Petersen to Publish 2 New Nascar Magazines

Petersen Publishing a Los Angeles magazine publisher whose titles include Motor Trend and Hot Rod, signed a licensing agreement with Nascar to produce two magazines. Nascar Garage will provide information about Nascar racing vehicles and the people behind their technology. The publication will be distributed as a quarterly insert in seven Petersen magazines beginning in March. Nascar Truck will focus on the fast-growing sport of truck racing and will be published 10 times a year as a stand-alone magazine, also beginning in March. Nascar is the sanctioning body for stock-car racing. Petersen, which also publishes Teen magazine, recently went public.