Travis Pastrana has obliterated his own Mount Washington Hillclimb (Gorham, NH) record to win this year’s Climb to the Clouds. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
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.
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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.
Palmer Cruises to 6th Late Model Win At New London-Waterford
WATERFORD – Jason Palmer has enjoyed many dominating performances in the Late Model division at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
The 30-laps of brilliance he put together Saturday, however, was at the top of his all-time performance list.
Chase Dowling Saves Early, Storms To Victory Lane Late At Monadnock Speedway
WINCHESTER, N.H. — Strategy was the name of the game in the fourth round of the Tri Track Open Modified Series season at Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, August 14. While Chase Dowling started his day at the back of his qualifying heat and the 100-lap feature, the end of the 100-lap special sponsored by Wonder Casino saw him park the No. 9 Start Finish Motorsports machine in Victory Lane.
Beech Ridge Speedway Welcomes Back the Granite State Pro Stock Series
Beech Ridge welcomes back the Granite State Pro Stock Series tour for its second visit of the season, pairing top regional teams with the hometrack Pro Series teams! Ridge drivers have had the hometrack advantage in prior races, will the Granite State teams have the historic oval figured out this time around? The full race card featuring all of your Thunder and NASCAR weekly series teams take to the track at 4pm this Saturday. (more…)
NCFCU Night Postponed to Sunday, August 15 At Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Thunder Road has postponed NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night due to the weather outlook for Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 15 at 5:00pm.