A veteran executive of the NASCAR racing world for more than 25 years, the by-all-accounts healthy Walter shockingly nearly died when he suffered a widowmaker heart attack on Easter Sunday in 2025.
TKO Group Holdings’ Ultimate Fighting Championship remains the undisputed leader of the MMA space, but several burgeoning or revitalized properties could be competition for UFC in the coming years.
Circuit of the Americas is partnering with the global investment company Carlyle to fund the expansion of the property that hosts one of America’s F1 races into more of a mixed-use metropolis in the next decade.
President Trump’s administration and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are interested in turning the Freedom 250 Grand Prix into an annual event, but it’s currently shaping up to be a one-and-done, according to IndyCar President Doug Boles.
IndyCar has put on races for decades at tracks around America, including the world’s largest single-day sporting event in the Indianapolis 500, but nothing compares to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
The Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+ streaming service is getting deeper into sports with a new licensing agreement with the all-electric Formula E racing series that will extend to over 100 countries and territories around the world.
The NHRA is in the advanced stages of negotiating its next domestic media rights agreement, and Fox Sports, The CW and FloSports are among those in the mix.
IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing has decided to start a new media division to tell stories around the sport, and it has hired the well-known motorsports reporter Jenna Fryer to lead the new project.
30-year NASCAR veteran Steve O’Donnell, now the sanctioning body's CEO, looks to strengthen team collaboration, fan experience and media strategy ahead of a pivotal media rights cycle.
