Joey Braun of Manorville put a $12,000 bow on his freshman season as a tour type Modified driver Saturday evening by winning the 9th annual Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening. Braun broke onto the tour type Modified scene on the SMART tour this year, with he and sponsor Rich Gerbe through his HighMark […]
Joey Braun Uses Late Charge To Grab $12K For Islip 300 Victory At Riverhead Raceway
November 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Longtime Local Racer Scott Cook Passes
November 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Scott Cook, a longtime fixture as a competitor at multiple Connecticut short tracks for more than three decades, passed away Thursday. Cook, of Oakdale, was 57 years old. Cook had suffered from multiple health issues in recent years and recently had a serious cardiac episode. Cook was a former Street Stock division champion (formerly Limited […]
Thunder Road Releases 2026 Schedule
November 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
After several busy weeks of preparation, Officials have released the exciting 2026 Schedule of Events for Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Highlighted by some of the fan-favorite contests that have made Thursday Nights a favorite of Central Vermont racefans, the 2026 calendar also includes plenty of action for the drivers who call Thunder Road home! It […]
What’s Brewing: Old Band Reuniting For Another Run At The New London-Waterford Speedbowl?
November 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
What’s new gets old … but then can it be new again? In October of 2014 Bruce Bemer was the high bidder at foreclosure auction for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Since Bemer took control of the Speedbowl, management of the facility has been a revolving door of faces with no individual or group finding a […]
Catching Up With LFR, Troyer And TFR Distribution Owner Rob Fuller
November 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a busy 2025 for Rob Fuller, owner of LFR Chassis, Troyer and TFR Distribution. Fuller recently celebrated the opening of a brand new state of the art headquarters in West Boylston, Mass. that will be brining modernized change to all of his businesses. We recently had the chance to talk with Fuller about […]
White Mountain Motorsports Park Releases 2026 Schedule
November 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Officials with White Mountain Motorsports Park are looking forward to plenty of Thunder in the Mountains for 2026 and have released the Schedule of Events for the coming season. Twenty exciting showcases from mid-May to late-September means there’s plenty of action to be had at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track in 2026! Following the annual […]
What Some Around The Whelen Modified Tour Are Saying About Gary Putnam As New Series Director
November 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
On Monday NASCAR announced that Gary Putnam would take over the job of Whelen Modified Tour Series director. Tuesday we talked with some familiar names around the series to get their reaction to Putnam being named to the position. We heard from team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr., drivers Matt Hirschman, Kyle Bonsignore, Patrick Emerling and […]
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Official Release 2026 Schedule of Events
November 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Returns to Lee and Groveton’s Riverside Speedway, Three $10,000-to-Win Events in a Row Highlight Calendar After several weeks of planning, Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour announced today the 2026 Schedule of Events for North America’s most historic Late Model touring series with 14 point-counting events on a fifteen-stop schedule. Along with the $60,000+ […]
Breaking News: Gary Putnam Named NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series Director
November 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
On March 31, 1985 the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event took place at Thompson Speedway. In the packed grandstands that day for the event was 15-year old Gary Putnam, a racing fan from Vernon who would ultimately carve out a successful career at the highest level of NASCAR. Now that fan who was in […]
Exclusive Interview With New NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series Director Gary Putnam
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rumors have swirled for months that longtime NASCAR Cup Series crew member and Modified team owner and driver Gary Putnam could be in line as the new series director for the Whelen Modified Tour. On Monday RaceDayCT broke the story that NASCAR would name Putnam as the new series director. Before the announcement was made […]
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