ATTLEBORO, Mass. — For the first time since 2005, it’s race week at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. In the 10th race of the 14-race Whelen Modified Tour championship points schedule, more than 20 of the best Modified talents from across the region will head to Maine to compete in the Rumble at the Ridge 200. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Oxford 250 Entry List Continues to Grow
With less than two weeks until the 48th running of the Oxford 250, the entry list has now swelled past the number 60 mark in what is shaping up to be potentially one of the largest field of drivers for this legendary short track race in the past half-decade.
Darling Does It Again: Eighth Seekonk Championship In Reach With Another Win
SEEKONK, Mass. — Rehoboth’s Dave Darling’s season of dominance continued on Saturday, August 14, as the driver of the No. 52 inched closer to his record eighth track championship. Darling started towards the bottom of the top-10 in the 40 lap race, and without the luxury of a caution, the veteran sliced through the field, passing Mike Brightman for the lead at the halfway point. From there, he never looked back, holding the checkered flag once again. (more…)
Tim LaDuc Wins Peanut’s Auto LLC 602 Dirt Modified Sportsman Challenge Series at Claremont
Corey LaJoie Named Speedway Children’s Charities Ambassador
CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 16, 2021) – Now in his sixth season racing at NASCAR’s top level, Cup Series driver and third-generation racer Corey LaJoie is looking to make an impact off the track as an official ambassador for Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC). (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for August 18-22
Here’s where to find the TV listings for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, NASCAR, NHRA, IndyCar and more. (more…)
John Baker Wins Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Race Saturday Night
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…)
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…)
