7/24/21-Racing returned to America's Most Famous Short Track with Matt DiBenedetto Night at the Races presented by All American Roofing and Restoration.

Leading off the night's action would be the Heritage Finance Late Models with their first 40 lap feature of twin 40s on the night. Ryan Millington in the #15 would set fast time in qualifying and start from the pole with Zack Miracle in the #32 to his outside. Row two would see Mitch Walker in the #15 and Josh Kossek in the #44 side by side for the start. Millington would move to the early lead as Walker would challenge Miracle for second. Miracle would take the spot as Walker would then face a challenge from Kossek for third. Kossek would take the spot and move up to challenge Miracle for second. Kossek would complete the pass and set sail for the leader, Millington. The halfway point would see Millington, Kossek, Miracle, Walker, and Zach Bruenger in the #81 make up the top five.- more results

7/10/21- The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series returned to the famed 3/8 mile oval at Hickory Motor Speedway with an action packed night of racing.

The Heritage Finance Street Stocks would hit the track first with race number one of their twin 20 lap doubleheader. Jesse Clark in the #5 would set fast time in qualifying and start from the top spot with Derek Fowler in the #31 second fast starting to his outside. Row two would see Marshall Sutton in the #64 and John Clark in the #5 side by side for the start. Jesse Clark would move to the early lead with Fowler, Sutton, and John Clark all wanting the top spot as well. The halfway point would see Jesse Clark, Fowler, Sutton, John Clark, and Ethan Johnson in the #2 as the top five. - more results

6/26/21 - The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series returned to action on Saturday night with an evening full of racing excitement.  

The Heritage Finance Late Models would roll off first in race one of their doubleheader 40 lap features. Paul Owens III in the #54 would pace qualifying and start from the pole position with Ryan Millington in the #15 to his outside. Row two would be made up of Justin Carroll in the #57 and Gracie Trotter in the #1 side by side for the start. The start would see the two time champion Millington sail to the high side and move to the lead on the backstretch. Owens would settle in behind him and look for an opening to take the top spot. The third place battle would see Carroll and Trotter door to door for several laps until Carroll would nose ahead for the spot. Josh Kossek in the #44 would follow Carroll and move around Trotter for fourth. Carroll would challenge Owens for second and take the spot without incident. - more results

6/19/21- Not only did the temperatures heat up in the Catawba Valley on Saturday night, so did the racing action at Hickory Motor Speedway with a full slate of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series excitement.

Leading off the night's racing would be the Heritage Finance Late Models for the first of their twin 40 lap features. Ryan Millington in the #15 would pace qualifying and start from the top spot with Josh Kossek in the #44 to his outside. Row two would see Austin McDaniel in the #12 and Kevin Leicht in the #25 door to door for the start. Millington and Kossek would go door to door into turn one and then remain equal down the backstretch. Kossek would use the high side to make the pass and take the lead. Leicht would move around McDaniel to take the third position. more results

6/5/21- The Catawba Valley roared back to life on Saturday night with the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at Hickory Motor Speedway.

The Heritage Finance Late Models would start off the night's racing action with the first of their 40 lap doubleheaders. Chase Janes in the #47 would set fast time in qualifying and start from the pole position with Kevin Leicht in the #25 to his outside. Shane Lee in the #5 would return to Hickory motor Speedway and Charlie Watson in the #9 would roll off in row two. Leicht would pull to the early lead with Janes on his bumper. Kossek and Watson would unfortunately pull to the pits and retire with mechanical issues. Lee would drive up to Janes rear bumper and pressure for second position. The halfway point would see Leicht, Janes, and Lee pacing the field as the top three. Leicht would prove too strong on the night and drive on to the win. Janes would take 2nd with Lee finishing 3rd. Matthew Gould in the #27 would grab 4th and J. P. Dear would finish 5th. more results

5/30/21- The Memorial Day weekend in the Catawba Valley started off with a great afternoon of racing at Hickory Motor Speedway. After rains washed out the Saturday event. It would be a beautiful day to race on Sunday.

The Paramount Auto Group Limited Late Models would roll off to begin the night's festivities in Round 5 of the Paramount Kia ‘BIG 10' Racing Challenge with 50 laps of racing excitement. Mason Maggio in the #12 would start from the top spot after leading qualifying with Zack Wells in the #66 to his outside. Row two would see Jeff Caldwell making a return to Hickory Motor Speedway in the familiar #88 and Josh Stark in the #32 side by side for the green flag. Maggio would move to the lead with Wells close behind. Stark would move to third with Caldwell in fourth. Akinori Ogata in the #14 would move around Caldwell for fourth. Around lap ten Stark would make the move around Wells for second and one lap later Ogata would follow taking the third position.more results