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(DOVER, DEL – JULY 15, 2025 – RIS) Preliminary entries for this weekend’s NASCAR events at Dover Motor Speedway.

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SONOMA, CA - RIS - Shane van Gisbergen won his second straight race this weekend and has three victories in the last five weeks after yet another dominating run on a road course, this time in Northern California.

SONOMA, CA – RIS -  Shane van Gisbergen, the heavy pre-race favorite, has won the pole for Sunday’s  NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma Raceway, the 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course north of San Francisco.  Van Glisbergen covered the road course in just over 74 seconds and slightly over 96 mph.

Connor Zilisch leads the pack to a restart

(SONOMA, CA – JULY 12, 2025 – RIS) Eighteen-year-old rising star racer earned his fourth win of 2025 in NASCAR Xfinity races, three of them on road courses, holding off challenges from his teammate in the JR Motorsports stable to score the California wine country road course win. The win is the tenth of the 2025 season for JR Motorsports, the team ownered by Dale Earnhardt Junior. Last week’s pole and race sweep Shane Van Gisbergen finished second to the teammate who is half his age. The only full-course cautions in the race came at the end of the two stages, eclipsing the previous race record speed by nearly five mph. Today’s race ran in 1:56:12 for an average speed of 81.176 mph, beating the two-year-old record set by Aric Almirola at 76.388 mph.

Shane Van Gisbergen repeated as pole qualifier at Sonoma

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(SONOMA, CA – JULY 11, 2025 – RIS) Putting two JR Motorsports cars on the front row, Shane Van Gisbergen, hot off the sweep of double pole positions and wins on the streets of Chicago, continued his run of pole positions, taking the top starting spot in Saturday’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the California wine country road course.

(SONOMA, CA - JULY 9, 2025 - RIS) Preliminary entry lists for the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

CHICAGO, IL – RIS - Shane Van Gisbergen won his second race of the season when he won Sunday's street race in Chicago after starting on the pole. It comes a day after he won the Xfinity race from the pole on the same 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course.

Shane Van Gisbergen on track in Saturday's Xfinity race

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(CHICAGO – JUNE 5, 2025 – RIS) Shane Van Gisbergen and his JR Motorsports teammate Connor Zilisch finished one-two in the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 race on the streets of Chicago. Van Gisbergen started from the pole and led the first half of the race, plus the final two laps. Zilisch led 11 laps with Jesse Love and Sheldon Creed each leading a handful of laps. ‘SVG’ is on the pole for Sunday’s Cup race on the street course and won the inaugural race on the urban track.

(CHICAGO – JULY 5, 2025 – RIS) Shane Van Gisbergen added another road course pole to his NASCAR Xfinity Series record, beating the field by almost a quarter of a second. Austin Hill placed second in qualifying, with Sam Mayer third.

(CHICAGO, IL - JULY 1, 2025 - RIS) Preliminary entries for the Chicago Street Course NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend.

Lightning-fast London McKenzie earned his second Dilling Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical Pro division victory of the season in Round 5 at Cook Out Summer Shootout.

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CONCORD, N.C. (June 30, 2025) — The stakes were high and the action was all-in at Cook Out Summer Shootout’s Night of Games presented by Bojangles, as drivers rolled the dice and raced for glory across eight divisions. London McKenzie cashed in big in the Dilling Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical Pro feature, while Landon Thrasher played his cards right to come out on top in the Outlaw division.

Justin Ashley - Top Fuel winner

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Norwalk, Ohio (June 29, 2025) – - Prock goes back-to-back with FC triumph
- TF’s Ashley notches first Norwalk win
- PS’s Reed gets first career win
- First victory in 12 years for PSM’s Hall
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won back-to-back races for the second time this year for John Force Racing, taking down Matt Hagan in the final round of the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park.

