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This International Women’s Month, we’ve been celebrating the fearless, trailblazing women making waves in motorsports—on real-world tracks *and* in the fast-growing world of sim racing.

Firestone returns as presenting sponsor of the expanded Road Racing Drivers Club annual legends dinner in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, April 10.

Where horsepower meets heart, and speed knows no limits! We’re shifting into high gear for a special panel episode in honor of International Women’s Month! 

Steve Zautke bridges both the oval world and the road world, which are coming closer and closer together. He is a native of Milwaukee, got involved with the Milwaukee Mile at a very young age. He is an author and published a book on Road America.

This presentation examines the unanticipated outcomes of government regulations, mainly focusing on tobacco and alcohol regulations and their profound impact on the motorsports industry.

We’ll talk with Erin (Crocker) Evernham, Alison Sload, Kaylee Bryson and Taylor Ferns about their journeys, the challenges they’ve faced, and how the sport is evolving for the next generation of female racers. So buckle up, because this conversation is going to be fast, fierce, and full of insight from the best in the business!

Shortly after the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025 nominees were announced, two-time Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted, “Ray Elder won six NASCAR Western series championships: 1969, 70, 71, 72, 74, and 75. Elder would compete with the NASCAR Cup regulars when they ran at Riverside and beat them in 1971 and again in 1972.” Yet Ray Elder was not one of the nominees.

"From the Archives" 2025 Calendars are still available, a monthly calendar with 13 historically significant photos selected from our archives.  Perfect for your home, office, shop or garage!

IMRRC archival staff and volunteers are currently engaged in a massive process of reviewing all collections of media guides and press kits that have been donated over the last twenty-five years in order to create a fully inventoried compendium of such publications. 

The IMRRC collaborated with the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) to digitize almost 700 photographs and 12 reels of 16 mm film.