Nick Hoffman

Inside, outside, through the middle… lapped traffic was everywhere as the leaders battled back-and-forth through the pack at Peoria Speedway Wednesday night. Bobby Pierce was clawing his way through the slower cars in his way each and every corner as he chased down race leader Ryan Unzicker in the caution-free, 40-lap event. He started on the pole, right to the inside of Unzicker, but it took him 32 laps to catch and pass the MB Customs #24.

STEP ONE: Defending Champ Hoffman Collects First Victory in Pursuit of Wins Record at Brownstown. Picking up right where he left off in 2020 aboard the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour, Nick Hoffman put on yet another dominating display in the season opener Tuesday night at Brownstown Speedway for his 37th career victory with the tour.

By now, the fans of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals would typically expect three-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Bobby Pierce to have ice in his veins while leading halfway through the race, deep in traffic with a hungry pack of his competitors behind him. But on Tuesday night at Brownstown Speedway, the Smooth Operator was getting worried.

Two All-America performances highlighted Hope College’s final day at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track/Field Championships on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. Nick Hoffman (men’s 1,500 meters) and Ana Tucker (women’s 5,000 meters) ran much of their races with the lead pack before finishing third and fourth place, respectively. The top eight finishers in each event are All-Americans.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Hope College runner Nick Hoffman finished third in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships on Saturday. The Holland native took third in the race, finishing in 3:47.74 to earn All-American honors. Hope College's Hannah Kenny bounced back to finish 15th in...

Nick Hoffman likes where he stands in a competitive 1,500-meter final at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Hope College junior set himself up for the championship race with a second-place finish in his heat during Thursday's preliminaries in Greensboro, N.C. Hoffman clocked a time of...

Nick Hoffman was poised to be a contender for an indoor track NCAA title. But the COVID-19 pandemic erased the indoor NCAA championships. The Hope College runner from Holland simply put his head down and kept running. Hoffman qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in...

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 2H-Nick Hoffman[2]; 2. 19K-Will Krup[1]; 3. 96M-Mike McKinney[6]; 4. 25-Tyler Nicely[7]; 5. 12L-Lucas Lee[3]; 6. 24IH-Mike Harrison[4]; 7. 1D-Dean Hoffman[9]; 8. 36-Kenny Wallace[5]; 9. 05-Dave Wietholder[8]; 10. 82J-Treb Jacoby[12]; 11. 8K-Levi Kissinger[14]; 12. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[10]; 13. 327-Chuck Goodman[16]; 14. 9H-John Demoss[15]; 15. 54-Shaun Horstmann[22]; 16. 2-Peyton Walker[24]; 17. 242-Brandon Bollinger[17]; 18. 88-Cody Thornhill[11]; 19. 21S-Kenny Shaw[19]; 20. 59R-Jacob Rexing[13]; 21. 00-Richard Meyer[21]; 22. 75-Chris Spalding[18]; 23. (DNS) 313-Jordan Warren; 24. (DNS) 18L-Michael Long.

HEAT ONE: Jordan Wever, Kyle Hammer, Jake Leitzman, John Clippinger, Clint Demoss, John Trowbridge, Dustin Bruce, David Winters Jr. HEAT TWO: Nick Hoffman, Derek Groomer, Cole Falloway, Cole Parker, Brayden Watson, Bill Lewis, Matthew Morris, Jd Nash. HEAT THREE: Tyler Nicely, Jacoby Hines, Ryan Thomas, Matt Boknecht, Zachary Stalker, Alex...

Prepares for Three-Race Weekend in the Hoosier State. Mooresville, North Carolina (05/09/21) – For the third-straight race Nick Hoffman visited Victory Lane in his Elite Chassis No. 2 Wehrs Machine / Fox Shocks Modified. His latest conquest came on Saturday night at Ohio’s Atomic Speedway in the Reno/Boggs Memorial. Hoffman picked up a $2,204 winner’s check for his seventh win of the season.

Mooresville, North Carolina (05/03/21) – Nick Hoffman celebrated his 29th birthday in fine style on Saturday. Hoffman raced his Elite Chassis No. 2 Fox Shocks Modified to the $3,000 Mountain Modified Championship victory at Virginia’s Wythe Raceway. “Needless to say that was a great way to spend the last birthday...

With one school record, one race win and eight new career-best times, a small but mighty contingent of 10 student-athletes represented the Hope women's and men's track and field teams at the 54th Annual GINA Relays, hosted by Hillsdale College. The meet attracts some of the best distance runners in...

Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has been chosen as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. The junior public accounting major from Holland, Michigan (Holland HS) is receiving the honor for the first time as an outdoor athlete. He has been MIAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Week three times in his career.

Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has earned all-region honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021 indoor season. The junior public accounting major from Holland, Michigan (Holland HS) claimed the distinction in two events: the 1-mile run and the 3,000 meters. To earn...

Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and in his career. The junior public accounting major from Holland, Michigan (Holland HS) is honored after his record-setting performances for the Flying Dutchmen...

Runners Nick Hoffman and Ana Tucker headline a distinguished group of 10 Hope College indoor track and field student-athletes who earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors this season. MIAA coaches voted Hoffman and Tucker as the league’s Most Valuable Indoor Track Athletes. All-MIAA honors are given to indoor event champions...

Ana Tucker and Nick Hoffman both set new school records this weekend to help the Hope College women's and men's indoor track and field teams end the indoor season on a high note. Tucker won the women's 3,000 meters in record-setting fashion at the Division III Elite Championships in Waverly,...

Runners Nick Hoffman and Ana Tucker headline a distinguished group of 10 Hope College indoor track and field student-athletes who earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors this season. MIAA coaches voted Hoffman and Tucker as the league’s Most Valuable Indoor Track Athletes. All-MIAA honors are given to indoor event champions...

Six Hope College athletes were honored by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for their performances last week. Hope College’s Nick Hoffman has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and in his career. The junior public...

Mooresville, North Carolina (03/02/21) – Nick Hoffman raced his Elite Chassis No. 2 Fox Shocks/ Wehrs Machine Modified to his fourth win of the 2021 season with a triumph in last Wednesday night’s North Carolina Modified Speedweek Opener at Fayetteville Motor Speedway. “The Speedweek started perfectly with an clean sweep...