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Pitbull Joins Trackhouse Racing Ownership
Pitbull & Team
Founder Justin Marks Aim for Social Impact on Minority Youth
Mexican Racer Daniel
Suarez To Compete in the 2021 NASCAR Season
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(January 15, 2021) -- Trackhouse Racing is going worldwide.
GRAMMY®
Award-winning global superstar Pitbull has become a co-owner of Trackhouse
Racing. Ready to change the game, he and founder/co-owner Justin
Marks plan to amplify the sport’s influence around the world. Taking the
first step, Trackhouse Racing makes its much-anticipated debut in the
No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14 with Daniel
Suarez behind the wheel. The Monterrey, Mexico native notably stands out
as “the only foreign-born national series champion in NASCAR history.”
“I’ve been a fan of
the NASCAR story since the movie ‘Days of Thunder,’” said Armando
Christian Perez (Pitbull). “As soon as I met Justin, Ty Norris (team
president) and Daniel, we were on the same page. They welcomed me
aboard, and now we’re going to show the world NASCAR is not only a sport
but it’s a culture. This is an amazing way to celebrate my 40th
birthday, so Get Ready! Dale! (Dah-lay)”
Perez has already
asserted himself as an engine for evolution. Not only will he serve as
an active partner on the Trackhouse executive team, Perez serves as a
brand and philanthropic ambassador. Together, Marks and Perez will
foster the launch of a racing-themed STEM curriculum within the SLAM!
(Sports Leadership Arts and Management) inner-city charter schools --
which Pitbull helped establish seven years ago.
“From day one of
creating Trackhouse Racing, I wanted our team to be a platform for
purpose, to transcend the sport and positively impact all races on and
off the track,” said Marks.
“I am proud that in
just a few months we are here announcing a partnership with one of the
most influential and recognized artists in the world. Within the first
10 minutes of our first meeting, it was clear Armando and I share a
vision and passion for impacting the lives of the underrepresented. We
are creating and compelling a movement of positivity and possibility,
using the platform and excitement of sports and music. Through NASCAR
and our partnership with Pitbull, we are going to have the attention of
a global demographic that is ready to be inspired into action for
themselves, their families and their future.”
In addition to his
role with Trackhouse and numerous other ventures, Pitbull will be
attending the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14.
Watch the video
welcoming Pitbull to Trackhouse on Twitter: @TeamTrackhouse
NASCAR Adjusts Two 2021 Race Weekends in February
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2020) – Due to challenges
resulting from the ongoing pandemic and the need for significant advance
planning, NASCAR will adjust two race weekends immediately following the
63rd running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 14.
All
three
NASCAR national series will now remain in Daytona to run
a tripleheader at the storied road course Feb. 19-21 before the NASCAR
Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series head down to Homestead-Miami
Speedway on Feb. 27-28.
The NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races on
the Daytona road course will replace the events originally scheduled to
take place at Auto Club Speedway on Feb. 27-28. The Camping World Truck
Series race is realigned from the event originally scheduled to take
place at Homestead-Maimi Speedway on Friday, Feb. 19.
After consecutive race weekends in Daytona, the Cup and
Xfinity Series will make the trek to Homestead-Miami Speedway one week
later than originally scheduled, rounding out the Florida swing Feb.
27-28.
Following the events at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the
NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series will all head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway as originally planned
March 5-7.
FOX Sports platforms will carry coverage of all
aforementioned race weekends, including annual coverage of the DAYTONA
500 on FOX. A complete schedule of start times and networks for all
three series will be announced soon. |
NASCAR Announces Start Times and Networks for 2021 Season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(Dec. 10, 2020) – NASCAR, in collaboration with FOX Sports and NBC Sports, today
announced 2021 race start times and networks for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR
Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series seasons.
Twenty-three total
races will air on FOX and NBC this year, a two-race increase over 2020. Eleven
of those will air on FOX, including the first seven NASCAR Cup Series races of
the season beginning with the DAYTONA 500 (Sunday, Feb. 14, 2:30 p.m. ET). The
first premier series race on dirt since 1970 will also air live on FOX when the
Cup Series rolls into Bristol Motor Speedway (Sunday, March 28, 3:30 p.m. ET).
Another 12 races will
air on NBC, including the debut of the NASCAR Cup Series at Road America
(Sunday, July 4, 2:30 p.m. ET). The NASCAR Cup Series Championship from Phoenix
Raceway (Sunday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m. ET) highlights five NASCAR Cup Series playoff
races airing on NBC.
Five NASCAR Xfinity
Series tilts will air live on broadcast television in 2021, highlighted by the
series’ first visit of the season to Talladega Superspeedway (Saturday, Apr. 24,
4 p.m. ET, FOX) and three consecutive playoff races: the Charlotte Roval
(Saturday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. ET, NBC), Texas Motor Speedway (Saturday, Oct. 16, 3
p.m. ET, NBC) and Kansas Speedway (Saturday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. ET, NBC).
