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Schedule Set For Asphalt Racing’s Great Celebration At Lake Erie Speedway

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

“The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” – The Race of Champions – Returns September 12–14 To Lake Erie
Race of Champions “Family of Series” and WNY Mighty TQ Midgets Join the Weekend Lineup

North East, Pa. – (August 8, 2025) – The final countdown is on for “The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania. Fans and teams alike are gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in the history of short track racing, Friday through Sunday, September 12–14, 2025.

The centerpiece of the weekend will be the Race of Champions Modified Series 250, taking place on Saturday, September 13, a 250-lap battle paying $15,000-to-win.

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The Mid Summer Thrill Show TOMORROW Plus The Great American Trailer Race At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoAugust 1, 2025

Mid Summer Thrill Show at Seekonk Speedway!

Date: Saturday, August 2nd (rain date: August 3rd)

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Governor Josh Shapiro Announces Return Of The Great American Getaway Entitlement For NASCAR Cup Series Race At Pocono Raceway

by MikeFebruary 27, 2025

The VISITPA.COM-sponsored race is coming back to “The Tricky Triangle” on Sunday, June 22, as part of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend.
Governor Shapiro understands the importance of the tourism industry to Pennsylvania’s economy, and included $64 million in funding in his proposed 2025-26 budget to prepare for America’s 250th birthday next year.

LONG POND, PA (February 27, 2025) – Governor Josh Shapiro announced today that his Administration is partnering with Pocono Raceway for the second year in a row as the race entitlement sponsor for the annual NASCAR Cup Series event. The 160-lap, 400-mile race will return as “The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA.COM” on Sunday, June 22. (more…)

Emotions Fly-High For Teams Earning Their Spot In The Great American Race

by MikeFebruary 14, 2025

By Holly Cain. NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – High drama and big celebration marked the NASCAR Cup Series Duel at DAYTONA on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway – and that wasn’t even in the track’s famous Victory Lane.

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Go Bowling Partners With McDowell, Spire Motorsports For Great American Race

by MikeFebruary 10, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 10, 2025) – In bowling circles, a turkey accounts for three strikes in a row.

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A Great Year for Five Star Property Management as Roger Eagleton Continues to Soar in 2024

by MikeDecember 28, 2024

San Francisco, CALIFORNIA – December 27, 2024 – California based property manager Roger Eagleton closes out the year with a stellar motorsports performance record. Roger’s 2024 proves what can be achieved with hard work and dedication with the Burlingame based pilot achieving multiple successes in a variety of machinery – BMW E46, Mazda MX-5, and DIG Motorsports Ford “Spec” Mustang. He ended the 2024 San Francisco Region Sports Car Club of America season with 16 wins, 2 class championships and 1 Western Conference Championship in the No.11 DIG Motorsports “Spec” Ford Mustang.

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NASCAR Great Ken Schrader at 69: ‘Having as Much Fun as I’ve Ever Had’

by MikeDecember 12, 2024

At age 69, Ken Schrader has raced in 48 of the 50 United States and he shows no signs of slowing—he spent more than 100 days in a race car in 2024 (more…)

CRAFTSMAN Truck Playoffs Round of 10 Returns to Action at ‘The Last Great Colosseum’

by MikeSeptember 20, 2024

For the second time this season, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will return to Bristol Motor Speedway, but this time, it will be for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics on Thursday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – the second race of the Playoffs’ Round of 10.

To date, the 0.533-mile track has hosted 27 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, producing 22 different winners and 19 different pole winners.

The winningest driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Kyle Busch, holds the most wins at the ‘Holy Grail of Short Tracks’ with five victories at Bristol (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017).

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‘The Last Great Colosseum’ Up Next in the Round of 10 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

by MikeSeptember 5, 2024September 5, 2024

For the second time this season, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will return to Bristol Motor Speedway. The competitors will get four weeks off to prepare and go over strategy for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (Thursday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio).

In total, this will be the sixth time Bristol has hosted a CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race (2019-2024). This season marks the second time that Thunder Valley will host an event in the Round of 10. Previously, the half-mile track in the mountains served as the elimination race in 2021.

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series – Road Course Racin’ in the Great State of Texas

by MikeMarch 21, 2024

After another thrilling weekend of racing, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams are headed to Circuit of The Americas for the XPEL 225. The first and only road course for the series will kick off a doubleheader Saturday on March 23 at 1:30 p.m. ET (FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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