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Seven-Time ASA Champion Mike Eddy, 72, Passes Away

by MikeMay 30, 2025

A legend in the short-track racing world, Mike Eddy won 58 ASA National Tour events during his storied career.

Zach Evans from Racing America reports that short-track racing legend Mike Eddy, 72, passed away on Thursday morning, May 29, his family confirmed on social media.

Eddy is best known as a seven-time champion on the American Speed Association (ASA) National Tour, an all-time record in the series. His 58 wins with the series place him second only to Bob Senneker, and no one holds more ASA championships than “The Polar Bear.”

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Photo by Bobby Jones, Racing America

Chuck Barnes, Jr. Claims CRA Street Stock Victory in Thrilling Battle at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

by MikeMay 30, 2025

NASHVILLE, TN — In a highly exciting feature event, Chuck Barnes, Jr. of Louisville, KY powered his way to victory in the CRA Street Stock 30-lap main event Thursday evening at the legendary Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The race was part of the highly anticipated Rackley Roofing Battle of Broadway, which brought out some of the top talent in short track racing.

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Thunder Road Ready For 27th Community Bank 150 This Sunday With Thursday’s Right Around The Corner!

by Lou ModestinoMay 30, 2025

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour returns to Thunder Road for the rain-delayed Community Bank 150 this Sunday, June 1st! Will it be one of the Maplefields/Irving Late Models that calls the Nation’s Site of Excitement home on Thursday nights or a regional touring star standing in Community Bank victory lane?! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – After officially kicking off the 2025 season last Sunday, Thunder Road is back in action this Sunday with the rain-delayed 27th Community Bank 150 for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. The Nation’s Site of Excitement is once again poised to welcome race fans teams from across New England and Quebec as the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour continues their 2025 season.

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Justin Bonsignore Set For Return to Seekonk Speedway

by Kyle SouzaMay 30, 2025

The Action Track of the East will host the fourth race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season this Saturday, May 31. The series returns to Seekonk Speedway for the J&R Precast 150 – under the lights in Massachusetts.

Justin Bonsignore heads back to Seekonk looking to visit Victory Lane at the third-mile for the first time since 2018. That season, Bonsignore won at Seekonk en route to his first series championship. In six career Seekonk Whelen Modified Tour starts, Bonsignore has finished sixth or better in all of them, including three podium runs.

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Third Consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler Victory Sees Matt Clement Leading Stafford’s Limited Late Model Division

by Lou ModestinoMay 30, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the saying goes, the only two things in life that are certain are death and taxes. With a third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory to kick off the 2025 season, Matt Clement and the #59 Utility Services New England Limited Late Model team could be added to that cliché as perpetual winners of the season opening event. Clement’s third consecutive NAPA Spring Sizzler victory was his fourth overall Sizzler victory, meaning that nearly 25% of his 21 career feature wins have come in that event.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour To Invade Seekonk Speedway on May 31 for J&R Precast 150

by Lou ModestinoMay 29, 2025

SEEKONK, Mass. — With three events in the books for their 2025 season, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is heading for Massachusetts next. NASCAR’s oldest touring series, celebrating the 40th anniversary this season, returns to Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, May 31, for the J&R Precast 150. The fourth race of the season brings the Tour to the Action Track of the East in the midst of Seekonk’s 80th season of short-track racing.

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NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Plus Pro 4 Racing Series This Saturday At Grandview Speedway

by MikeMay 29, 2025

URC SPRINTS RETURN ON JUNE 7 TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT SERIES JESSE HOCKET CLASSIC EASTERN STORM TUESDAY JUNE 17

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway will present a special three-division race card this weekend, as the Pro 4 Racing Series joins the program on Saturday, May 31.

This Saturday night’s show will be a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, along with the Pro 4 Racing Series Four Cylinder stock cars.

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The Cement Palace of Seekonk Speedway Awaits NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Drivers

by Lou ModestinoMay 29, 2025

By Brandon White, NASCAR.com

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the northeast this weekend for a trip to the famed Cement Palace of Seekonk Speedway.

Open to the public since 1946, the Venditti family have overseen a proud, vibrant racing culture at Seekonk that includes Modified competition. The list of names who have won a weekly Modified Seekonk includes many of the discipline’s greatest drivers like Bugsy Stevens, Ron Bouchard and Geoff Bodine, among others.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Justin Bonsignore To Pilot USNEPower Toyota GR Supra at Iowa Speedway in August

by Kyle SouzaMay 29, 2025

USNE POWER ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TO MIDWEST OPERATIONS IN IOWA

WEST DES MOINES – USNEPower (USNE Inc.), based in Westfield, Massachusetts, a leader in electrical apparatus repair and service in the Northeast, announced today they have expanded to the Midwest. The new USNEPower Mid-West Operations will support Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Electrical Apparatus Repairs from a fully equipped service center in West Des Moines, Iowa, beginning in July 2025.

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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Mohegan Sun 100: A Must-See Spectacle!

by Lou ModestinoMay 28, 2025

One of the most exciting races of the NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is the Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race. Known for its fast-paced action, close racing and diehard fan following, this event has earned its reputation as a must-watch for anyone attending the NASCAR Playoffs weekend at “The Magic Mile.”

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