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Free practice in Vallelunga: Ercoli recovers while Doubek confirms strong pace – Speedway Digest

The NASCAR GP Italy is back for the sixth visit to the scenic Autodromo di Vallelunga, located close to the Italian capital of Rome. Vallelunga’s nature of having both fast and technical sectors makes it a real challenge for the drivers and teams to find a perfectly balanced setup. After two free practice sessions in […]

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The NASCAR GP Italy is back for the sixth visit to the scenic Autodromo di Vallelunga, located close to the Italian capital of Rome. Vallelunga’s nature of having both fast and technical sectors makes it a real challenge for the drivers and teams to find a perfectly balanced setup. After two free practice sessions in both PRO and OPEN each to familiarize themselves with the 4.085 kilometer circuit, Gianmarco Ercoli led an Italian 1-2 in the combined PRO timesheets while reigning OPEN champion Martin Doubek topped the leaderboard in his main division.

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PRO: Gianmarco Ercoli ahead of rival Vittorio Ghirelli

After a tough opening round in Spain, Alumitec Racing and technical partner CAAL Racing worked hard to find the problems that beset the #11 Ford Mustang in Valencia. Initial impressions indicated that the changes improved the car for the better after Ercoli returned back to the top spot in his home venue – a track the last five PRO races saw only winners from Italy in Vittorio Ghirelli and Ercoli.

The driver from Rome clocked the best lap time of 1:41.289 and led his great rival, PK Carsport’s Ghirelli who was fastest in the first session. Both Ercoli and Ghirelli have had many great battles in the past and the 2025 NASCAR GP Italy is destined to write another chapter to remember in the book of their rivalry.

“I’m happy with the job of the team and the partnership between Alumitec Racing and CAAL Racing,” said Ercoli. “They improved the car so much after our tough start to the season in Valencia. Today I tried to adapt better to the new gearbox because the speed differs from the old one as we carry much different speeds throughout the turns. We really improved the performance of the car. Thanks to all my partners and my team for all the support.”

Current PRO championship leader Thomas Krasonis confirmed his speed by setting the third fastest time of the day. The Greek was also the quickest in the Junior Trophy, beating Liam Hezemans who finished his day in fourth. Doubek completed the top-5 ahead of Fabrizio Armetta and Paul Jouffreau. Jouffreau was third in the special classification for young drivers aged 25 and under.

Sebastiaan Bleekemolen was eighth ahead of the top-2 drivers in the Challenger Trophy, Claudio Cappelli and Max Lanza. Davit Kajaia rounded the top-3 positions in the special classification for elite amateurs in PRO in 17th overall. Garrett Lowe faced a tough challenge with plenty of trouble in free practice. on board of his the #99 Chevrolet Camaro, the American made contact with the wall in the first session. The so-called hybrid racer – a mix of a real world and sim racer – was forced to sit out the second session and has a big task ahead of him recovering in Saturday’s qualifying and race.

“We had a good morning practice with Rookie Challenge and had a good first practice going,” said Lowe on what happened. “I was on my in-lap and going through Turn 10, the gearbox went into neutral from fourth. As I downshifted from fourth to third, it got stuck in neutral so I couldn’t stop. Once I got into the gravel, I was along for the ride. We had to take the whole left front off, it was a big setback for the day. We’re going to get it fixed up and figure out what we did wrong.”

OPEN: Same old Martin Doubek in the front

The last time EuroNASCAR visited the Autodromo di Vallelunga, Doubek won both races in the OPEN division. The Czech maintained his speed from the last years, still using the same setup from 2024. The Hendriks Motorsport driver managed to get on top of the two OPEN practice sessions with a best lap time of 1:42.061. Doubek finished ahead of top Italian Cappelli, who was also the fastest in the Legend Trophy for drivers aged 45 and over.

“It was a good day, we were first in both OPEN sessions,” said Doubek who pulls double duty in both championships in 2025. “We performed well on old tires and we didn’t change the setup from last year all day long. Let’s see what happens tomorrow in qualifying because we use different formats in PRO and OPEN and the two-lap one in PRO may be a problem for me. The car is really good and the team did an amazing job, so I’m looking forward to the weekend.”

