The track is sleek! The grass turns meek! Devastation and deluge overflow the surface, sending fans and officials under the nearest canopy's and awnings. Sadly, it was too little consolation, as water filled to the thighs and knee-caps of all! Thousands of high-IQ men climbed to the spotters stand, hoping to survive the devastation. If they don't get struck by lightning, or if the roof doesn't cave in, they will be good to go for next week!

Points Standings (After 31 of 36 Events)
1. Johnny Reed Foley: -
2. Tony Pizzaro: -99 (+1)
3. Rick Jackson: -107 (+1)
4. Zach Michael: -129 (-2)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -142
6. Ryan Heuser: -198 (+2)
7. Craig Lee: -218
8. Matt Raboin: -218 (-2)
9. Adam Crapser: -276 (+1)
10. Alex Crapser: -304 (-1)

Friday, October 31st, 4:00 ET

Qualifying Results

Three top-tier drivers remain winless during their 2025 Extravaganza campaign! Timothy McDonnell and Tony Pizzaro battle maniacally for a Championship title despite the handicap, earning 21 top-5's combined without a victory. With John Battista added, it's a Whiplash-Whopping 29. Second-place finishes at Pocono, Sonoma, Richmond and Bristol, combined with a myriad of final lap troubles put the Wendy's #39 Lucas Racing Chevrolet out of the running on several occasions. He ran out of gas at Darlington, handing Molemar Diggs his first career win. He was tag-teammed on the last lap at Talladega, and blew up while leading in the Spring! The team tried hiring a necromancer to extinguish the demonic taint from their campaign, earning five top-5 finishes in their last seven races. Still, it's a far cry from their seven victories in 2023. Timothy McDonnell hasn't won since Lime Rock Park in 2023, spraying his Country Time into the Connecticuit summer mist. Little did he know it might be his last. Tony Pizzaro dominated the Budweiser at the Glen in 2024, hoping to re-capture his Fenway Frank swag 42 races later.

Friday, October 31st, 4:00 ET

Qualifying Results

The blistering steam from Mount Vesuvius pales in comparison to the young-guns of Extravaganza! Their dominance initiated with a Wizards of Speed dictatorship in April, sweeping Darlington, Bristol and Talladega. From there, a stunning but controversial victory by Ziggy Moonglow in the Coca-Coca 600 sent the Bepis Rep. for a ride! He attempted to block victory lane, citing his name-sake sponsorship into forcing Extravaganza to give him more horsepower. Ziggy ran him over, sending him into a makeshift palm tree as coke-colored confetti covered his epidermis. Tony Gunk's victory in June was the biggest upset since Mark Guthrie at Bristol, taking new tires on a late-race caution to pull off the miracle! Since then, the veterans took over, with a final Molemar Diggs victory at Pocono to end their reign. Despite the overwhelming success, none of these drivers are inside the top-20 in points, keeping the veterans' pride in tact as they steam-roll to their usual Championship bids.

Friday, October 31st, 4:00 ET

The eternal rainfall comes to an end! A green racetrack saw John Battista run a whopping 46.7, earning the pole while qualifying inside the top-12 for an eighth-straight event. "We ate burgers at the Hash House Bistro." said Battista, currently on his new "Herbivore and More!" food restriction. "Lew told me to eat only once a week, unless I'm hungry." He will start beside Bink Lucas, with the Race-2-Win brigade gridding directly behind.

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Battista's #39 Lucas Racing Wendy's Chevrolet dominates the initial stretch, leading the first three laps. His immaculate pace dropped Rob Scarberry and Jonathan Skrabacz out of the draft, with only Matthew Dominique and Logan Sheets able to make a bid for the top-spot. Sheets abandoned Battista's draft-line to make a charge of his own, dropping to the inside only to be blocked by Dominique.

Battista was freight-trained by a conga-line on the inside, handing the #25 Alpinestars Quantum Racing Viper the advantage on lap-14. He'd lead the field through lap-23, racing side-by-side with Zach Michael only for Craig Lee and Timothy McDonnell to scurry past both on the inside. Lee, Dominique and McDonnell fought relentlessly with Battista, Michael, Ken Pettit, Rick Jackson, Dakota Wilkins and Tony Pizzaro up front as the handling began to wither.

Matthew Dominique led the entire second-half of the fuel run, coming in to pit on lap-52. He'd come out a morbid 37th, relegated to the deepest pack after a jack malfunction on the left side, combined with staying out longer than the other leaders. Doom would inherently follow. Lap-60 contact between Bink Lucas and David Butterworth sent both cars through the infield grass, sliding up the turn-3 bank and into traffic. Lucas managed to save the car, with the #81 clipping Alex Crapser and into a tail-spin. Dominique couldn't avoid him, slamming his rear-bumper and plowing hard radiator-first into the outside wall. Miraculously, Butterworth was able to continue, with Dominique ostracized from the event and into the garage.

