Seekonk Speedway – It’s Thrill Show Time – Let’s Get Summer Started

Seekonk Speedway – It’s Thrill Show Time – Let’s Get Summer Started

SEEKONK, Mass. — For the first time in 2025, Seekonk Speedway will welcome Thrill Show racing to the Action Track of the East this Saturday, May 24. Celebrating Memorial Day weekend, the first Thrill Show racing of the season includes the thrills and spills of the East Coast Towing & Recovery Spectator Drags, Enduro Racing, the debut of the One Way Recycling Crown Vic Cruisers and more. 

All of the action on Saturday begins at 5 p.m. 

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Ground-Pounding Monaco Modifieds Prepare For Thunder Road’s 4th Annual Granite City 100

Jon McKennedy (#79) and Matt Hirschman (#60) lead the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series into Thunder Road this Sunday for the 4th annual Granite City 100 as part of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – The mighty Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series is ready to make its 4th annual trip to the Nation’s Site of Excitement, Thunder Road for the Granite City 100 as part of the 62nd running of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic this Sunday, May 25!

The Modifieds have a long but often underrated history in the Green Mountain State. The powerful NASCAR Modifieds were first introduced to Thunder Road in 1965 in a short head-to-head season with the Flathead V-8 Coupes that put the Nation’s Site of Excitement on the map in the early days of Thursday Night racing at the facility. The Modifieds were short-lived to the Spring of ’65 with Coupe drivers and fans alike nearly in revolt but found a home in the often-remembered Catamount Stadium for several seasons afterward while making here-and-there appearances at Devil’s Bowl and Thunder Road over the years.

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White Mountain Schedule Shuffle; PASS Moved to July 27 While Late Models Run Doubles on May 31

After rains washed away all hope of racing at White Mountain Motorsports Park on May 18, the PASS Spectacular showcase has been moved to Sunday, July 27 along with the PASS Modifieds and New England Supermodified Series. (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — Following the rain on HK Powersports Opening Weekend, White Mountain Motorsports Park officials spent Monday morning reshuffling the 2025 schedule. The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Spectacular originally scheduled for Sunday, May 18 has been moved to Sunday, July 27 and will still include the PASS Modifieds and the New England Supermodified Series. Unfortunately the NELCAR Tour cannot make the July 27 show with prior commitments but the Legends and Bandoleros return to White Mountain on May 31 and September 6.

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NHRA New England Nationals To Be Hosted At New England Dragway

The 2025 NHRA schedule includes the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway from May 30th to June 1st.
This event will feature qualifying on Friday and Saturday, with finals on Sunday, according to TV Insider and HOTROD.com. The race will be televised on Fox Sports 1 on Friday and Saturday, and Fox on Sunday.
Bob Tasca III of Hope RI will perform in his Funny Car that weekend in front of a home crowd.
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Why So Many Yellows in the Modified’s North Wilkesboro Race?

by Scotte Sprinkle, Short Track Scene
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at North Wilkesboro saw many cautions, and drivers shared their disappointment and theories as to why.
The race was held on Sunday afternoon, just before the NASCAR Cup Series hosted their All-Star Race, leading to a big crowd on hand, and the drivers knew the importance of the race. Two of the cautions were due to engine failures. Conner Jones also had an engine failure in practice, preventing him from racing. The longest green flag during the race was only 17 laps, and the average race speed was only 55.056 miles per hour.

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Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, May 16th with SK Lights taking part in a special 30-lap extra distance feature.  The night saw Keith Rocco win the 40-lap SK Modified® feature in a thrilling finish between himself, Jon Puleo, and Michael Christopher, Jr. that saw several lead changes and a 3-wide move in the final laps before Rocco came away with the checkered flag.  Other winners on the night were Paul Varricchio, Jr. in the Late Model feature, Nickolas Hovey in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model feature, and Aaron Plemons in the Street Stock feature.  Varricchio, Hovey, and Clement were all repeat winners from NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend.

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Woodard, Downpouring Rain Winners at White Mountain’s HK Powersports Opening Weekend

Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tiger Victory Lane in the Central Asphalt Paving 75 (Race #1 in the ACT Tri-State Series) (L-R) Logan Powers (3rd), winner Jason Woodard and Sam Caron (2nd). (John Raper photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park fans, drivers and officials did their best to fight off the rainy forecast on Saturday to kick off the 33rd season of Thunder in the Mountains with the help of HK Powersports. Eighty-five cars packed in for Saturday morning’s car show before practicing the afternoon away on the North Woodstock highbanks.

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