Pine Valley Raceway Announces Plans for 2025 Season Following Lack of Racing Since Late 2024
After news of at least three race tracks closing for various reasons in 2025, including two in the last month, it’s refreshing to hear of a track announcing plans for re-opening for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year, as well as future plans.
That’s the case for Pine Valley Raceway in Texas, which announced their future plans on both their website and social media yesterday.
Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma Closes - Rumors Abound That Current Lease Has Been Terminated
Getting its start in 1992, Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma has gotten a lot of attention in its 34 years of operation.
But the track may not see the 35th year, as its future is now in question after a rumored closing hit social media today.
The Gold Standard – On the Heels of Bryant Goldstone’s Third Sick Summer Overall Win, He Details the AMC’s Future and Timeline of New Corvette
Bryant Goldstone has accomplished a lot in his racing career, and put together an impressive resume in the drag and drive segment of it as well.
After nearly fifteen years of proving the streetability and on-track performance of both his 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, and his familiar 1973 AMC Javelin, Goldstone continues to rack up victories.
This includes his back-to-back Rocky Mountain Race Week MEGAWEEK and Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks event wins in June of 2025.
Now, his attention turns to his Unlimited class '53 Corvette and prepping for Hot Rod Drag Week. Goldstone recently filled us in on his remaining 2025 plans, including the storied AMC's future.
MEGA WIN - Bryant Goldstone Clean Sweeps Unlimited Class, Shootout Victory and Sets New Record Mark on the Highest Participant Drag and Drive Event Ever – Rocky Mountain Race Week MEGAWEEK!
The second drag and drive to hit the scene, Rocky Mountain Race Week, has done at least one event a year to put people and their vehicles through their paces in the central part of the United States.
For 2025 to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Matt Frost ratcheted things up a bit by creating MEGAWEEK, with over 500 competitors participating in a unique two group format for seven days to crown 40 class champions, as well as Shootout winners.
Is Bryant Goldstone Retiring the AMC Javelin and Going Unlimited? New Drag-and-Drive Ride for 2025 Will Be Revealed at PRI Show This Week!
He may have gotten his start in drag-and-drive with a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, but the black and red AMC Javelin of Bryant Goldstone has become a well known ride. Based on its percentage of events completed, class wins, and records broken and set, Goldstone has set the bar for the Unlimited Iron class.
But this week will bring the reveal of a new ride for Goldstone in 2025, as he takes aim on quicker times, and the Unlimited class.
What could Goldstone’s new ride be? The Performance & Racing Industry show in Indy will give us the first look at the new ride in the XS Power booth.
Raceweek Wrap – Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Crowns Champions in Texas
Spanning two states, four tracks and just over 1100 miles on the road, the fifth edition of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Raceweek) came to a close back where it started, Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas.
The event brings some unique twists for the final day of competition, as well as four classes of heads-up and bracket racing action, and that awaited the souls that made it back to the start of their week-long journey.
Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Competitors Get Their Final Chance at a Class Title in Louisiana on Day Five of Raceweek
After three race track dates, the competitors at Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 stayed in Louisiana for a second day of racing action.
After making the trek from State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen to Monroe and Twin City Motorsports Park, participants would get their final chance to stake their claim for a class title. Then, it was merely surviving the trip back to Texas, to check the final box to determine class champions.
Most Class Leaders Stand Their Ground as Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Enters Louisiana for Day Three of Racing Action
After a pair of track dates in Texas to start Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Race Week), competitors got a full day of driving action to roll into Louisiana for racing at State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen on Wednesday morning / afternoon.
The majority of the incoming class leaders held their top spots, but a few notable names are out of competition, or lost their class leads.
Hurley Closes Gap on Schexnayder in Unlimited, Kuhn, Willingham and Guido Hang onto Class Leads on Day 2 of Rocky Mountain Race Week
The fifth anniversary of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Race Week) got underway Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas for day one with 231 participants. Stop two would be the all-concrete Texas Motorplex.
Could any of the competitors take advantage of all that concrete, and blast to a better time than what they produced on Sunday night?
