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Jesse Kent Carries “Kent Family Name” Back To Victory Lane This Past Saturday At Chemung Speedrome In “Night Before The Glen” Event

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

– Joe Mancuso, Race of Champions Super Stock & Nick Robinson Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series Claim Victories at Chemung –

– Cody McPherson Wins Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Race at Ohsweken – James Michael Friesen Declared Series Champion –

Chemung, NY – (September 16, 2024) – Jesse Kent of Horseheads, NY, a third generation driver captured his first Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory this past Saturday at Chemung (NY) Speedrome in the traditional “ Night before the Glen” race.

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35th Annual Tribute To Tommy Druar And Tony Jankowiak Rescheduled To Sunday, October 13 At Lancaster Motorplex

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

Lancaster N.Y. – (September 16, 2024) – Lancaster (NY) Motorplex and Race of Champions Modified Series management have agreed to a reschedule date for the 35^th Annual Tribute to Tommy Druar and Tony Jankowiak, which will now take place on Sunday, October 13.

Pit gates will open for race teams at 9:00am, practice will begin at 12:00pm (Noon) and qualifying will begin at 1:15pm, in an attempt to run an efficient program to give race fans one last opportunity to see the Modifieds run in an season ending event that highlights a great Western New York family tradition.

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Freedom 76 Championship Weekend This Week At Grandview Speedway – Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

FREEDOM 76 & FREEDOM 38 CHAMPIONSHIP RACES THIS WEEKEND AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

54^th ANNUAL GRANDVIEW FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER CAN POCKET POSSIBLE $32,062 FOR THE VICTORY

FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER COULD POCKET $3062, FANS FOR FIVE FRIDAY $5 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION

JEFF STRUNK & LOGAN WATT ARE 2024 GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONS

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 62^nd anniversary season of auto racing action at Grandview Speedway moves into the final weekend of competition for Modified and Sportsman competitors, and it is the biggest weekend of the season with the running of the 54^thannual Freedom 76. (more…)

Craig Von Dohren & Dakota Kohler Score Feature Wins- Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions At Grandview Speedway

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

NOT DONE YET – THE VETERANS RISE TO THE OCCASION ON CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

CRAIG VON DOHREN CHARGES FROM 24^TH TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON, SECOND PLACE LOCKS UP 11^th CHAMPIONSHIP FOR JEFF STRUNK

DAKOTA KOHLER SCORES FIRST 2024 WIN IN CLOSE SPORTSMAN FINISH – SECOND PLACE SECURES SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LOGAN WATT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another action packed night of racing action at Grandview Speedway, with two drivers scoring their first wins of the season, and two other drivers locking up the 2024 point championships in an evening of racing sponsored by Spunktown Tavern and Restaurant of Boyertown, Pa. (more…)

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Set to Crown 2024 Thunder Road Champions on Friday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 11, 2024

Barre, VT — Wrecks, wins, thrills, heartbreaks and the weekly adrenaline of a full season at the Nation’s Site of Excitement has all come down to this. The 2024 track championship season at Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl comes to a close this Friday, September 13 with Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night! All three track champions will be crowned to cap off the point chase in season 65 for Thunder Road with everyone getting their final tune-up prior to October’s Vermont Milk Bowl! (more…)

Six Different Winners Highlight Race Of Champions Modified Series Heading Toward Race Of Champions Weekend & The VP Racing Fuels Race Of Champions 250

by MikeSeptember 10, 2024

North East, Pa. – (September 9, 2024) – The Race of Champions Modified Series has had one of it’s most competitive seasons in history. Six different drivers have won races and 62 different driver’s have earned points as the Series heads into the biggest event of the season, the VP Racing Fuels 250 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, PA.

Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA; Jack Ely of Northampton, PA; Austin Kochenash of Danielsville, PA; Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY; Ron Silk of Norwalk, CT; and Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA, who is the current series championship leader have all earned victories this season. Only Hirschman and Zeiner have visited victory lane multiple times. Hirschman’s victories came at Evans Mills (NY) Speedway and Mahoning Valley Speedway in Lehighton, PA, while Zeiner has swept the races at Chemung (NY) Speedrome.

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Race Of Champions Modified Series Heads To Chemung Speedrome This Saturday For The Continuing Tradition Of “The Night Before The Glen”

by MikeSeptember 10, 2024

Chemung, NY – (September 9, 2024) – The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series will play the headline role this Saturday at the Chemung (NY) Speedrome, September 14 for the traditional running of the “Night before the Glen”. The event is always one of the most anticipated events of the racing season in the Southern Tier region of the state.

Kevin Timmerman of Ontario, NY, is the most recent winner in Series competition and is one of six winners this season in a very competitive season. Timmerman won the last Series race at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY, his home track.

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The Race Of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Heads To Ohsweken Speedway This Thursday, September 12, 2024 To Settle Championship

by MikeSeptember 10, 2024

Ohsweken, Ontario-Canada – (September 9, 2024) – Brad Rouse of St. Catherines, Ontario-Canada based off his victory this past Sunday at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario will lead the Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series to Ohsweken (Ontario-Canada) Speedway Thursday for a championship battle as part of their “Canadian Nationals” weekend.

Rouse captured Sunday night’s race at Humberstone and is looking to capture another championship in Series competition.

“It would be a real nice way to close out the Series,” stated Rouse. “We are proud to have won the last Sunday race at Humberstone and we will be ready to go when we go to Ohsweken on Thursday.”

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2024 NASA Champions Rise to the Top at Utah Motorsports Complex

by MikeSeptember 9, 2024

Sept. 9, 2024, Salt Lake City — Earning a National Championship takes perseverance, some luck and waking up before dawn to make sure the racecar is ready. The racers have run practice sessions, a qualifier and qualifying race culminating Sunday in the Championships. Along the way they had to overcome heat and altitude to finish on the podium and enjoy a champagne shower.

Eighteen racing drivers were crowned as 2024 NASA National Championships. In reality, every team that competed at the Utah Motorsports Complex should take a victory lap.

For most of the teams, this isn’t it. They’ll be back at the 2025 NASA National Championships at Ozarks International Raceway in Gravois Mills, Mo., to try again. But we are probably getting ahead of ourselves again. Let’s talk about the 2024 NASA Championships first. (more…)

Weekend Schedule Released And Discounted Tickets On Sale For The Annual Race Of Champions Weekend, Featuring The VP Racing Fuels Race Of Champions 250

by MikeSeptember 4, 2024

– Discounted Tickets Available Until Friday, September 20, 2024 –

– Buy Your Tickets Now – https://www.lakeeriespeedway.com/roc-annual –

North East, Pa. – (September 4, 2024) – The Race of Champions Weekend schedule has been released and updated to include a “Friday Night” party in the pits where competitors who participated in practice will be encouraged to leave their cars out as we “open” the pits for an evening together with music and friends to peruse and hangout in the pit area with their favorite drivers following practice for the prestigious race weekend. (more…)