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WILMINGTON, Mass., Aug. 2, 2022 - Unifirst- The No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, will be hitting the track for its third and final appearance of the 2022 season at the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, August 7, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The race begins at 3 p.m. EDT and will be televised on USA Network. Chase Elliott and the No. 9 UniFirst Chevy Return to the Track on August 7 UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF ), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products, and first aid and safety services, is the primary sponsor of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team for three races during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. UniFirst is also the Official Workwear Provider of Hendrick Motorsports, supplying work clothing and uniforms to the team, as well as to its sister company, Hendrick Automotive Group. "We're excited to be partnered with Chase and 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports," said David Katz, UniFirst Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "NASCAR's most popular driver delivers so many thrills to his UniFirst fans, and we can't wait to see him behind the wheel of the UniFirst No. 9 car in Michigan." The 2022 NASCAR season marks the sixth year of UniFirst's multi-year partnership with Hendrick Motorsports and the third year sponsoring Elliott and the No. 9 team. Inspired by UniFirst's focus on always delivering for their customers, UniFirst and Hendrick Motorsports also introduced a newly designed No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the 2022 campaign featuring a dynamic paint scheme with the company's trademark green and new logo. Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports race team are also wearing new fire suits that complement the newly designed cars and feature the company's corporate color and logo. Heading into this weekend's race, Elliott holds the top spot in the 2022 standings and has a 125-point advantage over the second-place driver. Through 22 races, the 26-year-old driver has collected four wins, eight top-five finishes and 15 top-10s, with a series-leading 658 laps led. Elliott has had success at Michigan International Speedway throughout his career, compiling three top-five and 10top-10 results. I'm proud to partner with a company like UniFirst that values its employees and customers and is driven to succeed," said Elliott. "We've had a lot of memorable moments together over the years and I look forward to getting those green and white colors out front in Michigan and delivering a winning performance for the team." For more information about UniFirst, UniFirst Racing, and our relationship with Hendrick Motorsport, please visit, https://unifirst.com/company/newsroom/nascar-chase-elliott-2021/ . About UniFirst Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF ) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, as well as the delivery of facility service programs. Together with its subsidiaries, the company also provides first aid and safety products, and manages specialized garment programs for the cleanroom and nuclear industries. UniFirst manufactures its own branded workwear, protective clothing, and floorcare products; and with 260 service locations, over 300,000 customer locations, and 14,000 employee Team Partners, the company outfits more than 2 million workers each business day. For more information, contact UniFirst at 800.455.7654 or visit UniFirst.com . About Hendrick Motorsports Founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series history. At the sport's premier level, the organization holds the all-time records in every major statistical category, including championships (14), points-paying race victories (280) and laps led (nearly 75,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record 37 different seasons, including an active streak of 36 in a row (1986-2021). The team fields four full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series with drivers Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson. Headquartered on more than 100 acres in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs approximately 600 people. For more information, please visit HendrickMotorsports.com or interact on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 1, 2022 / Press Release The seventh edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will add a new twist on last year’s popular online automotive builder showdown, with competitors using Dodge Direct Connection parts to build a drag-race machine under a tight deadline before bringing it to Woodward Avenue on Saturday, August 13, 2022, to go head-to-head on the strip. Seventh year of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, featuring legal street drag racing on Woodward Avenue, set for Saturday, August 13, 2022, at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race brings back last year's popular online automotive builder showdown, with competitors using Direct Connection parts to build their own drag-racing machines and battling it out once again on Woodward Media-only preview, featuring interview opportunities with Dodge executives, Roadkill stars and online automotive personalities, scheduled for Friday, August 12 MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge is back for its seventh year on Saturday, August 13. The one-day car culture festival will see thousands of automotive enthusiasts flock to Woodward Avenue for the ultimate celebration of legal street racing. The event will also feature a media-only preview on Friday, August 12. Media opportunities include: 2021 Grudge Race winner Alex Taylor will reveal her new Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race vehicle build, along with vehicle reveals from returning competitors Tavarish, Westen Champlin and throtl, and five formidable event "rookies" Media can participate in Dodge thrill and drift rides in Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats on the M1 Concourse skidpad and north loop portion of the track, as well as a special off-road course with the Ram 1500 TRX Thrill Ride Experience Interview opportunities with Dodge executives, Roadkill show hosts and online automotive personalities SCHEDULE Friday, August 12 – MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge press preview: 10:30 a.m. – Gates open to media 11 a.m. – Roadkill Nights news conference Opening remarks by Dodge Brand CEO Tim Kuniskis, reveals of Direct Connection Grudge Race vehicles 11:45 a.m. Media interview opportunities, including MotorTrend influencer interview opportunities Dodge drift and thrill rides, Ram TRX Thrill Ride Experience off-road rides open for media Lunch available 1:30 p.m. – Event concludes Saturday, August 13 – MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event: 9 a.m. – Gates open to credentialed media 10 a.m. – Gates open to the public – event begins Photo opportunities as muscle/vintage/classic cars enter for cruise-In Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event activities begin – Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat thrill and drift rides, dyno testing and Ram TRX Thrill Ride Experience off-road course 11 a.m. – Drag racing begins – open qualifying session (all drag racing can be viewed via livestream at DodgeGarage.com, Dodge.com, Dodge and MotorTrend YouTube channels) 4:45 p.m. – Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Races begin 5:45 p.m. – Top Eight shootout driver announcements 6:15 p.m. – Opening ceremony 6:30 p.m. – Top Eight shootouts begin (Small Tire & Big Tire) 8:30 p.m. – Top Eight winners' awards ceremony 9 p.m. – Event concludes *Schedule subject to change PARKING Friday: For media preview, parking will be inside M1 Concourse (164 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, Michigan 48341). Staff will be on-site to direct Saturday: Media parking will be available at the M1 Concourse South Lot on South Street MEDIA RSVP Please RSVP to Darren Jacobs at darren.jacobs@stellantis.com EVENT DETAILS MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge returns for the seventh year, bringing legal street drag racing to Woodward Avenue, as well as a classic and modern muscle car show, exhilarating interactive experiences and immersive, fun-filled activities at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan. Also returning are Dodge thrill and drift rides in Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats, where participants can go for the rides of their lives. A Direct Connection Alley area at the event will include a display trailer with Dodge Challenger SRT Demon virtual drag race simulators, Direct Connection crate engines and parts on display and much more. Celebrity appearances will also be on tap for Roadkill Nights, including David Freiburger, Mike Finnegan, Steve Dulcich, David Newbern, Mike Cotten, Lucky Costa, Cristy Lee, Steve Magnante and KJ Jones. Dodge Chief Donut Maker Preston Patterson, who won a one-year role as the ultimate Dodge brand ambassador in May, will also serve as an emcee at the event. MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge also kicks off the multi-day Dodge Speed Week event, scheduled for August 12-20, 2022. Following the press conference on August 12 and the Roadkill Nights main event on August 13, Dodge Speed Week continues with three consecutive days of worldwide product reveals at M1 Concourse on August 15-17, and wraps up with a Dodge brand display, in conjunction with the Modern Street HEMI® Shootout group, on August 20 during Dream Cruise weekend. Fans can follow all the Roadkill Nights action, including pre-event behind-the-scenes content and commentary on the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race builds, at www.dodgegarage.com/roadkill-nights-2022, or on social media channels with hashtags #RoadkillNights and #PoweredByDodge. For complete event information, including ticket info, visit www.motortrend.com/roadkill-nights-2022/. Street racing can have serious legal and safety risks. Both ROADKILL and Dodge want enthusiasts to enjoy performance driving in a controlled environment on a closed course, run by professionals with vehicle safety inspections, driver evaluations and track preparation appropriate for drag racing conditions. ROADKILL The ROADKILL brand delivers a one-of-a-kind taste of "Automotive Chaos Theory" and features authentic gearheads David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan in a variety of mediums, including Roadkill Nights branded events, and Roadkill, Roadkill Extra, Roadkill Garage, and Roadkill's Junkyard Gold shows, available on MotorTrend+. MotorTrend Group MotorTrend Group, a Warner Bros. Discovery company, is the largest automotive media company in the world, bringing together Warner Bros. Discovery's MotorTrend TV and a vast automotive digital, direct-to-consumer, social, and live event portfolio, including MOTOR TREND, HOT ROD, ROADKILL, AUTOMOBILE and more than 20 other industry-leading brands. With a monthly audience of 26 million across web, TV and print, and 110 million social followers, culminating in 1.3 billion monthly impressions across all platforms, MotorTrend Group encompasses television's #1 network for automotive fans, a leading automotive YouTube Channel and MotorTrend+, the only subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to the motoring world. MotorTrend Group serves to embrace, entertain and empower the motoring world. Dodge//SRT For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete. Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2022 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the Dodge Durango SRT 392, America's fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup. In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). In 2021, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so two years in a row. Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.

