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Ron Silk Looking to Continue Stafford Success in NAPA Fall Final

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 20, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning the NAPA Spring Sizzler® in April and the GAF Mod Masters in July at Stafford, Ron Silk and the #16 Blue Mountain Machine / Future Homes team owned by Tyler Haydt and Joe Yannone will head into Saturday, September 28 NAPA Fall Final looking for their third consecutive 2024 victory at the Connecticut half-mile. Silk has been the hottest Open/Monaco Modified driver at Stafford, not named Woody Pitkat, as he has 4 wins and 6 podium finishes in his last 7 starts at Stafford dating back to the 2022 NAPA Spring Sizzler®. Despite Silk not being a regular weekly racer at Stafford, he has a high level of confidence each time he comes through the Stafford gates to race and he is eager to continue his winning ways when he takes to the track on Sept. 28.

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Seekonk Championship Final Four Fields To Be Set, Wall Of Fame Inductions Help Headline Racing Weekend

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2024

As Seekonk Speedway hits the final two weekends of the short-track racing season for Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, September 20-21 will determine the Final Four who will compete for the title in each division. As the Sunoco Drive For The Cup revs up, after feature event racing on both nights, four drivers will have the right to contend for the title, while two in each division will go home hoping for another shot next year. (more…)

Star Power on Tap for ACT Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Fall Foliage 200 at White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2024

Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour returns to its New Hampshire home this Saturday afternoon for the 46th Fall Foliage 200 presented by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. This cornerstone event for the international circuit comes at the home stretch in the championship battle with just three more-point counting events left on the schedule alongside Thunder Road’s Vermont Milk Bowl on the first weekend of October. (more…)

Stafford Speedway Championship Battles Coming Into Focus

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2024 season at Stafford Speedway making its final turn and heading down the homestretch, the races for track championships are coming into focus with contenders emerging from the pack in each weekly division. Here we take a division by division look at the contenders from each division and how they raced themselves into position to be a 2024 championship contender.

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Capeway Rovers: NCSC Fall Championship Race 8 Sunday 9/22

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2024

Capeway Rovers: NCSC Fall Championship Race 8 Sunday 9/22 (more…)

White Mountain Ready to Host Six Divisions of Superstars for Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Fall Foliage Throwdown!

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 18, 2024

N. Woodstock, NH — The hills of the Pemigewasset Valley will come alive this Saturday afternoon in a thrilling six division showcase headlined by the American-Canadian Tour Fall Foliage 200, the PASS Super Late Model 150-lap Spectacular and the New England Supermodified Series along with the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers, PASS Modifieds and the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models! With a special 3:00pm post time, the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Fall Foliage program is sure to be one of the most memorable end-of-year showdowns this season! (more…)

‘They Write It as They Go’ — Santino Ferrucci Rebounds for Nashville Top 10

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2024

By Alex Gintz, Frontstretch

LEBANON, Tenn. — Among all the drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series field, perhaps nobody’s name is more associated with controversy as Santino Ferrucci.

That association was justified for the umpteenth time in 2024, when the driver of the No. 14 A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet became the subject of an unexpected call by race control during Sunday’s (Sept. 15) Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway.

The Woodbury, Conn., native has developed a reputation and reinforced it this season as a major threat on ovals. Ferrucci demanded attention more than a handful of times when the series came to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and the Milwaukee Mile by pulling off a series of high-risk moves at both venues and walking away with two fourth-place finishes (both in the Milwaukee doubleheader) from those three races, with a 12th-place finish at Gateway being the outlier.

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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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Dan McKeage, Jr. Wins First Career Championship at Wiscasset Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2024

Kids are back in school, the temperature outside is beginning to cool down and the leaves on the trees are beginning to change. Fall is quickly approaching and unfortunately for race fans in New England, that can only mean one thing: the end of the season is near. Fortunately, Wiscasset Speedway still has a couple more weeks of racing before they put a bow on the 2024 schedule.

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Center Conway’s Gabe Brown Sweeps Wall’s Ford Platinum Series En-Route to Championship

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2024

N. Woodstock, NH — A picture perfect evening in North Woodstock, New Hampshire on Saturday night for the Wall’s Ford Platinum Series championship showdown. The evening started off with two Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kid’s Division feature events. Split with a larger car count entering the pit area on Saturday, feature one saw young Madison Potter hold onto the lead, even after a hair-raising restart following Colton Williams’ smash-up with the turn two wall.

Potter took down her first career Kid’s Division victory with an all-female podium featuring a hard-charging Chloe Doyle taking second and Makenzi Sicard coming home third. Feature two saw Connor Charbonneau pace the early going as Hayden Bushey and Colby Stygles powered their way to the front from their back-row starting spots. The battle came down to the final lap with Hayden Bushey claiming the win over Stygles and Charbonneau hanging on for third. (more…)