Krasonis made it a double third across PRO and OPEN, once again making him a prime candidate to win in both divisions. Fellow Thomases Dombrowski and Toffel completed the top-5, with Dombrowski becoming the lead driver in the Master Trophy for aspiring drivers. Melvin de Groot was second in the Legend Trophy and sixth overall ahead of Patrick Schober, who had a smooth run the whole day facing zero obstacles.

The returning Valerio Marzi and Bruno Mulders in eighth and ninth as they beat Mario Ercoli for the top-3 spot in the Master Trophy. The younger Ercoli managed to round out the top-10 ahead of Roberto Benedetti, who was third in the Legend Trophy. The Lady Trophy saw Arianna Casoli utilizing her experience at Vallelunga to beat Happinessa for the class’ top position.

Teams and drivers will learn from all of the data they collected from Friday as it’s going to be important for Saturday’s qualifying and races to make the right setup decisions. PRO Round 3 will go green at 13:55 CEST with OPEN Round 3 following on 16:40 CEST. Make sure to tune in to EuroNASCAR’s official YouTube channel and TV channels around the world if you don’t want to miss out on the action from Italy.

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NASCAR driver averages: Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott lead Hendrick Motorsports to Michigan

CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Larson visited victory lane three times in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway prior to joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021.  But he’s hardly been a slouch at the 2-mile, D-shaped oval since, either.  Larson enters this week with four finishes inside the top seven in his last five starts at […]

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CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Larson visited victory lane three times in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway prior to joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021. 

But he’s hardly been a slouch at the 2-mile, D-shaped oval since, either. 

Larson enters this week with four finishes inside the top seven in his last five starts at Michigan with three of those coming since taking over behind the wheel of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. Michigan is one of four tracks Larson has won thrice at (Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway) and his three victories came in consecutive events across 2016 and 2017. 

Over the course of those seasons, Chase Elliott registered three straight runner-up finishes at Michigan but is still looking to break through for his first win there. His average finish of 10.5 is tops among all drivers to have made more than three starts in the Wolverine State. 

William Byron turned in the best performance of his career at Michigan last August, scoring third- and fourth-place finishes in stage one and two respectively before coming home in second. 

Here’s a look at how all four drivers have fared in Michigan as well as a quick brush up on Hendrick Motorsports history: 

RELATED: From Winner to Champion, Part 3: Championship Metal

Kyle Larson averages, statistics at Michigan

Starts: 16
Wins: 3
Poles: 2
Top fives: 7
Top 10s: 9
Laps led: 263
Average start: 13.5
Average finish: 12.4

Chase Elliott averages, statistics at Michigan

Starts: 14
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top fives: 3
Top 10s: 10
Laps led: 173
Average start: 10
Average finish: 10.5

RELATED: Dale Earnhardt picks up Rick Hendrick’s first victory as owner

William Byron averages, statistics at Michigan

Starts: 10
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top fives: 2
Top 10s: 3
Laps led: 40
Average start: 13.8
Average finish: 15.2

Alex Bowman averages, statistics at Michigan

Starts: 15
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top fives: 0
Top 10s: 3
Laps led: 19
Average start: 20.2
Average finish: 24.3

Hendrick Motorsports at Michigan 

Races: 78
Wins: 8
Poles: 11 (most)
Top fives: 56
Top 10s: 112 (most)
Laps led:  2,769 (most)



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EUR/USD Price Forecast: Correcting lower, downside limited

EUR/USD Current price: 1.1386 EU inflation eased by more than anticipated in May, according to the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices. The focus shifts to United States employment-related data ahead of Friday’s NFP release. EUR/USD under near-term selling pressure, downside potential limited. The EUR/USD pair eases from its weekly peak on Tuesday, trading a handful […]

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EUR/USD Current price: 1.1386

  • EU inflation eased by more than anticipated in May, according to the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices.
  • The focus shifts to United States employment-related data ahead of Friday’s NFP release.
  • EUR/USD under near-term selling pressure, downside potential limited.

