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Grandview Speedway Ready To Kick-Start 2026 Season With Open Practice This Saturday March 28 – Opening Day April 4

by MikeMarch 25, 2026

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway continues preparations for a brand-new race season, and will be hosting an open practice to help kick start the 2026 season.

This week on Saturday, March 28 will be the traditional free-to-the-public practice session open to all racing divisions. Drivers will have the opportunity to test their reworked or brand-new equipment for the new season before competition officially begins next week. Race fans will have the opportunity to come out and see their favorite drivers for the first time and check out their new cars for the upcoming campaign.

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Lyn St. James Shared the Limelight with Paul Newman at Lime Rock

by Lou ModestinoMarch 17, 2026

Lyn St. James recorded many milestones in a career that spanned four decades, including seven starts in the Indianapolis 500 and class victories in both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. She also remains one of the sport’s most visible advocates for women in motorsports.

At Lime Rock Park, St. James famously shared the spotlight with actor and racer Paul Newman during the 1989 SCCA Trans Am race when the two became tangled in an opening lap incident that left one car perched on top of the other.

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NCDOT Renews Commitment to Race Fans with Rockingham Special

by Lou ModestinoMarch 17, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 11,2026) – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division announced today that NC By Train, the state’s passenger rail service, will run a special train from Raleigh to Rockingham Speedway for NASCAR’s return in April.

“After receiving positive feedback from last year’s event-day train service, we’re excited to bring this unique travel experience back,” said NCDOT Rail Division Director Jason Orthner. “We also want to thank our partners CSX, Amtrak and Track Enterprises for their support in providing this opportunity to get race fans to The Rock. This stop, along with the other special stops NC By Train offers year‑round, helps people bypass potential parking and traffic delays so they can enjoy a comfortable trip to major events like this one across the state.”

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Swift Springs Partners with Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour for 2026

by Lou ModestinoMarch 9, 2026

Barre, VT — Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour are excited to announce a new partnership with the California-headquartered Swift Springs for the 2026 season. The world-renowned brand will award a spring in each event on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour as well as prizes at the season-ending banquet!

Swift Springs first entered the market in 1997 as a division of the Japan-based Tokyo Hatsujo Manufacturing Co, Ltd. and rapidly took the racing world by storm. Swift Springs quickly became one of the most recognized and respected names in performance coil springs from endurance events like Le Mans to Formula 3 and here on the short track level.

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“Cleetus McFarland” to Make NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Debut with Richard Childress Racing in 2026

by MikeMarch 5, 2026

WELCOME, NC (March 4, 2026) – Garrett Mitchell, commonly known as “Cleetus McFarland” to his millions of YouTube subscribers, is scheduled to make his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) debut in 2026 for Richard Childress Racing (RCR) with support from Tommy’s Express, a rapidly growing national car wash chain with more than 270 locations across the United States, Canada and France. Mitchell is scheduled to race the No. 33 Tommy’s Express Chevrolet as a third entry in RCR’s championship-winning NOAPS program.

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James Seeright To Make zMAX CARS Tour Debut With Hettinger Racing

by MikeFebruary 26, 2026February 26, 2026

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.

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FOX Sports Debuts SPEED WITH HARVICK AND BUXTON Fueled by POET

by MikeFebruary 26, 2026

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today launches SPEED WITH HARVICK AND BUXTON, a new digital show built in partnership with NASCAR to serve as a familiar touchstone for everything motorsports, bringing fans closer to the people and institutions that shape racing across the world. From NASCAR and INDYCAR to ARCA, NHRA, MotoGP, IMSA, F1, sprint car racing and beyond, the show reflects how modern fans follow the sport without boundaries.

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Venturi Bold Brew Announces Landmark Partnership with NASCAR Driver Natalie Decker

by MikeFebruary 26, 2026

Decker to Make Official Debut with Team Venturi at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 11

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Venturi Bold Brew, the performance-driven coffee brand redefining premium energy, proudly announces a new partnership with NASCAR driver Natalie Decker. Decker will make her first official appearance as a driver for Team Venturi at the highly anticipated July 11th race in Atlanta, Georgia.

This partnership signals a bold new chapter for both Venturi Bold Brew and Natalie Decker uniting elite motorsports performance with a brand built on momentum, precision, and relentless improvement.

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FOX Sports Opens 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season With Three Consecutive Weekends of Racing on FOX

by MikeFebruary 19, 2026

LOS ANGELES – Year two of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES on FOX launches the 2026 season with three highly anticipated events on consecutive weekends, beginning with the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 1, at 12:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One and the FOX Sports app.

FOX INDYCAR is coming off a banner inaugural season, scoring a 27% year-to-year viewership increase and the sport’s most-watched season in 17 years. (more…)

DRP Performance Products Continues Partnership with Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 19, 2026

Barre, VT — Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour are glad to announce that DRP Performance Products of Bassett, Virginia has continued their longstanding partnership with the international touring series for another three years!

DRP Performance Products designs, builds, and sells high-performance products focused on reducing friction and lowering lap times. Guided by their purpose to glorify God and lead others to Him, DRP works hard to research, develop, and manufacture low-friction Hub DefendersTM, Accu-ForceTM Spring Smashers, pull-down systems, alignment systems, and more.

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