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Racing News: Atlanta Motor Speedway Building New Gatehouses, MX-5 Cup Signs New Title Sponsor

By SEMA News Editors

Atlanta Motor Speedway Building New Gatehouses Ahead of Ambetter Health 400

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia, is constructing three new gatehouses to service its Johnson, Champions and Earnhardt grandstands.

Atlanta Motor Speedway new gatehouses

The new gatehouses will be completed before the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 on Sunday, February 25.

The new entrances will feature updated architecture and are designed to expedite guest entry into the grandstands, track officials said, and will be completed before Atlanta’s spring NASCAR weekend, headlined by the Ambetter Health 400 on Sunday, February 25.

For more information, visit atlantamotorspeedway.com.

POWRi Announces 2024 Schedules for War Sprint League, 305 Sprint Series

Series officials have announced the 2024 schedules for the POWRi WAR Sprint League and the POWRi 305 Sprint Series.

With 20 events at nine tracks throughout the Midwest, the POWRi WAR Sprint League opens at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri, and will wrap with two days of racing at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri, on November 1-2. 

The POWRi 305 Sprint Series, meanwhile, features an eight-event showcase schedule in 2024, also opening at I-70 Motorsports Park on April 20 and closing with two days of racing at Lake Ozark Speedway on November 1-2. 

For more information, visit powri.com.

Whelen Engineering Named Mazda MX-5 Cup Title SponsorMX-5 Cup

Whelen Engineering, an emergency warning equipment manufacturer based in Chester, Connecticut, is partnering with Mazda Motorsports to become the new title sponsor of the Mazda MX-5 Cup series beginning in 2024.

The 14-race, IMSA-sanctioned season begins on January 25 as part of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

For more information, see the full announcement at imsa.com.