Host of the Tom Baker Show on POWERTube TV and Inside Groove Live on SWN Facebook/YouTube. 38 years in motorsports media, management, and promotion.
Joined August 2025
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Tom Baker retweeted
I like keeping it real with you guys, so full transparency…
There have been a lot of times throughout my racing career where I didn’t know what the next step was going to be. Times where I genuinely thought my career might be over. But I’ve always trusted God’s plan, kept my faith, and somehow there’s always been a door that opens.
This morning, I got a call letting me know I wouldn’t be continuing with the Abacus Silver Crown program. As of right now, I don’t have my 2027 plans finalized and I’m not quite sure what next year is going to look like but I’ve got a lot of big ideas and dreams on what it could and I would love for it to look like. One thing I do know is that my drive to keep racing and be competitive hasn’t changed one bit.
I like keeping it real with you guys because I think a lot of drivers go through these moments, but you don’t always see that side of racing. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows, and I definitely don’t always have it all figured out. Sometimes there are more questions than answers, and you’re just trying to figure out what comes next.
With that being said, I’m actively looking for opportunities for the 2027 season. If there are any teams or businesses interested in partnering with me and being part of this journey, I’d love to have a conversation.
So for now, I’m going to put my head down, keep working, keep trusting God’s timing, and do everything I can to keep this racing dream alive. I don’t know exactly what’s next, but I know I’m not ready to give up.
Thank you to everyone who continues to believe in me and support me through all the ups and downs. It means more than you know. ❤️🏁
Tom Baker retweeted
Will Rodgers made a big announcement just hours ago stating he will be full-time next year with Big Machine Racing.
How does he follow that up? With a huge P13 in Homestead.
#NASCAR
Tom Baker retweeted
Saturday @WorldFinals victory postmortem with @carson_macedo, who is pleased to go into the winter with a victory but also recognizes his team needs to better their qualifying to be a 2027 championship threat with @JJR41Updates.
@DaveSmithMotors | #WorldFinals – at Concord, NC
Tom Baker retweeted
What a run for that #53 👏
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👏 Hey, we know these guys!
Dan Connors Jr. (2nd) in John Colloca’s No. 41 and Tyler Thompson (3rd) in the Jason Simmons Racing No. 98T put two Oswego Speedway @Novelis Supermodified regulars on the podium behind winner Kyle Ray in the 40-lap Supermodified feature at the Open Wheel Showdown in Las Vegas!
Congratulations, boys! 🏁
#SteelPalace | #Supermodifieds | #OswegoSpeedway | #OpenWheelShowdown
📸 Open Wheel Showdown / SPEED SPORT TV
Tom Baker retweeted
🏁 The 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Supermodified feature is NEXT at the @OWShowdown at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Good luck to everyone competing, especially these five drivers who all raced at Oswego Speedway this year – former Open Wheel Showdown champion and this year’s @Novelis Supermodified track champion and International Classic winner Otto Sitterly in the No. 7, two-time Classic winner Tyler Thompson in the No. 98T, and two-time Oswego feature winner and this year’s Classic outside polesitter Dan Connors Jr. in the No. 41.
Also representing the Northeast and Midwest are two-time ISMA/MSS champion Mike McVetta in the No. 22 and this year’s ISMA/MSS champion Tyler Shullick in the No. 96!
Go get ’em, boys! 🏁🎰
#SteelPalace | #Supermodifieds | #OswegoSpeedway | #OpenWheelShowdown
📸 Headshots courtesy of Speed Tour Supermodifieds social media
Tom Baker retweeted
From @_justinglenn: A pair of flat tires derailed @LayneRiggs99's @NASCAR_Trucks title chance before it could ever really get going Friday night, leaving the @Team_FRM driver to settle for a disappointing end to 2026 at @HomesteadMiami. #NASCAR
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Tom Baker retweeted
🏁 Nearly feature time in Las Vegas, and some familiar Oswego Speedway officials are doing their thing out west at the Open Wheel Showdown!
Our race director, Chuck Handley, is on the radios for both the Winged Sprint and Supermodified divisions while overseeing operations from the tower, with Bernie Finnegan helping flag the Supermodified division at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“I am extremely honored that Davey Hamilton Jr. reached out to me to be the Race Director for not only the Supermodified portion but also the Winged and Non winged sprints,” Handley said. “I am glad I get to use my experience in the tower and on the drivers radio to help this event run smoothly.”
