Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway What: Full Throttle Weekend When: Friday-Saturday Schedule Friday: 20-lap Granite State Legends; Practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and Granite State Legends; Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour and Granite State Legends. Grandstand Open: 10 a.m.; Practice starts: 10:30 a.m.; Whelen […]
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On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
September 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 Headlines Second Full Throttle Weekend At NHMS
September 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
After New Hampshire Motor Speedway lost their second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series date, they were committed to keeping the traditional September racing weekend. Insert the longest race in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour — the Musket 250 — the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, and you […]
Q&A With New Hampshire Motor Speedway General Manager David McGrath
September 17, 2019 by 15 Comments
This weekend New Hampshire Motor Speedway comes to life with the second running of Full Throttle Weekend in Loudon. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hits the track Saturday for the second Musket 250. The NASCAR Pinty’s Canadian Series and K&N Pro Series East will also be in action on Saturday. The track will also host […]
Unmuffled Episode 59: Featuring Doug Coby, David McGrath And Jacob Perry
September 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Full Throttle Weekend takes over New Hampshire Motor Speedway this coming weekend Episode 59 of Unmuffled is about all putting the throttle down in Loudon. We welcome to the show NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader and five-time series champion Doug Coby as he readies for the second Musket 250 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. […]
Pit Box: Musket 250 At NHMS Looms in Midst Of Whelen Modified Tour Championship Battle
September 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Time to hit the big stage. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams are headed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway with just three races left in the season, but this race isn’t just any other race. It’s the second annual Musket 250 presented by Whelen, which will tie last year’s inaugural event for the longest race in the […]
Unmuffled Quickcast With Mike Stefanik From October 2018
September 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
On Sunday NASCAR Modified racing legend Mike Stefanik died following a crash of an Ultra-Light plane he was piloting in Sterling, CT. Last October we talked with Mike about a number of topics, from his decision to walk away from racing with no fanfare, to his relationship with Ted Christopher to his decision to mostly […]
In Memory: Short Track Racing Lost An Irreplaceable Giant In Ted Christopher
September 16, 2019 by 3 Comments
Today we honor and celebrate the legacy of one of the most legendary short track drivers in the history of motorsports. A giant in racing, and a true gentleman who had an impact on so many. Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 When I started helping out covering auto racing at the Hartford Courant […]
Mike Stefanik Found Passion In Flying After Quietly Walking Away From Racing
September 15, 2019 by 1 Comment
On September 20, 2014 Mike Stefanik finished 10th in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Few knew it would be his last race ever with the series where he had won a record seven championships and all-time leading 74 races. Even he wasn’t sure. But he knew it […]
Nine-Time NASCAR Champion, Modified Racing Legend Mike Stefanik Killed In Plane Crash
September 15, 2019 by 22 Comments
Seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and short track racing legend Mike Stefanik died Sunday following a plane crash in Sterling, CT. Stefanik was 61 years old. Stefanik, of Coventry, R.I., crashed while piloting a single engine, single seat Aero Ultra-Light plane. The crash took place near the Rhode Island border. The plane had taken […]
Redemption: Justin Bonsignore Shooting For Musket 250 Victory At NHMS In 2019
September 15, 2019 by 10 Comments
In 2018 Justin Bonsignore had one of the greatest seasons ever witnessed on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The driver from Holtsville, N.Y. won eight of 16 events, had 12 top-five’s and 15 top-10’s on the way to his first series championship. He also won the exhibition Whelen All-Star Shootout at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. […]
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