The EUR/USD pair eases from its weekly peak on Tuesday, trading a handful of pips below the 1.1400 threshold, as the US Dollar (USD) found some footing after edging sharply lower at the beginning of the week. The market sentiment improved just modestly after Monday’s tensions, despite the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expressing concerns about global economic growth.

“The global outlook is becoming increasingly challenging. Substantial increases in trade barriers, tighter financial conditions, weakened business and consumer confidence, and elevated policy uncertainty all pose significant risks to growth,” the OECD expressed in its 2025 Economic Outlook.

The Euro (EUR) fell amid the negative sentiment, and regardless encouraging inflation data. The EU Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 1.9% year-on-year (YoY) in May, below the European Central Bank’s (ECB) 2% target. The core annual figure printed at 2.3%, easing from the 2.7% posted in April and below the 2.5% anticipated by market players.

The focus now shifts to the US calendar, as the country will release April Factory Orders and the JOLTS Job Openings report for the same month. The latter will likely gather most of the attention ahead of the release of the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report next Friday.

EUR/USD short-term technical outlook

The EUR/USD pair trades around 1.1380, and the daily chart shows the slide could continue, although the risk of a steeper slide is well-limited. The pair trades above all its moving averages, with a flat 20 Simple Moving Average (SMA) providing support in the 1.1270 price zone. At the same time, the 100 SMA keeps advancing beyond a directionless 200 SMA, both far below the shorter one. Finally, technical indicators turned modestly lower but remain well into positive territory, reflecting the ongoing slide but far from suggesting mounting selling interest.

The near-term picture is pretty similar, with EUR/USD aiming to extend its decline, yet with limited downward scope. In the 4-hour chart, the pair is currently battling a bullish 20 SMA, which advances beyond directionless 100 and 200 SMAs. The Momentum indicator turned flat just above its 100 level after correcting overbought conditions, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator heads south, yet remains above its midline.

Support levels: 1.1330 1.1270 1.1240

Resistance levels: 1.1420 1.1460 1.1505



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DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List – 6/4/25

Luke Tabor doubles up at the King of the Coast Event #3 to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. 06/04/25 – Welcome to the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Each week we rank the best Jr. racers across the country based on […]

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Luke Tabor doubles up at the King of the Coast Event #3 to lead the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.

06/04/25 – Welcome to the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Each week we rank the best Jr. racers across the country based on their weekly performances. Nominations are accepted every Monday evening on our Facebook page.

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1 – Luke Tabor

Luke Tabor claims the #1 spot after winning on both Saturday and Sunday at King of the Coast Event #3. He has now made eight finals in eight races, totaling six wins. This includes four straight victories at Events #2 and #3 for the KOC series at Gulfport Dragway.

2 – Riley Sherbondy

Riley Sherbondy dominated the Junior Dragster class, winning both days at the US 60 Dragway Bluegrass Big Bucks event.

3 – Isabella Pires

Isabella Pires claims the #3 spot on this week’s Top 10 list after doubling up with wins in both the 15–17 Junior Dragster Age Group and Jr. Comp this weekend at the NHRA Pacific Division Jr. Divisional at Top Gun Dragstrip.

4 – Luke Hutchinson

Luke Hutchinson picked up two wins this past weekend at the NHRA Division 2 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader at South Georgia Motorsports Park.

5 – Kendall Stephenson

Kendall Stephenson earns a spot on this week’s Top 10 list after winning both days in the 10–12 Age Group at King of the Coast Event #3.

6 – Ellie Lindberg

Ellie Lindberg returns to the Top 10 list after doubling up in her Junior Dragster, earning wins on both Saturday and Sunday this past weekend at Rock Falls Raceway.

7 – Emmalin Rogers

Emmalin Rogers had a strong showing at CP Racing Promotions’ Knoxville Bracket Nationals. She won the Saturday night Junior Dragster Shootout, reached the semifinals in Saturday’s main event, and finished as the runner-up on Sunday.

8 (Tie) – Parker Novak

Parker Novak secures the #8 spot after cashing in at Bunker Hill Dragstrip with a win and a runner-up finish this past weekend. The weekend prior, he also picked up a $1,000 win at Kil-Kare Raceway’s Memorial Day weekend event.

