The motorsports community met up in Las Vegas for part one of this year’s Motorsports Marketing Forum Dec. 2-3 at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Photos by Matt Carter / Rich Schmitt Photography
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NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch talks with moderator Jamie Little, pit reporter for Fox Sports.
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Lesa France Kennedy of International Speedway Corp. and NASCAR discusses the Daytona Rising project.
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Investment banker and Race Team Alliance Chairman Rob Kauffman talked about applying business principles to motorsports.
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Actress and producer Roma Downey and
producer Mark Burnett
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NFF inducts Wasserman
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Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman was inducted into the National Football Foundation Leadership Hall of Fame during a luncheon at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 18: The USOC’s Scott Blackmun, the NFL’s Roger Goodell, the NFF’s Steve Hatchell, Wasserman, and past Pasadena Tournament of Roses presidents Dave Davis and Rick Jackson.
Photo by: JESSE GRANT / GETTY IMAGES FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
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Selig and Stern on stage in Vegas
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Former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig (left) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern (right) took part in the panel “Enhancing Their Sport — Competitively, Globally and Financially,” moderated by Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, on Nov. 20. The panel was part of the Leaders and Legends Event hosted by Tony La Russa of the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, with all proceeds benefiting La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation.
Photo by: GLEN COLACURCI / ARF
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They are the champions my friend
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Loras College students Austin Overmann, Shane Williams, Marykate Halm and Megan Tews display the Case Study Cup won at the second annual The Aspire Group Case Study Competition at the Sport Marketing Association conference in Atlanta. Joining the winning team are (left) Steve McKelvey, SMA VP of industry affairs, and Michael Farris, Aspire Group director of strategic consulting and research.
Photo by: SPORT MARKETING ASSOCIATION
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Cricket comes to L.A.
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Australian former cricketer Shane Warne and actress Elizabeth Hurley attend the final game of the Cricket All-Star Series three-city U.S. tour on Nov. 14 at Dodger Stadium. Warne captained a team on the exhibition tour, designed to spark interest in Twenty20 cricket in the U.S. here.
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