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John Willman Takes Modified Win, Addison Meitzler & Jesse Landis Score In Sportsman Twin 20’s Saturday At Grandview Speedway

by MikeJune 23, 2025

NO STOPPING THE ULTIMATE UNDERDOG – JOHN WILLMAN CAPTURES GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY NASCAR MODIFIED FEATURE AFTER BATTLES WITH CODY MANMILLER & EDDIE STRADA
ADDISON MEITZLER & JESSE LANDIS ARE VICTORIOUS IN FIRST EVER GRANDVIEW SPORTSMAN TWIN 20’s FEATURE PROGRAM

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Known to area race fans as the “Ultimate Underdog”, John Willman of Birdsboro, Pa. scored the win in the non-stop 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.

Addison Meitzler of Kempton, Pa. and Jesse Landis of Gilbertsville, Pa. were also winners on Saturday night in the first ever Twin 20-lap feature program for the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman division, as Grandview Speedway finally returned to racing after battling weather issues the last three weeks.

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Matthew Brabham Leads 1-2 Finish for CD Racing at Mid-Ohio on Rob Dyson’s Birthday

by MikeJune 23, 2025

Bryson Earns First XGT Victory, Carey Grant Wins in SGT, Coffey Takes Fourth GT Win of 2025, DeGaynor Tops GT1 Challenge

LEXINGTON, Ohio, (June 21, 2025) ― In a stunning display of dominance, Matthew Brabham was the class of the field in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s TA/GT event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading a 1-2 finish for CD Racing. Brabham (No. 21 GYM WEED Ford Mustang) consistently maintained commanding gaps over second place while exciting battles waged on behind him. Ultimately, he took the checkered flag in front of team owner Chris Dyson (No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang), and the two celebrated the birthday of Dyson family patriarch Rob Dyson on the top-two steps of the podium. Paul Menard (No. 3 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford Mustang) claimed the final podium spot after fighting his way back from two off-track excursions and engaging in fierce battles along the way.

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Masterclass in Control: Briscoe Outlasts Hamlin with Throttle Finesse At Pocono

by MikeJune 23, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

Chase Briscoe has earned a NASCAR Cup Series season-best four pole positions and led laps in eight races in his first season driving the famous No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and finally – finally – on Sunday afternoon that hard work translated into his first trophy, edging his JGR teammate Denny Hamlin in The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.

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MobileX and Walmart Join Forces to Fuel Supercars Champion Will Brown’s NASCAR Return for Chicago Street Race with Kaulig Racing

by MikeJune 20, 2025

IRVINE, Calif. – June 20, 2025 – MobileX, the most customizable wireless service designed to save consumers money, and Walmart are teaming up to bring Australian Supercars Champion Will Brown to the Chicago Street Race, one of the most anticipated NASCAR events of the year. Brown will join Kaulig Racing for his second NASCAR Cup Series in the Grant Park 165 on Sunday, July 6, 2025.

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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to Watkins Glen Leading all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Championships

by MikeJune 20, 2025

WATKINS GLEN, New York – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series bring the momentum of recent race wins, podium finishes, and across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) championship leads to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, June 20 – 22. Three Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries from Winward Racing, Korthoff Competition Motors and Lone Star Racing compete in Sunday’s featured Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen WeatherTech Championship race while the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 carries the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing flag in Saturday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race.

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Race To The Cup Playoffs Reaches The Final Stretch With 10 To Go

by MikeJune 20, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

After a thrilling inaugural event in Mexico City last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns stateside with Sunday’s The Great American Getaway 400 at the historic Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen punched his 2025 Playoff spot with a dominating victory on the Mexico City road course last weekend, the 10th driver to earn a bid by virtue of a win. There are 10 regular season races remaining now to set the 16-driver Playoff field.

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Pocono Raceway Offers A Unique Challenge For The Xfinity Series

by MikeJune 20, 2025

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service

After an exciting international foray to Mexico, the NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to oval action with Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 (3:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

As triumphant a day as it was for NASCAR Cup Series regular and hometown favorite Daniel Suarez to claim the trophy in Mexico City, it was a tough luck day for NASCAR Xfinity Series championship leader Justin Allgaier, who had trouble early in the race and finished 34th – the second finish of 30th or worst in the last four races for the season’s three-time winner.

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Five Pivotal Races Left In The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Regular Season

by MikeJune 20, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns from a week off for Friday night’s MillerTech Battery 200 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (5 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

It’s been a busy summer for the teams, which raced six consecutive weekends between May 2 and June 7 – a string of races that featured five different winners and two first-time winners on the season (Rajah Caruth and Stewart Friesen).

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Powers and Fisher Dominate on Nolato Night; Rookie Wheatley Duels to 1st Street Stock Trophy Dash

by Lou ModestinoJune 20, 2025

Barre, VT – Even with a bleak, at best, forecast hovering over Quarry Hill on Thursday, one-hundred cars flowed into the Thunder Road pit area for Nolato Vermont Night. Highlighted by the return of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers started off the night’s action.

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McKennedy Uses Late Race Pass to Topple Christopher Jr. for $5K Nutmeg State 50 Honors

by Lou ModestinoJune 20, 2025

Thompson, CT — A great night of weather and talented fields greeted the crowd that entered Thompson Speedway on Wednesday night with a pit area containing nearly one hundred competitors for the Nutmeg State 50 program presented by Twisted Tea.

The Mini Stocks started off feature racing with Dave Trudeau and Sean Olden both holding out after their spins for the caution flag to rejoin the field. Under green flag conditions, though, rookie Bill Porter and returning high-marker Ryan Pomposelli put on a clean side-by-side race out front before Pomposelli broke through with five to go and motored to his first win of the season followed by Porter and Tim Dorr.

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