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Busy Year Ahead Leads to Scheduling Adjustments for Local Late Model Events From Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoMarch 5, 2026

Barre, VT —It was announced today by Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials that the 100-lap event for ACT legal Late Models originally scheduled for June 19 at Lee USA Speedway has been moved to Friday, August 7 to remove the scheduling conflict with the Keith Morse Memorial event at Riverside Speedway.

With the move, the Seacoast Late Model Challenge will still begin on Saturday, June 13 at Star Speedway followed by the Firecracker 100 at Lee USA Speedway on Friday, July 3. The Challenge will pick up with a second 100-lapper at Lee on Friday, August 7 before crowning the inaugural champion in the Don Francis Memorial 100 at Star on Saturday, August 15.

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Teddy Hodgdon To Chase NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rookie of the Year

by Kyle SouzaJanuary 27, 2026

Hodgdon Also Pairing With JMA Motorsports For Full-Time Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Effort

A minimum of 25 races are on the calendar for Teddy Hodgdon for the 2026 short-track Modified racing season.

Hodgdon plans to compete full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in search of the Rookie of the Year award in the familiar No. 55 entry, for all 16 events.

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Circuit Of The Americas Crowned ‘Race Promoter Of The Year’ At The Race Media Awards

by MikeJanuary 22, 2026

AUSTIN, TX (January 21, 2026) — Circuit of The Americas (COTA) has today been crowned Race Promoter of the Year at The Race Media Awards, presented at a gala ceremony in London, UK.

COTA topped a highly competitive category, with the award recognizing not only its achievements over the past 12 months but also its sustained success since debuting in 2012. In honoring COTA, The Race Media Awards cited its feat in “establishing itself in F1 without losing its essence and hosting other racing series.”

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Full Field Set for Fifth Straight Year to Open 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Season

by MikeDecember 12, 2025

Capacity Grid Set Again for 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona IMSA — Photo by IMSA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the fifth consecutive year, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will open its new season with a capacity grid set to run the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The full field of 61 cars set to contest the 64th running has been revealed with roughly six weeks to go until cars hit the track for the mandatory Roar Before the Rolex 24 test January 16-18, then Rolex 24 At Daytona race weekend January 22-25.

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Gift of Lights Returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 15th Year

by Lou ModestinoNovember 21, 2025

The 15^th annual Gift of Lights opens Thanksgiving evening at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with millions of lights.

LOUDON, N.H. – The 2.5-mile drive-thru light show that’s become a New England family tradition is back at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) shining bright with millions of lights for its 15^th holiday season. Gift of Lights will spread 39 nights of holiday cheer while fundraising for the local community from Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

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Sands Captures Haunted at Seekonk for Second Straight Year; Lessard Clinches First ACT Title, Returning Crown to Canada

by Lou ModestinoOctober 27, 2025

Derry, New Hampshire’s Erick Sands carries the checkered flag after winning his second straight Milton CAT Haunted Hundred at Seekonk Speedway. (Mark A. Cote photo)

Seekonk, MA — Derry, New Hampshire’s Erick Sands earned another season-ending treat in the Milton CAT Haunted Hundred at Massachusetts’ Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, October 25, winning the event for the second year in a row. Sands took the lead from Quebec City, Quebec’s William Larue on lap 61 and motored away down the stretch. Behind him, Larue’s teammate Raphael Lessard of Vallée-Jct., Quebec put a bow on the 2025 Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour (ACT) championship, bringing the title to Canada for the first time since 2008.

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Connor Zilisch Turns Rookie Year into a Championship Crusade

by MikeSeptember 10, 2025

The 12 drivers who have qualified for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs met with the national media Tuesday and there was a common and clear storyline in their plans to hoist the championship trophy as they kick off the seven-race Playoff run.

They need to beat JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch.

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NASCAR Playoffs Feature A “Different” Bubba Wallace This Year

by MikeAugust 28, 2025

The Bubba Wallace who takes the green flag in the Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway won’t be the same Bubba Wallace who eked out a Playoff berth two years ago.

How do we know? Wallace says so.

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MAYNARD TROYER CLASSIC VI TO BE PRESENTED BY F/A PRODUCTS AND PLANTER BOX DIRECT — THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR AT SPENCER SPEEDWAY

by MikeAugust 14, 2025

More prizes and awards than ever before for the 60-lap Maynard Troyer Classic VI at Spencer Speedway, Friday, August 29, 2025

Williamson, N.Y. – (August 14, 2025) – Just 16 days remain before the Maynard Troyer Classic VI, presented by F/A Products and Planter Box Direct, takes center stage at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y. on Friday, August 29. Last year, Ron Silk of Norwalk, Conn., scored the victory in car #16, adding his name to the event’s growing legacy.

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GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Weekend Brings Racing, Drifting and Car Culture Back to Lime Rock Park for Fourth Year

by Lou ModestinoAugust 14, 2025

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (12 August 2025) — From roaring engines and shredding tires to off-key campground karaoke, Lime Rock Park will come alive to the sounds of a different kind of event than the legendary circuit is used to hosting during GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival, August 15–17. The three-day festival blends competitive racing, car culture, lifestyle and entertainment into one of the most immersive motorsport experiences in the Northeast.

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