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Paul Varricchio, Jr. Has Sights Set on 2025 Late Model Championship at Stafford Motor Speedway

by Lou ModestinoMarch 14, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Heading into the 2025 season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Late Model driver Paul Varricchio, Jr. and his #39 Tavern On The Trax team have their sights set high. Varricchio is coming off his best ever season at Stafford, having recorded his first 2 career Late Model feature victories and finishing second in the standings behind Kevin Gambacorta.

“The outlook for 2025 is to win every race possible and win the Stafford Speedway Late Model championship,” said Varricchio. “That’s our goal and with our team and car I feel like we got this. We just have to maintain our cool throughout the season and go from there. It’s no good if the driver is falling out of his tree every week and this year we’re not going to look at points because that really killed us last year.

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Jonathan McKennedy Announces Busy 2025 Schedule Between Tour-Type Modifieds, Supermodifieds

by Kyle SouzaMarch 14, 2025

Modified and Supermodified winner Jon McKennedy announced Thursday a busy schedule for the 2025 racing season. Again for 2025, McKennedy will compete in both the Tour-Type Modifieds and the Supermodifieds, mixed between multiple different divisions with both classes.

Between all divisions, McKennedy has roughly 35 races planned.

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Seekonk Speedway Job Fair, Saturday, March 22, 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Three Rookies Set To Chase Freshman Honors On Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour In 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 13, 2025

After introducing the current class of full-time warriors set to take on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour last week, the time has come to do the same for the incoming rookie class. Three freshman drivers currently entered to travel on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour are ready to visit new-to-them tracks across New England and Quebec, Canada while digging deep to out-duel each other for the coveted Rookie of the Year title! (more…)

Taylor Hoar Becomes First Vermont Resident Selected As Kulwicki Finalist

by Lou ModestinoMarch 13, 2025

CONCORD, N.C. — Late Model competitor and second-generation driver Taylor Hoar is the first Vermont resident to be selected as a finalist in the prestigious Kulwicki Driver Development Program.

The daughter of eight-time American-Canadian Tour champion Brian Hoar, Taylor also is the first female KDDP finalist since Kate Re in 2022. (more…)

Luke Baldwin Captures Victory at Anderson Motor Speedway for Sadler-Stanley Racing

by Kyle SouzaMarch 12, 2025

For the third time in his SMART Modified Tour career, Luke Baldwin was in Victory Lane on Saturday evening at Anderson Motor Speedway. Baldwin won the Pace-O-Matic pole in qualifying with a track record time around the South Carolina oval. He followed it up by remaining near the front of the field for the entire 99-lap distance, saving his equipment until it mattered most.

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Formula E Evo Sessions Brings Global Stars To The Track In Miami For High-Speed Thrills & Drama

by Lou ModestinoMarch 12, 2025

Miami, USA: The Formula E Evo Sessions brought together the world’s biggest influencers, athletes, and actors. They went from the sidelines to the driver’s seat, receiving an adrenaline-fuelled introduction to professional electric racing at the iconic Miami International Autodrome (Hard Rock Stadium). With a combined reach of more than 300 million fans, the high-profile personalities went from rookies to racers, each embedded with a professional Formula E team for the ultimate hands-on motorsports experience. (more…)

Asetex Tire & Auto 604 Modifieds Take Center Stage at Claremont Motorsports Park Spring Fling Day 2 with 78-Lap, $3,000-to-Win Feature

by Lou ModestinoMarch 12, 2025

Claremont, NH – The Asetex Tire and Auto 604 Modifieds will be the stars of Spring Fling Day 2 on Sunday April 20th at Claremont Motorsports Park, battling it out in a 78-lap, $3,000-to-win feature event. Set for an action-packed day of racing, this highly anticipated showdown promises intense competition as drivers go all-out for the lucrative payday.

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Patrick Emerling, Fleetworks Racing To Honor Geoffrey Bodine, Dick Armstrong at Thompson

by Kyle SouzaMarch 12, 2025

No. 1 Will Carry a Tribute Scheme To The Big Red Machine For Three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Events

When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visits Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2025, race fans will have the opportunity to see a special tribute scheme hit the track. Patrick Emerling, driver of the No. 1 Fleetworks Inc. Modified, will carry a special tribute scheme, throwing back to Geoffrey Bodine’s No. 1 Big Red Machine owned by Dick Armstrong. The scheme will be on the track for all three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races.

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Broad Arrow’s Amelia Auction Continues 2025 Success With $61.7 Million In Total Sales

by Lou ModestinoMarch 12, 2025

88 PERCENT OF ALL LOTS SOLD: 1959 FERRARI 250 GT LWB CALIFORNIA SPIDER COMPETIZIONE TOPS THE SALE AT $9,465,000

Grosse Pointe, Michigan (March 10, 2025) – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, saw great success with its third annual Amelia Auction on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8—the official auction of The Amelia Concours d’Elegance. The auction achieved $61.7 million in total sales, with 88 percent of all lots sold. A well-attended preview in the ballroom and on the ocean-front lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island translated to standing-room-only across both auction days.

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