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Jesse Kent Carries “Kent Family Name” Back To Victory Lane This Past Saturday At Chemung Speedrome In “Night Before The Glen” Event

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

– Joe Mancuso, Race of Champions Super Stock & Nick Robinson Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series Claim Victories at Chemung –

– Cody McPherson Wins Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series Race at Ohsweken – James Michael Friesen Declared Series Champion –

Chemung, NY – (September 16, 2024) – Jesse Kent of Horseheads, NY, a third generation driver captured his first Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory this past Saturday at Chemung (NY) Speedrome in the traditional “ Night before the Glen” race.

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35th Annual Tribute To Tommy Druar And Tony Jankowiak Rescheduled To Sunday, October 13 At Lancaster Motorplex

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

Lancaster N.Y. – (September 16, 2024) – Lancaster (NY) Motorplex and Race of Champions Modified Series management have agreed to a reschedule date for the 35^th Annual Tribute to Tommy Druar and Tony Jankowiak, which will now take place on Sunday, October 13.

Pit gates will open for race teams at 9:00am, practice will begin at 12:00pm (Noon) and qualifying will begin at 1:15pm, in an attempt to run an efficient program to give race fans one last opportunity to see the Modifieds run in an season ending event that highlights a great Western New York family tradition.

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Wenzel Is Modified Champion, Two First Timers Win Friday At Claremont

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Bay State hot shoe Nate Wenzel was crowned the 2024 Sportsman Modified champion Friday night at Claremont Motorsports Park, earning his second open-wheel title in a row while, on the same event card, two drivers earned their first career victory at the Thrasher Road speedplant.

Both first-timers Kyle Kenny and Bradey Lamotte topped their Friday night feature event. Tyler Leary won the night’s Sportsman Modified feature, Super Street ace Chris Riendeau romped to an easy $1,000 win on Frazer’s Place Night, and Seth Drown won a thriller in the Ridge Runners. (more…)

Noah Korner Wins TC 13 Shootout; Hines Wins SK Modified Feature at Stafford; Gambacorta, Bloxsom, Cormier, & Warren Also Score Sept. 13 Feature Wins

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted First Responder Friday on September 13th with the TC 13 Shootout joining Stafford’s five weekly divisions in feature action. The SK Modified® division ran their regularly scheduled 40-lap feature as well as the 3rd Annual TC 13 Shootout, a 13 lap race contested between the top-13 finishers from the 40-lap feature. Noah Korner was the big winner of the night, scoring his first SK Modified® victory of any kind in the 13-lap, $1,313 to win TC 13 Shootout. Also as part of the TC 13 Shootout festivities, the Ted Christopher Safety Initiative, orchestrated by Quinn Christopher, donated a Leaf Racewear firesuit that SK Modified® drivers would vote on as to who would win and Michael Gervais, Jr. was the winner of the vote.

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Freedom 76 Championship Weekend This Week At Grandview Speedway – Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

FREEDOM 76 & FREEDOM 38 CHAMPIONSHIP RACES THIS WEEKEND AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

54^th ANNUAL GRANDVIEW FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER CAN POCKET POSSIBLE $32,062 FOR THE VICTORY

FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER COULD POCKET $3062, FANS FOR FIVE FRIDAY $5 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION

JEFF STRUNK & LOGAN WATT ARE 2024 GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONS

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 62^nd anniversary season of auto racing action at Grandview Speedway moves into the final weekend of competition for Modified and Sportsman competitors, and it is the biggest weekend of the season with the running of the 54^thannual Freedom 76. (more…)

Big Block Super-Modifieds Results From Star Speedway, Other Results and Recap

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024September 16, 2024

Only 16 of these Super Modifieds showed up at Star Speedway in Epping, NH on Saturday night with Chelmsford, MA open wheel driver Jon McKennedy winning that one while Matt Johnson was second and Bobby Timmons in third place. (more…)

Craig Von Dohren & Dakota Kohler Score Feature Wins- Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions At Grandview Speedway

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

NOT DONE YET – THE VETERANS RISE TO THE OCCASION ON CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

CRAIG VON DOHREN CHARGES FROM 24^TH TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON, SECOND PLACE LOCKS UP 11^th CHAMPIONSHIP FOR JEFF STRUNK

DAKOTA KOHLER SCORES FIRST 2024 WIN IN CLOSE SPORTSMAN FINISH – SECOND PLACE SECURES SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LOGAN WATT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another action packed night of racing action at Grandview Speedway, with two drivers scoring their first wins of the season, and two other drivers locking up the 2024 point championships in an evening of racing sponsored by Spunktown Tavern and Restaurant of Boyertown, Pa. (more…)

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Eddie Partridge 256 at Riverhead Raceway Unofficial Race Results

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

Please see past the jump for unofficial results from the recent NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Eddie Partridge 256 at Riverhead Raceway. (more…)

Stafford SK Light Graduates Top Premier SK Modified® Division

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 13, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway created the SK Light division prior to the start of the 2006 season, the intent of the division was to provide not only a less expensive open wheel alternative to the track’s premier SK Modified® division, but to serve as a stepping stone to the premier division. Fast forward 18 years and one look at the 2024 SK Modified® standings will show that the stepping stone vision has been realized and then some. The top-5 drivers in the 2024 standings are all SK Light graduates, and going even further, 8 of the top-10 drivers in the standings got their open wheel starts in the SK Light division.

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Sadler-Stanley Racing Marches Forward To Dominion Raceway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 12, 2024

Three Pace-O-Matic Entries Ready For Battle in The Flying VA Classic

The Sadler-Stanley Racing, Pace-O-Matic team heads for the next SMART Modified Tour event this Saturday evening. At Dominion Raceway, the team will bring three entries – Luke Baldwin, Jonathan Cash and Bobby Labonte – to chase the checkered flag in the Flying VA Classic.

With just four races remaining in the championship battle for 2024, the Dominion event will mark the final cutoff for the SMART Modified Tour playoff field. The SMART playoff field after this event will include the top-five drivers in the championship standings. At this point, Pace-O-Matic team driver Luke Baldwin is third in the standings and in position to qualify. If he can seal the deal, the Racing Electronics Rookie of the Year contender and one-time feature winner (South Boston) will chase the championship.

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