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Chase Elliott Breaks Drought With Electrifying Victory At Echopark Speedway

by MikeJune 30, 2025

By Reid Spencer

HAMPTON, Ga. – Timing his pass on the last lap to perfection, Georgia native Chase Elliott charged past Brad Keselowski and held off the driver of the No. 6 Ford to win Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Echo Park Speedway.

The popular victory in the first event of the NASCAR Cup Series’ In-Season Challenge broke a 44-race drought for Elliott dating to last year’s win at Texas Motor Speedway. The win was the second at EchoPark for the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and the 20th of his career.

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NASCAR Cup Series In-Season Challenge Adds Spice To Return To EchoPark Speedway

by MikeJune 27, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

The final weekend of June will be one of “firsts” when it comes to NASCAR racing.

For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup Series will race at a venue for the second time, though in the interim, Atlanta Motor Speedway has acquired new entitlement as EchoPark Speedway.

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Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at EchoPark Speedway

by MikeJune 27, 2025

In 167 NASCAR Cup Series starts at EchoPark Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and three pole awards, including Kevin Harvick’s emotional victory in 2001. Dale Earnhardt won eight times at the Hampton, Ga., track under the RCR banner (1984-fall, 1986-fall, 1988-spring, 1989-fall, 1990-spring, 1995-fall, 1996-spring, 2000-spring). The Welcome, N.C., team has 31 top-five and 64 top-10 finishes at Atlanta and has led a total of 3,045 laps at the 1.54-mile oval.

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VIP Experience at Jimmie Johnson’s “Return to the Blue Blaster” Latest Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Fundraising Auction Live Now on Bring a Trailer

by MikeJune 27, 2025

Private Reception, Meet and Greet and VIP Viewing Experience in Seattle with Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductees Jimmie Johnson (MSHFA Class of 2024) and Hydroplane Legend Chip Hanauer (MSHFA Class of 1995) Open for Bidding Now on Auction Leader Bring a Trailer
Jimmie Johnson Blue Blaster Experience Auction Follows 2024’s Successful Mark Reuss Lunch, Team Penske Tour, Skip Barber Racing School Experience and In-N-Out Experience and Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson Lunch as Exclusive Bring a Trailer Fundraisers for the 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Foundation Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and Museum in Daytona Beach

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (June 26, 2025) – Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will realize a dream of a lifetime this summer, and one winning bidder and a guest can be part of it all in the latest Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) charity fundraising auction on Bring a Trailer.

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Straight Outta Hampton: After Successful TV Stint, Corey LaJoie Returns to Race Seat at Hampton, Georgia’s EchoPark Speedway and Teams Up With Cody Ware for Quaker State 400

by MikeJune 27, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 26, 2025) – After enjoying five consecutive victory lane celebrations, Corey LaJoie aims to make it six straight when the checkered flag falls on Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

This one, however, would be the sweetest.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – EchoPark Speedway, Atlanta

by MikeJune 26, 20251

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
The Place: EchoPark Speedway
Track Length: 1.54 Mile Asphalt Paved Oval
The Date: Saturday, June 28
The Time: 7 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: TNT, 6:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400.4 miles (260 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 260)

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Trans Am Series Race Preview: Road America

by MikeJune 25, 2025

Road America

Road America SpeedTour

Buy Tickets Here

Track Facts:

Opened: 1955

Length: 4.048 Miles

Layout: 14-Turn Road Course

Entry List: View

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SONIC Partners With Joe Gibbs Racing for Launch of The Big Dill Meal With Grillo’s Pickles

by MikeJune 25, 2025

Ty Gibbs Will Pilot the No. 54 SONIC Toyota Camry XSE at EchoPark Speedway Saturday Night

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 25, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing announces today that SONIC will serve as the primary sponsor on Ty Gibbs’ No. 54 Toyota Camry XSE this Saturday night at EchoPark Speedway in celebration of SONIC joining forces with Grillo’s Pickles for the SONIC^® x Grillo’s Pickles Big Dill Meal collaboration.

Available at SONIC locations nationwide starting June 30, every item in the Big Dill Meal delivers the unmistakable crisp, clean and fresh flavor of Grillo’s. The pickle-themed meal includes the SONIC x Grillo’s Pickles Big Dill Double or Triple SONIC Smasher^TM , the refreshingly tart and sweet Grillo’s Pickles Picklerita Slush, and Grillo’s Pickle Seasoned Tots or Groovy Fries.

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First Look: Chase Elliott’s 2025 ‘DESI9N TO DRIVE’ Paint Scheme

by MikeJune 25, 2025

Chase Elliott returns to EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) with another “DESI9N TO DRIVE” paint scheme, an initiative taken by the Chase Elliott Foundation in partnership with NAPA Auto Parts and Hendrick Motorsports to feature a design by a pediatric cancer patient for Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet and his fire suit.

See the design for his 2025 edition before it hits the track in Saturday’s Quaker State 400 (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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How Did New Englanders Do At Pocono This Past Weekend?

by Lou ModestinoJune 25, 2025

Chase Briscoe won the Cup race. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finished eighth while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in 16th.

Connor Zilisch won the Xfinity race. Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT finished 13th with Patrick Emerling of Long Island, NY coming in 30^th.Kris Wright made it to 37th place. Wright drives the Cape Cod owned Chris and Mary Our entry, father and daughter, that reside in Chatham, MA.

The Truck race was won by Layne Riggs with Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA coming in 11th. Patrick Emerling finished 15th.

Also, the Indy Cars were at Elkhart Lake, WI where Alex Palou won that one. Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT came in third place, his best finish ever.

Note: We and others are still very unhappy with NASCAR about the last five “Flowing” broadcasts and the extra money to view it. That fact and many other things over the past years have turned off many NASCAR fans.