Lime Rock Park’s Historic Festival is set to make history of its own this Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31-Sept. 4), with a record-breaking number of rare automobiles and vintage race cars participating in the five-day event.
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
White Mountain Back in Action for 5th Annual Foley Oil & Propane Leaf Peepers 100
N. Woodstock, NH — After taking the Oxford 250 weekend off, racers and fans are ready to return to White Mountain Motorsports Park in spades amidst an exciting Labor Day weekend. The 5th annual Foley Oil & Propane Leaf Peepers 100 for the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models headlines the Saturday, September 2nd program along with a visit from the NELCAR Legends and Bandoleros Tour invading New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track for a Saturday showdown.
2023 Late Model Winners Offer Their Thoughts on the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway’s Late Model division takes center stage this Friday, September 1 with the biggest race of the season, the Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50. The extra distance Late Model race has taken several different forms over the years with the race varying in distance from 60 laps, 100 laps, and 150 laps before the race settled into its current 50-lap format in 2015.
Matt Beers Scores First Career Pro Stock Win at Wiscasset Speedway
The last weekend in August is traditionally known as the biggest race weekend for Pro Stock Racing in New England. Wiscasset Speedway was no exception from this rule this past weekend as they hosted a full Group 1 race program, highlighted by a 50-lap race for the Norm’s Used Cars Pro Stocks.
Three-in-Three Stretch Ends with Thunder Road’s Iconic 45th Labor Day Classic 200
Barre, VT — After two Saturday night showdowns in a row for the American-Canadian Tour title chasers, their three-in-a-row stretch comes to an end this Sunday afternoon, September 3rd for the 45th running of the Labor Day Classic 200 presented by New England Federal Credit Union. The ACT Tour returns home to Thunder Road International Speedbowl for the fan-favorite event just as the title chase begins to come down to the wire with the point standings tight as a drum.
Boss Hogg 150 Doubleheader Race Weekend Returns to Wiscasset Speedway
Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching and that can only mean one thing: The Boss Hogg 150 is making its return to Wiscasset Speedway! The annual event, which made its debut back in 1991, is the biggest Super Late Model race of the season at the famed track. Once again, this year’s event is presented by Bath Iron Works/General Dynamics and will feature not one, but two action-packed days of racing on both Saturday, September 2nd and Sunday, September 3rd.
Catch A Glimpse of Historic Festival 41 at Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park will give fans a never-seen-before glimpse into Historic Festival 41, offering an exclusive one-camera live stream that promises an unfiltered, unedited and unadulterated authentic experience for fans at home.
Paul Varricchio, Jr. Feeling Good About Chances in Paradiso Insurance Late Model 50 at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Paul Varricchio, Jr. and the #39 Tavern on the Trax Late Model team, the 2023 season at Stafford Speedway has been a career year. Varricchio came into the 2023 season with 5 career top-5 finishes from 2011-2022 and he has almost doubled that career total with 4 top-5 finishes in the first 12 races, including two podium finishes. (more…)
Jet Service Run-What-U-Brung Kick-Starts Thunder Road Exciting Labor Day Weekend of Racing
Barre, VT — An unprecedented summer of rain here in Central Vermont has culminated to set up an exciting Labor Day Weekend of racing for New England race fans who are looking for a double-shot of Thunder Road action to bookend their summer of 2023! The rain-delayed Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night this Friday, September 1st jump-starts the weekend with the fan-favorite Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags as fans gather in for their shot at the Thunder Road highbanks in their daily drivers!
Brown Takes First ACT-Win at Home in Oxford Plains Speedway Battle for the Ages
Oxford, ME — On a busy Saturday prelude to Sunday’s 50th annual Oxford 250, the American-Canadian Tour invaded the iconic Oxford Plains Speedway with thirty-eight teams from across New England and Quebec, Canada. Each looking for glory as part of one of the Northeast’s premier stock car racing weekends, the pressure was on for everyone to perform with only one able to claim the memorable win. (more…)