For the first time in more than a decade, the ARCA Menards Series East will return to historic Rockingham Speedway this Saturday (1 p.m. ET on FloRacing) for the running of the Rockingham ARCA 125.
The event marks the eighth East Series race in the history of Rockingham Speedway and only the second standalone event at the track for the series. Six of the previous seven East Series races held at Rockingham were combination races with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. (more…)
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
In auto racing, a blowout is an easy target for derision and dissatisfaction. It’s human nature to prefer suspense and excitement that last until the final seconds.
After Kyle Larson won his second straight race at Bristol Motor Speedway in overwhelming fashion on Sunday, however, it’s time to stop bashing the lopsided nature of his victories and start lauding the talent that enabled him to achieve them.
The 2025 NASCAR GP Spain was a weekend Thomas Krasonis will never forget. The breakthrough is twofold for the Greek driver: after winning in OPEN on Saturday, Krasonis became the first Greece competitor to take victory in EuroNASCAR’s top division with an epic performance in PRO Round 02. Starting from pole, the PK Carsport driver made the perfect start and cruised to victory in the 18-lap race. Combined with his podium in PRO Round 01 from Saturday, Krasonis will leave the season opener as the driver to beat in the championship.
Almost 100 classic and collectible cars worth a combined value of around £2m have found new homes following H&H Classics first Cambridgeshire auction of the year.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – After opening the season with the 36 Hours of Florida (aka the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring), the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship changed things up with the 100 minutes of Southern California (aka the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach).
Not only was the sprint race a fraction of the length of either of the first two events, the competition was pared down from four classes – Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) – to two classes: GTP and GTD.
FORT WORTH, Texas (APRIL 11, 2025) – Six years after the blockbuster 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” debuted with the iconic line of “If you build it, he will come,” Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith began the script on the motorsports version with a leading cast of his own.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following the second consecutive Saturday in which rain and cold miserable weather forced the cancellation of the scheduled season opener, Grandview Speedway is hoping the third try will be the charm this coming Saturday night.
LONG BEACH, California – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing team Winward Racing extended its points leads in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) driver and team championship standings with a fourth-place finish Saturday in the 100-minute sprint race at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach. Starting seventh in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, co-drivers Russell Ward and Philip Ellis improved three positions on the 1.968-mile Long Beach street circuit in a clean and competitive run to the finish.
After much anticipation and a rigorous preseason testing programme, it was finally time for Steller Motorsport to make its racing debut with its new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, a debut marked with a podium finish in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS at Circuit Paul Ricard, after finishing second in the Silver Cup class after a hard-fought six-hour endurance battle. (more…)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 12, 2025) – AO Racing continued its winning streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday, claiming victory in the 100-minute Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team behind the Porsche 911 GT3 “Rawr” executed a flawless pit strategy and kept the car clean, leaping ahead of the competition in pit lane to take the win.
“Rexy loves Long Beach,” said Team Principal Gunnar Jeannette. “I can’t say much more than that. It’s been a fantastic weekend. Both Laurens and Jonny did an amazing job as ‘fill-ins’ for our usual drivers, and I hope we get the chance to put them back in Rexy and keep their win streak alive.” (more…)
