(Stafford Springs, CT)—After kicking off its 2025 season with the NAPA Spring Sizzler® in April, Stafford Motor Speedway is set to determine its 2025 track champion this Friday night, October 3rd with NAPA Auto Parts Champions Night. Below we will take you through the scenarios for each contender and how they can make themselves 2025 champions.
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GSPSS Season Finale Caps Off Russ Conway’s Oktoberfest At Lee USA Speedway
WALPOLE, N.H. – The 14th season of the GSPSS (Granite State Pro Stock Series) draws to a close this weekend as part of one of New Hampshire’s most storied race weekends.
Lee USA Speedway once again welcomes the GSPSS to its own season finale celebration, headlining the third and final day of Russ Conway’s Oktoberfest.
Chase Briscoe Looks To Solidify Position In NASCAR Cup Round Of 8
Chase Briscoe is the only NASCAR Cup Series driver to have scored top-10s in each of the first five postseason races this year.
But in the “What-have-you-done-for-me-lately?” world of auto racing, that model of consistency provides the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota minimal comfort heading to Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (3 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Race Is Tight For Final Four NASCAR Xfinity Round Of 8 Playoff Spots
Three of the Round of 8 Playoff spots already are taken as the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads for Saturday’s Blue Cross NC 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (5 p.m. ET on CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Brandon Jones advanced on the strength of his victory last Saturday at Kansas Speedway. JR Motorsports teammates Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier already have clinched Round of 8 berths on points.
NASCAR Truck Series Drivers Start March Toward Championship 4
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series drivers are set to enjoy a coming-out party in Friday’s Ecosave 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Where the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series already have history at the 2.28-mile circuit, the NASCAR Trucks will race there for the first time.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Heads Back To Riverhead For Second Attempt At Eddie Partridge 256
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s fall trip to Riverhead Raceway has carried plenty of sentimental value over the past few seasons.
Riverhead’s longtime co-owner Eddie Partridge passed away in 2021 shortly after his team won a Modified Tour race at Richmond Raceway with Ryan Preece. To honor his memory, the fall Tour event at Riverhead was renamed the Eddie Partridge 256, all while a replica of Partridge’s car remains suspended over the track.
Support Divisions Shine on 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend At Thunder Road
Barre, VT – While the Maplefields/Irving Late Models are center stage all weekend long in both qualifying and contesting the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, there is plenty of other action throughout the annual end-of-season spectacular at Thunder Road. Alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home all year round, three additional ‘outsider’ divisions will join in for one of New England’s greatest racing spectacle this Saturday and Sunday.
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN – Breast Cancer Awareness Night
The historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway roars back to life this Saturday, October 4, with Breast Cancer Awareness Night featuring Autumn Thunder on the track. Fans will see a full night of grassroots racing across seven divisions, highlighted by the Pro Late Models as they continue their chase toward the season championship. Paschall Heating & Air Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pest Doctor Front Runners, US Air Force Legends, and CP Race Wear Bandoleros round out a jam-packed card of local racing excitement.
The Roval At Charlotte Motor Speedway Hosts NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race This Sunday, Oct. 5, At 3 P.M. ET On USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 1, 2025 – It’s a cutoff race! NBC Sports will present live coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series’ final Round of 12 playoff race with the Bank of America ROVAL 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Charlotte, N.C., this Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Live pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 2:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)
NASCAR Cup Series – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)
Next Race: Bank of America ROVAL 400
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Length: 2.28 Mile Asphalt Road Course
The Date: Sunday, October 5
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 248.52 miles (109 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 109)