Michael P. Stefanik Charitable Foundation Bass Tournament Coming Up On May 3
The inaugural Michael P. Stefanik Charitable Foundation Bass Tournament will be held on May 3 at Johnson’s Pond at Water’s Edge Campground in Coventry, R.I. The event is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops and will be hosted by Team Renegade TBFRI. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with all boats […]
North East Motor Sports Museum To Host Daytona Party Feb. 15
Celebrates With Slot Car Racing & Snocross Kick off the 2020 racing season at the North East Motor Sports Museum on Saturday February 15th with free food and fun at our annual Daytona Party. The party starts at noon and runs until the end of the NASCAR Xfinity 300 which will be shown on our new […]
Mike Christopher Sr., Jon Puleo And Hillarie Scott On Unmuffled Episode 68
On Unmuffled Episode 68 we catch up with a longtime short track racing veteran, a driver that’s part of the youth movement in Modified racing and someone working to help children through motorsports. We catch up with longtime Modified driver and now Stafford Speedway SK Modified team owner Mike Christopher Sr. who opens up about […]
Kyle Ellwood Teams With Paul French For 2020 SK Light Season At Stafford
With the 2020 NASCAR Weekly Racing season less than 100 days away, another new combination has been announced in Stafford Speedway’s SK Light ranks. Riverhead, NY native Kyle Ellwood will team with longtime SK Light car owner/driver Paul French to drive the #2 Bakaj Construction Chevrolet. Ellwood will return to full-time weekly racing after making 25 […]
Tri-Track Open Modified Series Announces New Points Format For 2020 Season
Best Five of Six Races To Be Counted Towards Championship; Registrations Open For New Season Tri Track Open Modified Series officials announced on Wednesday the point standings structure that will be used for the 2020 season. As part of six events, drivers will tally points in each feature. In 2020, the champion will be decided by taking […]
Sunoco Named Official Fuel of American-Canadian Tour, Thunder Road And White Mountain
The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and its sanctioned tracks will all be fueled by Sunoco beginning in the 2020 season. New England Racing Fuel, the official New England distributor of Sunoco race fuels, has signed a multi-year agreement to make Sunoco the Official Fuel of ACT, Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Speedbowl, and N. Woodstock, NH’s White […]
Ryan Preece, Kevin Harvick Test Modifieds At Martinsville Speedway
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to Martinsville Speedway in May. Ryan Preece and Kevin Harvick used Tuesday as an opportunity to get a little test in before the big race. Preece and Harvick tested the Modified that Preece will drive in May’s race. Preece, along with Ryan Newman, is one of two NASCAR Cup […]
Ted Christopher Drive For Safety Initiative Launched For 2020 Season At Stafford Speedway
Quinn Christopher, wife of the late Stafford Speedway legend Ted Christopher, has launched the Ted Christopher Drive for Safety Initiative for the 2020 season at Stafford. The program, aimed to increase driver safety awareness, is donating safety gear to all drivers registered for the 2020 race season at Stafford Speedway. Funded by the Ted Christopher […]
Legends Champion Peter Bennett Stepping Up To SK Light Mods At Stafford Speedway
With four Legend Cars championships to his name from 2017-2019, Cromwell, CT native Peter Bennett will step into SK Light competition at Stafford Speedway to challenge for Rookie of the Year honors in 2020. Bennett raced with the Nutmeg Kart Club from 2010-2016 before moving into Legend Cars where he won the championship at Bethel […]
PSR Products To Present RaceDayCT Florida Speedweeks Modified Coverage
In Connecticut, the holiday cheer is in the rear view and winter has simply become about the cold. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t that far off from Modifieds revving up for the 2020 season. Just not in Connecticut quite yet. But in less than a month the Modifieds will be hitting the track in […]
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Thompson Speedway Competitors Group Looking To Raise Purses, Work With Management
When news broke among Thompson Speedway competitors on Dec. 27 that track management would be cutting purses for its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions by 75 percent for the 2020 season, the reaction for many was of anger and disbelief. Brad Martel, a crew member with a longtime Late Model team at the track track, […]
Thompson Speedway Moving Forward With Six-Event Oval Track Schedule For 2020 Season
