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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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Justin Bonsignore Heading For Doubleheader at North Wilkesboro Speedway

by Kyle SouzaOctober 17, 2024

PHOTO: Tom Morris

Three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore will compete in two events this weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Bonsignore will make his first start in the SMART Modified Tour, driving the No. 51 for Ken Massa Motorsports in the 99-lap SMART season finale on Saturday evening. On Sunday, Bonsignore returns to NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour racing in the Brushy Mountain Powersports 150, the penultimate race of the season.

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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…)

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway For Crucial Championship Tilt

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

After the race was postponed for two weeks due to Hurricane Helene‘s impact on the Appalachain Mountains, North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to host the penultimate event of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Last year saw NASCAR‘s oldest division visit North Wilkesboro for the first time in its long, prestigious history. A field of 38 cars showed up to take the green flag, with veteran Matt Hirschman bringing home the victory over the championship frontrunners in Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore. (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…)

Motorsports Television Listings For October 14 – 20, 2024

by Lou ModestinoOctober 14, 2024October 14, 2024

All listings are from RacingTVSchedule, and are subject to change.

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Justin Bonsignore Grabs 43rd Career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Win in Sunoco World Series 150

by Kyle SouzaOctober 14, 2024

14th Thompson Speedway Victory Leaves Him in Sole Possession of Third All-Time on Tour Win List (PHOTO: Tom Morris Racing Photography)

THOMPSON, Conn. – Justin Bonsignore was in Thompson Speedway victory lane again on Sunday afternoon. For the 14th time in his career, Bonsignore captured victory on the high-banks in Connecticut – leading the most laps and taking the lead back late after a pit road miscue to rocket to another win.

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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…)

Jon McKennedy Stands On It for $10K Monaco Modified Payday Over Big Money Matt

by Lou ModestinoOctober 14, 2024

Keith Rocco and Todd Owen tangle at the line for the Thompson Sunoco Modified win on Sunoco World Series Saturday! (Alan Ward photo)

Thompson, CT — The American-Canadian Tour got the second day of the Sunoco World Series off to a strong start with their Sunoco World Series 75. Brandon Barker and Tom Carey III lead the way to the green flag just before former Thompson Late Model champion Brian Tagg dove sideways across the frontstretch grass to call out the lone caution. The international roster of drivers kept it lean and green after that, even as several drivers fell out with mechanical issues throughout the 75-lap sprint. In the end, Tom Carey III backed up his September extra-distance win to claim his third career American-Canadian Tour win in the ‘Brookside Ride’ while former Seekonk Speedway champion Ryan Kuhn kept him honest, following just a car-length behind through the second half of the event to claim second. Polesitter Brandon Barker held on to take third over Quebec’s Jonathan Bouvrette. (more…)