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Promising Talent Annunziata Aspires New Chapter with Burtin Racing in Top Trans Am Class

by MikeOctober 2, 2024

Alton, VIRGINIA – October 1, 2024 – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli heads to Virginia International Raceway where Burtin Racing partners with Thomas Annunziata to debut his first TA1 class race with the Series in the No. 17 Criswell Chevrolet / Castrol Chevrolet Camaro. The SpeedTour event is slated for October 3 – 6 as the 2024 season is winding down to a close.

Annunziata steps into the Burtin Racing seat formerly piloted by Adam Andretti who successfully scored a race win at the team’s home track at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and a podium finish at Lime Rock Park. Although the program had multiple mechanical ailments throughout the season, Andretti delivered solid driving and promotion for the team despite the back luck.

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Action-Packed Booth Bros/Hood Qualifying Saturday Kicks-Off Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend

by Lou ModestinoOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024

In the featured photo by Alan Ward, Jimmy Hebert (L), DJ Shaw (Center) and Jimmy Renfrew (R) watch Booth Bros./Hood Milk Time Trials on Race Monitor following their own attempts to claim last season’s Pole Position in the Vermont Milk Bowl.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl is ready to open its gates one more time for the biggest race weekend in the State of Vermont. The 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank begins with the Saturday afternoon kick-off courtesy of Booth Bros./Hood Milk supporting the Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day! The all-important Time Trial qualifying for the Late Models, Flying Tigers and Street Stocks leads the business of Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day while visits from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models, New England Supermodified Series and PASS Modifieds make it a can’t miss program!

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Orlando Motorsport Services Returns for SRO America Season Finale at Indianapolis

by MikeOctober 1, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., (September 30, 2024) – Six months after their debut in the SRO America series, Orlando Motorsport Services (OMS) is set to make a thrilling return for the 2024 season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With preparations already underway for the 2025 race season, Kaia Teo and Nick Longhi will once again pilot the No. 80 McLaren Artura GT4 in GT4 America, while Alan Teo makes his highly anticipated series debut in GT America behind the wheel of the No. 085 McLaren Artura GT4. (more…)

Television Listings for Motorsports For October 1 – 6, 2024

by Lou ModestinoOctober 1, 2024

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Flying Lizard Prepared to Close out Multi-Series SRO America Season at Indianapolis

by MikeOctober 1, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 30, 2024) – Two weeks after racing at the Brickyard with their Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America program, Flying Lizard Motorsport is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend to close out the year with their multiple SRO America championship efforts. Though not in the championship hunt, the team has four entries competing to finish the season with wins in GT World Challenge America, GT4 America, and GT America.

“2024 has been a great season for many reasons,” said Program Manager Darren Law. “Although we aren’t in a fight for the championship this year, we have had multiple podiums throughout the season in each of the different classes we are entered in and we see so much potential for 2025. Indianapolis has always been a great track for us. We are already in the process of preparing for 2025, and we are looking forward to closing out the season on a high note.” (more…)

Wright Motorsports Welcomes Laurin Heinrich for Championship Showdown at Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 27, 2024) – Last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wright Motorsports celebrated an impressive win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Battle on the Bricks, the first Indianapolis-based endurance race for the series. This weekend, drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer prepare to conclude the fight for the Fanatec GT World Challenge championship title, with Laurin Heinrich joining them in the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The former Porsche Junior Heinrich also brought home an Indy victory on September 22 driving another Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD PRO class. (more…)

Nick Yelloly Joins Flying Lizard Motorsport for Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

PHOENIZ, Ariz., (September 28, 2024) – The season finale for the Fanatec GT World Challenge America concludes next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an eight-hour endurance racing event, and BMW works driver Nick Yelloly will join full-season drivers Elias Sabo and Andy Lee in the No. 8 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT3.

“We are very pleased to have Nick joining us for the Indianapolis 8 Hour event,” said Program Manager Darren Law. “BMW has been very supportive of us with this mid-season move to the M4 GT3 and to have a driver of Nick’s caliber and his knowledge of the car will be extremely helpful for us. We are finishing the final prep for the event and look forward to a successful finish to the 2024 season.” (more…)

Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Returns to the Indianapolis 8 Hour with a Powerhouse Mercedes-AMG GT3 Driver Lineup

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS (September 26, 2024) – Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) next weekend with a powerhouse driver lineup that includes three-time and reigning NTT IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou. The 27-year-old Spaniard makes his Mercedes-AMG competition debut on the IMS road course in next Saturday’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Indianapolis 8 Hour co-driving the No. 4 Team Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with German Mercedes-AMG Performance Drivers Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz. (more…)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Following the Yellow Brick Road All the Way to Kansas Speedway

by MikeSeptember 26, 2024September 26, 2024

The NASCAR Xfinity Series wrapped up the regular season last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway and will now be kicking off the 2024 Playoffs at Kansas Speedway with the Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday, September 28 at 4 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – the Round of 12 opener.

Kansas Speedway, located just outside of Kansas City, Kansas, is a 1.5-mile track with variable banking in the turns (17 to 20 degrees). It has hosted 24 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, producing 18 different race winners and 17 different pole winners.

Only two of the Kansas Xfinity races have been won from the pole or first starting position, most recently by Kyle Busch in 2016. Not only is Busch the last driver to win from the pole, but he also holds the record for most wins (four), top fives (eight), laps led (544), and is tied with Justin Allgaier for most top 10s at 10 each.

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Entries Flying in for $100,000 Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 25, 2024

Barre, VT — The Thunder Road Speedbowl office in Barre has been buzzing with preparation for the 62nd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on October 5th and 6th at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over thirty American-Canadian Tour Late Model teams have thrown their respective hats in the running for ‘The Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America’ with an exciting $104,000 purse awaiting the two-day pinnacle of racing in the Green Mountain State!

It all starts with Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 5th with the once-a-year Time Trials for the Maplefield/Irving Late Models! Each driver will take on the highbanks for two laps at speed in a fight for the $1,000 Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Pole Award with $500 going to the second-fastest driver to lock in Sunday’s front row! Time trials also set up Saturday’s ‘Triple 50’ heat race qualifiers with the top-ten in each heat receiving a piece of the $4,300 individual heat race purse! (more…)