HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. — While the celebration of his third NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship continues, Justin Bonsignore is going to be back behind the wheel this weekend. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Craig Lutz to Drive for Rameau Family Motorsports at Thompson Speedway
WESTMINSTER, Mass. — Rameau Family Motorsports owner Randy Rameau has tabbed Craig Lutz to drive the car in the upcoming Thompson 300 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Sunday, October 10. Lutz will compete in the $20,000 to win race on the high-banks of Thompson looking to grab the checkered flag in the special event. (more…)
Anthony Alfredo Brings CITGARD Back to Front Row Motorsports at Charlotte ROVAL
Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT is coming off his best NASCAR Cup Series finish with a top-10 result at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Monday. He now brings that momentum with him into the Charlotte Roval for this Sunday’s race. (more…)
Crew Chief Phil Moran To Leave Doug Coby Racing At End Of 2021 Season
MILFORD, Conn. — Doug Coby Racing announced on Wednesday that crew chief Phil Moran will be departing the team at the end of the 2021 race season. Moran’s final race for the team will be on Sunday, October 10, in the return of the historic Thompson 300 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, with Doug Coby behind the wheel. Moran will be departing the team following this special event and will pursue a new opportunity with Haydt-Yannone Racing in 2022 with driver Ron Silk. (more…)
LaDuc Beats the Odds for Devil’s Bowl Speedway Championship
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Tim LaDuc needed a perfect storm to brew over Devil’s Bowl Speedway to have a chance at the 2021 Sportsman Modified track championship, and the clouds showed up at exactly the right time. At the misfortune of Justin Comes, LaDuc pulled off one of the most improbable title runs in the Vermont track’s history on Saturday, October 2, to earn his first crown in 21 years. (more…)
Thompson World Series Getting Twisted with Big Saturday Card
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME — The 59th Annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing arrives at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this Friday-Sunday, October 8-10. While many fans are hotly anticipating the return of the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 on Sunday, the Twisted Tea World Series Saturday card on October 9 is equally intriguing with a packed card of local and touring action.
Cabral, Bailey Take NEMA Wins at LEE USA’s Oktoberfest
The Northeastern Midget Association rolled into the Wrenn family’s LEE USA Speedway this past Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest event. A packed racing card highlighted NEMA and the NEMA Lites as the stars of the evening. In the NEMA feature, seven-time champion Randy Cabral came from eighth place to win the division. In the NEMA Lites division, Joey Bailey took down his first ever NEMA Lites victory in a “wreckers to checkers” story, as just over a week prior he found himself in the woods at Star Speedway.
How New England Drivers Did at Talladega Superspeedway
On Saturday afternoon T. Fogelman ended up crossing the finish line first in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT wasn’t as fortunate as he ended up in trouble on the first lap and was scored as finishing 37th. Kligerman is also a color announcer at NASCAR races.
Bennett, Debbis, Fearn, & L’Etoile, Jr. Clinch Stafford Track Titles
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted its final Friday night race program of the 2021 season with NAPA Auto Parts Championship Night on October 1. (more…)
Sanborn Snaps Long PASS Winless Drought at Milk Bowl Friday
Barre, VT — East Parsonfield, ME’s Trevor Sanborn broke a decade-plus winless streak on the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) by soaring to victory in the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, October 1. Sanborn took the lead from Jeremy Davis just past halfway and kept five-time PASS Super Late Model champion D.J. Shaw at bay to win as part of Milk Bowl Friday on FloRacing.