HK Powersports Opening Day
White Mountain Motorsports Park – N. Woodstock, NH
Saturday, May 17, 2025
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers – ACT Tri-State / Central Asphalt Paving 75

1. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
2. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
3. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
4. 01VT Michael Martin Craftsbury, Common, VT
5. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT
6. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT
7. 4NH Shane Sicard Barton, VT
8. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
9. 23VT Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
10. 29VT Owen Cheney Moretown, VT
11. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT
12. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
13. 1VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT
14. 43VT Kyle Willis Derby Line, VT
15. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT
16. 24NY Robin Wood Plattsburgh, NY
17. 49VT Austin Sicard Gilmanton, NH
18. 57NH #Todd Derrington Littleton, NH
19. 34VT Jim Paquette Alburgh, VT
20. 36NH Nathan Hamblett Derby Line, VT
21. 78VT Tyler Pepin Barre, VT
22. 22WC Mike Clark Littleton, NH
23. 82VT #Steven Violette Barre, VT

All other Feature Racing Rained Out – WMMP Officials will release updated schedule this week (5/19-5/23)

Photo: Brian Cleary/SRO

Kyle Washington clawed his way closer to the lead of the GT America powered by AWS championship with a convincing victory in the second race of the weekend at Sebring International Raceway.

Washington, in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, scored his third series win of the season, starting from pole and driving to a 7.591-second win over Saturday race winner Memo Gidley in the No. 56 SKI Autosports Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II.

Washington, who claimed his sixth consecutive podium finish, provisionally gained ten points on SRO3 class leader Justin Rothberg, who finished third on Sunday and has seen the Turner Motorsport driver’s lead reduced to just two points.

Mirco Schultis came home fourth in his No. 70 Mishumotors Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R after the German driver got around the No. 50 Chouest Povoledo Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Ross Chouest on Lap 5.

The two Corvettes ran nose-to-tail for virtually the entire 40-minute contest.

GT4 class honors went to the No. 69 JTR Motorsports Engineering Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 of Anthony McIntosh, following an early race battle with series debutant Michael Fitzpatrick.

Fitzpatrick, in the class pole-sitting No. 89 89x Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage GT4, led the early stages in a hard-fought race with McIntosh until he dropped a wheel in the grass and spun into a tire barriers on Lap 6.

It marked the first weekend sweep for McIntosh, who takes over the class points lead as a result.

The No. 20 FASTMD with Remstar Audi R8 LMS GT4 of Farhan Siddiqi, racing as an Invitational entry this weekend, did not start Sunday’s race after the car sustained damage in yesterday evening’s Pirelli GT4 America race.

RESULTS: Race 2

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Former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace, a prominent racing analyst, is always straightforward. His latest tweet sparked a buzz among the NASCAR community. Replying to a fan on X, he mocked the sponsorship panic and added a reference to Coffeemate, sparking more buzz among the fans.

Kenny Wallace’s ‘Coffeemate’ Roast Sparks NASCAR’s Biggest Fear

The post by Wallace was short, but the words were sharp and full of sarcasm. When he referred to Coffeemate and related it to “death,” it resonated with the media and fans’ absurd linking of brand absence to NASCAR’s decline.

“. Google about those creamers. The oils in those things are the death ”

. Google about those creamers. The oils in those things are the death https://t.co/OtTCKoOrA6

— Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) May 16, 2025

Furthermore, the tweet quickly gained views as many fans and other personalities interpreted it as a jab at the narratives surrounding the sponsor exits in NASCAR.

The lifeline of NASCAR is the sponsorship deals it gets. However, high-profile sponsors such as M&M Mars and Geico recently exited NASCAR, fueling concern about the sport’s financial sector. Moreover, fans and commentators have quickly tied these issues to the decline in viewership.

Wallace’s tweet mocks the overanalysis by fans and commentators and suggests that not every exit deal is a disaster. Moreover, his connection to Coffeemate, which is not even part of NASCAR sponsorship, displays the people’s exaggerated reactions regarding sponsor exits.

