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UFO Plast Becomes Newest Exclusive Partner of the SMX World Championship

by Lou ModestinoDecember 18, 2024

UFO Plast becomes Official and Exclusive Motocross Plastics Products partner and title sponsor of Round 21 High Point National

ELLENTON, Fla. (December 18, 2024) – The SMX®League is excited to welcome its newest partner, UFO Plast, a leader in producing off-road motorcycle accessories and components. UFO Plast becomes the Official and Exclusive Motocross Plastics Products sponsor of the SMX World Championship^TM. The multi-year deal will see UFO Plast on display across the entire SMX World Championship Series, including the television broadcast, live event, and social media. Plus, UFO Plast will notably become the newest entitlement partner of the historic High Point National on Saturday, June 14 in Mt. Morris, Penn. (more…)

Parker Kligerman, Big Machine Racing Competing in Rolex 24

by Lou ModestinoDecember 18, 2024

Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Racing will team up with Forte Racing or the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway January 23-26, 2025. Parker Kligerman, from Westport, CT, will be in the #78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 with Misha Goikhberg and two other drivers to be announced soon. (more…)

The First Time Winners Circle for White Mountain Motorsports Park’s 2024 Season

by Lou ModestinoDecember 18, 2024

Eventual King of the Mountain Track Champion Tanner Woodard nabbed his first career win at White Mountain Motorsports Park, among a class of First Time Winners throughout the 2024 season at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track! (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — With 2024 coming down to a chilly December end, White Mountain Motorsports Park looks back on a spectacular class of First Time Winners from the past year. It all began on HK Powersports Opening Day where this season’s Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division ‘wiz kid’ Hayden Bushey nabbed his first of four wins in the youth division this summer. (more…)

Daytona International Speedway Unveils Course Design for 2025 DAYTONA Supercross

by Lou ModestinoDecember 18, 2024

Supercross legend Ricky Carmichael returns to design course for 18^th year in a row

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 18, 2024) – Daytona International Speedway today unveiled the highly anticipated course layout for the 2025 DAYTONA Supercross, taking place during the 84^th Annual Bike Week At DAYTONA.

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Updated Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Entrant List As Of 12/12/2024

by Lou ModestinoDecember 18, 2024December 18, 2024

There are 308(!) entries for the January 12, 2025 edition of the Chili Bowl, which has been run in Tulsa in January since 1987… notable entries so far are Sammy Swindell, Kyle Larson, J.J. Yeley, and Brad Sweet, among many others.

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Auto Racing and Other Motorsports Television Listings For December 17 Through 22, 2024

by Lou ModestinoDecember 17, 2024

Here are your motorsports/auto racing television listings for December 17-22, 2024. Listings are from RacingTVSchedule. Times are Eastern, and schedule is subject to change. (more…)

Banquet of Champions Celebrates Top American-Canadian Tour Aces From The 2024 Season

by Lou ModestinoDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Montpelier, VT — The American-Canadian Tour rounded out the 2024 season on Saturday, holding the annual Banquet of Champions at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier. Over 130 drivers, team members, sponsors and officials joined the official season ending celebration in the Governor’s Ballroom, congratulating one another in between tall tales and a few war-stories from the past season. (more…)

In Advance of the 2025 Season, Monster Energy Supercross Boldly Proclaims “Saturday Is Race Day”

by Lou ModestinoDecember 16, 2024

ELLENTON, Fla. (December 16, 2024) – Monster Energy AMA Supercross, part of the SMX World Championship^TM Series recently unveiled a rebrand campaign that transforms Saturdays into the ultimate celebration of racing. With the launch of its “Saturday Is Race Day” campaign, Supercross is staking its claim as the ultimate form of motorsport competition while also embracing the global fandom that surrounds this storied American-born sport. (more…)

Granite State Pro Stock Series Announces 11-Race Schedule For 2025 Season

by Kyle SouzaDecember 13, 2024

Events in New Hampshire, Maine & Canada Make Up Dates

WALPOLE, N.H. – Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) officials announced today the full schedule of events for the 2025 season. The series will make visits to two different states (New Hampshire and Maine) and will also head out of the United States for the first time in series history, with a trip to Canada in September.

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Don’t Miss the CRAFTSMAN Trucks Return to NHMS!

by Lou ModestinoDecember 13, 2024December 13, 2024

The Trucks are back in New England! New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s 2025 NASCAR Playoffs weekend will kick off with the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Round of 10 cutoff race & Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race on Doubleheader Saturday, Sept. 20.

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