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Reigning IMSA Champions Winward Racing Qualify on the Outside Pole in GTD for the Rolex 24 At Daytona

by MikeJanuary 24, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Defending IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) champions Winward Racing picked up right where they left off at the end of 2024’s season of domination with a front-row qualifying performance Thursday for this weekend’s 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona. With longtime Winward team member and AMG Performance Driver Philip Ellis at the wheel of the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, the reigning WeatherTech and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) GTD champions nearly won the class pole position with a last-lap flyer as the checkered flag flew.

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William Byron Is Ignoring ‘Outside Noise’ as Title Race Approaches

by WebmasterNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

William Byron stood anxiously next to his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet last Sunday on Martinsville (Va.) Speedway’s pit lane as NASCAR officials settled a points tiebreaker between Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell—the winner receiving a ticket to the Championship Four, the other forced to wait until next year for a title opportunity.

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Chris Rogers Rides Outside Lane To Riverhead Raceway Modified Victory Lane

by Bob FinanSeptember 24, 2024

By Bob Finan

On a bust night of Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing at Riverhead Raceway Saturday night, Chris Rogers of Patchogue won his second career NASCAR Modified feature the hard way driving to victory lane riding the outside groove. In the 2024 Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50, Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead marched to his fifth win of 2024, his first ever in this event. Ten feature events kept the fans busy on the last evening of summer.

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Outside Investors Looking to NASCAR

by MikeAugust 5, 2024

Private equity firms and sports funds have been circling NASCAR in recent months looking at possible investments, driven by momentum around sports overall, racing specifically, and the relatively low cost of team charters. (more…)

Roberts, Jaques Use Outside Groove to Taste First Victories on Nolato Night

by Lou ModestinoAugust 14, 2023

Barre, VT — With skies far clearer than they were just twenty-four-hours before, Thunder Road International Speedbowl roared to life for Nolato Night on Friday. Two first-time winners graced victory lane high atop Quarry Hill for the first time on a stellar Friday night of racing. (more…)

Justin Brown Rides The Outside To First Career NASCAR Modified Win At Riverhead Raceway Saturday

by Lou ModestinoAugust 29, 2022

What a difference a week makes, just ask Justin Brown of Manorville. A week after being the first car out of The Bubba 150, Justin rebounded Saturday night scoring his first career NASCAR Modified victory in a 50-lap, non stop event before a standing room only crowd at Riverhead Raceway. Brown earned the win the old fashioned way by going to the outside to execute the winning pass. (more…)