By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
HERMON, ME. — A week before the biggest race of the year for the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway, the series’ all-time win leader served notice that he will be tough to beat.
D.J. Shaw topped a 25-car field to win Saturday’s Stan Meserve Classic at Speedway Presented by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, the 128-lap prelude to next Sunday’s $15,000-to-win Bar Harbor Bank & Trust 200.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – For many seasons, drivers who race at NASCAR sanctioned Grandview Speedway have the opportunity to not only race for the lucrative track point fund monies, but also for the NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts National, Regional and State championships as well.
For the just completed season, it has paid off in a big way for Grandview Speedway track regular Jeff Strunk of Bechtelsville, Pa., as he has been announced as the 2026 NASCAR Local Racing Series Division I Northeast Region Champion for the first time in his career representing Grandview Speedway, a title that will reward Strunk with a hefty $15,000 bonus from NASCAR, as well as capturing another NASCAR Local Racing Series Division I Pennsylvania State Championship crown.
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
VALLÉE-JONCTION, QUE. — For a second straight race, Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. unseated the local favorite to make the most of his sparse appearances with the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – the big cars of the USAC Silver Crown Championship return to one of their most historic venues, as Greenfield, Indiana’s C.J. Leary leads the series to the Springfield Mile for the 63rd Running of the Bettenhausen 100 Presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza on Saturday, August 22, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Leary enters Springfield following a victory in the series’ most recent event on the pavement at Iowa Speedway, his second win of the 2026 season. He leads the Silver Crown championship standings by 45 points over two-time and defending national champion Justin Grant.
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
WALPOLE, N.H. — After back-to-back weeknight races, the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway returns to a weekend itinerary with Saturday night’s conclusion of the MDP Motorsports Promotions Triple Crown.
Monadnock Speedway rolls out the red carpet for the GSPSS in conjunction with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s Duel at the Dog 200 presented by USNEPower, as New England’s most tenured open-wheel series wraps up its own in-season miniseries on the high-banked quarter-mile oval.
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
WINCHESTER, N.H. — D.J. Shaw crashed the party Saturday evening at Monadnock Speedway to take his second straight and 14th career victory with the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway.
Shaw, from Center Conway, N.H., found a path past a dominant Tom Carey III in the closing laps to muzzle “Mad Dog” and secure his third GSPSS win at the thrilling high-banked quarter-mile.
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
CLAREMONT, N.H. — The all-time win leader of the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway added another notch to his series superlative Friday night.
D.J. Shaw led a caution-free chase around Claremont Motorsports Park to pick up his 13th career GSPSS win and his first series win of 2026.
By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series
SEEKONK, MASS. — The first trip to Seekonk Speedway in seven years for the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway produced the series’ fourth different winner in four races so far this season.
On the first night of the MDP Motorsports Promotions Triple Crown, Joey Polewarczyk unseated the reigning king of the “Cement Palace” for his first GSPSS win of 2026 and the tenth of his career.
(Du Quoin, IL) Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, returns to the Magic Mile on Independence Day as DuQuoin State Fairgrounds hosts a full day of motorcycle racing, live music, family fun, and America’s 250th birthday celebration, Saturday, July 4.
For fans new to the sport, Progressive American Flat Track is America’s original extreme sport, featuring the nation’s top professional dirt track motorcycle racers battling bar-to-bar on purpose-built race bikes. On a Mile track like DuQuoin, riders draft in tight packs, slide through the corners, and race inches apart at speeds of more than 140 mph.
The result is a spectacle unlike anything else in motorsports: thunderous motorcycles, close-quarters racing, last-lap strategy, and the possibility of a photo finish every time the pack comes to the checkered flag.
SONOMA, Calif. — A week after posting a season’s best fifth-place finish at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, Kaulig Racing driver AJ Allmendinger will celebrate his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start Sunday at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
“Reaching 500 Cup Series starts is something I never could have imagined when I first got behind the wheel,” said Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 NASCAR Cup Series entry. “To do it at Sonoma, in my home state of California, with the men and women at Kaulig Racing makes it even more special. I’ve been fortunate to race for great teams, work alongside incredible people and enjoy the support of amazing fans throughout my career.
