The Trusted Source for Motorsports Continues the Tradition By Releasing Its 33rd Edition

Wilmette, IL – May 17, 2012

The highly anticipated source for race tracks hits the shelves in mid-May. The 2012 National Speedway Directory lists a total of 1,350 auto racing facilities. It is the most comprehensive publication of active tracks in the United States and Canada available anywhere. This book lists detailed information on oval tracks, dragstrips and road courses. The phone numbers, addresses, exact directions, nights of operation and type of racing are included in this handy 592-page paper-back book.

Listings for approximately 300 sanctions, 60 racing publications, and 60 racing related museums, pushes the total to over 1,800 motorsports related listings. The 2012 schedules for over 200 circuits are also included.

The new edition is essential for planning vacations and race outings. Race fans and industry professionals can depend on the National Speedway Directory for the most accurate and updated directory of race tracks in North America.

 

National Speedway Directory – 2012 Edition

The National Speedway Directory provides the most accurate race track and event schedule information. Available anytime, anywhere in print, web and mobile.

The price for one copy is $15.00 (includes postage) or two copies for $25.00. Orders can be placed online athttp://www.speedwaysonline.com or emailing orders@speedwaysonline.com. Checks or money orders can be sent to: National Speedway Directory – 909 Seneca Road – Wilmette, IL – 60091.

About National Speedway Directory and Track Guide

National Speedway Directory (http://www.speedwaysonline.com) is the trusted information source for the motorsports industry. It prints listings of oval tracks, dragstrips, road courses, sanctions, publications, museums and race schedules. National Speedway Directory has been published annually since 1975.

Track Guide (http://www.trackguide.com) is the new iPhone and Android app, which puts race track information and directions right in the palm of your hand. Users can locate their favorite tracks, anywhere, anytime.

For Additional Information, please contact:

Timothy W. Frost, Publisher

National Speedway Directory

909 Seneca Road

Wilmette, IL 60091

(847) 853-0294 (w)

(847) 778-9475 (c)

(847) 853-8763 (f)

twfrost@speedwaysonline.com

http://www.speedwaysonline.com

Rosenthal Media will be equipped with many tools to cover the event.  Leading the way will be GoPro HD Motorsports HERO cameras that will capture the action throughout the event.  They will be mounted on many OLOA vehicles inside and out producting exciting on-track footage.  In addition, they will use Track Guide, the NSD mobile app to give directions to the tracks throughout the 8 days of the 2012 OLOA.

Look for coverage of the 2012 OLOA at various sites including: www.onelapofamerica.com, www.onelap.org. www.rosenthalmedia.com, www.onelap.org, and  www.trackguide.com/OLOA.

“The One Lap of America is a unique event.  Covering the activities and telling the stories along route takes special skills.  We are proud to partner with Rosenthal Media this year.  Solomon Rosenthal has a unique professional skill set that brings together all forms of media (print, web, and video).  Combining that with his experience as a longtime OLOA particpant will give a unique perspective to this coverage.”

“Rosenthal Media is proud to be back at the 2012 One Lap of America.  Working with Tim Frost and National Speedway Directory is great opportunity.  We look forward to compiling exciting and compelling content.”

National Speedway Directory and Track Guide

National Speedway Directory (http://wwww.speedwaysonline.com) is an information source for the motorsports industry.  It prints listings of oval tracks, drag strips, road courses, sanctions, publications, museums and race schedules.  National Speedway Directory has been published annually since 1975.

Track Guide (www.trackguide.com) is the new iphone and android app, which puts race track information and directions right in the palm of your hand.  Now users can locate their favorite tracks, anywhere, anytime.

About Rosenthal Media
Rosenthal Media Consulting LLC. (www.rosenthalmedia.com) is the source for strategic planning, event management, advertising, and marketing assistance.

Wilmette, IL  – April 6, 2012 – The Tire Rack One Lap of America Presented by Grassroots Motorsports Magazine is proud to announce
that Track Guide, the mobile app of National Speedway Directory will be supporting the 2012 One Lap of America. This year Track Guide will allow drivers and teams
to map the event like never before.  In addition, they will provide a web hub which allows followers to monitor the race chatter via various social media sources.

