Stewart-Haas Racing’s Riley Herbst finally accomplished what every driver strives for when they get behind the wheel of a race car – a trip to Victory Lane. His first win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series came after 139 starts, 24 top fives, 68 top 10s and three Xfinity Series Playoff appearances (2020, 2021, 2022). Herbst is the 15th different winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season, tying 2023 with the 1987, 2004, 2014 and 2018 seasons for the fourth-most different winners through 30 races.
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Hometown Boy Austin Hill Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Again at Atlanta
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill has proven that he is the one to beat, having already snagged three wins in the first five races of the season. The last time a driver won three of the first five races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series was in 2016 with Kyle Busch.
The Winston, Georgia native, Hill, raced his way to the checkered flag from the third starting position. He led three times for a race-high 103 of 163 laps. This was his second win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his home track.
HomeTown Lenders Returns to Our Motorsports, Backing Brett Moffitt at Daytona
HomeTown Lenders will return to Our Motorsports for a second consecutive season, announcing on Monday that the company will adorn Brett Moffitt’s No. 02 in the season-opener at Daytona. (more…)
Patrick Emerling’s Hometown, Photo-Finish Victory ‘Absolutely Incredible’
Patrick Emerling christened Lancaster Speedway with a victory for the ages.
After a late-race restart pitted the western New York native against Justin Bonsignore, his nearest threat for the championship, Emerling fended off a fierce charge on the final corner to win the inaugural Nu-Way Auto Parts 150 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race on Saturday night. (more…)
NYIRP Win-Streak On The Line For Hometown Hero Jankowiak In Mod Tour 150
Lancaster, NY (July 28, 2021): From the high banks of Daytona International Speedway to the D-shape of Lancaster Speedway at New York International Raceway Park (NYIRP), Andy Jankowiak has had quite a 2021 season thus far. And, while he may be considered an underdog on the ARCA Series, where he’s had four starts this year, the Tonawanda, NY, native could be considered the big dog when the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hits the Western NY race track this weekend for the Nu-Way Auto Parts 150.
Hossfield Hometown Favorite for NWMT Debut at Lancaster
Lancaster, NY (July 7, 2021): While it’s been over two years since Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, NY, has competed at Lancaster Speedway at New York International Raceway Park (NYIRP), his chances of finding victory lane in the Nu-Way Auto Parts 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour are pretty good. Hossfeld has amassed 42 wins at the half-mile asphalt oval at Lancaster. On Saturday, July 31, Hossfeld looks to add to that tally.
Sicard Opens White Mountain Season with Dominating Triple Crown Win
N. Woodstock, NH — Barton, VT’s Shane Sicard showed why he’s a three-time defending White Mountain Motorsports Park champion with a dominating victory in the J.P. Sicard Triple Crown Series on Saturday, May 8. Sicard took the lead from Marshfield, VT’s Matthew Potter on lap 6 of the 75-lap Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger feature and cruised to the win as part of the 29th White Mountain Season Opener. (more…)
Official Results – Wiscasset Speedway 5/8/21
Here’s official results from WIscasset Speedway’s Mother’s Day weekend racing… (more…)
Granite State Pro Stock Series Returns To Star Speedway This Saturday
WALPOLE, N.H. — Granite State Pro Stock Series race teams are heading to Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire, for the third race of the season on Saturday, May 8. Coming off successful events at Stafford Motor Speedway and Monadnock Speedway — won by Joey Pole and Angelo Belsito — the series hits the New Hampshire oval for the Hedges Excavating 100 for the first of two visits in 2021. The second visit will come on Friday, September 17, as part of the annual Star Classic. (more…)
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Darlington Raceway
The Next Gen car is a collaboration of the brightest engineering minds in racing, with contributions coming from all sides of the NASCAR and automotive industries. The design of the Next Gen car gives the drivers greater control while putting an emphasis back on race strategies, team personnel and vehicle setups. While wind tunnels and computer simulations play an important role in racing, we want the competition to remain focused on the racetrack. (more…)
Drellos starts title defense with a big win at Devil’s Bowl
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Demetrios Drellos picked up right where he left off last year: On top at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The reigning Sportsman Modified champion opened the new season on Saturday, May 1, with a dominant win during a wildly unpredictable night presented by Mike’s Fuels of Bridport. A total of 118 racecars jammed the pit area and outer parking lot as a nice spectator crowd filtered in for the 2021 lid-lifter, and Drellos collected a whopping $3,200 for his victory in the race honoring the late Matt Bilodeau. (more…)
Results from Wiscasset Speedway 5/1/21
Results from racing on May 1, 2021 at Wiscasset Speedway (more…)
Sam Rameau Returns To Monadnock Looking To Go Back-To-Back With Tri Track Open Modified Series
WESTMINSTER, Mass. — The last time Sam Rameau competed at Monadnock Speedway, he left carrying a $6,000 check from the Tri Track Open Modified Series. This Saturday, May 1, Rameau returns to the high-banks looking to take home another $6,000 prize in the season-opener for Tri Track — the Wonder Casino 100. (more…)
Hometown Favorite Cory Casagrande Returns to Podium at Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD, Conn. — Former Stafford Motor Speedway Limited Late Model champion Cory Casagrande is no stranger to the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Although he’s still looking to break into Victory Lane with the series, Casagrande has been a front-runner for years and flexed his muscle in the opener of the 2021 season, the Casagrande Builders 75, at Stafford, on April 24. (more…)
Results from Wiscasset Speedway 4/24/21
Check out the results from Wicasset Speedway from Thursday, April 24, 2021 after the break….
“Azzurro Pagani” Event at Lime Rock Park Rescheduled to May 2, 2021
Due to the inclement weather forecast the date has moved to May 2, 2021
Long known for playing host to exotic racing machinery, Lime Rock Park will provide an unforgettable backdrop for a gathering of some of the most exotic hypercars on the planet this weekend—and they will all be blue.
Hebert Finally Tastes NHMS Victory at Northeast Classic
Loudon, NH — Reigning American-Canadian Tour (ACT) champion Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, VT finally scored a long-awaited victory at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday, April 18 in the inaugural Northeast Classic. Hebert was awarded the win following post-race technical inspection, giving the veteran a triumph he’d been chasing for his entire decade-long Late Model career. (more…)
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway has been known by several different names and has been reconfigured several times over the years of its existence, but all the while it has been a staple on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule since 1953. This weekend’s race, the TOYOTA OWNERS 400 (April 18 at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is looking to add the historic prestige that Richmond has built over the decades of great on-track competition and with how this season has been shaking out it shouldn’t disappoint. (more…)
Greg Van Alst Gearing Up For Busy April
ANDERSON, Ind.: ARCA Menards Series driver Greg Van Alst was supposed to return familiar territory this weekend.
Van Alst had been slated to return to ARCA CRA Super Series competition this weekend at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and kickoff a busy month of racing that will include Super Late Models and his second ARCA Menards Series start of 2021.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Martinsville Speedway
The NASCAR Cup Series finds itself amid a short track swing on the 2021 season schedule, tasking the teams to find the best setups for the cars on three similar tracks in length (less than a mile) but for three vastly different competitive arenas. (more…)