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Shane Cockrum Seeks Second Bettenhausen Trophy With Lein Team In Springfield Saturday

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

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.

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Isabella Robusto Returns To Springfield IL Mile Aiming For Win

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

Springfield, IL August 8, 2025-Twenty-year old Isabella Robusto returns for her sophomore run at the ARCA Menard’s Allen Crowe 100 Sunday, August 17 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The South Carolina resident nearly became the first female winner of a major auto racing event on the Springfield Mile in 2024 when she started 19th and finished 2nd driving for the Venturini Team. She returns in 2025 chasing an ARCA title, currently fifth in points after twelve events with 8 top 10 finishes. She also pairs with the Venturini team in 2025 and will be one of the challengers, if not favorites to capture the Allen Crowe 100.

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Granite State Pro Stock Series To Sanction Keen Parts 150 At Lee USA Speedway $10,000-to-Win Event Set for Friday, September 19th

by Lou ModestinoAugust 7, 2025

Walpole, NH — In a joint announcement today, Granite State Pro Stock Series President Mike Parks and Lee USA Speedway General Manager John Esburnett revealed that the Keen Parts 150 will now be sanctioned and promoted by the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS). The event is scheduled for Friday, September 19, 2025, at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire.

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USAC Silver Crown Racing To Return To Springfield, IL August 16

by MikeAugust 6, 2025

USAC Big Cars Heading for Springfield

Springfield, IL August 6, 2025- It’s less than two weeks until the rumble of USAC’s Silver Crown dirt championship will bounce off the massive Illinois State Fair grandstand, as the 62nd Bettenhausen 100 takes center stage Saturday, August 16. The Bettenhausen continues a tradition of championship dirt car racing on the last Saturday of the fair that goes back to 1934. A full field of the mighty uprights is expected to enter the grounds on August 16.

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Sim City in the Hawkeye State: Race Simulator Helps Cody Ware Prepare for First Iowa Start

by MikeJuly 30, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to America’s Heartland for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton. While it will be just the second visit the Cup Series has made to the .875-mile oval, the track is not new to NASCAR.

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Lee USA Speedway Opens Second Half of GSPSS Season With Iron Sight 125

by Jeff BrownJuly 25, 2025

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.

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Cole Robie Conquers “Mad Dog” For First Granite State Pro Stock Series Victory In Keen Parts 100

by Jeff BrownJuly 22, 2025July 22, 2025

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Cole Robie has been eager to break through and score his first win with the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Saturday night, in front of one of the season’s biggest audiences, he finally pulled it off.

The Windham, Maine, rookie defended a last-lap charge from Casey Call to win the Keen Parts 100 at Monadnock Speedway, earning his first touring Pro Stock win and stealing the midseason GSPSS points lead.

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GSPSS Returns To “Mad Dog” For Keen Parts 100 Saturday

by Jeff BrownJuly 18, 2025

WALPOLE, N.H. – The “Dog Days of Summer” are in full swing, and the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) takes it to heart this Saturday evening at Monadnock Speedway.

For the first time since 2022, the GSPSS will grace the Winchester, N.H. speedway for the Keen Parts 100, the preamble to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s Duel At The Dog 200.

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Claremont Motorsports Park Comes Alive Friday Night With GSPSS McGee Automotive 125

by Jeff BrownJuly 11, 2025

WALPOLE, N.H. – After a slow start to 2025, the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) season is taking shape at last. And after a needed week off, this week’s gathering at Claremont Motorsports Park should bring a little more clarity to the year-long title chase.

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Hometown Hero Joey Polewarczyk Hoists Fourth GSPSS Hudson Trophy in Gate City Classic

by Jeff BrownJuly 2, 2025

By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series

HUDSON, N.H. – Joey Polewarczyk left no doubt Sunday night as to who holds the home track advantage at Hudson Speedway.

The Hudson, N.H., native and 2020 Granite State Pro Stock Series champion, led every lap en route to his second straight victory in the series’ annual Gate City Classic 100.

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