This Week in SMX – World Championship Final at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Saturday, September 20
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NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, SMX World Championship Finals, And IMSA From IMS Headline NBC Sports’ Motorsports Coverage
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 17, 2025 – NBC Sports’ big weekend of live motorsports action is headlined by three major events: NASCAR Cup Series opening Round of 12 race from New Hampshire Motor Speedway at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network; the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals this Saturday from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway live on USA Network and Peacock at 10 p.m. ET; and IMSA’s TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday on Peacock at 11:30 a.m. ET before transitioning to NBC and Peacock at 3 p.m. ET.
SMX World Championship Playoff 2 Race Report
ST. LOUIS (September 13, 2025) – Team Honda HRC Progressive ‘s Hunter Lawrence earned the overall win at Playoff 2 of the SMX World Championship™ inside the Dome at America’s Center. Both 450SMX Class motos delivered intense action down to the final corner, and Hunter’s (1-3) moto finishes netted him the event win and the double-points payout in St. Louis. The victory puts Hunter just 6 points down in the championship with only the Final, which pays triple points, remaining on the 2025 calendar.
SMX Next World All-Stars Playoff 1 Available on YouTube
The first Playoff race of the SMX Next World All-Stars has been completed inside The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, where rising Australian prospect Kayden Minear dominated every lap of the 8 Minute + 1 Lap moto to capture his second SMX Next victory, following a triumph at the SMX Next – Scouting Moto Combine at Hangtown. Coverage of the race is now available in its entirety on the SuperMotocross YouTube channel, featuring commentary from the SMX broadcast team of host Jason Weigandt, analysts Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart, and trackside reporter Jason Thomas.
SMX Next World All-Stars to Contest Doubleheader in St. Louis
Back-to-Back Days of Racing Will See Top Prospects Compete for Victory on Friday & Saturday, with SMX Next World Championship No. 1 Plate Up for Grabs
Following the postponement of the opening SMX Next World All-Stars race this past weekend in Concord, North Carolina, the elite athletes that comprise the field of prospects contesting the postseason will travel to St. Louis for an action-packed weekend inside The Dome at America’s Center. A two-day doubleheader has been announced for the World All-Stars, with the Playoff 1 race scheduled for this Friday, September 12, followed by the second, championship-deciding Playoff 2 race on Saturday, September 13, run in conjunction with SMX World Championship Playoff 2. The pair of races will determine which athlete will emerge with the SMX Next World Championship No. 1 Plate. Timed qualifying sessions will be held on both Friday and Saturday to set the field for each respective Playoff race.
It’s Bristol, Baby! NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Elimination Race This Saturday In Primetime On USA Network And SMX World Championship Round 2 Saturday On Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 11, 2025 – The cutoff race for the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 Playoffs will be presented this Saturday, Sept. 13, with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, while the SuperMotocross World Championship continues with the penultimate round this Saturday from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis at 6:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
Here’s How Northeast drivers Performed at World Wide Technology Raceway Over The Weekend
Denny Hamlin won the Cup race at the World Wide Technology Raceway. Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished fifth with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT placing 13th.
Conner Zilisch won the Xfinity event. Anthony Alfredo of Ridgewood, CT came in 13th, and Thomas Annunziata of NJ ended up 20th.
With Playoff Victory, Denny Hamlin Nears Personal Milestone
MADISON, Ill. — Denny Hamlin spent much of his post-race press conference relishing the freedom he earned with Sunday’s victory in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
With his ticket already punched for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 12, Hamlin can race with abandon next Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, while others are scrambling to keep their title hopes alive.
DANCING IN THE DESERT: David Gravel Tops Three-Leader Thriller in Return to Vado
The defending champ bests Logan Schuchart and Kerry Madsen for 13th win of the season
VADO, NM (September 5, 2025) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series return to Vado Speedway Park didn’t disappoint.
The Greatest Show on Dirt invaded Vado on Friday for night one of the Desert Showdown, and the New Mexico oval delivered not one, not two, but three different leaders in a 30-lap thriller. (more…)
Jett Lawrence Wins SMX World Championship Playoff 1 in Truncated Postseason Opener
Haiden Deegan Captures 250SMX Class Victory and Extends Title Points Lead
Concord, N.C., (September 6, 2025) Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence kicked off the postseason with a victory at Playoff 1 of the 2025 SMX World Championship™. The two-moto format of the postseason was interrupted by lightening near the zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both classes scored their overall results based solely on their first moto finishes due to the second motos being called because of continued lightening in the area and diminishing daylight. Jett Lawrence, the defending two-time SMX World Champion and recently-crowned 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Champion, led from start to finish in the single 20-mintue plus one lap 450SMX Class moto.