Rocky Mountain Race Week Is Rolling – Earl Schexnayder, Eric Kuhn, Steve Willingham and Richard Guido Among Leaders from Day One
With ten years of solid history of Rocky Mountain Race Week (RMRW) in the books, the second helping, Race Week or RMRW 2.0, recently got underway for its fifth year in Texas.
Focused on tracks in Texas and Louisiana, the Motion Raceworks Race Week Presented by Sick the Magazine had several familiar names on the registered list, which will lead to some interesting battles for class titles.
The Long Road Back – Rebuilding a ’69 Chevelle Stolen and Recovered During Rocky Mountain Race Week
It’s among the most gut wrenching things a car enthusiast can experience when your ride is stolen. Advancements in GPS tracking and theft deterrents have made a dent to bring the numbers down to an extent, but thousand of thefts still happen. And although a recent theft during a drag-and-drive event didn’t have a 100-percent happy ending, the car was recovered thanks to the efforts of the car community and social media at large.
Role Reversal – Tom Stark Raised His Kids Around Racing, and Now He Steps into the Crew Chief / Co-Pilot Role with Blayne and MaCayla Stark
The Stark family first joined the drag-and-drive community at the 2019 edition of Rocky Mountain Race Week, with father Tom Stark wielding the shifter handle in his ‘55 Chevy wagon stick shift entry. But just three later, son Blayne and daughter MaCayla moved into the driver’s seat.
Arriving in Style - Mark Barnes Pops the Cork on a Tuned Up Limo For Everything From Tow Rig to Drag-and-Drive Duty!
There are several proven models and chassis that have been successful over time in drag-and-drive competition. But we also see some unique examples. From station wagons to milk trucks, Triumphs to T-bucket roadsters, we’ve seen a lot. But this could be the only limousine we’ve seen participate in a drag-and-drive.
Are Bryant Goldstone and His 6-Second AMC Becoming the Face of Drag-and-Drive?
With the increase in the number of drag-and-drive events in the last three years, it’s becoming more commonplace to see competitors at more than one event during a calendar year. There are several that have made their mark in the drag-and-drive world, and one of the top ones is Bryant Goldstone.
Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 Hits the Finish Line – Goldstone Becomes Second Competitor to Average a 6-Second Time, Index Class Battles Go to the Very End, and 19 Class Champions are Crowned in Tulsa
Six days of driving and racing reached the ultimate conclusion last night, as the tenth running of Rocky Mountain Race Week Presented by Sick the Magazine hit the finish line at Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma.
The Final Drive: Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 Travels Back to Tulsa to Finalize Class Champions - Host Shootout and Bracket Races
After five days of racing and driving, Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 has one final drive today, back to where it all started, Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma for a packed final day of crowning winners and racing action.
Rocky Mountain Race Week Nears the Finish Line, As the Third of Four Race Days Finds the Competition at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma
The drag-and-drive community can get a harsh reminder that just surviving the week is the top task. Then again, Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 is still seeing some competitors clocking insane times, and the index classes continue to be close battle grounds.
Rocky Mountain Race Week Rolls into Texas for Day Three – Goldstone and Linwood Retain Their Leads, Ultimate Radial Sees a New Leader Emerge, and the Summer Heat Takes Its Toll on Competitors
To kick off the 2024 Rocky Mountain Race Week, Tulsa Raceway Park hosted 314 vehicles and 12 motorcycles on Sunday. With racing activities completed that evening, the Monday ‘workload’ would be who could survive 350-ish miles from Oklahoma to Texas to stage up on Tuesday for day two of racing, and day three of the week.
Rocky Mountain Race Week Participants Rally Around Fellow Competitor After Crash on First Drive Day
We can commonly read about drag-and-drive competitors at the side of the road battling issues; that's par for the course. Unfortunately, we occasionally hear about crashes on the road as well, and one impacted this week's Rocky Mountain Race Week event.
The 10th Running of Rocky Mountain Race Week Is Underway - Bryant Goldstone, Ricky Daniels and Donavon Linwood Among the Leaders After Day One
The second major drag-and-drive to hit the scene, Rocky Mountain Race Week, celebrates its tenth year of holding at least one event each year in 2024. The first of two to be held this year, RMRW 1.0 Presented by Sick the Magazine features new tracks, as well as some new competitors, and kicked off Sunday June 23rd.