“We are proud to be back with The Tire Rack One Lap of America.  It is a unique event that tests the endurance of the participants and their machines”, said Tim Frost – President – National Speedway Directory. “National Speedway Directory is THE source for race track information. Our mobile app, Track Guide, will allow the drivers to locate the tracks they are running on as well as help them visualize where they will be competing.”

Brock Yates, Jr., the Event Coordinator for Tire Rack One Lap of America, stated that “National Speedway Directory and Track Guide is a huge asset to the competitors in the One Lap. Preparation is always key to being competitive and the Track guide is a powerful tool that is easily accessible by anyone. Promoting such a tool goes hand in hand with a primary goal of the One Lap, making automobile competition accessible to anyone.”

The One Lap organization welcomes the National Speedway Directory and Track Guide back for another exciting year.

National Speedway Directory and Track Guide

National Speedway Directory (www.speedwaysonline.com) is an information source for the motorsports industry.  It prints listings of oval tracks, drag strips, road courses, sanctions, publications, museums and race schedules.  National Speedway Directory has been published annually since 1975.

Track Guide (www.trackguide.com) is the new iphone and android app, which puts race track information and directions right in the palm of your hand.  Now users can locate their favorite tracks, anywhere, anytime.

For Additional Information, please contact:

Timothy W. Frost, Publisher

National Speedway Directory / Track Guide

909 Seneca Road

Wilmette, IL  60091

(847) 853-0294 (w)

(847) 853-8763 (f)

(847) 778-9475 (c)

twfrost@speedwaysonline.com

www.speedwaysonline.com / www.trackguide.com

Wilmette, IL (March 15, 2012) – National Speedway Directory is pleased to announce an increased involvement with the TrackChaser group through their recognition of the top five TrackChasers annually. Plaques will be given to the top five in the group, similar to NSD’s long-time sponsorship of Ron Hedger’s Super Fan contest in the National SpeedSport News. “We are proud to be associated with and help recognize this amazing group of dedicated race fans and travelers”, said Tim Frost, publisher of the National Speedway Directory.

Each year, plaques will be awarded to the top five group members who visit the most new tracks during the calendar year.  The awards will be named after Ed Esser of Wisconsin, a long-time member and supporter of the group who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year.

Involvement between the NSD and TrackChasers dates to the beginning of the group, as NSD founder Allan Brown is a charter member. National Speedway Directory is also the sponsor of the “TrackChaserWorld Cup”, which is named in honor of Roscoe “Pappy” Hough, and recognizes the group member that has viewed wheel-to-wheel auto racing at the most different tracks during a lifetime. The late Ed Esser is the current group leader in lifetime tracks, having been to 1,430 different tracks, the final two the weekend before his passing.

Winners of the inaugural set of plaques from the 2011 season are Guy Smith, Ed Esser, Pam Smith, Roland Vanden Eynde of Belgium, and Mike Knappenberger.  The award earned by the late Ed Esser, as well as a miniature version of the “TrackChaser World Cup” were presented posthumously to Ed’s son Lee by NSD’s Tim Frost.

TheTrackChaser group was founded by Guy Smith, whose popular “Roaming the Raceways” column has appeared in the Area Auto Racing News for more than 30 years.  The group statistics are currently located on the web at www.roamingtheraceways.com, and the group also has a Yahoo! Groups listserve.  Smith currently acts as group webmaster, listserve owner and moderator, statistician, and so-called commissioner.  He said, “Our niche group is honored to be supported by the National SpeedwayDirectory, a publication that nearly all group members have relied on dating back to 1975.  It’s a natural partnership.  Both the TrackChasers and NSD always try to promote the sport of auto racing”.

The group listserve is open to anyone. Information on new tracks and upcoming racing events, as well as reports from events attended by group members is shared there.  A link to join can be found on the website.

About TrackChasers

A TrackChaser attempts to see wheel-to-wheel auto racing at as many race tracks as possible.  A trackchaser can only count a track once, no matter how many different events they have seen there.

