May Meltdown Program To Complete 75th Anniversary Opening Weekend At Riverhead Raceway Sunday

May Meltdown Program To Complete 75th Anniversary Opening Weekend At Riverhead Raceway Sunday
Sunday afternoon May 4th Riverhead Raceway will close out a busy opening weekend that kick starts the season long 75th Anniversary celebration with the annual May Meltdown program.  The NASCAR Street Stocks will take center stage of the matinee that gets underway with qualifying at 12:30 pm.

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It Was a Very Good Saturday for Rick Ware Racing: 1st CARS Tour Win, Second Straight AFT Win

It Was a Very Good Saturday for Rick Ware Racing: 1st CARS Tour Win, Second Straight AFT Win
  • Team Earned First zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Win with Driver Luke Baldwin and Second Straight American Flat Track SuperTwins Victory with Rider Briar Bauman

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 28, 2025) – In the span of a few hours this past Saturday, Rick Ware Racing (RWR) added two more trophies to its mantle. Driver Luke Baldwin won the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model race at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina, before Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) rider Briar Bauman won the Mission AFT SuperTwins feature at California’s Ventura Raceway.

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Rain Washes Out Second Riverhead Raceway Practice Day, Attention Turns To Pack The Track NASCAR Opener Saturday, May 3

Rain Washes Out Second Riverhead Raceway Practice Day, Attention Turns To Pack The Track NASCAR Opener Saturday, May 3
Mother nature scored her first triumph of 2025 as rain washed out the second pre-season practice day at Riverhead Raceway Saturday. Focus now turns to this coming Saturday May 3rd when the 75th Anniversary season of racing kicks off with the NASCAR Pack the Track Night for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. With the washout Saturday, resulting in the loss of safety tech inspections, as well tire and fuel sales, track GM John Ellwood has adjusted the itinerary for Saturday’s opener.

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SascoSports International/American Challenge Race Sets the Stage for the 47th HSR The Mitty presented by Hagerty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

SascoSports International/American Challenge Race Sets the Stage for the 47th HSR The Mitty presented by Hagerty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

BRASELTON, Georgia (April 25, 2025) – A stout field of small-bore classics delivered big-time excitement in the opening race of the 47th HSR The Mitty Presented by Hagerty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a close and competitive SascoSports International/American Challenge sprint Friday afternoon. The race set the stage for a full weekend ahead of additional HSR Feature Races, WeatherTech Sprints and a pair of B.R.M Endurance Challenge rounds on Saturday and Sunday.

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Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Michelin Announce Multi-Year Partnership

Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Michelin Announce Multi-Year Partnership

BRASELTON, Georgia (April 25, 2025) – Officials from Michelin North America, Inc. and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) today announced a multi-year agreement that will see the iconic tire maker become an official partner of HSR, the premier sanctioning body in North America for historic and vintage motorsports competition.

In addition to having a presence and branding at every event on the HSR season championship schedule, Michelin also has been named the official presenting sponsor and the official tire of the HSR Prototype Challenge presented by Michelin, a series featuring modern prototypes retired from contemporary competition.

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Hendrick Motorsports To Honor Dr. Jerry Petty On Their Cars This Weekend At Talladega

Hendrick Motorsports To Honor Dr. Jerry Petty On Their Cars This Weekend At Talladega

CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2025) – This weekend, all four Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet race cars will carry a memorial decal at Talladega Superspeedway honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Jerry Petty. A pioneering neurosurgeon and trusted medical consultant to countless drivers and teams, Dr. Petty was a beloved figure in the NASCAR community.

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Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

NASHVILLE, TN — The engines will roar and the grandstands will rumble as the 2025 season kicks into high gear next week with a Friday night quarter-mile special at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, launching an electrifying doubleheader weekend of racing on May 2-3.

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Kiwi Scott McLaughlin Fastest As Kyle Larson Crashes At Indy 500 Test

Kiwi Scott McLaughlin Fastest As Kyle Larson Crashes At Indy 500 Test

SpeedCafe’s Stefan Bartholomaeus reports that NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato both emerged unhurt after finding the wall in separate incidents during the morning (yesterday).

The test featured two segments with qualifying boost levels used in the morning before the field switched to race trim for the afternoon.

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IMSA Riding New Wave of Emerging GTP Talents

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Every “era” of sports car racing has its iconic performers. In IMSA’s more than 50-year history, that’s broken down by top-class periods of who’s starred in prototypes.

With the reborn Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class now three years into the formula, there’s a pattern of stars starting to emerge. There are long-time prototype drivers who raced in the previous Daytona Prototype international (DPi) and Daytona Prototype and/or Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) iterations before GTP competing alongside those whose main top-class experience is focused on GTP.

Read more of Tony DiZinno’s article and other IMSA news after the jump…

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Sibling Rivalry Takes Over AO: Roxy Sidelines Rexy for Shot at Victory

Sibling Rivalry Takes Over AO: Roxy Sidelines Rexy for Shot at Victory

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (April 24, 2025) – Roxy is stomping her way back to the grid, whether Rexy likes it or not! AO Racing is giving Rexy, its beloved green T-Rex Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr a breather for the next IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round, as his not-so-shy sister, Roxy, muscles her way back into series competition. With a bold pink livery and a chip on her shoulder, Roxy is ready to prove that racing greatness runs in the family, even if it means sidelining her brother to do it.

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