ARCA Menards Series / ARCA Menards Series East at Bristol Motor Speedway
THE RACE: Bush’s Beans 200
THE PLACE: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
THE DATE: Thursday, September 11, 2025
THE TIME: 5:30 pm ET
BROADCAST: FS1, Live
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Sammy Smith Set to Return to JRM for 2026
Pilot, TMC Transportation and Allstate Peterbilt Group Join Smith for Third Consecutive Season onboard the No. 8
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2025) – JR Motorsports today announced that Sammy Smith will be making his return to the organization and the No. 8 Chevrolet for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. Smith, who will be entering his third year behind the wheel of a JRM Chevrolet, will be accompanied by longtime partners Pilot, TMC Transportation, and Allstate Peterbilt Group for 2026.
Jon Armstrong Scores Emotional Maiden ERC Win To Set Up Three-Way Title Decider
Jon Armstrong claimed a maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory by winning JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion to boost his outside title hopes.
Armstrong, co-driven by Shane Byrne, produced an impressive drive across 12 challenging Welsh asphalt stages, including a wet final two tests, to take the victory from M-Sport team-mate Romet Jürgenson by 29.2sec. The victory M-Sport’s first for in ERC since Adrien Fourmaux won Rally Islas Canarias in 2020.
Jett Lawrence Wins SMX World Championship Playoff 1 in Truncated Postseason Opener
Haiden Deegan Captures 250SMX Class Victory and Extends Title Points Lead
Concord, N.C., (September 6, 2025) Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence kicked off the postseason with a victory at Playoff 1 of the 2025 SMX World Championship™. The two-moto format of the postseason was interrupted by lightening near the zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both classes scored their overall results based solely on their first moto finishes due to the second motos being called because of continued lightening in the area and diminishing daylight. Jett Lawrence, the defending two-time SMX World Champion and recently-crowned 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Champion, led from start to finish in the single 20-mintue plus one lap 450SMX Class moto.
Grandview Speedway Saturday Races Fall To Stormy Weather – Championship Night Next Up On September 13 – Freedom 76 Weekend On September 19 & 20
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following eleven straight weeks of racing action, stormy weather won out on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, causing the cancellation of the planned racing program.
With scattered thunderstorms developing throughout the area during the afternoon hours, and stronger storms predicted for arrival at race time in the evening, management made the difficult decision to cancel the evening’s program, giving consideration to the longer distance traveling teams, especially in the visiting division.
Evan Rygielski Becomes 8th Different Race Of Champions Sportsman Modified Series Winner In 2025 With Maynard Troyer Classic VI Victory
Joey VanLare Returns to Victory Lane in Race of Champions Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series
Williamson, N.Y. – (September 6, 2025) – The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series continued its streak of parity on Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., as Evan Rygielski of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., captured his first career Series victory in the conclusion of the Maynard Troyer Classic VI.
NCS Race Recap: World Wide Technology Raceway Pole Winner Denny Hamlin Delivers Toyota’s 200th Victory
MADISON, Ill.—In a race that featured a strange brew of divergent strategies, pole winner Denny Hamlin claimed his series-best fifth victory of the season and advanced to the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
2026 Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Dates Confirmed
Allentown, PA – PPL Center – January 9 & 10, 2026
Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall – January 29, 30 & 31, 2026
Trenton, NJ – CURE Insurance Arena – February 19, 20 & 21, 2026
Trenton, NJ – Plans are well underway for the 2026 Indoor Auto Racing Series, with dates and host hotels confirmed for January and February events in Allentown, PA, Atlantic City, NJ, and Trenton, NJ. The expanded schedule will feature a third day of racing in Trenton, highlighted by the Slingshot division.
Atlantic City tickets will be first to go on sale via Ticketmaster on September 19, with special pre-sale opportunities beginning September 17.
Inside Track News: The Next Toronto Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo Takes Place March 13, 14 & 15, 2026
The next Toronto Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 13, 14 & 15, 2026 at The International Centre across from Pearson Airport. The 3-day celebration of cars and racing will feature more than 400 incredible vehicles and over 200 exhibitors. Meet Dave Kindig, star of the long-running TV show Bitchin’ Rides. Kindig’s appearance is being presented by JMF Motorsports. For more info, visit www.MotoramaShow.com. Also… Motorama is the sponsor of the Friday, September 19 night of racing at Delaware Speedway. We’ll have swag and prizes. We’ll see you there!
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Rising Star Brenden Queen to Make NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway
Queen to Drive No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing in Food City 300
LEXINGTON, N.C. (September 5, 2025) – Kaulig Racing announced today that Brenden Queen will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in the team’s No. 11 Chevrolet.