After 749, The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Comes Home for 750 with Thompson 150

Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to where it all began 40 years ago for the 750th race in Tour history at Thompson Speedway for the Thompson 150 this Wednesday, August 6. (Tom Morris photo)

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The Thompson Speedway oval is back in action this Wednesday, August 6 with a big-time showdown on the line for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Amidst their 40th anniversary season celebrations, this Wednesday’s 150 lapper also serves as the 750th event in the open-wheeled Tour’s history after first debuting on the Thompson highbanks back in 1985.

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Front Row Motorsports: Watkins Glen International Competition Notes – Zane Smith and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford Team

Front Row Motorsports: Watkins Glen International Competition Notes – Zane Smith and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford Team

Front Row Motorsports / Zane Smith – Go Bowling at The Glen

Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
Event: Race 26 of 38
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Watkins Glen International (2.45-miles)
# of Laps: 90
Time/TV/Radio: 2:00 PM ET on USA/MRN/SiriusXM channel 90

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Kaden Honeycutt Named Driver of Halmar Friesen Racing Truck Series Entry After Watkins Glen

Kaden Honeycutt after Z-Max CARS Tour WinSTATESVILLE, NC. (August 5, 2025) – Kaden Honeycutt will fill in for Stewart Friesen for the balance of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season in the No. 52 Halmar International Toyota Tundra TRD Pro starting with next weekend’s race at Richmond Raceway.

Friesen was injured while competing in a Super DIRTcar Series race at Canada’s Autrodrome Drummond on Monday, July 28. He was later transferred to a hospital in New York where he continues to make progress after undergoing several surgeries.

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Spire Motorsports NCTS Mission 176 at The Glen Race Advance

Spire MotorsportsSpire Motorsports will field four entries in the team’s first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. Connor Zilisch owns the team’s best finish on a road course, when he won the pole and finished fourth in his series debut last March at Circuit of the Americas. The Mooresville, N.C., organization fields the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets full time in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The Nos. 07 and 7 entries will see a rotating roster of all-star caliber drivers throughout the season, while Rajah Caruth and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Andres Perez de Lara will pilot the Nos. 71 and 77, respectively, for the full slate of races.

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Spire Motorsports ARCA General Tire 100 at The Glen Race Advance: Tristan McKee

Spire MotorsportsSpire Motorsports will field an ARCA Menards Series entry at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International for Tristan McKee, who will make his series debut in the No. 77 Gainbridge Chevrolet SS. The race will mark the team’s fourth start in an Automobile Racing Club of America sanctioned event.

The General Tire 100 at The Glen will be televised live on FS2 Friday, Aug. 8 beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 13th of 20 events on the 2025 ARCA Menards Series calendar will broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and ARCARacing.com.

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Sugarlands and Field & Stream Team with Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing for NASCAR Las Vegas Race

Sugarlands and Field & Stream Team with Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing for NASCAR Las Vegas Race

GATLINBURG, Tenn. and WELCOME, N.C. – (August 5, 2025) – Sugarlands Distilling Company, in collaboration with Field & Stream, today announced a new strategic partnership with Kaulig Racing. As part of the announcement, Sugarlands and Field & Stream will appear on Ty Dillon’s No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 12.

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Kaulig Racing Announces Driver Lineup for Upcoming Xfinity Series Races

Kaulig RacingWELCOME, N.C. (August 4, 2025) – Kaulig Racing will turn to two veterans to pilot its No. 11 Chevrolet in the next two NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races.

Daytona 500 champion and former road course winner in NASCAR’s top two series, Michael McDowell, is set to take on Watkins Glen International with Kaulig Racing this weekend in the Mission 200 at the Glen. McDowell, whose early career began with open wheel and sports cars, earned his first NXS win at Road America in 2016. His most recent road course win came in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) in 2022 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.

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