NEWTON, IA (Aug. 3, 2025) – Sam Mayer delivered a milestone victory for the Haas Factory Team (HFT) on Saturday afternoon at Iowa Speedway, capturing the organization’s first-ever win and securing his spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. Mayer took control of the race in the closing laps, seizing the lead from Jesse Love on a late restart and holding firm over the final 28 laps. The win marked the eighth of Mayer’s Xfinity Series career and his first of the 2025 season.
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Matt O’Brien Scores First Wiscasset Feature Win of 35-Year Racing Career
Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday night with an action-packed Group 2 program that included the lightning-fast NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites.
The racing action kicked off with the first of two 30-lap features for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets. Brady Romano took off with the early lead, but trouble was on the horizon as Scott Eck and Landon Tapley collided, resulting in a caution. Romano remained strong on the restart but Ben Burgess was on the move, overtaking the lead on lap 10 as Joe Harriman followed in succession. Burgess maintained command following a mid-race restart, picking up his second win of the season in the division. Joe Harriman and Chuck Wagstaff (1st career podium) followed, completing the top 3.
Justin Grim Captures Career First Grandview Speedway NASCAR Modified Win
Brett Gilmore Takes Grandview Speedway Sportsman Win In Another Action-Packed Saturday Night Of Racing
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another story of years of work and effort finally paying off, as Justin Grim of Orefield, Pa. was able to reach victory Lane for the first time in his career with a win in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
Brett Gilmore of Kutztown, Pa., who has been very fast in recent weeks but has not had any good racing luck, put everything together to out duel Alex Bartorillo of Limerick, Pa. to score the victory in the evening’s 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman feature event.
Monster Energy Becomes First Title Sponsor of the SMX World Championship Series
New 5-Year Agreement Expands on Supercross Partnership to Power Entire SMX Calendar
ELLENTON, Fla. / MORGANTOWN, W.V. (August 1, 2025) – The SMX LeagueTM announces today, as first reported by Sports Business Journal, the signing of Monster Energy® as the first ever entitlement partner of the SMX World Championship series beginning in 2026. The landmark five-year, eight figure deal was brokered directly between the SMX League and Monster Energy. Monster’s deep history as title sponsor of the Monster Energy Supercross season is also extended through 2030 and expands to cover the entire SMX World Championship calendar.
Kurt Busch Backs WRC Return To USA After First Taste At Rally Finland
As reported by Tom Howard of Motorsport, NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship (WRC) has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland.
The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has been a long-time admirer of rallying and in 2014 competed in the Monza Rally Show, driving an M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
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Sim City in the Hawkeye State: Race Simulator Helps Cody Ware Prepare for First Iowa Start
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to America’s Heartland for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton. While it will be just the second visit the Cup Series has made to the .875-mile oval, the track is not new to NASCAR.
‘It’s what I need’: Shane Van Gisbergen Scores First Oval Win (Now With Video)
Simon Chapman of SpeedCafe reports that in his second year of racing full-time in the United States, Shane van Gisbergen has his first oval win with victory in the Cook Out Summer Shootout season finale.
Van Gisbergen has been competing on and off in the Legend Cars with compatriot Scott McLaughlin and fellow NASCAR Cup Series racer Bubba Wallace.
Jeff Strunk Is First Repeat Winner With Grandview Speedway NASCAR Modified Win On Saturday Night
- SHANNON SLAUGHTER IS FIRST FEMALE RACER TO SCORE WIN IN EXCITING NASCAR SPORTSMAN FEATURE, BECOMES FOURTH DRIVER TO WIN FIRST CAREER FEATURE THIS SEASON
- VINTAGE SERIES DAVE SMITH MEMORIAL WINS ARE RECORDED BY GAGE PHILLIPS & SVEN OLSON
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was yet another night of first time happenings on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
Jeff Strunk of Boyertown, Pa. secured the lead on lap ten after a brief three driver battle for the top spot between himself, Ron Haring Jr. of Alburtis, Pa. and Jon Kellner of Lansdale, Pa., then raced home to the win in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature event becoming the first repeat feature winner of the season.
Cole Robie Conquers “Mad Dog” For First Granite State Pro Stock Series Victory In Keen Parts 100
WINCHESTER, N.H. – Cole Robie has been eager to break through and score his first win with the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Saturday night, in front of one of the season’s biggest audiences, he finally pulled it off.
The Windham, Maine, rookie defended a last-lap charge from Casey Call to win the Keen Parts 100 at Monadnock Speedway, earning his first touring Pro Stock win and stealing the midseason GSPSS points lead.
Garrett Marchbanks Clinches First Pro Motocross Podium at Washougal
Washougal, WA – July 19, 2025 —Garrett Marchbanks achieved a personal best at Washougal National by claiming his first career Pro Motocross overall podium, finishing 3rd overall with moto scores of 3–4.
Marchbanks set the tone early in the day with the fastest qualifying lap in the 250 class. He topped both qualifying sessions- Q1 with a 2:15.421 lap, followed by Q2 with a 2:14.412. In Moto 1, he carved through the field to secure 3rd, and followed up with a strong 4th in Moto 2 to solidify a long-awaited overall podium finish.
“After knocking on the door all summer long… I finally broke through for my first Pro Motocross podium in third,” said Marchbanks.
The result bumps Marchbanks into third overall in the 250MX Championship standings and reinforces his status as one of the top contenders in the class.
What’s Next?
The series takes a mid-season break following Washougal. Riders and teams will regroup and return fired up for Round 9 at Ironman National in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on August 9.