Press Release / Feld Entertainment / AMA Feld Motor Sports, Inc. and MX Sports Pro Racing today jointly announced a partnership that will see the formation of the SuperMotocross World Championship. Under this new alliance, the two companies will work together to grow both, Supercross and Motocross, creating a new championship platform that will reward the sport's best athletes with a $10 million purse - the richest offering in either sports' history. Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Starting in 2023, the professional racing season will expand and culminate with the SuperMotocross World Championship on Saturday, October 14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. "With the creation of the SuperMotocross World Championship, we are taking a significant step towards growing the sport into a series that will be better suited for the expanding global marketplace and its impact on our fans and sponsors," said Kenneth Feld, Chair and CEO of Feld Entertainment, Inc. "As media and technology continue to evolve, SuperMotocross will be able to capitalize on these innovations to reach new audiences and grow exponentially in the coming years." The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will both continue to crown their own champions at the conclusion of their respective series'. Afterwards, the top 22 250cc athletes and the top 22 450cc athletes in combined Supercross and Pro Motocross points will qualify to compete in the two SuperMotocross Playoff Rounds and World Championship round for the SuperMotocross #1 plate and sport's richest payout. "We are celebrating 50 years of American Motocross this season and the creation of the SuperMotocross World Championship and working in unison with Supercross may be one of the most significant changes the sport has ever undertaken," said Carrie Coombs-Russell, Chief Executive Officer, MX Sports Pro Racing. "This collaboration will create the only off-road racing series on the planet that provides a fully supported infrastructure, from amateur development to the professional ranks for global competitors to race on the world's most challenging and demanding tracks." All seven of the primary original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) – KTM, Husqvarna, GASGAS, Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki, are excited about this new partnership and are fully committed to competing with their race teams. Factory-supported racing efforts have been the backbone of professional racing in the United States for more than five decades. Their commitment ensures that the highest level of racing competition will continue in Supercross, Pro Motocross and throughout the SuperMotocross Playoffs and World Championship. "The creation of the SuperMotocross World Championship is the biggest and most positive step to ever happen in our sport," said Roger De Coster – Director of Motorsports, KTM Group North America. "Supercross and Motocross racing in the U.S. is very strong right now and this investment from Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing will bring the next generation of fans to motorcycling." "The SuperMotocross World Championship is an important and necessary step forward for our sport," stated Chris Brull, Kawasaki Vice President of Marketing and Racing. "The collaboration between Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing further strengthens Kawasaki's commitment to this new world championship and to the already well-established and successful Supercross and Motocross championships." The SuperMotocross World Championship will combine both disciplines of Supercross and Pro Motocross introducing a unique and distinct form of racing called SuperMotocross, hence becoming a new discipline for the sport. Custom-designed tracks will be built to showcase this new style of racing. World-class venues will allow room to integrate the best track designs from Supercross, Pro Motocross and now SuperMotocross, finally providing a stage where the sport's ultimate debate can be decided – who is the best in the world and ultimately crowning a new overall champion. "As a manufacturer, it's great to see two of our valued partners collaborating to bring something new to our sport," said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Racing and Experiential Marketing, Honda Power Sports & Products. "Considering that this has been in the works for more than two years, we are excited to now finally be able to share this significant news. The SuperMotocross World Championship is going to add a lot of intrigue for everyone. Fans will have more opportunities to see their favorite riders and the most competitive racing, plus we'll now see who the best overall rider is." "As the current and reigning champion in both Supercross and Motocross, we're extremely proud to have earned those titles battling the best competition on the planet," said Derek Brooks, Yamaha Motorcycle Product Line Manager. "The SuperMotocross World Championship is a unique, yet also natural next step for the sport as we work together to highlight the immense talent of the athletes who compete on our class-leading product." Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing have worked together previously on industry related initiatives, none more significant than joining forces in the early days of the pandemic to save motorcycle racing in the United States. Both companies will continue to work together in a collaborative effort to continue growing the sport both domestically and abroad. Bringing together the leadership experience of both organizations and creating a unified rule book will ensure consistency across the series for both athletes and teams. Their combined marketing and operational expertise will strengthen and grow fan engagement through integrated media, promotional, sponsorship and activation programming across the racing season. "We are inspired to see this new partnership and the creating of the SuperMotocross World Championship," said Chris Wheeler, Motorsports Manager for Suzuki Motor USA, LLC. "Suzuki is looking forward to racing in this new championship and competing at the highest level in Supercross, Motocross, and now the SuperMotocross World Championship." The 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship schedule will be announced in the coming weeks, followed by the 2023 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing schedule. Dates and venues for the upcoming SuperMotocross World Championship and additional details will be announced later in the year. For updates and all the latest news please make sure to visit SupercrossLIVE and Pro Motocross . Assets: SuperMotocross World Championship Announcement Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports/MX Sports Pro Racing/Align Media About Monster Energy AMA Supercross: Monster Energy AMA Supercross is the most competitive and highest-profile off-road motorcycle racing championship on the planet. Founded in America and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) since 1974. Over 17 weeks, Supercross attracts some of the largest and most impressive crowds inside the most recognizable and prestigious stadiums in North America to race in front of nearly one million live fans and broadcast to millions more worldwide. For more information, visit SupercrossLIVE.com . About Lucas Oil Pro Motocross: The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, features the world's fastest outdoor motocross racers, competing aboard homologated bikes from one of seven competing manufacturers on a collection of the roughest, toughest tracks on the planet. Racing takes place each Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into two classes: one for 250cc machines, and one for 450cc machines. MX Sports Pro Racing, the industry leader in off-road powersports event production, manages the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. The title sponsor is Lucas Oil, a leading producer of premium oils, greases, and problem-solving additives, all made in America. More information can be found at www.ProMotocross.com . About Feld Motor Sports: Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting specialized arena and stadium-based motorsports entertainment. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and the SuperMotocross World Championship. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Feld Entertainment, Inc. Visit monsterjam.com , SupercrossLIVE.com , and feldentertainment.com for more information. About MX Sports Pro Racing: MX Sports Pro Racing manages and produces the world's most prestigious motocross series - the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The industry leader in off road powersport event production and management, its mission is to showcase the sport of professional motocross competition at events throughout the United States. Through its various racing properties, partnerships and affiliates, MX Sports Pro Racing organizes events for thousands of action sports athletes each year and attracts millions of motorsports spectators. Visit www.mxsportsproracing.com .

