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Bass Pro Shops Partners With the SMX League to Bring Monster Energy SMX World Championship Final to Thunder Ridge

by MikeJanuary 13, 2026

Bass Pro Shops will be featured partner across the entire SMX racing calendar, with Thunder Ridge hosting Monster Energy SMX World Championship Final in September

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2026) – The SMX League^TM announced today that Thunder Ridge at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, Mo., was selected to host the high-profile 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship Final on Saturday, Sept. 26. This comes as a part of a multi-year partnership agreement with Bass Pro Shops, launching at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross stadium season opener on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.

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Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge Partners with Martinsville Speedway for NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race

by MikeMarch 21, 2025

The future is bright as the Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 will shine under the lights on Friday night

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 20, 2025) – The future of both NASCAR and the Blue Ridge region is bright as Martinsville Speedway combines forces with the local Boys & Girls Club chapter for the Friday night NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series on March 28 at 7:30 p.m.

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Bear Ridge Speedway Announces A New Sponsor For 2025

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 19, 2025

Bear Ridge Speedway “the fastest dirt track in Vermont” promoters/owners C.V. “Butch” Elms and April May Preston-Elms are excited to announce a new sponsor for the weekly racing. 95.3/107.1 The Wolf along with Heath Cole have been a longtime supporter of the Ridge sponsoring the annual Memorial Day remembrance of lost friends race night. When the weekly racing series sponsorship opened Heath and Jim Whedon of Binnie Media the parent company were eager to jump on board. (more…)

Bear Ridge Speedway Honors 57th Season Champions

by Lou ModestinoDecember 2, 2024

West Lebanon NH – Bear Ridge Speedway honored the champions from its 57th season of dirt track stock car racing on Friday night and Saturday nights November 8th & 9th. The two-night format featuring ‘Fendered Wheels’ on Friday night and ‘Open Wheels’ on Saturday night recognized seventy drivers, with over 350 crew members, sponsors, fans, and officials in attendance for a sold-out banquet hall each night at the Fireside Inn & Suites West Lebanon NH for the gala. More than $35,000 in prizes, awards and point fund purses were awarded.

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Jason Gray Sweeps the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds and DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes at Bear Ridge

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2024

Week twenty-one New England Dirt Track Championships feature winners of the 57th consecutive season sponsored by General Auto Salvage were Jason Gray in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Jason Gray in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets overall Brandon Piastka, Dana Carter in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Kevin LaForest in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners.

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Bear Ridge Speedway is Pleased to Welcome Back All Division Sponsors for the 57th Consecutive Season of Racing

by Lou ModestinoJanuary 11, 2024

Bear Ridge Speedway “the fastest dirt track in Vermont” is putting together another year of edge-of-your-seat racing entertainment as they celebrate the 57th consecutive season at the Ridge with a banner lineup of events with the return of long-standing sponsors in 2024 C.V. “Butch” Elms with wife April May Preston-Elms continue to host the best short track dirt racing in Vermont, making this one of the few tracks in the United States that has for 57 years always been owned or operated by the same family. (more…)

Back On Top After Two Years Max Dolliver Wins Big In The SABIL & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Mods

by Lou ModestinoAugust 24, 2023

The SABIL & Sons Inc feature winners for August 19th: Max Dolliver in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Jason Horniak; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Nicki Ouellette® , High Country Dispensary Late Models Todd Dunham; LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Andrew Fitzgerald; Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners: Spencer Braley. Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods OFF return August 26^th. (more…)

Donnelly Leaves No Doubt in SCoNE Romp at Bear Ridge

by Lou ModestinoJuly 27, 2023

BRADFORD, Vt. (July 23, 2023) – Chris Donnelly had a point to make at Bear Ridge Speedway, and he made it with resounding authority. The seven-time McGee Automotive Family Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) champion wanted to redeem himself after a handful of frustrating outings, and did so on Saturday, July 22, by lapping most of the field and cruising to a convincing victory. (more…)

New England Auto Racers Are Gearing Up To Hit A Venue Near You In 2023

by Lou ModestinoJune 16, 2023

The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) have a full schedule set for the 2023 racing season across New England. (more…)

Bear Ridge Speedway Honors 55th Season Champions

by Lou ModestinoDecember 28, 2022

W Lebanon NH – Bear Ridge Speedway honored the champions from its 55^th season of dirt track stock car racing recently. The two-night format featuring ‘Fendered Wheels’ on Friday night and ‘Open Wheels’ on Saturday night recognized over seventy-five drivers, with over 400 crew members, sponsors, fans, and officials in attendance for a sold-out banquet hall each night at the Fire Side Inn W Lebanon NH for the gala. More than $30,000 in prizes, awards and point fund purses was awarded. (more…)