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Riverhead Raceway Moves Balwin, Evans and Jarzombek 77 Back One Week….

by Lou ModestinoJune 9, 2021

By Bob Finan

Much like fielding a race car operating a short track often finds teams having to make changes on the fly to find the right set up. Such was the case for Riverhead Raceway management team who on Tuesday announced adjustments to their 2021 schedule for late July and the first week of August. Chief among those changes is moving back the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 one week to Saturday August 7th. The 77 is the second race of the 2021 in Crown Jewel Series for the Ted Christopher Cup. (more…)

LaDuc Scores Emotional Win at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

by Lou ModestinoJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Tim LaDuc added an important page to his family’s decades-long stock car racing scrapbook at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 5. The veteran racer completed his drive for his 54^th career win in dramatic and emotional fashion, headlining a night that included wins for Cody O’Brien, Chris Murray, Zach Wood, Ray Hanson, and Dustin Tierney. (more…)

Ryan Preece Files Entry To Steel Palace 150 At Oswego Speedway

by Lou ModestinoJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece will take advantage of a Saturday off this weekend to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Steel Palace 150 at Oswego Speedway on Saturday, June 12. The 2013 Whelen Modified Tour champion will make his fourth tour start of the season behind the wheel of the No. 6, and will look to score his first top-10 of the year. (more…)

Latest Grandview Speedway NASCAR Point Standings And Coming Events

by MikeJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021

BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 8, 2021 . . . With four feature wins to his credit and 2330 points Brett Kressley continues to lead the standings in the chase for the NASCAR T.P.Trailer Modified division point standings part of the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The veteran racing talent is looking for his first Modified crown at Grandview Speedway. (more…)

Perry Tops Mod 100, Three First-Of-Year Winners At Monadnock Speedway

by Lou ModestinoJune 8, 2021

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Nutmeg State teen Jacob Perry copped the biggest prize Saturday, June 5, at Monadnock Speedway, winning the 100-lap Modified Racing Series main event while, on the same card, three other drivers earned their first victory lap of the summer. (more…)

Todd Owen Rallies to Win Fast Five 50-lap SK Modified Event at New London-Waterford Speedbowl

by Lou ModestinoJune 7, 2021

WATERFORD —Sometimes drivers have to battle hard to take the lead.

Sometimes, however, the lead comes to them. That was the case for Todd Owen when he won the opening Fast Five 50-lap SK Modified event at New London-Waterford Speedbowl Saturday.
Owen was in third place, trailing front-runners Keith Rocco and Mike Christopher Jr., with 17 laps remaining, but was in no hurry to make a move.

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3-Time Champion Mike Christopher, Sr. Joins TickMike.com SK Modified All-Star Field

by Lou ModestinoJune 7, 2021

(Stafford Springs, CT)—As anticipation for the June 12th SRX Series event at Stafford grows, Stafford’s Inaugural TickMike.com SK Modified® All-Star Showdown is shaping up to be one of the biggest SK Modified races of all-time. (more…)

Mod Tour Event At NYIRP Setting Up To Be Unique In Every Way

by Lou ModestinoJune 4, 2021

Lancaster, NY (June 2, 2021): The addition of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to New York International Raceway Park’s (NYIRP) Lancaster Speedway schedule may have been a surprise to many but for longtime track official, Mike Myers, it was the next logical step as track management seeks to bring the Speedway to the next level. For a track with a long and storied modified history, the show is bound to be among one of the best in 2021.

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Racing on TV Listings for June 2-June 6

by Lou ModestinoJune 2, 2021

Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week:
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Modified Racing Series to Open 2021 Season at Monadnock

by Lou ModestinoJune 2, 2021

This Saturday, Speed51.TV continues its 2021 New England schedule with the return of the Modified Racing Series to Monadnock Speedway. The quarter-mile oval has already experienced plenty of excitement since starting their racing season one month ago; now MRS begins its nine-race slate for 2021 starting with this weekend’s Milton CAT 100. (more…)