By Adam Fenwick, NASCAR.com
After a month off, the 40th anniversary season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roars back to life Wednesday, April 16 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the running of the Icebreaker 150 (live on FloRacing).
The race, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 30, was postponed twice due to the threat of inclement weather.
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After weather already wreaked havoc on Thompson Speedway’s Icebreaker, rain has continued to pester the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) partnership, this time with the 5th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Anticipated rain-showers and cold temperatures have forced officials to take advantage of pre-planned rain dates with practice day now scheduled for Friday, April 18 with the 5th annual Northeast Classic set to go green on Saturday, April 19.
Keelan Harvick, son of NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick, will make his CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut Saturday at Cordele Motor Speedway
It’s coming a month and a half later than expected, but Keelan Harvick is finally going to make his highly-anticipated CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut this Saturday night at Cordele Motor Speedway in Cordele, Georgia.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads an entry list of 60 drivers across both CARS Tour divisions for Saturday’s race at Cordele Motor Speedway
FloRacing is reporting that the CARS Tour is headed to the Peach State for the first time in its history this weekend, with two deep fields of talent, a NASCAR Hall of Famer in competition with the Late Model Stock Cars, and a second-generation driver making his CARS Tour debut with the Pro Late Models. In total, 60 cars are making the inaugural trip to Cordele Motor Speedway this weekend.
Race Events
53rd NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler – 100 laps, Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, 2025
SK Modified – 40 laps
SK Light Modified – 30 laps
NAPA Auto Parts Pit Party
Additional Event Info
Official Event Schedule
North East, PA. (April 6, 2025) – Due to ongoing inclement weather and predicted cold conditions, the Race of Champions 250 has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 13, 2025, as part of the already planned Race of Champions “Family of Series” Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway.
Thompson, CT — With the continued chances of rain remaining steadfast on Friday morning, Thompson Speedway officials have made the difficult decision to once again postpone the remainder of the planned 51st Icebreaker festivities, this time to the new Wednesday, April 16 date.
Claremont, NH — Stephen Donohue is set to make a full-season run at the Late Model championship at Claremont Motorsports Park in 2025. The Graniteville, Vermont, native will make the hour-and-a-half tow south to compete against some of the best Late Model drivers in the region.
ALPINE BUILDING SUPPLY TO OFFER ALPINE THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES T-SHIRT AT ALL THUNDER EVENTS IN 2025
BECHTELSVILLE, PA APRIL 4, 2025 . . . . . . . . In one of the first promotions of its’ kind, Alpine Building Supply will be selling a special edition of an Alpine Thunder on the Hill Racing Series shirt. The Alpine Thunder on the Hill Series Shirt will showcase a 410 Sprint, a Non-Wing 410 Sprint and a 358 Modified on the back with the Alpine Building Supply and Thunder on the Hill logos placed on the front of the shirt. In addition, all profits from the sale of these shirts will be donated to the Big Impact Group of Schuylkill County. Big Impact Group is a mentoring program helping Schuylkill County youth for over 35 years. Through the dedication of our volunteers and strong community support we are able to make this program successful.
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENING VP RACING FUELS BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER POSTPONED DUE TO RAINY WEATHER – NOW SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 12
MODIFIEDS RACE FOR $7500 TO WIN AND $1000 TO START PLUS SPORTSMAN
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – With morning rain throughout the eastern Pennsylvania region, and more predicted on and off for the remainder of the day and into the night, Grandview Speedway management made the decision to postpone the scheduled season opening race event on Saturday, April 5 until next Saturday, April 12. (more…)
