Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Announced as an Entry in the CARS Tour Event
(Nashville, TN) One of the most recognizable businesses in downtown Nashville will have a significant presence for the zMAX CARS Tour’s return to the city’s historic short track.
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, a honky-tonk bar known for its vibrant country music atmosphere, is serving as the presenting sponsor for the CARS Late Model Stock Car and Pro Late Model Tour events at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on April 11. The Tootsie’s Music City Showdown marks the first time Nashville has hosted the CARS Tour since 2021.
ACT Officials have made several schedule adjustments headlined by moving a 100 lap ACT Late Model event from June 19 to August 7, eliminating a conflict with the Keith Morse Memorial event at Riverside Speedway ahead of Father’s Day Weekend. (Mark A. Cote photo)
Barre, VT —It was announced today by Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials that the 100-lap event for ACT legal Late Models originally scheduled for June 19 at Lee USA Speedway has been moved to Friday, August 7 to remove the scheduling conflict with the Keith Morse Memorial event at Riverside Speedway.
With the move, the Seacoast Late Model Challenge will still begin on Saturday, June 13 at Star Speedway followed by the Firecracker 100 at Lee USA Speedway on Friday, July 3. The Challenge will pick up with a second 100-lapper at Lee on Friday, August 7 before crowning the inaugural champion in the Don Francis Memorial 100 at Star on Saturday, August 15.
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Kaulig Racing announced Saturday (Feb. 28) that the next driver of the free agent, No. 25 Kaulig RAM truck will be Corey LaJoie at Darlington Raceway on Friday (Mar. 20).
CLAREMONT, NH – Claremont Motorsports Park, New England’s fastest third-mile oval, roared to life for its 79th season Saturday with snow flying high into the air as the historic speedplant hosted its fifth annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Enduro event just 49 days shy of its two-day Spring Fling asphalt season opener.
RT3 Performance Parts in Lancaster, New Hampshire will support four divisions at White Mountain Motorsports Park (including the new Crown Vic class pictured) with certificates for the 3rd-place finisher in feature events! (Johnny Racer photo)
N. Woodstock, NH —White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) officials are excited to announce a new partnership with RT3 Performance Parts of Lancaster, New Hampshire! The new company, in conjunction with Route 3 Tires & Service right next door, RT3 Performance will support four White Mountain divisions with certificates each and every week!
RT3 Performance Parts got its start just last summer, offering a wide array of products for every corner of your favorite stock car racing class from four-cylinder Strictly Minis to Late Models and everything in between! Located conveniently on Route 3 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, you can find RT3 Performance Parts on Facebook for hours and contact information.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After joining the Stafford Speedway contingency program midway through the 2025 season, Gary Rice Shop Equipment will return for a full season in 2026. Gary Rice Shop Equipment will provide first place bonuses to each SK Modified® and SK Light feature winner with SK Modified® winners taking home an extra $150 and SK Light drivers an extra $125.
These two bonuses means Gary Rice Shop Equipment will contribute a total of $6,150 to Stafford’s open wheel drivers during the 2026 season, with the SK Modified® division having a first place prize pool of $3,150 and the SK Light division having a pool of $3,000.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – VP Racing Fuels will be returning to sponsor and support the Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker season opening race event at Grandview Speedway, sponsoring the race for the ninth consecutive year.
Since the presentation of the very first Bruce Rogers Memorial race in 2018, VP Racing Fuels has been the presenting sponsor for the season opening race event, which is run each season to remember and honor the longtime owner and Promoter of Grandview Speedway Bruce Rogers.
22-Year-Old Racer Will Run Full CARS Tour Schedule in Pro Late Model Division
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2026) – Third-generation racer James Seeright will make his zMAX CARS Tour debut in the season-opening KevinSaysYes.com 100 on Saturday at Southern National Speedway in Lacuna, North Carolina.
The 22-year-old from Winter Haven, Florida, will drive the No. 5 Cathy Boyd’s Tax Service/Cappello Legal Ford Mustang for Hettinger Racing in the Pro Late Model division for the entirety of the 2026 season.