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TeamSLR: Heading to Canada with Points Lead, Heavy Hearts

by MikeAugust 26, 2025

TeamSLR Teen Rookie Tristan McKee Looks To Extend Points Lead as Trans Am Community Mourns Loss of Driver Barry Boes

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2025) – It is with heavy hearts that TeamSLR (Scott Lagasse Racing) and the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli community arrive at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, for Saturday’s CTMP SpeedTour event after second-year TeamSLR driver and defending Pro-Am Challenge-class champion Barry Boes was involved in a fatal aviation incident Aug. 18.

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TOP LINER and Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Announce the “Top Driver” Challenge with Adam Andretti

by MikeAugust 26, 2025

Buford, GA – August 25, 2025 – TOP LINER spray-in truck bed liners, in partnership with Andretti Indoor Karting & Games and professional Trans Am driver Adam Andretti, today announced the launch of the TOP LINER “Top Driver” Challenge, an exciting promotional sweepstakes that blends the thrill of motorsport with the accessibility of indoor karting.

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Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport, Jeb Burton and Blaine Perkins Partner with Opti-Coat for Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

Statesville, N.C. (August 25, 2025) — Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport is excited to announce that Opti-Coat will be the primary partner for both Blaine Perkins and Jeb Burton in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147, taking place on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Portland International Raceway.

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Sam Hunt Racing and Dean Thompson Align with Oregon State University for Home-State Pacific Office Automation 147

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 25, 2025) – Sam Hunt Racing is proud to welcome Oregon State University (OSU) as the primary partner for Dean Thompson and the No. 26 OSU / Thompson Pipe Group GR Supra in the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) event at Portland International Raceway. Set for Saturday, August 30, the Pacific Office Automation 147 marks the fourth annual running of the race in the Pacific Northwest, and is the only standalone NXS event in the region—driving deep local engagement and university pride.

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NASCAR 25 Reveals Cover Stars, Including 2024/2025 Daytona 500 Winner And NASCAR Cup Series Champions

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – August 25, 2025 – Befitting of the famous Daytona International Speedway at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 race this past weekend, iRacing Studios and NASCAR unveiled the NASCAR 25 cover, featuring superstar drivers William Byron (‘24/’25 Daytona 500 Champion), Christopher Bell (‘25 NASCAR All-Star Race Champion), and Ryan Blaney (‘23 NASCAR Cup Series Champion).

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Championship Race Weekend Is September 19 & 20 – NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Double-Header This Saturday At Grandview Speedway

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 63^rd season of racing action continues at Grandview Speedway this week with the presentation of a two-day racing weekend to end the month of August.

This Saturday, August 30 will feature the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman along with the Pro 4 Racing Series in another NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program starting at 7:30 pm.

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Shane Cockrum Returns To DuQuoin State Fair After Springfield Crash

by MikeAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-Two-time Ted Horn 100 winner Shane Cockrum was beside himself after the Hans Lein #97 Silver Crown championship car was hauled away on a hook during practice for the August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield. Cockrum had entered turn one at speed when the front end washed out and the car slid into the outside concrete and a series of flips ensued. Fortunately, the “Chief” wasn’t hurt but the car, a potential winner, was done for the day. Cockrum and the Lein team will be one of the contenders in the upcoming Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin, joined on the team by veteran Ken Schrader.

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Wow What A Night Of Racing – Jared Umbenhauer And Dylan Swinehart Score Grandview Speedway Feature Wins Saturday Night

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Wow! What a night of racing action at Grandview Speedway, again!

It was another night to remember Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, with intense and exciting racing all night long, and after the final checkered flag waved, Jared Umbenhaur of Richland, Pa. was able to score the victory in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified main event, while Dylan Swinehart of Fleetwood, Pa. pulled of a last lap, last corner pass to win the 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman feature race.

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Connor Zilisch to Drive Trackhouse Chevy in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Connor Zilisch, one of the hottest prospects in NASCAR history, will race a Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet full-time in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series.

The 19-year-old Zilisch and Trackhouse Racing founder and owner Justin Marks announced Saturday at Daytona International Speedway that they’ve reached a multiyear agreement for Zilisch to drive for the three-car team that has already won five Cup Series races this season with drivers Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen.

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Ryan Blaney’s Win At Daytona Is A Powerful Omen For Team Penske

by MikeAugust 25, 2025

Ryan Blaney Daytona — DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Advance Auto Parts Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 23, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—It happens every fall—in NASCAR’s Next Gen era, at least.

As reliably as jack-o’-lanterns populate the front porches of America with Halloween approaching, the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs take a turn toward a certain Ford team when the end of summer nears.

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