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Acura & Katherine Legge Return to Pikes Peak with Hopes of a Record-Setting Run; HRC Prototype Integra to Pace the 103rd Hill Climb Running

Following her rookie debut in 2024, Katherine Legge returns with goal of setting a new front-wheel-drive record U.S. Olympic speed skater Rusty Smith will pilot the official pace vehicle – an Integra Type S HRC Prototype Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) developed performance parts featured on both vehicles, leveraging the technical […]

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Following her rookie debut in 2024, Katherine Legge returns with goal of setting a new front-wheel-drive record

U.S. Olympic speed skater Rusty Smith will pilot the official pace vehicle – an Integra Type S HRC Prototype

Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) developed performance parts featured on both vehicles, leveraging the technical knowledge and expertise of HRC race engineers worldwide

Acura and Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) today announced a return to “America’s Mountain” for the 103rd running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, presented by Gran Turismo, on June 22. Acura and HRC US will enter the highly competitive Time Attack 1 (TA1) division with the Integra Type S DE5 race car. Driving the #93 Integra is INDYCAR and IMSA veteran Katherine Legge who also returns to the ”Race to the Clouds” following a top-five finish in the TA1 category in 2024. Her rookie outing resulted in a time of 10:51.359, just a few seconds shy of the current front-wheel-drive record of 10:48.094 – set by Acura engineer and Pikes Peak veteran Nick Robinson with a 500-horsepower TLX in 2018.

“It was an honor to compete in Pikes Peak for the first time in 2024, as I had always dreamt of being among the famous drivers who have tackled the mountain,” said Katherine Legge, driver of the #93 Acura Integra Type S DE5. “At Pikes Peak, you’re always competing against yourself, the mountain and the other drivers. It’s my goal to leave my own legacy, setting the front-wheel drive record in the Integra Type S DE5.”

Additionally, Acura will supply the official pace car for the 103rd running of America’s longest running hill climb. The custom-wrapped Indy Yellow Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype will pace the field on the challenging 156-turn, 12.42-mile mountain course, demonstrating a new line of HRC Performance Parts being developed by championship-winning HRC race engineers. Behind the wheel will be U.S. Olympic bronze-medalist speed skater, Rusty Smith.

Rusty Smith has made Team USA three times, competing in short track at the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, and Turin 2006. On the podium, Smith captured a 500-meter bronze medal in 2002 and a relay bronze medal alongside his teammates in 2006. Smith also shares a passion for high-performance Honda and Acura vehicles; he owns several enthusiast models from each brand, including a rare first-generation Acura NSX-T finished in Spa Yellow with a Vivid Yellow interior.

Smith’s stint in the Integra Type S HRC Prototype follows Honda’s announcement as a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Honda will also serve as the Official Automotive Partner of Team USA, supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams during the LA28 Games and upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. LA28 plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to act as the official pace vehicles for all LA28 endurance events.

Motorsports, including the premium performance brand’s Pikes Peak efforts, is a critical component of Acura Precision Crafted Performance. This is the 15th consecutive year Acura is competing at Pikes Peak, with the Acura team amassing an impressive 12 first place in-division finishes, over 30 podiums and multiple course records.

Known as the Race to the Clouds, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado is one of America’s longest running motorsports competitions. Since 1916, drivers from all over the world race against the clock, in a wide variety of vehicles and from multiple motorsports disciplines, as they take on the grueling mountain course, starting at 9,390 feet and climbing to the 14,115-foot summit.

HRC Performance Parts
Based on strong interest generated by the Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype, which was revealed at Monterey Car Week in August 2024, HRC announced that it will create a new business to produce authentic performance parts for customer use for street, track and off-road applications at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Southern California-based HRC US has been winning races and championships on and off-road for three decades and is applying this extensive know-how to a new line of authentic performance parts focused on enhancing all elements of the driving experience—
engine, suspension and braking performance—along with significant weight savings. As a successful racing brand for decades, HRC US is uniquely positioned to offer parts to retail customers in North America to enhance the performance of their own Honda and Acura vehicles.

