Monday, October 17, 2022

Keelan Harvick - 2022 IAME World Finals

Keelan Harvick - 2022 IAME World Finals

Representing America - X30 Mini

Keelan Harvick -  at the 2022 IAME World Finals in Le Mans

 

Thirty-seven countries were represented at the 2022 IAME World Finals in Le Mans. Keelan Harvick had the honor of being the only American in the field. There were ninety-one drivers in the Mini class.

 

In the heats Keelan finished: P11, 7, 8, 3, 4 and won his prefinal! He started the final p2 but didn’t have the pace from earlier in the day. Even though he did not have the pace, ten-year-old Harvick would have liked, he still finished his first IWF in p5!

 

Keelan Harvick finished his first IWF in 5 Place!

 

X30 MINI

  1. 69 ROUSSEAU Gianmatteo
  2. 14 KELLEHER Daniel
  3. 86 BAGLIN Noah
  4. 41 SALA Filippo
  5. 51 HARVICK Keelan
  6. 88 KAMYAB Roman
  7. 87 DOMAIN Henry
  8. 24 PHILLIPS Jesse
  9. 83 ISLIN Lewis
  10. 56 MARTINEZ Alex

 

Team USA Breakdown

#51 – Keelan Harvick (2022 USPKS Mini Swift Champion)

  • Qualifying (Group 2): 3rd – 1:16.493
  • Overall: 8th
  • Heat Group B (Row 2)
  • Heat AvsB: 11th +11.152
  • Heat BvsE: 7th +8.754
  • Heat BvsD: 8th +10.037
  • Heat BvsC: 3rd +3.423
  • Heat BvsF: 4th +0.252
  • Heat Points: 11th – 33 points
  • Prefinal B Grid: 4th
  • Prefinal B: 1st +0.632
  • Final Grid: 2nd
  • Final: 5th +1.576

  

source: Keelan Harvick Instagram

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Karting on Credit

Karting on Credit

Half of motorsports parents prepared to incur a $35k debt to help their child's career, reveals survey. 

  • • 58% say the high cost of karting severely stretches their finances. 

  •  2 in 3 say they do not consider motorsports inclusive, given the exorbitant costs involved. 

  • Infographic showing survey results.



source: prfire

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key

Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key Busch

Congratulations Kyle, Samantha, and Brexton

Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key Busch

 

        • Lennix Key Busch
        • May 10, 2022
        • 5:12 am
        • 6 lbs 1 oz 20 in

 

Kyle and his wife Samantha welcomed their second child via surrogate. They named her Lennix Key.

 

On Tuesday, the pair wrote on Instagram, “We're beyond overjoyed that God has blessed us with our beautiful girl. Our tiny little peanut has a head full of crazy hair and a big brother waiting at home who can't wait to meet her!!!”

 

“Thank you everyone who has followed our journey and prayed along side of us. Our hearts are bursting with happiness,” they continued, using the hashtags #ivfjourney and #rainbowbaby.

 

 

Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key Busch
Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key Busch
Welcome to the #NASCAR World Lennix Key Busch

 

 

source: NASCAR Media

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Happy Mother's Day - #NASCAR Style

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." - Abraham Lincoln 

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there. You are noticed and appreciated. 

 

 

Me & My Boy!




 

 

Source: TwitterVerse

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Set for its 26th Anniversary Southwestern Adventure

Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Set for its 26th Anniversary Southwestern Adventure

After being postponed twice, 225 riders will finally complete one of the Ride’s most scenic routes, traveling more than 1,500 miles to raise money and awareness for Victory Junction

 

Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Set for its 26th Anniversary Southwestern Adventure

 

Kyle Petty Charity Ride, Inc. today announced it will finally complete its 26th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America after being sidelined for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 30 – May 6, 2022, former NASCAR driver and NBC Sports racing analyst Kyle Petty will take 125 motorcycles on a Southwestern adventure, fulfilling one of the most scenic routes in the Ride’s history. Considered one of the most successful and popular charity rides in the country, the Ride will travel through picturesque scenes across Arizona and Utah.

 

Presented by Cox Automotive, the Ride will begin in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 30 and return to Phoenix on May 6 – making this the first time ever the Ride has started and ended in the same city. Cox Automotive makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone and is one of the world’s largest automotive services providers. The company’s brands include Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and Manheim, which will host the Ride for a kick-off breakfast at Manheim Phoenix on April 30.

 

“Leaving the world better than we found it and fostering a culture of giving back is at the very core of who we are,” said Gus Jones, general manager, Manheim Phoenix. “The Manheim Phoenix team is incredibly excited to host the riders and celebrate the start of another great journey to raise money and awareness for Victory Junction.”



