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Spire Motorsports Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Race Advance

by Mike
Spire Motorsports Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Race Advance

In three NASCAR Cup Series starts at Iowa Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged one top-15 finish. Carson Hocevar earned a team-best 14th-place finish in last season’s inaugural Iowa Corn 350. Spire Motorsports fields the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet ZL1s in the Cup Series for Justin Haley, Michael McDowell and Hocevar, respectively.

The Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol will be televised live on USA Sunday, Aug. 3 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 22nd of 36 points-paying races on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series calendar will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Channel 90.

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Stewart Friesen Suffers Open-Book Pelvic Fracture in Violent Dirt Modified Wreck

by Mike
Stewart Friesen
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Joseph Srigley of TobyChristie reports that Stewart Friesen, a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, has been transported to a local hospital following an accident in a Super DIRTcar Series event at Autodrome Drummond on Monday.

The incident occurred during a feature event at the Drummondville, Quebec-based racetrack when Friesen was in a three-wide battle and went wide on the straightaway, sending his Halmar International-sponsored machine up the racetrack and towards the barrier.

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Lou Modestino’s Track Talk: How Did Northeast Drivers Do At The Brickyard And Monterey?

by Lou Modestino
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk: How Did Northeast Drivers Do At The Brickyard And Monterey?

Here’s Lou Modestino’s Track Talk column for this past weekend’s racing at Indianapolis, IN and Monterey, CA.

Bubba Wallace won the Cup Series race at the Brickyard. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 4th.  Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended up 32nd.

Connor Zillisch won the Xfinity race while Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in 23rd.

Across town at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the Craftsman Truck race was won Layne Riggs with Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA having a tough day and ending up 28th.

Over on the west coast at Monterey, CA it was another Indycar win for Spain’s Alex Palou while Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT had an off day and finished 22nd

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Race Of Champions Modified Series Tradition Continues With The Night Before The Glen Rod Spalding Classic

by Mike
Race Of Champions Modified Series Tradition Continues With The Night Before The Glen Rod Spalding Classic

Race of Champions Late Models, FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series, and Chemung Hobby Stocks Set for Full Card on Saturday, August 9, 2025

Chemung, N.Y. – (July 28, 2025) – The Race of Champions Modified Series will continue one of the Southern Tier’s most treasured traditions with the running of “The Night Before The Glen – Rod Spalding Classic” at Chemung Speedrome on Saturday, August 9.

The event honors Rod Spalding, a respected Modified driver who received the Sportsmanship of the Year award at Shangri-La Speedway in Tioga, N.Y., before suffering serious injuries at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. His legacy lives on through the work of the Spalding Foundation for Injured Drivers, which continues to support racers throughout the region.

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Costa Oil Joins Rick Ware Racing at Iowa

by Mike
Costa Oil Joins Rick Ware Racing at Iowa

Costa Oil 10-Minute Oil Change To Serve as Primary Partner of No. 51 Ford Mustang and Driver Cody Ware During Iowa Corn 350

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 28, 2025) – Costa Oil 10-Minute Oil Change, one of the fastest-growing models in the quick-lube space, has joined Rick Ware Racing (RWR) as its primary partner for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Iowa Speedway in Newton.

With a national footprint of more than 65 locations, Costa Oil specializes in no-appointment, drive-through, 10-minute oil changes. The brand will be featured prominently on the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse driven by Cody Ware during the Iowa Corn 350, which goes green on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Race Of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Returns To Ohsweken Speedway This Friday, August 1

by Mike
Race of Champions
Cody McPherson Leads Series into Round Two of the 2025 Season

Ohsweken, Ontario – (July 28, 2025) – The Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series will make its long-awaited return to the world-class Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario, Canada, this Friday, August 1, for the second race of its 2025 season. The event is part of “Strode’s BBQ & Deli & Electromart presents the Noelle Teal Memorial Night at the Races” — a marquee night on the Ohsweken calendar.

Cody McPherson of St. Catharines, Ontario, the defending Series champion, enters the event as the most recent winner after capturing the season opener in May.

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