Acura Integra Type S DE5
Eligible for competition in multiple racing series and sold directly to racers, HRC’s Integra Type S DE5 is designed, developed, and assembled inside Honda’s state-of-the-art North American facilities employing groundbreaking technologies in weld, body construction, painting, final assembly and quality confirmation to ensure the highest levels of precision and craftsmanship.

HRC developed the DE5 from the production Acura Integra Type S premium sports compact, and it is the latest in a line of highly successful, championship-winning, HRC-developed touring cars, including versions of the 10th generation Honda Civic Si and Type R and the 11th generation Civic Si FE1.

The competition version of the Integra Type S, which participates in the top class of SRO TC America racing where it won six races in its debut season, is powered by a modified version of the factory 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder K20C8 engine. The racing version of the engine, co-developed by HRC US and HRC Japan, produces in excess of 360hp. That power is then directed to the wheels via a 6-speed sequential, paddle-shift transmission to HRC US developed suspension and brakes.

The purpose-built body shell removes all unneeded street vehicle components – such as soundproofing, underbody coating and seam sealers – and is fitted with a safety roll cage, aerodynamic components and cooling upgrades.

About Acura
Acura is a leading premium auto brand committed to delivering expressive styling, innovative engineering and engaging dynamics, all built on the brand’s Precision Crafted Performance DNA. The Acura lineup consists of two sport sedans, the Integra and TLX, and four sport-utility vehicles, the first-ever ADX, RDX, MDX and all-electric ZDX. High-performance Type S variants further demonstrate the virtues of Acura Precision Crafted Performance.

More information about Acura is available here: https://acuranews.com/en-US.

About Acura Motorsports
Acura motorsports programs in North America have been integral to the brand since its launch in 1986. The rich legacy of Acura sports car racing includes multiple GT and prototype wins and championships across Camel Lights, the American Le Mans series, SRO, and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition. In current IMSA competition, Acura swept the 2019, 2020 and 2022 IMSA manufacturer, driver and teams championships.

In 2023, Acura made its successful racing debut with the electrified ARX-06 prototype sports car in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and claimed Acura’s third consecutive Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona victory at the Daytona International Speedway. In 2025, the electrified Acura ARX-06 returns with Acura Meyer Shank Racing running the #60 and #93 cars. Honda Racing USA will be strategizing and race engineering the #93 for the first time in the company’s history, while Acura MSR will continue to do the same for the #60 as Acura seeks its first championship title in the electrified era of sports car racing.

About Honda Racing Corporation USA
Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US), has a rich heritage creating, manufacturing, and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports customers since its founding in 1993 as Honda Performance Development (HPD). In January 2024, HPD became HRC US, combining with HRC Japan to strengthen the company’s overall motorsports capabilities. From pinnacle racing in INDYCAR and IMSA sports cars to commercial racing programs, HRC US leads all Honda and Acura high-performance racing programs in North America and will be involved in Formula One power unit development and race support related to the next phase of Honda starting in 2026.

HRC US specializes in the design and development of powertrain, chassis, electronics, and performance parts, as well as technical and race support. The company also offers parts and race support to Honda and Acura amateur and professional motorsports racers; and is continually expanding its palette of racing programs that make Honda racing products available to all racing styles, from karting and quarter midgets to the highest levels of professional racing.

https://hondaracing-us.honda.com

About LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The LA28 Games will mark Los Angeles’ third time hosting the Olympic Games, previously hosting in 1984 and 1932, and first time to host the Paralympic Games. Los Angeles will host the world’s most elite athletes in 2028 as it welcomes Paralympians and Olympians from around the world to compete on the biggest stage in sports. The LA28 Games are independently operated by a privately funded, nonprofit organization, with revenue from corporate partners, licensing agreements, hospitality and ticketing programs, and a significant contribution from the International Olympic Committee.

