Newsmaker of the Week

The atmosphere was electric as the laps drew down to a precious few Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Chili Bowl was progressing and 21 year old Emerson Axsom was in control after having passed Kyle Larson early in the 55-lap feature, then pulled away. A determined Justin Grant picked up the chase only to crash, which gave Kevin Thomas, …

When Matt Swanson took the checkered flag last Saturday night to win the Ironton Global Indoor Auto Racing Series TQ Midget feature race inside the PPL Center in downtown Allentown, it was his first such win. That was celebratory in and of itself, but Swanson’s winning ride was owned by Ken Sebring and built by the late Jeff Ulrich, who lost his …

Three race tracks in three different states that had faced uncertain times at the end of 2025 year’s are, thankfully, back on steady ground heading into 2026. In New York, Albany-Saratoga Speedway promoter Lyle DeVore’s December passing has led to new leadership there with Lyle’s wife Marcy, daughter Lia, and family friend Paul Scully gathering together to operate the track …

The auto racing community is grieving over the passing of Albany-Saratoga Promoter Lyle DeVore, who passed away December 11 at the age of 54. As promoter of Albany-Saratoga Speedway, he made ‘The Great Race Place’ his passion, elevating the track to new heights. He was equally adept working on his track as he was meeting with potential track sponsors. What …

The hotbed of Central Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Car racing is reacting to the news announced late last week of the creation of the new PA Posse 410 Sprint Series. The bold initiative among 11 race tracks that host 410 Sprint Cars has the racing community lauding the news, while at the same time raising questions about how the Series would actually …

Over its event history, Long Island’s Riverhead Raceway’s Islip 300 for Tour Modifieds has had its share of different winners, eight in the nine year run of the race to be precise. This year’s surprise victor was Joey Braun, an accomplished Legends driver but unheralded Modified racer up until two months ago. In August, in his first start for car …

David Gravel came into last weekend’s World Of Outlaws Sprint Car three-race weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina seeking to affirm his second straight Series championship. And that’s exactly what he did, winning one of the three races, and clinching the title a race early. Gravel and his car owner Tod Quiring’s team seemed invincible at times during the season. The …

At Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway last Saturday night, Super DIRT Series rising star Alex Payne made good on a late race pass of Tim Sears, Jr. to sweep to victory. Afterward, the 20 year old was in tears, in part because of the ultimate verdict, but also because Payne had been passed for the lead late in the going and had to …

At Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway last Thursday, the 16th and final race was run for the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series. When the checkered flag flew, Justin Bonsignore won the battle but Austin Beers, in finishing second, won the war. Just 22 years of age, Beers became the youngest NASCAR Modified champion. Soft spoken to a fault, Beers praised his car owner …

The struggle for the 2025 Lincoln Speedway 410 Sprint Car track championship was on the minds of many last Saturday as Freddie Rahmer and Troy Wagaman, Jr. raced hard for the crown. Rahmer won, by just five points. But on this night, Cameron Smith stole the show. After a fourth place run in the first 410 feature, Smith was poised …