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Sean Hingorani Earns Second Consecutive West Series Title; Connor Zilisch Secures Season-Ending Phoenix Victory

by MikeNovember 15, 2024

Editor’s note… I’m trying to catch up on some of the stock car racing news…

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The path to a second consecutive ARCA Menards Series West championship was much tougher for Sean Hingorani compared to the first.

Despite competing with four different organizations across the 12-race schedule, Hingorani still managed to put together an efficient campaign that saw him tally three victories. All those triumphs came with the same team that guided Hingorani to his first West Series championship, Venturini Motorsports. (more…)

Ryan Blaney Hopes Championship Race Is Just As Sweet The Second Time Around

by WebmasterNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

AVONDALE, Ariz.— Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney smiled and acknowledged that having won a title in NASCAR’s premier series last year helped prepare him for his second shot this weekend.

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Ryan Blaney Gets Second Straight Walk-Off Win at Martinsville to Join Championship 4

by MikeNovember 4, 2024

MARTINSVILLE, Va.— He did it again.

For the second straight year, defending series champion Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway to advance to the Championship 4.

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Owen Grennan Scores First Career Riverhead Raceway Modified Victory, John Beatty Jr. Secures Second Consecutive Championship

by Bob FinanOctober 21, 2024

After rain washed out the Championship Night for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Series at Riverhead Raceway the event was pushed back to the third weekend in October. In the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature Owen Grennan of Glen Cove avoided all that was going on around him to collect his first career victory. Earlier Grennan romped to his 21st career triumph in the Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modifieds.

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The Dacia Sandriders Strike Gold With Morocco 1-2

by MikeOctober 11, 2024

OCTOBER 11, 2024: The Dacia Sandriders have achieved a spectacular debut result with a 1-2 finish on Rallye du Maroc following five days of gruelling competition covering almost 2500 kilometres of rugged terrain.

What was very much a test event for the all-new team and its sustainably-fuelled Dacia Sandriders, ended in a standout FIA World Rally-Raid Championship victory. (more…)

PIT BOX: Toledo Arrives With Rev Racing Set To Take Second ARCA Menards Series Championship In Three Years

by MikeOctober 4, 2024

After 19 grueling races across 18 different venues, the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season will conclude this weekend at Toledo Speedway.

Since hosting its first race for the ARCA Menards Series back in 1963, Toledo has occasionally served as the season finale date. Saturday’s Owens Corning 200 will be the fourth consecutive year the ARCA Menards Series championship has been decided at Toledo and the seventh time overall. (more…)

Ludovic Godard Wins on the Rallye Cœur de France, Pierre Roché Wins His Second Alpine ELF Rally Trophy Title

by MikeSeptember 30, 2024

Round five of the calendar proved decisive in the different races for the Alpine ELF Rally Trophy titles.
Co-driven by Damien Augustin, Ludovic Godard returned to winning ways with his maiden victory of the season on the Rallye Cœur de France.
Runner-up on home soil, Pierre and Martine Roché clinched their second consecutive title while also securing their second Challengers crown in succession.
Despite going off the road, Grégory Fontalba and Stéphan Hermet won the Gentlemen title ahead of the season finale at the Rallye du Var (21-24 November).
Alpine also won the GT+ with Raphaël Astier and Denis Giraudet’s A110 Rallye GT+ and the French 2WD Rally Championship with Cédric Robert and Matthieu Duval’s A110 Rally.

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William Sawalich Repeats at Bristol to Capture His Second ARCA Menards Series East Championship

by MikeSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024

By Adam Fenwick www.arcaracing.com

Photo: Isaiah Vazquez/ARCA Racing

BRISTOL, Tenn. – In racing, luck is often just as important as skill. That was the case for William Sawalich on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Not only did Sawalich win the Bush’s Beans 200 for the second straight season at Bristol, but he also won his second ARCA Menards Series East championship thanks to a stroke of bad luck for title rival Connor Zilisch, who entered the East Series season finale with a 16-point lead.

“We had a really fast Starkey-Soundgear Toyota Camry today,” Sawalich said. “I had Tony Hirschman in my ear just to kind of calm me down and make me be cautious around those lap cars. That was definitely the whole race right there.”

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Zane Zeiner Earns Second Consecutive Chemung Speedrome Victory In Rod Spalding Classic This Past Saturday

by MikeAugust 13, 2024

Chemung, NY – (August 12, 2024) – Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA, continues to be one of the dominant forces in Race of Champions Modified Series competition.

