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Paul Menard Kicks Off West Coast Swing with Sonoma Trans Am Win

Guthrie Takes TA Cup, Wang Wins in XGT, Carlson and Revak Win SGT National and Western, Coffey Victorious in GT

SONOMA, Calif. (April 27, 2025) ― 2024 TA Champion Paul Menard earned his second win of the season in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, leading every lap of a close and competitive race at Sonoma Raceway. Menard was challenged fervently by three-time TA Champion Chris Dyson, who was anxious for redemption after a crash in Sebring kept him out of the seat for Round 2 at Road Atlanta. However, despite Dyson’s valiant efforts, Menard took the checkered flag with a narrow 0.291-second margin of victory.

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Seekonk Speedway To Blast Off With 80th Season Opener May 3-4

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Seekonk Speedway’s 80th anniversary season of short-track racing in Massachusetts is here. The Action Track of the East will open the campaign on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, with two different days of excitement for fans.

Read the full opening weekend preview here…

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Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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NASHVILLE, TN — The engines will roar and the grandstands will rumble as the 2025 season kicks into high gear next week with a Friday night quarter-mile special at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, launching an electrifying doubleheader weekend of racing on May 2-3.

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TeamSLR: TA2 Series Western Swing Kicks Off at Sonoma

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Four-Car Entry Led by Fulltimers Tristan McKee and Barry Boes are Joined by Returnees Carson Brown and Corey Day;
Mike Skeen, Jared Odrick and Western Championship Regulars
Brody Goble and Tim Carroll Add Punch to M1 Racecars TA2 Series Effort

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (April 23, 2025) – Scenic Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway welcomes back the national competitors of the Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series this weekend for the first time since 2022. In this first of back-to-back race weekends on the West Coast, an eight-pack of drivers wielding M1 Racecars equipment are ready to give it their all during Saturday’s 40-lap, 75-minute Sonoma SpeedTour event on the 2.52-mile, 11-turn circuit situated in the heart of California’s Wine Country.

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Off Weekend, Looking Toward Texas

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: SpeedyCash.com 250
The Place: Texas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, May 2
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 250.5 miles (167 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 80), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 167)

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Claremont Spring Fling Kicks Off 2025 Oval Track Season

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CLAREMONT, N.H. – Claremont Motorsports Park ushered in its busy 2025 racing season Saturday, April 19, with day one of its annual two-day Spring Fling spectacular.

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Wiscasset Speedway Ready to Kick Off Action-Packed 2025 Race Season

2 weeks ago0

Written By: Amy Worrey – Chasing the Checkered

The Official Wiscasset Speedway pace car takes to the track for the 2024 Boss Hogg 150. (Jasen Dickey Photography)

After a long 6 months of hibernation, Wiscasset Speedway is prepared to open their gates once again for an exciting 26-event race season.

The most significant change made during the off-season was a new addition to the Group 1 lineup in the Davis Erector Group Crate Modifieds. The division, spearheaded by track owner Richard Jordan, features the first tour-type Modified cars to race weekly in Maine in almost 35 years.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Off Week, Looking Ahead To Talladega

2 weeks ago0

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Jack Link’s 500
The Place: Talladega Superspeedway
Track Length: 2.66 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, April 27
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 500 miles (188 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 188)

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Claremont Motorsports Park Kicks Off 2025 Season with Annual Spring Fling This Weekend

April 14, 2025

Claremont, NH — The engines come to life this weekend at Claremont Motorsports Park as the track kicks off its highly anticipated 2025 race season with the annual running of the Spring Fling—a two-day event packed with speed, competition, and family-friendly excitement.

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IMSA Insider – In And Out: Will Short Stop Strategically Pay Off Again in Long Beach?

April 11, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has a long, memorable history of racing in the streets, ranging from Miami to Del Mar, San Antonio to Detroit, Nova Scotia to Australia. Bicentennial Park’s streets played host to a two-time Formula 1 World Champion coming out of retirement to race in 1983 in IMSA’s Grand Prix of Miami, setting the stage for a glorious second act to his legendary career. You may have heard of him: Emerson Fittipaldi. And it was Scotland’s Allan McNish (driving with a strained back he injured whilst stepping out of kilt during a pre-race photo shoot) who teamed with Rinaldo “Dindo” Capello and Brad Jones to win IMSA’s first and only race Down Under on the streets of Adelaide.

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