Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, May 16th with SK Lights taking part in a special 30-lap extra distance feature.  The night saw Keith Rocco win the 40-lap SK Modified® feature in a thrilling finish between himself, Jon Puleo, and Michael Christopher, Jr. that saw several lead changes and a 3-wide move in the final laps before Rocco came away with the checkered flag.  Other winners on the night were Paul Varricchio, Jr. in the Late Model feature, Nickolas Hovey in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model feature, and Aaron Plemons in the Street Stock feature.  Varricchio, Hovey, and Clement were all repeat winners from NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend.

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Mark Stewart Battles Family & Foe To Earn First Career NASCAR Modified Victory At Riverhead Raceway

Mark Stewart Battles Family & Foe To Earn First Career NASCAR Modified Victory At Riverhead Raceway
Another exciting night of family fun was planned at Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening, what unfolded however during the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program looked more like an episode of Family Feud. All that was missing was Steve Harvey. During three of the feature events contested, family members went toe-to-toe during their main events. When the dust settled after the 50-lap NASCAR Modified event, “The Real Deal” Mark Stewart of Riverhead earned his first career victory after battling among others his uncle Roger Turbush of Calverton.

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Rick Martin ‘just kept at it,’ and now he’s entering Year 51 at Seekonk Speedway

Rick Martin ‘just kept at it,’ and now he’s entering Year 51 at Seekonk Speedway

By Cara Cooper, NASCAR.com

Rick Martin never had grand ambitions when it came to racing. After watching his dad compete for 21 years, the sport was just something he wanted to try.

“Me and one of my friends bought a $50 car and went out there,” Martin said. “The other cars went by us so fast, I thought to myself, ‘I ain’t never gonna go that fast, I’m going to just quit now.’

“But I just kept at it, kept at it, and I guess it was the challenge that I enjoyed.”

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Go West, Young Woman: Sprint Car Racer McKenna Haase is Going Pavement Late Model Racing in California

Go West, Young Woman: Sprint Car Racer McKenna Haase is Going Pavement Late Model Racing in California

DALLAS (April 16, 2025) – McKenna Haase has always blazed her own trail en route to becoming a professional sprint car racer. But after more than a decade of traversing a dirt-covered career path, the 28-year-old has decided to pave that path with asphalt. Haase is making a career change from 900-horsepower sprint cars to pavement-pounding late model stock cars.

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Advance Auto Parts and NASCAR Partner for “Advance Auto Parts Night at the Races”

Advance Auto Parts and NASCAR Partner for  “Advance Auto Parts Night at the Races”
  • Program to bolster local support in 17 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series track markets throughout the year

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 15, 2025) – As the start of the 2025 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series heats up across the country, Advance Auto Parts and NASCAR announced today they are teaming up to accelerate support for local short track racing through new “Advance Auto Parts Night at the Races” in 17 track markets.

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2024 Bowman Gray Stadium Weekly Series Champions To Serve as Grand Marshals for the Cook Out Clash

2024 Bowman Gray Stadium Weekly Series Champions To Serve as Grand Marshals for the Cook Out Clash

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2025) – NASCAR and Bowman Gray Stadium announced today that all four of the 2024 Bowman Gray Weekly Series Champions: Burt Myers, Zack Ore, Christian Joyce, and AJ Saunders, will serve as Grand Marshals for the Cook Out Clash on Sunday, Feb. 2. They will be joined by 8-year-old Roo Reaves, the 2023 NASCAR Youth Series presented by Cook Out National Champion.

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T.P. TRAILERS & T.P. TRUCK EQUIPMENT CONTINUES SUPPORT OF GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY RACERS WITH WEEKLY FEATURE WINNERS BONUS MONEY – 2025 SEASON OPENS APRIL 5

T.P. TRAILERS & T.P. TRUCK EQUIPMENT CONTINUES SUPPORT OF GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY RACERS WITH WEEKLY FEATURE WINNERS BONUS MONEY – 2025 SEASON OPENS APRIL 5

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – In preparing for a brand new racing season, Grandview Speedway is proud to announce that T.P. Trailers and T.P. Truck Equipment of Limerick, Pa. will be continuing their support of the race teams at the Speedway, as a major sponsor at the one-third-mile high banked clay raceway for the 2025 racing season. (more…)

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