By Dustin Albino, NASCAR.com
The last name Earnhardt has coincided with NASCAR since its infancy. Jeffrey Earnhardt is the only driver with the legendary last name currently scheduled to compete in a national series event in 2025.
Earnhardt’s schedule consists of only three Xfinity Series races with Sam Hunt Racing, two of which have already passed, most recently finishing 19th last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the saying goes, the only two things in life that are certain are death and taxes. With a third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory to kick off the 2025 season, Matt Clement and the #59 Utility Services New England Limited Late Model team could be added to that cliché as perpetual winners of the season opening event. Clement’s third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory was his fourth overall Sizzler victory, meaning that nearly 25% of his 21 career feature wins have come in that event.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Following an impressive 2024 season that saw him win 6 races and come up just 1 point short of the Street Stock championship at Waterford Speedbowl, Old Saybrook native Norm Root, III will make the move into Stafford Speedway’s Limited Late Model division for the 2025 season. Root will be driving his family owned #80 Saybrook Rentals Chevrolet with his father, Norm, Jr. serving as his crew chief.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2025 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Riley Generators of East Windsor, CT will provide a $100 bonus to each Limited Late Model feature winner. With 21 races on the 2025 docket, Limited Late Model drivers will be racing for a piece of a $2,100 bonus pie. The 2025 season will mark the fourth consecutive season that Riley Generators has offered a first place contingency bonus in the Limited Late Model division.
Tony Schumacher, the Winningest Top Fuel Driver in NHRA History, Joins Rick Ware Racing for Limited Top Fuel Campaign in 2025 in Preparation for Fulltime Season in 2026
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 5, 2025) – Tony Schumacher will be back competing in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series in 2025, and he will do it with Rick Ware Racing (RWR) as a teammate to fulltime Top Fuel driver Clay Millican.
Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will run a limited Top Fuel campaign in 2025 in preparation for a fulltime season in 2026. His schedule will be announced at a later date.
by Steve Samra, On3.Com
There might be some confusion in the Xfinity Series at a couple dates this season, as there will be two drivers named Austin Hill competing at three race.
Of course, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing has been a mainstay in the Xfinity Series over the past couple of seasons, elevating to become one of the top wheelmen on the circuit. He won last weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, bringing the 30-year old’s total to 11 career victories.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Coming off of a career best season in Stafford Speedway’s Street Stock division, Somers, CT native Jason Lafayette is set to make the move up to the Limited Late Model division for the 2025 season. Lafayette matched his career bests with two wins and eight top-5 finishes and set a new personal best with 17 top-10 finishes while contending for the championship all season long before finishing a career best 3rd in the Street Stock standings.
Williamson, N.Y. – (June 10, 2024) – The week has finally arrived for “Winged” racecars to blast their way around Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY, as the SMAC 350 Super Modified Series will make their first appearance on the 1/2-mile oval.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2024 racing season at Stafford Speedway, Riley Generators of East Windsor, CT will return as a contingency sponsor for the third consecutive season, offering a weekly $100 bonus to each Limited Late Model feature winner. Riley Generator’s bonus will boost the weekly Limited Late Model feature winner’s purse to $475 and with 21 races on the schedule, Limited Late Model drivers have the opportunity to earn an extra $2,100.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Since notching his first career win back in 2019, Matt Clement has twice come very close to winning a championship in Stafford Speedway’s Limited Late Model division. Both seasons saw Clement finish behind Jeremy Lavoie with the margin 20 points this past season and only 4 points in 2019. Clement is ready to once again be a championship contender in 2024 with his #59 Utility Service New England team.
