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Bonsignore and Silk Bring Contentious Championship Rivalry to NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Finale

by MikeOctober 23, 2024October 23, 2024

Friends now foes to settle title bout under the lights at Martinsville Speedway this Saturday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2024) – In a contentious championship battle that began in the first race of the season at New Smyrna Speedway only miles from the birthplace of NASCAR, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title will once again be decided in the final race of the season at one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks as Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk enter the finale at Martinsville Speedway separated by 10 points.

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Logano Steals Vegas Win; Clinches Championship 4 Berth

by WebmasterOctober 21, 2024

LAS VEGAS — Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano made his Team Penske’s fuel strategy call work to perfection Sunday afternoon to claim victory in the South Point 400 Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and earn the first of four NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 berths.

Logano led only the final six laps on the Vegas 1.5-miler but was able to hold off the afternoon’s most dominant car, Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota by a slight .662-second in the final few laps.

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Owen Grennan Scores First Career Riverhead Raceway Modified Victory, John Beatty Jr. Secures Second Consecutive Championship

by Bob FinanOctober 21, 2024

After rain washed out the Championship Night for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Series at Riverhead Raceway the event was pushed back to the third weekend in October. In the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature Owen Grennan of Glen Cove avoided all that was going on around him to collect his first career victory. Earlier Grennan romped to his 21st career triumph in the Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modifieds.

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Phoenix Raceway Unveils NASCAR Championship Weekend Countdown Clock at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

by MikeOctober 18, 2024October 18, 2024

Phoenix Raceway Unveils NASCAR Championship Weekend Countdown Clock at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

PHOENIX (Oct. 16, 2024) – Phoenix Raceway President Latasha Causey unveiled the Official Countdown Clock for NASCAR Championship Weekend on Wednesday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The clock will greet thousands of NASCAR fans traveling through Terminal 4 en route to Phoenix Raceway for the culmination of the 2024 NASCAR season.

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Treyten Lapcevich Looking for CARS Tour Season Sweep at North Wilkesboro Season Finale

by MikeOctober 18, 2024

North Wilkesboro, N.C.: The 2024 zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Tour season finale has arrived at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway with Canadian standout Treyten Lapcevich and his Chad Bryant Racing team looking to end the season on a high note in Saturday night’s ECMD 125.

After a string of strong performances in both the CARS Tour and NASCAR Late Model competition, Lapcevich and his team rode the momentum to last weekend’s CARS Tour 225 pres. by GeoCut at Tri-County (N.C.) Motor Speedway. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Continue From Las Vegas Motor Speedway This Sunday, Oct. 20, At 2:30 P.M. ET On NBC

by MikeOctober 17, 2024

Live Pre-Race Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Playoff Race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC

Through Six Races Across NBC and USA Network, NBC Sports’ NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Viewership Averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 2.2M Viewers, Up 6% Vs. 2023

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 17, 2024 – The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continue with NBC Sports’ presentation of the South Point 400 live from Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nev., this Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. A 30-minute Countdown to Green Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC leads into live race coverage. Las Vegas is the third of six consecutive Cup Series playoff races to be presented live on NBC, culminating in the Cup Series Championship on Nov. 10.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway For Crucial Championship Tilt

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

After the race was postponed for two weeks due to Hurricane Helene‘s impact on the Appalachain Mountains, North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to host the penultimate event of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Last year saw NASCAR‘s oldest division visit North Wilkesboro for the first time in its long, prestigious history. A field of 38 cars showed up to take the green flag, with veteran Matt Hirschman bringing home the victory over the championship frontrunners in Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore. (more…)

Chevy’s Kyle Larson Wins at NASCAR Cup Series Roval, Leads Championship into Round of 8 (Photos)

by MikeOctober 14, 2024October 14, 2024

Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, races to victory Sunday, October 13, 2024, winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Concord, North Carolina. This is the sixth victory of the season for Larson who enters the Championship Playoff Round of 8 as the points leader. (Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing) (more…)

Toyota Clinches 2024 ARCA Menards Series Manufacturer’s Championship

by MikeOctober 9, 2024

PLANO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2024) – For the eighth consecutive year, and the ninth time in its history, Toyota has been crowned the manufacturer’s champion of the ARCA Menards Series.

Toyota has had another exception season in the ARCA Menards Series, winning 14 of the 20 races in the 2024 season. This includes three instances where Toyota won three races in a row, at the start of the year from Daytona International Speedway to Talladega Superspeedway, in the late summer stretch from the Illinois State Fairgrounds at Springfield to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and to end the season from Bristol Motor Speedway to Toledo Speedway.

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Mercedes-AMG Competitors Combine for Two Race Wins and Four More Podiums While Mercedes-AMG Secures Third-Consecutive GT America Manufacturer Championship

by MikeOctober 9, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Mercedes-AMG clinched a third-straight GT America powered by AWS Manufacturer Championship to highlight a successful season-ending weekend of SRO America competition at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) that included GT4 and GT2 race wins and a three-day haul of six total podium finishes. The half dozen visits to IMS victory lane included a pair of podium showings by Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams GruppeM Racing and Lone Star Racing. Maro Engel, Jules Gounon and Mikael Grenier drove the No. 130 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 to a second-place Pro-class finish while the No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Alex Palou rallied to third-place Pro honors in Saturday’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Indianapolis 8 Hour. (more…)