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 […]
What Some Around The Whelen Modified Tour Are Saying About Gary Putnam As New Series Director
November 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Stafford Rewind Video Series Launches To Highlight The Top Finishers In 2025
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Stafford Speedway is shining the spotlight on the stars of the 2025 season with Stafford Rewind, a digital content series highlighting the top-five finishers in each of the track’s five weekly divisions. Over the past few weeks, Kyle Rickey and Rob Hahn of the Stafford media team visited each of the 2025 top-five finishers to talk about […]
Matt Hirschman Scores North-South Shootout Tour Type Mod Victory For 11th Time In His Career
November 8, 2025 by 4 Comments
Matt Hirschman is on a hot streak this fall in adding marquee victories to his already burgeoning history win totals. On Oct. 11 Hirschman scored his 10th career victory in the Race of Champions 150 at Thompson Speedway. On Oct. 24 Hirschman scored his fourth career win in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Haunted Hundred […]
Islip 300 To Decide 2025 Ted Christopher Cup Crown Jewel Series Champion At Riverhead
November 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
There is still one more championship to be decided at Riverhead Raceway for 2025, and that title will be decided at the biggest race of the season during the $12,000 to win 9th annual Islip 300 Saturday. When the dust settles at the conclusion of the 300, the 2025 Ted Christopher Cup Crown Jewel Series […]
Race Winner DQ’ed For Tire Tampering At USNEPower Haunted Hundred Event At Seekonk
November 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Mangagment of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series announced a major disqualification Friday from the Oct. 25 USNEPower Haunted Hundred undercard at Seekonk Speedway. Aaron Plemons, who was victorious in the 40-lap Street Stock Open event, has been disqualified from the victory. On Thursday Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series officials were notified of lab tests confirming that […]
Nick Anglace, UConn Looking At Step To NASCAR Truck Series Through Unique Expanding Partnership
November 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
Sponsorship relationships in motorsports come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and plans. For some teams sponsorship might just mean bartering of products with a business, for others it might simply mean a massive infusion of financial support. And every sponsor has different levels of expectation for activation and growth of a sponsorship relationship. […]
Only One Repeat Winner In History Of Islip 300 At Riverhead
November 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The annual Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway over its nine-year history has proven to be very competitive as only one driver, Ryan Preece of Berlin, Ct. has won the lucrative race twice. As the 9th annual Islip 300 on Saturday November 15th nears, defending race winner Chase Grennan of Glen Cove not only hopes to […]
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