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Bob Tasca Steps From NHRA Funny Car Seat, Hires Champion Austin Prock to Drive His Mustang

by Lou ModestinoJanuary 19, 2026

As part of a lavish, globally streamed Ford Racing online presentation from Detroit late Thursday and in what he called “a new era” for his organization, Bob Tasca III of Hope, RI announced he is stepping away from the driver’s seat and becoming an NHRA Funny Car team owner only, at least for now.

And he has hired two-time and reigning champion Austin Prock to drive the Dark Horse Mustang, starting in the 2026 season that will kick off in March with the NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway.

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Matt Hirschman Hopes To Make His 150th Modified Tour Start Unforgettable With A Win At Riverhead Raceway

by Lou ModestinoOctober 3, 2025

Fourteen years have passed since Matt Hirschman last contested the entire NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule.

A lot has changed during that time for both Hirschman and the series, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Hirschman’s ability to win races. The driver from Northampton, Pennsylvania is always a threat to reach Victory Lane no matter where he’s racing. In fact, Hirschman has won a race in five consecutive Modified Tour seasons despite racing on part-time basis.

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Haiden Deegan To Make His International Racing Debut With World Supercross Championship

by MikeSeptember 26, 2025

Haiden Deegan To Make His International Racing Debut With World Supercross Championship

London, UK, 26th September 2025: The FIM World Supercross Championship is set to ignite with even more star power as American sensation Haiden ‘Danger Boy’ Deegan storms onto the global stage as a wildcard entry (SX2) for the Buenos Aires City GP (8th November)..
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Jake Lutz Adds His Name To The “Al Gerber” Trophy As A Race Of Champions 250 Winner At Lake Erie Speedway

by MikeSeptember 17, 2025

North East, Pa. – (September 16, 2025) – Jake Lutz of Hamburg, N.Y., etched his name in history on Sunday at Lake Erie Speedway, capturing his first-ever Race of Champions 250 victory and joining the prestigious list of winners engraved on the Al Gerber Trophy.

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Shane van Gisbergen Looks Ahead to His New Hampshire Cup Debut at the Mobil 1 301

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 12, 2025

With four road-course wins on the season so far, Shane van Gisbergen admits New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be a challenge, but he’s up for it.

LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) rookie Shane van Gisbergen locked himself in to the Round of 16 of the NASCAR Playoffs with four road-course wins so far this season, but ovals have been a struggle. With his full focus currently on making it to the Round of 12 with a strong showing at this Saturday’s cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway, van Gisbergen will soon shift his efforts to prepare for tackling New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s (NHMS) flat 1.058-mile oval.

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Matt Hirschman Captures His Third Victory In The Maynard Troyer Classic VI

by MikeSeptember 1, 2025

Top three MTC, Lutz Kailyn Beers, Hirschman, Emerling
Matt Hirschman Wins Maynard Troyer Classic VI, Race of Champions Sportsman Modified and Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series Features Rescheduled for Friday, September 5 to Conclude Spencer Speedway Season

Williamson, N.Y. – (August 30, 2025) – For the third time in the six-year history of the Maynard Troyer Classic, Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., drove to victory lane at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y. The win came under unusual circumstances as the 2025 edition of the event became the first rain-shortened race in the history of the Classic, declared official after 43 laps were completed when persistent lake-effect drizzle forced an early conclusion.

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Bubba Wallace’s Win At Indianapolis Could Launch The Next Phase Of His Career

by MikeJuly 29, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace took a giant step toward stardom.

As the NASCAR Cup Series drivers lined up for the first of two overtimes, however, the script wasn’t trending in the direction of a Wallace victory in the Brickyard 400.

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Ty Majeski Dominates To Win His Fourth Slinger Nationals Title

by MikeJuly 9, 2025

Dave Kallmann of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporting…

SLINGER – The hard work earlier made Ty Majeski’s latest Slinger Nationals victory look easy.

The defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion from Seymour dominated a rain-interrupted race July 8 at Slinger Speedway, leading the final 133 of 200-laps around the tricky quarter-mile.

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Thomas Annunziata Perseveres To Score His First ARCA Win In A Wild Lime Rock Park 100

by MikeJuly 2, 2025

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Thomas Annunziata would have preferred his first ARCA Menards Series start of 2025 to play out in a fashion that was much less eventful than Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 100 at Lime Rock Park. The mashed-in fenders and tire marks on his No. 70 Nitro Motorsports Toyota told the tale of a wild 68 laps around the 1.53-mile road course.

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Blaney Has Victory In His Rearview, Confidence In His Tank

by MikeJune 2, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

Admittedly, Ryan Blaney considered his victory at Nashville Superspeedway Sunday night almost as much a sigh of relief as it was a rush of celebration. The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion has led races and been ranked among the top-10 in the championship points standings all season only to have strange circumstances and just plain bad luck derail his chance at a trophy hoist.

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