Author: Lou Modestino

Track Talk – ACT and PASS announce Icebreaker Slate for Thompson Icebreaker

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – ACT and PASS announce Icebreaker Slate for Thompson Icebreaker

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have announced the slate of racing for the 46th Thompson Icebreaker on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday April 11. The 82nd season opener at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park currently consists of a nine-division card highlighted by the $10,000-to-win Icebreaker 125 for the Thompson Outlaw Open Modified Series. (more…)

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Track Talk – White Mountain Adds NH Street Stock Open to Fall Foliage Weekend / ACT Fall Foliage 200 Moved to Sunday, September 26

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – White Mountain Adds NH Street Stock Open to Fall Foliage Weekend / ACT Fall Foliage 200 Moved to Sunday, September 26

N. Woodstock, NH – The final weekend of the 2021 season at White Mountain Motorsports Park has gotten even bigger. White Mountain officials and R&R Race Parts NH have announced that the second annual 75-lap, $5,000-to-win New Hampshire Street Stock Open will be held at the North Woodstock, NH high banks on Saturday, September 25. (more…)

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Track Talk – New Smyrna Speedway Results, Accepting Entries for 2021 World Series of Asphalt

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – New Smyrna Speedway Results, Accepting Entries for 2021 World Series of Asphalt

New Smyrna Speedway is accepting entries for the 2021 World Series of Asphalt, and also has posted results from the last several months of competition…

NEXT EVENT 2/4/2021

World Series Of Asphalt.

New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Sportsman

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Bomber A

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Enduro

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/9/2021 Powder Puff

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 David Rogers Super Late Models

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Pro Late Model

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Modifieds

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 Sportsman

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 E-Mod

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 1/2/2021 LKQ Super Stocks

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 David Rogers Super Late Models

Full Results

New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 Sportsman
New Smyrna Speedway 11/15/2020 Mod Minis
  • 1.
    #112
  • 2.
    #31
  • 3.
    #22
  • 4.
    #19
  • 5.
David Rogers Super Late Models as of 8/27/2020

Full Points

Pro Late Model as of 10/24/2020

Full Points

Tour Modified as of 2/14/2020

Full Points

Modifieds as of 10/31/2020

Full Points

Sportsman as of 10/31/2020
E-Mod as of 10/31/2020
  • 1.
    331pts
  • 2.
    279pts
  • 3.
    260pts
  • 4.
    243pts
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Track Talk – Duane Howard set for Grandview Speedway Season

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Duane Howard set for Grandview Speedway Season

BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 23, 2021 . . .  The battle for the 2021 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Modified title at Grandview Speedway will feature some of best dirt track racers in action each Saturday night and six time champion Duane Howard is optimistic about his chances to win a seventh title. The NASCAR sanctioned track will be entering their 59th consecutive season of weekly racing under the promotion of the Rogers family. (more…)

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Track Talk – NBC Sports Network Reportedly Shutting Down by the End of the Year

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – NBC Sports Network Reportedly Shutting Down by the End of the Year

According to reports in both the Wall Street Journal and Sports Business Journal, NBC Sports Network will shutter by the end of the year, representing a shift in the television rights agreement for NASCAR, IMSA and IndyCar.

NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood has called his network ‘America’s Home for Motorsports. The network premiered in 1995 as the Outdoor Life Network. It was rebranded as Versus in 2006. (more…)

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Track Talk – Sean Creech Motorsports’ Lance Willsey Brings COVID Awareness to Daytona

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Sean Creech Motorsports’ Lance Willsey Brings COVID Awareness to Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (22 January 2021) – As the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship prepares to launch this Friday with the Roar Before the 24, the field of drivers and teams are all working through their checklists to prepare in the build up to the 59th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 30-31.  But one set of to-dos is all new for 2021, as teams not only need to work through how to race their way to a new Rolex, but also how to do so safely in the time of Covid-19. (more…)

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Track Talk – SPIRE MOTORSPORTS WELCOMES SCHLUTER SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA FOR 2021

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – SPIRE MOTORSPORTS WELCOMES SCHLUTER SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA FOR 2021

CONCORD, N.C. (January 20, 2021) – Spire Motorsports is pleased to welcome Schluter Systems North America to its family of partners as preparations for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) reach a fever pitch for the two-car Concord, N.C., operation.

The Schluter Systems livery will be showcased aboard the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro with driver Corey LaJoie at seven races in 2021, beginning with the April 18 NCS race at Richmond Raceway. Meanwhile, the tile-industry specialist will serve as an associate sponsor of the No. 7 team across the balance of the 2021 season. (more…)

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Track Talk – Brandon Lanphear to Take Over Driver’s Seat at Richard Green Racing

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Brandon Lanphear to Take Over Driver’s Seat at Richard Green Racing

Barre, VT – One of the most iconic cars of the past two decades at Barre’s Thunder Road has a new pilot. Richard Green Racing has announced that Morrisville’s Brandon Lanphear will drive the #16VT Chevolet with sponsorship from Richard Green Trucking, Green’s Ace Hardware, and Pro Driver Training during the upcoming Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model season. (more…)

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Track Talk – Austin Kochenash Looks For First Career Tri Track Win in 2021

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Austin Kochenash Looks For First Career Tri Track Win in 2021

SEEKONK, Mass. — Austin Kochenash is one of many rising Modified stars who have selected the Tri Track Open Modified Series in 2021. Kochenash, who has been racing since the young age of just six-years-old, is a multiple-time champion in his rise through the ranks of the sport.

