Author: Lou Modestino

Track Talk – Northeastern Drivers’ Performance At New Hampshire

by Lou Modestino
Lou Modestino Track Talk
Here’s this week’s Track Talk, from northeastern correspondent, Lou Modestino.
Corey Heim won the Craftsman Truck at New Hampshire.   Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA took fourth while Corey LaJoie (originally from Norwalk, CT) ended up eighth.  Mike Christopher of Plainville, CT ended up 13th.  Long Island, NY Star Patrick Emerling was not as lucky and the best he could do was to finish 28th.
In the Cup Series race on Sunday. Ryan Blaney won, with pole winner Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finishing fourth.  Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 14th.
Nice to see that NHMS had a big crowd on hand.  Moving the event to a Play-off date from Mid-July was the right thing to do.
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“Dream Come True!” Logan Powers to Pilot the 31CT Late Model in 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou Modestino
Logan Powers
Middlesex’s Logan Powers will get his first shot at the Vermont Milk Bowl piloting the #31CT owned by Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour full-timer Jason Glaude of Danielson, Connecticut. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Thunder Road officials learned over the weekend that a perennial title contender is moving up to the big leagues for the biggest event of the season at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Middlesex, Vermont’s Logan Powers will be behind the wheel of the #31CT Knockout Punch Chevy Camaro for Danielson, Connecticut-car owner Jason Glaude in the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th.

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Center Conway’s Gabe Brown Goes Back-to-Back in Wall’s Ford Platinum Series; Johnny Clark Still the PASS King of White Mountain

by Lou Modestino
White Mountain
It was another exciting PASS Super Late Model feature at White Mountain Motorsports Park Saturday night with Gabe Brown (R) and Johnny Clark (L) battling it out for the win. (Nick Mumley photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — Mark Lundblad Jr. and Spencer Vaughan brought the PASS Modified field to green for their 50-lapper to kick off Saturday’s feature racing at White Mountain. Vaughan quickly led the single-file line as everyone settled in for the ride ahead before the lap 21 caution for Zach Bowie’s spin in turn two. Spencer Morse entered the top three picture and catapulted to a side-by-side battle with Vaughan and Kyle Hewins for the remainder of the caution-filled event. In the end, Morse would earn the win over Cody Macomber and Hewins.

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Rypkema Wins the Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race on a Thrilling Last-Lap Pass

by Lou Modestino
Tyler Rypkema wins New Hampshire Whelen Modified Tour race
Tyler Rypkema poses in victory lane with his wrecked No. 3 “Ole Blue” modified in victory lane after a thrilling last-lap pass across the finish line to earn his first win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Photo Credit: NHMS/Sophia Siotos

LOUDON, N.H. – “The Magic Mile” lived up to its name on a chilly morning as Tyler Rypkema scored a dramatic victory in the Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). The event was marked by intense drafting battles and frequent cautions, with defending winner Justin Bonsignore fighting hard to maintain the lead in the closing laps, receiving aggressive bump drafts down the front straightaway by Rypkema.

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Barre’s Jason Corliss Takes Fourth King of the Road Late Model Championship At Thunder Road

by Lou Modestino
Jason Corliss, Thunder Road
Jason Corliss broke the record with the Kinney Drugs team on Thursday, taking their fourth track championship at Thunder Road on Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – It finally came, the final Thursday night of the Thunder Road racing season with plenty of drama in the finale for the championship chase on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel night.

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There’s A Lot Happening In NASCAR This Weekend

by Lou Modestino

New Hampshire, NASCARNASCAR returns to the Magic Mile. After a seven-year hiatus from the Playoff spotlight, New Hampshire Motor Speedway roars back into championship relevance, hosting its 58th Cup Series race and the first Round of 12 event since 2017 (Mobil 1 301 | Sunday | 2:00 p.m. ET | USA Network, HBO Max). Once a staple of the postseason grind, Loudon was long the gateway to title contention. Now, it returns— carrying with it a legacy of triumph, turmoil, and championship dreams.

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Lowinksi-Loh and Williams Split Fall Showdown Twin 50s at Thompson

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Thompson Speedway
Ronnie Williams dominated the final Wednesday night Dash for Cash in the Outlaw Open Modified, leading all 50 laps to the $5,000 win. (Jim DuPont photo)

Thompson, CT — Jake Johnson nabbed the pole position with a ‘+5’ handicap earned in heat two with former track champion Brian Tagg lined up alongside for the 50 lap Late Model Fall Showdown. After a pair of quick spin cautions to start the show, Johnson led the single-file line in the early going as Tagg soon fell under pressure from Matt Lowinksi-Loh, Jake Burns and Tyler Chapman. A lap 23 caution for Adam Pettey’s backstretch spin set up Lowinski-Loh’s lead on the restart with a missed shift for Johnson. Later, contact between the two allowed Monahan and Burns a chance at the front with ‘Rowdy’ Burns leading the fray. Burns would later miss a shift on the final restart with four laps remaining to but battled back for a photo finish with Matt Lowinski-Loh at the line. Lowinski-Loh took the $3,000 win by 0.054-seconds over Burns with Brian Tagg taking third.

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White Mountain Offers Biggest Short Track Event of Loudon NHMS Weekend with Five Division PASS Spectacular

by Lou Modestino
White Mountain
The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models motor for 150 laps around the White Mountain highbanks after rains have pushed back this event twice already in 2025. (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — The fickle weather of 2025 has made for one wallop of a Saturday at White Mountain Motorsports Park during the much-anticipated weekend of grand national racing at nearby New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Headlined by a twin bill featuring the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 150 and the 100-lap championship event for the Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series, Saturday will also feature the New England Supermodified Series, PASS Modifieds and a special visit from the Oxford Plains Speedway Mad Bombers!

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New Hampshire: Where and When Race Fans Can Catch Their Favorite Drivers This Weekend

by Lou Modestino
Keselowski at New Hampsire
NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Brad Keselowski signs autographs at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 23, 2024. Photo Credit: NHMS/Sam Nappi

LOUDON, N.H. – One of the most memorable experiences for fans coming to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for New England’s only NASCAR Playoffs weekend is seeing the stars of the sport up close on race day. Fans from across the country will have plenty of opportunities to catch their favorite drivers for a picture, autograph or even a fist bump as the action on track kicks off this weekend at “The Magic Mile.”

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