Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Nick Hinkley Wins 40-Lap Precursor to Boss Hogg 150

With big race events happening this past weekend across the state, Wiscasset Speedway was still able to draw in a large crowd of both fans and drivers on Saturday for another action-packed Group 1 race program.
NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Looking Forward to Returning to New Hampshire Motor Speedway This September

Three-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series race winner Denny Hamlin (left) and 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. (right) chat on pit road prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series race at “The Magic Mile” on June 23, 2024. Photo Credit: NHMS/Adam Glanzman New England’s only NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race is Sunday, Sept. 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
LOUDON, N.H. – New England’s only NASCAR Playoffs weekend is set for Sept. 19-21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), and not only are race fans excited about their annual NASCAR stop being in September – cooler weather, Trucks return, Playoffs – the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) drivers have been looking forward to returning to NHMS to kick off the Round of 12 as well:
Candia, New Hampshire’s Renfrew Dominates Oxford 125 En-Route to ACT Career Win #4
Oxford, ME — After teams checked over their mounts following Friday’s Yvon Bedard 109, the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour readied for another 125-lap affair Saturday night as part of the 52nd annual All That’s Metal Oxford 250 weekend. While several teams could not return after Friday’s showdown, thirty-seven teams joined in for Saturday’s headlining event.
Motorsports TV Listings For August 26-31, 2025
Northeast correspondent Lou Modestino sends in this week’s motorsports TV listings for Tuesday, August 26 through Sunday, August 31, 2025. The listings are from RacingTVSchedule. All times are eastern.
Eric Hersey, Jim Laird Jr., Anthony Marsh & CJ Zukowski Score Riverhead Raceway Victories In Front Of SRO Crowd Saturday
A combination of chamber of commerce weather coupled with a School Bus Demolition Derby drew a standing room only crowd to Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening for another exciting race program. Eric Hersey of Commack led the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series winners when he topped the 25-lap Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modified feature. The large turnout was confirmed as the largest since Eddie & Connie Partridge & Tom Gatz began operating the historic venue in 2016 after purchasing it in 2015.
Claremont Motorsports Park & MDP Motorsports Promotions Present Labor Day Double Header Weekend
Claremont, NH — Claremont Motorsports Park and MDP Motorsports Promotions are thrilled to present a special Labor Day Weekend Double Header of racing action! Fans will be treated to two nights of excitement at the historic speedway, kicking off Friday, August 29th and wrapping up with a Sunday night spectacular on August 31st.
How Did Northeast Drivers Do Down South At Daytona?
Ryan Blaney won the Cup race at Daytona. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 14th. Not so lucky was Joey Logano of Middletown, CT, who ended his day in 27th place.Rufrano, Gambacorta, Morrison, Patnode, & Monahan Score Aug. 22 Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted another round of weekly racing on Friday, Aug. 22nd with each of Stafford’s five weekly divisions in action. Marcello Rufrano was the big winner of the night, outlasting Keith Rocco and Steven Chapman to pick up his first SK Modified® feature win of the 2025 season in an absolutely thrilling race. Other winners on the night were Kevin Gambacorta in the Late Model feature, Josh Morrison in the SK Light feature, Gary Patnode in the Limited Late Model feature, and Shawn Monahan in the Street Stock feature.
Gabe Brown Battles Broken Suspension to Win The Oxford Plains Yvon Bedard 109 and Take the Quebec Challenge Series Championship over Jeff Cote

Oxford, ME — The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour began day one of the first doubleheader weekend for the international touring series in some time at the famed Oxford Plains Speedway as part of the 52n annual All That’s Metal Oxford 250 weekend.


