It’s been a season of fabulous firsts behind the wheel of a Modified for Anthony Nocella.  On July 16 the Woburn, Mass. veteran scored his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory after a wild finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  On Oct. 22 he recorded his first career Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory in […]

Some of the best Modified drivers in the Northeast will converge on New York’s Riverhead Raceway this Saturday afternoon for the sixth edition of the Islip 300. Honoring the history of the now-defunct Islip Speedway in nearby Islip, New York, the 300-lap event for Modifieds requires determination and patience for those hoping to collect the $7,000 first-place prize. […]

With the 6th annual Islip 300 just days away at Riverhead Raceway interest for the race peaked Monday evening when it was announced that “Big Money” Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa. would be among those chasing the $7,000 victory at the historic quarter mile oval. Hirschman is entered with a local new collaboration between car […]

As the laps dwindled down on a chilly Sunday in November last year during the Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway, a caution flag waved on lap 276 setting up a double file restart that would go a long way in determining who would win the race. When leader Ryan Preece of Berlin, Ct chose the […]

TOUR TYPE MODIFIED WINNER TO EARN $7,000 The Riverhead Raceway management team has been busy since the regular season ended the final weekend of September preparing for the 6th annual Islip 300 Saturday November 12th. In just five years the Islip 300 quickly has become a signature Tour Type Modified event paying the winner $7,000 […]

The curtain came down on the regular race season at Riverhead Raceway in grand fashion Sunday afternoon with nine wild feature events presented. Allan Pedersen of Center Moriches won his second Figure Eight feature in a 24-hour span when he topped the 15-lap finale while Gerard Lawrence of Miller Place survived a side by side […]

Kyle Soper of Manorville collected his fourth NASCAR Modified championship over the past five years at Riverhead Raceway Saturday night when he won the 50-lap feature event for his 29th career win moving him to 11th on the all-time win list. Soper recently also clinched another New York State NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series […]

Prior to the Eddie Partridge 256 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event Saturday at Riverhead Raceway four Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series features were presented with two of the four winners decided in post race teach. Eric Hersey of Commack was declared the 25-lap Eagle Auto Mall Crate Modified winner in post race tech, as was […]