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NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Continue From Kansas Speedway This Sunday, Sept. 28, At 3 P.M. ET On USA Network

by MikeSeptember 25, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 25, 2025 – NBC Sports’ presentation of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continue this weekend with the Hollywood Casino 400, beginning this Sunday, Sept. 28, from Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Live pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 2:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.

The second of three races in the Round of 12, this Sunday’s race will see the winning driver clinch their spot into the Round of 8. The last four drivers at the bottom of the playoff standings will be eliminated at the conclusion of the final Round of 12 race next week on Oct. 5 in Charlotte.

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Cars and Coffee Darien – THE 2025 CANNONBALL REUNION

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 25, 2025

The Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race that captured the rebellious spirit of 1970s America. Run five times between 1971 and 1979, this legendary cross-country sprint stretched from the East Coast to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California, starting initially from New York City and later from Darien, Connecticut.

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Giant Doubleheader Weekend to Close-Out White Mountain Motorsports Park Season

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 25, 2025

PASS at White Mountain — The Pro All Stars Series returns to White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, September 27th for a $7,000-to-win, 150-lap Showdown with everyone looking to get ahead of Johnny Clark under the checkered flag! (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — It has all come down to this, one last doubleheader weekend to close out the 2025 racing season at White Mountain Motorsports Park. The Pro All Stars Series returns to headline the Saturday, September 27 portion of the weekend with a five division showdown followed by the White Mountain Motorsports Park Championship conclusion on Sunday afternoon, September 28.

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Rodney Childers to Join JR Motorsports

by MikeSeptember 25, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 24, 2025) – JR Motorsports today announced that former NASCAR Cup Series Champion crew chief Rodney Childers will be joining the organization in 2026 as crew chief of the No. 1 Chevrolet with drivers Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Childers, a 40-time race winner in the Cup Series, will enter into his first season as a crew chief in NASCAR’s second-highest level of competition.

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ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway: Reese’s 150 Pre-Race Notes

by MikeSeptember 25, 2025

ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway: Reese’s 150 Pre-Race Notes

THE RACE: Reese’s 150
THE PLACE: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
THE DATE: Saturday, September 26, 2025
THE TIME: 8 pm ET
BROADCAST: FS1, Live; MRN, Live; SIRIUS XM NASCAR Radio, Live

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FROM THE SKIES TO THE SPEEDWAY: Sport Clips Brings Dream Flights to the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway

by MikeSeptember 24, 2025

Sport Clips, #11 Toyota Camry, Denny Hamlin, Kansas — This Sunday, Sept. 28, Dream Flights will ride alongside Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE at Kansas Speedway—thanks to the incredible generosity of its longtime sponsor, Sport Clips Haircuts.

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans in retirement and assisted living communities with free flights in restored World War II-era biplanes, announced today that its longtime primary sponsor, Sport Clips Haircuts, is carrying its mission onto NASCAR’s biggest stage this weekend at the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 28.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Kansas Speedway

by MikeSeptember 24, 20251

NASCAR Xfinity Series, Kansas Speedway

Next Race: Kansas Lottery 300
The Place: Kansas Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, September 27
The Time: 4 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Off Weekend, Charlotte ROVAL Next

by MikeSeptember 24, 2025September 24, 2025

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Charlotte ROVAL

Next Race: ROVAL Fall NCTS Race
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Length: 2.32 Mile Asphalt Road Course
The Date: Friday. October 3
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 152.76 miles (67 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 67)

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Rock Solid in the Granite State: Ryan Blaney Wins the Mobil 1 301

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2025

Ryan Blaney wins New Hampshire — 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, earned his first New Hampshire Motor Speedway victory Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd, locking himself in to the Round of 8. Photo Credit: NHMS/Harold Hinson Photography

LOUDON, N.H. – Ryan Blaney powered to victory today in the Mobil 1 301 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Playoffs race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), kicking off the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs and marking another thrilling chapter in the track’s storied racing history. The race drew a sold-out crowd for the NCS’s only stop in New England this season.

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Track Talk – Northeastern Drivers’ Performance At New Hampshire

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2025

Here’s this week’s Track Talk, from northeastern correspondent, Lou Modestino.

Corey Heim won the Craftsman Truck at New Hampshire. Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA took fourth while Corey LaJoie (originally from Norwalk, CT) ended up eighth. Mike Christopher of Plainville, CT ended up 13^th.Long Island, NY Star Patrick Emerling was not as lucky and the best he could do was to finish 28th.

In the Cup Series race on Sunday. Ryan Blaney won, with pole winner Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finishing fourth. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 14th.

Nice to see that NHMS had a big crowd on hand. Moving the event to a Play-off date from Mid-July was the right thing to do.