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TA Cup’s John Moore Wins in Photo Finish in Trans Am Debut at Buttonwillow, 2023 Champion Brody Goble Wins CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series

by MikeMarch 17, 2025

JD Koos and Simon Asselin Win XGT and SGT, Respectively

BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. (March 16, 2025) – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s first-ever race at Buttonwillow Raceway Park was exciting from start to finish, with tight racing and close finishes in both the new TA Cup class and the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series. TA Cup competitor John Moore earned his first-career Trans Am victory by a margin of just 0.277 seconds over Ken Sutherland for the overall race win, while 2023 CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Western Championship title winner Brody Goble beat Mia Lovell in her first start in the Western Championship.

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Jonathan McKennedy Announces Busy 2025 Schedule Between Tour-Type Modifieds, Supermodifieds

by Kyle SouzaMarch 14, 2025

Modified and Supermodified winner Jon McKennedy announced Thursday a busy schedule for the 2025 racing season. Again for 2025, McKennedy will compete in both the Tour-Type Modifieds and the Supermodifieds, mixed between multiple different divisions with both classes.

Between all divisions, McKennedy has roughly 35 races planned.

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Casey Mears Joins Garage 66 for Cup Series Return at Martinsville

by MikeMarch 14, 2025

Toby Christie’s Joseph Srigley reports that Casey Mears, who hasn’t competed in a NASCAR Cup Series event in more than five years, will return to compete in the March 30 event at Martinsville Speedway. Mears will pilot the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66.

Mears is looking to achieve 500 career starts, Martinsville will bring Mears to within 10 starts of the milestone. (more…)

Christopher Bell Goes For Historic Fourth NASCAR Cup Win At Las Vegas

by MikeMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS — Understandably, much of the focus during NASCAR’s tripleheader weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will fall squarely on Christopher Bell.

The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four straight NASCAR Cup Series races, if he’s first to the finish line in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Austin Hill Hopes To Rebound From Xfinity Series Misfortune at Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 14, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

A race-ending mistake last Saturday at Phoenix Raceway cost Austin Hill the NASCAR Xfinity Series lead.

Just 61 laps into the fourth event of the season, Hill bounced off the inside wall in Turn 3 and collected the cars of Sheldon Creed and Dean Thompson. Hill finished 37th and fell to fourth in the standings as Richard Childress Racing teammate Jesse Love took over the points lead with a ninth-place finish.

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Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski Come to Vegas in Tight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Points Battle

by MikeMarch 14, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Former Las Vegas winner Grant Enfinger holds a one-point lead over reigning champion Ty Majeski in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series standings entering Friday night’s Ecosave 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Driving a Ford for owner Mike Curb, Enfinger took the checkered flag in 2018, before Toyota ran off a string of seven straight victories at the 1.5-mile intermediate track. Kyle Busch and Rajah Caruth have won the two most recent races at LVMS in Chevrolets, both from the pole.

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NASCAR Champion Brings Racing Series to LVMS Dirt Track

by MikeMarch 13, 2025

By Alex Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal

NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is one of the sport’s top drivers entering Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The 2021 series champion will also headline another race in Las Vegas, but not at the 1½-mile oval.

Larson is bringing the sprint car racing series he co-owns, High Limit Racing, to the ½-mile dirt track on the LVMS property. The series will take place Thursday and Saturday with racing beginning at 6:30 p.m both nights to open its 2025 season.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 12, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, March 16
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400 miles (267 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 165), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 267) (more…)

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 12, 2025

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: The LiUNA!
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, March 15
The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 4 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) (more…)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 12, 2025

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: Ecosave 200
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, March 14
The Time: 9 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 9 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 201.0 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134) (more…)