

Daily Poll: What Northern New England Short Track Are You Most Excited To See Modified Racing At In 2022?
May 26, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Sunday the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series makes its first visit to the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Tour Type Modified racers will be making plenty of visits to Northern New England short tracks in 2022. In addition to running at Thunder Road, the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran earlier this month at […]

Pit Box: Whelen Modified Tour Stars To Honor Fallen Heroes At Jennerstown Salutes 150
May 25, 2022 ~~ 2 Comments
As the country prepares to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day weekend, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour travels to Jennerstown Speedway for the Jennerstown Salutes 150 this Saturday night. Saturday’s race at the 0.522-mile asphalt oval will be the 18th NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race in the history of the track, which will […]


Picture This: Jim DuPont Gallery From Whelen Mod Tour Granite State Derby At Lee
May 24, 2022 ~~ 3 Comments
LEE, N.H. – For the first time since 1998 the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour trekked to Lee USA Speedway for an event on Saturday. When the day was over it was Tommy Baldwin Racing super sub Doug Coby celebrating in victory lane for the second consecutive Whelen Modified Tour event. RaceDayCT’s Jim DuPont was in […]


NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Teams, Jennerstown Late Models To Carry Fallen Heroes Names During Jennerstown Salutes Event
May 24, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
For the second straight year, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams will carry the names of fallen heroes on the roof of their rides this weekend at Jennerstown Speedway. As part of the Jennerstown Salutes event, in collaboration with Operation Vet NOW Inc. (OVN), NASCAR and JDV Productions, all teams in the Modified field will be […]


Boston Beer Company Renews Agreement For Two Wednesday Night Shows At Thompson Speedway
May 24, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today that they have renewed their partnership with the Boston Beer Company for a third consecutive year at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway. Boston Beer, through its popular Twisted Tea brand, will serve as the headline sponsor for a pair of Wednesday Night Specials slated for June 15th and July 13th. […]


Dylan Coutu Gets First NEMA Lites Win At Lee; Randy Cabral Tops NEMA Decourcy Memorial
May 23, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
In only his second season in the NEMA Lites, Dylan Coutu took down an emotional victory in his family owned #53 besting last year’s champion Jake Trainor in the Seymour 29. In the Jeremy Decourcy Smoke ‘Em 25, Randy Cabral came from the middle of the field and dominated the 25 lap main event on Friday […]


Ryan Blaney Wins NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race At Texas Motor Speedway
May 23, 2022 ~~ 4 Comments
FORT WORTH – Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice. Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs […]


Picture This: Jim DuPont Gallery From CBYD Open Modified 81 Night At Stafford
May 22, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
STAFFORD – The race was on at Stafford Speedway Friday night. Not the races on the track, the race to beat the weather. In the end the frantic show made it in just under the wire, with Chris Matthews winning the rain shortened SK Light Modified feature. RaceDayCT’s Jim DuPont was in the pits and […]


Kyle Soper Kicks Off Riverhead Modified Title Defense With Victory Saturday
May 22, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Defending NASCAR Modified champion Kyle Soper of Manorville seeking his fourth title in five years got his championship defense off on the right foot, literally Saturday night when he scored a milestone 25th career victory at Riverhead Raceway. A strong field of 22 Tour Type Modifieds signed in for competition for the regular season opener. […]


Management Role: Doug Rolls To Second Straight Whelen Mod Tour Win In Granite State Derby At Lee
May 21, 2022 ~~ 26 Comments
LEE, N.H. – Last week when Doug Coby took his first ride as a substitute driver for Tommy Baldwin Racing at the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Miller Lite 200 at Riverhead Raceway it was all about mashing the gas and managing the traffic on the quarter-mile bullring. Saturday at Lee USA Speedway brought a different […]


Eric Berndt Tops SK Modifieds In Speedbowl Blastoff Event
May 21, 2022 ~~ 4 Comments
The feel good feeling of a winter of waiting for a new team to get its start got even better Saturday for SK Modified veteran Eric Berndt. Berndt and the first year Ferguson Motorsports team made their debut together one to remember Saturday at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Berndt led 70 circuits on the way […]


Crayon Named Entitlement Partner For July 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race At NHMS
May 21, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
The Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is Saturday, July 16 at 2:30 p.m. Crayon also becomes Official Cloud and Software Solutions Provider for NHMS and eight additional Speedway Motorsports properties: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway. […]


NASCAR All-Star Race Weekend Notebook: Kyle Busch Wins All-Star Race Pole
May 21, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
FORT WORTH – Kyle Busch beat Ryan Blaney in a new “drag race” style competition for the pole position in Sunday’s much-anticipated NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. For their work, Busch and Blaney will start from the front row of Sunday’s $1 million-to-win NASCAR All-Star Race (8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and […]


