David Gravel Takes His First WoO Sprint Car Championship

David Gravel Takes His First WoO Sprint Car Championship

Is he a deserving World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion?

For many, it seemed a foregone conclusion that David Gravel Racing would earn his maiden WoO championship in 2024.  This was, after all, the season when five-time champion Brad Sweet left the series to join High Limit Racing.

Gravel, from Watertown, CT  had been the championship runner-up in each of the previous three seasons.

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THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener

THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener
Thunderbowl Raceway delivered yet again.
The California oval always produces some of the best Sprint Car racing in the country. A cushion right against the fence. A technical but fast bottom. Passing everywhere you look. And the Thunderbowl lived up to all the hype on Friday as the Dennis Roth Classic weekend kicked off.

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NHMS EVP/GM David McGrath Excited for 2025 NASCAR Playoffs Weekend at “The Magic Mile”

NHMS EVP/GM David McGrath Excited for 2025 NASCAR Playoffs Weekend at “The Magic Mile”

New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series during the Sept. 19-21, 2025 NASCAR Playoffs weekend, which will also feature the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath spoke to media Thursday following NASCAR’s 2025 schedule announcement, which includes a Sept. 19-21 visit to NHMS by the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT).

The 2025 NCS race at NHMS will kick off the Round of 12 on Sunday, Sept. 21 while the NCTS race will join the Mohegan Sun 100 NWMT race on Doubleheader Saturday, Sept. 20 and serve as a Round of 10 cutoff race to solidify the Round of 8.

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Toyota’s David Wilson Retiring, Tyler Gibbs to be Appointed President

Toyota’s David Wilson Retiring, Tyler Gibbs to be Appointed President

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced executive leadership changes as David Wilson, group vice president and president of TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development), will retire on December 16 after 35 years with the organization. General Manager Tyler Gibbs will succeed Wilson as president of TRD, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). (more…)

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