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INDY NXT Driver and Indiana Native Jack William Miller Becomes Brand Ambassador for Fleddermann von Rieste

by MikeApril 17, 2025

Aspiring INDYCAR Racer To Represent Brand’s Growing Line of Luxury Watches

INDIANAPOLIS (April 17, 2025) – Fleddermann von Rieste, an independent Indiana-based watch brand, has expanded its roster of brand ambassadors by welcoming INDY NXT driver Jack William Miller.

The 21-year-old Miller is the only INDY NXT driver born in the Hoosier State. He is from the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel and is currently in the midst of his junior year at Indiana University Indianapolis where he majors in biology.

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Cars & Coffee Darien (CT) 2025 Season Opener Photos

by Lou ModestinoApril 17, 2025

If you were one of the people who ignored the early morning drizzle and the clouds to come out to this past Sunday’s 2025 Season Opener, THANK YOU! We really appreciate your effort and we hope you’ll continue to support our event through the rest of the season.

If you didn’t make it, you missed a great show. Nearly 200 cars showed up (they weren’t all German) and about 300 spectators. Thanks to our friends Ed Hyman and Adam Goldstein, we have lots and lots of photos:

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Texas A&M University Announces New NASCAR, INDYCAR Partnerships Not Simply To Be Seen, But To Stand For Something Nationwide

by MikeApril 17, 2025

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, April 16, 2025 — Texas A&M University is revving its engines for a return to NASCAR in 2025 through a season-long partnership with Haas Factory Team (HFT), building on the university’s 2024 involvement with the Gene Haas-owned organization. Additionally, Texas A&M is making its NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut as a sponsor of fan-favorite driver Felix Rosenqvist for the 2025 season.

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Riverhead Raceway Introducing Monthly Sunday Rain Dates In 2025

by Bob FinanApril 16, 2025

Anytime rain interrupts a Saturday night NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event at Riverhead Raceway, one of the first thoughts among competitors and fans alike turns to, “why not race Sunday”. Thinking outside the box, Riverhead Raceway owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz announced during their 2025 schedule release they’ll set aside one Sunday per month for potential rain dates, as well a Saturday in October.

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Set for US Legends Spring Nationals Weekend

by MikeApril 15, 2025

Pro Late Models & Street Stocks will join Legends & Bandoleros

(Nashville, TN) Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is ready to start the 121st season of auto racing and the 2025 season, this coming Friday and Saturday, April 18/19. Both days will feature the US Legends Spring Nationals for the US Air Force Legends and CP Race Wear Bandoleros, while the Pro Late Models and Street Stocks will also race on Saturday night.

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IMSA Insider – Penske, AO Deliver Porsche’s Double-Double in Long Beach

by MikeApril 15, 2025

LONG BEACH, Calif. – After opening the season with the 36 Hours of Florida (aka the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring), the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship changed things up with the 100 minutes of Southern California (aka the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach).

Not only was the sprint race a fraction of the length of either of the first two events, the competition was pared down from four classes – Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) – to two classes: GTP and GTD.

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Claremont Motorsports Park Kicks Off 2025 Season with Annual Spring Fling This Weekend

by Lou ModestinoApril 14, 2025

Claremont, NH — The engines come to life this weekend at Claremont Motorsports Park as the track kicks off its highly anticipated 2025 race season with the annual running of the Spring Fling—a two-day event packed with speed, competition, and family-friendly excitement.

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New England Racers And Their Results From This Past Weekend’s Competition

by Lou ModestinoApril 14, 2025

Kyle Larson won the Cup race. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 20^th and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended up 24th. Not so fortunate was Corey LaJoie, who ended in the 34^th position. Corey is the son of Randy LaJoie of Norwalk, CT who earned two Xfinity Championships during his career.

Kyle Larson had another good day on Saturday as he won the Xfinity race. Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in 15^th while Justin Bonsignore of LI, NY was 17th.

Chandler Smith won the Truck race. Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA was tenth and Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT ended up14^th .

Out on the west coast in Long Beach, CA, Kyle Kirkwood was the winner of the Indy Car race while Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT came in tenth.

Winward Racing Extends IMSA WeatherTech GTD Class Championship Lead with Fourth-Place Finish at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach

by MikeApril 14, 2025

LONG BEACH, California – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing team Winward Racing extended its points leads in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) driver and team championship standings with a fourth-place finish Saturday in the 100-minute sprint race at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach. Starting seventh in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, co-drivers Russell Ward and Philip Ellis improved three positions on the 1.968-mile Long Beach street circuit in a clean and competitive run to the finish.

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AO Racing and Rexy Reign at Grand Prix of Long Beach

by MikeApril 14, 2025

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 12, 2025) – AO Racing continued its winning streak in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday, claiming victory in the 100-minute Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team behind the Porsche 911 GT3 “Rawr” executed a flawless pit strategy and kept the car clean, leaping ahead of the competition in pit lane to take the win.

“Rexy loves Long Beach,” said Team Principal Gunnar Jeannette. “I can’t say much more than that. It’s been a fantastic weekend. Both Laurens and Jonny did an amazing job as ‘fill-ins’ for our usual drivers, and I hope we get the chance to put them back in Rexy and keep their win streak alive.” (more…)