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SONOMA, Calif. — Shane van Gisbergen extended his winning streak to two straight and three victories in the last five weeks with yet another dominating run on a road cour...
July 13, 2025
Jason Shultz climbed from fifth at the starting line to take the 25-lap Sprint Car main feature on a dry Friday of racing at Lernerville Speedway. Shultz needed nine laps...
July 13, 2025 Sports
Eight-time Lernerville Sprint champion A.J. Flick recently crossed off a long-standing goal on his racing bucket list: competing at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossb...
July 10, 2025 Sports
Tim Shaffer won the Sprint Car feature Sunday night at Lernerville Speedway in the Dirt.TV 3-Wide event. Shaffer started from the No. 2 spot, and pole-sitter Brandon Spit...
July 07, 2025 Sports
CHICAGO — Shane van Gisbergen burned out his tires in celebration, sending white smoke into the air. He signed a rugby ball and punted it into the stands in downtown Chic...
July 06, 2025
Carl Bowser survived challenges from Jeremy Weaver and AJ Flick after starting the race in the pole position to win a rain-shortened Sprint main event Friday night at Ler...
June 29, 2025 Sports
HAMPTON, Ga. — Home-state favorite Chase Elliott passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap and won the the crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta on Saturday night for h...
June 29, 2025
There aren’t many major events left for Super Dirt Late Model star Jonathan Davenport to check off his career list, but the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway had re...
June 26, 2025 Sports
Jonathan Davenport claimed his first Firecracker 100 title Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway. Davenport’s 88th career victory makes him the 13th different driver to ...
June 22, 2025 Sports
LONG POND — Chase Briscoe returned to victory lane Sunday at Pocono Raceway, conserving fuel down the stretch to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his f...
June 22, 2025 Sports
MEXICO CITY — Shane Van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track — this one the iconic Mexico City road course — to win NASCAR's first Cup Series points-paying race outs...
June 15, 2025
Once again, forecasted rain has canceled racing at Lernerville Speedway. Friday’s Fab4 Revved Up event is the latest to be impacted by rain this season. The majority of t...
June 13, 2025 Sports
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson’s day went from bad to worse Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leaving the talented young driver unsure if he will attempt to run “The...
May 26, 2025
Kyle Larson, often referred to as the “wheel man,” continues to redefine versatility in motorsports. Known for his innate ability to conquer a wide variety of race cars —...
May 22, 2025 Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Given his resume, Kurt Busch knew it was a matter of when, not if, he would be selected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Still, getting voted in on the fir...
May 20, 2025
Mat Williamson moved up from third at the start of the race to win the BRP Modified Tour main event Friday night at Lernerville Speedway. Williamson took the lead with n...
May 18, 2025 Sports
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson took most of the drama out of his second straight spring victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. After putting his No. 5 car on the pole for...
May 11, 2025
Parker Price-Miller won the first Sprint feature title of the Lernerville Speedway dirt track season Friday night in Fab4 action. Price-Miller earned the pole position at...
May 11, 2025 Sports
Tom Phillips, a respected figure in both local circle track racing and volleyball, was elected to the 2025 Butler County Sports Hall of Fame two weeks ago. Phillips, know...
May 08, 2025 Sports
MIAMI — NASCAR asked its fans where they would prefer seeing championship weekend held, and the majority of those who responded picked Homestead-Miami Speedway. And NASCA...
May 07, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch was hyped for NASCAR greatness long before he was a teenager by his Hall of Fame nominee brother, who vowed “if you think I’m good, wait unti...
May 01, 2025
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Austin Cindric celebrated his first win of the season by wearing Talladega's Superspeedway traditional victory wreath all around the track. A wreath li...
April 28, 2025
Spring rain has delayed the start of the 2025 dirt track season at Lernerville Speedway. The track announced the decision early Friday afternoon. The season was set to be...
April 25, 2025 Sports
The famed Lernerville Speedway is gearing up for a massive 2025 season, with more than 42 events slated on the calendar in what’s being called a “blockbuster” schedule. K...
April 23, 2025 Sports
The 2025 dirt track season at Lernerville Speedway begins Friday night. Opening night at the long-running racetrack includes Fab4 Racing. Pits open at 4 p.m., and the mai...
April 22, 2025 Sports
Despite five finishes of 30th or worst in the first eight races of the season, Carson Hocevar has avoided getting caught up in the dismal results. It’s the encouraging pe...
April 21, 2025
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin's fire to win is still there. He showed that again at Darlington Raceway. At an age when many of his contemporaries for the past two decad...
April 07, 2025
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a s...
March 30, 2025
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — It's been a fast start to the NASCAR season for powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. The racing team has two wins in the first six Cup Series races of the s...
March 24, 2025
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman with six laps remaining in NASCAR's Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, giving the Hendrick Motorsport...
March 23, 2025
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