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Joey Bruan Makes Late Race Charge To Capture $12,000 Islip 300 Victory At Riverhead Raceway

by Bob FinanNovember 17, 2025

Joey Braun of Manorville put a $12,000 bow on his freshman season as a tour type Modified driver Saturday evening by winning the 9th annual Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening. Braun broke onto the tour type Modified scene on the SMART tour this year, with he and sponsor Rich Gerbe through his HighMark Building Efficiency securing the Hillbilly Racing ride. Gerbe became a car owner over the summer with he and Braun winning their only other Riverhead start on Wednesday August 27th during a 50-lapper.

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Grandview Speedway Announces Key Race Dates For The 2026 Season

by MikeNovember 17, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The founding Rogers Family, owners and operators of Grandview Speedway, will be presenting professional auto racing action on the one-third-of-a-mile high-banked clay oval for the 64^th consecutive year in 2026, and are announcing some key race dates for the upcoming racing season.

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Kyle Busch Returns To Snowball Derby At Five Flags Speedway Exclusively on FloRacing

by MikeNovember 13, 2025

AUSTIN, TX (Nov. 12, 2025) — Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch today announced he will return to Five Flags Speedway to compete in the 58th annual Snowball Derby, Dec. 4–7 streamed exclusively on FloRacing. This marks Busch’s third appearance on FloRacing this year following races at Chili Bowl Nationals and the Tulsa Shootout.

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Officials Release White Mountain Motorsports Park Schedule for 2026

by Lou ModestinoNovember 12, 2025

White Mountain Motorsports Park officials released today the 2026 Schedule of Events for the New Hampshire oval, highlighted by two appearances by the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. (Johnny Racer photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — Officials with White Mountain Motorsports Park are looking forward to plenty of Thunder in the Mountains for 2026 and have released the Schedule of Events for the coming season. Twenty exciting showcases from mid-May to late-September means there’s plenty of action to be had at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track in 2026!

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Ferrucci Enters 2026 Chili Bowl

by Lou ModestinoNovember 12, 2025

Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT, is confirmed to compete in the next Chili Bowl Midget Nationals (the 2026 event) for Abacus Racing. He also competed in the most recent event, the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals, where he raced the No. 16 entry with primary sponsorship from Webco Engineering.

Ferrucci, an NTT IndyCar Series driver, is a frequent participant in the Chili Bowl, a race he has called the “Indy 500 for the dirt world”. He looks to improve his performance in the upcoming event, having had a “wild ride” in the 2025 edition. He made his Chili Bowl debut in 2021.

Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Official Release 2026 Schedule of Events

by Lou ModestinoNovember 12, 2025

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour released their 2026 Schedule of Events Tuesday with fourteen point-counting events once again completing a stellar season! (Mark & Merrick Cote photo)

Barre, VT — After several weeks of planning, Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour announced today the 2026 Schedule of Events for North America’s most historic Late Model touring series with 14 point-counting events on a fifteen-stop schedule. Along with the $60,000+ Milton CAT point fund and $20,000 champion’s share on the line, the 2026 schedule begins with ten stops at ten different facilities and features traditional marquee events for the international stars as well as several exciting changes to shake up the season!

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Stafford Rewind Video Series Launches to Highlight the Top Finishers in 2025

by Lou ModestinoNovember 11, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway is shining the spotlight on the stars of the 2025 season with Stafford Rewind, a digital content series highlighting the top-five finishers in each of the track’s five weekly divisions.

Over the past few weeks, Kyle Rickey and Rob Hahn of the Stafford media team visited each of the 2025 top-five finishers to talk about their seasons, tour their race shops, and highlight the people and sponsors that make their programs go. The series will feature daily videos and stories across Stafford’s social media channels, beginning today with the Street Stock division’s fifth-place finisher, Tyler Trott.

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Top Runners, Special Award Winners Honored at Thunder Road Annual Banquet of Champions

by Lou ModestinoNovember 10, 2025

2025 Thunder Road champions celebrate their seasons at the annual Banquet of Champions complete with their Hoosier Race Tire Championship Jackets. (L-R) Street Stock champion Kyler Davis, Late Model King of the Road Jason Corliss and Flying Tiger top runner Sam Caron. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Saturday saw the Thunder Road family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions. After decades away, the Banquet returned to the famed Barre Auditorium much to the delight of most attendees with the catering courtesy of Jockey Hollow and Good Measure Brewing providing the bartending services for the evening’s festivities.

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Islip 300 To Decide 2025 Ted Christopher Cup Crown Jewel Series Champion At Riverhead Raceway Saturday

by Bob FinanNovember 10, 2025

There is still one more championship to be decided at Riverhead Raceway for 2025, and that title will be decided at the biggest race of the season during the $12,000 to win 9th annual Islip 300 Saturday. When the dust settles at the conclusion of the 300, the 2025 Ted Christopher Cup Crown Jewel Series champion will emerge with several drivers still in the hunt. The Crown Jewel Series is a championship within a championship annually at Riverhead Raceway consisting of five extra distance, signature events. The championship cup for the series is named honoring the iconic, late Ted Christopher who tragically lost his life in route to Long Island for a WMT event in September of 2017.

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Race of Champions Management Negotiating New 2026 Plans; Adjusts Holland Speedway Date

by MikeNovember 7, 2025

Elma, N.Y. – (November 7, 2025) – Race fans and competitors can continue to fill their calendars with key dates for the 2026 racing season, as Race of Champions management releases additional “save-the-date” announcements for upcoming “Family of Series” events.

Race of Champions management is actively finalizing several traditional events while negotiating the addition of new ones for the 2026 season.

The 2026 dates for Holland (N.Y.) Speedway were originally announced in late August at the track’s season-closing event. Holland will host Race of Champions events on Saturday, June 6, and Saturday, August 29.

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