From grassroots family short track competition, to sleeping on a kitchen floor in North Carolina just to get a job at the top levels of NASCAR, to working alongside Dale Earnhardt Jr. during his meteoric introduction to the sporting landscape, to working in the engineering department at Penske Racing and then returning to Modified racing […]
Jennerstown Ready For Whelen Modified Tour Opener; Monadnock Looking To Tri-Track Kickoff
April 20, 2020 by 101 Comments
Last November Jennerstown Speedway general manager Bill Hribar was elated to have the opportunity to bring the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour back to the Pennsylvania facility in 2020 for the first time in 14 years. Never though did he envision a scenario where Jennerstown could somehow be the season opening event for the series. But […]
Are You Recording All This Bull$#&@?: Episode 73 Of Unmuffled
March 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 73 of Unmuffled we let the Coronavirus cabin fever take over and it full-on goes off the rails. We started with a visit with Cory Casagrande, which pretty much stayed within the guardrails. Then it just went haywire during a cabin fever chat with Sid DiMaggio and Sean Foster. Said Foster: “I’m making […]
Unmuffled Storytellers Edition: Scott Tapley
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In recent months we’ve done a few Storytellers Editions of Unmuffled and one of the best true storytellers we’ve talked to has been Scott Tapley. From his racing roots in Maine, to his stint as a championship winning crew member with Matt Kobyluck to his roles as a racing official throughout the Northeast, we touched […]
RaceDayCT Racing Season Kickoff Party Postponed To A Date To Be Determined
March 13, 2020 by 13 Comments
Coronavirus wins this round, but we’re not giving up the fight. I think a wise man once said, you gotta fight for your right to party. Or maybe that’s just a bad Beastie Boys song. In all seriousness, we understand many people are taking great precautions due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, and we feel […]
Justin Bonsignore, Tom Fearn And Guy Beaudoin On The Latest Unmuffled
March 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On episode 72 of Unmuffled we catch up with 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore. We also chat with the reigning King of the Late Models at Stafford Motor Speedway, Tom Fearn. And we close out the show previewing the upcoming Mark’s Northeast Motorsports Expo with one of the show’s organizers, Guy Beaudoin. […]
Down To The Wire: Was Whelen Modified Tour Dynasty Five Minutes From Not Happening?
March 3, 2020 by 18 Comments
In 2014 Doug Coby replaced Todd Szegedy as the driver for the Mike Smeriglio Racing NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team. Ultimately the recipe of Coby, crew chief Phil Moran and team owner Mike Smeriglio blossomed into one of the most historic dynasties in Whelen Modified Tour history with the team winning four consecutive series titles […]
Phil Moran Featured On Episode 71 Of Unmuffled
March 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On Umuffled Episode 71 we take a deep dive with Phil Moran, who’s days of making Modifieds go fast goes all the way back to the start of the Whelen Modified Tour.
Dynasty Rebirth: Doug Coby To Run Full-Time As Owner/Driver On Whelen Modified Tour
February 28, 2020 by 78 Comments
When NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Mike Smeriglio III announced in November that he was retiring and shutting down his championship operation, there was a piece of the team that driver Doug Coby wanted to keep for himself. Of the three cars Smeriglio had in his stable, there was one that was Coby’s favorite, […]
Corey LaJoie, Derek Griffith, Craig Lutz & Woody Pitkat On The Latest Unmuffled
February 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
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