Much like fielding a race car operating a short track often finds teams having to make changes on the fly to find the right set up. Such was the case for Riverhead Raceway management team who on Tuesday announced adjustments to their 2021 schedule for late July and the first week of August. Chief among […]
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Riverhead Raceway Moves “Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77” Back To Aug. 7; Other Schedule Adjustments Announced
June 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
JB Fortin Scores NASCAR Modified Win Saturday At Riverhead Raceway
June 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Just two weeks after his father John Fortin Sr. struck gold in the Buzz Chew Chevrolet NASCAR Modifieds at Riverhead Raceway second generation racer JB Fortin of Holtsville made it back to back wins for the Fortin clan Saturday night in a 50-lap event. JB would master a restart at the halfway mark of the […]
Inex Legend Race Special, School Bus Figure Eight Race On Card At Riverhead On June 12
June 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Another action packed, diversified race program is planned for Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening June 12th with the INEX Legend Race Cars and the seasons only School Bus Figure Eight race sharing the stage at the historic oval. Additionally six Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series divisions will be in action led by the Buzz Chew Chevrolet […]
Rain Forces Riverhead Raceway To Wash Out Saturday Racing Card
May 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
With a forecast for all day rain and mid-March like temperatures forecast for Saturday Riverhead Raceway owners Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz made the decision Friday evening to rain out the Memorial Day weekend race program that included a School Bus Figure Eight race. The early cancellation proved prudent as rain blanketed Long […]
Busy Riverhead Raceway Program Highlighted By Jim Kelly Memorial 22 For Vintage All-Stars On June 5
May 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The month of June will come in like a lion at Riverhead Raceway Saturday June 5th as track owners Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz have lined up a nine event NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program highlighted by the Jim Kelly Memorial 22 for the Vintage All Stars. Over 200 laps of […]
John Fortin Sr. Earns 35th Career NASCAR Modified Victory Saturday At Riverhead Raceway
May 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It certainly didn’t come easy for former three time Buzz Chew Chevrolet NASCAR Modified champion John Fortin Sr. of Holtsville Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway but when all was said and done at the conclusion of 50-laps the 57-year old elder statesman of the division earned his 35th career victory. Afterwards in victory lane Fortin […]
Timmy Solomito Taking Over KLM Motorsports Ride Full-Time On Whelen Modified Tour
May 20, 2021 by 7 Comments
A one-race deal for Timmy Solomito with the KLM Motorsports Whelen Modified Tour team has turned into a full-time ride for the Islip, N.Y. driver. KLM Motorsports team owner Mike Murphy confirmed to RaceDayCT Thursday that Solomito will replace Rob Summers with the team. Murphy had asked Solomito to run Saturday’s Whelen Modified Tour Miller […]
Riverhead Readies For NASCAR Event With School Bus Figure Eight Show For May 29
May 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Traditionally Memorial Day weekend on Long Island signals the start of summer and all that goes with it and Riverhead Raceway is no exception hosting a School Bus Figure Eight race in conjunction with another exciting NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program to celebrate the holiday weekend. The School Bus Figure Eight race signals […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Gallery From Riverhead Raceway
May 17, 2021 by 2 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour made its first of three visits in 2021 to the historic Riverhead Raceway bullring Saturday for the running of the Miller Lite 200. Doug Coby came out victorious in the event, getting his first career Whelen Modified Tour victory at the track. RaceDayCT’s Fran Lawlor was there to document the […]
Monkey Off The Back: Doug Coby Wins Whelen Mod Tour Miller Lite 200 At Riverhead Raceway
May 15, 2021 by 53 Comments
Doug Coby’s exploits on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour run the gamut. But one big checkmark missing from the resume of the six-time Whelen Modified Tour champion was a victory at Riverhead Raceway. Saturday the Milford driver checked that box off with authority. Coby passed Riverhead dominator Justin Bonsignore late to win the Whelen Modified […]
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