Auburn, NY (January 24, 2026) — The Race of Champions “Family of Series” Championship Celebration will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Auburn–Finger Lakes Region, in the Finger Lakes Ballroom.
The evening will celebrate the accomplishments of competitors from the 2025 Race of Champions season, with championship awards and point fund distributions presented across the Family of Series.
N. Woodstock, NH — With last Friday being the deadline for drivers to renew their 2025 licenses for the upcoming season, so too came a pair of bombshells for the 1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Models in 2026. For possibly the first time ever, the two defending four-cylinder champions of White Mountain and Thunder Road Speedbowl are both moving up to the Late Model class in a landmark battle for Rookie of the Year at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track this summer!
Montpelier, VT — The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officially closed out the 2025 season on Saturday night with the annual Banquet of Champions at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Montpelier, Vermont. Drivers, team members and supporters from all six New England states and the Canadian Province of Quebec joined in the annual end-of-season festivities.
Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) champion Derek Gluchacki started the night by collecting his Brookside Equipment Sales Triple Crown championship honors, later earning his seventh-place points award and a special recognition from the American-Canadian Tour for his successful Kulwicki Cup efforts.
VALCOURT, QC, Dec. 2, 2025 /CNW/ – Can-Am, iconic brand of BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOOO) and a global leader in off-road performance, today announced its factory driver lineup and race-proven Maverick R platform for the 2026 Dakar Rally. The brand’s upcoming Dakar Rally program builds on a track record of excellence and reinforces Can-Am’s commitment to product innovation and rider-focused performance.
N. Woodstock, NH — Friday night saw the White Mountain Motorsports Park family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions at the Bethlehem Elks Club #1831. The packed crowd celebrated the season in style with plenty of stories, laughs and more than a few botched dance moves by the end of the evening!
NASHVILLE, TN — November 2025 — The final event of the 2025 racing season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway delivered a full afternoon of excitement as six champions were crowned on Quarter Mile Championship Saturday. With tight point battles, dramatic moments, and dominant performances, the 1/4-mile proved once again why it is one of the most intense bullrings in short-track racing.
Dedicated race fans watched as the CP Race Wear Bandoleros, Pest Doctor Front Runners, US Air Force Legends (Pro/Masters, Semi Pro, Young Lions), Pure Stocks, and Paschall Heating & Air Limited Late Models took center stage for their final feature events of 2025.
On any level of racing winning consecutive championships is a difficult task, earning three in a row while not impossible is as impressive as it is rare. During the 75th Anniversary season at Riverhead Raceway in 2025, John Beatty Jr. of Merrick accomplished something that had not been done in thirty years, and just twice over 75-years when he earned his third straight NASCAR Modified championship. Beatty will be feted along with eleven other Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series divisional champions at the Riverhead Raceway awards celebration Friday January 23rd at Giorgio’s Premier Caterers of Baiting Hollow.
Barre, VT – Saturday saw the Thunder Road family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions. After decades away, the Banquet returned to the famed Barre Auditorium much to the delight of most attendees with the catering courtesy of Jockey Hollow and Good Measure Brewing providing the bartending services for the evening’s festivities.
Elma, N.Y. – (November 7, 2025) – Race fans and competitors can continue to fill their calendars with key dates for the 2026 racing season, as Race of Champions management releases additional “save-the-date” announcements for upcoming “Family of Series” events.
Race of Champions management is actively finalizing several traditional events while negotiating the addition of new ones for the 2026 season.
The 2026 dates for Holland (N.Y.) Speedway were originally announced in late August at the track’s season-closing event. Holland will host Race of Champions events on Saturday, June 6, and Saturday, August 29.
Thompson, CT — The rolling thunder of the New England Supermodified Series kicked off the stacked feature racing Saturday afternoon with Jon McKennedy quickly taking over the lead from Ryan Battle by lap three. Big brother Jeffrey Battle officially sewed up his championship hopes after taking the green flag and found himself in the top three by lap 15. Facing McKennedy’s near straightaway lead, Battle went on the hunt against PJ Stergios until the final five laps but McKennedy was in another zip code, taking the win as smoke began to spirt out of the tailpipe ahead of Jeffrey Battle and Anthony Nocella.
