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JCR Motorsports Continuing Enduro & Bandolero Championship Awards Tradition Sunday At Riverhead Raceway

by Bob FinanSeptember 25, 2024

Since 2020 Jimmy & Angela Rennick of JCR Motorsports have provided championship awards involving the Enduro racing at Riverhead Raceway. That tradition will continue on Championship Sunday with the Rennick’s JCR Motorsports presenting championship trophies for the three Enduro divisions of Riverhead Raceway along with the three classifications of Bock Auto INEX Bandolero racing. Second through fifth place drivers also receive JCR Motorsports awards in a post-race presentation.

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Chris Rogers Rides Outside Lane To Riverhead Raceway Modified Victory Lane

by Bob FinanSeptember 24, 2024

By Bob Finan

On a bust night of Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing at Riverhead Raceway Saturday night, Chris Rogers of Patchogue won his second career NASCAR Modified feature the hard way driving to victory lane riding the outside groove. In the 2024 Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50, Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead marched to his fifth win of 2024, his first ever in this event. Ten feature events kept the fans busy on the last evening of summer.

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Championship Weekend To Close Out Riverhead Raceway Regular Season Saturday & Sunday

by Bob FinanSeptember 23, 2024September 24, 2024

The 2024 Riverhead Raceway regular season concludes this weekend when Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz present the traditional Championship Weekend doubleheader. Seven 2024 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champions will be crowned Saturday evening September 28th, with an additional eight track champions to earn their titles Sunday afternoon September 29th. All that will remain in 2024 after this weekend is in the books will be the 8th annual Islip 300, a $10,000 to win Tour Type Modified event Saturday November 16th.

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Bonus Money Announced For 3rd Annual Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50 At Riverhead Raceway September 21st

by Bob FinanSeptember 17, 2024

The 3rd annual Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier will highlight the Saturday September 21st program at Riverhead Raceway. An extensive lap and bonus money program was announced this week for the prestigious event honoring a very special lady. A complete card of Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing compliments the evening of racing on Local Sports League Night. All kids with league sports jerseys will be admitted free.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Eddie Partridge 256 at Riverhead Raceway Unofficial Race Results

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

Please see past the jump for unofficial results from the recent NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Eddie Partridge 256 at Riverhead Raceway. (more…)

Justin Bonsignore Looks For Third Straight Ed Partridge 256 Win at Riverhead

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 11, 2024

Justin Bonsignore is heading for the final five NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at the top of the championship standings. The chase for his fourth championship continues this Saturday night, September 14, as the Whelen Modified Tour rolls to Riverhead Raceway for the Ed Partridge 256.

In honor of the late Partridge, who operated the track for many years, the Whelen Modified Tour runs this special event each September, with extra laps, and a special pit road set up in the infield for pit stops. In the two-year history of the race, Bonsignore went to Victory Lane both times. The New York native has 11 career Riverhead Raceway Tour wins, tied with Mike Ewanitsko for the most all-time. Bonsignore leads all active drivers in the category.

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Highmark Building Efficiency To Present Jason Sheppard Crew Chief Of The Race Award At Eddie Partridge 256 Saturday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 9, 2024

Monday afternoon, John Ellwood, GM of Riverhead Raceway along with Rich Gerbe of HighMark Building Efficiency announced the Jason Sheppard Crew Chief of the Race Award for the WMT Eddie Partridge 256 Saturday at Riverhead Raceway. The award celebrates the racing career and life of Jason Sheppard, longtime crew chief for Eric Goodale on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour who passed away suddenly in August.

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Justin Bonsignore & Ron Silk Bring 2024 WMT Championship Fight To Riverhead Raceway Eddie Partridge 256

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 9, 2024

There is nothing like a good old-fashioned NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour tussle on a quarter mile bullring with huge championship implications hanging in the balance. That is the scenario awaiting Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville and Ron Silk of Norwalk heading to Riverhead Raceway for the Eddie Partridge 256 Saturday September 14th. For the two most recent WMT champions Saturday’s race will be Déjà vu all over again after they waged a titanic battle during last year’s 256 prior to Justin Bonsignore taking the victory.

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Timmy Solomito Repeats In Riverhead Raceway Cecil Palm Tree 66 Wednesday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

For the second consecutive season, the Cecil Palm Tree 160 was adversely affected by weather the original date forcing Riverhead Raceway management to reschedule the race run in honor of Eddie Partridge. The race was shifted to Wednesday night, the distance again modified to 66 laps, which was just fine with defending race winner Timmy Solomito of Islip who led all the way scoring his third win of 2024.

Solomito set the tone in qualifying laying down a lap of 11.750 with Mark Stewart and John Beatty Jr. clicking off identical laps of 11.815. It would be Stewart lining-up alongside Solomito as the field took the green from Partridge’s nephew Tom Gatz and daughter Alexis. Solomito, winner of the most recent event at Riverhead winning the Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 on August 17th broke right to the lead with Stewart right behind.

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Mike Rutkoski Turns Season Around With Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Victory Saturday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 2, 2024

NASCAR Modified talent Michael Rutkoski of Mattituck turned his 2024 season around Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway leading wire-to-wire to win the 50-lap First Responders Night event. Rutkoski has endured a rough season up until the calendar flipped from July to August, it was then the 2018 Crate Modified champion felt a shift in fortune that led to his 2nd career win Saturday.

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