MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 11, 2025) – Richmond was once defined by its tobacco warehouses and cigarette factories, but today, Virginia’s capital city is a financial and technical hub. Historic, industrial sections have been repurposed into lofts, offices and innovation centers, blending a manufacturing heritage with a knowledge-based economy.
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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Announce Multiyear Contract Extension
CONCORD, N.C. – What began as a one-off PROJECT91 race in 2023, continued as a successful Xfinity Series campaign in 2024 and turned into a record-breaking NASCAR Cup Series run in 2025, will continue for years to come as Shane van Gisbergen and Trackhouse Racing today announced a multiyear contract extension.
Van Gisbergen became the winningest foreign-born driver in NASCAR history this year when the Auckland, New Zealand native won three Cup Series races, pushing his total to four victories in just 37 career races.
(Friday’s) agreement will keep the former V8 Supercars driver at Trackhouse Racing.
Road-Course Master Van Gisbergen Captures Watkins Glen Victory
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Shane Van Gisbergen claimed his fourth NASCAR Cup Series road course victory of the season Sunday afternoon and second win of more than 10-seconds on the field … and he made it look effortless.
The 36-year-old New Zealander led a race-best 38 of 90 laps – including the final 17 – at the historic Watkins Glen International in picturesque upstate New York, his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet officially crossing the finish line by 11.116-seconds ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell.
Tickford Racing Could Field NASCAR Star In Adelaide Supercars Race
Motorsport’s Phil Branagan is reporting that 2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric may be in line for a race in the 2025 Supercars Championship with Tickford Racing.
Tickford Racing is pursuing a wildcard entry at the final round of the 2025 Supercars Championship in Adelaide in November, which could see it run a yet-to-be-named NASCAR Cup driver.
Richard Childress Racing Race Preview: Watkins Glen International
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen International… The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the Go Bowling at The Glen, marking the 42nd Cup Series appearance at the 2.45-mile road course. Richard Childress Racing boasts two NASCAR Cup Series wins among eight top-five finishes, 23 top-10 finishes and three poles, having led 275 laps. Robby Gordon won the 2003 event, leading the final 30 laps and scoring his third victory with RCR over the span of three seasons. Kevin Harvick captured the 2006 race, edging Tony Stewart for the victory, and claiming his first win at Watkins Glen. The victory was Harvick’s first on a road course and came in his 200th career Cup start. Dale Earnhardt won three poles (1990, 1992, 1996) for the Welcome, N.C.-based organization. Last year at The Glen, Austin Dillon started 23rd and finished 28th, while Kyle Busch began the race 13th and finished 30th.
NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Opportunities Are Diminishing With Three Races Left In The Regular Season
With only three regular season NASCAR Cup Series races remaining to decide which 16 drivers will compete in the 2025 Playoffs, the intensity is picking up and Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen (2 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) road course event will undoubtedly be full of the kind of action expected at this point in the season.
The question is whether a driver currently below the Playoff cut line lands the ultimate big moment and claims the win Sunday?
Kevin Harvick Rips NASCAR After ARCA Cars Qualified Faster Than Cup Cars At Iowa
Nick Geddes of ON3 reports that Kevin Harvick had a major issue with the NASCAR weekend at Iowa Speedway. The ARCA Menards Series cars ran faster in qualifying than the Cup Series cars.
NASCAR Cup Series Racing At Watkins Glen On USA Network Headlines NBC Sports’ Motorsports Coverage This Week
- NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at the Glen in Watkins Glen, N.Y., this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network; Countdown to Green Gets Underway at 1:30 p.m. ET
- Last Sunday’s NASCAR Iowa Corn 350 on USA Network is Most-Watched Sporting Event of the Weekend, Second Highest Viewership For Last 10 Cup Series Races
- Live Coverage of Pro Motocross from Ironman Raceway Begins Saturday at 1 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 7, 2025 – NBC Sports’ motorsports action is headlined this week by the NASCAR Cup Series’ Go Bowling at The Glen from Watkins Glen, N.Y., this Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Pro Motocross from Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Ind., this Saturday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
Gainbridge Goes Top Shelf at Richmond Raceway
Gainbridge Super League to Sponsor Haley’s No. 7 Ahead of Professional Women’s Soccer League Kickoff on August 23
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 7, 2025) – The Gainbridge Super League, a Division I professional women’s soccer league, will serve as the primary sponsor aboard Justin Haley’s No. 7 Chevrolet ZL1 in the return of Richmond Raceway’s August 15 Saturday night NASCAR Cup Series race.
Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Watkins Glen
NEXT RACE / Watkins Glen International / Hendrick Motorsports
Sunday, Aug. 10
2.45-Mile Road Course
2 PM ET
Location: Watkins Glen, New York
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (Race 24 of 36)
RADIO: SiriusXM