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Defending NAPA Spring Sizzler® Winner Matt Hirschman Is First Entry for 2023 Sizzler®

December 15, 2022 Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway has received its first entry for the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 29 & 30, 2023. The first entry comes from defending Sizzler® winner Matt Hirschman, who has entered his signature #60 modified in the 2023 edition of the Spring Sizzler, the same car he drove to victory in 2022. Hirschman will be looking to become the 9th different repeat winner of “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring.”

Defending Champ Tim Laduc Has $3,000 Reasons To Celebrate 2022 Opener At ‘The Bowl’

May 17, 2022 Lou Modestino

West Haven, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway kicked off the 2022 racing season featuring a $3,000 to win 30-lap main event where defending Sportsman Modified track champion Tim Laduc parked it on the front stretch claiming the big win. Over 125 competitors packed the pits for the 56th season opener, which saw Bubba McPhee, Daryl Gebo, Roger Laduc, Chris Summer, and Chris Murray also victorious.

Max Gutiérrez Sets Sights on Defending New Smyrna Title

February 16, 2022 Mike

NEW SMYRNA, Fla.: Since the checkered flag flew on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season finale at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last fall, Max Gutiérrez has been anxiously awaiting his return to New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway.

Defending Daytona 500 Champion Shares Story of Trials and Perseverance in New Film Releasing Feb. 15

February 8, 2022 Mike

Michael McDowell recalls sobering realization he had after winning last year’s race and how it has shaped his life PLANO, Texas, Feb. 8, 2022 – Ahead of this year’s Daytona 500, Michael McDowell, professional NASCAR driver racing the No. 34 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports and 2021 underdog and unlikely champion of the Daytona 500, is partnering with global storytelling organization, I Am Second, to release a new short film on Feb. 15.