He’s raced all across the country, including previously with the Tri Track Series, where he has seven career starts. In 2020, during a shortened season because of COVID-19, Kochenash marked a best finish of eighth at Star Speedway in the annual SBM event. For this year, he looks to attempt to break into the top-five, and hopefully Victory Lane.

“The Tri Track Open Modified Series has probably the toughest competition out of all of the races and series I have ever run,” Kocenhash said. “We are still learning every race out. Not having a manufactured car has added to that learning process, but at the end of last season, I think we got it a lot closer.”

Tri Track confirmed six races for the new season last week, including two stops at Monadnock Speedway (May 1 & August 14), two at Star Speedway (May 22 & July 24) and two at Seekonk Speedway (June 30 & October 23). Kochenash is one of many drivers planning to compete in all six events, where a champion will be crowned at Seekonk as part of the annual Haunted Hundred. Tri Track has built a staple base at some of the regions most historic bullring tracks, where some of the top asphalt drivers in the country come together to thrill race fans.

“The smaller, short-tracks are what I like the most,” Kochenash said. “I feel like racing is better. It takes some factors out, and you have to concentrate more on your setup and tire management. I like all three of the tracks on the schedule because each one is a little bit different.”

Kochenash, a regular on the Race of Champion Modified Tour during this career, finished top-10 in two of the three races he ran with Tri Track last year. He was the youngest driver to compete in and win a Late Model race at Mahoning Valley Speedway at the time.

“Everyone’s goal on the team is to win, but if we could run top-five consistently, and go from there, that’s my goal,” Kochenash said. “I have to thank Wentz Auto Body, Loikits Oil, Loikits Industrial, Vince with Penske Shocks and my entire team.”

Registration for the 2021 Tri Track Open Modified Series season will open on January 28, where drivers will have the opportunity to either sign-up for a single race, or complete a form for the entire season.

For more information on the Tri Track Open Modified Series, visit TriTrackModifieds.com and follow the series on social media. For more information on Souza Media, visit KyleSouza.com and follow Souza Media on Facebook

Source:
Kyle Souza

Owner, Souza Media

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Track Talk – Visconti Motorsports Adds Mason Diaz To Driver Lineup For 2021

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Visconti Motorsports Adds Mason Diaz To Driver Lineup For 2021

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Visconti Motorsports, and new driver Mason Diaz, are set to chase the ARCA Menards Series East championship in 2021.

Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, the team announced on Monday the addition of Diaz as a full-time competitor in the ARCA East Series. Diaz will chase the championship driving the familiar No. 74, and as part of the ride, Diaz, and his family, will bring equipment and sponsorship to combine with the already established group at Visconti, proven to win races and run inside the top-five. Together, all parties are confident in making a championship run. (more…)

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Track Talk – Entry Form for ACT/PASS Thompson 300 Released

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Entry Form for ACT/PASS Thompson 300 Released

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have released the official entry form for the Thompson 300 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 9-10. More than $100,000 in projected awards are posted for the return of the historic event as part of the 59th World Series of Speedway Racing.

As previously announced, the 300-lap event will pay the winner a guaranteed minimum of $20,000. Second place receives $7,500 with $5,000 for third. Everyone who takes the green flag will bring home at least $1,200. Thirty-six starting positions have been posted with a total of $85,475 in base purse money. (more…)

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Track Talk – Santino Ferrucci Excited and Ready for NASCAR Racing

by Lou Modestino
Track Talk – Santino Ferrucci Excited and Ready for NASCAR Racing
New NASCAR driver Santino Ferrucci is excited and ready for the challenge for stock cars. This week, Ferrucci explains how a deal to run Xfinity Series races with Sam Hunt Racing came to be; people he talked to about making a transition to NASCAR; anticipating habits Ferrucci will have to break in stock cars; the first impression from a late model test; if stock cars with fenders and bumpers will suit his style; what the feedback and reaction have been to the move; who Ferrucci sees himself leaning on for help; how he can prepare for his first race with no testing allowed; tracks he’s looking forward to competing on; if he’s a patient person and will keep his expectations in check throughout the year; how and why he went the open-wheel route when his career started; already working through differences in racing lingo; if Ferrucci is content with leaving IndyCar and what he did there; if NASCAR is the long-term goal now and if running in the Cup Series is on the radar; what he wants to say to fans and those curious about watching his transition. Music created by Tony Monge. Wear the moment with BreakingT and connect to the players and teams you love by commemorating the best moments with real-time apparel. To check out their racing collection, visit www.breakingt.com/Kelly.

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