Martinsville Speedway
will host a pair of primetime events in the spring with both the NASCAR Xfinity
Series (Apr. 9, 8 p.m. ET, FS1) and NASCAR Cup Series (Apr. 10, 7:30 p.m. ET,
FS1) taking the green flag under the lights on consecutive evenings.
The NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series will be primetime viewing 13 times in 2021, highlighted by
the first-ever NASCAR race on the dirt at Knoxville Raceway on Friday, July 9 (9
p.m. ET, FS1).
Additionally, the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will take part in
six Saturday day-night twin bills, including Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 20,
2:30 and 5 p.m. ET, FS1), COTA (May 22, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET, FS1) and the
penultimate playoff races in both series at Martinsville (Oct. 30, 1 p.m. ET on
FS1 and 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, respectively). A Saturday Camping World Truck Series
and Xfinity Series double dip in Texas (June 12, 1 and 4 p.m. ET, FS1) will set
the stage for FOX Sports’ NASCAR Cup Series finale, which will be the debut of
All-Star festivities under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway (Sunday, June 13,
6 p.m. ET, FS1).
Finally, CNBC will be
home to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International (Saturday,
Aug. 7, 4 p.m. ET) as NBC Sports wraps up its coverage of the 2021 Olympics.
Complete times and
network schedules for all three national series are below. All times eastern and
schedule subject to change.
2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Schedule
|
Date |
Location |
Network |
Start
Time |
Radio |
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Tuesday, Feb. 9 |
Clash
(Daytona Road Course) |
FS1 |
7:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Thursday, Feb. 11 |
Duel
at Daytona |
FS1 |
7:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, Feb. 14 |
DAYTONA 500 |
FOX |
2:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, Feb. 21 |
Daytona Road Course |
FOX |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, Feb. 28 |
Homestead-Miami |
FOX |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, March 7 |
Las
Vegas |
FOX |
3:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, March 14 |
Phoenix |
FOX |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, March 21 |
Atlanta |
FOX |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, March 28 |
Bristol Dirt |
FOX |
3:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, April 10 |
Martinsville |
FS1 |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, April 18 |
Richmond |
FOX |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, April 25 |
Talladega |
FOX |
2:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, May 2 |
Kansas |
FS1 |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, May 9 |
Darlington |
FS1 |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, May 16 |
Dover |
FS1 |
2:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, May 23 |
COTA |
FS1 |
2:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, May 30 |
Charlotte |
FOX |
6:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 6 |
Sonoma |
FS1 |
4:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 13 |
All-Star Open (Texas) |
FS1 |
6:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 13 |
All-Star (Texas) |
FS1 |
8:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 20 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
NBCSN |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, June 26 |
Pocono |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 27 |
Pocono |
NBCSN |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, July 4 |
Road
America |
NBC |
2:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, July 11 |
Atlanta |
NBCSN |
3:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, July 18 |
New
Hampshire |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, August 8 |
Watkins Glen |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, August 15 |
Indianapolis Road Course |
NBC |
1:00 p.m. |
IMS/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, August 22 |
Michigan |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, August 28 |
Daytona |
NBC |
7:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Sept. 5 |
Darlington |
NBCSN |
6:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Sept. 11 |
Richmond |
NBCSN |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Sept. 18 |
Bristol |
NBCSN |
7:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Sept. 26 |
Las
Vegas |
NBCSN |
7:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Oct. 3 |
Talladega |
NBC |
2:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Oct. 10 |
Charlotte Roval |
NBC |
2:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Oct. 17 |
Texas |
NBC |
2:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Oct. 24 |
Kansas |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Oct. 31 |
Martinsville |
NBC |
2:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, Nov. 7 |
Phoenix |
NBC |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
2021 NASCAR Xfinity
Series Schedule
|
Date |
Location |
Network |
Start
Time |
Radio |
|
Saturday, Feb. 13 |
Daytona |
FS1 |
5:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Feb. 20 |
Daytona Road Course |
FS1 |
5:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Feb. 27 |
Homestead-Miami |
FS1 |
4:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, March 6 |
Las
Vegas |
FS1 |
4:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, March 13 |
Phoenix |
FS1 |
5:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, March 20 |
Atlanta |
FS1 |
5:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Friday, April 9 |
Martinsville |
FS1 |
8:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, April 24 |
Talladega |
FOX |
4:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, May 8 |
Darlington |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, May 15 |
Dover |
FS1 |
1:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, May 22 |
COTA |
FS1 |
4:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, May 29 |
Charlotte |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, June 5 |
Mid-Ohio |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, June 12 |
Texas |
FS1 |
4:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, June 19 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
NBCSN |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Sunday, June 27 |
Pocono |
NBCSN |
Noon |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, July 3 |
Road
