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Stewart Friesen Still Relishes First Outlaw Win at Ohsweken Speedway, Eager for Another

by MikeMay 13, 2025

OHSWEKEN, ON (May 12, 2025) – If you traded slide jobs with Donny Schatz and Logan Schuchart to earn your first World of Outlaws win, you’d probably never forget it. Stewart Friesen hasn’t, and he’s ready to do it again.

Ten years after scoring his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win at Ohsweken Speedway, Friesen, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver and Big Block Modified star from Niagara-on-the-lake, ON, will be back in a Sprint Car for the Series’ return to Ohsweken, Wednesday-Thursday, May 14-15.

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Roxy Rawrs to Victory at Laguna Seca: AO Racing’s Prehistoric Pink Porsche Claims First Win on Mother’s Day

by MikeMay 13, 2025

Prehistoric Pink Porsche Claims First Win on Mother’s Day

MONTEREY, Cali. (May 12, 2025) – AO Racing’s beloved pink dinosaur, Roxy, made a triumphant return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship by clinching her first-ever GTD PRO class victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The win comes exactly one year after her green sibling, Rexy, secured AO Racing’s inaugural IMSA triumph at the same track exactly one year ago, adding another chapter to the ongoing sibling rivalry.

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Brett Kressley & Chris Esposito Capture Thrilling Wins In Grandview Speedway Modified Twin 25’s – Lawson Szerencits Scores First Ever Sportsman Win

by MikeMay 12, 2025

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY T.P. TRAILER MODIFIED TWIN 25’s – TWO DYNAMITE FEATURES!
BRETT KRESSLEY SPECTACULAR IN RUN FROM 16th TO VICTORY OVER EDDIE STRADA
CHRIS ESPOSITO OUTDUELS TIM BUCKWALTER TO SCORE FIRST MODIFIED WIN SINCE 2008
LAWSON SZERENCITS IS YET ANOTHER FIRST TIME CAREER SPORTSMAN WINNER

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – On a race night that finally had nice weather, it was double the racing, double the action, and double the excitement from start to finish with Twin 25-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified features Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.

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IMSA Insider: First Look at New Genesis GTP; Another Look at Long Beach Broadcast

by MikeApril 17, 2025

NEW YORK – Genesis Magma Racing (GMR) today unveiled its full-scale GMR-001 GTP and team identity, including livery and race suits, marking a bold step in the brand’s global motorsport ambitions. The global reveal of the GMR-001 Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) ahead of the New York International Auto Show lays the groundwork for the team’s 2026 WEC debut.

Building on Genesis’ signature “Athletic Elegance” design philosophy, the GMR-001 GTP and its striking livery embody the brands’ commitment to blending Korean heritage with motorsport innovation, setting a new standard for creativity on the global racing stage.

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‘I about lost it’: Tony Stewart says his first NHRA win is special for personal, professional reasons

by MikeApril 17, 2025

by Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star

Tony Stewart ticked off another career accomplishment last weekend, winning an NHRA Top Fuel race. But for the winner of so many karting, USAC, World of Outlaws, IROC, NASCAR and IndyCar races through the decades, this win really struck home.

It was the first one attended by his son, 5-month-old Dominic.

“There’s (Stewart’s wife) Leah (Pritchett) coming up the steps with Dominic, and I am not gonna lie, I about lost it. That was the cherry on top. And by the end of the day, it was the two scoops of ice cream,” he said. “That’s a sentimental moment.” (more…)

World Supercross Returns To Australia With First Ever Gold Coast Race In 2025

by MikeApril 9, 2025

World Supercross is set to race on the Gold Coast for the first time, adding another world-class destination to the 2025 championship calendar
Supercross meets paradise as the world’s top riders take on the adrenaline-fueled showdown in one of Australia’s most iconic sporting locations
Fans can register now for early access to tickets

GOLD COAST, 9th APRIL 2025: World Supercross is heading back to Australia in 2025, and for the first time ever, the action is heading to the Gold Coast. Following last year’s epic double-header in Perth, the world championship is heading back down under to a brand-new location, as the world’s best supercross riders once again battle for supremacy at the Cbus Super Stadium.

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Kris Wright Survives Bizarre Martinsville Xfinity Series Race for First Career Top-10

by Lou ModestinoApril 1, 2025

by Chris Knight, Catchfence

MARTINSVILLE, Va.: When the chaos finally cleared at the end of Saturday’s unpredictable Marine Corps 250 at Martinsville Speedway, Kris Wright and the No. 5 Our Motorsports team emerged as one of the unexpected beneficiaries.

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GMG Racing’s Kyle Washington Wins First GT America Powered by AWS Race Sunday in Wet and Wild Conditions at Sonoma Raceway

by MikeMarch 31, 2025

– Washington Takes Early Lead and Survives and Thrives on a Soaked Sonoma Road Course for His First Career GT America Win in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R
– “Rainmeister” Washington Two for Two in 2025 Rain-Race Victories Following VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Win in the Wet at Daytona International Speedway in January

SONOMA, California (March 31, 2025) – Veteran GMG Racing driver Kyle Washington broke through for his first career SRO GT America powered by AWS race win Sunday in a wet and wild sprint race at rain-soaked Sonoma Raceway. Starting on the outside front row in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, Washington took a lead he would hold to the finish on the first green flag lap after polesitter and former GT America Champion George Kurtz was among the half dozen competitors to go off course in the treacherous conditions. (more…)

Rick Ware Racing Scores First Victories of 2025

by MikeMarch 31, 2025

RWR Riders Briar Bauman and Chase Saathoff Sweep American Flat Track SuperTwins and Singles Races in Georgia

SENOIA, Ga. (March 30, 2025) – Rick Ware Racing (RWR) scored its first victories of 2025 by sweeping the slate of Progressive American Flat Track races Saturday night at the Senoia Short Track in Georgia.

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Daniel Hemric Claims First NASCAR Truck Series Win in Martinsville Shootout

by MikeMarch 29, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

MARTINSVILLE, Va.—During the week before Friday night’s Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway, Daniel Hemric practiced his back flip.

It was the signature move he had been able to use just once in NASCAR national series competition—when he won the 2021 season finale at Phoenix Raceway to clinch the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

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