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Timmy Solomito Repeats In Riverhead Raceway Cecil Palm Tree 66 Wednesday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

For the second consecutive season, the Cecil Palm Tree 160 was adversely affected by weather the original date forcing Riverhead Raceway management to reschedule the race run in honor of Eddie Partridge. The race was shifted to Wednesday night, the distance again modified to 66 laps, which was just fine with defending race winner Timmy Solomito of Islip who led all the way scoring his third win of 2024.

Solomito set the tone in qualifying laying down a lap of 11.750 with Mark Stewart and John Beatty Jr. clicking off identical laps of 11.815. It would be Stewart lining-up alongside Solomito as the field took the green from Partridge’s nephew Tom Gatz and daughter Alexis. Solomito, winner of the most recent event at Riverhead winning the Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 on August 17th broke right to the lead with Stewart right behind.

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Ron Silk Scores First-Ever Race Of Champions Victory At Spencer Speedway In Maynard Troyer Classic V This Past Friday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

– Kevin Timmerman Drives to First-Ever Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series Win; Joey VanLane Scores Another Race of Champions Rocket Performance 602 Sportsman Modified Series Victory –

Williamson, NY – (September 1, 2024) – Ron Silk of Norwalk, CT, drove to his first-ever Race of Champions Modified Series victory this past Friday night at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY, and it was in one of the most lucrative victories in the history of the Speedway, with over $54,000 in purse money for the Modified event. Silk took home $11,000 for his efforts in what is considered the best per lap for Modified racing in the region.

Silk started 5^th and slipped past Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY, on a restart when Lutz missed a shift. From that point Lutz pressured Silk all the way to the checkered flag, however, it was to no avail as Silk narrowly earned the victory.

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Modifieds, Sportsman, Vintage This Saturday At Grandview Speedway – Jeff Strunk & Dylan Swinehart Lead Point Standings

by MikeSeptember 3, 2024

NASCAR MODIFIED AND SPORTSMAN PLUS VINTAGE THIS SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

FREEDOM CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20-21, 602 SPORTSMAN FREEDOM 38 WINNER EARNS $2062 – FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED WINNER TO EARN $30,062

TWO WEEKS LEFT IN CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE – JEFF STRUNK & DYLAN SWINEHART TOP STANDINGS (more…)

Mike Rutkoski Turns Season Around With Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Victory Saturday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 2, 2024

NASCAR Modified talent Michael Rutkoski of Mattituck turned his 2024 season around Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway leading wire-to-wire to win the 50-lap First Responders Night event. Rutkoski has endured a rough season up until the calendar flipped from July to August, it was then the 2018 Crate Modified champion felt a shift in fortune that led to his 2nd career win Saturday.

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Tickets On Sale For The Annual Race Of Champions Weekend, Featuring The VP Racing Fuels Race Of Champions 250

by MikeSeptember 2, 2024

North East, Pa. – (September 1, 2024) – Get deeply discounted tickets now for Race of Champions Weekend featuring the VP Racing Fuels Race of Champions 250 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania which will run Friday, September 20; Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 2023. (more…)

Race Of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Series Set To Compete In Nostalgia Night At Humberstone Speedway This Sunday, September 8, 2024

by MikeSeptember 2, 2024

Port Colborne, Ontario-Canada – (September 1, 2024) – The Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series heads to Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario-Canada this coming Sunday evening, September 8 for Nostalgia Night.

It will be another exciting night of racing at the Port Colborne oval.

James Michael Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario-Canada won the most recent Series race at Humberstone. (more…)

Unofficial Points Standings Following NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Toyota Mod Classic 150 at Oswego Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 2, 2024

Here’s unofficial points standings and unofficial race report following the recent NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Toyota Mod Classic 150 at Oswego Speedway. (more…)

Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 2, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with twin SK Light feature events on Friday, Aug. 30th. The big winners of the night were Nickolas Hovey and Chris Matthews, who split the SK Light features between themselves with Hovey notching his third win of the season and Matthews his second. Other feature winners were Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Matt Winter, II, and Travis Hydar. As part of Maybury Kids Night, there were two kids big wheel races and they were won by 6 year old Bentley Walmsley of Franklin and 5 year old Cole Frazier of Agawam, MA.

In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Dylan Kopec took the early lead while behind him Andrew Molleur moved into second, Marcello Rufrano third, Tyler Hines fourth, and Jon Puleo fifth. Steven Chapman got out of shape but gathered his car up and rejoined at the rear of the field as the race stayed green. (more…)

Timmy Solomito Repeats In Riverhead Raceway Cecil Palm Tree 66 Wednesday

by Lou ModestinoAugust 30, 2024

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Ron Midford, Jr. Seeking First SK Light Victory in Aug. 30 Maybury Kids Night at Stafford Speedway

by Lou ModestinoAugust 30, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With Stafford Speedway’s SK Light division partaking in double features this Friday night, Aug. 30th as part of Maybury Back to SKool Kids Night, Ron Midford, Jr. will be in search of his first SK Light victory with his #76 Constantine Paving and Sealing car. Midford is in the midst of his third full season of SK Light competition after winning 30+ features and 2 championships in the Senior Champs division of Wild Thing Karts and is looking to go one position higher after posting a career best finish of second place in the season opening NAPA Spring Sizzler® event. (more…)