Anyone is also welcome to have their individual track list included on the TrackChaser section of the website as long as they meet the minimum requirement of having seen racing at 200 different tracks; or 100 tracks if from outside NorthAmerica or if under the age of 18.  The group operates on the honor system.

The TrackChaser group also undertakes projects of assembling track lists for famous racing drivers and personalities; with individuals as diverse as Jackie Stewart, Steve Kinser, and Chris Economaki included to name a few.  More features are planned for the group and for the website in the future.

The TrackChaser group is a labor of love and we welcome new members to our community.  There are no dues or fees involved.  Information can be found at the website www.roamingtheraceways.com or and questions about the group may be directed to Guy Smith at RTRYFBAR@aol.com.

About National SpeedwayDirectory

National Speedway Directory is an information source for the motorsports industry.  Published since 1975 and annually since 1984, the publication lists information on tracks, sanctions, museums, and events in the United States and Canada.  Additional information can be found at www.speedwaysonline.com.

Long time TrackChaser and SuperFan, Ed Esser of Madison, WI passed away on March 1, 2012.  To say he was dedicated to the sport of spectating is an understatment.

He was a true “SuperFan”!

To list his accomplishments takes a full season.  Here is proof why he was frequently in the pole position!

• 1,430 tracks visited
• 1,160 locations visited
• Currently #1 ranked TrackChaser
• 6 time – #1 ranked SuperFan – Presented by National Speed Sport News
• Annually saw over 125 events a season
• 5 vehicles
• Over 2 millions miles driven

Watching the races was not his only accomplishment, traveling was another.  Here what was in his race shop to get him to the starting line: Imagine all these pit stops!

Type: 2004 Dodge Caravan
Transaction: Bought used
Years: 2009 – 2012
Mileage: 71,000

Type: 1998 Chevy Blazer
Transaction: Bought used (55,000 miles),
Years: 2003 – 2009
Mileage: 561,000 miles (bought with 55,000 and traded in with 616,000)

Type: 1988 Chevy S-10 Blazer
Transaction: Bought new
Years: 1988 – 2003
Mileage: 848,500 miles

Type: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Transaction: Bought new
Years: 1966 – 1988
Mileage: 429,300 miles

Lee Esser and TrackChaser awards recieved by his father Ed Esser.

Type: 1973 Dodge Brougham Motorhome
Transaction: Bought new
Years: 1973 – 1995
Mileage: 182,500 miles

Ed Esser’s Blog: http://2arace.blogspot.com/

TrackChasers site: www.roamingtheraceways.com

RLR Cheese Challenge Award: - http://www.randylewis.org/cheese.htm

Rest in peace, Ed Esser, you will be missed by TrackChasers and SuperFans everywhere!

We headed south for Speedweeks with our first stop at Screven Motor Speedway near Savannah, GA for the All Star Sprints and World of Outlaws Late Models. Daryn Pittman ended the chilly night by ending up in victory lane after winning the30 lap Sprint Car feature.

Earlier in the day we went to check out the Savannah Harbor Race Course. This neat circuit was created by the city on Hutchinson Island, which is just north of downtown. It was built for vintage racing and they hope to run their annual late year event is successful for many years to come.

The next day we headed south for the USAC Sprints at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL. Darren Hagen in one of the Hoffman #69s was the class of the field and took the 30 lap feature.

We had a day off before we went farther south for a week of racing at East Bay Raceway Park on the east side of Tampa. Forty some of the nation’s best dirt track Late Model drivers greeted the fans to some wild racing. Don O’Neil started the week off with two straight wins, but on Wednesday his luck went sour as Ray Cook had a great night as he topped the 35 lapper.

The next night it was exciting as Steve Francis used the high groove around Austin Hubbard on the last corner. The Lucas Oil Late Model Series crew, keep the shows flowing and each night ended before nine-thirty, until Friday when an all day rain lengthened the night with the track too wet to race on. They kept working on the track and finally and 9:30 time trials started. Even with the long delay Dennis Erb won the 50 lapper before midnight. That made five straights at East Bay for us, but it was time to move on.

