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

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

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…)

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Mike Hopkins Takes Home Second Consecutive Coastal 200 Victory

by Lou Modestino
Mike Hopkins Takes Home Second Consecutive Coastal 200 Victory

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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Atlanta Motor Speedway Moves to Second on the NASCAR Cup Schedule

by Mike
Atlanta Motor Speedway Moves to Second on the NASCAR Cup Schedule

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

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

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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