Middletown, CT”s Joey Logano pulled off the win at the LA Coliseum on Sunday afternoon on the 1/4-mile oval purpose-built to fit into the famous venue.
Month: February 2022
Horizon Hobby Announces Integrated Partnership with Front Row Motorsports
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 7, 2022) – The global leader in RC products and accessories, Horizon Hobby, has increased their partnership with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) for the 2022 NASCAR season. Returning after a successful introduction last season, Horizon Hobby is bringing their worldwide brands to all three FRM entries that includes the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Five Team Chevy Cars Finish Top Ten at NASCAR Cup Clash at the Coliseum
Five Team Chevy Cars Finish in the Top Ten at the NASCAR Cup Clash at the Coliseum…. click past the jump for photos…. (more…)
Olson Apartments Renews Stafford SK Light Contingency Program Participation For Seventh Consecutive Season
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the seventh consecutive season Olson Apartments of Agawam, MA signed on to continue participation in the Stafford Speedway contingency program. Olson Apartments will provide a weekly $75 bonus to each SK Light third place finisher this season, providing an extra $1,650 for drivers during the 2022 season. Combined with the already announced American Sign, Inc. SK Light contingency, all 3rd place finishers will each receive an extra $150 in bonus money in 2022.
Eli Tomac First Repeat Winner of 2022 at Supercross Triple Crown in Arizona
Glendale, Ariz., (February 6, 2022) Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Eli Tomac took the Monster Energy AMA Supercross overall win in front of 54,781 screaming fans inside State Farm Stadium at the first Triple Crown race of the season.
The unique three-race format combines results to award single-event championship points. Tomac’s victory made him the season’s first repeat winner in an intensely close title battle. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart took home second place. It marked his first podium of 2022 and also his career-first Triple Crown podium finish. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton earned third overall in his first 450SX Class Triple Crown event thanks to a win in the final race. In the Western Regional 250SX Class, Team Honda HRC’s Hunter Lawrence took his first win of the season with consistent 2-1-2 finishes inside the first football stadium venue of 2022.
When the 450SX Class dropped the gate on the ninth-ever Triple Crown format race, Tomac shot out of the gate and holeshot the field in Race 1. From there he built over a three second lead that held to the checkers. Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen held second early but had Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson and Malcolm Stewart on his tail. Two minutes into the 12-minute plus one lap race, Stewart pushed past Anderson for third. Further back, round three winner Chase Sexton was in the mix but two tip overs relegated him to an eleventh place finish. With less than three minutes on the race clock Anderson, then back in third, pushed cleanly past Roczen. Stewart moved around the Honda rider soon after to wrap the top five in Race 1 as Tomac, Anderson, Stewart, Roczen, and Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin.
Eli Tomac repeated his holeshot in 450SX Class Race 2. The Yamaha rider led with Anderson, Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb, Musquin, and Sexton on his rear fender. In the early laps Stewart took over third place while defending champion Webb dropped back steadily, eventually finishing in eighth. Tomac rode perfectly and quickly distanced himself from any pressure for the lead spot. Just before the race’s midpoint Jason Anderson got slightly off-line on a launch and jumped off the track in a long rhythm section. He twisted his bike’s levers and got it hung up on a Tuffblox. It dropped Anderson outside of the top ten. Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Dylan Ferrandis was the rider on the move late in the race, reaching fifth by the end, displacing Roczen to sixth. Anderson climbed back to twelfth by the finish.
In the final race of the night, Sexton rocketed out to the holeshot and quickly built a lead just out of reach of the battles behind him. Stewart sat second with Tomac in third, in position to take his fifth Triple Crown overall win if things held where they were. Anderson was the rider on the move early, pushing past other racers until he forced a three-rider battle for second place. With just over five minutes left on the clock Tomac pushed into second, but Anderson charged past both Stewart and Tomac to take over the spot and set his sights on Sexton, who was 4.2 seconds ahead on the track. Anderson wasn’t able to track down the Honda rider, costing him a podium finish. It was Anderson’s first Triple Crown event in which he did not leave with podium-position points.
