Saddled with starting 12th in Saturday night’s Buzz Chew Chevrolet NASCAR Modified feature didn’t deter John Baker of Brookhaven from racing to his second win of the season on I Love American night at Riverhead Raceway as he won the 50-lap feature event. For Baker who also won on June 12th the victory was the fourth of his career. (more…)
Author: Lou Modestino
Jamie York Wins the Road Warrior Challenge at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Barre’s Jamie York picked the best time to get his first career Thunder Road victory in the annual Road Warrior Challenge at NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night on Sunday, August 15. York dominated the 50-lap special for the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors as part of a special Sunday twilight show seen live on FloRacing.
Sicard Goes Two-for-Two in Triple Crown at White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH — Barton, VT’s Shane Sicard made it two-for-two in the J.P. Sicard Inc. Triple Crown Series by winning the 75-lap Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tiger feature at North Woodstock, NH’s White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, August 14. Sicard took the lead from East Kingston, NH’s Bryan Wall Jr. on a lap-37 restart and couldn’t be touched down the stretch en route to his fourth win of the season.
At Monadnock, Dowling takes Tri Track Modified Win, Fellows Celebrates Late Model Sportsman Victory
Winchester, NH – Saturday night Monadnock Speedway celebrated the return of the Tri Track Modified racing series, the speedway’s 51st anniversary and the life of Johnny Corliss, former racer and car owner. The evenings events tied together nicely. Corliss, a Winchester businessman, was in the field of racers on Monadnock’s opening night, August 13, 1971 and at his passing was owner of one the race cars competing in the Tri Track series. (more…)
Travis Pastrana Beats His Own Mount Washington Hillclimb Record
Travis Pastrana has obliterated his own Mount Washington Hillclimb (Gorham, NH) record to win this year’s Climb to the Clouds. (more…)
Massachusetts X1 Kart Tracks May Close Forever?
A conversation with former road racer RJ Valentine of Hingham, MA revealed that he does not plan to reopen his X1 indoors on Wood Rd. in Braintree and X1 Outdoors on Rt. 18 in East Bridgewater. Both race venues were very successful until the Pandemic hit motor racing hard. In the case of the two local X1 go-kart tracks it was a death blow! (more…)
Reckner Leads Parade of Underdogs to Open Big Weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Elmo Reckner won big on an exciting night of dirt track racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, August 14, winning the Rutland Regional Medical Center “Healthcare Heroes Night” feature for the headline Sportsman Modified division. Other winners on the night included John Gosselin, Chris Murray, rookie Daryl Gebo, and Kamden Duffy. The Saturday night event set the stage for Sunday’s third annual “Battle at the Bowl” event for Big Block and Small Block Modifieds. (more…)
Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. Takes Win in Lance Davis Memorial at Lee USA Speedway
Lee, NH – The annual running of the Lance Davis Memorial for the R & R Race Parts NH Street Stocks took center stage at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, with a strong field of entries in the pit area for this year’s edition of the race, run as part of the NHSTRA Battle for the Belt series. (more…)
Corey Bubar Scores First Career Series Win At Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — For the first time in his Granite State Pro Stock Series career, Corey Bubar held the checkered flag at a familiar track on Saturday, August 14. Bubar bested the top competition in the feature races to score the big win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in the second and final stop for Granite State there this season.
By Souza Media/Kyle Souza
How New Englanders Fared At The Indy Road Course Over The Weekend
It was a good day Saturday for Austin Cindric who won the Xfinity Series race at the IMS road course. It also was a bad day for Brett Moffit who was steering the Chris Our entry as he broke an axle on his mount and placed 31st. Cape Cod’s Chris Our is a building contractor and resides in Harwich, MA.