K1 Speed, the world's largest indoor go kart racing operator, announces today their acquisition of Pole Position Raceway and its two company-owned karting centers in Las Vegas, Nevada and Corona, California. As a result of the acquisition, both Pole Position Raceway locations will become K1 Speed centers in name, and soon, in look and experience. An example of a K1 Speed indoor go kart location "For over 17 years, Pole Position Raceway has done a fine job operating indoor karting centers," says K1 Speed CEO/Founder David Danglard. "We look forward to building upon the foundation they've created." Both locations remain open to visitors as they undergo a complete transformation. Over the coming months, the temporary track barriers and karts will be replaced with the latest electric karts and permanent track barriers. Additionally, a Paddock Lounge cafe will be constructed at both centers, offering a variety of food options and a new lineup of refreshments. Existing employees of Pole Position Raceway have been welcomed with open arms into the K1 Speed family for a seamless transition. A third Pole Position Raceway location, a franchise in Des Moines, will continue to operate under the Pole Position name for the time being. The Pole Position Raceway acquisition adds to an explosive year of growth for K1 Speed in 2022. A total of eight new locations have now opened in the United States and Canada in the first six months. A further seven locations are projected to open by the end of the year all across the United States and in France, including the company's first outdoor karting track, K1 Circuit in Southern California. More information about these centers can be found at www.k1speed.com/las-vegas-location.html and www.k1speed.com/corona-location.html. ABOUT K1 SPEED Founded in 2003, K1 Speed is the world's largest indoor electric kart racing operator, and by 2023 will have 73 locations in seven different countries and 23 states. K1 Speed offers a unique upscale entertainment concept for casual consumers, racing enthusiasts, and corporate or group events. Each location features a unique track layout, cutting-edge electric go karts, the safest track barrier system, an onsite Paddock Lounge café, sophisticated decor, and authentic motorsport memorabilia. K1 Speed offers both an International Franchise and United States Franchise and is currently accepting applications. ABOUT POLE POSITION RACEWAY Pole Position Raceway was created in September 2005 in Corona, California, by founder Ken Faught. They operated under the following mission statement: to create an exciting environment where casual drivers and professional racers have a chance to test their skills against one another on equal terms, and to introduce new people to the dynamic world of motorsports while giving hard-core racers and fans an experience that they will want to share with friends. SOURCE K1 Speed INC

Press Release / Acumatica Acumatica , the world's fastest-growing cloud ERP company, today announced its primary sponsorship of Paretta Autosport , the only woman- owned, woman-driven and woman-forward team competing in the NTT INDYCAR Series, at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn. With more than 62% of the team comprised of women across all roles, Paretta Autosport shines a bright light on diversity and inclusion for all while developing talent to feed the STEM workforce pipeline well beyond motorsports. Paretta Autosport’s #16 Dallara Acumatica Chevrolet, piloted by Simona De Silvestro. (Photo: Acumatica) "We're thrilled to sponsor Paretta Autosport at the INDYCAR Series Race in Nashville," said John Case, chief executive officer of Acumatica. "We are laser-focused on our AcumatiCares program, which aims to make the world a better, more inclusive place. Paretta Autosport's commitment to training the next generation of women in STEM resonates deeply with us as we seek to create opportunities for women in our industry." Acumatica continues to invest in diversity and prioritizes hiring talented women. In 2021, 40% of the employees Acumatica hired were female. Each year at the company's Summit, Acumatica hosts the Women in Tech Luncheon to empower women from Acumatica and across its customer and partner ecosystem. "Acumatica is a perfect company to sponsor the Paretta Autosport car at the Music City Grand Prix," said Beth Paretta, CEO and team principal of Paretta Autosport. "Like us, Acumatica is passionate about deepening its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. We're proud to manifest those efforts on the racetrack to inspire others. We are looking forward to welcoming them to our Team and also to the sport of INDYCAR racing." Paretta Autosport's car, the #16 Dallara Acumatica Chevrolet, will be piloted by Simona De Silvestro. The race is scheduled to take place Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, from 3-6 p.m. ET, and will air on NBC. About Acumatica Acumatica Cloud ERP provides the best business management solution for transforming your company to thrive in the new digital economy. Built on a future-proof platform with open architecture for rapid integrations, scalability, and ease of use, Acumatica delivers unparalleled value to small and midmarket organizations. Connected Business. Delivered. For more information, visit www.acumatica.com . About Paretta Autosport Paretta Autosport is the only woman-owned, woman-driven, woman-forward team currently competing in the NTT INDYCAR Series. Launched in 2021, the Team made history when it qualified and ran its first race, the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500, with approximately 60% of the team roles being filled by women. Paretta Autosport operates under the mission of unifying the current generation and inspiring the next while shining a light on diversity and inclusion and developing talent to feed the STEM workforce pipeline well beyond motorsports. At Paretta Autosport, the competitive spirit drives us. We work hard and always strive for better: for ourselves, for our team, and for others. For more information on our team and our initiatives visit www.parettaautosport.com . SOURCE Acumatica

Press Release / Formula E The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is entering the final stretch with four drivers pulling away from the pack in the Drivers’ World Championship standings and only four races remaining across two double-header weekends. The 2022 SABIC London E-Prix is the first of those two weekends, with Round 13 this Saturday and Round 14 on Sunday at the ExCeL London event venue in the heart of historic Docklands in the east of London. Formula E made its first trip to ExCeL London last season, and in a first for an international race series raced on an indoor/outdoor circuit layout which offered up a completely unique challenge for drivers and teams to get their heads around. Both those races were won by British drivers with Jake Dennis and Mahindra Racing’s former driver Alex Lynn making home advantage count. While only a handful of fans were permitted into the venue last year because of Covid restrictions, this weekend sees full capacity grandstands open to the public for the first time for a Formula E race at ExCeL London. Fans in London are set for a dramatic home race weekend where any one of the top four drivers could take the lead or see their title chances take a big hit before Season 8 concludes in Seoul on 13 and 14 August. Last time out in New York City, Mercedes-EQ’s Stoffel Vandoorne regained the advantage at the top of the Drivers’ World Championship after a mixed set of results across two hotly-contested rounds in the Big Apple. The Belgian turned an 11-point deficit into an 11-point advantage over ROKiT Venturi Racing driver Edoardo Mortara. The Swiss’ struggles opened the door for the rest of the top four, also including Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) and DS TECHEETAH’s Jean-Éric Vergne, to close the gap – but not everybody was able to capitalise, with the Frenchman enduring a particularly tough weekend with no points. The whole top four are still split by fewer points than are on offer in any single Formula E round, and with two races in London followed by a double-header in Seoul still to come, the season may be heading towards its climax but there’s still time for it all to change. Vandoorne's trip to the Big Apple could scarcely have been a better one. The Mercedes-EQ driver followed up a fourth-placed finish on Saturday with a podium and second place on Sunday while those around him in the title fight faltered. There was a clear lead-four heading into the New York City E-Prix double-header, with Mortara topping the pile after securing a podium in Jakarta and a third win of the season in Marrakesh. Mortara struggled to make real inroads in New York, however, after failing to make it through the Groups in qualifying on Saturday, with the ROKiT Venturi driver also slapped with a post-race penalty which saw him demoted from a fighting fifth position to ninth, while Vandoorne came home fourth. On Sunday, a brake-by-wire issue scuppered the ROKiT Venturi driver's qualifying session, leaving him marooned right at the back of the pack for the start of Round 12 and with it all to do again. The best he could manage was to fight to 10th and a single World Championship point with Vandoorne winding up second. Eleventh in Round 11 for Evans was rescued by a combative drive to third on Sunday, but Vergne will be scrabbling for a far better return in London after gaining no points at the worst possible moment with the season reaching its climax. This meant an 11-point advantage for Mortara became an 11-point deficit to Vandoorne come the chequered flag on Round 12. A 22-point swing at the stage of the season is huge, and with NYC providing the most recent evidence, we may well see another of that top four break clear before the final chequered flag falls in London on Sunday. The Teams’ World Championship is equally hard-fought, with Mercedes-EQ pulling 10 points on second-placed ROKiT Venturi Racing post-New York. DS TECHEETAH managed to draw level