8 (Tie) – Brandon DuPont

Brandon DuPont claims the #8 spot after earning a runner-up finish on Saturday and a win on Sunday at
Summit Motorsports Park.

9 (Tie) – Claire Russell

Claire Russell ties for the #9 spot after reaching two final rounds and earning two runner-up finishes this past weekend at King of the Coast Event #3.

9 (Tie) – Grayson Herbert

Grayson Herbert picks up the #9 spot after claiming two runner-up finishes this past weekend at the King of the Coast Event #3.

10 – Everett Black

Everett Black earns a spot on this week’s Top 10 list after making two semifinal appearances and picking up a $1,050 win at the CP Racing Promotions Knoxville Bracket Nationals.

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Motion Motorsport Report for InsideTrackNews.com – June 3, 2025

Dave Mathers In this week’s Motion Motorsport Report for InsideTrackNews.com, Dave Mathers laments the soggy Spring weekends, catches us up on the major international series and looks ahead to some local action this coming weekend. Once again on the weekend, the Weather Gods were NOT kind to racetracks around Ontario with several events cancelled due […]

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In this week’s Motion Motorsport Report for InsideTrackNews.com, Dave Mathers laments the soggy Spring weekends, catches us up on the major international series and looks ahead to some local action this coming weekend.

Once again on the weekend, the Weather Gods were NOT kind to racetracks around Ontario with several events cancelled due to the weather. And when is this Global Warming stuff supposed to kick in? I’ve had my shorts on twice this year, and we are into June.

TV numbers have come in for Memorial Day Sunday and they show great improvements year over year for all three races. That’s really good news.

Apparently several IndyCar drivers are not happy with the extra 100 pounds that the hybrid system adds to their cars. It seems the extra weight hurts the handling and is harder on tire wear. Interesting.

Recent complaints about the IndyCar Technical Inspection Team have reached an all new level after the head-scratching post race penalties issued at Indy against three cars. Two Andretti Hondas were hit hard. Marcus Ericsson finished 2nd but was dropped to 31st after ‘modifications to the Dallara-supplied Energy Management System (EMS) covers and cover-to-A-arm mounting points with unapproved spacers and parts’!! Kyle Kirkwood finished 6th but was relegated to 32nd for ‘All parts provided by an Approved Supplier must be used as supplied without modification unless otherwise approved by IndyCar’. No mention of the parts that were ‘modified’ although most likely the same parts as Ericsson.

The third car, the Chev of Callum Iliott, was found to have violated the rules ‘ Front wing must adhere to the following Technical Inspection dimensions: Failure of the left side minimum endplate height Rule 14.7.6.4., which requires endplates, wing flaps and mainplanes remain in the designed location’. How did those ‘modifications’ get past pre-practice, pre-qualifying, post-qualifying and pre-race technical inspection?

And penalties of 29, 26 and 21 spots? Roger Penske fired his three top officials after the qualifying debacle early on at Indy and he now must immediately fire the entire technical inspection team and hire an outside company to provide independent, competent and unbiased technical services.

How do you think Honda feels after having the second place finisher punted to the bottom? The credibility of the series is in great jeopardy. And there is this – ‘each car receives a $100,000 fine and the team/competition managers for the three entries have been placed on a one-race suspension to be served at the next IndyCar Series event at the streets of Detroit’!! Hopefully the entire tech team also gets a ‘time out.’

FLAMBORO SPEEDWAY – APC UNITED RACING SERIES LATE MODELS

This Saturday night (June 7) at Flamboro Speedway, the APC United Racing Series Late Models are in action with the Grisdale Racing Products 150. The busy racing card will also feature the Can-Am TQ Midgets and Pure Stocks with practice, qualifying and 150 laps for the Late Models as well as practice, heat races and features for the TQs and Pure Stocks.

It’s finally starting to warm up in the region and Saturday night looks like a great night to head to Flamboro Speedway to see the amazing APC Late Models in action at the high-speed Flamboro oval. Spectator gates open at 4 p.m. with the APC Series – NTN Triple Crown event Grisdale Racing Products 150 scheduled to take the green flag at 8:30 p.m. For more information, click HERE to visit the Flamboro Speedway homepage.

