Seven-Time ASA Champion Mike Eddy, 72, Passes Away

by Mike
Seven-Time ASA Champion Mike Eddy, 72, Passes Away
  • A legend in the short-track racing world, Mike Eddy won 58 ASA National Tour events during his storied career.

Zach Evans from Racing America reports that short-track racing legend Mike Eddy, 72, passed away on Thursday morning, May 29, his family confirmed on social media.

Eddy is best known as a seven-time champion on the American Speed Association (ASA) National Tour, an all-time record in the series. His 58 wins with the series place him second only to Bob Senneker, and no one holds more ASA championships than “The Polar Bear.”

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Another Smalltown Short Track Shuts Down in the Heart of Stock Car Racing Country

by Mike
Another Smalltown Short Track Shuts Down in the Heart of Stock Car Racing Country
  • The track opened in 1999 and held its first NASCAR race that year, but the past few years have been tough.

Ronan Glon of The Drive reports that another smalltown short track shuts down in the heart of stock car racing country.

The racing scene just lost another small-town track. North Carolina’s New River All American Speedway announced it has closed its doors.

“Over the last several weeks and months, we’ve had many discussions about the future of New River. Yesterday, we made the tough decision to close the doors,” the track said on its Facebook page. It stopped short of detailing the challenges it faced and why it decided to close.

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Chuck Barnes, Jr. Claims CRA Street Stock Victory in Thrilling Battle at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

by Mike
Chuck Barnes, Jr. Claims CRA Street Stock Victory in Thrilling Battle at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

NASHVILLE, TN — In a highly exciting feature event, Chuck Barnes, Jr. of Louisville, KY powered his way to victory in the CRA Street Stock 30-lap main event Thursday evening at the legendary Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The race was part of the highly anticipated Rackley Roofing Battle of Broadway, which brought out some of the top talent in short track racing.

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Thunder Road Ready For 27th Community Bank 150 This Sunday With Thursday’s Right Around The Corner!

by Lou Modestino
The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour returns to Thunder Road for the rain-delayed Community Bank 150 this Sunday, June 1st! Will it be one of the Maplefields/Irving Late Models that calls the Nation’s Site of Excitement home on Thursday nights or a regional touring star standing in Community Bank victory lane?! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – After officially kicking off the 2025 season last Sunday, Thunder Road is back in action this Sunday with the rain-delayed 27th Community Bank 150 for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. The Nation’s Site of Excitement is once again poised to welcome race fans teams from across New England and Quebec as the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour continues their 2025 season.

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Justin Bonsignore Set For Return to Seekonk Speedway

by Kyle Souza
Justin Bonsignore Set For Return to Seekonk Speedway

The Action Track of the East will host the fourth race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season this Saturday, May 31. The series returns to Seekonk Speedway for the J&R Precast 150 – under the lights in Massachusetts.

Justin Bonsignore heads back to Seekonk looking to visit Victory Lane at the third-mile for the first time since 2018. That season, Bonsignore won at Seekonk en route to his first series championship. In six career Seekonk Whelen Modified Tour starts, Bonsignore has finished sixth or better in all of them, including three podium runs.

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Third Consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler Victory Sees Matt Clement Leading Stafford’s Limited Late Model Division

by Lou Modestino
Third Consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler Victory Sees Matt Clement Leading Stafford’s Limited Late Model Division

(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the saying goes, the only two things in life that are certain are death and taxes.  With a third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory to kick off the 2025 season, Matt Clement and the #59 Utility Services New England Limited Late Model team could be added to that cliché as perpetual winners of the season opening event.  Clement’s third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory was his fourth overall Sizzler victory, meaning that nearly 25% of his 21 career feature wins have come in that event.

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IMSA Insider: Detroit GP and IMSA Award-Winning Digital Content

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IMSA Insider: Detroit GP and IMSA Award-Winning Digital Content

By David Phillips

  • Practice, Performance and Preparation Paramount for GTP, GTD PRO Competitors in Detroit

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule is nothing if not diverse. The second weekend in May found competitors tackling California’s flowing and bucolic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca road course. Now the final weekend in the merry month of May finds competitors in Michigan taking to the confined, urban streets of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.

If NASCAR and IndyCar have their oval “bull rings” in Martinsville Speedway and Iowa Speedway, respectively, then IMSA’s version of a street course bull ring is the 1.654-mile, nine-turn Motown circuit where paint is often traded during overtakes and the omni-present concrete walls await the slightest mistake from the field of 22 cars, split 11 apiece between Grand Touring Prototypes (GTP) and Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO).

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Motoamerica Superbike Races To Stream Live On Peacock And The NBC Sports Now Fast Channel This Season

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Motoamerica Superbike Races To Stream Live On Peacock And The NBC Sports Now Fast Channel This Season
  • Peacock Will Stream MotoAmerica’s Premier Superbike Class, Beginning with Road America’s Two Races

IRVINE, CA (May 29, 2025) – MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce that beginning with the next round of its championship at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, May 30-June 1, MotoAmerica’s premier Superbike class will stream live on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, and the NBC Sports NOW Fast Channel. Fans will be able to stream both Superbike races for the remainder of the 2025 season on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW, with expanded access to on-demand and broadcast replays through NBC Sports NOW.

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