Nitrocross revealed its schedule for the 2024-25 season, which will start at Richmond Raceway, a new venue for the series. The Richmond opener will be held on September 7-8 and will be the series’ first event in the eastern United States since the 2022 event at ERX Motor Park in Minnesota.
Casper Jansson will make his debut in Nitrocross’ premier class, Group E, this weekend, filling in for Benito Guerra at the Olsbergs MSE team after the Mexican withdrew from the event due to illness.
XITE Energy Racing’s Oliver Bennett will miss next week's Nitrocross races in Phoenix after sustaining a back injury. A series spokesperson told RACER that the Briton was “not cleared by doctors in time for the upcoming race in Phoenix,” Bennett later took to Instagram to elaborate, reveali.
Belgian rallycross team VMV Racing will join the Nitrocross field later this season with a two-car effort in the series' headline Group E category. Viktor Vranckx will drive one of the team's entries, debuting at Glen Helen Raceway in California on December 9-10.