WASAGA BEACH CRUISERS – CRUISE FEST WEEKEND

The Wasaga Beach Cruisers are holding their Cruise Fest Weekend on Saturday, June 21 in Klondike Park in Wasaga Beach, ON. Their weekly Monday night cruise events started May 12 at the Stonebridge Gazebo across from the Walmart parking lot. The cruise nights start between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. and run until dusk. Click HERE for more information about Cruise Fest.

FAMILY FUN WEEKEND AT ST. THOMAS DRAGWAY

The group that brings you the exciting 660 Sportsman Nationals is presenting the inaugural Family Fun Weekend June 20-22 at St. Thomas Dragway.

The jam-packed drag racing event will feature: Rick Ream’s Wheelstanding Studebaker Firetruck, Neale Armstrong’s Northern Warrior Jet Dragster, Nostalgia Funny Cars – Matt Stambaugh Generation X vs Paul & Brian Noakes new ’67 Chevy II dubbed Wheeler Dealer (below), CJR Hellcats, Canada’s fastest Durango & 9-second Trackhawk, a Batmobile, the Ecto1 from Ghostbusters, the Blues Brothers Car, Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racing and bracket racing. First Responders and Service Club members receive special discount pricing!

Click on the flyer at right for more info, and visit the 660 Sportsman Nationals Facebook page for the latest news and everything you need to know about this first-time event.

 

BARRIE AUTOMOTIVE FLEA MARKET

This weekend… The 41st annual Spring Barrie Automotive Flea Market (BAFM) takes place June 5-8 at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds just off Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte. BAFM offers everything from collectibles and classic cars to those hard-to-find car parts. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you likely can’t find it anywhere. BAFM is a car lover’s dream! Visit www.thebafm.com or call (705) 487-3663 for info.

 

BROCKVILLE ONTARIO SPEEDWAY

Brockville Ontario Speedway: The BOS heats up this Saturday, June 7 with an evening of racing sponsored by Polite Sand & Gravel. On track will be the Surprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprints, Modifieds, Sportsman, Novice Sportsman, Mini Stocks and the Vintage division. Click HERE for more info. And looking ahead, the Empire Super Sprints make their way to The BOS on June 21. And on July 12, the Ogilvie’s Triple Crown Series takes to the track. And you won’t want to miss the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds on July 30!

CASC-OR

CASC-OR held its SMP Cup at Shannonville this past weekend. Watch InsideTrackNews.com for results and photos from that event, in the coming days. The VARAC Vintage Grand Prix returns to CTMP June 12-15. And the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy Races are slated for July 26-27 at CTMP. Click HERE to visit the CASC-OR homepage.

NASCAR Cup – Chase Briscoe (Toyota) picked up another pole for the Cup race Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway over Kyle Larson and William Byron (both in Chevs). All 40 entries qualified with 17 Chevs, 13 Fords and 10 Toyotas. Those numbers were from Saturday but on Sunday the Starting Lineup showed 39 cars and 16 Chevs. One car must have dropped out.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 01, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Stage 1 ran clean and green with Denny Hamlin getting the stage win. On lap 105 two ‘protagonists’ got together as Carson Hocevar punted Ricky Stenhouse up and into the wall for the first race caution. On lap 113 Alex Bowman slid up into Noah Gragson sending both into the wall for another yellow. Gragson’s right front wheel was pointing the wrong way as he slid down the track. As always is the case yellows breed yellows and on the restart Christopher Bell and Erik Jones got together with Bell just touching the wall. Caution flag. On lap 129 Brad Keselowski got together with Corey Heim causing Heim to spin into the wall. Yellow. Ryan Blaney won Stage 2. On lap 194 Ryan Preece looped it between 3 & 4 just touching the wall and kept going. Yellow. At the flag it was Ryan Blaney over Hocevar and Hamlin.

Next race – Mexico City, Sunday, 3 P.M. on TSN 3.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 01, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series – William Sawalich (Toyota) won the pole for Saturday night’s Xfinity race at Nashville Superspeedway over Austin Hill (Chev) and Sam Mayer (Ford) 40 cars vying for the 38 starting spots. 26 Chevs, 6 Fords and 6 Toyotas.

