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Emerick Tops Vester for Seventh Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown Crown

by MikeNovember 16, 2024

Shane Flake (second from left), and Danny Emerick (center) captured the 2024 Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown championship. / Will Bellamy | Racing America

For 38 weekends throughout the 2024 season the focus in the NASCAR Cup Series garage was solely on the drivers, the pit crews, and the on-track product. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Hendrick Motorsports mechanics got their chance to be the stars of the show in the 23rd annual Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown Presented by Valvoline. (more…)

The Stage Is Set: The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Will Crown a New Champion in Phoenix

by MikeNovember 7, 2024November 7, 2024

The competitors are gearing up for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway this Friday, November 8 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio (Channel 90), where it will decide who of the Championship 4 contenders – Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Corey Heim – will finish the highest and take the 2024 title.

The half-mile track has hosted 33 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races since its inaugural Phoenix race – a race won by Mike Skinner piloting the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet on February 5, 1995. Skinner bested legendary drivers Terry Labonte, Ron Hornaday Jr., and Johnny Benson Jr.

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Erick Sands takes Dominant First Win, Brookside Equipment Triple Crown at Seekonk

by Lou ModestinoNovember 4, 2024

Gabe Brown Wins the War to Earn American-Canadian Tour Title

Seekonk, MA — Thirty-seven American-Canadian Tour Late Models packed the pits at Seekonk Speedway on a sunny Saturday to start the month of November. Three rounds of action-packed qualifying whittled the entries to a thirty-car starting field for the Haunted Hundred championship finale event for both the American-Canadian Tour championship and the Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown. (more…)

Brookside Equipment Triple Crown Set for a Haunting End at the Cement Palace

by Lou ModestinoOctober 29, 2024

The American-Canadian Tour roars back into Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, November 2nd to settle the score in the Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown! (Kevin King photo)

Barre, VT — The third season for the Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown is set to be one of the most exciting in series’ history. Each earning one win, Tom Carey III and ACT Rookie of the Year Kasey Beattie lead the standings with Carey’s dominant win at the Thompson Sunoco World Series giving him a twenty-point buffer over the young star. One thing is sure to separate the men from the boys, the tricky Seekonk 1/3-mile with changing autumn weather set to put crew chiefs on notice! (more…)

Brandon Gray Caps Off Record-Breaking Season with Oxford Win, Tri-State Series Crown

by Lou ModestinoOctober 22, 2024October 22, 2024

Brandon Gray (5VT) fights for position on the tough outside groove at Oxford Plains Speedway around Sam Caron (07VT) and Jason Woodard (36NH)
(Alan Ward Photo)

Oxford, ME — One last go-round for the ACT Flying Tiger Tri-State Series brought twenty-four Vermont and New Hampshire drivers over the border to the State of Maine for Saturday’s championship finale for the three-race series at Oxford Plains Speedway. While an end-of-season Flying Tiger showdown has been held annually at Oxford Plains since 2019, Saturday’s showcase became a first for ‘North America’s #1 Support Division’ with a point-counting event crowning a champion at the 3/8-mile Maine oval! (more…)

Race Of Champions “Family Of Series” To Crown Champions During “Fall Shootout” At “The Bullring” Wyoming County International Speedway This Saturday, October 5

by MikeOctober 1, 2024

– Race of Champions Sportsman Modified; Super Stock; Street; Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified and FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series set to declare Champions –

Perry, NY – (September 30, 2024) – The Race of Champions “Family of Series” are ready to crown their champions in the traditional “Fall Shootout” at The Bullring” Wyoming County International Speedway in Perry, NY this Saturday, October 5, 2024.

Kevin Timmerman of Ontario, NY, leads Jake Christman of Walnutport, PA, by just three (3) points going into Saturday’s 75-lap finale.

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D.A.V. Championship Weekend To Crown 2024 Seekonk Speedway Champions September 27-28

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 25, 2024

Pro Stock Final Four: Dylan Estrella, Bobby Pelland III, Vinnie Arrenegado, Mike Brightman

With 11 playoff points after the first two weeks, Dylan Estrella leads the Pro Stock Final Four. The Everett’s Auto Parts Racing driver of the No. 46 stormed to the front of the pack often throughout the season, visiting Victory Lane multiple times and always being a threat for the podium. Bobby Pelland III is another former Late Model champion looking to add a Pro Stock title to his resume. Pelland has multiple victories this season and always finds himself around the podium at the end of the night. After making the Final Four last year and coming up just short, Pelland looks to rebound and seal the deal this year. Vinnie Arrenegado is one driver who has put together a season filled with second-place finishes. To be exact, Arrenegado finished second SEVEN times. He will lock up the Rookie of the Year award in the Pro Stocks, but the former Late Model champion wants Pro Stock title gold.

And no one can count out Mike Brightman either. Another Final Four run for him will come down to the wire, with Brightman also looking to add to a previous Late Model Seekonk title. Brightman ended the regular season with his first victory of the season and seems ready to chase the crown. The Pro Stock championship event is 50 laps.

