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Tristan McKee Tabbed To Pilot Spire Motorsports ARCA Menards Series Entry For Two Races

by MikeJuly 24, 2025

Late-Model and Road-Racing Standout to Make Series Debut at Watkins Glen

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 24, 2025) – Tristan McKee, the inaugural signee of Spire Motorsports’ driver development program, will make a pair of ARCA Menards Series starts in 2025 behind the wheel of the team’s No. 77 Gainbridge Chevrolet SS.

Five days after turning 15-years-old, the minimum age requirement to compete in an ARCA Menards Series national event, McKee will make his debut at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International in the August 8 General Tire 100 at the Glen. He will return to the Gainbridge Chevy in November for the ARCA Menards Series West season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

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Rhode Island Shriners, Pro Stock 80, Trike Races, Fast Friday On Tap At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoJuly 16, 2025

SEEKONK, Mass. — Seekonk Speedway is hitting the middle of the month of July at full stride. As the summer continues to heat up, the action on the track is getting hotter each week. There are just five scheduled Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday events left before the fields are set for the Sunoco Drive For The Cup championship battles in September – and this weekend – both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday return to the track looking for more fireworks.

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Don’t Miss These 3 Endurance Karting Arrive & Drive Races: NY This Saturday, Chicago, & VIR!

by Lou ModestinoJuly 9, 2025

Three ARRIVE & DRIVE Karting RACING opportunities are HERE!

OVRP(Oakland Valley Race Park) – > TWO TEAM SPOTS just opened up and here’s your chance to take advantage. The 6 Hours of NY is always popular track. Learn more here!

CHICAGOLAND, here we come! Located just west of Chicago, this fun track makes for tight racing. Join us for our 6 Hours of Chicago and learn more here!

VIR! The 6 Hours of VIRginia offers some serious elevation change and challenging turns to get right, every. time. Bring your team for this highly anticipated race. LEARN MORE

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Five Pivotal Races Left In The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Regular Season

by MikeJune 20, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns from a week off for Friday night’s MillerTech Battery 200 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (5 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

It’s been a busy summer for the teams, which raced six consecutive weekends between May 2 and June 7 – a string of races that featured five different winners and two first-time winners on the season (Rajah Caruth and Stewart Friesen).

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Kaz Grala Set For Three Xfinity Races with Sam Hunt Racing

by Lou ModestinoJune 19, 2025

Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announces today that Boston’s Kaz Grala will pilot the No. 24 Overplay GR Supra at a series of upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) road course races starting at the Loop 110 in Chicago. (more…)

Josh Bilicki Tapped to Drive No. 44 Chevrolet in Road Course Races with Niece Motorsports

by MikeJune 18, 2025

Salisbury, NC (June 18, 2025) – Accomplished driver, Josh Bilicki, has joined Niece Motorsports to make select NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts in the team’s No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST beginning on June 28 at Lime Rock Park.

Bilicki, a NASCAR veteran who has made over 225+ starts in the top three national series (Cup, Xfinity, and Truck), began his racing career competing on road courses. Starting in go karts before moving up through the sports car ranks, Bilicki has won several races in different racing disciplines.

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Consistency Puts Tristan McKee, 14, Atop Trans Am TA2 Standings After First Five Races

by MikeJune 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Rookie TeamSLR Driver Shows Work Ethic, Discipline That Belies His Youth

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (June 16, 2025) – At 14 years of age, Tristan McKee is the youngest driver in the Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series. But just five races into his official rookie season competing in “America’s Road Racing Series,” and with just seven points-paying TA2 events in all on his resume dating back to last fall, the driver of the No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Racecars Chevrolet Camaro for TeamSLR sits atop the championship standings.

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Race Winners Crowned at the HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour Presented by Mission Foods Races

by MikeJune 16, 2025

Third Annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods Comes to a Competitive Conclusion Saturday at Watkins Glen International

WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 15, 2025) – A trio of overnight Run Group leaders continued to roll through Saturday’s fourth and final race segments to secure the overall victories in the third annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Watkins Glen International. All were first time HSR Classic 6 Hour race winners but two of three have been victorious in the recent past in HSR Classic Mission Foods races at Daytona and Sebring.

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Same Old Story – Rain On Saturday Again Causes Grandview Speedway Races To Be Cancelled

by MikeJune 16, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – For the third consecutive week, rain is the winner Saturday at Grandview Speedway.

With rain all morning, and more predicted to continue until very late in the day, Grandview Speedway was once again forced to cancel the scheduled racing program for Saturday, June 14.

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Zilisch To Drive No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet in Atlanta & Watkins Glen Cup Races

by MikeJune 4, 2025

Concord, North Carolina – Trackhouse Racing announced today that 18-year-old Connor Zilisch will drive the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet in NASCAR Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 28 and the road course at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Aug. 10.

“It’s awesome to have the opportunity to race two more times in the NASCAR Cup Series,” said Zilisch. “Nothing beats experience in this sport especially at the Cup level. Thanks to everyone at Red Bull and Trackhouse for this opportunity.”

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