A three-race winner this year in the No 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, driver Austin Hill heads into the 2025 Playoffs with reason to be optimistic but also cognizant of the challenge ahead. A big penalty for rough driving at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July cost Hill all his accumulated Playoff points and puts him in an immediate position to play catch-up.
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Consistent Contender Adrien Paradis Looks to Break Through In Riley Generators Limited Late Model 30 at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the racing season nearing its halfway point at Stafford Motor Speedway, Limited Late Model driver Adrien Paradis, III and the #19 CSB Communications team are still in search of their first win of 2025. Paradis is looking at this Friday night’s Riley Generators Limited Late Model 30 as a great opportunity to capture his first win of 2025. Paradis’ best finish this season has been a pair of fourth place finishes to open the season, but with his car being a long-run car, he is feeling confident going into the biggest race of the season for the Limited Late Model division.
Second New Manufacturer Emerges As Contender To Join NASCAR With Dodge Eyeing Return
by Nick Geddes, ON3
Dodge is eyeing a return to the NASCAR Truck Series as soon as the 2026 season and according to Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal, another manufacturer could also be on the way in the future. (more…)
Treyten Lapcevich Looking to be a Contender in Stacked South Carolina 400
Canadian Standout Excited to Race against Late Model Superstars Including Dale Earnhardt Jr.
FLORENCE, S.C.: While most racing divisions are idle for the winter, Late Models will roar to life this weekend at Florence (S.C.) Speedway for the prestigious South Carolina 400. (more…)
R.J. Marcotte Ready to Elevate Himself to Contender Status in Stafford’s SK Modifieds
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the dawn of the 2024 racing season at Stafford Speedway fast approaching, SK Modified® driver RJ Marcotte is coming off his first full season of SK racing that saw him collect his first career victory. Marcotte ended the 2023 season in 15th place in the points standings but the Millville, MA native is hoping to carry the momentum over from his first win last season into the 2024 season where he looks to make his #5 RJ’s Plumbing and Heating Chevrolet a fixture at the front of the SK field.
Returning Faces, Rookie Contender Join Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars At White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH — One of the more unique racing divisions in Northern New England is set to contain faces new and old in 2024 as the Wayne’s Market Dwarf Cars return to light up the highbanks of White Mountain Motorsports Park in their nine-event schedule for the upcoming summer season. (more…)
Four Spots Still Up For Grabs in NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Championship 4
The second race in the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes place Saturday in the back half of a NASCAR doubleheader at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Contender Boats 300 (3 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) marks the 29th series race at the 1.5-mile track – most of any NASCAR series there – and there have been 22 different race winners.
Rob Sears Ready to Establish Himself As A Contender in Stafford’s Street Stock Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Hard work, perseverance, and family are all qualities that embody Stafford Speedway Street Stock driver Rob Sears. After racing a partial schedule from 2015-2019, Sears took a year off from racing in 2020 to regroup before getting back behind the wheel of his #44 R & B Landscaping Chevrolet in 2021. (more…)