WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (September 14, 2021) –  The Watkins Glen SpeedTour, September 9-12, proved to be one of the best shows to date for the 2021 race season. After a one-year hiatus the SpeedTour event attracted nearly 400 cars and featured racing from the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and International GT. The weekend also celebrated a special anniversary, as Tony Parella kicks off his 10th year as the owner of SVRA after

SEBRING, Fla. (February 21, 2021)  – The SpeedTour returned to Sebring International Raceway for a thrilling weekend of racing with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and International GT at the Sebring SpeedTour. With sunny skies and picture-perfect weather, the SpeedTour welcomed hundreds of entries from across the three series, along with an event record-setting car show with 450 cars and a host of spectators around the 3.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (December 21, 2020)  – Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) crowned its 2020 Sprint Series, Enduro Series and Miata Heritage Cup champions after a successful season. With an unprecedented year of travel restrictions and safety regulations, SVRA wrote and re-wrote its schedule to successfully host eight event weekends across the country, each offering two feature races for every race group. Hosting events at Auto Club Speedway, Roebling Road Raceway, Se

16 th  annual event to benefit the Council on Aging of Volusia County   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 16, 2019)  – NASCAR Vice Chairman, Mike Helton, and his wife, Lynda Helton, have been selected to receive the Glenn and Connie Ritchey Community Service Award during an event benefiting Council on Aging of Volusia (COA). In its 16th year, the award honors local heroes whose leadership and service make Volusia County a better place to live, work and play. The award will be pre

NASCAR Truck Series Champion drives the E-Z Line Toyota to victory lane in the Pro Late Model division   BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 2, 2019) –  NASCAR Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner won the Short Track U.S. Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Saturday night. In a dramatic drive in the No. 5 E-Z Line Toyota, Skinner had to recover from a lap three accident to race through the field and visit victory lane in the Pro Late Model division. It was Skinner’s first win at th

NASCAR Truck Series Champion wins first of three races in SVRA Celebrity Pro-Am series BRASELTON, Ga. (March 30, 2019) –  NASCAR Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner won the Vintage Race of Champions (VROC) Charity Pro-Am race benefitting national military nonprofit Hope For The Warriors. With a field of 14 cars where professional drivers are paired with amateur racers, the event was the first of three VROC races being hosted by Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) with

NASCAR Truck Series Champion earns back-to-back overall wins in Group 10 class in ATF & Gunslinger’s first SVRA race   SEBRING, Fla. (March 3, 2019) – ATF & Gunslinger put historic trucks back in action this weekend, as they took on their first weekend of Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) competition at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway. NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) champion Mike Skinner drove the team to victory in back-to-back wins, while earning

NASCAR Truck Series Champion sits on pole, wins race for the first NASCAR Home Tracks sanctioned race of 2019    NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (January 5, 2019) – Mike Skinner drove to a dominating win in the No. 5 E-Z Line Toyota pro late model at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway on Saturday night. Claiming the checkered flag in the Red Eye 50, the NASCAR Truck Series Champion won the pole and led all 50 laps on the half-mile oval en route to his first win of the 2019 season. Racing with

Annual charity event allows service dog to be gifted to wounded veteran, facilitates hurricane relief drive for military community and supports veteran owned business   FRANKLIN, Tenn. (October 25, 2018) –  Hope For The Warriors has once again joined forces with the Waltrip Brothers’ Charity Championship to shed light on the military community and share hope with service members, veterans and military families at the ninth annual charity event hosted by brothers Darrell and M

Three-day event held at River Landing raised money to support programs for U.S. service members, veterans and military families WALLACE, N.C. (August 17, 2018) –  A group of nearly 200 golfers, including flag officers, celebrities and combat veterans gathered at River Landing Country Club in Wallace, N.C., this week to support Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family and HOPE for our nation’s service members, veterans and military famili

Annual event engages the local community, honors military traditions through mess night and raises funds for national military nonprofit with golf tournament   WALLACE, N.C. (August 8, 2018) – The ninth annual Hope For The Warriors Invitational will celebrate military traditions while raising funds for Hope For The Warriors, a national military nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family and HOPE for post-9/11 service members, veterans and their families. Held in Wallace, N

1995 NASCAR Truck Series Champion records a 48.25-second run in the Goodwood Festival of Speed Shootout final   WEST SUSSEX, England (July 17, 2018) – Mike Skinner returned to the Goodwood Festival of Speed for his fifth consecutive year and recorded a 48.25-second lap on the 1.16-mile hill climb. After winning the NASCAR class each year since 2014 and bettering record after record, the team came to Goodwood with the goal of recording a lap in the 48-second bracket. Skinner d

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner joined by television personality, welder & entrepreneur Jesse James making hot laps around the world-class course   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 10, 2018) –  ATF & Gunslinger took on Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas over the weekend. With their fleet of customized NASCAR trucks, the team made laps around the track with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner and television personality, welder

Anglers, Naples community & military supporters join together in support of service members, veterans and military families    NAPLES, Fla. (March 14, 2018) –  The inaugural Redfish Round-Up raised over $150,000 this past Friday and Saturday, March 9-10, 2018. Held at Walker’s Hideaway Marina of Naples, the Redfish Round-Up raised money for Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family and hope for service members, veterans and their families

Event to highlight the connection between outdoor adventures and healing, while raising money for programs and services supporting service members, veterans and military families   NAPLES, Fla. (March 2, 2018) –  Walker’s Hideaway Marina of Naples, Fla., is set to host the Redfish Round-Up, March 9-10, to support Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family and hope for service members, veterans and military families. A two-day event, the Re

Situation Working with up-and-coming driver Brandon Jones since he began racing late models has proven to be a very calculated and meticulous process. With a strong focus on building his brand identity in the right ways at the right times, it has been a strategic process of introducing him to the motorsports fan base through intentional moves related to media coverage and exposure opportunities.   Challenge Building a brand identity that is both genuine to who Brandon Jones i

CONCORD, N.C. (October 4, 2017)  – “Since releasing my statement in April, the outpouring of support that I’ve received for my health and my business have been overwhelming. I wanted to once again reach out to my friends, fans and supporters, to update everyone who has been asking where I am and how I’m doing.” “The unexpected diagnosis of end-stage kidney failure in January sent my life in a direction I never imagined. Following an auction in April and race weeks in May, I,

National nonprofit joins forces with Food Lion, Frito-Lay and Motor Racing Outreach to provide military children with backpacks filled with food and school supplies   RICHMOND, Va. (September 5, 2017)   –  Hope For The Warriors is partnering with Food Lion, Frito-Lay and Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) during this weekend’s NASCAR race at Richmond Raceway to stuff and distribute backpacks to military children. The effort will produce 100 backpacks filled with school supplies, non

Overton’s 400 race weekend marks the nonprofit’s first venture into connecting with the NASCAR fan base   LONG POND, Pa. (July 27, 2017)   –  Hope For The Warriors will feature a bigger presence at this weekend’s NASCAR race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. With signage throughout the campground, a display in the fan zone and RVs waiving the Hope For The Warriors’ flag, the national nonprofit dedicated to restoring self, family and hope for post-9/11 service members, veterans and mil

NASCAR Truck Champion wins prestigious “Driver Of The Day” award, finishes sixth overall while becoming the first driver to break 50 seconds in the NASCAR Class   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 5, 2017)  – ATF & Gunslinger was back in the winner’s circle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Sunday evening. The 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion once again bettered his record along the 1.16-mile hill climb, this time becoming the first driver to break the 50-second mar