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Wenzel Is Modified Champion, Two First Timers Win Friday At Claremont

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Bay State hot shoe Nate Wenzel was crowned the 2024 Sportsman Modified champion Friday night at Claremont Motorsports Park, earning his second open-wheel title in a row while, on the same event card, two drivers earned their first career victory at the Thrasher Road speedplant.

Both first-timers Kyle Kenny and Bradey Lamotte topped their Friday night feature event. Tyler Leary won the night’s Sportsman Modified feature, Super Street ace Chris Riendeau romped to an easy $1,000 win on Frazer’s Place Night, and Seth Drown won a thriller in the Ridge Runners. (more…)

Michael McDowell and Benebone Head to The Glen, Searching for a Road Course Win

by MikeSeptember 11, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 10, 2024) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Finger Lakes of Upstate New York and Watkins Glen International for road course racing this weekend.

Michael McDowell returns to his road racing roots, looking for another solid finish. So far this season, the No. 34 has had two Top-5s on road courses, a 2nd place at Sonoma and a 5th place at the Chicago Street Race. (more…)

Justin Bonsignore Looks For Third Straight Ed Partridge 256 Win at Riverhead

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 11, 2024

Justin Bonsignore is heading for the final five NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at the top of the championship standings. The chase for his fourth championship continues this Saturday night, September 14, as the Whelen Modified Tour rolls to Riverhead Raceway for the Ed Partridge 256.

In honor of the late Partridge, who operated the track for many years, the Whelen Modified Tour runs this special event each September, with extra laps, and a special pit road set up in the infield for pit stops. In the two-year history of the race, Bonsignore went to Victory Lane both times. The New York native has 11 career Riverhead Raceway Tour wins, tied with Mike Ewanitsko for the most all-time. Bonsignore leads all active drivers in the category.

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Harvick Accuses Ford of Wanting SHR to Lose: ‘They Want Their Cars to Win’

by MikeSeptember 5, 2024

Kevin Harvick has accused Ford of undermining Stewart-Haas Racing to favor its other teams, asserting that Ford prefers its cars to win over SHR’s. Harvick, a big figure at SHR during his NASCAR Cup Series career, offered this insight following his departure after the 2023 season and amid SHR’s struggling 2024 performance.

The 2024 season for SHR has been a challenging one, with Chase Briscoe assuming the role of leading driver after Harvick’s exit. However, Briscoe managed a vital victory at Darlington, securing a playoff spot and providing a significant morale boost to a team that needed it. (more…)

Nick Hinkley Scores Pivotal Win at Wiscasset Speedway

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

The last weekend in August is widely known as the biggest race weekend of the summer in Maine. Even with the hustle and bustle going on at other local short tracks in the area, Wiscasset Speedway still drew in a hearty crowd for their Group 1 and Enduro program on Saturday.

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Chevy’s Will Power Gets Third Win of Season at IndyCar Portland (Photos)

by MikeAugust 26, 2024

Will Power, driver of the #12 Verizon Business Team Penske Chevrolet V6, races to victory Sunday, August 25, 2024, winning the NTT IndyCar Series BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. This is the third victory of the season for Power who is in second place in the championship standings with three races left in the season. (Photo by Perry Nelson/LAT for Chevy Racing) (more…)

Kyle Steckly; Rette Jones Racing Ride ASA STARS Win To Michigan 200

by MikeAugust 26, 2024

OWSSO, Mich.: Over the last month, life has been good for Kyle Steckly and the Rette Jones Racing team.

In the ASA STARS National Tour’s most recent race at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, the pair of Steckly and Rette Jones Racing were able to take a mediocre rookie season and explode with a bombshell victory in the Redbud 400 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway.

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Layne Riggs Captures First Truck Series Win at Milwaukee Mile

by MikeAugust 26, 2024August 26, 2024

For the second-straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first-career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in Sunday’s Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.

Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a solid 1.547-second victory over the Wisconsin native and a super-motivated group of Playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all the more impressive. (more…)

GMG Racing Secures GT America Race Win and Fanatec GT World Challenge Pro-Am P2 Finish at Road America

by MikeAugust 19, 2024August 19, 2024

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 19, 2024) – GMG Racing secured a Sunday GT America powered by AWS race win with team Founder and Principal James Sofronas and a P2 Pro-Am class podium in Saturday’s Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS race with co-drivers Kyle Washington and Tom Sargent in a competitive SRO America championships weekend at Road America. (more…)

King Kopecký’s Zlín Reign is Over as Stříteský Bags Maiden ERC Win

by MikeAugust 19, 2024

Dominik Stříteský is an FIA European Rally Championship winner for the first time as Jan Kopecký’s Barum Czech Rally Zlín reign came to an end during a dramatic sixth round of another all-action ERC season.

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