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(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday, August 1st, Stafford Speedway will host the 12th Annual NAPA SK 5k, one of the most anticipated SK Modified® races of the season. Drivers will compete for their share of over $35,000 in total posted awards, adding extra intensity to an already thrilling event. Among the prize money is a $2,500 bonus courtesy of John and Maina Rufrano from Wheelers Auto Service in Hamden, CT.
As reported by Tom Howard of Motorsport, NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship (WRC) has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland.
The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has been a long-time admirer of rallying and in 2014 competed in the Monza Rally Show, driving an M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
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N. Woodstock, NH — The time has come for the biggest event of the summer season at White Mountain Motorsports Park with the 8th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250! The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour rolls in for their second event of three for the year at White Mountain with Quebec’s Raphael Lessard leading the touring charge for the $10,000 grand prize!
Barre, VT — The time has come once again for the return of the longest point-counting event of the summer season for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour as they invade New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park for the 8th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250! The $10,000 to win showdown will once again pit the local hot-shoes versus the Touring stars and the Quebec invaders for the title fight of the summer season!
Over 2,000 fans packed the Wiscasset Speedway grounds on Saturday evening for one of the biggest races of the summer: the $1,500-to-win Ward and Sons Builders Super Street 100.
More than 70 race cars will be at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway for Saturday’s massive “Throwback Classic” presented by FloRacing for the zMAX CARS Tour. $50,000 is on the line for the Late Model Stock Cars, while $30,000 is available for the winner of the Pro Late Model race, which makes Saturday the highest paying night in the history of pavement Late Model racing in America.
Fans can catch all the action August 1 and 2 exclusively on FloRacing starting at 7:30 PM ET.
Fuel prices are one of those things none of us can get too excited or too worked up about, but anyone who has watched the numbers climb while they’re filling up at the gas station will know that it can get pretty uncomfortable at times, especially if you drive a lot or have a gas-guzzling vehicle to maintain. But you know what? I have some good news for you, it is totally possible to cut the cost of gas by increasing your fuel efficiency and doing so is much easier than you might think…
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway is set to host the biggest SK Modified® race of the 2025 season this Friday, August 1st with the NAPA SK 5k. The 12th edition of the $5,000 to win race boasts over $35,000 in purse and contingency money, but that won’t be the only money getting paid out to SK Modified® drivers this Friday. The NAPA SK 5k will serve as the third and final race of the TickMike.com Triple Crown with $20,000 to be paid out to Stafford Speedway SK Modified® drivers. Combined with the NAPA SK 5k total posted awards, SK Modified® drivers will be chasing their share of over $55,000 in prizes this Friday night.
N. Woodstock, NH — A great crowd filed into White Mountain Motorsports Park Saturday night for the second round in the Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series. The Kid’s Bike and Scooter giveaway also called in the kids and families to experience a fun night at the races!
The Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers got Saturday’s showcase off and running with Nate Hamblett taking off with the lead under the green flag. A stalemate battle for fourth between Logan Powers, Tyler Pepin, Matt Potter and Shane Sicard finally broke by the halfway point with Sicard running away to chase down Hamblett. Without the aid of a caution flag, Sicard could only settle for second with Nate Hamblett walking away for his second career Flying Tiger win with Luke Peters rounding out the podium.
Simon Chapman of SpeedCafe reports that in his second year of racing full-time in the United States, Shane van Gisbergen has his first oval win with victory in the Cook Out Summer Shootout season finale.
Van Gisbergen has been competing on and off in the Legend Cars with compatriot Scott McLaughlin and fellow NASCAR Cup Series racer Bubba Wallace.