The next morning we headed to Daytona Beach and caught the ARCA race at the big track. Bobby Gerhart pulled a rabbit out of hat as he was running fifth on the the last corner but went to the outside and won his 8^th ARCA 200.

The next day we headed south to watch sports car racing at Palm Beach International Raceway near West Palm Beach. Jan Magnussen dominated The Camaro Cup races that day. We headed back north to go to New Smyrna Speedway for night three of the World Series of Stock Car Racing. It was also the first night of two for the TBARA Sprints. It was Mickey Kremgens in the #68 that came out on top in the 30 lapper. We returned the next night and Troy DeCaires won the Sprint car finale.

That ended our Florida trip as we had to head back for a doctor’s appointment.

Presented by National Speedway Directory at RPM Promoters Workshops

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – February 27, 2012 – National Speedway Directory, presented the National Speedway Directory Award for the outstanding annual short track event to Super DIRT Week XL at the New York State Fairgrounds.

Super DIRT Week’s concrete walls and hard-clayed surface has pushed man and machine to the limit. For more than forty years, it has become a spectacle with race fans sitting through sun, freezing temperatures, rain, or even snow to cheer on their favorite drivers

Tom Deery and Brian Carter - World Racing Group receive the NSD Short Track Event of Year Award.

“The recipient of this year’s award has been an institution for more than 40 years,” said Tim Frost, publisher of National Speedway Directory. “We are pleased to acknowledge the dedicated efforts of World Racing Group for continuing this tradition.”

 The award was presented at the 39^th Annual RPM Promoters Workshops during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla. The three-day workshop included 542 people representing 151 tracks from the United States and three Canadian provinces.

 “We are honored to receive this award,” said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. “Many months of planning and preparation go into making Super DIRT Week a successful event. It’s a true team effort among all of our staff and competitors to put on a show for the passionate DIRTcar Racing fans.”

 One of the new elements to Super DIRT Week in 2011 was moving Friday events under the lights, generating a huge buzz among fans and media.

 “Promoters are rethinking how they promote events, but tradition and legacy remain important,” said Stewart Doty, RPM Workshop organizer. “To draw new young fans, racing must remake itself into a virtual as well as a real sport, and involve itself more effectively in their online world, but stay true to its roots.”

About National Speedway Directory

National Speedway Directory is an information source for the motorsports industry.  Published annually since 1975, the publication lists information on tracks, sanctions, museums, and events in the United States and Canada. Additional information can be found at www.speedwaysonline.com.

About World Racing Group

World Racing Group, Inc., a sports entertainment company, is a world leader in the sanctioning and promotion of dirt track auto racing.  WRG, based in Concord, N.C., owns and operates the three highest profile national touring series for dirt track racing in the United States:

• The World of Outlaws® Sprint Car Series
• The World of Outlaws Late Model Series(SM)
• The Super DIRTcar Series™ Big-Block Modified Series

World Racing Group sanctions more than 4,900 local and regional dirt track racing events in the United States and Canada at 126 tracks each year under the DIRTcar™ Racing brand. In addition, World Racing Group owns and/or operates four premier dirt track speedways.  WRG races can be heard online at DIRTVision.com®.  To learn more about World Racing Group, visit www.worldracingroup.com.

About RPM Promoters Workshops

The RPM Promoters Workshops Series, where promoters meet, network, and share ideas they can use, meets annually in December in Reno, NV and during Speedweeks, in Daytona Beach, FL. The Workshops are produced by Racing Promotion Monthly, the idea newsletter for auto racing promoters. More information on the workshops can be found at www.rpmpromotersworkshops.com

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 NSD is hosting Promoters’s Night at Volusia Speedway Park in Deleon Springs, FL.  Motorsports industry professionals are invited to join colleagues for a night of racing during the 41th Annual Dirtcar Nationals.

Feel free to check out the event flyer:     NSD – Dirtcar Nationals – Promoters Night Flyer – 02 - 21 – 12 – I.

For additional information, please contact – Tim Frost - NSD – Publisher – (847) 778-9475 (c) or twfrost@speedwaysonline.com.

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