It had been since July 14th, 2007 since JR Bertuccio of Centereach had visited victory lane at Riverhead Raceway after a NASCAR Modified event but that all changed Saturday when the former champion returned to the hallowed ground after the 50-lap feature event. During those 15-years, JR, the 2002 champion at Riverhead had spent time […]
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After 15-Year Absence, JR Bertuccio Returns To Victory Lane At Riverhead Raceway
July 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Gallery From Whelen Mod Tour Buzz Chew 200 At Riverhead
June 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – It was a special night for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Saturday at Riverhead Raceway. Riverhead Raceway regular Kyle Soper topped the series regulars in winning the Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200, becoming the first track regular to win a Whelen Modified Tour event at Riverhead since Eddie Brunnhoelzl Jr. accomplished the […]
Home Cooked: Kyle Soper Grabs First Whelen Mod Tour Win In Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 At Riverhead
June 25, 2022 by 17 Comments
On the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, Riverhead Raceway holds a unique place. Tour Type Modifieds run weekly at the facility and when the Whelen Modified Tour arrives at the track it typically means a multitude of track regulars competing in the series events. Saturday at Riverhead Kyle Soper scored a huge one for those […]
Riverhead 72nd Year Celebration To Include Fireworks, Demolition Derby On July 2
June 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Saturday July 2nd will be a time to celebrate at Riverhead Raceway as the track marks it’s 72nd anniversary with a full blown celebration is planned by track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz. A spectacular Fireworks show will be presented and the night will conclude with a bone jarring Demolition Derby. The NASCAR Modifieds […]
Woody Pitkat And A Look Back At A Wild Recent News Cycle On Episode 130 Of Unmuffled
June 23, 2022 by 1 Comment
On Episode 130 of Unmuffled we catch up with veteran Modified racer Woody Pitkat to talk about his first year driving for new team owner Doug Dunleavy and some new plans for the team for the remainder of the 2022 season. And in our wildcard chatter segment we’ll take a run around the bases over […]
Justin Bonsignore Ready For Return Home To Riverhead Raceway For Whelen Mod Tour Buzz Chew 200
June 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Fresh off his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the season at Monadnock Speedway last weekend, three-time champion Justin Bonsignore is ready for a return home this weekend. Bonsignore will begin the busy summer stretch at his home track, Riverhead Raceway, on Saturday, June 25, in the Buzz Chew 200. In 22 career Whelen […]
Racing On: Tommy Baldwin Jr. Continues Family Love Affair With NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
June 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Tommy Baldwin Jr. remembers exactly when he fell in love with Modified racing. A teenager at the time, the younger Baldwin was traveling with his father Tom Baldwin Sr. to a race at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway. Age restrictions sometimes prevented young teenagers from entering the pit area. That wasn’t the case this time […]
Pit Box: Whelen Mod Tour Veterans Ready For Another Bullring Battle At Riverhead Raceway
June 22, 2022 by 21 Comments
This Saturday, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour rolls back into New York’s Riverhead Raceway for the running of the Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200. Saturday night’s race marks the second time this season the Tour has visited the quarter-mile oval, and the event doubles as the eighth race on the schedule for Tour competitors. This […]
Doug Coby Looks For Second Riverhead Win With Tommy Baldwin Racing At Buzz Chew 200; Mayhew Tools Joins Team
June 21, 2022 by 2 Comments
After years of coming close, Doug Coby finally broke into NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory Lane at Riverhead Raceway last season. His first Riverhead win seemed to open the flood gates – as the Milford, Connecticut, six-time Whelen Modified Tour champion has won three of the last four races at the track. In the only […]
Owen Grennan And Joey Braun Snag Riverhead Raceway Wins Before Rain Halts Saturday Program
June 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
According to local weather experts it was suppose to be a pleasant final weekend of spring on Long Island. However suddenly Saturday evening a “clipper system” from the Northeast blew in and brought rain to Riverhead Raceway ending the program 25-laps into a scheduled 40-lap Crate Modified feature. Owen Grennan of Glen Cove was leading […]
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