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Race Of Champions Weekend At Lake Erie Speedway To Host Final 250-Lap Event

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025

Lake Erie / Andy Jankowiak — Andy Jankowiak

North East, Pa. – (September 5, 2025) – When the checkered flag waves on Saturday, September 13, it will mark the final running of the Race of Champions 250 in its traditional 250-lap format at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa.

Modeled after the long-distance Modified classics once held at Pocono Raceway, the Lake Erie edition has quickly earned a place among asphalt racing’s crown jewels. Champions such as Matt Hirschman (Northampton, Pa.), Patrick Emerling (Orchard Park, N.Y.), and Andy Jankowiak (Buffalo, N.Y.) have conquered the event, each adding their name to the history books.

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Chemung Speedrome Hobby Stocks Added To Race Of Champions Weekend At Lake Erie Speedway

by MikeSeptember 4, 2025

North East, Pa. – (September 5, 2025) – The Chemung Speedrome Hobby Stocks will be part of the action during Race of Champions Weekend, September 12–14, 2025, at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa., adding even more excitement to one of the biggest weekends in short track racing.

The Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome Hobby Stocks have quickly established themselves as a competitive and entertaining division, providing an entry-level opportunity for racers in the Southern Tier region. After requests from competitors and discussions with Chemung Speedrome promoter Ray Hodge, the decision was made to include the division in the prestigious Lake Erie event.

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Sunoco Drive For The Cup Opens This Weekend At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 4, 2025

SEEKONK, Mass. — Seekonk Speedway is set to crown champions 2025 track champions in the month of September.

The Sunoco Drive For The Cup kicks-off this weekend on both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, with six drivers in each division racing for the championship. On top of those six title contenders, the rest of the field will be looking to capture the trophy and improve their points position heading for the stretch run.

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Adam Gray Leads Stafford Late Models Into Paradiso Insurance 50

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 4, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2025 season at Stafford Motor Speedway beginning to wind down and head towards crowning five track champions, the track’s Late Model division is set for their biggest race of the year, the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50. The Late Model field will take to the track this Friday night, September 5^th for their extra distance classic with 4-time Stafford Late Model champion Adam Gray leading the field. 2025 has been a self-admittedly up and down year for the driver of the #97 Meadows Motor Cars Chevrolet, but Gray will be looking to post a solid finish to kick off the final four races of the season.

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Pair of Changes Announced for Two September Pro All Stars Series Dates at White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — In an exciting change announced by Pro All Stars Series officials at the end of last week, two different divisions will take on the White Mountain Motorsports Park for the first time! PASS Officials have added the Mad Bombers, Oxford Plains Speedway’s most popular support division, to the Saturday, September 20 showdown during NASCAR Weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway while the Thunderstock Crown Vics are now a part of the September 27 date during White Mountain’s huge track championship weekend.

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Logan Melcher Wins 2025 Boss Hogg 150 at Wiscasset Speedway

by Amy WorreySeptember 2, 2025

Wiscasset Soeedway — Logan Melcher stops on the front stretch after capturing the Boss Hogg 150 victory. (Jasen Dickey photo)

Wiscasset Speedway opened up their gates on Saturday for one of their biggest race events of the year: the doubleheader Boss Hogg 150 weekend.

Saturday’s program began before any cars hit the track as Team Wiscasset hosted their annual “Racin’ Cancer” walk/bike, benefiting the Dean Snell Cancer Foundation. Dozens of people participated, fundraising for the local organization that helps Maine cancer patients in need.

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Jason Corliss Dominates Thunder Road EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic Against Invading Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 1, 2025

Barre, VT – Perfect weather greeted the race fans and the over 120 teams on hand Sunday afternoon for the 47th EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road. An incredible 37 of those teams were Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour teams, ready to dig deep all day long for a shot at just thirty starting positions.

Thunder Road stars Christopher Pelkey and Jason Corliss, along with current ACT point leader Raphael Lessard and former champion Jimmy Hebert all earned one of four heat race victories to kick off Sunday’s afternoon showcase. Returning for two more qualifying rounds, former winner D.J. Shaw and defending Milk Bowl victor Marcel Gravel split the two consolation events while Stephen Donahue ran away with the B-Feature win.

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LeBlanc Steals White Mountain Mini Late Model Special; Cahoon Back in Late Model Victory Lane

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 1, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — The Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division at White Mountain kicked off Saturday night’s six division card with Chloe Doyle and Bella Hamel leading the way side-by-side at the front. Several back of the pack cautions slowed the pace early but under green flag conditions Lucas Sidney and Owen Dupuis made their way through the field to pour the pressure on in the closing laps. Under the twin checkered flags Sidney took the win by a hair over Doyle with Makenzi Sicard sliding in for third to round out the opening podium.

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Owen Grennan Powers To Second Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Victory Of 2025 Saturday

by Bob FinanSeptember 1, 2025

Coming into the Newsday Salutes First Responders NASCAR Modified feature Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, Owen Grennan of Glen Cove formulated a game plan upon finding out he’d start outside of the front row. Grennan, a schoolteacher by day executed his plan to perfection winning the 50-lap main event, his second of 2025 and third of his career. Prior to racing Connie Partridge & Tom Gatz in conjunction with Newsday presented a moving salute to all 1st responders during opening ceremonies, complete with a flyover by the Suffolk County Police Department.

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Late Pit Stop Propels Ron Silk To Third Oswego Speedway Victory

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 1, 2025

Ron Silk, VIctory Lane, Oswego Speedway — (Photo: Bryan Bennett/NASCAR)

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Despite now being a part-time competitor on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Ron Silk now has more victories than any other driver on the 2025 season.

The two-time champion earned his third checkered flag of the year at Oswego Speedway on Saturday evening after cycling to the front after a sequence of late pit stops. The triumph was Silk’s third at Oswego and 29^th overall with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, moving him into sole possession of eighth on the all-time win list.

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