Joey VanLare Returns to Victory Lane in Race of Champions Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series
Williamson, N.Y. – (September 6, 2025) – The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series continued its streak of parity on Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., as Evan Rygielski of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., captured his first career Series victory in the conclusion of the Maynard Troyer Classic VI.
MADISON, Ill.—In a race that featured a strange brew of divergent strategies, pole winner Denny Hamlin claimed his series-best fifth victory of the season and advanced to the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
CHARLOTTE, NC – Sept 4 ,2025 – DECK Leadership, led by high-performance leadership expert and NASCAR pit crew champion Mike Metcalf Jr., today announced a strategic partnership with AE Victory Racing. This collaboration will see Metcalf and DECK Leadership implement their Drive for Wellness Program to aid AE Victory Racing in establishing a strong foundation of human potential as it expands its presence in the competitive world of motorsports.
N. Woodstock, NH — The Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division at White Mountain kicked off Saturday night’s six division card with Chloe Doyle and Bella Hamel leading the way side-by-side at the front. Several back of the pack cautions slowed the pace early but under green flag conditions Lucas Sidney and Owen Dupuis made their way through the field to pour the pressure on in the closing laps. Under the twin checkered flags Sidney took the win by a hair over Doyle with Makenzi Sicard sliding in for third to round out the opening podium.
Coming into the Newsday Salutes First Responders NASCAR Modified feature Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, Owen Grennan of Glen Cove formulated a game plan upon finding out he’d start outside of the front row. Grennan, a schoolteacher by day executed his plan to perfection winning the 50-lap main event, his second of 2025 and third of his career. Prior to racing Connie Partridge & Tom Gatz in conjunction with Newsday presented a moving salute to all 1st responders during opening ceremonies, complete with a flyover by the Suffolk County Police Department.
OSWEGO, N.Y. – Despite now being a part-time competitor on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Ron Silk now has more victories than any other driver on the 2025 season.
The two-time champion earned his third checkered flag of the year at Oswego Speedway on Saturday evening after cycling to the front after a sequence of late pit stops. The triumph was Silk’s third at Oswego and 29th overall with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, moving him into sole possession of eighth on the all-time win list.
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (August 30, 2025) ― The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli returned to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) and was once again met with exciting battles and results affecting championship hunts. In the TA class, defending champion Paul Menard scored his second-consecutive win at the Bowmanville, Ontario track, while rookie Tristan McKee tallied his third CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory in four races. Toronto-born Roberto Sabato found vindication at his home track, winning in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge after an early crash took him out of contention last season. Finally, Ontario native James Beaton earned the win in the XGT class with his second-consecutive victory in the class.
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Matt Hirschman Wins Maynard Troyer Classic VI, Race of Champions Sportsman Modified and Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series Features Rescheduled for Friday, September 5 to Conclude Spencer Speedway Season
Williamson, N.Y. – (August 30, 2025) – For the third time in the six-year history of the Maynard Troyer Classic, Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., drove to victory lane at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y. The win came under unusual circumstances as the 2025 edition of the event became the first rain-shortened race in the history of the Classic, declared official after 43 laps were completed when persistent lake-effect drizzle forced an early conclusion.
Los Angeles, CA – August 28, 2025 — AE Victory Racing is celebrating the continued growth and development of its drivers as they expand their impact both on and off the track. True to the team’s mission of supporting drivers in their careers and personal growth, AE Victory Racing is proud to highlight the unique paths its drivers are pursuing in between WRL race weekends.
When Joey Braun of Manorville rolled into the pit area Wednesday afternoon to make his NASCAR Modified debut with car owner Rich Gerbe, not even Joey, who exudes confidence could have predicted what was about to happen a few hours later. Executing a last lap pass coming to the checker flag, Joey Braun making his NASCAR Tour Type Modified debut at his home track put the new formed team in victory lane before a large midweek crowd. Braun’s win makes it eight different winners in ten 2025 NASCAR Modified events run to date.
