SMX Playoff Round 1 – ZMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Saturday, September 6, 2025
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NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 16 Playoffs And SMX World Championship Round 1 Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Coverage This Week
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 Playoffs continue this Sunday, Sept. 7, with the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the SuperMotocross World Championship begins this Saturday, Sept. 6, with Round 1 from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., at 2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Enjoy Illinois 300
The Place: World Wide Technology Raceway
Track Length: 1.25 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, September 7
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (240 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 140), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 240)
NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: The Nu Way 200 sauced by Blues Hog BBQ
The Place: World Wide Technology Raceway
Track Length: 1.25 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, September 6
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 200 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 35),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Off Week, Looking Toward Bristol
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics & Busch Beans
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
Track Length: 0.533 Mile Concrete Oval
The Date: Thursday, September 11
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 133.25 miles (250 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 65),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 130), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250)
TV Listings for Motorsports Fans – Sept. 2 – 7, 2025
Lou Modestino gives us this week’s motorsports television listings from RacingTVSchedule. All times are eastern.
Lou Modestino Track Talk: Here’s How Northeast Drivers Performed At Darlington And Portland
Northeastern senior correspondent Lou Modestino checks in with his latest Track Talk:
Chase Briscoe won the Cup race at Darlington, SC. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finished 16th, and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended his day in 20th position.
The Xfinity race in Portland, OR saw Conner Zillich go to Victory Lane. Thomas Annunziata of NJ finished 28th while Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT ended his day in 33rd.
The Craftsman Trucks also raced at Darlington, SC. Correy Heim won that one, with Corey LaJoie placing 20th. Corey LaJoie is the son of Two -Time Xfinity Champion Randy Lajoie who grew up in Norwalk, CT before he moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to all of the NASCAR Teams. Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA ended up 22nd.
The Indy Cars were in action at Nashville, TN, and Josef Newgarden won that one. Santino Ferrucci of Ridgefield, CT came in eighth.
Goodyear Racing Notes – World Wide Technology Raceway
The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup that awaits NASCAR Cup Series teams at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) this weekend is new to the Illinois track but already familiar to teams, having debuted at Iowa Speedway a month ago.
These new left and right side tires were initially developed with Iowa’s fast cornering speeds in mind and are also the product of a June tire test at WWTR, where drivers Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, and Kyle Larson tested them.
NASCAR Cup Title Favorites Have Work To Do After Fraught Southern 500
DARLINGTON, S.C. — It was a Southern 500 race that didn’t follow form—not anywhere close.
The presumptive favorites for the NASCAR Cup Series championship didn’t perform like favorites in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500, the opening race in the 2025 Playoffs.
Advance Auto Parts Presents USAC East Coast Sprints Plus NASCAR Modified And Sportsman For A Triple-Header This Saturday At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series will join the weekly stock car action to kick off a busy month of September this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
Grandview Speedway will be presenting another NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program this Saturday featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, and the only visit of the season by the USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars.