At 65 years old, Mike Wallace was looking at becoming the biggest Cinderella Story leading into the 2025 Daytona 500. The driver, who has accumulated nine wins between the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (two of them at Daytona International Speedway) and has compiled 809 total starts in NASCAR National Series competition was set to attempt this year’s edition of The Great American Race in the No. 66 MBM Motorsports entry. (more…)
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Mike Wallace Not Approved for Daytona 500 Attempt
Mike Wallace has not been approved by NASCAR to attempt to compete in the Daytona 500 next month with MBM Motorsports due to inactivity in the sport over the last few years. (more…)
Mike Wallace, 65 and Widowed, Takes Aim at 2025 Daytona 500 as NASCAR Season Approaches
You looking for a longshot in this year’s Daytona 500? A potential feel-good story?
How ’bout if it’s also a guy with a reputation for comfort in big-pack racing with a couple of wins at the World Center of Racing?
Oh, also, he’s a 65-year-old widower.
Mike Christopher Jr. Saves Tires to Dash for Cash Win on Sunoco World Series Friday
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…)
Transcripts: Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Crew Chief Mike Kelley, After Talladega Victory
THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by Mike Kelley, Crew Chief of the No. 47 Chevrolet. Congratulations on your win today, Mike. Can you tell us a little bit about the race itself?
MIKE KELLEY: Well, today for us was just all about execution. We generally don’t qualify well here. I think today — or yesterday was our best qualifying effort on a speedway with a Next Gen car. We qualified 32nd. We won’t compromise our race setup, and we generally have a pretty good race car for Ricky to be able to maneuver around.
Mike Hopkins Keeps Streak Alive At Speedway 95
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
HERMON, ME. – Since D.J. Shaw won the Granite State Pro Stock Series’ Maine debut in 2016, every race in the Pine Tree State had been won by a Mainer leading into Sunday afternoon’s showdown at Speedway 95.
And July winner Mike Hopkins kept that streak alive, picking up the win at his home track for a clean sweep of both visits to the Hermon, Maine, third-mile.
Mike Rutkoski Turns Season Around With Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Victory Saturday
NASCAR Modified talent Michael Rutkoski of Mattituck turned his 2024 season around Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway leading wire-to-wire to win the 50-lap First Responders Night event. Rutkoski has endured a rough season up until the calendar flipped from July to August, it was then the 2018 Crate Modified champion felt a shift in fortune that led to his 2nd career win Saturday.
Andrew Morin Wins Mighty Mike Lewis Memorial/Super Street Summer Six Pack Series Race
Hudson, NH (June 2, 2024)- Mother Nature provided a beautiful day for racing at the Family Fun Track! On top of the 2nd race in the Super Street Summer Six Pack Series it was also the Mighty Mike Lewis Memorial race for the Northeast Auto Imports Super Streets! Also on tap were the NELCAR Bandoleros, NELCAR Legends, Granite State Indoor Gun Range Six Shooters, and MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks. (more…)
Mike Hopkins Takes Home Second Consecutive Coastal 200 Victory
Memorial Day weekend is home to one of the biggest Late Model racing events in New England: The Coastal 200. This year, Wiscasset Speedway decided to up the ante and make the race bigger and better than ever before, hosting an action-packed 3-day weekend which would include an infield kickoff party featuring the Motor Booty Affair, charitable car show and cornhole tournament benefiting the Special Olympics and the $15,000 to win Coastal 200 to round out the 3-day affair.
Mike Tirico And Danica Patrick Return To Host NBC Sports’ Coverage Of 108th Indianapolis 500 Presented By Gainbridge
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 16, 2024 – With less than two weeks to go, NBC Sports has announced its team of race and studio commentators for its comprehensive coverage of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 26, on NBC and Peacock.
Mike Mahaney Scores VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Modified Win On Opening Night At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Mike Mahaney of Elizabethtown, N.Y. utilized a well prepared and strong running race car along with some good racing luck, to score the Opening Night win in the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial T.P. Trailer 50-lap Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
2024 Sebring Trans Am Season Opener for LTK and Damon Racing Mike Cope Mustang
Sebring, FLORIDA – February 19, 2024 – The Trans Am presented by Pirelli Series has picked up a new entitlement, with the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series as the headliner for 2024. Damon Racing and the Mike Cope Enterprises crews are ready to enlist on Round 1 at the signature destination for Trans Am’s season start, Sebring International Raceway, February 22 – 25.
Mike Parks To Return as Claremont Motorsports Park General Manager in 2024
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Claremont Motorsports Park and MDP Motorsports Promotions LLC jointly announced today that Mike Parks will return as the General Manager of Claremont Motorsports Park for the 2024 racing season.
Mike Gular Captures Grandview Speedway Win In Another Thriller
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Mike Gular won out on a classic side by side duel with fellow Boyertown, Pa. resident Ryan Watt, taking the lead with eight laps remaining, to score the 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature win Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
Mike Gular Captures Second Win Of Season After Classic Grandview Duel With Von Dohren And Kressley On Saturday Night
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Mike Gular of Boyertown, Pa. used a lot of hard work, hard driving, and some racing luck to score his second win of the season in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
Craig Von Dohren And Mike Schneck Jr. Capture Wins In Action Packed Program On Saturday At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Craig Von Dohren of Oley, Pa. ended a 2023 season win drought when he scored his first win of the season in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
Riverhead Raceway To Salute Mike Ewanitsko During June 24th Miller Lite 200 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Event
He was one of the most successful NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers of his generation, complete with rock star looks and matching charismatic personality. When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour rolls into Riverhead Raceway June 24th they will compete in the Miller Lite 200, Salute to Mike Ewanitsko.
Mike Hopkins Scores First Career Coastal 200 Victory at Wiscasset Speedway
Thousands of fans rolled into Wiscasset Speedway on Sunday for the biggest Late Model race of the year, the Coastal 200. The $10,000 to win race, presented by Coldbrook Trailers and GT Overhead Doors, is one of the marquee events of the race season and always draws some of the biggest names in the Northeast. This year was no different as Eddie MacDonald, Mike Hopkins and 3-time Coastal 200 winner Ben Ashline were among those in the field.
Mike Gular Captures $7500 Grandview Speedway VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Season Opener In A Thriller, Hirthler Tops Sportsman
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 61st anniversary season of professional stock car racing got off to a thrilling start on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, and when all the close racing and position swapping was over, former Track Champion Mike Gular of Boyertown, Pa. was able to score the $7500 payday in the 6th annual VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial. (more…)
Mike Tirico And Danica Patrick Return To NBC Sports’ Coverage Of 107th Indianapolis 500
STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 17, 2023 – With 100 days until the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on NBC and Peacock, NBC Sports announced today that Mike Tirico and Danica Patrick will return to its coverage of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sun., May 28. (more…)