Chase Elliott and his crew celebrate in Victory Lane

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HAMPTON, GA – RIS – Chase Elliott wo n the NASCAR Cup race at Echo Park Speedway on Saturday night. He went about securing his first victory of the season and a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. He passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to take the lead. The race was marked by multiple cautions, including a significant 18-car pileup on Lap 69. Elliott made his move on Keselowski on the final lap, securing the win.

Greg Anderson works on his car in the pits

Norwalk, Ohio (June 28, 2025) – Kalitta, Wilkerson & Herrera Win Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta continued his magic in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge on Saturday at Motorsports Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round to win the bonus race for the fourth time this season at the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

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(LAKEVILLE, CT – June 28, 2025 – RIS) Corey Heim drove a nearly flawless race to win the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park road course. He led nearly every moment of the race on the way to his sixteenth career victory in the series, becoming the youngest driver to claim sixteen wins.

Corey Heim in practice for the Liuna 150 at Lime Rock Park

(LAKEVILLE, CT – June 28, 2025 – RIS) Corey Heim needed only three laps in qualifying to beat road racing star Jordan Taylor’s single qualifying lap speed and win the pole for the Craftsman Truck Series’ first visit to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. The top nine qualifiers all ran in the second session of time trials, with Andres Perez de Lara the sole top-ten qualifier from the first group.

Nick Sanchez at the checkered flag

(HAMPTON, GA – June 28, 2025 – RIS) Nick Sanchez and Carson Kvapil ran one-two for a rookie sweep of the first two positions in the Xfinity Series Focused Health 250. Sanchez spun across the front straight grass in the first half of the race without damaging his car, then went on to capture his career-first victory.

Cruz Pedregon was quickest in Funny Car on Friday

Norwalk, Ohio (June 27, 2025) – Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley picked up the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at Summit Motorsports Park, putting him in position for his first top spot of 2025 at the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

(HAMPTON, GA – JUNE 27, 2025 – RIS) Joey Logano set a lap time of 30.979 seconds at 178.960 mph to earn the pole position for the Quaker State 400 at newly-named EchoPark Speedway. Matching his lap time to the thousandth of a second, Josh Berry put the No. 21 DEX Imaging Ford in second place on the grid, followed by the other two Team Penske cars of Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric third and fourth.

(HAMPTON, GA – JUNE 27, 2025 – RIS) Sheldon Creed and Austin Hill were the two fastest drivers in qualifying for Friday’s Focused Health 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Echo Park Speedway.

(LAKEVILLE, CT – JUNE 27, 2025 – RIS) Jordan Taylor, winner of many sports car championships and races, waited until the closing minutes of practice for NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series event on mile and a half road course Lime Rock Park 

(CONCORD, NC - JUNE 25, 2025 - RIS) Here are the early entry lists for this weekend's NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series events at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) and the Craftsman Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park.

Briscoe Celebrates in Victory Lane

LONG POND, PA – RIS – Chase Briscoe held on the win the NASCAR Cup Series Cup series race for his first win of the season. In the end, it was good strategy that made the difference. Briscoe raced his way into an automatic spot in NASCAR’s playoffs with the win and gave the No. 19 Toyota its first victory since 2023 when Martin Truex Jr. had the ride.

John Force and daughter Brittany 

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Dinwiddie, Va. (June 22, 2025) – FC’s Prock wins second straight at VMP
- Langdon races to TF triumph
- Herrera goes back-to-back at VMP in PSM
Funny Car points leader and reigning world champion Austin Prock won for the second straight year at Virginia Motorsports Park on Sunday, defeating John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman in the final round of the fifth annual American Rebel Light Virginia Nationals.

Jack Beckman qualified first in Funny Car

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Dinwiddie, Va. (June 21, 2025) – B. Force, Beckman and Davis all qualify No. 1 at Virginia Motorsports Park
Less than two weeks after winning in Bristol, Top Fuel standout Steve Torrence continued to roll on Saturday at Virginia Motorsports Park, defeating Shawn Langdon in the final round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge as part of the fifth annual American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals.