Petty will cover more than 1,500 miles on a seven-day trek along with approximately 225 participants, including nearly 40 new Riders, all to raise funds and awareness for Victory Junction – a camp dedicated to providing life-changing camping experiences for children with serious medical illnesses. Some of the highlights on the 2022 route include lapping the track at Phoenix Raceway, riding historic Route 66, visiting Grand Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, seeing the Grand Staircase and Humphries Peak, and so much more.

 

Spectators along the 2022 route are encouraged to attend one of the Ride’s seven overnight stops or daily fuel stops to greet Petty and the riders, purchase memorabilia and make donations.

 

26th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Schedule:

  • Day 1, Saturday, April 30 – Phoenix, Arizona to Lake Havasu City, Arizona 
  • Day 2, Sunday, May 1 – Lake Havasu City, Arizona to Flagstaff, Arizona 
  • Day 3, Monday, May 2 – Flagstaff, Arizona to Bryce Canyon City, Utah 
  • Day 4, Tuesday, May 3 – Free Day 
  • Day 5, Wednesday, May 4 – Bryce Canyon City, Utah to Monument Valley, Utah 
  • Day 6, Thursday, May 5 – Monument Valley, Utah to Sedona, Arizona 
  • Day 7, Friday, May 6 – Sedona, Arizona to Phoenix, Arizona

 

“We’ve been planning this 26th Anniversary Ride since the end of our 2019 event, and patiently waiting for the right time to gather again amidst the coronavirus pandemic. So now, nearly three years in the making, I’m beyond thrilled to finally get our Riders back together for an exciting adventure in Arizona and Utah,” said Petty. “This year’s Ride is all about stopping to see some of the beautiful places we’ve ridden by in the past, mixed with a few new places for our Riders to explore. Together, we will create memories to last a lifetime. And it’s all for the kids at Victory Junction! We ride so that deserving kids get to experience the magic of Camp.”



Because of the Ride, more than 8,210 children have attended Victory Junction at no cost to their families. On its 25th Anniversary in 2019, the Ride raised $1.7 million and sent 128 children to Camp. Victory Junction has served as the Ride’s primary beneficiary since its establishment by Petty and his family in 2004 in honor of his late son, Adam.

 

Among the celebrities participating in this year’s Ride are NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time champion Richard Petty; NASCAR legends Harry Gant, Hershel McGriff, Donnie Allison and Ken Schrader; and NBC Sports NASCAR personality Rick Allen.

 

“I used to spend a lot of time in the Southwest with my late wife, Lynda, and we were always blown away by the beautiful places we saw,” said Kyle’s father, Richard Petty. “I’ve cleared my whole schedule to participate in the full duration of this year’s Ride because I’m so excited to see some of those places again and, this time, share them with Kyle and his family.”

 

The 2022 Ride is made possible by presenting sponsor Cox Automotive, as well as Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dodge Law, Racing Electronics, WinCraft Racing, FLUIDYNE Racing Products, Petty Family Foundation, Headbands of Hope, Piedmont Moving Systems, Wiley X, Blue Emu and Goody’s.

 

Keep up with Petty and the Ride on social media at the following accounts:

 

Facebook: 

Instagram:

Twitter: 

 

For more information about the Ride or to donate, please visit www.kylepettycharityride.com.

 

About Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America

Led by former NASCAR driver and racing analyst Kyle Petty, the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is an annual cross-country motorcycle trek that raises funds and awareness for Victory Junction. The Ride is one of the most successful and popular charity events in the country. Since its inception in 1995, more than 8,650 riders have logged 12.4 million cumulative motorcycle miles and raised more than $19 million for Victory Junction and other children’s charities.

 

Victory Junction is a year-round camping facility for children with serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions.

 

About Victory Junction

Victory Junction is a year-round camping facility for children with serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions. Co-founded by Kyle Petty and his family in honor of his son Adam, Victory Junction provides life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a medically-safe environment, always free of charge. In addition to traditional camp sessions, Victory Junction’s REACH program takes camp experiences to children and their families at hospitals, clinics, and in Ronald McDonald Houses throughout North and South Carolina.

 

Since opening in 2004, Victory Junction has delivered more than 100,000 camp experiences and has served children from all fifty states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, as well as four countries. Victory Junction is a member of the SeriousFun Children’s Network of Camps founded by Paul Newman, and is accredited by the American Camp Association. To learn more, please visit victoryjunction.org.

 

About Cox Automotive (www.coxautoinc.com)

Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone. The global company’s more than 27,000 team members and family of brands, including Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Dickinson Fleet Services, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, VinSolutions®, vAuto® and Xtime®, are passionate about helping millions of car shoppers, 40,000 auto dealer clients across five continents and many others throughout the automotive industry thrive for generations to come. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with annual revenues of nearly $20 billion.