Thompson Speedway management confirmed to RaceDayCT Saturday that the track will move forward with a six-event schedule that was proposed to its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division teams late last month. In a letter sent to competitors on Dec. 27, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park CEO Jonathan Hoenig addressed issues facing the oval track program at […]
Fifth Annual Kick Off To Speedweek Coming Up Feb. 8 At Bronson Speedway
The mighty Tour Type Modifieds will kick off the 2020 race season as well a new decade of competition on the high banks of Bronson Speedway Saturday night February 8th as track owner Ann Young presents the 5th annual Kick Off To Speedweek 50 powered by Sunoco. Since the inaugural event in 2016 the Kick […]
Autoparts Swap ‘N Sell This Weekend
Indoor All-Automotive Swap Meet at Eastern States Exposition An annual motorsports tradition is set for this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, January 18&19, at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, with Start-Finish Production’s presentation of Autoparts Swap ‘n Sell. With parts and accessories for everything from classic muscle cars to asphalt stock cars and […]
Rich Hammann Teaming With R.J. Surdell For Limited Late Model Championship Run In 2020 At Stafford
After racing his own equipment at Stafford Speedway for 12 seasons from 2000-2018, Tolland, CT native Rich Hammann will return to competition in 2020 in the Limited Late Model division. Hammann will be driving the #83 NAPA of Tolland Chevrolet for former Limited Late Model and current Late Model driver R.J. Surdell. Hammann is in […]
Craig Lutz Files Entry For Stafford Open Modified 80 Events
Over the past three seasons when the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visits Stafford Speedway, Craig Lutz has been one of the drivers to watch. Lutz is currently riding a 9-race top-10 streak at the ½ mile, including his first career Tour win at the 2019 running of the NAPA Fall Final. Lutz will be looking to add to his […]
Local Nonprofits Benefit From Gift Of Lights At NHMS
Loudon Food Pantry, Speedway Children’s Charities New Hampshire Chapter and the Loudon Firefighters Association all received donations through the Gift of Lights presented by Eastern Propane & Oil at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. LOUDON, N.H. – Three local nonprofits experienced true holiday spirit, each benefitting from the generosity of those who attended the Gift of Lights […]
Foxwoods 301 At NHMS To Be Part Of New NASCAR Tech Changes For Selected Cup Events
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has adjusted the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series technical package for road courses and race tracks measuring 1.058-miles or less in an effort to improve racing on short tracks and road course circuits.
NASCAR weekends each year turn the sleepy hamlet of Loudon, N.H. into a booming race town, with upwards of 100,000 people descending on the facility. But the doors at New Hampshire Motor Speedway are open a lot more than two weeks a year. Keep up with the Up To Speed At New Hampshire Motor Speedway section on RaceDayCT and see a lot more about what goes on the rest of the year at the big track in Loudon. Beyond the big NASCAR …
Teddy Hodgon IV Moving To SK Modified Division For 2020 At Stafford Speedway
Teddy Hodgdon IV celebrates victory and the SK Light Modified championship at the NAPA Fall Final at Stafford Speedway last September (Photo: Fran …
Autoparts Swap ‘N Sell A Must for Automotive DIY’ers
Whether it's as old school as a restoration project or as contemporary as the latest in performance technology, automotive enthusiasts will find the …
Bubba Pollard To Race Modified At New Smyrna World Series For Ryan Preece
Bubba Pollard (Photo: Bubbapollard.com) Spreading the gospel of Modified racing is something NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece takes very …
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway
Where: Thompson Speedway What: Sunoco World Series When: Friday – Sunday Schedule Friday: 50-lap Granite State Pro Stock Series, 25-lap Late Model, 20-lap Open Vintage Modified, 15-lap Senior Tour Modifieds and 15-lap Senior Tour Sportsman. Grandstands open: 2 p.m.; Qualifying: 4:30 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. Saturday: 75-lap American-Canadian Tour, 50-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series, […]
Casagrande Builders RaceDayCT Results Page 2019
(Links Go To Race Stories) Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway – Oct. 12, 2019 50-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series: 1. Ronnie Williams; 2. Chase Dowling; 3. Craig Lutz; 4. Todd Owen; 5. Joey Cipriano; 6. Donnie Lashua; 7. Cameron Sontag; 8. N/A; 9. Rob Richard; 10. Andy Shaw. 25-lap Late Model: 1. Derek Gluchaki; […]
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: Who Will Win The Special Limited Sportsman Feature Sunday At Thompson?
