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Bristol Motor Speedway Facility Ready To Go For NASCAR’s Return With Bass Pro Shops Night Race Weekend

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025

Bristol "rebuilt" — Photo Credit : Earl Neikirk/Neikirk Image

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2025) – With a little over a week remaining until the roar of NASCAR engines return to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race weekend, Sept. 11-13, track officials said Wednesday that the rebuild project following the MLB Speedway Classic in August is nearly complete. More than 200 workers from MLB and 100 BMS operations employees and contractors have been working non-stop since the final out of the historic MLB Speedway Classic to change the facility from a baseball stadium back into its normal setting of a world-class NASCAR venue.

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NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 16 Playoffs And SMX World Championship Round 1 Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Coverage This Week

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 Playoffs continue this Sunday, Sept. 7, with the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the SuperMotocross World Championship begins this Saturday, Sept. 6, with Round 1 from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., at 2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)

by MikeSeptember 4, 20251

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Enjoy Illinois 300
The Place: World Wide Technology Raceway
Track Length: 1.25 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, September 7
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (240 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 140), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 240)

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Lou Modestino Track Talk: Here’s How Northeast Drivers Performed At Darlington And Portland

by MikeSeptember 2, 2025

Northeastern senior correspondent Lou Modestino checks in with his latest Track Talk:

Chase Briscoe won the Cup race at Darlington, SC. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finished 16th, and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended his day in 20th position.

The Xfinity race in Portland, OR saw Conner Zillich go to Victory Lane. Thomas Annunziata of NJ finished 28^th while Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT ended his day in 33rd.

The Craftsman Trucks also raced at Darlington, SC. Correy Heim won that one, with Corey LaJoie placing 20th. Corey LaJoie is the son of Two -Time Xfinity Champion Randy Lajoie who grew up in Norwalk, CT before he moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to all of the NASCAR Teams. Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA ended up 22nd.

The Indy Cars were in action at Nashville, TN, and Josef Newgarden won that one. Santino Ferrucci of Ridgefield, CT came in eighth.

Goodyear Racing Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway

by MikeSeptember 2, 2025

The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup that awaits NASCAR Cup Series teams at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) this weekend is new to the Illinois track but already familiar to teams, having debuted at Iowa Speedway a month ago.

These new left and right side tires were initially developed with Iowa’s fast cornering speeds in mind and are also the product of a June tire test at WWTR, where drivers Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, and Kyle Larson tested them.

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NASCAR Cup Title Favorites Have Work To Do After Fraught Southern 500

by MikeSeptember 2, 2025

Darlington Southern 500 — DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Pinnacle Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

DARLINGTON, S.C. — It was a Southern 500 race that didn’t follow form—not anywhere close.

The presumptive favorites for the NASCAR Cup Series championship didn’t perform like favorites in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500, the opening race in the 2025 Playoffs.

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Transcript: Chase Briscoe, Winner Of The Cook Out Southern 500 At Darlington

by MikeSeptember 1, 2025

NASCAR Media Conference
Press Conference
Sunday, August 31, 2025
An Interview with: Chase Briscoe

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Hauler Parade!

by Lou ModestinoAugust 29, 2025

For the first time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series haulers will parade through downtown Concord, N.H. at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. Fans are encouraged to line Main Street while Gov. Kelly Ayotte waves the green flag as the haulers pass the New Hampshire State Capitol Building. The haulers will then arrive at NHMS’s North Entrance & make their way through the campgrounds before entering the infield tunnel at 2 p.m.

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

by MikeAugust 29, 2025

There’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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The Playoffs Are Here! NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 16 Kicks Off At Darlington Raceway This Sunday At 6 P.M ET On USA Network

by MikeAugust 28, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 28, 2025 – The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin with the Cook Out Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway in South Carolina this Sunday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network. Live pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 5:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green. A “Crown Jewel” event, the Cook Out Southern 500 is one of the sport’s most iconic races, taking place on a track both physically and mentally demanding.

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