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Foundation Laid for Brickyard Grid and More 2026 IMSA Entries

by MikeSeptember 12, 2025

Entry List Notebook – IMSA TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks

Full WeatherTech Championship Field of 53 Cars Set for Six Hours in Indianapolis

By Tony DiZinno

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Two races remain in the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, and they’re also both part of the five-race IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup. The first six hours of the 16 remaining hours of racing come with the second endurance edition of the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks from the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

With all four WeatherTech Championship classes back in action, the grid expands to 53 cars, split into 12 Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) cars, 12 Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) cars, 11 Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) cars and 18 Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) cars.

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It’s Bristol, Baby! NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race This Saturday In Primetime On USA Network And SMX World Championship Round 2 Saturday On Peacock

by MikeSeptember 12, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 11, 2025 – The cutoff race for the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 Playoffs will be presented this Saturday, Sept. 13, with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the SuperMotocross World Championship continues with the penultimate round this Saturday from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis at 6:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

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Capeway Rovers – 9/13-14 Sunday NCSC/NEMX Fall Championship Race

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 10, 2025

Capeway Rovers – 9/13-14 Sunday NCSC/NEMX Fall Championship Race

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Connor Zilisch Turns Rookie Year into a Championship Crusade

by MikeSeptember 10, 2025

The 12 drivers who have qualified for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs met with the national media Tuesday and there was a common and clear storyline in their plans to hoist the championship trophy as they kick off the seven-race Playoff run.

They need to beat JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch.

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Jett Lawrence Wins SMX World Championship Playoff 1 in Truncated Postseason Opener

by MikeSeptember 8, 2025

Haiden Deegan Captures 250SMX Class Victory and Extends Title Points Lead

Concord, N.C., (September 6, 2025) Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence kicked off the postseason with a victory at Playoff 1 of the 2025 SMX World Championship™. The two-moto format of the postseason was interrupted by lightening near the zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both classes scored their overall results based solely on their first moto finishes due to the second motos being called because of continued lightening in the area and diminishing daylight. Jett Lawrence, the defending two-time SMX World Champion and recently-crowned 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Champion, led from start to finish in the single 20-mintue plus one lap 450SMX Class moto.

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Grandview Speedway Saturday Races Fall To Stormy Weather – Championship Night Next Up On September 13 – Freedom 76 Weekend On September 19 & 20

by MikeSeptember 8, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following eleven straight weeks of racing action, stormy weather won out on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, causing the cancellation of the planned racing program.

With scattered thunderstorms developing throughout the area during the afternoon hours, and stronger storms predicted for arrival at race time in the evening, management made the difficult decision to cancel the evening’s program, giving consideration to the longer distance traveling teams, especially in the visiting division.

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Forecasted Thunderstorms Postpone Wall’s Platinum Series Championship, Cancels NELCAR At White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 5, 2025September 5, 2025

White Mountain racing — With thunderstorms forecasted in the area on Saturday, White Mountain Motorsports Park officials have made the difficult decision to cancel the September 6th program with several schedule changes for affected divisions. (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — After watching the forecast get worse and worse in the latter half of the week, White Mountain Motorsports Park officials have made the difficult decision to cancel the planned racing program for Saturday, September 6. The decision was made Friday with traveling NELCAR teams in mind, Saturday’s event cannot be moved to Sunday as officials plan to support the Serie ACT Quebec Bacon Bowl 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere, another weather postponement for a bleakly forecasted Saturday.

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2026 Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Dates Confirmed

by MikeSeptember 5, 2025

Allentown, PA – PPL Center – January 9 & 10, 2026
Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall – January 29, 30 & 31, 2026
Trenton, NJ – CURE Insurance Arena – February 19, 20 & 21, 2026

Trenton, NJ – Plans are well underway for the 2026 Indoor Auto Racing Series, with dates and host hotels confirmed for January and February events in Allentown, PA, Atlantic City, NJ, and Trenton, NJ. The expanded schedule will feature a third day of racing in Trenton, highlighted by the Slingshot division.

Atlantic City tickets will be first to go on sale via Ticketmaster on September 19, with special pre-sale opportunities beginning September 17.

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2025 SMX World Championship Postseason Offers Variety of VIP and Camping Options for a Complete Racing Weekend

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025

Live shows, practice, pit-bike racing, autograph sessions, camping, and more make for a full SMX weekend of entertainment in Concord & Las Vegas

ELLENTON, Fla. (September 4, 2025) – The SMX World Championship is heating up as the first of three Playoff races enters zMAX Dragway on Saturday, September 6, in Concord, North Carolina. Tickets to see the world’s best on two wheels are still available at SuperMotocross.com, along with a variety of VIP and camping options for sale that complete the race day experience. Playoff action continues with Playoff 2 on Saturday, September 13, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis followed by the SMX World Championship Final returning to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, on Saturday, September 20.

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Wall’s Platinum Series Championship Showdown and NELCAR Invasion on Tap for White Mountain

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park is back in action this Saturday night in North Woodstock, New Hampshire with a twin billing of New England’s greatest. The Wall’s Ford Platinum Series comes to a crowning end with the annual Leaf Peepers 100 to set the championship while the NELCAR Legends and Bandoleros return alongside the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers and the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Minis for a five division showdown.

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