LAKEVILLE, CONN. (20 March 2024)– Lime Rock Park is proud to declare 2024 as the Year of Skip Barber.
As Skip Barber looks forward to the 65th anniversary of his first visit to Lime Rock Park, the track will pay tribute to Barber’s contributions to motorsport and Lime Rock Park through special events, exhibitions, and commemorative merchandise throughout the season.
LAKEVILLE, CONN. (6 March 2024) – This Labor Day weekend, Lime Rock Park will roar to life as the Connecticut track is set to celebrate Ford as the honored marque for Historic Festival 42 (Aug. 30-Sept. 2). The five-day celebration will not only commemorate the 60th anniversary of one of the most iconic and enduring muscle cars in automotive history, the Ford Mustang, but also pay homage to the significant contribution Ford has made to automotive innovation. (more…)
N. Woodstock, NH — As license registrations for the 2024 season continue to trickle into the American-Canadian Tour offices in Barre, Vermont, the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division has already received two new names for the upcoming year at White Mountain Motorsports Park! Jaidan Del Toro of Graniteville, Vermont and Kiptyn Aldrich of Woodsville, New Hampshire have thrown their hats in the ring, looking for greatness at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track in 2024! (more…)
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 61st anniversary season of auto racing action at Grandview Speedway moves into the biggest weekend of competition for Modified and Sportsman competitors with the running of the 53rd annual Freedom 76, and the race weekend is the most lucrative of the year for competitors. (more…)
Daytona Beach, Fla. (May 12, 2023) – Last night’s announcement of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson as one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers completed the list after a several-week rollout. The drivers, honored in celebration of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, will be recognized during the annual Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway.
Barre, VT — It’s time for another year’s installment of Rookies at The Road and 2023 is once again looking bright for new teams and new cars ready to take on the challenge of Thunder Road’s 64-year-old highbanks. Between the established stars moving up to the next division and a strong showing of new faces and names ready to grace the Barre, Vermont asphalt, the future looks bright and so do the upcoming battles for Rookie of the Year.
After more than 30 years at the helm of the National Auto Sport Association, a racing organization he co-founded in 1991, Executive Director Jerry Kunzman has announced he will retire from NASA National in 2023.
Kunzman will continue to serve as Regional Director of the Northern California NASA Region, but he will be naming current COO Jeremy Croiset as the new CEO of NASA.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Jan. 6, 2023) – While the 2023 crew chief lineup for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) remains mostly intact from last year, two familiar names join the crew chief ranks for the team’s 15th NASCAR season.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (October 3, 2022) – Officials from Knoxville Raceway announced today former Marion County Fair Board President Jason Reed has been named general manager of the famed half-mile oval, affectionately known as the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.” (more…)
JENNERSTOWN, Pa. – For the second straight year, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams will carry the names of fallen heroes on the roof of their rides this weekend at Jennerstown Speedway. As part of the Jennerstown Salutes event, in collaboration with Operation Vet NOW Inc. (OVN), NASCAR and JDV Productions, all teams in the Modified field will be racing to honor a veteran.
Modena, Italy – 2 May 2022 – Giovanni Tommaso Sgro has been assigned responsibility for the Maserati Corse (Maserati Racing) department. In his role, Sgro will lead the brand’s work in the sporting field, reporting directly to Davide Grasso, Maserati CEO and operationally to Jean-Marc Finot, Senior VP, Stellantis Motorsport. (more…)
ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 18, 2022) – Eldora Speedway has named veteran motorsports executive Jerry Gappens as its new general manager, succeeding Roger Slack, who has decided to call time on his 12-year career at Eldora.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 60th anniversary season of professional auto racing at Grandview Speedway, will begin on Saturday, April 2 with the running of the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker. (more…)
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Nov. 12, 2021) – Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) has announced its crew chief lineup for the team’s 2022 debut in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett and Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan.
Three second generation racing personalities bearing iconic names will collaborate for a two car effort at the Islip 300 Tour Type Modified event Saturday November 13th at Riverhead Raceway. In the waning days of October Tommy Baldwin Jr. announced he’ll field two cars for the $7,000 to win race, naming Jimmy Blewett of Howell, NJ and Michael Christopher Jr. of Wolcott, Ct. as his drivers. The racing lineage among the three families runs deep in the Northeast. (more…)
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME — The debut season for the Outlaw Open Modified Series will end in style next weekend at the 59th annual Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park from October 8-10. The historic Thompson 300 returns with a minimum $20,000 on the line for the winner and a total posted purse booming over $100,000. (more…)
Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — A mix of new names and a slate of returning faces are set to keep fans on the edge of their seats at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway on Wednesday, September 15. As the Outlaw Open Modified Series readies to return to the track for the $5,000-to-win Twisted Tea Tripoint Showdown 75, the fourth race of the season will mark the final tune-up for the return of the historic Thompson 300 on Sunday, October 10.
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has a massive weekend of dirt track racing on tap for August 14-15. With rain wiping out both halves of a doubleheader last weekend, race fans have loads of action to look forward to with “Healthcare Heroes Night” on Saturday night and the “Battle at the Bowl” on Sunday night. (more…)
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Mother Nature can’t stop Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The third annual “Battle at the Bowl” Dirt Modified event was postponed a week by rain to Sunday, August 15 at 5:00 p.m., but a little wet weather certainly did not dampen the spirit of the event. If anything, the delay has only ramped up the anticipation. (more…)
Waterbury, VT — For the first time in three years, the American-Canadian Tour is coming to New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. The Lee USA 150 this Sunday, May 16 at 2:00pm is part of a showdown featuring three of the region’s top touring series.
