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RACE OF CHAMPIONS MODIFIED SERIES SET FOR BIG PURSE AT MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY IN THE FALL BRAWL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

– Fans Take Note; Racing to Begin at 3:00pm –

– $5,000-to-Win for Race of Champions Modified Series; $1,000 to 15^th place; $900 plus a $100 voucher to 20^th – $350 to Qualifying Race Winners with Support coming from Aqua Duck Water Supply; Bruce George Paving & Excavating and Valley Speed –

Lehighton, Pennsylvania (October 5, 2026) – Race of Champions Modified Series competitors are preparing to concluded the 2026 Mahoning Valley Speedway season with the Fall Brawl. Competitors are receiving added support from several sponsors with the potential for even more to come on board.

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BIG BONUS FOR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY – JEFF STRUNK CROWNED NASCAR LOCAL RACING SERIES DIVISION I NORTHEAST REGION & PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPION FOR 2026

by Mike1 week ago0

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – For many seasons, drivers who race at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway have the opportunity to not only race for the lucrative track point fund monies, but also for the NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts National, Regional and State championships as well.

For the just completed season, it has paid off in a big way for Grandview Speedway track regular Jeff Strunk of Bechtelsville, Pa., as he has been announced as the 2026 NASCAR Local Racing Series Division I Northeast Region Champion for the first time in his career representing Grandview Speedway, a title that will reward Strunk with a hefty $15,000 bonus from NASCAR, as well as capturing another NASCAR Local Racing Series Division I Pennsylvania State Championship crown.

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Sam Mayer Returns to JR Motorsports and the No. 1 Chevrolet with Starkey for 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Season

by MikeSeptember 22, 2026

Starkey to be Primary Partner for the Full NOAPS Season Beginning in Daytona

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 22, 2026) – JR Motorsports today announced that Sam Mayer will be making his return to the organization for the 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season behind the wheel of the No. 1 Chevrolet. Mayer, who will be entering his fifth year behind the wheel of a JRM Chevrolet and seventh year in the NOAPS will be accompanied by partner Starkey for the duration of the 2027 season.

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GERARD GIORDANO, RICHIE DAVIDOWITZ, BRANDON HUBBARD & SAL ACCARDI JR WINNERS DURING EDDIE PARTRIDGE 206 PROGRAM, PATRICK EMERLING DOMINATES WMT RACE

by Bob FinanSeptember 22, 2026

The championship implications were plentiful entering the My Guy Auto Supply NAPA of Riverhead Eddie Partridge 206 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway Saturday. By the time the long night of racing was in the books, the championship picture became clearer not only for the 2026 WMT championship, but all three Riverhead Raceway divisions running in their penultimate races as well. Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY, celebrated his 34th birthday in style by winning the My Guy Auto Supply NAPA of Riverhead Eddie Partridge 206 for his fifth WMT win of the season.

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Salem Speedway, Salem, IN – ARCA Menards Series Saturday, September 12, 2026

by MikeSeptember 9, 2026

Will Kimmel 69 will be a crowd favorite in ARCA Saturday (Neil Cavanah Photo)

The ARCA Menards Series returns to one of the most historic venues in stock car racing on Saturday, September 12, as Salem Speedway hosts the Spruce 212. The event will mark the 112th ARCA Menards Series race at Salem Speedway since 1955, more than any other track in series history. To commemorate the milestone, the traditional race distance has been extended by 12 laps to 212 laps and 117.66 miles around the high-banked 0.555-mile asphalt oval. The event will also make television history as the first ARCA Menards Series short-track race televised live on over-the-air network television, with FOX carrying the race live beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Musco Lighting has enhanced Salem’s lighting system for the national television debut, including the addition of two LED light towers to better illuminate the speedway’s demanding 35-degree corners.

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Leary Leads Silver Crown Series to Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield

by MikeAugust 18, 2026

CJ Leary From 2025 Illinois State Fair Race – Event Horizon Photo

SPRINGFIELD, IL – the big cars of the USAC Silver Crown Championship return to one of their most historic venues, as Greenfield, Indiana’s C.J. Leary leads the series to the Springfield Mile for the 63rd Running of the Bettenhausen 100 Presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza on Saturday, August 22, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Leary enters Springfield following a victory in the series’ most recent event on the pavement at Iowa Speedway, his second win of the 2026 season. He leads the Silver Crown championship standings by 45 points over two-time and defending national champion Justin Grant.

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Race Of Champions Sportsman Modifieds To Highlight Apple Harvest Night At Spencer Speedway This Friday, August 14, 2026

by MikeAugust 10, 2026

— Free Apple Friday Courtesy of the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival —

Williamson, NY (August 10, 2026) — This Friday, August 14, Spencer Speedway will be in action once again with the running of Apple Harvest Night, with free apple giveaways from the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival. It is one of the most anticipated race night’s of the season.

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The Clash Preseason NASCAR Cup Series Race Returns to World Center of Racing for 2027

by MikeAugust 5, 2026

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2026) – Back by popular demand, NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition race is returning to its original home. Daytona International Speedway announced today that the Wheatley Vodka Clash will kick off the 2027 edition of Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth on Saturday, Feb. 13, bringing the fan-favorite event back to the World Center of Racing as part of the track’s 2027 NASCAR schedule.

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Race Of Champions Modifieds To Race Saturday, August 8, At Holland Speedway In Thunder In The Hills 100

by MikeAugust 5, 2026

Holland, NY (August 3, 2026) — Saturday, August 8, Holland Speedway will see the annual return of the Race of Champions Modified Series to the ⅜-mile high-banked paved oval for fast, family-friendly entertainment when the Thunder in the Hills 100 finally takes the green flag.

Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY will return from Iowa Speedway near Des Moines, IA after an ARCA event to race in the event.

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Tristan McKee to Make NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Debut

by MikeAugust 5, 2026

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2026) – Tristan McKee, the inaugural signee of Spire Motorsports’ Ascent Driver Development Program and top prospect in the organization’s talent pipeline, is set to make his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series debut behind the wheel of the team’s No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST Aug. 14 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway.

Veteran crew chief Chad Walter will lead the team’s effort for McKee’s CRAFTSMAN Truck Series debut.

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