(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) The 42nd Annual Icebreaker, one of the most highly anticipated racing events in New England, will take place on April 8-10, featuring the first championship race of the season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT). The Icebreaker this year has been expanded to twelve divisions of racing, and will […]
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Rowan Pennink Seeking First NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler Win With the Boehler Family No. 3
February 29, 2016 by 2 Comments
(Press Release from Stafford Motor Speedway) For Rowan Pennink, the NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway has been a race that has seemingly been within arms’ length from Pennink taking the checkered flag. Pennink has made 8 career starts in “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring” recording an impressive 4 top-5 and […]
Filling Out The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Lineup For The 2016 Season
February 25, 2016 by 30 Comments
With engines fired on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and temperatures stretching to the realm of spring-like locally, it’s hard not to ponder the idea that the Northeast racing season is just weeks away from kicking off. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicks off its 2016 season on April 10 with the running of the […]
Craig Lutz, Matt Swanson To Step Up On Whelen Modified Tour
February 25, 2016 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) By Jason Cunningham ~ NASCAR After testing the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour waters as part-time participants year ago, drivers Craig Lutz and Matt Swanson are ready to step up to full-time competition and contend for the 2016 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award. Lutz, of Miller Place, New […]
Ryan Preece Ready To Bounce Back In XFINITY Series Action This Weekend At Atlanta
February 25, 2016 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from JD Motorsports) The Race: 251 miles, 163 laps, race 2 of 33 After a tough opening week, Ryan Preece is ready to hit the track at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Heads Up Georgia 250. A blown tire early in the race left Preece with a disappointing finish last week in his […]
Jimmy Blewett Says Story Putting Him In Line To Drive Mystic Missile Is Fabricated
February 24, 2016 by 15 Comments
Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular Jimmy Blewett said a story published Wednesday indicating he is in line to drive Bob Garbarino’s No. 4 Mystic Missile on the Whelen Modified Tour in 2016 is untrue and laced with fabricated material. Garbarino also said Wednesday that the story is false. The story was published Wednesday on […]
Ricky Rudd, Ken Squier Among Additions To NASCAR Hall Ballot; Mike Stefanik Remains Candidate
February 24, 2016 by 2 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service Four nominees renowned for their competitive spirit and one of the most talented broadcasters in NASCAR racing were added to the list of nominees for the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame. Drivers Ricky Rudd and Ron Hornaday Jr., team owner Jack Roush, engine builder Waddell Wilson […]
Partnership Of Local Modified Racers Purchases Racing Wheel Company
February 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Rowan Pennink and longtime racing team owner Bob Hitchcock have proved themselves to be a great team when it comes to finding success on the racetrack in Modified racing. Now the pair is hoping to bring that flair for success together to the business of racing. Pennink and Hitchcock recently […]
Thompson Speedway Gears Up For 42nd Running Of Icebreaker In April
February 24, 2016 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) The 42nd Annual Icebreaker, one of the most highly anticipated racing events in New England, will take place on April 8-10, featuring the first championship race of the season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT). The Icebreaker this year has been expanded to twelve divisions of racing, and will […]
Ryan Preece Closes Out New Smyrna World Series With Modified Win And Championship
February 19, 2016 by 10 Comments
When Ryan Preece hits the 2.5-mile oval Saturday for his first XFINITY Series race at Daytona International Speedway he will carry with him some sweet short track momentum of a job well done Friday. Preece, of Berlin, closed out his second consecutive World Series of Asphalt Racing Tour Type Modified Division championship with a victory […]
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