mindset to be better than everyone else. It’s part of what makes success so rewarding. “But the commitment needed to extr ..read more