The Western Regional 250SX Class racing was equally intense. Hunter Lawrence grabbed his first win of the year after landing on the podium at each prior round. He earned the top spot in Glendale through similar consistency with 2-1-2 finishes in each of the 10-minute plus one lap races. Points leader Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Christian Craig won races 1 and 3 nearly unchallenged from start to finish, but his second race was a wild one. After Craig took over the lead on the opening lap, Smartop Bullfrog Spas MotoConcepts Honda’s Vince Friese collided with him in the sand section. The impact sent Craig sailing off the track and into the stadium’s field barriers. Craig’s charge to fourth in that race, salvaging an overall podium finish. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Jo Shimoda rounded out the night’s top three with 5-3-3 finishes. It was Shimoda’s first podium finish of the year.
The series heads back into California for Round 6 and Anaheim 3, the last round of the initial West Coast swing. It will also mark the final Western Regional 250SX Class series event before that class takes a five week break for the Eastern Regional 250SX Class series to kick off. Tickets are available for the most exciting racing on the planet as it continues its 17-round sweep across the United States. For information on upcoming venues, ticket purchases, and to get the airtimes of each event on Peacock, NBC, CNBC and USA Network, please visit SupercrossLIVE.com.
450SX Class Results
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha
2. Malcolm Stewart, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna
3. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda
4. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki
5. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda
6. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS
7. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM
8. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM
9. Dean Wilson, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna
10. Shane McElrath, Oakland, Fla., KTM
450SX Class Championship Standings
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (111)
2. Chase Sexton, Clermont, Fla., Honda (100)
3. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.Mex., Kawasaki (96)
4. Malcolm Stewart, Murrieta, Calif., Husqvarna (93)
5. Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., GASGAS (89)
6. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (88)
7. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Honda (80)
8. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM (80)
9. Dylan Ferrandis, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (75)
10. Aaron Plessinger, Leesburg, Fla., KTM (67)
Western Regional 250SX Class Results
1. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda
2. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha
3. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
4. Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha
5. Vince Friese, Menifee, Calif., Honda
6. Jalek Swoll, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna
7. Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha
8. Carson Brown, Ravensdale, Wash., KTM
9. Michael Mosiman, Minneaola, Fla., GASGAS
10. Robbie Wageman, Newhall, Calif., Yamaha
Western Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings
1. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (122)
2. Hunter Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda (114)
3. Michael Mosiman, Minneaola, Fla., GASGAS (99)
4. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (87)
5. Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha (79)
6. Vince Friese, Menifee, Calif., Honda (76)
7. Robbie Wageman, Newhall, Calif., Yamaha (64)
8. Carson Brown, Ravensdale, Wash., KTM (55)
9. Carson Mumford, Simi Valley, Calif., Suzuki (55)
10. Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha (54)
2022 NASCAR Predictions For Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace
FOX Sports NASCAR Writer Bob Pockrass had this to say about some 2022 NASCAR driver predictions…
White Mountain is the New Hampshire Touring Series Hub Once Again in 2022
N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) has a storied history, in its comparatively young lifetime, as a touring series mecca in northern New Hampshire. Our first event in September 1993 was headlined by the NASCAR Busch North Series and in celebrating our 30th season in 2022, WMMP isn’t showing any signs of limiting our exposure to touring series or travelling fans. All in all, twelve different touring divisions will take to the North Woodstock high-banks throughout the summer.
Sean Glennon Teaming With Benimax Racing for 2022 Crate Modified Season at Riverhead Raceway
Northport, NY Feb. 3rd — As the off-season between 2021 & 2022 winds down, Sean Glennon of Northport is counting down the days to opening night at Riverhead Raceway Saturday, May 7th. That evening Glennon, 23 will make his debut with a new race team Benimax Racing of Miller Place owned by Stan Morabito. If the Benimax name sounds familiar it should as the organization won the previous two Crate Modified championships at Riverhead in 2020 and 2021.
Booth Bros./HP Hood Continue Vermont Milk Bowl Partnership Through 2024
Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials are proud to announce that the 60th Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl will not be without the calcium-rich namesake that has kept this iconic event nationally recognized. Booth Bros. and HP Hood have signed on to continue their partnership with Thunder Road and the Vermont Milk Bowl through 2024.
New England Antique Racers 2022 Event Schedule
The New England Antique Racers have announced their 2022 event schedule… (more…)