About Team USA
Team USA is the world’s largest and most diverse team of athletes from across the United States who compete at the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, founded in 1894, serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and is responsible for protecting, supporting and empowering Team USA athletes. For more information, visit TeamUSA.org.

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JCM Announces Replacement For Spencer Hughes

JCM Motorsports owner Colten Miller tapped Milton, Fla.’s Joseph Joiner to drive for his Birmingham, Ala.-based team at this weekend’s 33rd annual Nutrien Ag Solutions Topless 100 presented by Big River Steel at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark. The 31-year-old, whose Hunt the Front No. 10 team remains committed to the Hunt the […]

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The 31-year-old, whose Hunt the Front No. 10 team remains committed to the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series, fills in for the Alabama team after Spencer Hughes departed the Miller-owned No. 19m Rocket Chassis ride last week.

“We’re looking forward to seeing what Joseph can do in our equipment,” Miller said today. “He’s a strong competitor and it’s an exciting opportunity for both sides. I really appreciate Joseph for stepping in and helping out.

“We are continuing to build our reputation for fielding competitive cars and attracting top driving talent. This weekend’s pairing reflects the team’s willingness to explore new opportunities and collaborations. We are excited to see how the weekend goes.”

Though Miller’s No. 19m operation didn’t compete in this past weekend’s North-South 100 at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., his team received a hardship provisional to maintain full-time status on the Lucas Oil tour, that way his team remains eligible for series contingency awards and provisionals.

For now, two parties don’t have anything planned beyond this Friday and Saturday at Batesville, which culminates with Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale, but both Miller and Joiner are open to more races together down the road.

“As of right now, we’re going to Batesville trying to keep the JCM team’s Lucas Oil eligibility, all the contingencies and stuff for that,” Joiner said in a phone interview. “We’d like to get involved in teaming up somehow. We’re discussing stuff moving forward, but for now, it’s Batesville only this weekend and we’ll talk about the rest later.

“We weren’t planning on racing this weekend anyway, so it’s like, no harm, no foul,” added Joiner, who makes his Topless 100 debut this weekend. “Instead of having a weekend off, we’ll go run his stuff and see what materializes and see what happens. And that’s pretty much. We’ll see what happens.”

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Previewing the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond

The NASCAR Cup Series makes its annual visit to Richmond Raceway on Saturday night for the Cook Out 400. The penultimate race of the regular season is a Saturday night short-track showdown, with many drivers hoping to punch their playoff ticket. Date: August 16, 2025Track: Richmond Raceway (Richmond, Virginia)Time: 7:30 p.m. ETTV: USA NetworkStages: 70/230/400Defending […]

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Austin Dillion (3) crosses the start/finish line to win the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. — Peter Casey-Imagn Images

Alex Bowman (48) during practice and qualifying for the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. — Peter Casey-Imagn Images

Date	Time	Session	TV
Fri., Aug. 15	4:30 p.m. ET	Practice	truTV
Fri., Aug. 15	5:40 p.m. ET	Qualifying	truTV
Sat., Aug. 16	7:30 p.m. ET	Cook Out 400	USA Network

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Jack Wood will not compete in Richmond NASCAR Truck race due to injury

During the NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen, Jack Wood suffered a major hit against the guardrail in the esses while driving his No. 91 Chevrolet. He was evaluated and released from the infield care center, but in an announcement on Thursday, the team revealed that Wood will not be racing this weekend at Richmond […]

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During the NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen, Jack Wood suffered a major hit against the guardrail in the esses while driving his No. 91 Chevrolet.

He was evaluated and released from the infield care center, but in an announcement on Thursday, the team revealed that Wood will not be racing this weekend at Richmond Raceway.

Bill McAnally Racing stated that it was a “precautionary measure due to an injury sustained at Watkins Glen International. The No. 91 entry has been withdrawn from the event. An update on Wood’s status will be announced at a later date.”

With no replacement driver, the entry list is down to 36 trucks for Richmond, so there will be no DNQs. No other updates were provided regarding the kind of injury he suffered.

