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I am the owner and webmaster of The MotorSportsNews.Net(work). I have been involved in motorsports websites for over 20 years, and can remember the days "before" Jayski.

NXS Race Recap: Connor Zilisch Wins Overtime Thriller in Portland

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Connor Zilisch
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PORTLAND, OR – A dramatic overtime pass for the win punctuated a nearly perfect afternoon for JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway, where the 19-year old claimed his series-best eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season – the best series victory total ever for a rookie driver.

Only weeks removed from breaking his collarbone celebrating another win – at the Watkins Glen, N.Y. road course – Zilisch claimed pole position, won both stages, set fastest lap and celebrated it all in Victory Circle of the famed 1.967-mile road course in the scenic Pacific Northwest.

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NCTS Race Recap: Corey Heim Opens NASCAR Truck Playoffs With Eighth Win Of Season

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Corey Heim
Corey Heim in victory lane (Getty Photos)

DARLINGTON, S.C.—Even though the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series changed the clock from the regular season to the Playoffs, it was still “Corey Heim Time” on Saturday at Darlington Raceway.

Pulling away after a restart on Lap 134 of 147, Heim won the Playoff-opening Sober or Slammer 200 at the challenging 1.366-mile track. The win was Heim’s eighth of the year, one short of Greg Biffle’s record nine-victory season in 1999.

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Keen’s Buildings Joins Rick Ware Racing at Indy

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  • Keen's BuildingsLeading Prefab Building Manufacturer Keen’s Buildings To Serve as an Associate Partner on Top Fuel Dragsters of Clay Millican and Tony Schumacher During U.S. Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 30, 2025) – Keen’s Buildings, a leading garage and prefab building manufacturer serving the southeastern United States, has joined Rick Ware Racing (RWR) in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series as an associate partner of the Top Fuel dragsters Clay Millican and Tony Schumacher will drive in the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals this Labor Day weekend at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

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Hannah Bell and Team Building Late Model Momentum Toward 2026

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  • Hannah BellHannah Bell, driver of the No. 05 Alliance Packaging Chevrolet eyes third straight top-five in fifth Hickory Motor Speedway start in 2025

HICKORY, N.C.: It’s been a quiet, but successful summer for Hannah Bell and her Performance Vehicle Works Racing team.

Since launching the new Late Model effort earlier this year on the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series tour at the historic Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Bell has been flying under the radar in her No. 05 Alliance Packaging Chevrolet.

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PIT BOX: The Steel Palace Awaits As The NASCAR Modified Tour Championship Battle Rolls Into Oswego

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Patrick Emerling (1), Justin Bonsignore (51) and Matt Hirschman (60) battle for position last season at Oswego Speedway. (Photo: Bryan Bennett/NASCAR)

Just five races remain in the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season as the series returns to historic Oswego Speedway in New York for the running of the Toyota Mod Classic 150 this Saturday night (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

Saturday’s race marks the Modified Tour’s 18th visit to Oswego, with the first four visits occuring in 1988. Brian Ross captured the first two checkered flags at the track, with Mike McLaughlin and George Kent Jr. capturing the next two at the 0.625-mile oval.

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AE Victory Racing Driver Development Continues to Grow Beyond the Track

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AE Victory RacingLos Angeles, CA – August 28, 2025 —  AE Victory Racing is celebrating the continued growth and development of its drivers as they expand their impact both on and off the track. True to the team’s mission of supporting drivers in their careers and personal growth, AE Victory Racing is proud to highlight the unique paths its drivers are pursuing in between WRL race weekends.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Features Two Very Different Battles

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147At the top and bottom of the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings there are plenty of unresolved issues with two races left in the regular season.

Those issues should gain considerable clarity, however, after Saturday night’s Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET on CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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The “Lady In Black” Lies In Wait For NASCAR Cup Series Title Hopefuls

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NASCAR Cup Series PlayoffsThere’s one consistent theme as the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs get under way with Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Drivers who eliminate or minimize mistakes are likely to survive the Round of 16, but at treacherous Darlington, that’s easier said than done.

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