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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to Watkins Glen Leading all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Championships

by MikeJune 20, 2025

WATKINS GLEN, New York – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series bring the momentum of recent race wins, podium finishes, and across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) championship leads to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, June 20 – 22. Three Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries from Winward Racing, Korthoff Competition Motors and Lone Star Racing compete in Sunday’s featured Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen WeatherTech Championship race while the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 carries the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing flag in Saturday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race.

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Race To The Cup Playoffs Reaches The Final Stretch With 10 To Go

by MikeJune 20, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

After a thrilling inaugural event in Mexico City last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns stateside with Sunday’s The Great American Getaway 400 at the historic Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen punched his 2025 Playoff spot with a dominating victory on the Mexico City road course last weekend, the 10th driver to earn a bid by virtue of a win. There are 10 regular season races remaining now to set the 16-driver Playoff field.

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NASCAR Legend Mark Martin Returns to Wisconsin International Raceway, Praises Local Racing Spirit

by MikeJune 20, 2025June 20, 2025

By: Noah Cornelius, NBC26

Photo by: NOAH CORNELIUS
Mark Martin holds a plaque signifying him as the latest member to join Wisconsin International Raceway’s Circle of Fame.

KAUKAUNA (NBC 26) — NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin returned to Wisconsin International Raceway Thursday night, joining an illustrious group of racing legends at the track’s Circle of Fame.

For Martin, he says the visit was a homecoming to a place that helped launch his storied career.

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Mikey Flynn Looking For First Win of 2025 in Stafford’s CBYD Senator’s Cup

by Lou ModestinoJune 20, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—As Stafford Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division gets set to tackle its second consecutive extra distance feature event this Friday, June 20th with the CBYD Senator’s Cup, Mikey Flynn and the #24 Ballyheigue Farm team are looking forward to the race. Dating back to the 2024 season, Flynn and the #24 team have recorded 4 top-10 finishes in the last 5 extra distance events held at Stafford, including a third place finish in last week’s 80-lap feature event. Flynn finished 6^th in the 2024 Senator’s Cup 50-lap feature and he feels good about his chances of adding his first victory of the 2025 season in this year’s CBYD Senator’s Cup.

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Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster Joins Live Fast Motorsports for Atlanta NASCAR Cup Series Race with Exciting Fan Giveaway

by MikeJune 20, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 19, 2025) – Live Fast Motorsports is proud to announce Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster is partnering with them for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The thrilling partnership brings high-speed excitement from the track to the Smoky Mountains – and straight to the fans.

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IMSA Insider (Issue 604): Sahlen’s Six-Hour Scene-Setter for Watkins Glen on NBC

by MikeJune 20, 2025

Be sure to watch IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday, June 22, at 12 noon, on Peacock.

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Costa Oil Joins Rick Ware Racing at Pocono

by MikeJune 20, 2025

Costa Oil – 10-Minute Oil Change To Serve as Co-Primary Partner of No. 51 Ford Mustang and Driver Cody Ware During The Great American Getaway 400

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 19, 2025) – Costa Oil – 10-Minute Oil Change, one of the fastest-growing models in the quick-lube space, has joined Rick Ware Racing (RWR) as a co-primary partner for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Pocono Raceway

by MikeJune 19, 20251

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: The Great American Getaway 400 Presented By VISITPA.com
The Place: Pocono Raceway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Paved Tri-oval
The Date: Sunday, June 22
The Time: 2 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: Amazon Prime, 1:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 95), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)

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Joe Gibbs Racing and Bob’s Discount Furniture Agree to Multi-Year Partnership

by MikeJune 18, 2025

Denny Hamlin will debut No. 11 Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota at Iowa Speedway

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 18, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that the organization has signed a multi-year agreement with Bob’s Discount Furniture, one of the largest and fastest growing furniture retailers in the United States, to sponsor Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE in the NASCAR Cup Series including their first primary race at Iowa Speedway on August 3.

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Darlington Raceway To Roll Out 75 Greatest Moments Campaign Ahead Of 2025 Cook Out Southern 500

by MikeJune 18, 2025

DARLINGTON, S.C. (June 17, 2025) – Darlington Raceway announced today that in celebration of the venue’s 75th anniversary, the track will be unveiling and highlighting the 75 greatest moments to have taken place at The Lady in Black. The campaign will be showcasing the legacy, culture, and evolution of the track “Too Tough to Tame,” while engaging fans across digital, social, and at-track experiences in lead-up to the 2025 Cook Out Southern 500, Aug. 31.

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