Coming into the Newsday Salutes First Responders NASCAR Modified feature Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, Owen Grennan of Glen Cove formulated a game plan upon finding out he’d start outside of the front row. Grennan, a schoolteacher by day executed his plan to perfection winning the 50-lap main event, his second of 2025 and third of his career. Prior to racing Connie Partridge & Tom Gatz in conjunction with Newsday presented a moving salute to all 1st responders during opening ceremonies, complete with a flyover by the Suffolk County Police Department.
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Paul Menard Earns Second Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Victory, Tristan McKee Maintains Points Lead with Third CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Win of 2025
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (August 30, 2025) ― The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli returned to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) and was once again met with exciting battles and results affecting championship hunts. In the TA class, defending champion Paul Menard scored his second-consecutive win at the Bowmanville, Ontario track, while rookie Tristan McKee tallied his third CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory in four races. Toronto-born Roberto Sabato found vindication at his home track, winning in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge after an early crash took him out of contention last season. Finally, Ontario native James Beaton earned the win in the XGT class with his second-consecutive victory in the class.
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Haiden Deegan Celebrates Second Consecutive 250 Pro Motocross Championship Triumph
August 23, 2025 — Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan, proudly represented by Connexions Sports & Entertainment, has cemented his legacy as one of motocross’s brightest stars, clinching his second consecutive 250 Pro Motocross Championship title at Budds Creek National. This remarkable achievement caps a season defined by resilience, consistency, and unparalleled talent, further solidifying Deegan’s dominance in the 250 class.
Shane Cockrum Seeks Second Bettenhausen Trophy With Lein Team In Springfield Saturday
August 11, 2025 Springfield, IL-Second generation race driver Shane Cockrum spends his days as a first responder in his Benton, Illinois home but many weekends are spent behind the wheel of a sprint car or a USAC Silver Crown champ car. The Franklin County Fire Chief has three champ car wins on the Illinois dirt miles, two at Du Quoin and one at Springfield. This year, Cockrum teams with long time USAC car owner Hans Lein in search of a second Bettenhausen trophy. Cockrum is part of a stellar field that rolls into the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 62nd Bettenhausen 100.
Zilisch Captures Second Consecutive Xfinity Series Win; Transported To Hospital Following Victory Lane Fall
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – It was as hard-earned a victory as the 19-year old Connor Zilisch has claimed in his brief NASCAR career – answering his win from pole position a year ago in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the historic Watkins Glen International road course with a second consecutive victory Saturday afternoon in a crash-heavy Mission 200 at The Glen.
As Zilisch climbed out of the cockpit and onto the door ledge of his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to celebrate his series-best sixth trophy of the season, he slipped and fell to the ground. Medical teams arrived immediately to tend to him and transported him on a backboard to the trackside medical center.
Lee USA Speedway Opens Second Half of GSPSS Season With Iron Sight 125
WALPOLE, N.H. – The temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up this week as the Granite State Pro Stock Series eyes its next round of competition Friday night under the lights at Lee USA Speedway.
The Iron Sight 125 caps off the evening itinerary for Lee’s Mid-Summer Shootout, with a reinvigorated points battle setting the tone for the second half of the 2025 season.
Rette Jones Racing to Field Second ASA-STARS Entry for Kole Raz in Red Bud 400
ANDERSON, Ind: Rette Jones Racing confirmed today that Late Model and ARCA Menards Series standout Kole Raz will pilot a second entry in Saturday night’s Red Bud 400 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, marking the team’s first multi-car effort in ASA STARS National Tour competition.
Raz, 22, will drive with support from Port City Racecars, a Jones Company, as he joins full-time Rette Jones Racing driver Kyle Steckly, who will continue to wheel the No. 30 Auto Parts Centres Ford Mustang.
Alan Bookmiller Uses “Homecooking” To Run To Second Career Race Of Champions Sportsman Modified Series Victory At “The Bullring” Wyoming County International Speedway
- Joey VanLane Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified and Tommy Hughes Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series also Earn Victory at Wyoming
Perry, NY – (June 15, 2025) – Alan Bookmiller of Castile, NY started fifth and worked his way through the field to earn his second career Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory this past Saturday at “The Bullring” Wyoming County International Speedway in Perry, NY in the “Father’s Day 40”.
Last-Lap Pass Secures Second HSR Prototype Challenge Presented by Michelin Race Win of The Season for Matador Motorsports at The Glen
- Pierce Marshall and Eric Foss Score HSR Prototype Challenge Presented by Michelin Overall and P1 Class Victories Thursday in the Matador Motorsports 2017 No. 02 Cadillac DPi
- Matt Graham and Jake Latham Third Overall and P3 Class Winners in HSR Prototype Challenge Debut in the 2020 No. 31 Ligier JS P320
- Robert Tornello Makes a Winning Return to HSR Competition with the P2 Class Victory in the Hudson Historics 2014 No. 90 Coyote Corvette Daytona Prototype
WATKINS GLEN, New York (June 14, 2025) – A rivalry renewed delivered a thriller of a finish at Watkins Glen International where Pierce Marshall and Eric Foss co-drove the Matador Motorsports 2017 No. 02 Cadillac DPi to their second-straight HSR Prototype Challenge presented by Michelin victory of the season late Thursday afternoon at the third annual HSR Watkins Glen Classic 6 Hour presented by Mission Foods.
Amy Holland Wins Second DIRT Big-Block Modified Feature at Brewerton Speedway
By Dick O’Brien, Syracuse.Com
Back on July 28, 2023, Amy Holland became the first female driver to win a DIRT big-block modified feature race at the Brewerton Speedway.
Friday night, this Fulton racer did it again, winning the 35-lap, big-block feature using a small-block Chevrolet engine in her modified. Despite giving up over 100 cubic inches in engine displacement to her big-block competitors, Holland had her modified handling perfectly on the 3/8th-mile Brewerton oval.