STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2025 – NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week is headlined by two major events: the opening Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, beginning this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and IMSA’s famed Petit Le Mans race from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, beginning this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock.
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Farnham, Triola, Marsh & Jasinski Take Eddie Partridge 256 Prelim Wins, Hersey, Densieski & Ellwood Clinch 2025 Riverhead Championships
Saturday evening as a large crowd looked on, three NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series features were contested with 2025 Riverhead Raceway championships hanging in the balance for all three classes prior to the Whelen Modified Tour Eddie Partridge 256. Austin Beers of Northampton, Pa. would collect his first career Riverhead WMT victory when he paced Ron Silk of Norwalk. Ct. and Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville to the checkers. Beers now holds a 13-point championship lead over Bonsignore with two WMT events remaining at Thompson and Martinsville in the coming weeks.
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Large Crowd and 125 Race Cars Highlight Breast Cancer Awareness “Autumn Thunder” Night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
(Nashville, TN) A beautiful October evening and a packed grandstand set the scene for one of the most exciting race nights of the season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, as the historic venue hosted Breast Cancer Awareness “Autumn Thunder” this past Saturday. A strong crowd filled the stands, and 125 race cars across nine divisions took part in a full night of short track action on both the ¼-mile and ⅝-mile ovals. The event, held in support of the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, brought together intense on-track battles, championship implications, and a strong display of community support for a meaningful cause.
IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday
IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday
Support Divisions Shine on 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend At Thunder Road
Barre, VT – While the Maplefields/Irving Late Models are center stage all weekend long in both qualifying and contesting the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, there is plenty of other action throughout the annual end-of-season spectacular at Thunder Road. Alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home all year round, three additional ‘outsider’ divisions will join in for one of New England’s greatest racing spectacle this Saturday and Sunday.
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN – Breast Cancer Awareness Night
The historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway roars back to life this Saturday, October 4, with Breast Cancer Awareness Night featuring Autumn Thunder on the track. Fans will see a full night of grassroots racing across seven divisions, highlighted by the Pro Late Models as they continue their chase toward the season championship. Paschall Heating & Air Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pest Doctor Front Runners, US Air Force Legends, and CP Race Wear Bandoleros round out a jam-packed card of local racing excitement.
The Roval At Charlotte Motor Speedway Hosts NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race This Sunday, Oct. 5, At 3 P.M. ET On USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 1, 2025 – It’s a cutoff race! NBC Sports will present live coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series’ final Round of 12 playoff race with the Bank of America ROVAL 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Charlotte, N.C., this Sunday, Oct. 5 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.
First Race Winners Crowned at Inaugural HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour Presented by Mission Foods
BRASELTON, Georgia (September 29, 2025) – The first race winners in the inaugural running of the HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour presented by Mission Foods were crowned Sunday afternoon after four days of outstanding HSR competition at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (MRRA) this past weekend. The highlight of the full event – that also included the HSR Fall Historics – was the debut HSR Road Atlanta Classic 10 Hour that took its place alongside the HSR Classic races at Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway and Watkins Glen International as part of the first-year HSR Classic Endurance Cup presented by Mission Foods series.
Kyle Ellwood Scores Second Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Triumph, John Beatty Jr. Three-Peats As Modified Champion
Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead notched his second NASCAR Modified victory of 2025 when he passed John Beatty Jr. of Merrick with twenty laps remaining in Saturday’s 50-lap feature event at Riverhead Raceway. Beatty would have the last laugh though when he sewed-up his third consecutive NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Modified championship with his runner-up finish. Beatty joins Charlie Jarzombek (1976-1978) and Don Howe (1993-1995) as the only drivers to earn three Modified championships in succession.
HSR and Mission Foods Expand Multi-Year Partnership with the HSR Mission GT Challenge
BRASELTON, Georgia (September 26, 2025) – Just under a year after Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and North American food industry giant Mission Foods established a long-term partnership that includes Mission’s sponsorship of The HSR Classic Endurance Championship presented by Mission Foods, officials from both companies announced today an expansion of the agreement with the introduction of the Mission GT Challenge.