Zilisch drives under his first oval checkered flag

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(LONG POND, PA – JUNE 21, 2025 – RIS) Rookie contender Connor Zilisch never saw Pocono Raceway before Saturday morning, but you’d never know it from the way he drove to his first oval-track win. The teen gave his team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr, a win in his first race as a crew chief. Earnhardt took over the position while Mardy Lindley serves a lug nut penalty. 

LONG POND, PA – RIS -  Denny Hamlin won his 44th career Cup pole Saturday, while William Byron and Bubba Wallace had issues in qualifying at Pocono Raceway and will start at the rear of the field. Hamlin’s lap of 172.599 mph around the 2.5-mile track. The 44-year-old driver becomes the oldest to win a Cup pole since Matt Kenseth won the pole at age 45 at Richmond in September 2017.

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Layne Riggs, here in the line before qualifying, won the pole, set fastest lap and won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Race.

(LONG POND, PA – JUNE 20, 2025 – RIS) Layne Riggs earned his first career pole position in qualifying, then set the fastest lap of the race after a late restart on the way to winning his first Craftsman Truck Series race in the Miller Tech Battery 200 at Pocono Raceway.

(LONG POND, PA – JUNE 20, 2025 – RIS) Layne Riggs drove his No. 34 Bare Knuckle Brawl Ford to his career-first pole position in the NSCAR Craftsman Truck Series. 

Brexton "B-Rex" Busch in his Bandolero

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CONCORD, N.C. (June 19, 2025) — Rev up your engines and throw on your favorite vintage race jacket as NASCAR Night presented by NASCAR Hall of Fame rolls into Cook Out Summer Shootout, Tuesday, June 24. The special night is a full-throttle tribute to motorsports, blending the rising stars of grassroots racing with the star power of NASCAR’s top series.

(LONG POND, PA - JUNE 19, 2025 - RIS) Here are the early entries for this weekend's NASCAR races at Pocono.

MEXICO CITY – RIS - Shane van Gisbergen dominated the final stage of the NASCAR Cup Series race at SVG ran away from the other leaders on the final run, winning the Viva Mexico 250 on June 15 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City by more than 16 seconds ahead of Christopher Bell. It was his second win in then Cup Series.

Daniel Suarez drove a backup car from last to win the Chilango 150 at Mexico City

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(MEXICO CITY – JUNE 14, 2025 – RIS) Daniel Suarez crashed his primary car in qualifying for the Chilango 150 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mexico City and started the race last before driving through the field to win the series’ return race to the road course in the middle of Mexico City before a crowd of admiring fans.

MEXICO CITY, MX – RIS - Shane van Gisbergen is on the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 was just ahead of Ryan Preece, and was locked in as the pole-winning lap when rain ended the session with 17 minutes left.

(MEXICO CITY - JUNE 14, 2025 – RIS) Connor Zilisch put his No. 88 WeatherTech Chevy on the pole for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series’ return to Mexico City with a lap of 1:32.372 at 94.314 mph, beating his practice time by 0.686 second. Zilisch’ practice time was second-quickest, with Ty Gibbs setting the fastest lap in practice.

(MEXICO CITY - June 12, 2025 - RIS) Travel issues have forced NASCAR to reset the on-track schedule for this weekend’s NASCAR events at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

(JUNE 11, 2025 - RIS) Here are the early entries for this weekend's events at Mexico City's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course. Erroneously hyped as the Cup series’ first venture outside the US, two events have been held in Canada, albeit both in the 50s, so the “first modern-era event” would be a correct description.

The NAPA Auto Parts 150 Presented by The West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway will be the fifth of 12 races for the ARCA Menards Series West and the 16th race at the half-mile oval patterned after the now-defunct Mesa Marin Speedway.

Hamlin takes his third checkered flag for2025

JACKSON, MI – Denny Hamlin passed William Byron to win the Firekeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. Hamlin outlasted Carson Hocevar—who blew a tire late and needed to pit, killing his chances to win the race after he led for 32 laps—to claim Sunday's event. Chris Buescher finished second, Ty Gibbs finished third, while Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five.