Veteran INEX Legend Race Car driver Silas Hiscock Sr. of Bridgehampton succumbed to injuries he suffered during practice day at Riverhead Raceway Saturday afternoon. Hiscock, 78, impacted the fourth turn wall heavily during one of the Legend Race Car test sessions. It is the first in-car fatality since 1994 when NASCAR Modified driver Bill Quilligan, […]
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Silas Hiscock Sr. Succumbs To Injuries Suffered After Riverhead Raceway Practice Crash
April 29, 2019 by 4 Comments
Super Run: Third Place At Talladega Gives Ryan Preece First Monster Energy Cup Podium Finish
April 28, 2019 by 13 Comments
Visits to super speedways have proved to be super days this year for NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series rookie Ryan Preece. The former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and regular at Stafford Speedway, Thompson Speedway and Riverhead Raceway, scored an eighth place finish in his first Monster Energy Cup Series super speedway start to kick […]
Riverhead Raceway Pits At Capacity For Practice Day
April 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
If Saturday’s practice day at Riverhead Raceway is any indication the 2019 season is going to be both a successful and busy one as each and every parking spot in the pit area was occupied for the test & tune session. With practice day in the books all signs point to opening weekend this week […]
Upgrades Have Riverhead Raceway Ready For New Season
April 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Race teams at Riverhead Raceway are going to be greeted with some brand new pavement next month when the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season opens. But the new pavement doesn’t cover the whole track. Riverhead track owner Ed Partridge told NASCAR.com that they made the decision to pave the entire pit area and a certain […]
Historic 1,821 Laps Of NASCAR Modified Racing On Tap At Riverhead Raceway In 2019
April 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
–Regular Modified Feature Events Extended To 50 Laps Fans who love the open wheel racing excitement of Tour Type NASCAR Modifieds can quench their thirst for their favorite form of racing at Riverhead Raceway in 2019 as track owners Eddie & Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz have scheduled a historic 1,821 laps of feature event […]
Large Turnout For Riverhead Raceway Tech Inspection Day
April 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Riverhead Raceway track officials were pleasantly surprised this past Saturday at the turnout of race teams for the track’s first Safety Tech Inspection day held in the newly re-paved pit area of the track. GM John Ellwood and Technical Inspection Director Randy Murray tallied up 42 cars that passed through the technical inspection area on […]
Riverhead Raceway Open Practices Open To Public For Free April 20 And April 27
April 3, 2019 by Leave a Comment
A sneak preview to a very ambitious 2019 race season at Riverhead Raceway will be available to Long Island race fans with two free to the public practice days at the historic quarter mile oval Saturday afternoon April 20th and April 27th. The two test & tune sessions lead up to the opening weekend that […]
Jimmy Blewett Having Early Success With Gershow Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour
March 20, 2019 by 3 Comments
Though they are just six races in, the combination between Jimmy Blewett and Gershow Motorsports seems to be paying dividends for both sides. Blewett, a veteran of racing on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, teamed with the Gershow team over the offseason. Joe Bertuccio — another modified veteran that is well known in the garage […]
Riverhead Raceway Announces Safety Tech Inspection And Practice Day Info
March 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
With the 69th season of stock car racing at Riverhead Raceway rapidly approaching activity at the popular quarter mile oval has been picking up leading up to opening weekend Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th. Today GM John Ellwood released information concerning the two safety tech inspection days on April 6th & April 13th […]
Sugarcoat Police Takeover Doing No Favors Whatsoever For Growing Short Track Racing
March 18, 2019 by 41 Comments
This is not going to be a popular column. It’s depressing that I know that and feel the need to state that in a preface here, but sadly that’s the state of short track racing in 2019. It’s not going to be a popular column because I’m going to point out something negative. I can […]
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