on points in joint-second, with the team’s CEO Mark Preston in confident form after António Félix da Costa steered the team to a maximum in Round 12. Title partnership incoming On Wednesday (27 July), SABIC was announced as a new Principal Partner of Formula E which includes title sponsorship of the 2022 SABIC London E-Prix. The 2022 SABIC London E-Prix marks the beginning of a progressive partnership. By joining the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, SABIC has a unique platform to transfer innovations developed within Formula E to the broader automotive and EV industries, supporting the transition to EVs and a more sustainable future. Matt Scammell, Chief Commercial Officer, Formula E, commented: “We welcome this major multi-year partnership as further evidence of the growing appeal of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to businesses, brands and corporations who are pushing the boundaries of innovation and sustainability on a global scale.” London's calling Formula E returns to the UK capital for a second race weekend in as many years since the series left its initial Battersea Park home in 2016 – a host location in both Seasons 1 and 2. You'd have to go back to 1972 for an F2 meeting at the now-disused Crystal Palace circuit. We're heading back to East London's historic docklands and the ExCeL exhibition centre and a circuit designed by British architect Simon Gibbons in collaboration with the FIA and Motorsport UK. It’s a unique challenge. The 2.141km, 22-turn track is tight and twisty with a slicker, less grippy surface indoors and asphalt outside, with plenty of elevation changes. Regen is high with the new-for-Season 8 chicane complex between Turns 10 and 13 replacing last year’s double hairpin, and there is plenty of opportunity for overtaking. Qualifying will be important, as ever, but there’s certainly room for manoeuvre. Fans will also get a chance to see the Gen3 car in the flesh for the first time in public, while trials rider Danny MacAskill, DJ & producer Jax Jones and music from Nina Nesbitt and Gracey will be providing the entertainment off-track in the Allianz E-Village fan zone alongside the Accelerate final in the gaming arena and more. Back the Brits! There will be a strong British presence both when the cars line-up on the grid at ExCeL London, and in the garages supporting them. Six of the 22 drivers will be competing on home soil with Sam Bird, Jake Dennis – a winner here last year - Alexander Sims, Oliver Turvey, Oliver Rowland and Dan Ticktum all hoping to score well on home soil, with a full complement of fans in the grandstands for the first time after COVID restrictions affected the Season 7 event. Bird won his home race in 2015 with the 35-year-old also the only one to have recorded victories in every Formula E season to-date, so far; although he is winless in Season 8. Nicolas Prost won races one and two at Battersea Park in 2016, with Dennis and Lynn victorious on Formula E’s first double-header in the docklands. London's sustainability drive London has set a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 and the city's Transport for London public transit authority by 2030, with the UK set to phase out sales of petrol and diesel vehicles entirely by 2035. In 2020, the country at large saw renewables make up the majority of its energy mix for the first time ever, at 43 per cent. The city now has some 6,000 EV chargers, and is set to expand its London Ultra Low Emission Zone this year. ULEZ results in nitrogen dioxide cuts of up to 50 per cent by restricting polluting vehicles' access. Its expansion out of central London into surrounding boroughs will benefit 3.8 million more people. The UK government has stated that it will "Build Back Greener" with a focus on clean energy and green jobs post-pandemic. Watch Don't miss a minute of Season 8. Keep track of the best ways to tune in where you are at fiaformulae.com/watch.

WIRE/NHRA KENT, Wash. (July 28, 2022) – After growing up racing at Pacific Raceways, Pro Stock’s Dallas Glenn will get the chance to race at the track for the first time as a professional driver during this weekend’s 33rd annual Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals. The reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year is part of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ return to Seattle and it’s an event that means a great deal to Glenn. He raced in several family cars at the track growing up, moving into Stock in the sportsman ranks and in the first NHRA race back at the facility in three years, he’ll perform in front of family and friends in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro. That brings plenty of anticipation for Glenn, who is currently fifth in Pro Stock points, and while he’s thrilled to get the opportunity to race at Pacific Raceways, he’s determined to keep it business as usual to close out the three-race NHRA Western Swing. “There’s a lot of people around here that supported me, but it’s going to be a good time and I’m definitely excited to come here, race and take a Pro Stock car down the track,” Glenn said. “I’ve made a lot of laps here in a lot of different cars, and it’s going to be a lot of fun to do it in a Pro Stock car. Racing in front of a hometown crowd, it’s going to be really good, and it’s been great hearing about all the people around here that are fans. “We’ll have fun and I’ll enjoy seeing everyone, but when there’s a job to be done, you have to put your head down and work. It would be great to win, but if you can’t see yourself winning every race you go to, you probably need to reevaluate what you’re doing. You have to know you can go out there and do it.” Austin Prock (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) won the race in 2019, the last time the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series raced at Pacific Raceways. This year’s race will be broadcast on both the FOX broadcast network and Fox Sports 1 (FS1), including live eliminations coverage starting at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 31 on FOX. It is the 11th race of the 2022 Pro Stock season and Glenn, who is currently fifth in points, views this weekend as a chance to get his season rolling with the Countdown to the Championship quickly approaching. His year started in strong fashion, winning the Gatornationals in March, and advancing to the final round of the four-wide race in Vegas, but he’s only been to the semifinals once since then. It’s been a difficult Western Swing thus far, though Glenn saw some positives in Sonoma by qualifying fifth and picking up a round win. That’s a step in the right direction for Glenn and he is set on taking another step this weekend. Of course, nothing comes easy in Pro Stock, where Glenn has to deal with the likes of points leader Erica Enders, who continues to enjoy a dominant season, picking up her sixth win of the year last weekend in Sonoma. Others to watch include reigning world champ Greg Anderson, Denver winner Matt Hartford, who won the race in 2019, Aaron Stanfield, Kyle Koretsky, and rookie Camrie Caruso, but Glenn is determined to put on a show. “I feel pretty good about things,” said Glenn, who has four career wins. “Denver is always tough and totally different from anything we race at. At Sonoma, I felt like we did pretty well. All you can do is kind of chip away and the biggest thing is making improvements on our end. You need to take the ball into your own hands, put your head down and keep grinding. “We’ll keep picking away at it, try some little things and see how the car responds. It’s easy to dig yourself into a hole with these cars, so we just have to keep working. I do feel like I’ve gotten into a better spot than at the beginning of the year, but when the Countdown comes you have to make sure you’re on your ‘A’ game. Time is running out to get everything dialed in, so there is increased pressure that way.” Prock’s first career victory in the Top Fuel ranks came at Seattle during the 2019 race when he beat four-time defending world champ Steve Torrence in the final round. Prock will look to get back in the win column at Pacific Raceways, but it won’t be easy against the likes of teammate and points leader Brittany Force, who has four wins this season, Mike Salinas, another four-time race winner in 2022, Torrence, Justin Ashley, who has two wins this year, Antron Brown, and Tony Schumacher, who each have four wins at Seattle, Denver winner Leah Pruett, Doug Kalitta, and Josh Hart. In Funny Car, Force made history at Pacific Raceways in 2019 with his 150th career win. The 16-time Funny Car world champ enjoyed a memorable celebration after the historic win and the legendary driver returns to Seattle looking for his second win this season and the 10th in his career at the track. Nobody has won more than Force at Seattle, but he’ll face plenty of challenges against points leader Robert Hight, Tim Wilkerson, who has three wins in Seattle, defending world champ Ron Capps, Matt Hagan, J.R. Todd, Cruz Pedregon, Sonoma winner Bob Tasca III, and Alexis DeJoria. The event also will feature thrilling competition in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, which includes some of the sport’s top drivers, as well as Street Legal exhibition runs. A special cacklefest will take place on the return road after nitro qualifying on Friday and then in the nostalgia pits on Saturday. The race also features the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Shootout, with eight young drivers competing for the win. The final round will take place on Sunday and will be featured during the FOX broadcast. The Total Seal Tech Talk Engine Seminar takes place at Matt Hartford's Pro Stock Car Pit at 1 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Fans can also attend Nitro School at 12 p.m. on Saturday in Clay Millican’s pits to learn more about how the cars operate and reach their thrilling speeds. For autograph-seeking fans, they can attend an autograph session featuring Toyota drivers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Toyota Display. Race fans at Pacific Raceways can enjoy the special pre-race ceremonies that introduce and celebrate each of the drivers racing for the prestigious Wally on Sunday and includes the fan favorite SealMaster Track Walk. The final can’t-miss experience of any NHRA event is the winner’s circle celebration on Sunday after racing concludes, where fans are invited to congratulate the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals event winners. As always, fans also get an exclusive pit pass to the most powerful and sensory-filled motorsports attraction on the planet in Seattle. This unique opportunity gives fans a unique chance to see teams in action and service their hot rods between rounds, get autographs from their favorite NHRA drivers, and more. Fans can also visit NHRA’s popular Nitro Alley and Manufacturers Midway, where sponsors and race vendors create an exciting atmosphere that includes interactive displays, simulated competitions, merchandise, food, and fun for the entire family. The new Pep Boys midway display will include tire change challenges, oil change challenges, a slot car track, and much more, adding even more excitement to the midway. NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature one round at 6:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 29, and the final two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, July 30 at 1:15 and 4:00 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PT on Sunday, July 31. Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, and then eliminations on FOX at 4 p.m. ET Sunday. To purchase tickets to the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, fans can visit www.nhra.com or call 800-884-6472. For more information about NHRA, visit www.nhra.com .

INDYCAR/WIRE Oliver and Sebastian Wheldon, competitive kart racers at the national level and children of late two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon and his wife, Susie Wheldon, will drive their karts on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 26 before meeting with six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon and track president J. Douglas Boles at the Yard of Bricks to declare the track ready for Brickyard Weekend. Brickyard Weekend consists of the Gallagher Grand Prix for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard for the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday, July 30 and the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard for the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, July 31. All three races will take place on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile IMS road course.

(Image via @Max33Verstappen) As Max Verstappen picked up his eighth win of the 2022 Formula One World Championship en route to a potential back-to-back championship seasons. The once formidable foe of the Scuderia Ferrari took another disastrous blow to their title hopes. As I slept on writing this review until the day after, I have to believe that whatever the Ferrari team is actually thinking is either the team is this inept in race strategy and have no idea what they are doing. Or, bad luck keeps striking this team. With twenty-four hours of thought after the Hungarian Grand Prix, it would feel like this team is truly inept and it's unfortunate that the title chase is seemingly slipping away. The reason I believe that the Scuderia is inept in it's strategy is the ultimate blunder of the lap thirty-nine pit stop that saw the switch to hard tires. Before the race took place, Pirelli releases the optimal tire strategy for a given race weekend. According to Pirelli, the fastest tire strategy was soft tires until lap 16 or 21, medium till lap 42 or 47, then mediums to the end. The strategy that Ferrari used was medium to begin, lap 40 stop for hards, and a lap 55 stop with softs to the end of the race. This information is public knowledge and given to all teams before a race weekend. In their eyes, the hard compound tire was 1.4 seconds slower than the soft tire and was not put into any of their predicted strategy before the race. Even Martin Brundle of the Formula One commentary team even said during the broadcast that the hard tires wouldn't even be in question to be used because they were so slow in terms of pace that they would offer no strategic advantage to any team....unless their goal was to lose the race. Which is even more unfortunate that Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen were virtually identical in pace. What Ferrari did without a shadow of a doubt was that the team panicked when Red Bull pitted for medium compound tires. What they should have done was to be confident in the strategy and go with the soft compound at the end. Remember, Verstappen went over thirty laps on the medium compound towards the end and even spun coming out of turn twelve in route to a win. This gets more depressing when in the cooldown room, we saw Hamilton, Verstappen, and Russell laugh openly about the strategy of them even touching the hard tires towards the end of the race. As for the race winner, it was a fantastic drive by Verstappen. Coming from tenth and even spinning late in the race. It seemed like every thing was going against him at the end. In details that came after the race, the Verstappen power unit was three laps away from a terminal failure. From this point on, Verstappen does not have to win another race in 2022 to claim his second championship if he just finishes on the podium. If this pace continues, Verstappen will lock up a championship as the checkered flag waves in Suzuka later this year. For Lewis Hamilton, he had his fifth podium in a row as Mercedes had both drivers finishing on the podium for the second weekend in a row. It begs the question on can Mercedes finish ahead of Ferrari in the constructors standings by the end of the year would be a very fantastic goal for them by Abu Dhabi. Mercedes has a car that has been over a second off the pace of the Red Bull and Ferrari this year and is essentially doing more with less than any other team on the grid. If Hamilton did not have his DRS issue during the race and passing being a main issue during the race, it would not have been out of the question that he could have had a win in Hungary. Moving back towards the midfield and looking ahead to the second half of the season is the battle between McLaren and Alpine in the constructors standings. The gap between the two only being four points with Alpine having the advantage. For McLaren, the brightest bulb in the box has to be Lando Norris. For Norris, it was his 10th points finish in 13 races so far this season and has brought 76 points for the team so far as Ricciardo has 19. For Alpine, Ocon has 58 points while Alonso adds 41 to the team total. If Ricciardo does better, we can see a battle toward the end of the season for the title of "best of the rest." A lot more thoughts on the first half of the season will be talked about during the summer break has teams have nearly a month off before a championship battle heats up. Next for Formula One is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on August 28th. Listen to "Early Apex" as we go more in depth on this race and other stories around the Formula One paddock this Thursday.

(Via @NAPARacing) It's been 1,133 days since Alexander Rossi has been atop the NTT IndyCar Series podium as he took the win at the Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. To be honest, ever since Rossi announced that he would be leaving Andretti Autosport to Arrow McLaren SP in 2023, Rossi has been having fantastic runs since June 1st, with him having three podium finishes in seven races. Even though he has had bad luck and run-ins with current teammates since then, no driver has impressed me more than Rossi. For Rossi, he still can make the argument that he still belongs in the series and got a major monkey off his back as he looks on to finish his time with Andretti. The main struggle with Rossi's dominate win was the issue with Colton Herta as he struck a curb and had a transmission issue at lap 42 in which Rossi assumed the lead and never looked back. Another feel good story in the race was Christian Lundgaard getting his first podium in the NTT IndyCar Series with a second place finish. In the past six races, Lundgaard has finished inside the top ten as he looks to be running away with the 2022 Rookie of the Year title. Will Power assumed the points lead over 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion Marucs Ericcson at the end of the race with a third place finish. The gap is only nine points between the two with only four races left in the 2022 season but in terms of championship contenders only 81 points separate Will Power and Scott McLaughlin with seven drivers having a mathematical possibility of winning a championship at seasons end. In all honesty, it was not the best race of the season so far and it certainly wasn't the worst race either as you had exciting racing through the midfield of this race. Although this race did have massive implications on the hunt for the 2022 Astor Cup My only beef with the race was that the series should never play second-fiddle to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, especially in Indianapolis where IndyCar is king. To me, as a motorsports fan it is nice to see the top two series in America be together in a doubleheader style weekend. The big caveat is that in a pecking order, I will concede the Cup Series should be top billing with IndyCar right behind them if it was any other weekend. In my mind, a perfect doubleheader weekend would be at a place like Nashville. Where the IndyCar Series has the race downtown and NASCAR takes the Fairgrounds Speedway. Where both series show their absolute strengths and neither take any thing away from each other. The IndyCar Series returns this weekend as the series returns to Nashville for the second running of the Nashville Grand Prix. For more in-depth analysis of this race and news on the Alex Palou situation, listen to "Early Apex" on Thursday. You can find the show on Spotify.