— — — The Limited Sportsman division takes center stage Sunday at Thompson Speedway with the division going an extra 10 laps in a 30-lap feature. So who will be celebrating in victory lane when the checkered flag falls on Sunday? Vote below [socialpoll id=”2503417″] — Check out all our other previous RaceDayCT Daily Polls […]
Michael P. Stefanik Charitable Foundation Bass Tournament Coming Up On May 3
The inaugural Michael P. Stefanik Charitable Foundation Bass Tournament will be held on May 3 at Johnson’s Pond at Water’s Edge Campground in Coventry, R.I. The event is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops and will be hosted by Team Renegade TBFRI. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with all boats […]
Highlight Moments With Scott Tapley On Unmuffled
The race director. The guy at the track everybody loves to hate. It’s a role that Stafford Speedway and Riverhead Raceway racing director Scott Tapley relishes. Over his years as an official in the Northeast short track racing scene, Tapley has made it a point to steer clear of getting cozy with competitors he’s overseeing. […]
Best Five of Six Races To Be Counted Towards Championship; Registrations Open For New Season Tri Track Open Modified Series officials announced on Wednesday the point standings structure that will be used for the 2020 season. As part of six events, drivers will tally points in each feature. In 2020, the champion will be decided by taking […]
Mike Christopher Sr., Jon Puleo And Hillarie Scott On Unmuffled Episode 68
On Unmuffled Episode 68 we catch up with a longtime short track racing veteran, a driver that’s part of the youth movement in Modified racing and someone working to help children through motorsports. We catch up with longtime Modified driver and now Stafford Speedway SK Modified team owner Mike Christopher Sr. who opens up about […]
Mike Christopher Sr., Jon Puleo And Hillarie Scott On Unmuffled Episode 68
On Unmuffled Episode 68 we catch up with a longtime short track racing veteran, a driver that’s part of the youth movement in Modified racing and someone working to help children through motorsports. We catch up with longtime Modified driver and now Stafford Speedway SK Modified team owner Mike Christopher Sr. who opens up about […]
Highlight Moments With Scott Tapley On Unmuffled
The race director. The guy at the track everybody loves to hate. It’s a role that Stafford Speedway and Riverhead Raceway racing director Scott Tapley relishes. Over his years as an official in the Northeast short track racing scene, Tapley has made it a point to steer clear of getting cozy with competitors he’s overseeing. […]
North East Motor Sports Museum To Host Daytona Party Feb. 15
Celebrates With Slot Car Racing & Snocross Kick off the 2020 racing season at the North East Motor Sports Museum on Saturday February 15th with free food and fun at our annual Daytona Party. The party starts at noon and runs until the end of the NASCAR Xfinity 300 which will be shown on our new […]
Mike Christopher Sr., Jon Puleo And Hillarie Scott On Unmuffled Episode 68
On Unmuffled Episode 68 we catch up with a longtime short track racing veteran, a driver that’s part of the youth movement in Modified racing and someone working to help children through motorsports. We catch up with longtime Modified driver and now Stafford Speedway SK Modified team owner Mike Christopher Sr. who opens up about […]
Chris Dyson Relishing Memorial Day Debut At Lime Rock Park
A Dyson family holiday tradition enters a new generation this weekend when the Trans Am presented by Pirelli headlines the Memorial Day Motorsports Festival at Lime Rock Park. Over the years, the family would visit the circuit to watch Rob Dyson tackle the 1.52-mile layout in Camel GTP, IMSA World Sports Car and Grand-Am SRP […]
Tri-Track Open Modified Series Announces New Points Format For 2020 Season
Best Five of Six Races To Be Counted Towards Championship; Registrations Open For New Season Tri Track Open Modified Series officials announced on Wednesday the point standings structure that will be used for the 2020 season. As part of six events, drivers will tally points in each feature. In 2020, the champion will be decided by taking […]
Wrapping It Up: Breaking News Boils Over For A Week On Local Racing Scene
It’s November. Temperatures are dropping. Talk is turning toward Christmas, New Years, snowfall. But the news of racing isn’t slowing down one bit. It was a week that saw breaking news boiling over on the local racing scene. Last Sunday came news that Granite State Pro Stock Series operator Mike Parks would take over operations […]
Sunoco Named Official Fuel of American-Canadian Tour, Thunder Road And White Mountain
The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and its sanctioned tracks will all be fueled by Sunoco beginning in the 2020 season. New England Racing Fuel, the official New England distributor of Sunoco race fuels, has signed a multi-year agreement to make Sunoco the Official Fuel of ACT, Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Speedbowl, and N. Woodstock, NH’s White […]
NEMA Releases 2020 Schedule
This weekend, Northeastern Midget Association President, Tim Bertrand, released the club’s 2020 schedule to the membership and press. Fourteen NEMA shows and Seventeen Lites shows, with thirteen combined NEMA/NEMA Lite shows highlight a season that brings NEMA back to many of its familiar, historic “haunts.” “We plan to play off of the success that we […]
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#BrandNewDay There’s new life being breathed into the Tri-Track Open Modified Series for the 2020 season and Modified race fans and race teams will be the ones rewarded for that. Series officials have brought on new faces in series management in Nicole LaRose and Missy Pearl. What they will bring to the series – along […]
Foxwoods 301 At NHMS To Be Part Of New NASCAR Tech Changes For Selected Cup Events
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has adjusted the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series technical package for road courses and race tracks measuring 1.058-miles or less in an effort to improve racing on short tracks and road course circuits.
Official: Chris Our, Andy Seuss Teaming Up To Start NASCAR Xfinity Series Team
In 2016 longtime Modified racing veteran Andy Seuss and former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Chris Our teamed up to develop a part-time ARCA Menards Series program together. Wednesday the pair announced their partnership will take a big step up from that in 2020. As first reported at RaceDayCT on Tuesday, Seuss and Our […]
Danny Bohn To Make Gander Outdoors Truck Series Debut At Martinsville Speedway
(Press release from On Point Motorsports) Country Artist Singer/Songwriter/Rocker Brantley Gilbert and Big Machine Label Group Join as Primary Sponsor On Point Motorsports is proud to announce that Danny Bohn will pilot the No. 30 Brantley Gilbert Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway on October 26th. The race […]
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