Not sure what was going on with the race but the TV broadcast on CW showed ‘We are currently experiencing technical difficulties….’ and NASCAR Live Timing showed incomplete Cup qualifying.

From jayski.com – on lap 35 Kyle Sieg got loose and collected Parker Retzlaff in 4 for a yellow. On lap 44 Corey Day looped it for another yellow. Jeremy Clements won Stage 1. On lap 61 Thomas Annunziata hits Blaine Perkins sending him through the infield grass for a caution. Points leader Justin Allgaier won Stage 2. On the stage restart chaos broke out. It appeared the leaders started late and they stacked up behind them. Involved were Christian Eckes, Harrison Burton, Brandon Jones, Ryan Ellis, Kyle Sieg, Anthony Alfredo, Josh Williams and Annunziata. Lots of damage. Yellow. At the flag it was points leader Allgaier for the win over Connor Zilisch and Mayer. In the points Allgaier now leads Austin Hill by 92 and Mayer by 110.

Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway on May 31, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Next race – Mexico City, Saturday at 4.30 P.M. on CW.

NASCAR Craftsman Trucks – points leader Corey Heim (Toyota) won the pole for the Truck race Friday night at Nashville Superspeedway over Kaden Honeycutt (Chev) and Layne Riggs (Ford). Canadian Stewart Friesen (Toyota) started 13th. 32 trucks, 16 Chevs, 10 Fords and 7 Toyotas. Two laps into the race and the yellow came out for ‘fluid’ in corner 1. Two laps after that Frankie Munoz retired from the race due to ‘engine troubles’. Hmm, any connection? Riggs grabbed the Stage 1 win. On lap 55 Jack Wood spun in 4 but kept it off the walls but Akinori Ogata looped it checking up. Caution. Heim got back to the front to win Stage 2. At the flag it was Rajah Caruth (started 10th) ahead of Heim and Riggs. Friesen finished 21st.

Rajah Caruth, driver of the #71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on May 30, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

In the points Heim stretches it out over Hemric with a 122 point cushion and he is 125 ahead of Chandler Smith. Friesen sits 12th.

Next race, MIS, Saturday at noon on Fox.

Formula One – At the Spanish Grand Prix on the weekend Lando Norris (McLaren) was quickest in FP1while teammate Oscar Piastri topped FP2 and FP3 and also won the pole over Norris and Max Verstappen (Red Bull). Canadian Lance Stroll qualified 14th but did not start the race after experiencing ongoing pain in his hand and wrist. At the start Verstappen quickly dispatched Norris and moved into 2nd while Leclerc moved up from 7th in short order. At the halfway mark it was Piastri over Norris and Leclerc.

Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes leads Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 01, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images)

Things went clean and green until lap 55 (of 66) when Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) ran off track into the gravel trap while running 7th. Safety car. After five safety laps the green came back out. On the restart Verstappen appeared to have no grip on his tires and got passed by Leclerc for third. George Russell (Mercedes) and Verstappen traded some paint on the penultimate lap with Russell getting the spot. At the flag it was Piastri over Norris and Leclerc. Good race, lots of passing on track and only one caution period. The stewards deemed that Max was the aggressor and he was dropped to 10th in the finishing order.

In the Drivers’ Championship Piastri now leads Norris by 10 and Max by 49.

In the Constructors’ Championship McLaren leads Ferrari by an eye-popping 197 and Red Bull by 203.

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren, Second placed Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and Third placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 01, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Next race – Montreal, Sunday, June 15.

IndyCar – In a run that I didn’t see coming Colton Herta won the pole for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix over David Malukas and Kyle Kirkwood. 27 cars. The start was actually almost perfect as opposed to the brutal start at Indy. Action started almost immediately as spots up front were swapped right away. Kirkwood got around Malukas while Christian Lungaard and points leader Alex Palou followed him past Malukas. It was really good to see a bunch of different leaders at the front instead of just a ‘follow the leader’ show. At the halfway mark it was Kirkwood over Herta and Pato O’Ward. On lap 67 Callum Ilott got into the wall due to losing a left front wheel right after a pit stop. Yellow. Shortly afterwards Malukas punted Palou into the tire barrier for another caution. With a little more than 20 laps to go Kirkwood’s front wing was dragging on the track at speed after contact. Tense!! On lap 83 Felix Rosenqvist and Louis Foster got together with both ending up in the tire walls. Foster appeared to run out of brakes and climbed up onto the back of Felix. Yellow. Then red due to the damage to the tire barriers.