Photo: AJ Appeal July 31, 2022 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The NASCAR Cup Series has a new road course conqueror. Tyler Reddick survived a wild overtime battle against Ross Chastain—who, as it turned out, was under penalty for finagling the first corner—to win Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Reddick’s NASCAR Cup Series victory at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course was his second this month, the second of his career and his second at a road course. There was one fundamental difference between Reddick’s win at the Brickyard and his victory on July 3 at Road America. Between the two triumphs, Reddick announced he would leave Richard Childress Racing for 23XI Racing after the 2023 season. But Reddick proved on Sunday that lame ducks can still go fast. “Well, we just know what we’re capable of, and we did that at Road America,” said Reddick, who led a race-high 38 laps on Sunday. “Certainly, (the announcement) was a little bump in the road, but we went out and won a race fair and square a couple weeks ago, and if we change nothing, we keep working really, really hard, we find a way back to Victory Lane. “Just really glad to be able to do it here in Indianapolis. This is one really special place to race, and really excited to kiss the bricks here in a little bit and really excited we got (sponsor) 3CHI their win in their hometown.” After a multicar melee in Turn 1 sent the race to overtime and dashed the hopes of Chase Elliott, who had restarted second beside Reddick on Lap 80, Reddick lined up beside AJ Allmendinger for the overtime restart. Lining up fifth on Lap 85, Chastain steered wide on the restart and opted for the access road beyond the corner. He returned to the track after swapping the lead with Reddick throughout the first lap of overtime. Reddick was shocked to see Chastain’s unorthodox strategy. “I was like, ‘Uh-oh,’” Reddick said. “But that was a scenario that had been talked about. If you get bottled up, what do you do? Take the access road. I couldn’t believe he got ahead of me. I was kind of waiting to see if he was going to have a penalty, because I didn’t want to move him out of the way and make his race worse than what it was. “Yeah, I was really surprised by that, but, hey, we made it work. Hats off to Ross for trying to do that, but really glad it didn’t end up working out, because I’d have been pretty pissed off.” NASCAR frowned on Chastain’s artifice and assessed a 30-second penalty that dropped him to 27th at the finish, elevating DAYTONA 500 winner Austin Cindric to the runner-up spot. “Just trying not to be in the chaos there in Turn 1,” Chastain said. “I thought we were four-wide, and couldn’t go any farther right, and decided to take the NASCAR access lane out there. “Just pure reaction there, for our Worldwide Express Chevy. I took it in practice on exit, overshooting Turn 1… Yeah, just wanted to not get hit, and merged back on where I merged.” Harrison Burton came home third, followed by Todd Gilliland and Bubba Wallace. The results were career bests for Burton and Gilliland, and with Cindric, it marked the first time since 1994 at Pocono that three rookies have finished in the top five in a Cup race. (The three rookies at Pocono were Joe Nemechek and Jeff Burton and Ward Burton, Harrison Burton’s father and uncle respectively.) Despite a multitude of early spins, the first caution for an accident in Sunday’s race didn’t come until Lap 62, and it set the stage for the chaos that followed. After green-flag pit stops, Reddick had built a lead of more than three seconds over Christopher Bell when Kyle Larson’s Chevrolet hurtled out of control into Turn 1 and blindsided the Chevy of Ty Dillon with a bone-jarring impact. The resulting caution tightened the field and set up a restart on Lap 65 with Reddick in the lead and Bell beside him in the outside lane and Ryan Blaney trailing in third. The outside lane on that restart and the two that followed proved to be anathema for the drivers running second. Bell was shuffled back on the Lap 65 restart and ultimately caused the fourth caution with a blown right front tire that spread debris on the track. Chase Elliott, who was tracking Reddick before that yellow, spun in a three-wide sandwich in Turn 1 with Blaney and William Byron on the Lap 80 restart. And defending race winner AJ Allmendinger, who had driven his No. 16 Chevrolet to second despite a malfunctioning cool suit, was forced wide on the overtime restart and dropped to seventh at the finish. Blaney also was a victim of the final restart, spinning in Turn 1 and finishing 26th after spending the majority of the afternoon in the top five and leading 17 laps, tied for second most with Bell. That mishap cost Blaney a chance to put more distance in the standings between himself and Martin Truex Jr. Blaney and Truex are 15th and 16th, respectively, in the Playoff standings with four races left in the regular season. After Sunday’s race, Blaney leads Truex by 25 points. –30– NASCAR Cup Series Race – 29th Annual Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, July 31, 2022 (1) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 86. (2) Austin Cindric #, Ford, 86. (13) Harrison Burton #, Ford, 86. (9) Todd Gilliland #, Ford, 86. (19) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 86. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 86. (20) AJ Allmendinger(i), Chevrolet, 86. (7) Michael McDowell, Ford, 86. (24) Cole Custer, Ford, 86. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 86. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 86. (4) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 86. (38) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 86. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 86. (35) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 86. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 86. (26) Ty Gibbs(i), Toyota, 86. (31) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 86. (17) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 86. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 86. (25) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 86. (32) Josh Bilicki(i), Chevrolet, 86. (3) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 86. (33) Cody Ware, Ford, 86. (37) Josh Williams(i), Ford, 86. (6) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 86. (21) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 86. (11) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 86. (27) Joey Hand, Ford, 85. (29) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 85. (23) William Byron, Chevrolet, Accident, 79. (28) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, DVP, 65. (18) Kevin Harvick, Ford, Accident, 64. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 60. (22) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 57. (36) Daniil Kvyat, Toyota, Suspension, 43. (34) Loris Hezemans(i), Ford, Drivetrain, 34. (14) Aric Almirola, Ford, Accident, 24. Average Speed of Race Winner: 78.511 mph. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 40 Mins, 18 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.065 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 15 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: T. Reddick 1-12;C. Briscoe 13-17;R. Blaney 18-32;C. Bell 33-49;T. Reddick 50;R. Blaney 51-52;A. Allmendinger(i) 53-55;T. Gilliland # 56-59;J. Hand 60-61;T. Reddick 62-86. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Tyler Reddick 3 times for 38 laps; Ryan Blaney 2 times for 17 laps; Christopher Bell 1 time for 17 laps; Chase Briscoe 1 time for 5 laps; Todd Gilliland # 1 time for 4 laps; AJ Allmendinger(i) 1 time for 3 laps; Joey Hand 1 time for 2 laps. Stage #1 Top Ten: 14,12,24,22,9,38,5,18,21,19 Stage #2 Top Ten: 20,18,23,9,42,11,14,41,43,51

Press Release, Petty GMS STATESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2022) –Petty GMS today announced the team and Erik Jones have agreed to a multi-year agreement for Jones to remain in the No. 43 Chevy Camaro starting with the 2023 season. “I’m really excited to have this deal done and finally be able to talk about it,” said Jones. “I really like the group I have at Petty GMS and working with Dave (Elenz). Each week I feel like we get better and better and put ourselves in contention to win. Knowing where I’ll be driving allows us to really focus on building the team and making our cars better. I’m looking forward to finishing this season strong, hopefully with a win, and continuing to build on what we started this year with Petty GMS.” Jones joined Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) in 2021 and continued in the No. 43 Chevy when GMS Racing and RPM merged at the start of the 2022 season. “Erik (Jones) has been a great addition to Petty GMS this year and we’re thrilled to have him signed for the coming years,” said Petty GMS Owner Maury Gallagher. “We’re excited to continue building our Cup program with Erik, Dave (Elenz) and the No. 43 team. They’ve shown great growth and potential this season and we know it will only continue.” Jones is currently in his seventh season in the Cup Series. With 204 starts in the series, Jones has two wins, 35 top-five finishes and 75 top-10 finishes. During the 2022 season, his first season with Petty GMS and crew chief Dave Elenz, Jones has 21 starts with two top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes with 72 laps led. “We’ve had a great relationship with Erik (Jones) since he joined RPM and now Petty GMS,” said Petty GMS Chairman Richard Petty. “Erik’s done an outstanding job representing the No. 43 and all of the fans who love to see that car on track. It’s nice to have Erik locked in for the years to come and continue building on the legacy of the No. 43 as he continues his Cup career.” Jones and the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will take to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course for the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, July 31, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC will carry live television coverage and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the live radio broadcast. About Petty GMS Petty GMS competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, operating the No. 42 Chevrolet for Ty Dillon and the No. 43 Chevrolet for Erik Jones. The newly formed team brought together two storied organizations in December 2021. Over the last decade, owner Maury Gallagher built a victorious team, capturing two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships, one ARCA Menards Series title, and two ARCA Menards Series East championships, as well as 65 wins and 235 top-five finishes across six series. Richard Petty, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010, serves as Chairman of Petty GMS. Petty, known as “The King,” accumulated 200 wins and was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series. For more information, visit www.pettygms.com.