44 cars enter the pits! Carnage was nearly inevitable, with Zach Michael slamming into Michael Henson as he exited his stall. The radiator and front assembly was destroyed, ending the race for the #20 Coca-Cola Mustang. They'd drop from second to fourth in the standings, 129-points behind Johnny Reed Foley. Teammate Markell Murphy endured the same fate, colliding with new leader Dakota Wilkins as the #77 attempted to exit. Murphy fell out with a broken control arm, with Wilkins hindered on speed for the rest of the event.

Dalton Lucas stays out! He, John Tharp and Ken Joynt gamble on their ten-lap tires, with Lucas nullifying a 30-race streak of failing to lead a lap! His reign of terror would end quickly, watching Rick Jackson, Johnny Reed Foley and Tony Pizzaro power through on the inside. The #12 Fenway Frank machine dominated the initial stint, leading he field through lap-85. Foley, Zakk Miller, Rick Jackson and Logan Sheets each swapped spots at the helm, only for Pizzaro to re-take the advantage and steal away the Halfway Bacon.

Donald Stewart and Jeremy Hebel lost the draft early in the run, getting lapped on lap-100. They would join Tony Gunk, Michael Henson, Rob Scarberry, Jonathan Skrabacz, David Butterworth and Dakota Wilkins, each losing the draft and falling to the wayside. Zakk Miller navigated through the lapped traffic better than Pizzaro, taking the top-spot before Craig Lee, Rick Jackson and Johnny Reed Foley took their turns leading the pack. After stops were cycled, Pizzaro came out with an immaculate five-second advantage, leading through lap-127, with Race-2-Win teammates Rick Jackson and Ken Pettit second and third.

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Caskets from the Indian burial grounds rise to the surface, sending shockwaves across the bleachers! Rainwater desecrates the infield, turning the garage area into a pool of the dead. The Yellow Brick Road 500 will be postponed to Friday, October 10th, 4:00 ET.

Points Standings (After 30 of 36 Events)
1. Johnny Reed Foley: -
2. Zach Michael: -29
3. Tony Pizzaro: -112 (+3)
4. Rick Jackson: -133 (-1)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -158 (+3)
6. Matt Raboin: -188 (+3)
7. Craig Lee: -208
8. Ryan Heuser: -209 (-4)
9. Alex Crapser: -235 (-4)
10. Adam Crapser: -240

The hills of the Monadnock countryside to the west and the Man on the Mountain to the north! Celebrities Ronnie James Dio, Franklin Pierce and Chip Kelly once resided near the wondrous Bob Bahre built facility, tearing down trees in place of asphalt immortality in the late 1980's. "We were going to build a track at Fenway Park." said Bob's cousin Fredrick. "The Citgo sign was to be converted into a scoreboard! But when Buckner missed the ball, the facility became hostile for years and we had to bail out."

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Celebrity musician Peter Frampton was at the facility, rejoicing in the "fine wines and cheeses" of the luxury box. "I lost my guitar pick inside the caviar." said Frampton. "I tried eating it with a fork, but a 100-year old woman named Dolores slapped me with her wallet in dismay! She gave me some chop-sticks, as I struggled mightily to pick up the fish-eyed delicacy. As they laughed and hollered, Dolores took off her suit and was Steven Spock in disguise, playing me as a fool! He handed me the guitar pick, telling me to stick to Sauerkraut and Tea."

Steven Spock's pre-race benediction was a Ryan Heuser victory! It would be his seventh of 2025, hoping to end his duel-race mulligans at Las Vegas and Bristol and climb back into the Championship hunt. Zach Michael won the pole, entering just 23-points behind leader Johnny Reed Foley, currently mired deep in the pack. The #20 Coca-Cola Danger Zone Mustang led the entre 78-lap stretch, defying pass attempts by Bink Lucas and John Battista.

John Battista's Wendy's "baconator" crew dominates the stop! A three-second gap over Michael out of the pits, with tires burning the hands of tire changer Biff Stewart. "I converted a pair of oven mitts into a glove" said Biff. "Unfortunately, the rubber burned through the neoprene, igniting my index finger." After the stop, he celebrated by waving his finger in the air, looking like ET. "We'll buy some Dave's Quadruple's after the race" said Battista, proud of the  accomplishment.

A Craig Lee blown tire brought the field to a halt! He'd limp to a 31st-place finish, maintaining seventh in the standings but dropping 208-points back to leader Johnny Reed Foley. Up front, Bink Lucas, Geno Sphere, Markell Murphy, Ryan Heuser and Ken Pettit all took two-tires, dropping Battista to fifth for the lap-99 restart. Murphy would pass him on lap-118, holding his ground before Ryan Heuser took the point just ten laps later. Steven Spock's benediction may hold true!

