Watch the Race of Champions 250 on RacingAmerica.TV

One of the longest-running traditions in all of racing, the Race of Champions 250, takes place this weekend at Lake Erie Speedway. With a history dating back to 1951, the Race of Champions is the crown jewel event for the Race of Champions Family of Series.

Fans can watch Saturday and Sunday on RacingAmerica.TV. Here is everything you need to know about the Race of Champions 250.

WATCHING ON RACINGAMERICA.TV

Saturday and Sunday of the Race of Champions weekend are available on RacingAmerica.TV. Fans can choose between a Sunday-only pay-per-view option to watch the final day of racing, including the Race of Champions 250, or the three-day pass which allows fans to watch all of the racing from all three days of the event.

Monthly and Annual Subscribers can save $15 off the 2024 Race of Champions 250 two-day pay-per-view option or $10 on the Sunday-only broadcast with their exclusive discount code. Subscribers should receive their discount code via email before the event. Your discount does not apply automatically, and we suggest reaching out for your discount code as early as possible to avoid missing any racing action.

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WATCH ON RACINGAMERICA.TV

RACE OF CHAMPIONS 250 WEEKEND

Racing begins on Friday, September 20. The Race of Champions FOAR Score Four-Cylinder Dash Series headlines Friday's program, with a 20-lap feature wrapping up the evening. The program begins with qualifying races at 6:15 p.m. ET. NOTE: Friday's portion of the Race of Champions 250 weekend will not be broadcast.

Saturday features the majority of the Race of Champions Family of Series. The headliner of the evening is the EMC 74 for the RoC Sportsman Modifieds. Racing also includes the RoC 602 Sportsman Modifieds, Late Models Super Stocks, and FOAR Score Four-Cylinder Dash Series, as well as TQ Midgets. Qualifying races begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The featured event will be the running of the 74th Annual Race of Champions 250 for the RoC Modified Series on Sunday. The TQ Midgets return on Sunday for the Harry Macy Classic 29. The Race of Champions FOAR Score Dash Four Cylinder Dash and Street Stock divisions join Sunday's program. Qualifying races begin at 1:15 p.m. ET, with the Race of Champions 250 scheduled to begin at 4:20 p.m.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday, September 20

Saturday, September 21

Sunday, September 22

HISTORY OF THE RACE OF CHAMPIONS 250

The history of the Race of Champions dates back to 1951, with the first running of what was then called the National Open at the historic Langhorne Speedway. Hully Benn won the inaugural running of the event in 1951. What started on the treacherous mile of dirt at Langhorne, Pennsylvania has become one of the most storied events in racing.

Langhorne remained the home of the National Open through 1971, with the track paved in 1965. The 1971 National Open, won by Roger Treichler, was the last race held at Langhorne Speedway before the facility closed.

With Langhorne's closing, the event moved to the 1.5-mile Trenton Speedway in 1972 and rebranded as the Race of Champions. Geoff Bodine won the first Race of Champions at Trenton in 1972, with other Trenton winners including the likes of Richie Evans, Ray Hendrick and Maynard Troyer.

The event found a new home at Pocono Raceway in 1977, competing on the 2.5-mile speedway. Troyer, Bodine and Evans all collected wins on the "tricky triangle" before the event shifted to the 0.75-mile short track layout at Pocono, utilizing the superspeedway's frontstretch. The Race of champions remained at Pocono until 1991.

Since the move to the infield short track at Pocono, the Race of Champions has remained on short tracks. The event moved to Flemington Speedway in 1992, then to Oswego Speedway in 1996 where it remained through 2016, outside of the 2015 edition taking place at the Chemung Speedrome.

In 2017, the Race of Champions found its new and current home at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania. Matt Hirschman won the first four Race of Champions at Lake Erie, but Andy Jankowiak and Patrick Emerling have won the last two runnings of the event.

Hirschman's four Lake Erie wins give him a total of eight Race of Champions victories, more than any other driver. Over its proud history, the list of Race of Champions winners reads as a history book for the best of the best in Modified racing.

PAST RACE OF CHAMPIONS WINNERS

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