Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Thompson Speedway is ready to roll once again this Wednesday, August 16th for the first of two visits from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The Thompson 150 presented by FloSports is set up for another classic open-wheeled barn-burner for the touring modified powerhouses while the Thompson Speedway local divisions prepare to duke it out in front of a jam-packed, midweek crowd. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Drifting Returns to Lime Rock Park with Rapper T-Pain Joining the GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival
LAKEVILLE, CONN. (14 August 2023)- Excitement is building at Lime Rock Park as the GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival returns this weekend (Aug. 18-20) for a second exhilarating year with double the amount of cars and a growing list of famous celebrity drivers suiting up to participate in the full-course drifting competition.
James Osmond Scores Ward & Sons 100 Victory at Wiscasset Speedway
Sunny skies were finally in the forecast for Coastal Maine on Saturday, allowing for Wiscasset Speedway to successfully host a full Group 1 racing program. The night’s events included the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis, Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Norm’s Used Cars Pro Stocks, visiting Senior Tour Auto Racers and the Gosline Insurance Super Streets for the coveted Ward & Sons 100. (more…)
New England Drivers And Their Results From Indy
Change Of Racing Plans Nets Timmy Solomito Second Riverhead Raceway Modified Win Of 2023
Arute, Gambacorta, Fuller, Hammann, & Hydar Score August 11th Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, August 11th with 5 divisions of racing action. David Arute scored his first win of the 2023 season with a dominating drive in the SK Modified® feature, Kevin Gambacorta took his fourth win of the season in the Late Model feature, Meghan Fuller was a career first-time winner in the SK Light feature, Rich Hammann used a last lap pass to pick up his first win of the season in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar scored his fourth win of the season in the Street Stock feature. (more…)
Roberts, Jaques Use Outside Groove to Taste First Victories on Nolato Night
Barre, VT — With skies far clearer than they were just twenty-four-hours before, Thunder Road International Speedbowl roared to life for Nolato Night on Friday. Two first-time winners graced victory lane high atop Quarry Hill for the first time on a stellar Friday night of racing. (more…)
McGee Hyundai Super Saturday Postponed to Friday, September 1st
Barre, VT — While officials remained optimistic at the conclusion of yesterday’s racing program, the weatherman was once again unkind to Thunder Road on Saturday morning. With a forecasted weather pattern similar to the one that pushed Thursday’s postponement, Thunder Road officials have made the difficult decision to hold off and postpone the McGee Hyundai of Barre program to a new Super Friday date on Friday, September 1st. (more…)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Set For Thompson Speedway Return on August 16
THOMPSON, Conn. – With 10 races complete on their 18-race 2023 schedule, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set for the first of two stops at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this Wednesday, August 16. The rumble of the Modifieds will return to the Thompson high-banks for the 151st time under NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour banner for a crucial race.
Thunder Road’s Nolato Night Moved to Friday, August 11th with Threat of Rain
Barre, VT — It wouldn’t be a Thursday in Central Vermont, in the summer of 2023, without the threat of rain and today is certainly no different. With rain forecasted to come into the greater Barre area right at Thursday’s Thunder Road post time of 7:00pm and staying through to Midnight tonight, officials opted to play it safe and move the Nolato Night program to tomorrow, Friday, August 11th. (more…)
