Corey LaJoie nearly scored his first-career NASCAR Cup Series win a couple of weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he’s coming into this weekend’s M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway looking like a world champion.
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Return To Claremont Less Than Two Weeks Away
CLAREMONT, N.H. – With over $83,000 in posted awards on the line, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set for their 10th race of the season next Friday, July 29. The Clash at Claremont 150 will mark the first time the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hits New Hampshire’s Claremont Motorsports Park in 15 years, and it comes in the middle of a tight battle for the Tour championship. (more…)
Jeremy Lavoie Chasing Third Track Title in Stafford Limited Late Models
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Through the first half of the 2022 season at Stafford Speedway, Limited Late Model driver Jeremy Lavoie and the #6 L&S Equipment team find themselves in prime position to capture a third track championship. (more…)
Matt Galko, Stan Mertz Racing Ready For SBM Classic at Star Speedway
WHITINSVILLE, Mass. – For the first time this season, Matt Galko and Stan Mertz Racing will team together to compete at a track not named Stafford Motor Speedway this weekend. Galko will drive the No. 6 Koopman Lumber Tour-Type Modified at Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire, on Saturday, July 23, to compete in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series SBM 125. (more…)
Fresh Off Whitcomb 5 Series Win, Sam Rameau Set For Tri-Track Action at Star Speedway
For the fourth time this season, Sam Rameau will strap in behind the wheel of the No. 06 for Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series racing this Saturday night. Set to compete in the SBM 125 at Star Speedway, worth $7,500 to win, Rameau will look to make it two straight wins for Rameau Family Motorsports. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for July 19-24
Here’s a guide to major racing, recent race rewinds on TV and major streaming services this week. The weekend schedule includes NASCAR at Pocono, F1 in France, Indycar doubleheader in Iowa, SRX finale in Ohio. All listings were compiled by Auto Week.
New England Racing Legend Kelly Moore Scores Career First At Wiscasset Speedway
With the big dogs of NASCAR in town, a handful of tracks in New England took this past weekend off from racing festivities. Wiscasset Speedway capitalized on the opportunity and kept the train rolling with an action-packed Group #1 program featuring the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis, Norm’s Used Cars Pro Stocks, Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Market 27 Super Streets and even the T&L Automotive Enduro Series for the second enduro of the season.
Doug Coby Leads Laps, Finishes 7th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. – Doug Coby wheeled the Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 7NY to a seventh-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 16. Coby started from the second spot in the Whelen 100 and led laps early and was in the mix coming down to the final few laps of the 100-lap event.
Tyler Reddick Joined The Action At Lee USA Speedway on Friday Night
Lee, NH – NASCAR star Tyler Reddick joined the action at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, competing in the Keen Parts 150-lap event for the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Reddick, fresh off his first career Cup win earlier this month at Road America was making his first ever start in a Pro Stock on asphalt.
Zero Chance Of Rain Morphs Into Three Hour Storm Cancelling Riverhead Raceway Races Saturday
Despite the predictions by the high-priced New York City and local weather forecasters calling for a 0% chance of rain on Long Island Saturday, a potent storm rolled in over Riverhead Raceway just 30 minutes after the garage area opened at 2:00 pm.