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Champions And Individuals Honored At Race Of Champions 2025 Season-Ending Celebration

by MikeMarch 5, 2026

Championships Awarded to Matt Hirschman, Andrew Lewis Jr., Tommy Barron, Scott Wylie, Tim Welshans, Cody McPherson, Joey VanLare and Trisha Connolly at the Holiday Inn Auburn – Finger Lakes Region

Mount Morris, NY (March 2, 2026) — Participants, officials, and fans of the Race of Champions “Family of Series” gathered at the Holiday Inn Auburn – Finger Lakes Region in Auburn, NY, for an evening of awards, accolades, and celebration to conclude the 2025 championship season. More than $60,000 in awards and point fund monies were distributed, along with several special recognitions.

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John Beatty Jr. Honored For Third Straight Riverhead Raceway Modified Title Friday At Sold-Out Awards Ceremony

by Bob FinanJanuary 27, 2026

Riverhead Raceway race teams, staff and their family members filled the banquet room at Giorgio’s of Baiting Hollow to honor the 2025 Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Weekly Series and INEX champions Friday evening. The affair hosted by track owners Connie Partridge, Tom Gatz and GM John Ellwood honored the twelve drivers who earned 2025 championships at the popular quarter mile facility, along with the top five from each division and the 2025 Rookie of the Year winners were feted.

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Top Runners, Special Award Winners Honored at Thunder Road Annual Banquet of Champions

by Lou ModestinoNovember 10, 2025

2025 Thunder Road champions celebrate their seasons at the annual Banquet of Champions complete with their Hoosier Race Tire Championship Jackets. (L-R) Street Stock champion Kyler Davis, Late Model King of the Road Jason Corliss and Flying Tiger top runner Sam Caron. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Saturday saw the Thunder Road family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions. After decades away, the Banquet returned to the famed Barre Auditorium much to the delight of most attendees with the catering courtesy of Jockey Hollow and Good Measure Brewing providing the bartending services for the evening’s festivities.

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Logano, Blaney and Team Penske Honored by Town of Mooresville

by MikeMay 20, 2025

Proclamation recognizes Mooresville-based organization for three-consecutive NASCAR Cup Series titles

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 19, 2025) – This evening, Team Penske, drivers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney, and members of the Nos. 12 and 22 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) teams were honored by Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney and the Town Board of Commissioners in a proclamation ceremony held at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville. The recognition comes on the heels of three-consecutive NCS championships for the organization and honors the commitment of Team Penske to the Town of Mooresville.

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Longtime NASCAR Play-by-Play Announcer and NSMA Board Member, Doug Rice, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

by MikeApril 24, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 23, 2025) – Longtime NASCAR broadcaster, Doug Rice, a former National Sports Media Association (NSMA) board member, will be honored with NSMA’s Lifetime Achievement award, executive director Dave Goren announced today.

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CHAMPIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HONORED AT RACE OF CHAMPIONS 2024 SEASON-ENDING CELEBRATION

by MikeJanuary 20, 2025

Mount Morris, NY – (January 19, 2025) – The Race of Champions “Family of Series” participants, officials and fans gathered at the Genesee River Restaurant & Reception Center in Mount Morris (NY) for an evening of awards, accolades and celebration to conclude the 2024 championship season, where over $60,000 in awards were passed out and special awards were presented. (more…)

GTD Champion Ward Honored at Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship

by MikeDecember 19, 2024

Winward Racing Driver Named Manufacturer’s Top Overall Pro Driver and Pro Driver GT3

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The magical season for Russell Ward continues. (more…)

Grass Roots Racers Are Duly Honored At NASCAR Awards Ceremony

by MikeNovember 22, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—It was a celebration of the roots of racing.

As NASCAR president Steve Phelps put it in introducing Thursday night’s NASCAR Regional and International Awards at the Charlotte Convention Center, “Grass roots racing is at the core of what we do as a sport.” (more…)

Posey, Barber, Guthrie, Dyson’s & Maggiacomo’s To Be Honored At Legends Day At New England Racing Museum

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 13, 2024

LOUDON, NH: The museum’s annual Legends Day event will take place on Sunday November 17^th at the New England Racing Museum (922 Rt. 106, Loudon, NH). Headlining will be seven road racers who had major success across the New England region. Sam Posey, Skip Barber, Janet Guthrie, Rob Dyson, Chris Dyson, Jocko Maggiacomo Sr and Jocko Maggiacomo Jr will be honored. The event will include an honoree panel discussion, permanent banner unveiling and a buffet lunch. A VIP ticket is available in which you can meet the attending honorees in a small group setting for a photo opportunity, join a private museum tour led by founder Dick Berggren and premier event seating. The event is supported by Lime Rock Park and Thompson Speedway and is a fundraiser for the nonprofit museum. (more…)

Skip Barber Honored as Lime Rock Park Celebrates the “Year of Skip” with Dual Tributes Memorial Day Weekend

by Lou ModestinoMay 10, 2024

Lime Rock Park is set to kick off its 67th season this month as the Connecticut circuit welcomes back the roar of American horsepower for the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic (May 24-27). (more…)