Photo Courtesy Justin Casterline / Getty Images NASCAR WIRE July 29, 2022 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Grant Enfinger picked a fine time to win his first race of the season. Charging to the front on fresh tires after the TSport 200 went to overtime on Friday night, Enfinger passed Zane Smith for the lead on Lap 206 of 207 and went on to win the first event in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff. In the return of the series to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the first time since 2011, Enfinger beat runner-up Ben Rhodes to the finish line by .477. Rhodes passed Smith on the final lap to secure the second spot. With his first victory since 2020 and the seventh of his career, Enfinger gained automatic advancement to the second round of the Playoffs after a regular season that saw a lackluster performance by his GMS Racing team and a reunion with veteran crew chief Jeff Hensley before the July 9 race at Mid-Ohio. It was Hensley who brought Enfinger to pit road for a tire change after Carson Hocevar knocked Colby Howard into the outside wall on Lap 191 of 200. That call proved decisive. “We’ve just been off a little bit as an organization,” Enfinger said. “We’ve been working so hard because we’ve been sucking. It hurts to say it, but we’ve had a terrible season to this point. But we had a great Chevrolet all day. “It felt like every time we got into the lead, a caution came out, and it put Hensley in a bad spot. I knew from experience to just trust his gut.” Zane Smith held third in a finish that was not without controversy. The Playoff’s top seed entering the race, Smith had crowded Chandler Smith into the outside wall earlier in the event, damaging both trucks. Zane Smith also sustained damage in a three-truck incident involving Lawless Allen and Chase Purdy, but he brought his No. 38 Ford to pit road for fresh tires on Lap 156 and worked his way forward over the closing 40 laps. On the final restart on Lap 206, Zane Smith pinched eventual 10th-place finisher John Hunter Nemechek into the outside wall and took the top spot until Enfinger made the winning pass. It was Nemechek, though, who sent the race to overtime when he spun race leader Taylor Gray in Turn 3 on Lap 199 of a scheduled 200. Nemechek insisted the accident was unintentional. “Sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield, and tonight we were the bug,” said Nemechek, who led a race-high 75 laps and won the first stage. “I made a mistake early on and spun myself, and we had a restart there at the end on old tires. “Everybody had fresher tires. I tried driving down in the bottom of (Turn) 3 underneath the 17 (Gray), and I just kept sliding and accidentally got into his left rear. I tried to stay off him. That team has their opinion, I have my opinion, and I’m sure we’ll talk at some point.” Playoff driver Stewart Friesen finished fourth behind Zane Smith, followed by Corey Heim, Tyler Ankrum and Layne Riggs. Playoff drivers Ty Majeski, Matt Crafton and Nemechek completed the top 10. Those results left Crafton and 16th-place finisher Christian Eckes seven points below the current cut line. After the third race of the first round, the Playoff field will be trimmed from 10 drivers to eight. Hocevar is eighth in the standings, seven points to the good. –30– NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Inaugural TSport 200 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Indianapolis, Indiana Friday, July 29, 2022 (5) Grant Enfinger (P), Chevrolet, 207. (9) Ben Rhodes (P), Toyota, 207. (21) Zane Smith (P), Ford, 207. (8) Stewart Friesen (P), Toyota, 207. (4) Corey Heim # (P), Toyota, 207. (11) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 207. (23) Layne Riggs, Toyota, 207. (6) Ty Majeski (P), Toyota, 207. (16) Matt Crafton (P), Toyota, 207. (1) John Hunter Nemechek (P), Toyota, 207. (18) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 207. (15) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 207. (17) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 207. (10) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 207. (36) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 207. (3) Christian Eckes (P), Toyota, 207. (31) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 207. (2) Chandler Smith (P), Toyota, 207. (20) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 207. (27) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 207. (7) Carson Hocevar (P), Chevrolet, 207. (13) Taylor Gray (P), Ford, 207. (14) Tanner Gray, Ford, 207. (34) Chris Hacker, Toyota, 207. (19) Jack Wood #, Chevrolet, 207. (26) Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 207. (33) Chase Purdy, Toyota, 206. (24) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 206. (25) Dean Thompson #, Chevrolet, 204. (30) Chad Chastain, Chevrolet, 204. (28) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 204. (12) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, Accident, 190. (35) Josh Reaume, Toyota, Too Slow, 153. (22) Lawless Alan #, Chevrolet, Accident, 147. (32) Blake Lothian, Chevrolet, Driveshaft, 72. (29) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, Accident, 9. Average Speed of Race Winner: 69.961 mph. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 1 Mins, 47 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.477 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 78 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: J. Nemechek (P) 1-64;C. Smith (P) 65-70;C. Hocevar (P) 71-104;G. Enfinger (P) 105-109;C. Smith (P) 110-116;T. Majeski (P) 117-157;G. Enfinger (P) 158;T. Majeski (P) 159-188;G. Enfinger (P) 189-193;J. Nemechek (P) 194-197;T. Gray (P) 198;J. Nemechek (P) 199-205;G. Enfinger (P) 206-207. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): John Hunter Nemechek (P) 3 times for 75 laps; Ty Majeski (P) 2 times for 71 laps; Carson Hocevar (P) 1 time for 34 laps; Chandler Smith (P) 2 times for 13 laps; Grant Enfinger (P) 4 times for 13 laps; Taylor Gray (P) 1 time for 1 lap. Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,18,42,52,23,99,51,66,38,98 Stage #2 Top Ten: 66,23,99,42,38,51,52,18,16,91

Photo: AJ Appeal July 30, 2022 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff is still six races away, but AJ Allmendinger has already clinched one title. With his victory in Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet is the undisputed King of the Road. Allmendinger was an irresistible force at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. He led 42 of the 62 laps and overcame a fraught 25-second pit stop that dropped him from the lead to 13th for a restart on Lap 19. The victory was Allmendinger’s third of the season—all on road courses—and his fourth win in the last five Xfinity Series races on circuits that turn right as well as left, dating to his triumph in last year’s fall event at the Charlotte Roval. Allmendinger passed runner-up Alex Bowman for the lead after a restart on Lap 45, staying alongside Bowman’s No. 17 Chevrolet though Turn 1 and pulling clear through Turn 2. Allmendinger crossed the finish line 2.084 seconds ahead of the Hendrick Motorsports driver. “God, I love this place,” exclaimed Allmendinger, who won last year’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the vaunted Brickyard and will defend that victory in Sunday’s Verizon 200 (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). “I knew Bowman was really good at the long runs, and so I tried to gap him as much as I could. God, I love Indy!” Allmendinger lost track position on the Lap 16 pit stop when his crew had difficulty changing the right rear tire. But the 40-year-old driver from Los Gatos, Calif., fought through traffic and advanced to third for a restart on Lap 29. He went three-wide to the inside on that restart and had the lead as he exited Turn 1. “We gave up stage points a little bit there as well, to the guys we’re fighting for points,” Allmendinger said. “But you know what? Points don’t mean a damn thing—we’re kissing the bricks. Hell, yeah!” Bowman began to cut into Allmendinger’s lead late in the final 18-lap run green-flag run but ran out of time. “I probably was a little too nice on that last restart,” said Bowman, who was running his first Xfinity Series race since 2018. “I knew he was going to be better than us firing off… At the end, we were definitely running him down—just not enough laps.” Justin Allgaier passed Ross Chastain on the final lap to secure third place, with Chastain holding fourth. Chase Briscoe came home fifth, followed by Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer, Ty Gibbs, Austin Hill and Noah Gragson. Gragson won the first stage of the race and fellow JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry claimed victory in Stage 2. NASCAR Xfinity Series Race - 19th Annual Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Indianapolis, Indiana Saturday, July 30, 2022 1. (1) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 62. 