Stock Car Racing, Open Wheel, and other auto related magazines have been sold by General Media (Penthouse) to Petersen Publishing (Motor Trend). SCR sells 220,000 copies per month, more than any other monthly devoted to the sport. Staff and readers are concerned that 33 year-old SCR and OW may not be folded into Petersen’s Circle Track magazine( Peterson Co – News ) — As reported Petersen Publishing(Motor Trend, Circle Track) has purchased General Media’s Automotive Group(Stock Car Racing, Open Wheel, etc). I hear SCR/OW’s editorial headquarters is moving from Mass. to Fla. One of the staff, Tom Hintz, who maintained the Stock Car Racing Magazine website(until the 14th of Feb), has started his own website: Speedwords – www.speedwords.com in which Tom explains: Speedwords is dedicated to providing accurate technical and feature articles complete with supporting photography for all sectors of the racing community. Check it out
