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Call Before You Dig to Sponsor Senator’s Cup at Stafford Speedway

by Lou ModestinoApril 8, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—New for the 2024 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Call Before You Dig will serve as the title sponsor of the June 21 CBYD Senator’s Cup event. The 50-lap extra distance SK Modified® feature event will be the first of two extra distance races for Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division in 2024 with the 11^th Annual NAPA SK 5k set to take place on August 2nd. The CBYD Senator’s Cup will feature a purse of over $10,000 with the race winner guaranteed to go home with at least $1,550.

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Mike Mahaney Scores VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Modified Win On Opening Night At Grandview Speedway

by MikeApril 8, 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Mike Mahaney of Elizabethtown, N.Y. utilized a well prepared and strong running race car along with some good racing luck, to score the Opening Night win in the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial T.P. Trailer 50-lap Modified feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)

NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

by Lou ModestinoApril 5, 2024

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rdtime the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour. (more…)

The Waiting Is Over, Grandview Speedway Season Opens This Saturday, April 6 Featuring VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Modified Championship

by MikeApril 5, 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – After all the weeks of anticipation and preparation, Grandview Speedway is set to officially open the 2024 racing season this Saturday night.

This Saturday, April 6 will see the track gates swing open for the first official race meet of the 62^nd anniversary season as Big Block/Small Block Modified competitors compete for top honors in the season opening VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker, the seventh consecutive year that the season opening event is run in honor of long-time track owner and promoter Bruce Rogers. (more…)

Sadler-Stanley Racing Ready For Orange County Speedway

by Lou ModestinoApril 4, 2024

With the fifth race of the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic season set for this weekend, Sadler-Stanley Racing is busy with final preparations. The team is heading for Orange County Speedway in North Carolina with both Jonathan Cash and Luke Baldwin ready to continue their battle towards the series championship.

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Alexander Pearl Ready to Contend for SK Light Championship at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoApril 4, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Coming into the 2023 season at Stafford Speedway, Alexander Pearl and the #7 Darling Auto Parts team were riding a 5-season streak of winning at least one race per season, dating back to Pearl’s rookie season of 2018. Although Pearl notched three second place finishes last season, he ended up winless for the first time in his SK Light career. With the 2024 season set to kick off at the end of April, Pearl has his sights set on starting a new winning streak.

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AZ Roofing Covering Stafford Speedway’s SK Lights in 2024

by Lou ModestinoApril 3, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2024 racing season at Stafford Speedway, AZ Roofing of Bristol, CT will become the newest member of the Stafford Speedway Contingency Program, offering a weekly $150 bonus to each SK Light feature winner. AZ Roofing’s bonus will boost the weekly SK Light feature winner’s purse to $800 and with 22 races on the schedule, SK Light drivers have the opportunity to earn an extra $3,300 during the 2024 season.

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VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Modified Championship Pays $7500 To Win And $1000 To Start, Opening 2024 Season This Saturday April 6

by MikeApril 2, 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – After a spectacular turnout of race teams overflowed the pit area this past Saturday with 106 race cars taking part in the traditional free-to-the-public open practice session, Grandview Speedway is set to officially open the 2024 racing season this Saturday night. (more…)

RACE OF CHAMPIONS 250 SCHEDULE SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024 – $15,000-to-Win for the Race of Champions Modified Series

by MikeApril 2, 2024

North East, Pa. – (April 1, 2024) – The schedule has been set for the Race of Champions 250 Modified Series opener on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, which will also feature the Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash and Race of Champions Street Stock Series. (more…)

Anthony Flannery Has Sights Set On First SK Modified Win at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoApril 1, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Prior to the beginning of the 2023 season at Stafford Speedway, East Hampton, CT native Anthony Flannery had made a total of 27 starts spread across the SK Modified®, Open Modified, and Monaco Tri-Track Series divisions. In his first full season of SK Modified® competition, Flannery raced to a 5^th place finish in the points with 5 top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes.

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