Lights Out: Keith Rocco Leaves The Field In The Dark Late To Win NAPA Open Mod 100 At Stafford
STAFFORD – It seems plenty of people in the state of Connecticut lately are looking for a power surge. On the track Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway the lights went out early but it was a surge of power late from Keith Rocco that proved to be the real show. Rocco recovered from a mid-race […]
Jeremy Lavoie Tops Limited Late Models, Zach Robinson Wins In Street Stocks At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – The road to a Limited Late Model division championship for anyone in the division goes through two-time defending champion Jeremy Lavoie. And there’s not much hope for the competition if Lavoie is blocking that road by hogging victory lane. Lavoie got his second victory in five points race this year in Friday’s 20-lap […]
Which One Do You Run: Mixed Bag Of Equipment Featured On Tri-Track Open Mod Series
For years, the Tri Track Open Modified Series has drawn cars from all across the Northeast, merging some of the top Modified talent together for some of the best racing in the region. Some of the reason why the Tri Track Series is so successful with car count and stout racing on the track is […]
Official: ACT, PASS Reach Agreement To Promote Multiple Events At Thompson Speedway
As first reported earlier today by RaceDayCT, the American Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series will work in partnership to promote two events later this year at Thompson Speedway. The joint press release from the sanctioning bodies is below: The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have reached an agreement […]
Joey Cipriano Looking To Experience For Advantage In NAPA Auto Parts Open Modified 100 At Stafford
When the green flag drops on the NAPA Auto Parts Open Modified 100 this Friday, August 7th at Stafford Speedway, Joey Cipriano will be in only his fourth race together with the #1 Superior Refinishing LLC. team owned by Ted Anderson. Cipriano and the #1 team scored a third place finish in the Bud Light Open […]
Confirmation: New Partnership To Put On Two Whelen Mod Tour Events at Thompson Speedway
The track that has hosted the most Whelen Modified Tour events in the history of the division will not go without an event in 2020. Promoter Tom Mayberry confirmed to RaceDayCT today that he will partner with Cris Michaud to put on two major events at Thompson Speedway in September and October. The partnership will […]
Statistical Advance: Stafford Speedway NAPA Auto Parts SK 5K
Stafford Motor Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division will take part in the biggest race of the 2020 season, the NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k, this Saturday night, August 8th. Below is a look at the 7th annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k by the numbers as well as a statistical look at the top-10 in […]
Sources: Whelen Modified Tour Schedules Thompson Speedway Event Next Month
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to Thompson Speedway for an event promoted by Pro All Stars Series operator Tom Mayberry and American Canadian Tour operator Cris Michaud, multiple sources have confirmed to RaceDayCT. According to sources Mayberry and Michaud will put on the event on Wednesday Sept. 2 at Thompson Speedway. It would […]
Schedule Changes For Motorcycle Week At NHMS
Plenty of on-track action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during Laconia Motorcycle Week, Aug. 22-30. LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host plenty of on-track action during the 97th annual Laconia Motorcycle Week Rally, Aug. 22-30, with a modified schedule of activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charity rides, select competition events and limited camping […]
Mike O’Sullivan Ready To Return To Stafford For Call Before You Dig Pro Late Model 81
With the Pro Late Model division coming to Stafford Speedway on Saturday, August 22ndfor the Call Before You Dig Pro Late Model 81, one driver looking forward to the race is former Stafford weekly competitor Mike O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan ran in the ProStock division at Stafford from 1997-2000 with 4 wins, made selected Late Model starts […]
Eric Goodale Making Second Home At Stafford Speedway
Likes His Odds in Friday’s NAPA Auto Parts Open Modified 100 All drivers have a home track that they prefer racing at over all other tracks on their schedule. Such is the case with Modified driver Eric Goodale, who lists Riverhead Raceway, the track where he scored his first career Whelen Modified Tour victory, as […]
Ronnie Williams Seeking Third Consecutive NAPA SK 5K Win At Stafford
In the short history of the NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k, no team has been as dominant as the #50 Les’s Auto Center Ford driven by Ronnie Williams. Williams is thus far the only driver to have won the race twice through the first 6 NAPA SK 5K events with his wins have come in […]
Wheelers Auto Service Posts Bonus For NAPA SK 5K Qualifying Races At Stafford
For the 6th consecutive season, John Rufrano from Wheelers Auto Service of Hamden, CT will provide a heat race bonus for this Saturday’sNAPA SK 5k event. Rufrano will post a $500 bonus for each heat race with winners banking $250, second place $150, and third place $100. The $2,000 in heat race contingency, when combined […]
