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Sunoco World Series Friday Sets Tone for 62nd Running of Three-Day Stock Car Festival

by Lou Modestino
Sunoco World Series Friday Sets Tone for 62nd Running of Three-Day Stock Car Festival

The Outlaw Open Modified Series returns to Thompson Speedway for the Sunoco World Series Dash for Cash with Ronnie Williams (#50) looking to nab another $5,000 prize on the Thompson highbanks! (Alan Ward photo)

Naples, ME & Barre, VT — The 85th season of racing at Thompson Speedway is set to close out for the 62nd time with the action-packed Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing starting with the exciting Friday opener. Headlined by the return of the Outlaw Open Modified Series Dash for Cash, Friday also includes the conclusion of the 2024 track championship for the Thompson Late Models, the Evolve Bank & Trust Pro Truck Series, Thompson Sunoco Modifieds, the R&R Race Parts NH Street Stock Open and a three-peat of vintage racing stars to round out the weekend opener! (more…)

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Here’s How The New England Drivers And Those Who Have Connections With The Six State New England Area Did Over The Weekend At Talladega

by Lou Modestino
Here’s How The New England Drivers And Those Who Have Connections With The Six State New England Area Did Over The Weekend At Talladega
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Cup race while Corey LaJoie finished 18th with Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT placing 24th and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended up 33rd while Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finished 35th.  Corey LaJoie is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie who served his racing apprenticeship while a resident of Norwalk, CT before moving South to NC.
Sammy Smith ended up having a great day in the Xfinity Series pulling off the win.  Stamford, CT’s Parker Kligerman came in 12th with Blair Perkins finishing 18th then there was Anthony Alfredo doing double duty coming in 29th.  Next was Kyle Weatherman in 31st. Perkins and Weatherman along with Alfredo are teammates in the three-car stable owned by Cape Cod’s Chris Our and his daughter who are residents of Chatham, MA.
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MAVTV Named International Broadcast Partner for 2024 FOX Australian Supercross Championship

by Lou Modestino
MAVTV Named International Broadcast Partner for 2024 FOX Australian Supercross Championship
  • Expanded distribution into millions of households in the Americas, Europe and Asia
  • 5-Time Champion Justin Brayton to join the broadcast team
  • The most comprehensive Australian Supercross Championship broadcast in decade

​​​​INDIANAPOLIS – Oct. 7, 2024 – The 2024 FOX Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) is set to elevate its international presence through a new global broadcast partnership with MAVTV. Known for its dedication to delivering high-octane motorsport content to millions of fans across the world, MAVTV will bring every thrilling round of the championship to more than 30 countries including Americas, Europe, and Asia, making this the most comprehensive broadcast partnership in decades of the series. (more…)

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Wolcott’s Marcel Gravel Takes Career Defining, Emotional Win in 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou Modestino
Wolcott’s Marcel Gravel Takes Career Defining, Emotional Win in 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl

Barre, VT — Following the annual pomp and circumstance of the annual season ending classic, the brave drivers of the American-Canadian Tour took on the first of three Segments in the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Polesitter Gabe Brown jumped ahead to lead the pack early while collecting the first lap money of the event along with Marcel Gravel in second and Jimmy Hebert in third. Driving hard on the outside lane, Gravel launched to lead lap nine with Hebert and previous Milk Bowl winners Jason Corliss and Chris Pelkey in tow. A trio of mid-race, quick cycle cautions slowed the segment for heart-pounding restarts before Marcel Gravel claimed the opening segment win with Jason Corliss, Brown, Hebert and Pelkey rounding out the top five. (more…)

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Sadler- Stanley Racing to Honor the Hendrick Racing Legacy in SMART Modified Tour Race at South Boston

by Kyle Souza
Sadler- Stanley Racing to Honor the Hendrick Racing Legacy in SMART Modified Tour Race at South Boston

Sadler-Stanley Racing, co-owned by Virginia attorney and State Senator Bill Stanley, and former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler, will honor Roy Hendrick and the entire Hendrick family at the next SMART Modified Tour race this weekend.

The team will honor Hendrick by carrying the “Flying 11” number on the entry driven by Jonathan Cash. The Pace-O-Matic machine will compete at South Boston Speedway on Saturday, October 12.

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Granite Stater Gabe Brown Earns Vermont Milk Bowl Pole Position Following Disqualification in Tech

by Lou Modestino
Granite Stater Gabe Brown Earns Vermont Milk Bowl Pole Position Following Disqualification in Tech

Williamstown’s Jimmy Hebert Nabs First PASS SLM Checkers at Hometrack

Barre, VT — Starting off the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl weekend in style, Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day set the tone for the annual end-of-season extravaganza at Barre’s Thunder Road. Forty-seven American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields-Irving Late Models took on the highbanks in the once-a-year single car time trials with Kaiden Fisher and Derek Gluchacki taking fast time before technical inspection stripped them of their efforts with tread width deemed too wide by officials. ACT point leader Gabe Brown and Championship Night winner Darrell Morin inherited the front row prior to the start of the Triple 50s qualifying heat races. (more…)

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Christopher, Gray, Morrison, Clement & Hydar Score Oct. 4 NAPA Championship Night Wins at Stafford; Molleur, Gambacorta, Clement, & Downey Clinch Track Titles

by Lou Modestino
Christopher, Gray, Morrison, Clement & Hydar Score Oct. 4 NAPA Championship Night Wins at Stafford; Molleur, Gambacorta, Clement, & Downey Clinch Track Titles

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted its final Friday night race program of the 2024 season with NAPA Auto Parts Championship Night on October 4.  Feature wins were notched by Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Josh Morrison in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar in the Street Stock feature.  Tyler Chapman had already secured the SK Light track championship last week and the other 2024 track champions are Andrew Molleur in the SK Modified® division, Kevin Gambacorta for the second consecutive season in the Late Model division, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model division, and Travis Downey in the Street Stock feature. (more…)

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