Since the close of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season last month, rumors have swirled that the Buzz Chew Racing could be shutting down their operation. Wednesday those rumors became fact. Whelen Modified Tour driver Woody Pitkat confirmed to RaceDayCT he was informed Wednesday morning by team owner Buzz Chew that the team will be […]
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Buzz Chew Racing Shutting Down Whelen Mod Tour Team; Woody Pitkat Left Looking For Ride
November 18, 2015 by 32 Comments
Two Top Level NASCAR Modified Tour Teams Making Switch To LFR Chassis For 2016
November 18, 2015 by 38 Comments
(Press Release from LFR Chassis) MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 18, 2015) – Tinio Racing and Eddie Harvey, two championship NASCAR Modified teams, are set to switch to LFR Chassis for the 2016 racing season. The two teams, who have previously found success on the track, are looking to take their programs to the next level with […]
Patrick Emerling Likely To Cut Back Whelen Modified Tour Schedule In 2016
November 3, 2015 by 14 Comments
With top-10 finishes in five of the last seven events in 2015, including a career best second place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 26, Whelen Modified Tour driver Patrick Emerling and his family owned team looked on the verge of playing contender for victories on a weekly basis in 2016. Unfortunately for […]
Upcoming Exit?: Angry Owner Ed Partridge Prepared To Shut Down Whelen Modified Tour Team
October 30, 2015 by 61 Comments
After more than a decade fielding a team on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, team owner Ed Partridge is ready to walk away. Partridge told RaceDayCT exclusively Friday that if Ryan Preece is committed to other options for the 2016 season, he will not return to the Whelen Modified Tour. Partridge remains seething over the […]
Ryan Preece To Run Final Four Sprint Cup Series Events On 2015 Schedule
October 29, 2015 by 11 Comments
Ryan Preece will close out his 2015 racing schedule with a four-week run of Sprint Cup Series events. The Berlin driver confirmed Thursday morning that in addition to running Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series event at Martinsville and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 22, he will also run Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. […]
Bobby Santos III To Drive For Rob Fuller Motorsports At North-South Shootout
October 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from North-South Shootout) Rob Fuller Motorsports will have an experienced racing veteran behind the wheel of its No. 15 modified during the upcoming North-South Shootout event at Concord Speedway on November 6-7, as Bobby Santos is slated to make his return to an LFR Chassis machine. Santos, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour […]
Modified Schedule: Rowan Pennink Mapping Out Expected Changes For 2016
October 28, 2015 by 3 Comments
Driver available, inquire soon. That’s the message being shared by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular and reigning Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified division champion Rowan Pennink. Pennink said his family run Whelen Modified Tour team, which is also backed supporters Bob Hitchcock and Kelly Iverson, won’t be running full-time with the series in 2016. Though […]
Ryan Preece To Make Second Sprint Cup Series Start At Martinsville Speedway
October 27, 2015 by 16 Comments
Berlin’s Ryan Preece is on the entry list for Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. It will mark the second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start for Preece, who is a regular on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and a full-time competitor in the SK Modified divisions at Stafford Motor Speedway and […]
LFR Chassis Celebrates First Whelen Modified Tour Title With Doug Coby And Mike Smeriglio Racing
October 20, 2015 by 30 Comments
(Press Release from LFR Chassis) With a victory at the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s (NWMT) final race at Thompson Speedway this past weekend, Doug Coby, driving for Mike Smeriglio Racing, not only earned his third championship in the past four years but also secured LFR Chassis its first series championship in the company’s first full […]
Doug Coby Readying For Return Visit To North-South Shootout
October 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
(Press Release from the North-South Shootout) It’s been nearly six years since Doug Coby has taken a shot at winning the North-South Shootout. The last time the Milford, Connecticut driver made the trip south to North Carolina for the end-of-year event was in 2009 when he finished third at Concord Speedway. A lot of things […]
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