Paul Scally Dominates Star Speedway NEMA Fan Appreciation Night
Paul Scally returned to victory lane this past Saturday evening, when the NEMA Lites made their first return of the season to Bobby Webber’s Star Speedway. Scally has proven to be very strong at the historic New England oval over the past two seasons. The evening started with Scally setting the fastest time in practice, and […]
Kick It Up: Brad Keselowski Rolls To Dominate Win In Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – Before the start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season Penske Racing driver Brad Keselowski saw things get shaken up within his No. 2 team. Keselowski’s longtime crew chief Paul Wolfe moved over to the Penske Racing No. 22 team with driver Joey Logano. Jeremy Bullins, who had been leading the Penske […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway And Foxwoods Head Into 2021 Together with Extended Partnership
Building on recent success, two of New England’s premier entertainment destinations announce extension of partnership to bring NASCAR’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 to “The Magic Mile.” LOUDON, N.H. – After three rousing seasons as the title sponsor of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, today Foxwoods Resort Casino and New Hampshire Motor Speedway have reaffirmed their commitment […]
Jimmie Johnson Gets Rare Colonial Musket; 5K Running Trail Named In His Honor At NHMS
Seven-time Cup Series champion and three-time winner at “The Magic Mile,” Jimmie Johnson, will run the final Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 as full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver. LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway honored the career and legacy of Jimmie Johnson as he prepares for his final Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 race at “The Magic […]
Tom Rogers Jr. Tops Modifieds On Opening Night At Riverhead Raceway
It may have come three months later then it was suppose to due to Covid-19 but opening night Saturday night found anticipation and excitement in the air at Riverhead Raceway. When the checker flag waved on the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature a familiar face would sit in victory lane as Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead […]
Owning It: Doug Coby Wins Whelen Modified Tour White Mountain Showdown 200
Twenty-eight times in his career before Saturday Doug Coby has celebrated in victory lane following a NASCAR Whelen Modified event. Saturday at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H. Coby got to celebrate again in a fashion doubly as sweet as he ever has before. Coby, the reigning Whelen Modified Tour champion, passed Jon […]
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 …
Jon McKennedy On The Pole For Whelen Modified Tour Return To White Mountain Motorsports Park
Team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. (left) and driver Jon McKennedy (right) celebrate winning the pole for Saturday's Whelen Modified Tour event at White …
Northeast Grand Prix At Lime Rock Park Canceled
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced a realignment to upcoming dates and venues on its 2020 schedule, which includes …
Stafford Notes: Meg Fuller Skips Graduation Stroll To Speed To Victory Lane In Street Stock
Meg Fuller celebrates victory in the Street Stock feature Friday at Stafford Speedway (Photo: Jim DuPont/RaceDayCT) STAFFORD – Meg Fuller had a …
Official: ACT, PASS Reach Agreement To Promote Multiple Events At Thompson Speedway
As first reported earlier today by RaceDayCT, the American Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series will work in partnership to promote two events later this year at Thompson Speedway. The joint press release from the sanctioning bodies is below: The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have reached an agreement […]
Modified Racing Series Looking To Start Season At Speedbowl On Aug. 8
Like so many other racing divisions around the country, the COVID-19 global pandemic has wreaked havoc on the schedule for the Modified Racing Series. But series founder and operator Jack Bateman said the Modified Racing Series is ready to take a green flag for 2020 very soon at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Bateman told RaceDayCT […]
For years, the Tri Track Open Modified Series has drawn cars from all across the Northeast, merging some of the top Modified talent together for some of the best racing in the region. Some of the reason why the Tri Track Series is so successful with car count and stout racing on the track is […]
Lights Out: Keith Rocco Leaves The Field In The Dark Late To Win NAPA Open Mod 100 At Stafford
STAFFORD – It seems plenty of people in the state of Connecticut lately are looking for a power surge. On the track Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway the lights went out early but it was a surge of power late from Keith Rocco that proved to be the real show. Rocco recovered from a mid-race […]
Official: ACT, PASS Reach Agreement To Promote Multiple Events At Thompson Speedway