Dan Johnston blows a tire during green flag stops! Early-race dominators Ryan Heuser, Bink Lucas, Ken Pettit and Johnny Reed Foley get trapped a lap down, forcing an aggressive approach for the following stint. Alex Crapser, John Tharp, Steven Spears and Dakota Wilkins would take that approach, crashing off of turn-2 as leaders Jeremy Hebel and Timothy McDonnell plow into the aftermath! Both would continue on, with Crapser, Spears, Jimmie Stevens, Rod Weston and Rob Scarberry failing to continue. Crapser dropped from fifth to ninth in the standings, using his last mulligan with six races left.

Ryan Heuser gets slammed! He and Ken Pettit fly into the spinning carnage of Scott Jackson and Rob Scarberry, combining for 100 years of expertise and skill. Despite this, both cars slid back into traffic, slamming Heuser's left-front fender and destroying the brake assembly and radiator. Pettit would decapitate his front grill, as he, Heuser and Scarberry were towed to the garage. The #138 NOS Energy Chevrolet fell to eighth in the standings, enduring a third-straight DNF after their victory in the Southern 500.

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Points Standings (After 29 of 36 Events)
1. Rick Jackson: - (+2)
2. Johnny Reed Foley: -18
3. Zach Michael: -35 (+1)
4. Ryan Heuser: -81 (-3)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -130 (+4)
6. Tony Pizzaro: -149
7. Craig Lee: -159 (-2)
8. Alex Crapser: -193 (-1)
9. Adam Crapser: -224 (-1)
10. Matt Raboin: -243

The Bristol Motor Speedway provides all extremes! Food, beverages, hot dogs, cinnamon sticks, chips, soft crust pizza, pretzels, crab rangoon and more! "We ate at the Chinese buffet across the turn-three grandstand" said super-fan Dick Wisen. "The beef was undercooked, but the duck sauce was a 10 out of 10!" Nobody loves duck sauce more than Ryan Heuser, clinching his third pole of 2025 while attempting to re-take the points lead from Rick Jackson!

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Three green flag waves, blinding the drivers with flash-bulbs in the grandstand! "It was like staring at the sun" said Heuser, relinquishing the lead to Matt Raboin after his temporary blindness. Matt and teammate Matthew Dominique would swap the lead during the first stint, with three-wide action creating chaos towards the rear. Title contenders Zach Michael, Craig Lee and Timothy McDonnell battle frantically to fly through the field, struggling outside the top-35.

Matthew Dominique took his first lead of the night on lap-75, getting re-passed on lap-114 after battling Craig Lee, David Butterworth, Donald Stewart and Bink Lucas; mired at the tail-end of the lead lap. Rod Weston's #56 NAPA Dodge took the point one lap later, leading his third race of 2025 in hopes of passing Tony Gunk for 40th in the standings. He wouldn't remain here long, getting re-passed by Dominique the following circuit.

Matt Raboin re-assumes the advantage on lap-122, handing the spot back to Weston before a hard-charging Mark Heron comes into view. Heron enjoyed a career race during the Food City 500 in the spring, leading 92-laps early before dropping to 18th. He would pass Matthew Dominique on lap-137, dominating the remaining stint and lapping the field through 30th-place. Title contenders Zach Michael, Timothy McDonnell and Craig Lee all fell down a lap to the #01 Energizer Chevrolet.

The points leader blows! Rick Jackson suffered a cataclysmic night, crawling to 27th-place after his sub-par qualifying effort. He'd finish dead-last, dropping to third in the standings in a psychological blow from the Gods! Johnny Reed Foley acquired the points lead, standing atop the mountain for the first time since his Championship party at Homestead. He'd ride around inside the top-20, with Mark Heron capturing his first career Halfway-Bacon Bonus!

An Alan Nesfeder crash on lap-298 brings out the second caution flag. An impressive low-attrition night under the lights, with Nesfeder and Zakk Miller making contact entering turn-1. Title contender Tony Pizzaro swerved high, slapping the #78 radiator-first but continuing on through. A backstretch spin by Geno Sphere nearly took out Alex Crapser, eventually finishing an impressive seventh despite limited speed all night. He and Matt Raboin were the only two title-men to finish inside the top-10, rubber-banding the standings with seven races left.

Ryan Heuser blows! A horrid break after the Rick Jackson detonation, failing to finish his second straight event after duel-victories at Richmond and the Southern 500. Despite the horrid luck, the #138 NOS Energy Chevrolet only fell to fourth in points , still a race-distance from leader Johnny Reed Foley. Dan Johnston and Michael Henson also fell to the gremlins, dropping to 32nd and 33rd in the standings. Henson stands just 36 points ahead of Ben Geer for 36th in owners points, hoping to keep the Shake N' Bake Racing team afloat with a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500.

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Points Standings (After 28 of 36 Events)
1. Rick Jackson: - (+2)
2. Johnny Reed Foley: -18
3. Zach Michael: -35 (+1)
4. Ryan Heuser: -81 (-3)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -130 (+4)
6. Tony Pizzaro: -149
7. Craig Lee: -159 (-2)
8. Alex Crapser: -193 (-1)
9. Adam Crapser: -224 (-1)
10. Matt Raboin: -243