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Doubleheader Weekend To Kick Start 75th Anniversary Celebration Of Riverhead Raceway May 3rd & May 4th

by Bob FinanMarch 10, 2025

The 2025 season at Riverhead Raceway will celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Route 58 oval as the track enters its 75th year of providing stock car racing thrills and family entertainment events. Track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz will get the 75th Anniversary party started with a doubleheader weekend May 3rd and May 4th. Saturday evening the NASCAR Pack the Track opener will unfold for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racers, while Sunday afternoon the Enduro & INEX Bandolero stars take to the track for the May Meltdown program.

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Eden Rafferty Attorneys Continue Support of Thompson Street Stock Division with Additional Bonus for 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 10, 2025

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today their continued partnership with Eden Rafferty Attorneys, based just 25 minutes from Thompson Speedway in nearby Worcester, Massachusetts. The law firm will once again supply a cash bonus to first, second and the ‘Lucky 7’-place finisher, adding an award for the third-place podium finisher in 2025. (more…)

Grandview Speedway Again NASCAR Sanctioned For 2025 Season, VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Season Opener Is April 5, Practice Day Set For March 29

by MikeMarch 10, 2025

RACE DRIVERS, OWNERS AND CREW MEMBERS CAN APPLY FOR 2025 NASCAR LICENSES ONLINE NOW

2025 SEASON WILL BEGIN WITH PRACTICE MARCH 29, VP RACING FUELS BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER ON APRIL 5 PAYING $7500 TO WIN AND $1000 TO START

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Continuing a tradition that began over three decades ago in 1992, Grandview Speedway will once again be part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series for the upcoming 2025 racing season.

Being sanctioned under the NASCAR umbrella, the 2025 race season will be the 34^th consecutive year that Grandview Speedway participants will be enjoying the benefits of being NASCAR Weekly Series members. Benefits include racing for the NASCAR point fund money which is available for the National, Regional, State and Track championships, as well as the great insurance coverage provided by NASCAR. (more…)

Luke Baldwin Makes His NASCAR Truck Series Debut With Thorsport Racing In The No. 66 Mohawk Northeast, Inc. Ford F-150

by Kyle SouzaMarch 7, 2025

SANDUSKY, OHIO (March 4, 2025) – ThorSport Racing announces a three-race venture with Luke Baldwin for his debut in the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Mohawk Northeast, Inc. Ford F-150 with veteran Crew Chief Doug George.

Baldwin is set to compete in his first race of the year in the Long John Silver 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 7:30 PM ET. His debut will be followed by two additional races at Kansas Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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Jonathan Cash, Luke Baldwin Set Sights on Anderson Motor Speedway

by Kyle SouzaMarch 7, 2025

The second race of the SMART Modified Tour season is set for this Saturday, March 8 at Anderson Motor Speedway in South Carolina. The Pace-O-Matic, Sadler-Stanley Racing drivers, Luke Baldwin and Jonathan Cash, will both be on the track ready for action.

Both are coming off top-10 finishes in the opener at Florence last weekend, with Baldwin 9th and Cash 10th. They are both looking to build on that run. Baldwin was running second until late contact sent him to the tail of the field. The two drivers topped the only practice session of the day, showing the speed in their mounts.

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Teams Ready for Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour in ‘25

by Lou ModestinoMarch 5, 2025

2024 Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour champion Gabe Brown leads the Full Time class of drivers ready to take on the 14-race international tour in 2025! (Mark A. Cote photo)

Barre, VT — With the Full Season Entry now past it’s discounted rate for the upcoming season, the Stars and Cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour are beginning to align for an incredible 14-event season ahead. A mix of popular veterans, young rising stars and the beginnings of the 2025 rookie class has made for an interesting look into the future.

Center Conway, New Hampshire once again leads the fray with defending champion Gabe Brown and two-time champ DJ Shaw once again set to chase the iconic Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour championship trophy. While Brown will again pilot the North Conway Incinerator Service / Bolt Depot Ford Mustang, Shaw’s 2025 plans will look a little different. Shaw will pilot a Dale Shaw Race Cars house car with his familiar #60 and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust livery in 2025 as he sets his sights on championship number three.

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With Woodard and Gray Moving Up, New Champions Set to Emerge in 2025 At White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

With the absence of Tanner Woodard in the Late Models and Brandon Gray in the Flying Tigers (pictured), new champions are set to emerge at White Mountain Motorsports Park in 2025! (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — As plans change and drivers move up the ladders of stock car racing, they leave behind a void to be filled at the top of the heap. White Mountain Motorsports Park is sure to see two different champions in both the 1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Models and Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers in 2025 as champions Tanner Woodard and Brandon Gray, respectively, move up and out. The off-season changes leaving many fans and competitors to wonder, who will take their place? (more…)

VP Racing Fuels Sponsors Grandview Speedway Season Opening Bruce Rogers Memorial – Modifieds $7500 To Win/$1000 To Start For 50 Laps Plus Sportsman

by MikeMarch 4, 2025

NASCAR AND GRANDVIEW TRACK POINTS TO START WITH APRIL 5 SEASON OPENER

TRACK MANAGEMENT OFFERS TO PAY FOR DRIVERS TEMP NASCAR LICENSE FOR THIS EVENT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is pleased to announce that VP Racing Fuels will continue to support the season opening Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker, sponsoring the race for the eighth consecutive year. (more…)

Motorsports TV Listings For March 3 – 9, 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 3, 2025

This week’s TV listings are from TVRacer. All times are eastern.

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Troy Talman Gearing Up for 2025 SK Modified Title Push

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After racing in Stafford Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division either part or full-time for 8 seasons, Troy Talman and the #3 Casella Waste Systems team were able to notch their first three feature victories during the 2024 season. The three wins helped steer Talman to a career best fourth place finish in the SK standings and he is looking forward to once again being a contender for the SK track title in 2025.

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