Corey LaJoie, a seasoned driver with Spire Motorsports, is now at the center of intriguing rumors suggesting a major shift in his racing career.
After his unexpected contract termination this summer, LaJoie has struggled to secure a new spot as most teams had already finalized their lineups for 2025. However, this free agency shake-up might lead him to a top-tier Truck Series team, potentially with Rick Ware Racing, according to a report from The Athletic. (more…)
Stretch Drive: In January, Young’s Motorsports announced it would graduate from the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time in 2024 with rising star Leland Honeyman Jr. behind the wheel of the team’s No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro for the entire 33-race season continuing with Saturday afternoon’s Mission 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
The Fairgrounds Nashville Confirms Track Enterprises as Racing Promoter Again in 2025
(Nashville, TN) Track Enterprises, LLC will continue as the racing promoter at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the 2025 racing season, following Tuesday, September 10 Fairgrounds Nashville board meeting.
Track Enterprises has been the primary promoter at the track since 2020, after handling the ARCA race promotion at the speedway from 2015-2019. In addition to several local events, the promotion group set up marquee events such as ARCA, CRA, Southern Super Series, ASA, The All American 400 weekend, SRX, and more. (more…)
After coming just a half a straightaway shy of leaving Atlanta Motor Speedway with a much-needed good points day, Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Freightliner team are headed to Watkins Glen International hoping to battle their way back into a position to advance to Round Two of the Cup Series Playoffs.
This weekend’s Go Bowling at the Glen on the road course at Watkins Glen, N.Y., is the second of three races in the Round of 16, and Burton and the Wood Brothers are 14th in the standings, 16 points behind 12th place. After the race at Bristol the following week, the bottom four drivers in the Playoff standings will be eliminated from championship contention. (more…)
Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race from Watkins Glen International Begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network
NBC Sports’ Signature Fan-Favorite “Radio Style” Broadcasts Return for Cup and Xfinity Races at Watkins Glen This Weekend
INDYCAR Season Finale from Nashville Superspeedway Begins Sunday with Pre-Race Coverage at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Live Coverage of Round 2 of 2024 SuperMotocross Playoffs Starts Saturday, at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock from Texas Motor Speedway
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 12, 2024 – NBC Sports’ mega-motorsports coverage this weekend is headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 playoff race from Watkins Glen International on Sunday on USA Network, the INDYCAR season finale from Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday on NBC and Peacock, and the second round of the SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs on Saturday on Peacock from Texas Motor Speedway. (more…)
Parker Kligerman announced on his podcast “The Money Lap” that he won’t be returning to Big Machine Racing for the 2025 Xfinity Series season and is done pursuing full-time rides at NASCAR.
Kligerman returned as a full-time competitor in 2023, after more than a decade of making sporadic starts for multiple teams across all three national touring levels. He finished the 2023 season 10th in the championship standings, with a career-high eight top-five finishes. (more…)
● The Go Bowling at The Glen Sunday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International is the fourth of five road-course races on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 41 Mohawk Northeast Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart-Haas Racing, finished 23rd in the series’ first road-course race of the year March 24 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. He then placed 18th in the series’ second road-course stop June 9 at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. In his most recent road-course start on the streets of downtown Chicago for the July 7 Grant Park 165, Preece finished 34th. After Watkins Glen, the final road-course race of the year takes place Oct. 12 on the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval.
● Sunday’s race will mark Preece’s fourth NASCAR Cup Series start at Watkins Glen. Best among his three previous starts was his most recent, a 17th-place drive from the 30th starting position in August 2023. Preece’s first two Cup Series starts at 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course came with JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019 and 2021, which resulted in finishes of 36th and 28th, respectively. (more…)
Welcome Back: AM Racing returns to the ARCA Menards Series full-time in 2024 with sophomore Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) driver Christian Rose behind the wheel of the team’s No. 32 Ford Mustang, continuing with Friday afternoon’s General Tire 100 at The Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
The 2024 ARCA Menards Series season will mark the first time that AM Racing has competed back-to-back full-time in the NASCAR-owned development series since three-time ARCA Menards Series winner Gus Dean drove for the organization during the 2017 – 2018 seasons, respectively. (more…)
GREENSBORO, NC (Sept. 12, 2024) – Mack Trucks and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) today announced a long-term partnership under which Mack will be designated as the “Official Long-Haul Truck of Richard Childress Racing.”
As part of the agreement, Mack will provide a fleet of customized Mack Anthem® 70-inch Stand-Up Sleeper models dedicated to meeting the needs of RCR during the grueling NASCAR season. (more…)
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54th ANNUAL GRANDVIEW FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER CAN POCKET POSSIBLE $32,062 FOR THE VICTORY
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BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It will be Championship Night this Saturday, and the stakes just got higher for the Freedom 76 weekend at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
