(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Speedway hosted Stafford Weekly Racing on Friday, July 7th with Open Modified cars on hand for the GAF Roofing Open 80. Scoring feature wins were Keith Rocco in the SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn in the Late Model feature, Tyler Barry in the SK Light feature, Jeremy Lavoie in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Downey in the Street Stock feature. (more…)
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Woody Pitkat Wins GAF Roofing Open 80 At Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Open Modified cars returned to Stafford Motor Speedway for their fourth of five visits of the 2023 season on Friday, June 7th for the GAF Roofing Open 80. Woody Pitkat started up front and ran among the top-2 or top-3 cars all night long but he had to hold off a strong challenge over the final 10 laps of the race from George Bessette, Jr. in order to take the checkered flag. (more…)
New Season of SRX Series Racing Brings “Thursday Night Thunder” Back to ESPN Beginning July 13
Kicking off six consecutive Thursday nights of prime time racing action, the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series makes its debut on ESPN on Thursday, July 13, at 9 p.m. ET, bringing “Thursday Night Thunder” back to ESPN. The Camping World SRX Series pits champion-level drivers from different racing series against each other in identically-prepared race cars, competing on some of America’s iconic short tracks. (more…)
Friends Of Auto-Racing Introduces “2023” Hall-Of-Fame Class Inductees To Be Honored On Saturday, January 13, 2024
Buffalo, N.Y. (July 6, 2023) – The board of the Friends of Auto Racing Seeking Cooperation of Racing Enthusiasts (FOAR SCORE) Club Hall-of-Fame are proud to announce five (5) new members for their 2023 Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Classics V in Amherst, N.Y., as part of the club’s traditional post-season celebration.
Joey Cipriano Primed for First Open Modified Win in GAF 80 at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With 8 career wins spread across the SK Modified® and SK Light divisions at Stafford Speedway, Joey Cipriano certainly knows what it takes to reach NAPA Victory Lane. After a fifth place finish in the CBYD 81 held back in May in his first race with a new chassis and engine combination, Cipriano is feeling good about his chances of driving his #51 Bass Plating car to NAPA Victory Lane in the GAF Roofing 80, scheduled for this Friday, July 7th at Stafford.
Purdue University Partners With SRX Series To Showcase New Urban Campus In Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS – Named one of the World’s Most Innovative organizations by Fast Company and a national leader in creating tomorrow’s STEM leaders in disciplines such as AI and motorsports engineering, Purdue University is announcing a full-season partnership with the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) to introduce its new urban campus in Indianapolis. (more…)
53rd Annual Sportsman Firecracker 40 Championship Will Now Pay $2800 To Win This Saturday At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The winner’s share just got bigger for the Firecracker 40 championship race for the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman this Saturday at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
Patnode Holds Off Hirschman For $10,000 Racers Honoring Racers 100 Victory at Star
EPPING, N.H. – In a battle of pit strategy, the driver who came out on top was the driver who never pitted at all.
Todd Patnode foiled Matt Hirschman’s late-race charge to claim the checkered flag in Saturday night’s Racers Honoring Racers 100 at Star Speedway, pocketing a $10,000 winner’s purse in the open-competition Modified showdown. (more…)
Teams Come Together for Matt Clay Memorial on Midseason Championships At White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH — Following the unexpected loss of longtime team member and White Mountain supporter Matt Clay in June, the Cody LeBlanc and Quinny Welch racing teams got together to add a $1,000 bonus to the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Model purse as part of Midseason Championships this Saturday, July 8th. (more…)