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Italian Rally Star Crugnola Clinches Second ERC Roma Victory

by MikeJuly 29, 2024

Home hero Andrea Crugnola is a two-time winner in the FIA European Rally Championship after he claimed victory on Rally di Roma Capitale by 22.3sec.

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Brett Kressley Wins Three Car Battle For The Lead To Score Second T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified Win Of The Season Saturday Night At Grandview Speedway

by MikeJune 10, 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Brett Kressley of Orefield, Pa. won out on a three car mid-race duel for the lead, then raced home with a comfortable advantage during the final laps to score his second victory of the season in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)

Mike Hopkins Takes Home Second Consecutive Coastal 200 Victory

by Lou ModestinoMay 31, 2024

Memorial Day weekend is home to one of the biggest Late Model racing events in New England: The Coastal 200. This year, Wiscasset Speedway decided to up the ante and make the race bigger and better than ever before, hosting an action-packed 3-day weekend which would include an infield kickoff party featuring the Motor Booty Affair, charitable car show and cornhole tournament benefiting the Special Olympics and the $15,000 to win Coastal 200 to round out the 3-day affair.

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Kyle Larson Holds Off Tyler Reddick For Second Straight Las Vegas Win

by MikeMarch 4, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Nv. — Based on the box score alone, you might think Kyle Larson dominated Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

You’d be wrong.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway Moves to Second on the NASCAR Cup Schedule

by MikeFebruary 23, 2024

This season Atlanta Motor Speedway returns to the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time since 2019. Previously, the historic 1.54-mile track served as the follow-up event to the season-opening DAYTONA 500 from 2015-2019, but this is the first time the track has hosted the second race of the season since being reconfigured to run the superspeedway package on the cars. In total, Atlanta Motor Speedway has occupied 30 different positions on the NASCAR Cup schedule since joining the series in 1960.

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Teenager George Phillips Claims Second Motorsports Championship in 2023

by MikeNovember 16, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The 2023 racing season has been memorable for teenage sensation George Phillips.

In addition to capturing the 2023 Summer Shootout championship with Miller Performance Motorsports, Phillips was recently crowned the 2023 Carolina Pro Late Model Series champion. (more…)

Ed Bogue Wins Second Consecutive LIQUI MOLY Autocross Invitation Shootout at Lime Rock Park

by Lou ModestinoNovember 6, 2023

Lime Rock Park’s 1.53 mile circuit has set the stage for top-level competition through the decades, but it isn’t the only place to compete at the picturesque Connecticut facility.

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Ron Silk Avoids Trouble and Captures Second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship

by MikeOctober 27, 2023

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 27, 2022) – A season-long battle between two veteran champions came down to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season finale and Ron Silk held on to secure his second career Tour championship with a sixth-place finish in the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR Cup Series regular Ryan Preece took home the Grandfather clock, winning in a sentimental car he prepared at his home shop.

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Second Straight Wire-To-Wire Win for Silver Hare

by MikeOctober 9, 2023

Polewinner Connor Zilisch Leads Every Lap for the Second Race in a Row At High Point, North Carolina-based Team’s Beloved Home Track – VIR

Zilisch started on the pole for the fourth time this season and the third race in a row and led all 30 laps of the race. He duplicated his feat from the series’ prior race Sept. 24 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, where he led all 61 TA2-class laps from pole to checkered flag. (more…)

Front Row Motorsports to Enter Second Truck at Talladega Superspeedway

by MikeSeptember 25, 2023

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 25, 2023) – A 12-time winner and the 2018 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion will join the 2022 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion Zane Smith at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway this Saturday. Front Row Motorsports (FRM), FR8 Racing and Fr8Auctions.com will enter Brett Moffit in the No. 34 Ford F-150. Seth Barbour will be the crew chief for the team. (more…)

Justin Brown Prevails At Riverhead Raceway For Second NASCAR Modified Win Of 2023

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 4, 2023

When one of the most hotly contested NASCAR Modified events at Riverhead Raceway concluded Saturday night, Justin Brown of Manorville, who moved to the lead with seven laps left in the 50-lap event took home the victory in the Optimum Presents a Salute to First Responders feature event. Brown came out on top of a torrid three car tussle to claim his second win of 2023, third of his career.

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