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Brandon Gray Caps Off Record-Breaking Season with Oxford Win, Tri-State Series Crown

by Lou ModestinoOctober 22, 2024October 22, 2024

Brandon Gray (5VT) fights for position on the tough outside groove at Oxford Plains Speedway around Sam Caron (07VT) and Jason Woodard (36NH)
(Alan Ward Photo)

Oxford, ME — One last go-round for the ACT Flying Tiger Tri-State Series brought twenty-four Vermont and New Hampshire drivers over the border to the State of Maine for Saturday’s championship finale for the three-race series at Oxford Plains Speedway. While an end-of-season Flying Tiger showdown has been held annually at Oxford Plains since 2019, Saturday’s showcase became a first for ‘North America’s #1 Support Division’ with a point-counting event crowning a champion at the 3/8-mile Maine oval! (more…)

Schoolcraft, Curtis, Templeton Win Friday At Claremont

by Lou ModestinoOctober 22, 2024

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Cam Curtis caught the break of the night Friday at Claremont Motorsports Park. It was a good one. For Robbie Curtis, same event, same turn, not so much.

Curtis won the Outlaw Late Model main event on day one of the historic oval’s three-day 2024 Fall Challenge event, Streeter had led all the way in the 30-lapper until two blundering backmarkers swept him up in the final turn, as both Curtis and Kyle Goodbout sped by. (more…)

Owen Grennan Scores First Career Riverhead Raceway Modified Victory, John Beatty Jr. Secures Second Consecutive Championship

by Bob FinanOctober 21, 2024

After rain washed out the Championship Night for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Series at Riverhead Raceway the event was pushed back to the third weekend in October. In the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature Owen Grennan of Glen Cove avoided all that was going on around him to collect his first career victory. Earlier Grennan romped to his 21st career triumph in the Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modifieds.

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The Future Looks Bright for Super DIRT Week at Oswego

by MikeOctober 18, 2024

Brian Carter is the owner and CEO of the World Racing Group that just completed a successful Super DIRT Week 52 at the Oswego Speedway last week.

“It was by far our most successful Super DIRT Week in the nine years the event has been run at Oswego,” said Carter. “The racing was good, attendance was great, track conditions were smooth and fast and we had a record car count of 313.

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Treyten Lapcevich Looking for CARS Tour Season Sweep at North Wilkesboro Season Finale

by MikeOctober 18, 2024

North Wilkesboro, N.C.: The 2024 zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Tour season finale has arrived at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway with Canadian standout Treyten Lapcevich and his Chad Bryant Racing team looking to end the season on a high note in Saturday night’s ECMD 125.

After a string of strong performances in both the CARS Tour and NASCAR Late Model competition, Lapcevich and his team rode the momentum to last weekend’s CARS Tour 225 pres. by GeoCut at Tri-County (N.C.) Motor Speedway. (more…)

MAVTV Announces Launch to DIRECTV Streaming Customers, Expanding Access Beyond Satellite Homes

by Lou ModestinoOctober 17, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 17, 2024) – MAVTV – the world’s premier media platform for passion-fueled motorsports, powersports and automotive programming – today announced its official launch to all customers that stream DIRECTV satellite-free. MAVTV also remains available to DIRECTV satellite homes (Ch. 214), where it has enjoyed a successful run since originally joining the DIRECTV lineup more than a decade ago in 2013.

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Tulsa Raceway Park and Tulsa Speedway Turbocharge Oklahoma’s Economy with Over $83 Million Annual Impact

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Department of Motorsports Industry Research at the United States Motorsports Association (USMA) has released a comprehensive independent study titled “Turbocharging Oklahoma: Discovering the Economic Power of Tulsa Raceway Park and Tulsa Speedway,” which details the substantial economic and socio-economic impacts of these two iconic racing venues on Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma. (more…)

Roto-Rooter to Return to JR Motorsports

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

Leading Plumbing Company to Partner with Multiple JRM Entries in 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 16, 2024) – JR Motorsports announced today that Roto-Rooter, a leading innovator in the plumbing and drain cleaning industry, will return to the organization as primary partner for both Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Chevrolet, and Carson Kvapil and the No. 1 Chevrolet for two races each during the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. In addition to their return to the NXS, Roto-Rooter will also be part of JRM’s heralded Late Model program as a full-season associate next year. (more…)

Tom Carey III Dominates Sunoco World Series 75 for Fourth-Career ACT Tour Victory at Thompson

by Lou ModestinoOctober 15, 2024

Ryan Kuhn of East Bridgewater, MA (72MA) stalked eventual winner Tom Carey III (5MA) throughout the ACT Sunoco World Series 75 and may have had him beat with five more laps! (Alan Ward photo)

Thompson, CT — Out-of-character weather greeted the American-Canadian Tour faithful with clear skies and plenty of sunshine on Sunoco World Series Saturday at Thompson Speedway. Windham, Maine’s Brandon Barker earned the pole position in the Chad Sullivan-owned Epping Express with New Salem, Massachusetts-driver Tom Carey III bringing Roger McHugh’s Brookside Ride an outside pole starting spot in Plus/Minus heat race qualifying. Drama sparked pit-side following qualifying action with both Erick Sands and Derek Gluchacki disqualified from their heat race results with both deemed too wide in post-heat tech inspection. (more…)

Mike Christopher Jr. Saves Tires to Dash for Cash Win on Sunoco World Series Friday

by Lou ModestinoOctober 14, 2024

Mike Christopher Jr. returns to Thompson Speedway victory lane, taking the Sunoco World Series Friday night opener in the Outlaw Open Modified Dash for Cash! (Alan Ward photo)

Thompson, CT — After heat race qualifying events set the night’s feature line-ups, the Thompson Late Models took on the Big-T for the final event in their 2024 track championship season. Ryan Morgan and champion hopeful Brian Tagg lined-up alongside one another to lead the Late Models to green with defending champ Nick Johnson holding a 13 point lead over Tagg following the heats. Morgan would get the jump on the dominant outside groove with Johnson in tow as Tagg fell under attack by Derek Gluchacki and Matt Lowinski-Loh. Gluchacki powered under Morgan to take third and set his sights on Johnson at the head of the pack, dueling lap after lap with three-wide racing behind them. (more…)