Sports non-fungible token (NFT) platform Autograph has signed an exclusive deal with motorsport brand Penske Entertainment that covers the auto racing IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track, and Team Penske.
Penske's intellectual property and historical archives will be used to develop a series of NFT collections as a starting point.
The first drop will take place at the 106th Indianapolis 500 race at the end of May.
Despite having a far lower worldwide impact than Formula One, Penske's IndyCar racing series is a direct competitor of the league.
Team Penske competes in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and Xfinity Series, as well as endurance racing.
Jonathan Gibson, executive vice president of Penske Corp, noted that growing their engagement with their fans across the NTT Indycar Series, Team Penske, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of their most important strategies.
He went on to say that the merging of sports and technology presents them with a slew of new options, including this new one with NFTs and digital collectibles.
Another option is to form alliances with individual series teams. NFTs have been launched by Formula One teams, such as McLaren and Red Bull's arrangements with Tezos. So there's room for, or other platforms, to progressively create a name in motorsport NFTs.
Autograph, which was co-founded last year by football great Tom Brady, has so far focused its NFT arrangements on individual athletes rather than leagues, but it just secured a contract with ESPN. In January, the business received $170 million in funding, which is used to scout rights.


Trump Draws Cheers at Ryder Cup as U.S. Trails Europe After Opening Day
U.S. Eases Iran Team Travel Restrictions Ahead of Seattle World Cup Match
Los Angeles World Cup Security Plans: No ICE Immigration Enforcement at FIFA 2026 Matches, Officials Say
Native American Groups Slam Trump’s Call to Restore Redskins Name
Anthropic Revenue Run Rate Hits $65 Billion as IPO Plans Accelerate
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Reconsiders Early School Closure Plan Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Synlait Milk Denies Fonterra, a2 Milk Takeover Talks
Asian Stocks Steady as Iran War Keeps Oil Prices and Inflation Risks Elevated
Gold Prices Hold Near $4,400 as Fed Rate Hike Bets Fade
Trump Plans New Executive Order to Address Rising NIL Costs in College Sports
Barclays Warns U.S. Stock Rally May Be Detached From Fundamentals
Schott Pharma Stock Rises as Barclays Upgrades Rating on Growth Outlook
Oil Prices Steady as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Slows Amid US-Iran Conflict
UK Wage Growth Holds at 3.5% as Unemployment Rises 



