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ARCA Menards Series Competitors Seek To Conquer The Monster Mile

by MikeJuly 15, 2025

The first of four combination events the ARCA Menards Series East shares with the national division to close out 2025 begins this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway, a facility that has more than earned its moniker as ‘The Monster Mile’.

Despite being a mile in length, what separates Dover from other similar facilities is its corners banked at 24 degrees. Precision and care are imperative to navigate the self-cleaning banking, as one wrong move could end not only one driver’s day, but several others attempting to avoid the chaos. (more…)

Supercross Presented Live From Empower Field At Mile High In Denver This Saturday, May 3, At 7 P.M. Et Exclusively On Peacock

by MikeApril 30, 2025

Race Day Live Begins Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET with Race at 7 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock
Encore Presentation This Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC
Penultimate Race of 2025 Supercross Season

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 30, 2025 – The 2025 SMX World Championship^TM series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season continues this Saturday, May 3, from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, with an encore presentation on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. This is the penultimate race of the Supercross season.

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Miami University Students Learn From Indycar Team, Driver To Visit Monday

by MikeApril 23, 2025

St. Thomas University and Meyer Shank Racing will soon mark a month of South Florida college students doing experiential learning projects to help the IndyCar team succeed.

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After Practice Day Catastrophe, Brown Makes Magic Mile Triumph in Northeast Classic

by MikeApril 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour victory lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (L-R) Derek Gluchacki (3rd), winner Gabe Brown, Brandon Barker (2nd). (Mark A. Cote photo)
Griffith Takes PASS Checkers, McKennedy Sets Sail in Open Modifieds

Loudon, NH — Unseasonably warm weather greeted New England race fans at the Magic Mile on Saturday morning for the 5th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Although the radar made officials sweat, Mother Nature couldn’t stop the efforts of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series one week after she threw a snowstorm through the area!

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NHMS EVP/GM David McGrath Excited for 2025 NASCAR Playoffs Weekend at “The Magic Mile”

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series during the Sept. 19-21, 2025 NASCAR Playoffs weekend, which will also feature the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath spoke to media Thursday following NASCAR’s 2025 schedule announcement, which includes a Sept. 19-21 visit to NHMS by the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT).

The 2025 NCS race at NHMS will kick off the Round of 12 on Sunday, Sept. 21 while the NCTS race will join the Mohegan Sun 100 NWMT race on Doubleheader Saturday, Sept. 20 and serve as a Round of 10 cutoff race to solidify the Round of 8.

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Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Ares performed at Darlington

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

Chase Briscoe won the Cup Race while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came up with a very respectful eighth place and Corey LaJoie took down ninth place with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT earning a 12^th. Not so fortunate was Boston’s Kaz Grala who placed 24th. Note that Corey LaJoie is the son of Randy La Joie of Norwalk, CT who was a two-time NASCAR Xfinity Champion,

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Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Area and NY did over the past weekend

by Lou ModestinoAugust 28, 2024

Harrison Burton won the Cup race at Daytona while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended his night in 31^{st. Also} Corey LaJoie did even worse with a 34^th position and Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 39^th going out early in that race. LaJoie is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie who grew up in Norwalk, CT before moving to the Charlotte, NC area.

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Layne Riggs Captures First Truck Series Win at Milwaukee Mile

by MikeAugust 26, 2024August 26, 2024

For the second-straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first-career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in Sunday’s Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.

Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a solid 1.547-second victory over the Wisconsin native and a super-motivated group of Playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all the more impressive. (more…)

Young’s Motorsports Daytona Xfinity | The Milwaukee Mile Trucks Team Preview

by MikeAugust 23, 2024

Welcome To The Team: For Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Motorsports veteran Dexter Bean to command the team’s flagship, No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race of the 2024 season.

About Dexter: Hailing from Westby, Wisc., Dexter Bean earned success in the Midwest in Late Model competition. From Late Models, Bean and his family-owned BlackJack Racing team became a staple in the ARCA Menards Series in the mid-2000s, before earning an opportunity in ARCA with Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2008.

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AM Racing | Christian Rose The Milwaukee Mile ARCA Preview

by MikeAugust 23, 2024

Welcome Back: AM Racing returns to the ARCA Menards Series full-time in 2024 with sophomore Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) driver Christian Rose behind the wheel of the team’s No. 32 Ford Mustang, continuing with Sunday afternoon’s Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile.

The 2024 ARCA Menards Series season will mark the first time that AM Racing has competed back-to-back full-time in the NASCAR-owned development series since three-time ARCA Menards Series winner Gus Dean drove for the organization during the 2017 – 2018 seasons, respectively. (more…)