The award was presented by the president of SLAS, Rizvi Farook, and the Minister of Sports, Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

[31] Dilantha Malagamuwa was able to win two awards at the event, "Best Motor Sport Athlete of the Year" and "Most Popular Player of the Year"[32] On 19 November 2017 Dilantha Malagamuwa was placed 3rd on the 2nd race of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo world finals (AM class) and became the first and currently only Sri Lankan to secure a world title in motorsports.

The national award ceremony felicitating Sri Lankans who have defied convention and raised the bar of excellence.

[37] The first season of the show was hosted and directed by former Sirasa Superstar host Manuranga Wijesekara, who is also the lyricist of the show's title song "Vegayen Dhuwana Sinhayo", which is composed and performed by Lahiru Perera (La Singore).

The first season of the show featured popular Sri Lankan artists and actors in several episodes.

ITN started airing Racing Life with Dilantha Malagamuwa Season 2 on Fridays at 7:00 pm.

The production crew remained the same with a few episodes directed by Zayan Jeffry and Eshan Motagedhara.

[40] After a 2 year break a new TV show was formulated by Pit Pass Sri Lanka, an independent motorsport network owned by Eshan Motagedhara who was one of the producers of Racing Life with Dilantha Malagamuwa.

The show also features Dilantha Malagamuwa's new co-driver for the 2021 racing season Ashan Silva and CMPM comedy duo Suneth Chithrananda and Gaminda Prithviraj.