Lehighton, Pennsylvania (April 11, 2025) – The Race of Champions Modified Series is ready to kick off the 2025 season in thrilling fashion at Mahoning Valley Speedway, and fans are just as excited as the drivers. If the energy around opening day at the 1/4-mile facility is any indication, Saturday, April 19 at 6:00pm promises to be one of the most anticipated dates on this year’s racing calendar.
by Nick DeGroot, Motorsport.Com
When Katherine Legge took the green flag at Phoenix Raceway earlier this year, she became the 17th different woman to compete at the Cup level. The last woman to run a Cup race before her was Danica Patrick over seven years ago. And much like Patrick’s last race, Legge’s debut was eventful, spinning twice and falling 102 laps shy of the checkered flag. But the 44-year-old remains undeterred.
Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Great Plains, Lt. Zebulon Pike first saw Pikes Peak from the eastern portion of today’s Colorado in 1806. As he approached the magnificent peak, rising abruptly from the plains, Pike swore this mountain would never be climbed by man.
By the mid-20th century Pikes Peak had been conquered by tourists from all over the world – by car, motorcycle, bicycle, train, mule, horse, and on foot. The spectacular view from the summit inspired Katherine Lee Bates to compose the famous lyrics to America the Beautiful in 1893. (more…)
Celebrated Chefs, Unmatched Views and New Pricing Solidify Bellagio Fountain Club as the Premier Las Vegas Grand Prix Experience
LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tickets are now on sale for MGM Resorts International’s Bellagio Fountain Club, one of the most coveted FORMULA 1® HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2025 race-watching and dining destinations. Featuring unparalleled views of the Fountains and a prime vantage point of the track’s longest straightaway, Bellagio Fountain Club returns as the pinnacle of race-weekend hospitality, merging adrenaline-fueled action with a curated rotation of globally celebrated chefs and appearances from some of the industry’s top celebrities, DJs and entertainers, only possible in the Entertainment and Sports Capital of the World.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Following an impressive 2024 season that saw him win 6 races and come up just 1 point short of the Street Stock championship at Waterford Speedbowl, Old Saybrook native Norm Root, III will make the move into Stafford Speedway’s Limited Late Model division for the 2025 season. Root will be driving his family owned #80 Saybrook Rentals Chevrolet with his father, Norm, Jr. serving as his crew chief.
Partnership starts with the team’s first victory at the Twelve Hours of Sebring
AO Racing, the sports car team founded in 2022 to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and endurance racing, has chosen to adopt Halo By Orthene’s world-leading Halo P1 brake fluid, and the partnership is immediately delivering results.
Food City 500 Kicks Off Robust Motorsports Campaign for Leader in Innovative Tile Installation Solutions
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 8, 2025) – Schluter®-Systems, a leader in innovative tile installation solutions, kicks off its 2025 motorsports initiatives this weekend at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway by serving as the primary partner for NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie in Sunday’s Food City 500.
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