Longtime Thunder Road supporter, historian, car owner and builder Lloyd Hutchins passed away yesterday, January 3, 2024. Hutchins got his start with Thunder Road International Speedbowl while the track was being built in the spring of 1960. He worked alongside Ken Squier and the Cooley Brothers to carve the iconic highbanks out of a vast […]
Legendary Thunder Road Car Owner, Racing Historian Lloyd Hutchins Passes Away
January 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Launch New Website
October 2, 2023 by 3 Comments
A must see for all New England Auto racing enthusiasts. Keeping up with the times is a never-ending battle, and finally after eight months of hours and hours of data gathering, design work and preparation the new website for NEAR will go line October 4th. NEAR has partnered with Vault productions Tom “Sid” DiMaggio on […]
Thank You From RaceDayCT
October 23, 2018 by 13 Comments
— As we near the end of our seventh season of racing coverage at RaceDayCT we just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to so many people. First, we want thank all of the amazing marketing partners who help to ensure that RaceDayCT keeps bringing you the most comprehensive coverage of Connecticut […]
New England Auto Racers Hall Of Fame Set To Announce 2016 Induction Class
August 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame is expected to announce on Wednesday a 2016 induction class that will include seven drivers and one broadcaster, a source close to the New England Antique Racers revealed exclusively to RaceDayCT. The New England Antique Racers group oversees the NEAR Hall of Fame. The class will include […]
New England Antique Racers To Honor Tri-Track Open Modified Series Organizers
September 28, 2015 by 2 Comments
Dick Williams of Stonington and Jim Schaefer of Riverhead, N.Y., creators and organizers of the two year old Tri-Track Open Modified Series, will share the 2015 New England Antique Racers Frank Maratta Award. The presentation, which will be given during the 18th New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame banquet on Nov. 8, is in […]
Justin St. Louis To Be Honored With Annual NEAR Media Award
September 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from New England Antique Racers) Justin St. Louis, a motorsports writer for three Vermont daily newspapers, is the winner of the New England Antique Racers’ Mitchell/Ratta Award. The prize will be presented at the New England Antique Racers Hall of Fame 18th induction banquet Sunday, Nov. 8 at Maneeley’s in South Windsor, CT. […]
Ronnie Marvin, Joe Fontana, Jim Moffat Added To NEAR Hall of Fame
September 4, 2015 by 2 Comments
(Press Release from New England Antique Racers) The late Ronnie Marvin, Joe Fontana, and the late Jim Moffat are this year’s veterans committee picks for inclusion into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame. The trio, along with drivers Sam Posey, Joey Laquerre, Stan Greger, Greg Sacks, the late Jim McCallum, car owner the […]
NEAR Hall Of Fame 2015 Induction Class Announced
August 20, 2015 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from New England Antique Racers) Victories at LaMans and Daytona International Speedway are among the hundreds of checkered flags owned by the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Sam Posey, one of America’s top road racers, and Greg Sacks, the winner of the 1985 Daytona Firecracker 400, are part […]
New England Auto Racers Hall Of Famer Jimmy Jorgensen Dies
June 18, 2015 by 1 Comment
(Release from New England Antique Racers/Pete Zanardi) Jimmy Jorgensen, a member of the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame and one of the premier owner/mechanics in Northeastern auto racing history, passed away Thursday, June 18. From Riverside Park, where his “Flying Zero” won three championships between 1958 and 1962, to the 1969 Indianapolis 500, […]
NEAR Presented Attendance Award At Summer Knights 24th Annual Benefit Show & Shine
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New England Antique Racers) The New England Antique Racers (NEAR) were presented with the coveted “Attendance Award” in honor of the clubs participation in the Summer Knights 24th Annual Benefit Show & Shine held on Sunday, April 26th at the Berlin Fairgrounds. Displaying vintage modified stock cars were NEAR members Ron Carlson […]
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