Wood is competing full-time in the Truck Series this year, scoring one top ten in 17 starts. He currently sits 19th in the championship standings. The 25-year-old has 78 career starts in the Truck Series, with his best finish coming at Rockingham earlier this year, where he finished seventh.

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Motorsport Games to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference

Motorsport Games Inc. Motorsport Games to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference On August 20-21 2025, MSGM will take part in a virtual investor conference MIAMI, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games” or “the Company”), a racing game developer, publisher, and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing […]

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Motorsport Games to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference

On August 20-21 2025, MSGM will take part in a virtual investor conference

MIAMI, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games” or “the Company”), a racing game developer, publisher, and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series, announced today that Chief Executive Officer and President, Stephen Hood, and Chief Financial Officer, Stanley Beckley, will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti August Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on August 20-21, 2025.

The presentation will begin at 9:15AM ET on Wednesday August 20, 2025 and can be accessed live here: https://sidoti.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ss-V2g9lQH60RQUQD5y7JQ. Motorsport Games will also host virtual one-on-ones with investors on Wednesday and Thursday, August 20-21, 2025. To register for the presentation or one-on-ones, visit www.sidoti.com/events. Registration is free for all investors and not limited to Sidoti clients.

About Sidoti Events, LLC (“Events”) and Sidoti & Company, LLC (“Sidoti”)
In 2023, Sidoti & Company, LLC , Sidoti & Company, LLC (www.sidoti.com) formed an affiliate company, Sidoti Events, LLC in order to focus exclusively on its rapidly growing conference business and to more directly serve the needs of presenters and attendees. The relationship allows Events to draw on the over 25 years of experience Sidoti has as a premier provider of independent securities research focused specifically on small and microcap companies and the institutions that invest in their securities, with most of its coverage in the $200 million-$5 billion market cap range. Sidoti’s coverage universe comprises approximately 150 equities, of which almost 70 percent participate in the firm’s rapidly growing Company Sponsored Research (“CSR”) and Lighthouse Equity Research (“Lighthouse”) programs. Events is a leading provider of corporate access through the many investor conferences it hosts each year. By virtue of its direct ties to Sidoti, Events benefits from Sidoti’s small- and microcap-focused nationwide sales force, which has connections with over 2,500 institutional relationships in North America. This enables Events to provide multiple forums for meaningful interaction for small and microcap issuers and investors specifically interested in companies in the sector.

About Motorsport Games:
Motorsport Games is a racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series. Combining innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports competitions and content for racing fans and gamers, Motorsport Games strives to make racing games that are authentically close to reality. The Company is the officially licensed video game developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship, recently releasing Le Mans Ultimate Version 1.0 featuring new cars, updated 2025 content and additional improvements. Motorsport Games also owns the industry leading rFactor 2 and KartKraft simulation platforms. rFactor 2 also powers F1® Arcade through a partnership with Kindred Concepts. Motorsport Games is also an award-winning esports partner of choice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, creating the renowned Le Mans Virtual Series. Motorsport Games is building a virtual racing ecosystem where each product drives excitement, every esports event is an adventure, and every race inspires.

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Katherine Legge Opens Up on Adapting to NASCAR and Chasing the Art of Driving Subconsciously

Katherine Legge admits adapting to NASCAR has been a challenge, but the Great Britain native is getting the hang of driving a stock car after her long history driving sports cars like in IMSA. At 45 years old, Legge is one of the oldest drivers in the Cup Series this season and an unofficial rookie […]

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Katherine Legge admits adapting to NASCAR has been a challenge, but the Great Britain native is getting the hang of driving a stock car after her long history driving sports cars like in IMSA.

At 45 years old, Legge is one of the oldest drivers in the Cup Series this season and an unofficial rookie as well. She’s made six starts in the first 24 races and has had her struggles. Her best finishes have been 17^th in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and 19^th in the Chicago Street Race. As for her four other appearances, she has not finished higher than 30^th.

