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Goin’ Back to Cali: Rick Ware Racing Returns to West Coast After Team Owner’s Induction Into West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame

by MikeJuly 10, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 10, 2025) – A diverse motorsports career that began more than 40 years ago and continues to this day earned racing team owner and California native Rick Ware a place in the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

Induction took place back in March in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup Series’ visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but this Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway marks Ware’s first trip to the Sunshine State since being honored amongst his West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 counterparts, which included AJ Allmendinger (Los Gatos, California), Chuck Gurney (Oakland, California), Davey Hamilton (Nampa, Idaho), Jeff Jefferson (Naches, Washington), Justin Marks (Menlo Park, California) and Boris Said (Carlsbad, California).

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

by MikeJuly 10, 20251

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Toyota / Save Mart 350
The Place: Sonoma Raceway
Track Length: 1.99 Mile Road Course
The Date: Sunday, July 13
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: TNT, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 218.9 miles (110 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 55), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 110)

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Trans Am Series Race Preview: Watkins Glen International

by MikeJuly 10, 2025

Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen SpeedTour

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Track Facts:
Opened: 1956
Length: 3.45 Miles
Layout: 11-Turn Road Course

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Cook Out Clash Returns to Historic Bowman Gray Stadium on Feb. 1, 2026

by MikeJuly 9, 2025

Cook Out Returns as Entitlement Partner for the Opening NASCAR Cup Series Exhibition Event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (July 9, 2025) – Today, NASCAR announced the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium as the opening exhibition event for the 2026 season. Following the sold-out success of this year’s Cook Out Clash, the first NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race of the 2026 season will return to the historic venue on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. The Cook Out Clash at ‘The Madhouse’ will be broadcast by FOX Sports.

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Christopher Bell To Run First Two Nights of Eldora’s Kings Royal

by MikeJuly 9, 2025July 10, 2025

Interstate Batteries Joins Bell for July 16 Double Down Duels and July 17 Joker’s Jackpot
NASCAR Cup Series Driver Christopher Bell Tackling Three Racing Disciplines in One Week Between Road Course at Sonoma, Half-Mile Dirt Oval at Eldora, and High-Banked Mile Oval at Dover

DALLAS (July 9, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series goes coast-to-coast next week, competing in Northern California on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway and then traveling 2,900 miles eastward to the shores of Delaware for next Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway.

In between, Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing, will spend Wednesday and Thursday, July 16-17, in Rossburg, Ohio, at the famed Eldora Speedway where he will compete in the first two nights of the 42nd annual Kings Royal, one of sprint car racing’s crown-jewel events.

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RFK Racing Joins Forces with NTangible as Official Mental Fitness Partner, Enhancing Pit Crew Performance Through Groundbreaking Assessment

by MikeJuly 8, 2025July 9, 2025

CONCORD, N.C. (July 8, 2025) — Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing today announced a strategic partnership with NTangible, a leading provider of mental fitness assessments for elite performers. As the newest member of the RFK Tek Alliance, NTangible will deliver advanced mental fitness evaluations to RFK Racing’s pit crews, supporting efforts to enhance performance under pressure and sustain a competitive advantage in the high-intensity environment of motorsports.

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Here’s How Northeast Drivers Performed On The Streets Of Chicago And With The Indy Cars At Mid-Ohio

by Lou ModestinoJuly 8, 2025

Shane Van Gisbergen swept the weekend, winning the Cup Race and the Xfinity race with ease.

Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in seventh, and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished in 11th.

In the Xfinity race, Thomas Annunziata of New Jersey came in 17^th. Boston’s Kaz Grala placed 22nd, and Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT ended up 36th.

The Indy Cars were in action at Mid-Ohio where Scott Dixon won that one with Woodbury, CT’s Santino Ferrucci ending his day in 16^th place.

Shane van Gisbergen Has Raised The Bar In NASCAR Road Racing

by MikeJuly 7, 2025

By Reid Spencer

CHICAGO — There’s a line about the pinball wizard in the Who’s rock opera “Tommy” that goes “What makes him so good?”

After Sunday’s Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course, race fans, pundits and competitors alike were asking the same thing about Shane van Gisbergen.

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NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing, Red Bull & Chevrolet Combining for Goodwood Festival of Speed Run

by MikeJuly 7, 2025

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA — Trackhouse Racing’s founder and owner Justin Marks will drive the team’s No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series entry at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed July 10-13.

The annual motorsport event held at Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, celebrates car culture. It displays a wide array of vehicles, from vintage classics to modern supercars, Formula 1 machines, and innovative prototypes. NASCAR has taken an increased role in recent years, with a variety of drivers, cars and teams making the trek across the Atlantic Ocean.

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NCS Race Recap: Shane Van Gisbergen Completes Rare Weekend Sweep In Chicago

by MikeJuly 7, 2025July 7, 2025

By Reid Spencer

CHICAGO—Once again, Shane van Gisbergen asserted his superiority on the streets of Chicago, and in doing so, he matched a major NASCAR milestone.

In winning the Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course, the New Zealander completed a weekend sweep of the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Cup races, both from the pole position.

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