America |
NBC |
2:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, July 10 |
Atlanta |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, July 17 |
New
Hampshire |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, August 7 |
Watkins Glen |
CNBC |
4:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, August 14 |
Indianapolis Road Course |
NBCSN |
4:00 p.m. |
IMS/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, August 21 |
Michigan |
NBCSN |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Friday, August 27 |
Daytona |
NBCSN |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Sept. 4 |
Darlington |
NBCSN |
3:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Sept. 11 |
Richmond |
NBCSN |
2:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, Sept. 17 |
Bristol |
NBCSN |
7:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Sept. 25 |
Las
Vegas |
NBCSN |
7:30 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Oct. 2 |
Talladega |
NBCSN |
4:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Oct. 9 |
Charlotte Roval |
NBC |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Oct. 16 |
Texas |
NBC |
3:00 p.m. |
PRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Oct. 23 |
Kansas |
NBC |
3:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Oct. 30 |
Martinsville |
NBCSN |
6:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Saturday, Nov. 6 |
Phoenix |
NBCSN |
8:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
2021 NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series Schedule
|
Date |
Location |
Network |
Start
Time |
Radio |
|
Friday, Feb. 12 |
Daytona |
FS1 |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, Feb. 19 |
Daytona Road Course |
FS1 |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
|
Friday, March 5 |
Las
Vegas |
FS1 |
9:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, March 20 |
Atlanta |
FS1 |
2:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, March 27 |
Bristol Dirt |
FS1 |
8:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, April 17 |
Richmond |
FS1 |
1:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, May 1 |
Kansas |
FS1 |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, May 7 |
Darlington |
FS1 |
7:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, May 22 |
COTA |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, May 28 |
Charlotte |
FS1 |
8:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, June 12 |
Texas |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, June 18 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
FS1 |
8:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, June 26 |
Pocono |
FS1 |
Noon |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, July 9 |
Knoxville (IA) |
FS1 |
9:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, August 7 |
Watkins Glen |
FS1 |
12:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, August 20 |
World
Wide Technology Raceway |
FS1 |
9:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Sunday, Sept. 5 |
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park |
FS1 |
1:30 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Thursday, Sept. 16 |
Bristol |
FS1 |
9:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, Sept. 24 |
Las
Vegas |
FS1 |
9:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, Oct. 2 |
Talladega |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Saturday, Oct. 30 |
Martinsville |
FS1 |
1:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Friday, Nov. 5 |
Phoenix |
FS1 |
8:00 p.m. |
MRN/SiriusXM |
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Wood Brothers
Racing Honored with Prestigious FIA Heritage Cup
Award Recognizes Wood Brothers’ Passion and
Preservation of Motorsports History
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 11, 2020) – For 70
years Wood Brothers Racing has excelled in – and transformed –
the world of motorsports. As the longest tenured team in NASCAR
history, the Wood Brothers have compiled a literal Hall of Fame
resume both on and off the track. Beyond their countless
trophies and accolades, innovations including the modern pit
stop continue to define the Wood’s legacy in racing series
across the globe.
For their accomplishments across seven decades,
Wood Brothers Racing has been named the 2020 recipient of the
FIA Founding Members Club Heritage Cup. The award is presented
to an individual, institution, entity or object in recognition
of exceptional or outstanding achievement within or contribution
to the historic vehicle world.
“It truly is an honor to win this award,” said
Eddie Wood, Wood Brothers Racing president and co-owner, and son
of team founder Glen Wood. “The fact that it’s a worldwide honor
makes it even more special. We’re mainly known in American
motorsports, but this is much bigger than that.”
Wood was a child when the team helped Jim Clark
win the 1965 Indianapolis 500, but recalls the attention it
brought his father’s team.
“I was young when Indy was going on, but I
remember him talking about the worldwide recognition they
received,” Wood said. “He was honored for people around the
world to have heard of him and his brothers and what they were
doing.”
Glen also lent his expertise to the Ford factory
team at Le Mans in 1966 when the GT40 Mark II teams swept the
top three finishing positions in the iconic 24-hour event. The
team’s affiliation with Ford Motor Company continues to this
day, seventy years strong.
In support of their nomination for the
prestigious award, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France wrote,
“Having worked with them for almost 60 years, I can personally
attest to their great character and dedication to motorsports. I
can think of no group more deserving of the FIA Founding Members
Club Heritage Cup Award.”
Wood Brothers Racing has always had a knack for
attracting the greatest racing talent in the world. Ten NASCAR
Hall of Famers have taken the wheel for the team (Glen Wood,
Curtis Turner, Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Fred Lorenzen,
Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Buddy Baker, Dale Jarrett and
Bill Elliott) as well as some of the biggest names in open wheel
racing – A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones.
The team remains committed to the preservation of
motorsports history. Its one-time shop has been converted into a
museum that traces the Wood’s time in motorsports. They have
also built replica cars for the NASCAR Hall of Fame and The
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan.
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