2. (4) Alex Bowman(i), Chevrolet, 62. 3. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 62. 4. (18) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 62. 5. (6) Chase Briscoe(i), Ford, 62. 6. (3) Riley Herbst, Ford, 62. 7. (5) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 62. 8. (2) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 62. 9. (9) Austin Hill #, Chevrolet, 62. 10. (7) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 62. 11. (11) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 62. 12. (14) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 62. 13. (12) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 62. 14. (8) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 62. 15. (36) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 62. 16. (17) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 62. 17. (30) Santino Ferrucci, Toyota, 62. 18. (26) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 62. 19. (29) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 62. 20. (27) Ty Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 62. 21. (34) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 62. 22. (16) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 62. 23. (15) Sheldon Creed #, Chevrolet, 62. 24. (19) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 62. 25. (22) Andy Lally, Ford, 62. 26. (20) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 62. 27. (31) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 62. 28. (35) Patrick Gallagher, Ford, 62. 29. (23) Preston Pardus, Chevrolet, 62. 30. (28) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 62. 31. (32) Scott Heckert, Chevrolet, 62. 32. (24) Kaz Grala(i), Chevrolet, 61. 33. (25) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 61. 34. (38) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Suspension, 58. 35. (13) Bubba Wallace(i), Toyota, Engine, 28. 36. (33) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, Accident, 17. 37. (37) Parker Kligerman(i), Toyota, Accident, 11. 38. (21) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, Track Bar, 0. Average Speed of Race Winner: 77.825 mph. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 56 Mins, 35 Secs. Margin of Victory: 2.084 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 11 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: A. Allmendinger 1-15;T. Gibbs 16;N. Gragson 17-22;A. Bowman(i) 23-24;J. Allgaier 25-28;A. Allmendinger 29-37;J. Berry 38-42;A. Bowman(i) 43-44;A. Allmendinger 45-62. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): AJ Allmendinger 3 times for 42 laps; Noah Gragson 1 time for 6 laps; Josh Berry 1 time for 5 laps; Justin Allgaier 1 time for 4 laps; Alex Bowman(i) 2 times for 4 laps; Ty Gibbs 1 time for 1 lap. Stage #1 Top Ten: 9,31,17,7,98,54,8,2,16,1 Stage #2 Top Ten: 8,36,48,45,91,6,4,23,34,38

Press Release / Indianapolis Motor Speedway / IMSA INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, July 29, 2022) – IMSA is returning to famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For the first time since 2014, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be back at the Racing Capital of the World on the weekend of Sept. 15-17, 2023, as the headline event of a full weekend of IMSA sports car action billed as the “IMSA Battle on the Bricks” around the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course. The two-hour, 40-minute WeatherTech Championship event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17 with live NBC network television coverage. “Indianapolis Motor Speedway is hallowed ground in the world of motorsport, and we are honored to bring IMSA and the WeatherTech Championship back to IMS,” IMSA President John Doonan said. “There has been mutual interest and many conversations between IMSA and IMS leadership for quite some time to bring our brand of premium endurance sports car racing back to the Speedway and our collective fans. As we launch an exciting new era in 2023 and introduce GTP as our top category of prototypes alongside many of our other successful categories and sanctioned series, the timing is right for a full weekend of IMSA action in Indianapolis and on NBC next fall.” In addition to Sunday’s WeatherTech Championship race, the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge will headline the action on Saturday, Sept. 16 with a four-hour, bumper-to-bumper traffic jam of production-based race cars. The weekend also will include other IMSA-sanctioned single-make series to be announced later. “Our reputation as the Racing Capital of the World will be further enhanced by the IMSA Battle on the Bricks, as IMSA will join the major series competing at IMS in 2023,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “IMSA features some of the most evocative manufacturers and machines in global motorsports, so a return to IMS is a perfect fit for our loyal fans. We can’t wait to see exciting new GTP prototypes compete on the road course in yet another full weekend of action at the Speedway, complete with great racing in other classes and the Michelin Pilot Challenge.” The IMSA Battle on the Bricks weekend will be a three-day festival showcasing the pinnacle of sports car racing. With 18 different manufacturers currently competing in IMSA and unparalleled fan access to the garage area throughout the weekend, race fans in the IMS infield can get up close and personal with their favorite sports cars, drivers and teams. Fans also will be able to camp in the IMS infield, access not available during any other race weekend. Powered and primitive spaces will be available to purchase throughout the infield for public camping. Add in IMSA’s signature pre-race Fan Walk – allowing all fans in attendance the opportunity to roam the starting grid moments before the command is given to start engines – prior to the WeatherTech Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge races, and it will be a can’t-miss weekend for race fans. The WeatherTech Championship race marks the return of top-level IMSA competition to the Speedway for the first time since 2014, when co-drivers Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa claimed the Brickyard Grand Prix victory for Action Express Racing in their No. 5 Corvette Daytona Prototype. The first IMSA race at the Speedway was a three-hour GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event in 2012 won by Starworks Motorsport co-drivers Alex Popow and Sebastien Bourdais. Looking forward, IMSA will return to IMS in 2024 and 2025, as well, for longer endurance races. Fans who purchase race tickets or infield camping in 2023 will have first access to secure those spots for the 2024 IMSA endurance race. Please visit IMSA.com and IMS.com for more information about the IMSA Battle on the Bricks.