Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Bobby Santos III will team up once again with Tinio Motorsports to run part-time with the series and also run selected Open Modified events in the Northeast. The Tinio Motorsports team is expected to run its first Whelen Modified Tour event of the season with Santos in the second […]
Bobby Santos III, Tinio Motorsports To Run Select Whelen Mod Tour, Open Events In 2022
January 24, 2022 by 6 Comments
Building A Bridge: Matt Weaver Looking To Repair Divide In Motorsports Through Racing America
January 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It was once a thriving marriage in motorsports that existed between national level NASCAR divisions and grass roots short track racing. But through NASCAR’s meteoric rise through the late 1990’s and 2000’s a separation grew between the short tracks of America and what was happening at the top ends of NASCAR. These days the divide […]
Brad Lafontaine Still Fishing For That Winning High In Retirement From Short Track Racing
January 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
In October 2019 legendary NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour crew chief and short track business operator Brad Lafontaine announced he was selling his business – Northeast Race Cars – and retiring from racing. When it comes to short track racing, oftentimes announcements of retirement typically just turn into someone’s declaration of taking a little break. Retirements […]
Ambetter Named Entitlement Partner For NASCAR Cup Series Race At NHMS In 2022
January 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is Sunday, July 17 at 3 p.m. Ambetter also becomes Official Health Insurance Partner for NHMS and five additional Speedway Motorsports properties: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway. LOUDON, N.H. – Ambetter, America’s number one Marketplace Health Insurer, has […]
Rum Town/Legion Speedway Under New Ownership
January 24, 2022 by 1 Comment
The 1/4-mile dirt track located in Wentworth, NH. has changed hands and is now under new ownership starting with the 2022 race season. Ron Giroux, current Sprint Cars of New England Series Director along with Bill Dawley, have taken over control of the speedway under the newly formed R&B Motorsports. Giroux will assume the role […]
Back In The Mix: Eric Berndt Ready To Chase SK Mod Title At Speedbowl In 2022 For New Team
January 23, 2022 by 7 Comments
The Bulldog is going back full-time to where he was once just a puppy winning races. Eric Berndt confirmed to RaceDayCT Sunday that he will compete full-time in the SK Modified division at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in 2022. Berndt will compete for the newly formed Ferguson Motorsports team owned by Lee and Ryan Ferguson […]
Brad Lafontaine, Matt Weaver And Much More On The Latest Unmuffled
January 22, 2022 by 1 Comment
On Episode 119 of Unmuffled we have an extensive chat with legendary Northeast short track racing crew chief, Hall of Famer and icon Brad Lafontaine. We also have another extensive interview with veteran short track racing journalist and Editor in Chief of Racing America, Matt Weaver. And as usual we have our wildcard chatter segment […]
NASCAR Hall Of Fame Welcomes Mike Stefanik, Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Red Farmer
January 22, 2022 by 4 Comments
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At first glance—aside from sharing the profession of “race car driver” — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer couldn’t be more different from one another. A perennial Most Popular Driver at NASCAR’s highest level of competition, Earnhardt holds two Daytona 500 wins among his 26 career victories. More than that, […]
ACT Returns To Autodrome Montmagny In A Big Money Way
January 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has added a 13th event to the 31st Season of ACT Late Model Championship Stock Car Racing. For the first time in over two decades, the ACT Late Model Tour will contest a points-counting event at Autodrome Montmagny, nearly 40 miles Northeast of Quebec City, Canada. On August 20th, the ‘Can-Am 200’ will […]
Larry Barnett Excited To Be Part Of Thompson Speedway Resurgence Under New Operating Group
January 21, 2022 by 3 Comments
Thompson Speedway in 2021 was all about new things happening. Veteran short track racing businessmen Cris Michaud and Tom Mayberry took over operations of the oval track at Thompson prior to the 2021 season and set forth putting together a six-event schedule for the season, highlighted by the track’s annual Icebreaker weekend, Sunoco World Series […]
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