The two winningest drivers of 2020 set their sights on the checkers this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, renewing last year’s classic clash that saw Harvick narrowly defeat a hard-charging Hamlin in the closing laps of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. LOUDON, N.H. – All eyes will be on New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend […]
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Fantastic Finish: Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin Set To Renew Rivalry At NHMS Sunday
July 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Hands On: Ryan Preece Uses NASCAR Cup Series Off Weekend To Get Back To Work On Modified
July 26, 2020 by 13 Comments
EPPING, N.H. – As part of his job as a driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for JTG Daugherty Racing Ryan Preece is responsible for communicating to his crew chief Trent Owens what he wants in his cars before they hit the track for each event. “That is my job, to work on the driver […]
Legendary Northeast Racing Pioneer Bob Bahre Dies
July 24, 2020 by 5 Comments
New Hampshire Motor Speedway founder and legendary Northeast racing pioneer Bob Bahre died on Friday. Bahre, a Suffield, CT native and longtime Maine resident, was 93. Bahre founded New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H. in 1990 and was responsible for bringing NASCAR’s highest levels of racing to New England. The track’s name was changed […]
Hooked: Dave Sapienza Ready To Make Tri-Track Open Modified Series A Regular Stop
July 22, 2020 by 16 Comments
It looks like Dave Sapienza has a found a second home to satisfy his desire for Modified racing competition. When Sapienza, a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular, saw the Tri-Track Open Modified Series would host an event at Monadnock Speedway on July 5, the day after he was scheduled to run at White Mountain Motorsports […]
Sources: Whelen Modified Tour Looking At Monadnock Speedway Event In August
July 17, 2020 by 13 Comments
For decades Connecticut has been the home base state for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. But in a COVID-19 pandemic gripped world of state restrictions and crowd capacity guidelines, it seems New Hampshire is looking to take ownership of home state bragging rights for the series in 2020. Multiple sources close to the NASCAR Whelen […]
Solving The Puzzle: White Mountain New Look For Whelen Mod Tour Rebuilding Schedule On The Fly
July 1, 2020 by 28 Comments
Before the COVID-19 global pandemic turned racing schedules for 2020 into a jumbled mess of postponements, cancellations and newly added events, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour series director Jimmy Wilson was already looking ahead to a 2021 schedule for the series he oversees. Wilson said he had been in conversations with the ownership group operating both […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway To Host Fans For Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
June 25, 2020 by 17 Comments
LOUDON, NH – New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has approved a comprehensive action plan to allow fans to attend the rescheduled NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 2. The race will be broadcast live on NBCSN, Sirius XM NASCAR radio and PRN affiliates worldwide at 3 p.m. ET. […]
Guest Tribute: Mike Stefanik A Hall Of Famer In Every Way
June 17, 2020 by 2 Comments
Joe Skotnicki is a longtime Whelen Modified Tour crew member, former NASCAR official and owner of the Race Of Champions Modified Series. He shared these thoughts below with us at RaceDayCT following the announcement that Mike Stefanik would be a 2021 inductee to the NASCAR Hall of Fame By Joe Skotnicki Mike Stefanik … “Michael” is an […]
Mike Stefanik Defined An Era Of Modified Racing
June 16, 2020 by 5 Comments
Mike Stefanik made his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 1985, in its very first year, when it was known as the Winston Modified Tour. Jerry Cook had stepped away from racing, and Richie Evans would perish in a racing accident at the end of the season after already clinching the championship. Together, the two Rome, […]
Time To Go: New Hampshire Short Tracks Get Green Light To Open With Spectators
June 11, 2020 by 11 Comments
New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu threw the green flag on Thursday for short track racing with spectators to resume in the Granite State next week. Sununu said through Twitter that most race tracks will be able to reopen at 50 percent fan capacity on June 15. Sununu clarified that the state is still working with […]
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