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ASA Midwest Tour Thunderstruck 93, Elko Speedway, Elko New Market, MN, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

by Mike
The ASA Midwest Tour makes its return to Elko Speedway this coming Saturday night, September 20 for the Thunderstruck 93, a race that honors Dan Ryan, Sr., who passed away in 2009 after a 3-year battle with ALS. It’s the Midwest Tour’s 2nd visit in the last two years after a seven season hiatus.
Dan Ryan was a former racer who became a leader amongst the competitors in the pit area and tutored many young drivers as they worked their way through the racing ranks.  The name of the event is named after Ryan’s favorite song, “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC. There will be a ten-minute break on lap 93 of the ASA Midwest Tour race to honor him.

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New Hampshire: Where and When Race Fans Can Catch Their Favorite Drivers This Weekend

by Lou Modestino
Keselowski at New Hampsire
NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Brad Keselowski signs autographs at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 23, 2024. Photo Credit: NHMS/Sam Nappi

LOUDON, N.H. – One of the most memorable experiences for fans coming to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for New England’s only NASCAR Playoffs weekend is seeing the stars of the sport up close on race day. Fans from across the country will have plenty of opportunities to catch their favorite drivers for a picture, autograph or even a fist bump as the action on track kicks off this weekend at “The Magic Mile.”

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Fireworks-a-Plenty for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night at Thunder Road

by Lou Modestino
Thunder Road
The closest championship battle of the season is in the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers with Barre’s Cameron Ouellette (#90VT) just seven points ahead of former champ Sam Caron of Milton with just 50 laps to decide the crown on Thursday! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – It has all come down to this. One final Thursday night of the season and one last chance for your highbank heroes to do good on their championship hopes at Thunder Road International Speedbowl during Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night. While there’s sure to be plenty of fireworks on the asphalt, there will also be plenty of fireworks in the sky following the racing action courtesy of Northstar Fireworks of East Montpelier!

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Doug Coby Returning To Tommy Baldwin Racing 7NY at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by Kyle Souza
Doug Coby, Tommy Baldwin Racing
PHOTO: Tom Morris

Six-Time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Coby To Pilot Historic 7NY in Mohegan Sun 100 Saturday

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby is making a comeback Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Coby will pilot the historic 7NY for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Mohegan Sun 100, the 13th race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

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PIT BOX: Whelen Modified Tour Roars Back Into New Hampshire’s Magic Mile

by Mike
Whelen Modified Tour
(Tom Morris photo)

One of the most anticipated races of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, the Mohegan Sun 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, is on the docket this Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m. ET live on FloRacing.

The race, which serves as the 13th of 16 events on the 2025 calendar, marks the 77th visit by NASCAR’s oldest division to the 1.058-mile oval located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Mike McLaughlin won the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event held at the track in 1990 and is one of only 24 drivers to win with the series at the track.

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Goodyear Racing Notes – New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by Mike

NASCAR Goodyear TiresGoodyear heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend with valuable data in hand, following a July tire test that shaped preparations for NASCAR Cup Series teams at the Loudon, N.H. track.

Christopher Bell (Toyota), Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) and Joey Logano (Ford) participated in the July 22-23 test, providing crucial data for Goodyear ahead of the New England track’s return to the Cup Series Playoffs.

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Final Midweek Show Brings Full Fendered and Open Wheeled Twin 50s to Thompson Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Thompson
Powerhouses Jon McKennedy and Ronnie Williams are on the hunt for another $5,000 Dash for Cash win this Wednesday but, like Johnson, are sure to have a few veterans standing in the way. (Tom Morris Racing Photography)

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — With autumn setting in, Thompson Speedway brings the final midweek show of the season this Wednesday, September 17th with the Fall Showdown headlined by Twin 50s for the Outlaw Open Modifieds and the track championship Late Models! The full seven division card is sure to be a whopper in the final test and tune prior to the 63rd Sunoco World Series on October 10th, 11th and 12th!

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Top Five: Storylines to Watch as the NASCAR Playoffs Make a Pit Stop in New England

by Lou Modestino
NASCAR racing at NHMS
Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race and completing the weekend sweep at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 23, 2024. Photo Credit: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

LOUDON, N.H. – Fans headed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for New England’s only NASCAR Playoffs weekend are in for a wicked good time at “The Magic Mile” as drivers take to the track for three full days of action-packed racing this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 19-21. From one driver’s chance to go back-to-back and be the first to lock in to the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Playoffs Round of 8 to the majority of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) field racing at NHMS for the very first time during a cutoff race, there will be no shortage of thrilling, white-knuckled excitement for fans to enjoy. Here are five must-watch storylines headed into the weekend:

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Eight 2025 Champions Crowned Friday At Claremont Motorsports Park

by Lou Modestino
Claremont, Brandon Gray
Brandon Gray

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Claremont Motorsports Park closed out the Weekly Racing Series portion of its ambitious 78th season of oval track competition Friday, crowning eight different drivers as champions of their 2025 divisions, no fewer than four of them first timers atop their classes at the historic third-mile speedplant.

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