 

Taylor Gray takes ARCA East Victory

Taylor Gray takes ARCA East Victory

'General Tire 125' Results

Taylor Gray takes #ARCA East Victory

 

Taylor Gray grabbed the momentum his race team was seeking in a big way Friday at Dover Motor Speedway.

 

And his reward was a new Monster Trophy to display.

 

Gray led 115 of 125 laps and cruised to his first victory at the Monster Mile with a victory in the General Tire 125 ARCA Menards Series East race.

 

It was the first ARCA Menards Series East victory of the year for Gray, 17, a New Mexico native, who has also made two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this year. 

 

 

Gray has top-three finishes in all three AMSE races so far in 2022 but Friday marked his first trip to Victory Lane.

 

“Hard work has paid off, finally,” Gray said. “We’ll take this momentum and go to Nashville [next race in series is May 7] and see what we can do.

 

“We’ve been working hard and making gains.”

 

Gray, driving the No. 17 Ford for David Gilliland Racing, topped second-place Jesse Love by 1.456 seconds at the checkered flag, with Conner Jones in third and Rajah Caruth in fourth.

 

Sammy Smith, who entered Friday as the ARCA Menards Series points leader after winning the season’s first two races, finished fifth.

 

Gray, who earned the pole position with a track record lap of 160.915 mph earlier on Friday.

 

And after capping a long day at Dover with a big victory, Gray already has a place in mind to keep his newly-won Monster Trophy.

 

“It’s a super cool trophy, probably one of my favorite trophies on the circuit,” Gray said. “It’s probably going to go right in my living room.”

 

GENERAL TIRE 125 RESULTS


 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Don't Miss Out on VIP Experiences at zMax Dragway

Don't Miss Out on VIP Experiences at zMax Dragway
Don't Miss Out on VIP Experiences at zMax Dragway

Speedway Children's Charities and zMax Dragway are once again bringing you the ultimate fan experiences while helping kids in need in the Charlotte area.

 

Would you like to have a private meet & greet with Tony Stewart Racing or Antron Brown?

 

  • You could sit in the cool comfort of a suite with food and drinks! 
  • You could be at the start line when the winner launches off the line!
  • You could experience being part of the Air Raid before each Nitro Round!

 

Auction ends April 27!

 




Speedway Children's Charities and zMax Dragway

 

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Miami Gardens Students Get Formula 1 Tickets

Miami Gardens Students Get Formula 1 Tickets

Students are Enrolled F1 in Schools Program

 

South Florida Motorsports (SFM), Miami Dolphins, and the City of Miami Gardens gifted fifty (50) students with tickets to the Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix happening next month. The students were surprised by Miami Gardens’ Mayor, Rodney Harris.

 

 

The event was for students, who are currently enrolled in the F1 in Schools program, which is dedicated to introducing students to design, engineering, project management, branding, marketing, and teamwork using the excitement and appeal of Formula 1®. Students also got a chance to meet, speak with and race cars (that they built in a workshop), with William T. Ribbs Jr.,* the first African-American man to have tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

 

F1 in Schools is one of the largest global educational programs that raise awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among students and school children.

 

The event took place at the City of Miami Gardens’ Bunche Park Alternative Sports and Fitness Center and was administered through Seeking Education Empowers Knowledge (S.E.E.K). All S.E.E.K. staff were given two (2) tickets to see Maluma at Hard Rock Stadium as well.

 

The first ever F1 Miami Grand Prix will be held on May 6-8, 2022.

 

 

* William T. Ribbs Jr., ran three cup races in 1986. In 2001, Ribbs joined the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with the support of the Dodge Corporation, which initiated a motorsports diversity program to provide opportunities for minorities to race. This made Ribbs the first African American in the modern era to compete full time in a major NASCAR division. He finished sixteenth in the point standings.

 

 

Photo Gallery

Cars Created by F1 in School Students

Cars Created by F1 in School Students

F1 in School Students

F1 in School Students

F1 in School Students

F1 in School Students

William T. Ribbs Jr., the first African-American man to have tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

William T. Ribbs Jr., the first African-American man to have

tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

William T. Ribbs Jr., the first African-American man to have tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500
William T. Ribbs Jr., the first African-American man to have
tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500
Mayor, Miami Gardens, Rodney Harris

Mayor, Miami Gardens, Rodney Harris

Formula 1

Formula 1

F1 in School Students

F1 in School Students

 

source: Lamont Johnson
The Art Department, LLC