By Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer
The Intimidator. The Man in Black. Ironhead. One Tough Customer. Dale Earnhardt was called all of those — he was such a legendary NASCAR figure that just one nickname wasn’t enough. Considered by many to be the best driver in the sport’s history, Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 and has since attained almost mythical status among race fans.
N. Woodstock, NH — The time has finally come as the gates of White Mountain Motorsports Park are once again ready to open with the help of HK Powersports! The 33rd season opener presented by HK Powersports is ready to shake off the spring blues with a doubleheader weekend of heart-pounding action!
It all starts Saturday, May 17 with the annual free-to-the-public Car Show at White Mountain Motorsports Park from 10:00am to 12-noon. Practice will begin at 1:30pm with post time set for 5:30pm. All six divisions that call White Mountain home will kick off the HK Powersports Opening Weekend but Saturday is headlined by the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers as they kick off both the ACT Tri-State Flying Tiger Series AND the Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown!
Barre, VT — Officials have freshly inked a deal with a new and exciting steaming service option for Northeast racing fans in 2025. NESTN, the North East Short Track Network, has signed on with White Mountain Motorsports Park and Thompson Speedway to stream select Pay-Per-View events produced by the same great team that showcases weekly racing action from across New England. NESTN coverage will begin with the Monaco Modified RaceChoice.com program on Wednesday, May 14 at Thompson Speedway.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 13, 2025)- Todd Gilliland will sport a new look on his No. 34 Ford Mustang Dark Horse as Overplay joins forces with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) in a new partnership for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Overplay— the world’s first user-generated gaming platform where anyone can make games from videos—will team up with FRM and Gilliland at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600, a crown jewel event for stock car racing’s premier division.
Mooresville, NC (May 12, 2025) – RightMark Roofing has jumped on board as the primary sponsor at North Wilkesboro for NASCAR Driver Spencer Boyd and Freedom Racing Enterprises to help launch their new brand formerly known as WM Commercial Roofing. RightMark Roofing has 18+ years of experience providing quality solutions for businesses in Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, and surrounding states.
SALINAS, Calif. (May 2, 2025) – Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series National and Western Championships at the Mission Foods Laguna Seca SpeedTour at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Three-time champion Rafa Matos in the No. 57 Concord American Flagpole/SHR Chevrolet Camaro earned his first pole award of 2025, setting a new qualifying record with a best lap time of 1:26.330, beating out 2020 champion Mike Skeen (No. 2 Guthrie’s Garage Chevrolet Camaro) by a mere 32-thousandths of a second.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
Last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway produced the second closest finish in series history, but that likely won’t be repeated with Kyle Larson in the field this year.
PHILADELPHIA – May 1, 2025 – Xumo, Comcast’s and Charter’s joint venture that offers consumers nationwide a simple, easy way to stream all their favorite shows and movies and proud partner of NASCAR, today announced that the NASCAR Channel, NASCAR’s official FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel, will launch on Xumo Play. The channel offers race fans round-the-clock NASCAR content, including classic races, re-airs of the season’s events, original series, documentaries and more.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 29, 2025) — The stars are set to shine once again at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race returns May 15-18. With a newly condensed four-day schedule featuring zMAX CARS Tour racing, the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, live concerts, NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge and the fan-favorite NASCAR All-Star Race, the excitement is building for the biggest weeks in short-track racing.