As first reported earlier today by RaceDayCT, the American Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series will work in partnership to promote two events later this year at Thompson Speedway. The joint press release from the sanctioning bodies is below: The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have reached an agreement […]
Fresh Start: New London-Waterford Speedbowl Set To Reopen Next Week
After close to two years without racing, the New London-Waterford Speedbowl is set to return to action next week. It was announced Friday on the Speedbowl Facebook page that the track will be running events on Aug. 5 and Aug. 8. There were no details offered concerning those events. Modified Racing Series founder and operator […]
Schedule Changes For Motorcycle Week At NHMS
Plenty of on-track action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during Laconia Motorcycle Week, Aug. 22-30. LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host plenty of on-track action during the 97th annual Laconia Motorcycle Week Rally, Aug. 22-30, with a modified schedule of activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charity rides, select competition events and limited camping […]
Tom Rogers Jr. Tops Modifieds On Opening Night At Riverhead Raceway
It may have come three months later then it was suppose to due to Covid-19 but opening night Saturday night found anticipation and excitement in the air at Riverhead Raceway. When the checker flag waved on the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature a familiar face would sit in victory lane as Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead […]
Northeast Grand Prix At Lime Rock Park Canceled
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced a realignment to upcoming dates and venues on its 2020 schedule, which includes shifting the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park to the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL as part of the NASCAR event weekend, Oct. 9-10. The event had previously been moved from its traditional July […]
Hooked: Dave Sapienza Ready To Make Tri-Track Open Modified Series A Regular Stop
It looks like Dave Sapienza has a found a second home to satisfy his desire for Modified racing competition. When Sapienza, a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular, saw the Tri-Track Open Modified Series would host an event at Monadnock Speedway on July 5, the day after he was scheduled to run at White Mountain Motorsports […]
Mike Stefanik Gets Nod For NASCAR Hall Of Fame Along With Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Mike Stefanik will be posthumously inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 induction class. NASCAR announced its 2021 class on Tuesday with Stefanik and Dale Earnhardt Jr. representing the Modern Era inductees. Stefanik was one of 10 individuals that was part of the Modern […]
Official: ACT, PASS Reach Agreement To Promote Multiple Events At Thompson Speedway
As first reported earlier today by RaceDayCT, the American Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series will work in partnership to promote two events later this year at Thompson Speedway. The joint press release from the sanctioning bodies is below: The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have reached an agreement […]
Paul Scally Dominates Star Speedway NEMA Fan Appreciation Night
Paul Scally returned to victory lane this past Saturday evening, when the NEMA Lites made their first return of the season to Bobby Webber’s Star Speedway. Scally has proven to be very strong at the historic New England oval over the past two seasons. The evening started with Scally setting the fastest time in practice, and […]
Going Green: Cory Casagrande Eager To Get Back On Track This Week
Friday evening at Claremont Speedway in Claremont, N.H. Cory Casagrande will get the opportunity to experience a first in his long racing career. The Stafford driver will take the green flag for a Granite State Pro Stock Series feature with no fans sitting in the grandstands for the event. “It’s going to be weird going […]
Kick It Up: Brad Keselowski Rolls To Dominate Win In Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 At NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – Before the start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season Penske Racing driver Brad Keselowski saw things get shaken up within his No. 2 team. Keselowski’s longtime crew chief Paul Wolfe moved over to the Penske Racing No. 22 team with driver Joey Logano. Jeremy Bullins, who had been leading the Penske […]
Legendary Northeast Racing Pioneer Bob Bahre Dies
New Hampshire Motor Speedway founder and legendary Northeast racing pioneer Bob Bahre died on Friday. Bahre, a Suffield, CT native and longtime Maine resident, was 93. Bahre founded New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H. in 1990 and was responsible for bringing NASCAR’s highest levels of racing to New England. The track’s name was changed […]
NASCAR Announces 2020 Schedule Through Cup Series Regular Season Finale Weekend
NASCAR today announced its schedule of events through August for all three national series and the ARCA Menards Series, which includes two additional NASCAR Cup Series doubleheaders, and two separate stops – on two different courses – at Daytona International Speedway. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and ARCA Menards […]
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