If you think that’s bad, Legge has struggled even more in the Xfinity Series, which is supposed to help prepare a driver for eventually competing in the top tier. She’s made 11 career starts and has failed to finish seven of those times, including failing to finish five of her six Xfinity races this season (four times were due to crashes).

To her credit, however, in Legge’s six starts in the Cup Series this year for Live Fast Motorsports, she’s only failed to finish just once. “There’s been so many challenges,” Legge said on this week’s edition of the Stacking Pennies podcast with Corey LaJoie.

“First of all, the car is very different to everything I’ve driven before. Everything I’ve driven before has a lot of downforce and just is different. This moves around a lot. Very heavy weight transfer. You don’t set the car up in a similar way. So, a lot of the stuff that I’ve learned in sports cars or any car doesn’t translate. It’s almost like a different sport.

“So there’s the actual driving aspect of it, but then there’s all the auxiliary stuff like even when you go to a track, I’ve never been to most of these tracks, like where is credentials, where do you drive out to pit lane? The choose, the first time I had to do the choose, I was like, ‘What now? What are we talking about here?’ And so it’s just a lot of new stuff.”

Legge’s mind cannot wander in a NASCAR race

The biggest difference and the hardest thing Legge has had to learn and adapt to is, how in NASCAR, your mind has to be racing at two or three times the speed you’re going in your race car. In other words, you have to constantly be thinking, anticipating, questioning and still find a way to make forward progress around other cars.

“The most challenging thing I guess that covers all of it across the board is having to consciously think live time about everything,” Legge said. “You get to the point where you’ve been doing it for so long, I was in sports cars. I could go to an IMSA race and I didn’t use my brain that much, right? I just turned up.

“I knew what to do in pit stops. I knew what the car needed. I knew what to tell my teammates. I knew when I looked at the data, I could brake a little bit later in Turn 4. (It was) easy. Do that the next time out. There wasn’t a lot of conscious thinking going on. My subconscious was just doing it all for me.

“(Driving a sports car is) smoother and it’s better because your subconscious mind can work so much more efficiently than your conscious mind can. Your conscious mind is like a step behind in my opinion. So, I’m trying to make it like program it so that it’s more and more subconscious and more comfortable.

“Like when I get in the car and I relax, I’m like, “Okay, I know what I’m doing now. I know how to do a start. I know how to look at the lights on the dash for pit lane. I know when to pull into pit lane. I know what the stage is. I know that we’re going to be doing a pit stop in the middle of the last stage.”

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Donny Schatz finds a new ride after departing Tony Stewart Racing

Big Game Motorsports will add another World of Outlaws entry Big Game Motorsports is bringing a second entry to the track this weekend. Donny Schatz will drive the No. 15 car for the team starting Friday at Ogilvie Raceway in Minnesota. The current deal is for 7 World of Outlaws races. The team stated, “We’re […]

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Big Game Motorsports will add another World of Outlaws entry

Big Game Motorsports is bringing a second entry to the track this weekend. Donny Schatz will drive the No. 15 car for the team starting Friday at Ogilvie Raceway in Minnesota.

The current deal is for 7 World of Outlaws races.

The team stated, “We’re excited to have Donny Schatz run a second team car during the next seven World of Outlaws races.”

After 18 years, Schatz and Tony Stewart Racing have parted ways. the team made that announcement yesterday.

Schatz is currently 6th in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series standings

Big Game Motorsports comments

“We’re excited to have Donny be a part of the team for the next two and a half weeks,” Big Game Motorsports Owner Tod Quiring said in a team press release.

“Donny has produced a storied career with his 10 World of Outlaws championships and more than 300 World of Outlaws wins. He is also known as one of the cleanest race car drivers in the history of the sport and he does a tremendous job of taking care of equipment.”

“All of that combined with the support from our crew and driver, David Gravel, made it an easy decision to create this second team while the World of Outlaws are racing close to our shop the rest of August.”

Schatz is an eight time champion of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

Big Game Motorsports also fields the No. 2 car driven by David Gravel.

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