At the flag it was Kirkwood over Santini Ferrucci and Herta.

Next race – Gateway, Sunday, June 15.

Kyle Kirkwood won in Detroit. Photo by Paul Hurley for IndyCar.

IMSA – Acura took the top two GTP spots at Detroit with the Yelloly/van der Zande pair ahead of Braun and Blomqvist. 11 P cars. In PRO the two Canadian Multimatic Mustangs of Priaulx/Rockenfeller (below) and Vervisch/Mie topped the 11 PRO cars.

Five minutes in and the first yellow came out for a big piece of debris on the track. At the halfway mark it was the Penske Porsche of Felipe Nasr leading the P class and the Ferrari of Albert Costa tops in PRO. Another full course yellow came out with just over an hour expired when more debris ended up on track after some ‘rubbing is racing’ amongst the PRO cars. After about ten minutes of yellow the green came back out.

Things went smoothly to the flag with pole sitter Renger van der Zande (Acura) winning over Ricky Taylor (Cadillac) and Mathieu Jaminet (Porsche). In PRO the pole sitting Multimatic Mustang of Mike Rockenfeller got the win over Alexander Sims (Corvette) and Marco Mapelli in the Pfaff Racing Lambo. A good race with some cool passing. Well done.

Next race – Mid-Ohio, Sunday, June 6.

#64: Ford Multimatic Motorsports, Ford Mustang GT3, GTD PRO: Mike Rockenfeller, Sebastian Priaulx

24 Hours of LeMans – Sat, Jun 14 & Sun, Jun 15.

NHRA – the series stopped at New England Dragway on the weekend.

Top Fuel – Doug Kalitta, once again, topped the 15 cars running a 3.670 at 337.24. Canadian Dan Mercier qualified 11th. Kalitta also won the #2Fast2Tasty Top Fuel Challenge over points leader Tony Stewart. In the final Brittany Force ran a 3.694 at a VERY stout 340.39 to take out Tony Stewart. 4 ‘upsets’ (lower qualified car wins) and 7 ‘smokers’ (1 or both cars lose traction).

Funny Car – Austin Prock, not surprisingly, was quickest of the 16 floppers running a 3.860 at 334.48. Canadian Spencer Hyde qualified 8th. ‘Fast Jack’ Beckman won the #2Fast2Tasty Funny Car Challenge over Matt Hagan. J.R. Todd ran a 3.888 at 332.43 to beat Canadian Spencer Hyde who lost traction in the final. 8 upsets and 10 smokers.

Canadian NHRA Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde. Photo by NHRA Media.

Pro Stock – Cody Coughlin topped the 16 cars in Pro Stock running a 6.537 at 210.28. Matt Hartford won the #2Fast2Tasty Pro Stock Challenge over Dave Connolly who was filling in for Canadian Eric Latino who is recovering from knee surgery. It was interesting to see Connolly tree Greg Anderson in the second round and then lift. Hmmm, team orders perhaps? Anderson went on to win with a 6.469 at 212.19 over Erica Enders who got loose. 3 upsets and 3 smokers.

Mountain Motor Pro Stock – Chris Powers ran a 6.288 at 223.62 for top spot of the 8 entries. Powers won the final over Pluchino, who was shut off at the line, running a 6.723 at 223.47. 1 upset and 1 smoker.

Next race – Bristol, Sunday at 3 P.M. on Fox Sports Racing.

NASCAR Canada Series – The race scheduled last Sunday for Chaudière has been postponed until Saturday, August 2 due to the weekend weather concerns. Next race – Sunset, Saturday, June 21

APC Series – next race – Flamboro, Saturday.

Ontario Sportsman Series – in qualifying for the race at Full Throttle Speedway Saturday night Brad Robinson won the pole over Brendan Patrick and Shawn McGlynn. 9 cars. Connor James won the race over Patrick and Robinson.

