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Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 Announces New Inclusions For The Newly Updated Heineken® Grandstands, November 20-22

by MikeAugust 12, 2025

Ticket Holders to Experience All-Inclusive Beer, Assigned Bleacher Seating, Live Music, Driver Appearances, Access to the F1 ACADEMY™ Paddock and More

LAS VEGAS (August 12, 2025) – FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2025, set for November 20-22, has unveiled details for its newly updated Heineken Grandstands, located in the Koval Zone by Heineken. Offering even more fan access, guests can get in on the action with all-inclusive beer, assigned bleacher seating, live music performances, driver appearances, access to the new F1 ACADEMY™ Paddock and surrounding activations, and much more.

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Lincoln Speedway (IL) Featuring MOWA Sprint Cars Friday Night

by MikeAugust 12, 2025

Farm & Home Supply Night Before The Mile This Friday at Lincoln Speedway
MOWA Sprint Cars, DIRTcar Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Crown Vics & MARA Midgets Highlight Action-Packed Evening

Lincoln, IL – The action heats up this Friday night, August 15, as Lincoln Speedway hosts the Farm & Home Supply Night Before The Mile, kicking off an exciting three-day racing weekend in Central Illinois. The Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Cars headline the night’s program, joined by the DIRTcar Pro Late Models, DIRTcar Modifieds, Crown Vics, and the MARA Midgets.

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NOT DONE YET: Gravel Makes Statement With Hard Knox Night Victory

by Lou ModestinoAugust 12, 2025

David Gravel Knoxville World of Outlaws — (Trent Gower Photo)

Don’t ever count David Gravel out.

A crash at Wednesday’s Qualifying Night for the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s forced Gravel to run Friday’s FVP Hard Knox Night. It’s designed to give teams a clean slate with four more tickets to the Championship Feature up for grabs, and Gravel did exactly what he needed to do.

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Shane Cockrum Seeks Second Bettenhausen Trophy With Lein Team In Springfield Saturday

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

August 11, 2025 Springfield, IL-Second generation race driver Shane Cockrum spends his days as a first responder in his Benton, Illinois home but many weekends are spent behind the wheel of a sprint car or a USAC Silver Crown champ car. The Franklin County Fire Chief has three champ car wins on the Illinois dirt miles, two at Du Quoin and one at Springfield. This year, Cockrum teams with long time USAC car owner Hans Lein in search of a second Bettenhausen trophy. Cockrum is part of a stellar field that rolls into the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 62nd Bettenhausen 100.

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USAC Silver Crown Racing To Return To Springfield, IL August 16

by MikeAugust 6, 2025

USAC Big Cars Heading for Springfield

Springfield, IL August 6, 2025- It’s less than two weeks until the rumble of USAC’s Silver Crown dirt championship will bounce off the massive Illinois State Fair grandstand, as the 62nd Bettenhausen 100 takes center stage Saturday, August 16. The Bettenhausen continues a tradition of championship dirt car racing on the last Saturday of the fair that goes back to 1934. A full field of the mighty uprights is expected to enter the grounds on August 16.

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NASCAR Youth Series To Compete At Richmond Raceway, Aug. 14 – 16

by MikeAugust 6, 2025

RICHMOND, Va. (Aug. 6, 2025) – Richmond Raceway announced today that the NASCAR Youth Series presented by Cook Out will showcase the sport’s stars of tomorrow August 14-16. Drivers ages 5-16 will race in the drift and bus parking lots near Laburnum Lot C, providing fans with even more action leading up to the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race on Saturday. This event is FREE for spectators.

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Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix Announces New Single-Day Tickets For 2025 Race

by MikeAugust 6, 2025

Las Vegas Grand Prix – A Variety of Grandstand and General Admission Options Available for Purchase Beginning Thursday, August 14 at 10 a.m. PDT

LAS VEGAS (August 6, 2025) – The FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX has announced new single-day ticket options for the 2025 race taking place November 20-22. Single-day Grandstand and General Admission tickets will go on sale to the public on Thursday, August 14 at 10 a.m. PDT.

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Rising Star Racing and Priority to Sponsor Michael d’Orlando for the Remaining Three INDY NXT by Firestone Races in 2025

by MikeAugust 5, 2025

Indianapolis, Indiana (Tuesday August 5^th, 2025) – Rising Star Racing and Priority are proud to announce they will partner with American INDY NXT by Firestone racing talent Michael d’Orlando for the three remaining INDY NXT by Firestone races of the 2025 season. As part of the agreement, d’Orlando’s car will feature a livery promoting Rising Star Racing, Priority Commerce Technologies, Priority Plastiq, and Priority Sports. .

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Matt O’Brien Scores First Wiscasset Feature Win of 35-Year Racing Career

by Amy WorreyAugust 4, 2025

Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday night with an action-packed Group 2 program that included the lightning-fast NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites.

The racing action kicked off with the first of two 30-lap features for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets. Brady Romano took off with the early lead, but trouble was on the horizon as Scott Eck and Landon Tapley collided, resulting in a caution. Romano remained strong on the restart but Ben Burgess was on the move, overtaking the lead on lap 10 as Joe Harriman followed in succession. Burgess maintained command following a mid-race restart, picking up his second win of the season in the division. Joe Harriman and Chuck Wagstaff (1st career podium) followed, completing the top 3.

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Fox Corporation Acquires One-Third Interest in Penske Entertainment

by MikeJuly 31, 2025

Strategic Investment and Partnership Launches New Era of Growth Across INDYCAR that Includes a Multi-Year Extension of INDYCAR’s Media Rights with FOX Sports

INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, July 31, 2025) – Penske Entertainment and Fox Corporation (“FOX” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX), the parent company of FOX Sports, today announced an investment in the future of North America’s premier open-wheel racing series, with FOX’s acquisition of a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment, inclusive of INDYCAR and the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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