A category for some of the smaller or local race tracks that we offer coverage for, mostly due to Lou Modestino’s Track Talk.
N. Woodstock, NH — Officials with White Mountain Motorsports Park are looking forward to plenty of Thunder in the Mountains for 2026 and have released the Schedule of Events for the coming season. Twenty exciting showcases from mid-May to late-September means there’s plenty of action to be had at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track in 2026!
Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT, is confirmed to compete in the next Chili Bowl Midget Nationals (the 2026 event) for Abacus Racing. He also competed in the most recent event, the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals, where he raced the No. 16 entry with primary sponsorship from Webco Engineering.
Barre, VT — After several weeks of planning, Officials with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour announced today the 2026 Schedule of Events for North America’s most historic Late Model touring series with 14 point-counting events on a fifteen-stop schedule. Along with the $60,000+ Milton CAT point fund and $20,000 champion’s share on the line, the 2026 schedule begins with ten stops at ten different facilities and features traditional marquee events for the international stars as well as several exciting changes to shake up the season!
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway is shining the spotlight on the stars of the 2025 season with Stafford Rewind, a digital content series highlighting the top-five finishers in each of the track’s five weekly divisions.
Over the past few weeks, Kyle Rickey and Rob Hahn of the Stafford media team visited each of the 2025 top-five finishers to talk about their seasons, tour their race shops, and highlight the people and sponsors that make their programs go. The series will feature daily videos and stories across Stafford’s social media channels, beginning today with the Street Stock division’s fifth-place finisher, Tyler Trott.
Barre, VT – Saturday saw the Thunder Road family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions. After decades away, the Banquet returned to the famed Barre Auditorium much to the delight of most attendees with the catering courtesy of Jockey Hollow and Good Measure Brewing providing the bartending services for the evening’s festivities.
There is still one more championship to be decided at Riverhead Raceway for 2025, and that title will be decided at the biggest race of the season during the $12,000 to win 9th annual Islip 300 Saturday. When the dust settles at the conclusion of the 300, the 2025 Ted Christopher Cup Crown Jewel Series champion will emerge with several drivers still in the hunt. The Crown Jewel Series is a championship within a championship annually at Riverhead Raceway consisting of five extra distance, signature events. The championship cup for the series is named honoring the iconic, late Ted Christopher who tragically lost his life in route to Long Island for a WMT event in September of 2017.
Elma, N.Y. – (November 7, 2025) – Race fans and competitors can continue to fill their calendars with key dates for the 2026 racing season, as Race of Champions management releases additional “save-the-date” announcements for upcoming “Family of Series” events.
Race of Champions management is actively finalizing several traditional events while negotiating the addition of new ones for the 2026 season.
The 2026 dates for Holland (N.Y.) Speedway were originally announced in late August at the track’s season-closing event. Holland will host Race of Champions events on Saturday, June 6, and Saturday, August 29.
Tour To Compete in Seekonk Speedway Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group; Granite State Pro Stock Series, Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars Summer Showdown Join Packed Card
SEEKONK, Mass. – Seekonk Speedway announced today the full divisional lineup for the July 1, 2026 event that includes the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
Formula DRIFT, world’s top drifters set to take on Connecticut’s legendary short track June 18–20
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Formula DRIFT, North America’s premier professional drifting championship, is bringing its high-horsepower spectacle to Stafford Motor Speedway for the first time ever. The event, scheduled for June 18-20, 2026, will feature both the Formula DRIFT PRO and Link ECU PROSPEC Championships as part of the series’ expanded 2026 national schedule.
The Riverhead Raceway management team over the weekend announced via their social media platforms the posted purse for the 9th annual Islip 300 Tour Type Modified spectacular Saturday November 15th. Track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz disclosed that $41,650 will be up for grabs during the 75-mile, 300-lap contest, with the winner pocketing a cool $12,000. Chase Grennan of Glen Cove is the defending race winner and will seek to become the first driver to win back-to-back Islip 300 events.