Handley brings his experience from Classic Weekend at Oswego and his previous work with the Hamiltons to another major event featuring Supermodifieds. He’s working alongside Jared Owens, whose background includes helping run the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway, and a staff of more than 30 people with decades of racing experience.
Way to go, guys! Thank you to Chuck, Bernie and all of our Northeast and Midwest teams for representing Oswego Speedway and helping put the Steel Palace on the map in Sin City! 🎰🏁
#SteelPalace | #Supermodifieds | #OswegoSpeedway | #OpenWheelShowdown
Tom Baker retweeted
⏱️ Supermodified time trials are in the books for the @OWShowdown at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Big gains for Tyler Shullick and the Bodnar Motorsports team, leading the five Northeast and Midwest representatives with a 12.694-second lap for second quick overall behind Kyle Ray!
Dan Connors Jr. was third at 12.918 and Mike McVetta fourth at 12.933, ahead of 1997 International Classic winner Davey Hamilton Sr., who rounded out the top five with a 12.985. Oswego track champion Otto Sitterly was sixth at 13.046, while Tyler Thompson completed the top 10 with a 13.244.
Racing begins at 5:30 PM EST, with the 40-lap Supermodified feature first on the schedule! 🏁
#SteelPalace | #Supermodifieds | #OswegoSpeedway | #OpenWheelShowdown
📸 Open Wheel Showdown / SPEED SPORT TV
Tom Baker retweeted
WINNER: Nick Hoffman gets his 20th @WoOLateModels victory tonight at @TheDirtTrack as Bobby Pierce wins the 2026 series championship.
Top Five Finishers
Nick Hoffman
Jonathan Davenport
Ryan Gustin
Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Chris Madden
@DaveSmithMotors | #WorldFinals
Tom Baker retweeted
WINNER: Giovanni Scelzi held off a fast-closing Tanner Holmes to take the checkered flag in tonight's @WorldofOutlaws sprint car feature at Charlotte. Sheldon Haudenschild finished third followed by Cameron Smith and Buddy Schweibinz.
@DaveSmithMotors | #WorldFinals
Tom Baker retweeted
WoO Sprint Friday A-Main LU
(25L)
Haudenschild-Scelzi
Holmes-Cam Smith
Balog-Price Miller
Schweibinz-Farnham
Courtney-Ca. Macedo
Gravel-Axsom
Kofoid-Macri
Zearfoss-Sams
Abreu-Windom
Williamson-Marks
Snyder Jr-Bayston
Rumsey-Schuchart
Schatz-Co. Macedo
Gee-Morrell
#WorldFinals
Tom Baker retweeted
One of the bright lights of the #PAPosse in 2026 has been the rise of @LoganRumseymot1 from an @iRacing @WorldofOutlaws champion into a 410 sprint car regular and podium finisher with the real deal!
I caught up with him at the #WorldFinals to dissect his season and 2027 goals.
Tom Baker retweeted
RECAP: He had to fend off a determined @Williamson6 to do it, but Jimmy Phelps snagged his milestone 25th career @SuperDIRTcar big-block modified victory Thursday night during the @WorldFinals opener at @TheDirtTrack.
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Tom Baker retweeted
17-to-11 for @StevenSnyderJr on Thursday of #WorldFinals. But wait, there's more.
The bigger news? He's racing a full national tour in 2027 with @3stoogesracing. Which one is TBD, but I mentioned WoO and the driver didn't dispute.
"That's our plan ... unless something changes."
Tom Baker retweeted
What a wild Super DIRTCar Big Block race tonight at Charlotte! Jimmy Phelps led flag to flag to win it, but he had to hold off a furious late race charge by Mat Williamson to do it. Williamson, Yankowski, Payne and Roy round out the top five.
@DaveSmithMotors | #WorldFinals
Tom Baker retweeted
RECAP: @Rico_Abreu remains unbeaten at @TheDirtTrack thus far in the @DaveSmithMotors @WorldFinals.
Two quick times? ✅
Thursday victory? ✅
Abreu passed Bill Balog with five to go en route to victory in the opener. Read more from our @JacobSeelman77: steeringwheelnation.com/post…
Tom Baker retweeted
RECAP: There is just no stopping @RThornton20rt in a dirt late model right now, and he proved it with his seventh straight victory in the discipline Thursday during @WoOLateModels #WorldFinals action at @TheDirtTrack.
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