By Holly Cain, NASCAR
MEXICO CITY – Shane van Gisbergen stood tall on the highest Victory Podium step, wearing a traditional Mexican sombrero and spraying champagne to celebrate his win in Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 at the world-renowned Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.
The entire sport undoubtedly felt equally as triumphant following the first international points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race weekend in half a century.
Nearly all the oval tracks in Regina Sirvent’s home country of Mexico pale in comparison to the size and high speeds of Michigan International Speedway.
The two-mile complex, which has hosted a plethora of NASCAR and IndyCar Series races during its lifespan, is where Sirvent will make her ARCA Menards Series debut this weekend in the Henry Ford Health 200. Sirvent is teaming up with Kimmel Racing for Friday’s race, driving the No. 68 Ford with sponsorship from Por Amor A Puebla.
Written By: Amy Worrey – Chasing the Checkered
While most race tracks in the Northeast cancelled their Saturday racing events due to unfavorable weather, Wiscasset Speedway rolled the dice and won, hosting an action-packed Group #1 racing program which included the Norm’s Used Cars Pro Stocks, Kennebec Equipment Rental Thunder 4 Minis, Davis Erector Group 207 Crate Modifieds and double features for the Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros and Gosline Insurance Group Super Streets.
Memorial Day Weekend’s annual “Biggest Day in Racing” culminated on Prime Video this past Sunday, where the streamer launched its inaugural season of NASCAR Cup Series coverage for race fans, with an exclusive presentation of the Coca-Cola 600.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (May 22, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today that Australian Supercars driver Jack Perkins will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut this August at Portland International Raceway road course on Saturday, August 30.
Perkins will drive the No. 19 Shaw and Partners Financial Services Toyota Supra for JGR in the Pacific Office Automation 147.
CONCORD, N.C.: Surprise, he’s back for more!
Garrett Mitchell — widely known to his millions of YouTube followers as Cleetus McFarland — will trade the camera for a steering wheel once again as he gears up for his third career ARCA Menards Series start in Friday night’s General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
FLAT ROCK, Mich.: Isaac Kitzmiller continues to impress in his rookie ARCA Menards Series East campaign.
Following back-to-back top-10s at Five Flags (Fla.) Speedway and Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway, the A.L.L. Construction Racing driver, delivered a strong top-five finish in the most recent race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on May 3, further extending his lead in the championship standings.
After much anticipation and a rigorous preseason testing programme, it was finally time for Steller Motorsport to make its racing debut with its new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, a debut marked with a podium finish in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS at Circuit Paul Ricard, after finishing second in the Silver Cup class after a hard-fought six-hour endurance battle. (more…)
SHELTON, Wash., April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The all-new WRX ARA25L from Subaru Motorsports USA makes its racing debut at Washington State’s Olympus Rally this weekend. Piloted by extreme sports legend and Subaru Motorsports USA driver Travis Pastrana, the WRX ARA25L will compete within the fast-paced and accessible American Rally Association (ARA) Limited 4-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) class.
For the first time ever, NASCAR México Series arrives in Panama with an official championship round in Central America, marking a historic milestone in regional motorsports.
The series will hit the track at Autódromo Panamá on Saturday, September 13, featuring its two categories: NASCAR México and Challenge Series.
PANAMA CITY (April 8, 2025) — The NASCAR México Series is set to make history with its first-ever points-paying race in Central America, as Panama prepares to host a milestone event for the region’s motorsports scene.