Next race – Sunset, Saturday, June 14

Delaware Speedway – 44 Bone Stocks – Taylor Everest won Heat 1, Sterling Roberts won Heat 2, Gary Triska won Heat 3, Paul Fothergill won the B-Main while Jo Lawrence (left) won the Main over Roberts and Colin Willems. 10 V/8 Stocks saw Jeremy Taggart win the heat while Barry Watson (middle) won the Feature over Taggart and Doug Stewart. There was actually a Chrysler 300 in the race driven by Chad Clutterbuck. Yup, a Chrysler 300!! In the 12 car Late Models Logan White won Heat 1, Jesse Kennedy won Heat 2 and in the closest finish (0.01 seconds) in a very long time Jake Sheridan (right) won the Main over Kyle Steckly and Ray Morneau. Rumours have it that Sheridan was too light in the Room of Doom. Photos by Chris Culos.

Next race – SUPER MODS, Super Stock and V/8 Stock, Friday.

Ohsweken Speedway – next race – Art Hill Memorial, Friday.

Flamboro Speedway – next race – APC Series, Saturday.

660 Sportsman Nationals – Family Fun Weekend – St. Thomas Dragway, June 20-22.

Buxton Speedway – next race – Southern Ontario Sprints, Saturday.

Full Throttle Motor Speedway – next race – Bailey’s Repair Center Night, Saturday.

Sunset Speedway – next race – Super Late Models, Saturday.

Grand Bend Speedway – next race – NASCAR Weekly Series, Saturday.

Grand Bend Dragway – next race – Great Canadian Truck Show, June 13 & 14.

St. Thomas Dragway – next race – ONDR & Points Series, this weekend.

Toronto Motorsports Park – next race – Canada Heads Up, this weekend.

Speed Promotions Racing (No Prep) – TMP, weekend of July 12.

Can Am Stock/Super Stock – next race – Empire, this weekend.

Quick 32 Sportsman Series, Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) and 5.50 Super Series, weekend of June 21, Empire Dragway.

John Scotti NHRA Canadian Championship Series – next race, June 15, Luskville.

Shannonville Drags – first race – June 7 & 8.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Speedway Motorsports-owned oval in Hampton, Georgia, has been renamed EchoPark Speedway as part of a new, seven-year partnership with EchoPark Automotive. The 850-acre facility has undergone a facelift in preparation for its national debut later this month when the NASCAR Cup Series visits for the Quaker State 400 on June 28. […]

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Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Speedway Motorsports-owned oval in Hampton, Georgia, has been renamed EchoPark Speedway as part of a new, seven-year partnership with EchoPark Automotive.

The 850-acre facility has undergone a facelift in preparation for its national debut later this month when the NASCAR Cup Series visits for the Quaker State 400 on June 28. Updates feature EchoPark’s signature green color, as well as the new track logo on track walls, in Victory Lane and throughout the concourse.

Specializing in pre-owned vehicle sales, EchoPark Automotive is one of three operating segments of Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company and one of the largest automotive and powersports retailers in the United States.

“We’re thrilled to partner with an innovative, customer-focused company like EchoPark Automotive as the entitlement partner of our newly named EchoPark Speedway,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith. “EchoPark Automotive is as committed to exceptional customer service as we are, and we know that together we’ll elevate our fan experience to a new level unmatched for Southern hospitality. This partnership will fuel great experiences for fans attending our speedway for years to come.”

For more information, visit echoparkspeedway.com.

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Meet Rising Motorsports Star, 14-Year-Old Truly Adams – CBS Los Angeles Watch CBS News He’s one of motorsports’ up-and-coming drivers. At just 14-years-old, Riverside native Truly Adams is dominating on the race track. His talent is undeniable, but in this sport it takes more than skill to succeed. As Chris Hayre discovered, Adams has the […]

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He’s one of motorsports’ up-and-coming drivers. At just 14-years-old, Riverside native Truly Adams is dominating on the race track.
His talent is undeniable, but in this sport it takes more than skill to succeed.
As Chris Hayre discovered, Adams has the drive and support to achieve his goals.

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