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Wright Motorsports Finishes Runner up in WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

by MikeOctober 3, 2022

BRASELTON, Ga., (October 2, 2022) – When Wright Motorsports secured their monumental victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, the Porsche customer racing team immediately showed they would be a championship contender for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the battle for the GTD class title came down to the final laps, and with a fourth-place finish, the Wright Motorsports Porsche finished as runner-up in the championship standings. (more…)

Montecalvo Ready To Conquer Season Finale At Petit Le Mans

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 29, 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 – Highlands, NJ – Vasser Sullivan driver Frankie Montecalvo is ready to take on the final round of the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship – Petit Le Mans. Montecalvo will contest the ten-hour endurance race with co-drivers Aaron Telitz and Richard Heistand.

The race marks the 25^th Anniversary of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Montecalvo has scored multiple top-five finishes at Petit Le Mans and a third place in 2021 but has yet to bring home a win. That’s something he’s hoping to change this weekend. (more…)

Before the Petit, IMSA Set Records at Lime Rock Park in The 90s

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2022

LAKEVILLE, CT (23 Sept. 2022)- As the IMSA season finale culminates at the Motul Petit le Mans this weekend in a four-day racing event, we take a look back to IMSA 30 years ago at Lime Rock Park.

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Racing on TV Listings for September 27-October 2

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2022

Here’s a guide to major racing, recent race rewinds on TV and major streaming services this week. Be sure to check the weather, as storms could affect Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and the NASCAR Cup weekend at Talladega.

Listings were compiled by Mike Pryson at Auto Week.

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Kyle Soper Sews Up 2022 NASCAR Modified Title At Riverhead Raceway With A Victory Saturday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 26, 2022

Kyle Soper of Manorville collected his fourth NASCAR Modified championship over the past five years at Riverhead Raceway Saturday night when he won the 50-lap feature event for his 29th career win moving him to 11th on the all-time win list. Soper recently also clinched another New York State NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series championship on the strength of his four win season in the Wayne & Joette Anderson owned machine. (more…)

Canadian Rising Star Mac Clark Crowned Champion At Inaugural USF Juniors Presented By Cooper Tires Season

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (September 22, 2022) − After a dramatic weekend at the Circuit of the Americas for the USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires season finale, where DEForce Racing #17 Mac Clark, arrived with a 30-point lead in the Driver Championship standings, the 18-year old from Milton, Ont., Canada, managed to clinch the title that awarded him a scholarship valued at more than $221,000 to graduate into the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, in 2023. (more…)

50 Cars Attempting to Qualify for Stafford Speedway’s NAPA Fall Final

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 23, 2022

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series comes to Stafford Motor Speedway this Saturday, September 24, there will be a robust field of 50 cars trying to qualify for the 80-lap, $15,000 to win feature event. Among the 50 entrants is a wealth of driving talent.

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Championship Weekend On Tap At Seekonk Speedway For Fast Friday, NASCAR Saturday Drivers

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 21, 2022

SEEKONK, Mass. — It all comes down to this.

On Friday, September 23, and Saturday, September 24, Seekonk Speedway will crown nine champions in the finals of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. As Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday teams get ready to compete in the Final Four events, the championships are anyone’s game. Once you are in, you have a chance. And in the final race of the season, every lap will matter more and more down the stretch run. (more…)

Noble and Ali join FastMD Racing for IMSA LMP3 Debut

by MikeSeptember 20, 2022

Two of BAM Motorsport Management’s drivers are heading to the USA to compete in Motul Petit Le Mans, a ten-hour endurance race held at the famous Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Reigning Michelin Le Mans Cup title winner Colin Noble will be joined by rising karting star Adam Ali. (more…)

Playoff Action Heats Up With Round Two This Weekend At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 14, 2022

SEEKONK, Mass. — One down, two left to go in the inaugural Seekonk Speedway Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel. This Friday and Saturday night, the playoffs heat up with round two, as the Final Four will be set in all nine of Seekonk’s divisions looking ahead to the finale weekend on September 23-24.

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