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NAPA Auto Parts Thunder On The Hill Racing Series Opens When Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Present The Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limits 410 Sprints Tuesday, May 20 At Grandview

BECHTELSVILLE, PA APRIL 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . Brent Marks and Rico Abreu, the two previous winners of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 sprint events presented by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment will be chasing that checker flag again at Grandview Speedway Tuesday night, May 20. A hefty $20,000 first place prize is on the line for the winner of the 35 lap High Limit event that is also part of the Roto-Rooter MIDWEEK Series. In addition, if the race winner is a Pennsylvania driver, they will pocket an additional $2,000 bonus courtesy of Alpine Building Supply. In last year’s event local favorite Brent Marks collected the $2,000 PA driver bonus. It was the first Thunder on the Hill victory for Marks after nineteen starts at the Bechtelsville, PA speedway.

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Seekonk Speedway To Blast Off With 80th Season Opener May 3-4

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Seekonk Speedway’s 80th anniversary season of short-track racing in Massachusetts is here. The Action Track of the East will open the campaign on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, with two different days of excitement for fans.

Read the full opening weekend preview here…

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Rain-Drenched Forecast, Cold Temps Delays Pine Tree State 125 for Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

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Unruly forecasts of rain and cold temperatures forced the postponement of the Pine Tree State 125 for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour to Saturday, October 18. (Alan Ward photo)

Oxford, ME — After yet another week of watching several different weather forecasts over western Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway and Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials have made the difficult decision to postpone Sunday’s planned events with continued rain showers on the horizon. The Pine Tree State 125 will now be held on Saturday, October 18 during the PASS 400 weekend.

The change makes for an exciting, late season doubleheader with the originally planned ACT Tri-State Flying Tiger Series as they wrap up their triple crown with the annual 75-lap affair at Oxford Plains Speedway.

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Fellows, Gray Win Features In Friday Claremont Races

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CLAREMONT, N.H. – Super Man Aaron Fellows and Green Mountain hot shoe Brandon Gray scored feature wins Friday, April 25, as Claremont Motorsports Park sailed through its first Friday event under the lights of its ambitious 2025 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series.

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Rain Washes Out Second Riverhead Raceway Practice Day, Attention Turns To Pack The Track NASCAR Opener Saturday, May 3

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Mother nature scored her first triumph of 2025 as rain washed out the second pre-season practice day at Riverhead Raceway Saturday. Focus now turns to this coming Saturday May 3rd when the 75th Anniversary season of racing kicks off with the NASCAR Pack the Track Night for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. With the washout Saturday, resulting in the loss of safety tech inspections, as well tire and fuel sales, track GM John Ellwood has adjusted the itinerary for Saturday’s opener.

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RAIN WINS AGAIN, RACES CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT APRIL 26 AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

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BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – With significant overnight rain throughout the region, and more rain predicted on and off for the remainder of the day, Grandview Speedway management was left with the difficult decision to cancel the scheduled race events for Saturday night April 26.

The race program was to be the second NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series point race of the season for the T.P. Trailer Modified and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division drivers in the chase for the championships.

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THE RACE OF CHAMPIONS DIRT SPORTSMAN SERIES ADD BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY APPLEFEST SHOOTOUT 2025 TO SCHEDULE

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Brighton, Ontario-Canada – (April 26, 2025) – The Race of Champions Dirt Sportsman Modified Series is set to make its debut at Brighton Speedway during the prestigious AppleFest Shootout, presented by Coca-Cola, Hoosier Tire, and ImageFactor.

The highly anticipated event will take place on Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the popular Ontario dirt oval.

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SPENCER SPEEDWAY PRACTICE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2 POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025

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Williamson, NY – (April 26, 2025) – Due to ongoing inclement weather and continued wet grounds, Race of Champions management has announced the postponement of practice at Spencer Speedway. Practice will now be held on Friday, May 9, with a backup date scheduled for Friday, May 16, weather permitting.

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Local Short-Track Stars, Officials Make Final Preparations for 2025 Thunder Road Season

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Between well prepared drivers and Officials having Mother Nature on their side, the 2025 Thunder Road season is set for a stellar start on Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Following last week’s pre-season tire buy at Barre’s Thunder Road, Officials got a good look at what’s to come this summer at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over fifty different drivers attended Monday’s tire buy, making final preparations to their mounts after a long winter’s rest with a dry spring making for a great start on the groundwork for Officials at the track!

Rookies and veterans alike made the Monday afternoon trip to measure and chose the tires that most closely match their notebook from last year. Maplefields/Irving Late Model freshman Trevor Jaques and Kyle Streeter, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger first-timers Cam Powers and Brodie Frazier and rk Miles Street Stock rookies Jason Kirby, TJ Haggett, Jaiden Del Toro, Tyler Wheatley and Keegan Tabor were among those leaning on veterans like Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith, Shawn Fleury, Brian Hoar and Mike Billado, among others, for whatever nuggets of wisdom they could pick up.

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Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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NASHVILLE, TN — The engines will roar and the grandstands will rumble as the 2025 season kicks into high gear next week with a Friday night quarter-mile special at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, launching an electrifying doubleheader weekend of racing on May 2-3.

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