Tyler Reddick Takes Xfinity Win At Texas; First Series Victory For Big Machine Racing
May 21, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
FORT WORTH _ After running among the leaders all afternoon, Tyler Reddick took the point himself with a dramatic pass from third place with 31 laps remaining and held off the field to take the checkered flag in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series SRS Distribution 250 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Reddick’s 10th career […]


Matt Hirschman Leads The Way In Practice For Whelen Mod Tour Granite State Derby At Lee USA
May 21, 2022 ~~ 5 Comments
LEE, N.H. – After 23 years away, the cars of the Whelen Modified Tour returned to the historic and gritty Lee USA Speedway bullring on Saturday afternoon. Finding the fastest way around the .375-mile oval in practice in preparation for the Granite State Derby was Matt Hirschman. Hirschman, of Northampton, Pa., led the way […]


Rally Ride: Ronnie Williams Fights Back For Win In CBYD Open Modified 81 At Stafford
May 20, 2022 ~~ 12 Comments
STAFFORD – Ronnie Williams hit the track in his Tour Type Modified for practice Friday at Stafford Speedway and the optimism was through the roof for the Tolland driver. Woody Pitkat tried to player spoiler and ruin that optimism, but it wasn’t meant to be for him. After losing the lead to Pitkat, Williams fought […]


Finding The Groove: Stephen Kopcik Wins SK Modified Feature At Stafford Speedway
May 20, 2022 ~~ 1 Comment
STAFFORD – In 2021 at Stafford Speedway there was nobody better at finding the path to victory lane in the SK Modified division than Stephen Kopcik. The Newtown driver led the division with five victories in 2021. No other driver had more than three wins. Friday Kopcik showed the way to victory lane certainly is […]


Reigning: Chris Matthews Back In Victory Lane In SK Light Modified At Stafford
May 20, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
STAFFORD – After fourteen years of waiting, Chris Matthews finally extended his lead at the top of the all-time SK Light Modified win list at Stafford Speedway Friday. Matthews won the rain shortened 12-lap SK Light Modified feature. The race was originally scheduled for 20 laps. It was the 18th career SK Light Modified victory […]


Thriller: Jason Finkbein Storms To First Street Stock Victory At Stafford
May 20, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Jason Finkbein made his first career Street Stock victory at Stafford one to be remember for the dramatics. Finkbein rallied off of turn four on the final lap and edged Travis Downey by inches at the checkered to win the 20-lap Street Stock feature. “I worked so hard for this,” Finkbein said. “I don’t even […]


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 …


Stafford Notes: Kevin Gambacorta Streaks To Second Consecutive Late Model Win
May 20, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Kevin Gambacorta celebrates victory in the Late Model feature Friday at Stafford Speedway (Photo: Jim DuPont/RaceDayCT) STAFFORD – Last week Kevin …


Sam Rameau Set For NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Action At Lee USA Speedway
May 20, 2022 ~~ Leave a Comment
Sam Rameau (Photo: Shawn Courchesne/RaceDayCT) For the first time since July of 2021, Sam Rameau is ready to roll into a NASCAR Whelen Modified …


Tommy Baldwin Jr. And The Chatter Topics Ranging From The Texas All-Star Race To The International House Of Pancakes
May 19, 2022 ~~ 2 Comments
On Episode 128 of Unmuffled we catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Tour Type Modified team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. coming off his win …


Woody Pitkat Looking To Rebound From NAPA Spring Sizzler Mechanical Issue In Call Before You Dig 81 At Stafford


Lee USA Whelen Mod Tour Notebook: Kentucky Derby Flare Gives Inaugural Granite State Derby Unique Atmosphere




Daily Poll: What Northern New England Short Track Are You Most Excited To See Modified Racing At In 2022?
Sunday the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series makes its first visit to the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Tour Type Modified racers will be making plenty of visits to Northern New England short tracks in 2022. In addition to running at Thunder Road, the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran earlier this month at […]




Daily Poll: What Northern New England Short Track Are You Most Excited To See Modified Racing At In 2022?
Sunday the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series makes its first visit to the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Tour Type Modified racers will be making plenty of visits to Northern New England short tracks in 2022. In addition to running at Thunder Road, the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran earlier this month at […]




Daily Poll: What Northern New England Short Track Are You Most Excited To See Modified Racing At In 2022?
Sunday the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series makes its first visit to the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Tour Type Modified racers will be making plenty of visits to Northern New England short tracks in 2022. In addition to running at Thunder Road, the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran earlier this month at […]


Picture This: Jim DuPont Gallery From CBYD Open Modified 81 Night At Stafford
STAFFORD – The race was on at Stafford Speedway Friday night. Not the races on the track, the race to beat the weather. In the end the frantic show made it in just under the wire, with Chris Matthews winning the rain shortened SK Light Modified feature. RaceDayCT’s Jim DuPont was in the pits and […]


Boston Beer Company Renews Agreement For Two Wednesday Night Shows At Thompson Speedway
Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today that they have renewed their partnership with the Boston Beer Company for a third consecutive year at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway. Boston Beer, through its popular Twisted Tea brand, will serve as the headline sponsor for a pair of Wednesday Night Specials slated for June 15th and July 13th. […]


Eric Berndt Tops SK Modifieds In Speedbowl Blastoff Event
The feel good feeling of a winter of waiting for a new team to get its start got even better Saturday for SK Modified veteran Eric Berndt. Berndt and the first year Ferguson Motorsports team made their debut together one to remember Saturday at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Berndt led 70 circuits on the way […]



Crayon Named Entitlement Partner For July 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race At NHMS
The Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is Saturday, July 16 at 2:30 p.m. Crayon also becomes Official Cloud and Software Solutions Provider for NHMS and eight additional Speedway Motorsports properties: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway. […]


Kyle Soper Kicks Off Riverhead Modified Title Defense With Victory Saturday
Defending NASCAR Modified champion Kyle Soper of Manorville seeking his fourth title in five years got his championship defense off on the right foot, literally Saturday night when he scored a milestone 25th career victory at Riverhead Raceway. A strong field of 22 Tour Type Modifieds signed in for competition for the regular season opener. […]


Trans Am Memorial Day Classic Returns To Lime Rock Park
CT Craft Beer Festival Added to Memorial Day Classic Schedule The lush 300-acre hillsides of Lime Rock Park will play host to a riveting mix of modern and vintage race cars, a craft beer festival, live music and two curated car shows- this Memorial Day weekend. Lime Rock Park kicks off the summer season with […]


Mayhew Tools Announces Sponsorship Of Doug Coby Racing Team In Multiple 2022 Events
Mayhew Steel Products, Inc. (Mayhew Tools) announces sponsorship of the Doug Coby Racing team for multiple 2022 racing events. This is the sixth consecutive year that Mayhew has sponsored six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and 2021 SRX Stafford Speedway race winner, Doug Coby, and the third year Coby has served as both owner and driver. “We are […]


NASCAR Chief Steve Phelps Says Sport Is Building On Encouraging Resurgance
AVONDALE, Ariz. – NASCAR president Steve Phelps stuck to his guns. In his first state-of-the-sport press conference after taking office in 2018, Phelps acknowledged that NASCAR racing faced significant headwinds but proclaimed, “I do believe as we head into 2019 that our best days are ahead.” The 2021 season has given Phelps no reason to […]


ACT And Thunder Road Ready For The 24th Community Bank N.A. 150
The Ultimate Battle Between Hometown Heroes and Touring Stars The ACT Late Model Tour was built on the idea of pitting local, hometown favorites against the greatest touring drivers in the Northeast. It’s a simple and exciting formula that builds storylines, spawns thrilling fan engagement and creates some of the greatest feuds in stock car […]


Dylan Coutu Gets First NEMA Lites Win At Lee; Randy Cabral Tops NEMA Decourcy Memorial
In only his second season in the NEMA Lites, Dylan Coutu took down an emotional victory in his family owned #53 besting last year’s champion Jake Trainor in the Seymour 29. In the Jeremy Decourcy Smoke ‘Em 25, Randy Cabral came from the middle of the field and dominated the 25 lap main event on Friday […]


Preview: Lee USA Speedway Set To Host Inaugural Granite State Derby This Weekend
Pro Stocks, Midgets, Mini Stocks, Modifieds & More on Tap, Presented by USA Insulation After months of anticipation, JDV Productions is happy to present the inaugural Granite State Derby presented by USA Insulation this weekend, Saturday, May 21, at Lee USA Speedway in New Hampshire. The event will include five divisions of high-speed excitement at […]


Ryan Blaney Wins NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race At Texas Motor Speedway
FORT WORTH – Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice. Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs […]



Crayon Named Entitlement Partner For July 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race At NHMS
The Crayon 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is Saturday, July 16 at 2:30 p.m. Crayon also becomes Official Cloud and Software Solutions Provider for NHMS and eight additional Speedway Motorsports properties: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway. […]


NASCAR Weekend Preview: Texas Motor Speedway – New Car, Format Make For Intriguing Cup Series All-Star Event
The NASCAR All-Star Race weekend has traditionally been a celebration of the sport’s big-name drivers competing for a big-dollar check with no points on the line – pride and performance the motivators on the night. This Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race (8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Texas Motor Speedway features not […]
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