Super Sub: Bobby Santos III Gets Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Win At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – For five years Dave Sapienza chase a victory as a driver on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. When a broken back suffered in a crash in May at the conclusion of an event at Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. meant he would have to step away from his car, he reached out […]
Ty Gibbs Earns First NASCAR Win In K&N Pro Series East Apple Barrel 125 At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – After knocking on the door of victory lane four times this season, Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Toyota, finally broke through and drove his way to the win after his first visit to New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday after taking the checkered flag for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East […]
Andrew Ranger Wins Pinty’s Series Visit New Hampshire 100 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. – Kevin Lacroix may have dominated the first 92 laps of the Visit New Hampshire 100, but it was Andrew Ranger, driver of the No. 27 Dodge, who stole the lead and held it straight to victory lane as the tripleheader Saturday kicked off during the second annual Full Throttle Fall Weekend. “My car […]
To The Top: Doug Coby Wins Pole For Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – Doug Coby on the pole. Doug Coby on the pole. Doug Coby on the pole. It’s a statement that’s been on seemingly repeat performance at the majority of events this year on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. And Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, guess what? Same old story. Doug Coby on […]
Pointed Questions: Mindsets Varied For Whelen Modified Tour Championship Contenders
LOUDON, N.H. – With three events remaining, the finish line for the 2019 season is in view for competitors on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. For Doug Coby, Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk it’s a finish line that could mean grand celebration when the final checkered flag of the season falls following the Sunoco World […]
Picture This: Musket 250 Friday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Full Throttle Weekend
LOUDON, N.H. – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returned to the garage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday morning in preparation for Saturday’s second Musket 250. The garage was a buzz of activity before the cars hit the track for their lone practice of the weekend before a Friday afternoon qualifying session. Check out the […]
Ron Silk Leads The Way In Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Practice At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – Ron Silk and his Kevin Stuart Motorsports rolled into New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday and rolled a brand new car off the trailer ready for Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250. If there were any questions of whether or not the new piece would have speed, they were quickly answered for […]
Live Updates From Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the second running of the Musket 250 as part of the second Full Throttle Weekend at New Hampshire. The Whelen Modified Tour will share the Saturday racing card in Loudon with the Pinty’s Series and the K&N Pro […]
Burt Myers Brings Championship Winning Car With New Design To Musket 250 At NHMS
(Press release from Burt Myers Racing) LOUDON, N.H. – Burt Myers, 10-time Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion and 2-time NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Champion, will compete in the Musket 250 in Loudon, NH in his championship-winning car built by FURY Race Cars. This will be Myers’ second appearance in the Musket 250. Tony Eury, […]
Eric Sanderson Named Grand Marshal Of NAPA Fall Final At Stafford Speedway
Stafford Speedway is pleased to name Eric Sanderson, long time car owner and past competitor, as the Grand Marshal of the 47th Annual NAPA Fall Final. The NAPA Fall Final is set for Saturday and Sunday, September 28 & 29 and Sanderson will close out the 2019 Stafford Speedway season with the command to fire engines […]
Track Championship Scenarios For NAPA Fall Final Weekend At Stafford Speedway
Stafford Speedway has crowned Tom Fearn as the 2019 Late Model track champion but four more track championships are up for grabs. The SK Modified®, SK Light Modified, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock division titles will all be decided in the season ending NAPA Fall Final Weekend, set for September 28 & 29. Stafford’s […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Mike Stefanik Tribute Gallery
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Mike Stefanik, who passed Sunday.
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Bob Potter Tribute Gallery
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Bob Potter, who passed Wednesday.
Doug Coby Reflects On The Death Of Mike Stefanik And Chasing His Records With The Whelen Modified Tour
In 34 years of competition since its inception in 1985 there have been 18 different drivers who have earned the right to be called series champion. But among that small group of men is an even more exclusive club. Of those 18 drivers only three have won more than two series titles. Mike Stefanik, Tony […]
Father Time: Bob Potter An Entertainer For The Ages In Connecticut Short Track Racing
They are the men and women that pilot vehicles built from the first piece in the hopes of finding speed and domination of the competition. They strap themselves into rides that they know could very well cost them their lives. And yet, they jam the accelerator and put on a show. They are the performers […]
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway What: Full Throttle Weekend When: Friday-Saturday Schedule Friday: 20-lap Granite State Legends; Practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and Granite State Legends; Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour and Granite State Legends. Grandstand Open: 10 a.m.; Practice starts: 10:30 a.m.; Whelen […]
Kyle Gero, Shawn Monahan, Meghan Fuller To Battle For Limited Sportsman Title At Thompson Sunoco World Series
The Limited Sportsman division has three drivers, with three different backgrounds, all searching the season championship at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Kyle Gero, in just his second full-time year in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division, leads the standings by 10 points over two-time and defending champion Shawn Monahan. Behind them, Meghan Fuller is just […]
Full Throttle Weekend Focus At NHMS: Meet The Man Known As “Farmer Bob”
“Everywhere I go, the name follows me.” Few in the K&N Pro Series may know the name Robert Pawlowski. But almost everybody knows “Farmer Bob.” Pawlowski has only made three career K&N East starts, all coming at Watkins Glen International (from 2017-2019), and will make his oval debut this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. […]
Modified Racing Great Bob Potter Dies
Bob Potter, a former championship winning Modified driver at multiple Connecticut short tracks, died Wednesday in Norwich. Potter was 78 years old. Potter was a multi-time SK Modified champion at Stafford Motor Speedway and had championships in the former Modified division and current SK Modified division at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Norwich Police reported that […]
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 …
Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Headlines Second Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
Chase Dowling raises the winner's Musket following the inaugural Musket 250 last year at NHMS (Photo: Fran Lawlor/RaceDayCT) After New Hampshire …
Q&A With New Hampshire Motor Speedway General Manager David McGrath
David McGrath (Courtesy: New Hampshire Motor Speedway) This weekend New Hampshire Motor Speedway comes to life with the second running of Full …
Unmuffled Episode 59: Featuring Doug Coby, David McGrath And Jacob Perry
Full Throttle Weekend takes over New Hampshire Motor Speedway this coming weekend Episode 59 of Unmuffled is about all putting the throttle down in …
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway What: Full Throttle Weekend When: Friday-Saturday Schedule Friday: 20-lap Granite State Legends; Practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and Granite State Legends; Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour and Granite State Legends. Grandstand Open: 10 a.m.; Practice starts: 10:30 a.m.; Whelen […]
Casagrande Builders RaceDayCT Results Page 2019
(Links Go To Race Stories) Stafford Speedway – Sept. 13, 2019 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified: 1. Stephen Kopcik, Newtown; 2. Todd Owen, Somers; 3. Ronnie Williams, Tolland; 4. Keith Rocco, Wallingford; 5. Michael Gervais Jr., Southbury; 6. Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass.; 7. Joey Ternullo, Middletown; 8. Andrew Molleur, Shelton; 9. Tony Membrino […]
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 […]
Super Sub: Bobby Santos III Gets Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Win At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – For five years Dave Sapienza chase a victory as a driver on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. When a broken back suffered in a crash in May at the conclusion of an event at Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. meant he would have to step away from his car, he reached out […]
Schedule Announced For 57th Annual Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
With just under one month until the 57th annual Sunoco World Series takes the green flag at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, officials have released the schedule for the prestigious event, which is scheduled for October 11-13. Over the course of three days, twenty different divisions will compete on the Connecticut high-banks, including the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour […]
Full Throttle Weekend takes over New Hampshire Motor Speedway this coming weekend Episode 59 of Unmuffled is about all putting the throttle down in Loudon. We welcome to the show NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader and five-time series champion Doug Coby as he readies for the second Musket 250 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. […]
Eric Sanderson Named Grand Marshal Of NAPA Fall Final At Stafford Speedway
Stafford Speedway is pleased to name Eric Sanderson, long time car owner and past competitor, as the Grand Marshal of the 47th Annual NAPA Fall Final. The NAPA Fall Final is set for Saturday and Sunday, September 28 & 29 and Sanderson will close out the 2019 Stafford Speedway season with the command to fire engines […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Mike Stefanik Tribute Gallery
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Mike Stefanik, who passed Sunday.
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Bob Potter Tribute Gallery
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Bob Potter, who passed Wednesday.
Super Sub: Bobby Santos III Gets Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Win At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – For five years Dave Sapienza chase a victory as a driver on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. When a broken back suffered in a crash in May at the conclusion of an event at Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. meant he would have to step away from his car, he reached out […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Mike Stefanik Tribute Gallery
RaceDayCT photographer Fran Lawlor compiled the below gallery in memory of Mike Stefanik, who passed Sunday.
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 […]
NEAR Hall Of Fame 2019 Class To Include Mike Joy, Ed Flemke Jr. And Brad Lafontaine
The 2019 induction class for the NEAR New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame will welcome a mixed variety of from racers to crew to a track operator a media legend and a racing historian. A source close to the Hall of Fame confirmed to RaceDayCT that the 2019 induction class will have eight members: […]
Ty Gibbs Earns First NASCAR Win In K&N Pro Series East Apple Barrel 125 At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – After knocking on the door of victory lane four times this season, Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Toyota, finally broke through and drove his way to the win after his first visit to New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday after taking the checkered flag for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East […]
Rich Dubeau Tops The Field In ACT Labor Day Classic Makeup At Thunder Road
Plainfield, NH’s Rich Dubeau hit racing’s equivalent of a grand slam with a dominating victory in the 41st Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic 200 at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road on Saturday, September 14. Dubeau got the jump over hometown racer Nick Sweet on a lap-48 restart and never gave the lead up en route to his second […]
Schedule Announced For 57th Annual Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
With just under one month until the 57th annual Sunoco World Series takes the green flag at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, officials have released the schedule for the prestigious event, which is scheduled for October 11-13. Over the course of three days, twenty different divisions will compete on the Connecticut high-banks, including the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour […]
Twenty Divisions Announced For 57th Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway
With just 32 days remaining until the drop of the green flag on the 57th annual Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, track officials have released 20 different divisions that will compete during the weekend. All five of Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series classes will run their final races of the season, with five […]
Martin Truex Jr. Wins In NASCAR Monster Energy Playoffs Opener At Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — It had been almost three months since Martin Truex Jr. last raised a trophy and while others may have wondered about his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team’s Playoff potential, this team never wavered in its confidence or pursuit. And sure enough, they were the ones celebrating in Victory Lane at […]
Kyle Busch Holds Off Justin Allgaier For Xfinity Series Win At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – It was more of the same for Kyle Busch in Saturday’s Indiana 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but “more of the same” was anything but easy. Busch held off Justin Allgaier by .132 seconds during a five-lap run to the finish at the 2.5-mile track, but only after […]
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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