As always is the case with the annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, a number of stories broke throughout the day on Friday surrounding the upcoming season of motorsports.
We wanted to make sure you didn’t miss any of it, and we put in here in one spot for you to see at the same time. Our second edition of the PRI Rundown, below:
Five drivers will now bid for ROTY with WoO LMS
In the past two days at PRI, three more drivers have thrown their names in to run their first season with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2022.
Tanner English, Gordy Gundaker and Gary Dillon each committed to intending on running the full schedule with the series. As we saw this season, that doesn’t always happen, but it’s still a noteworthy roster of drivers running the tour.
Confirmed 2022 WoO LMS Roster
As of Friday, December 10
Rocket Chassis No. 1 | Brandon Sheppard
Boom Briggs Racing No. 99B | Boom Briggs
Boom Briggs Racing No. TBA | Josh Richards
Dillon No. 7K | Gary Dillon (R)
Gundaker No. 11 | Gordy Gundaker (R)
Kyle Hammer Racing No. 45 | Kyle Hammer (R)
English 81E | Tanner English (R)
Shawn Martin/Viper Motorsports No. 111 | Max Blair (R)
*This list is comprised solely of teams with recent announcements about the future of their race team – this is NOT meant to suggest drivers who have ran on tour regularly in the past number of seasons will not return in 2022.
Ricky Weiss has announced that he will follow an open schedule in 2022.
Ron Capps announces his own Funny Car team
Ron Capps officially announced his new NHRA Funny Car team would be called Ron Capps Motorsports Inc.
He’ll bring his crew chief, pit crew, and sponsor NAPA Racing along with him as well.
🚨 BIG NEWS!
Reigning 2021 #NHRA Funny Car Champion @RonCapps28 and his winning #NAPAKnowHow team will return for 2022 with Capps as team owner/driver at Ron Capps Motorsports!🙌 pic.twitter.com/R9XNkyzJfy— NAPA Racing (@NAPARacing) December 10, 2021
USAC Silver Crown schedule released, Leary to run Klatt car full-time
The 2022 USAC Silver Crown slate features 12 race days and 11 points events, beginning on May 1 at Terre Haute.
C.J. Leary will run for Klatt Enterprises, full-time.
USAC Silver Crown's 2022 slate is set! 👊
How many are you thinking of hitting? pic.twitter.com/mYd5PHPS0N
— USAC Racing (@USACNation) December 10, 2021
Jadon Rogers to run USAC Non-Wing tour full-time
The 2020 Rookie of the Year is back to go for a full tour in 2022 on the USAC Non-Wing Sprint Car Series:
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
In 2022, Jadon Rogers will go full-time with the USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Cars.
The 2020 Rookie of the Year will contest all 51 races in his first full season with the series.
Read More: https://t.co/TxltR8QeKj
📸 @JoshJames81 pic.twitter.com/ihLDrQmmUF
— USAC Racing (@USACNation) December 10, 2021
Tony Stewart, Chase Briscoe announce Mahindra Sponsorship
Chase Briscoe will have a new primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022 as Mahindra, a tractor company, announced it would put their name on the No. 14 car for a ‘majority’ of the season.
Here's the @Mahindra_USA No. 14 car. pic.twitter.com/XcpOA6bJ6r
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 10, 2021
The company will also be on Briscoe’s No. 5 midget for the 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals.
.@Mahindra_USA will also sponsor @ChaseBriscoe_14 in the 36th Chili Bowl Nationals event in January. pic.twitter.com/uH1GxUSSlH
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 10, 2021