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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…)

Gray Takes Cody Chevrolet 100 En-Route to Myers Container Triple Crown Championship

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

Barre, VT — Terry Pearce and Paige Whittemore brought the rk Miles Street Stocks out of the pit area to lead Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night at Thunder Road with their 25-lap main event. The first caution on lap 4 spelled trouble for title hopeful Trevor Jaques while Pearce maintained the lead on the restart over Whittemore and Jamie Davis as title hopefuls Ryan Foster, Dean Switser and Josh Lovely began to breathe down their backs! Through it all, Terry Pearce would earn his second win of the season in style, dominating the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac trophy dash with Paige Whittemore and Jamie Davis joining him in victory lane. (more…)

Super-fast Oliver Solberg Defends his ERC Royal Rally of Scandinavia Crown

by MikeJune 17, 2024

Oliver Solberg is a double BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia winner after he outpaced his rivals in a high-speed battle for FIA European Rally Championship glory. (more…)

Thunder Road Announces Squier Cup Late Model Triple Crown to Honor Late Founder

by Lou ModestinoJune 3, 2024

Barre, VT — Starting a picture-perfect day on Quarry Hill last Sunday, Thunder Road Speedbowl managing partner Cris Michaud announced the creation of the Squier Cup in honor of late Thunder Road founder Ken Squier with a new granite monument at the Speedbowl he created back in 1960. The Squier Cup is a triple crown series for the Maplefield/Irving Late Models that call Thunder Road home every week, made up of three marquee events with the inaugural champion earning their name in Barre Gray granite and the first name on the new Squier Cup! (more…)

Brookside Equipment Southern New England Triple Crown Ready for Seekonk Lid-Lifter

by Lou ModestinoJune 3, 2024

Barre, VT — The much-anticipated Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown is ready to start in a big way at Seekonk Speedway in just over one week. Three marquee events make up the Brookside Equipment Sales Triple Crown this summer at two of the region’s most iconic settings, all with nearly $100,000 in purse money, contingency awards and point fund monies on the line between the three races! (more…)

Triple Crown Series Kicks Off For Seekonk Pro Stock and Sport Trucks

by Lou ModestinoMay 16, 2024

SEEKONK, Mass. — The 2024 Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series kicks-off this Saturday night at the Action Track of the East. With qualifying racing beginning at 6 p.m., both the Sport Trucks and Pro Stocks will go for extra-distance races in their first of three events inside the Everett’s Triple Crown. (more…)

Cooper Webb Wins Anaheim 2 Triple Crown Supercross

by Lou ModestinoJanuary 29, 2024

Anaheim, Calif., (January 27, 2024) Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb became the fourth different Monster Energy AMA Supercross winner in four rounds when he took the victory at the Anaheim 2 Supercross in front of 43,753 fans in Angel Stadium. Anaheim 2 was the first of three Triple Crown events this year which combine the results from three races to determine one winner on the night. Webb won the overall with (2-2-5) race results. (more…)

HOT ROD Drag Week Returns to Crown “Fastest Street Car in America” in Celebration of 20th Anniversary

by MikeJanuary 25, 2024

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 25, 2024) — The race to determine the title of “Fastest Street Car in America” is back as HOT ROD Drag Week 2024 Presented by Gear Vendors returns to premier tracks in four Midwest cities Sunday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 20. In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the 2024 HOT ROD Drag Week will return to two of the tracks visited in the very first year—the National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio and US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.

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2023 Riverhead Raceway Crown Jewel Series To Conclude At Islip 300, Ted Christopher Cup Awaits Champion

by Lou ModestinoNovember 9, 2023

The 2023 Crown Jewel Series at Riverhead Raceway will culminate Saturday at the 7th annual Islip 300 for Tour Type Modifieds and heading into the $7,000 to win event Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead leads the race for the Ted Christopher Cup. The 2023 Crown Jewel Series consisted of six Tour Type Modified extra distance or signature events over the course of the summer carrying separate championship points from the Advance Auto Parts Weekly NASCAR rankings.

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Phoenix Raceway: Time to Crown Another CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion

by MikeNovember 2, 2023

After a week off to get their trucks ready and their minds right, the competitors are gearing up for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway Friday, November 3 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio), where it will be decided who of the Championship 4 contenders – Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes – will finish the highest and take the 2023 title.

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D. J. Shaw Takes Haunted Hundred, Brookside Triple Crown and ACT Championship at Waterford

by Lou ModestinoOctober 24, 2023

Waterford, CT — Although rains pushed the Haunted Hundred at New London-Waterford Speedbowl back to Sunday, October 22, the poor weather did nothing to hinder the competition. Forty-nine American-Canadian Tour teams flooded the paddock at the coastal Connecticut oval with just thirty-one positions up for grabs in the final event of the 2023 season with the iconic ACT Tour championship, Rookie of the Year honors and Brookside Equipment Southern New England Triple Crown on the line. (more…)

2023 ACT Championship, Brookside Triple Crown and Rookie Title Come Down to Popular Waterford Speedbowl Haunted Hundred

by Lou ModestinoOctober 19, 2023

Barre, VT — When the American-Canadian Tour rolls through the gates of the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, a trifecta of year-long battles meet their conclusion. Three drivers will leave the gates on Saturday having accomplished something extraordinary and sealed off their 2023 seasons on high while everyone else will take the day as being the best that they could make it on the coastal Connecticut oval. (more…)

Doug Coby, Tommy Baldwin Racing Earn Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup Crown

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 11, 2023

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Doug Coby and Tommy Baldwin Racing returned to NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competition on Saturday night at Monadnock Speedway and they were celebrating after 150 laps in New Hampshire.

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