A Deep Dive into Wallace’s Hot Takes

The response to Wallace’s tweet was largely supportive, with a mix of contradictions. Yet many fans appreciated his straightforward take. They also appreciated that Wallace’s response indicated that NASCAR is a complex financial organisation and that mere sponsor exits will not bring it down.

It is not the first time that Wallace has stirred controversy in the community. Wallace is known for his blunt commentary. No matter the issue, he always voices it strongly. His fans respect and acknowledge his voice, except some NASCAR fans who often criticize his views, as he recently got into a social media brawl against fans, sparking a stats war.

His latest tweet shows that he joked about the sponsorship chaos. A considerable number of his fans understood the meaning of his tweet and agreed with him while raising voices on other aspects. Most importantly, his reference to Coffeemate, a creamer brand, relating it to death, shows his brilliant effort in creating a sarcastic reply to a popular overanalysis.

The Charlotte Roval is not a race track that every driver enjoys. Brad Keselowski, for one, wants it off the Cup Series calendar. The RFK Racing co-owner has opined that he’d rather see the North Wilkesboro Speedway gain a points-paying race in its stead. However, a few drivers in the Hendrick Motorsports garage wouldn’t like this.

The Cup Series has raced at the Roval seven times, and Hendrick Motorsports has won four of them. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott have contributed to this, securing two wins each. These drivers led the line for most laps led on the Roval as well. Larson has led 122 laps and Elliott has led 109 laps. So, why does Keselowski want to pull the rug out from under them?

The veteran spoke to the press at North Wilkesboro after winning pole position for Sunday’s All-Star Race. He noted that he’d like to see the All-Star Race return to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. As things stand, the oval track at Charlotte has only one race a year, and he thinks that the lack of a second date is a big miss for the sport.

When a reporter questioned his words by pointing out how the Roval has created some memorable moments in the past, he responded, “Has it really? I look at the stands and more fans come to the oval race and better ratings too, than come to the Roval races. I thought that’s what we judge the sport by. I’m very strong about the Roval has got to go.”

Keselowski is bound to find some support in this contention. The North Wilkesboro Speedway has found a lot of proponents since entering the fold in 2023. Moreover, the conversation is about a road course versus a short-track. The latter will always have an edge, given the core nature of stock car racing.

For now, Keselowski‘s focus will be on winning the $1 million prize money on Sunday. He secured pole position by winning the time trials on Friday. He went on to solidify his chances by winning the first Heat Race on Saturday and led 74 of the total 75 laps.

Notably, the veteran also laid bare the importance of racing on the superior top lane. It is by racing there that he was able to hold off attacks from the likes of Tyler Reddick, William Byron, and Ross Chastain. He’ll aim to take the lead early in the main event and hold it throughout.

Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott has seen a change to his No. 9 team at Hendrick Motorsports ahead of this weekend.

The annual NASCAR All-Star Race is taking place at North Wilkesboro on Sunday, with an action-packed weekend ahead of the 250-lap exhibition, which Elliott is set to compete in.

Elliott and his No. 9 pit crew will have a new right rear tire changer for the event, however, with FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass revealing that Calvin Teague was now a part of Elliott’s crew.

To make way for Teague, Chad Avrit has moved from the No. 9 team to the No. 7 team of Justin Haley at Spire Motorsports.

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Chase Elliott’s 2025 season so far

So far, 2025 has been a mixed season for Chase Elliott in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Although the 2020 Cup Series champion got his year off to a strong start by winning The Clash exhibition back in February, he is yet to register an official point-scoring victory all season.

Indeed, Elliott’s best finishes have come at COTA and Martinsville, where he finished fourth, whilst the former champ also registered a fifth-place finish at Talladega.

Finishes inside the top 10 have also come at Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Darlington, but in recent weeks, results have been harder to come by.

In three of the last four races, for example, Elliott has finished either 15th or 16th, with his Talladega P5 the only exception.

With the pressure of a point-scoring race off the table this weekend at North Wilkesboro, it will certainly be interesting to see how the 29-year-old gets on.

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