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NMPA to Present Myers Brothers Award to FOX NASCAR Play-by-Play Announcer Mike Joy Friday in Daytona

by MikeFebruary 11, 2026

The National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) will present FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Joy the prestigious Myers Brothers Award on Friday, Feb. 13, at 2:30 PM ET in the Daytona International Speedway media center deadline room.

Joy, who has led the FOX NASCAR broadcast team since 2001, FOX’s first year as a NASCAR broadcast partner, this week marks the 47^th Daytona 500 for which he has been a part of live TV or radio coverage and his 57^th year in motorsports broadcasting. He calls this year’s “Great American Race” on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2:30 PM ET.

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NASCAR Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner Coming To PPB Motorsports 2026 Show

by MikeJanuary 22, 2026

OAKS, Pa. — NASCAR Truck Series champion Mike Skinner, the driver who burst onto the national scene wheeling Richard Childress Racing’s iconic black Goodwrench No. 3 made famous by Dale Earnhardt, will appear at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2026 Show presented by Can-Am on the second day of the two-day event, Saturday, January 24, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa.

Skinner famously carried the legendary No. 3 colors to the 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship before becoming Earnhardt’s teammate in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1997, driving the RCR No. 31 sponsored by Lowe’s.

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Ryan Watt Defeats Son Logan Watt In Grandview NASCAR Modified Thriller, Mike Loney, Gage Phillips & Sven Olson Are Also Winners – Duane Howard & Colin Cox Are 2025 Track Champions

by MikeSeptember 15, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was a wildly exciting night of racing action on Advance Auto Parts Championship Night Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, and when the final checkered flag waved, the night featured a repeat feature winner, a first time ever winner, a repeat champion, and a first time ever champion, in a night that will be remembered for a long time to come!

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Maynard Troyer Classic VI Presented By F/A Products And Planter Box Direct To Host Star-Studded Field Including Defending Event Champions Ron Silk, Mike Leaty, And Matt Hirschman For Race Of Champions Modified Series

by MikeAugust 18, 2025

The Biggest Race Of Champions Event of the Year at Spencer Speedway Features More Prizes and Awards Than Ever Before

Williamson, N.Y. – (August 18, 2025) – The Maynard Troyer Classic VI, presented by F/A Products and Planter Box Direct, will take center stage at Spencer Speedway on Friday, August 29. Widely recognized as one of the premier events on the Race of Champions Modified Series schedule, the Classic annually brings together the region’s best asphalt Modified competitors for a night of high-stakes racing.

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Mike Leaty And Cody McPherson Score Spencer Speedway Race Of Champions Wins On Friday Night

by MikeAugust 4, 2025

Leaty Claims Sportsman Modified Victory at Spencer; McPherson Masters Ohsweken with Flat Tire Finish
Mancuso, Patterson, Catalano, and Schoonmaker Also Victorious During Fan Appreciation Night

Williamson, N.Y. – (August 3, 2025) – Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., delivered a commanding performance Friday night at his home track, Spencer Speedway, driving past Andrew Lewis, Jr., of Ontario, N.Y., to claim another Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory.

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Craftsbury Common’s Mike Martin Steals $2,000 Fisher Auto Parts 100 at White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoJuly 14, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — Although gray skies greeted the crowds at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Thursday, a warm and rain-free day ensured stellar side-by-side action at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track. Headlined by the inaugural Fisher Auto Parts 100 for the Flying Tigers, Saturday’s showcase was yet another example of what makes the Thunder in the Mountains!

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Mike Leaty Returns To Victory Lane In Ol’ Boy Cup IX At Lancaster Motorplex

by MikeJuly 1, 2025

Leaty outduels Lutz and Emerling in Thursday Night Sprint at the Buffalo Half-Mile

LANCASTER, NY (June 27, 2025) – In a thrilling Thursday night showdown at Lancaster Motorplex, Mike Leaty of Williamson, NY, powered his way back to victory lane, capturing his first career win in the prestigious Ol’ Boy Cup IX as part of the Race of Champions Modified Series.

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Mike Skeen Returns to Victory Lane in CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, Leads M1 Racecars Podium Sweep at Road America

by MikeJune 30, 2025

TeamSLR’s Barry Boes Earns Second Pro/Am Win of Season

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 29, 2025) – 2020 Champion Mike Skeen returned to Victory Lane in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series for the first time since 2022, leading every single lap at Road America on his way to capturing the checkered flag. Polesitter Skeen’s No. 2 Guthrie’s Garage machine had dominant speed, allowing him to defend the point position through multiple restarts and pull out to tremendous gaps under green-flag conditions. Behind him, fifth-place starter Tristan McKee (No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) quickly advanced to the front and passed second-place starter Corey Day (No. 17 HendrickCars.com/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) on lap two, and the trio of TeamSLR-built M1 racecars defended their podium positions for the remainder of the race. Thomas Annunziata (No. 90 Gazoo Racing/Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry), who made his first laps this weekend at Road America in the race, advanced from the 23rd spot to finish fourth, and seventh-place starter Valentin Aguirre (No. 12 Memo Corse/CAN/Elf Oil Ford Mustang) claimed his first-career top-five finish.

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Seven-Time ASA Champion Mike Eddy, 72, Passes Away

by MikeMay 30, 2025

A legend in the short-track racing world, Mike Eddy won 58 ASA National Tour events during his storied career.

Zach Evans from Racing America reports that short-track racing legend Mike Eddy, 72, passed away on Thursday morning, May 29, his family confirmed on social media.

Eddy is best known as a seven-time champion on the American Speed Association (ASA) National Tour, an all-time record in the series. His 58 wins with the series place him second only to Bob Senneker, and no one holds more ASA championships than “The Polar Bear.”

For more, visit Racing America.

Photo by Bobby Jones, Racing America

Performance Partners: Cincinnati’s Mike Albert Fleet Solutions Backs NASCAR Xfinity Driver Ryan Ellis

by MikeApril 8, 2025

Lake Wales, Fla., (April 8, 2025) – DGM Racing announced that Mike Albert Fleet Solutions (Mike Albert), one of the nation’s top 10 fleet management companies, is revving up its sponsorship game by joining forces with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Ellis. Mike Albert will adorn DGM Racing’s No. 71 Chevrolet as a year-long associate with a full primary at Daytona International Speedway. (more…)