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Cas Custom Interiors Joins Stafford Speedway Contingency Program

by Lou ModestinoJune 14, 2023

(Stafford Springs, CT)—New for the 2023 season, the Stafford Motor Speedway Contingency Program welcomes Cas Custom Interiors as a contingency sponsor for both the Limited Late Model and Street Stock divisions. Cas Custom Interiors will provide a weekly bonus of $75 to each third place Limited Late Model feature finisher and a $50 bonus to each Street Stock third place finisher. Cas Custom Interiors is owned and operated by Dean Casagrande, who won the very first Street Stock race ever held at Stafford back in 1993.

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Wade Kennedy Captures First Career Win at Wiscasset Speedway

by Lou ModestinoJune 14, 2023

After an unfortunate washout last week, Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday with an action-packed Group 2 racing program which included the T&L Automotive Modifieds, Portland Glass Strictly Streets, Kennebec Equipment Rental Outlaw Minis, Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models and the visiting New England Pro 4 Modifieds.

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NEAR Nostalgia Opens Iconic Thursday Night Thunder Road Racing on Casella Night

by Lou ModestinoJune 14, 2023

Barre, VT — It’s an annual tradition on Quarry Hill to welcome in the iconic weekly Thursday Night racing at Thunder Road with the sights and sounds of yesteryear courtesy of the New England Antique Racers (NEAR). Celebrating the venerable oval’s 64th season of racing, the flathead coupes, vintage modifieds and hard-charging American muscle machines invoke the feeling of years gone by, showcasing a love of racing in Central Vermont that goes all the way back to 1960.
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Motorsports and Auto Racing Television Listings for 06/13/23 – 06/18/23

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023June 13, 2023

Here’s this week’s motorsports and auto racing television listings for the week, compiled by RacingTVSchedule.Com.

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50th Annual Bay State Car Show at Endicott Estate On July 9, 2023

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

The Bay State Antique Auto Club that also meets monthly at the show site Endicott Estate on East St. in Dedham, MA is gearing up for the 50^th Annual Auto Show set for Sunday, July 9. The event starts at 7 am and ends at 2 pm. Last year’s event drew 1,300 entrees.

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Sonoma: How Did New England-Connected Drivers Do?

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

Aric Almirola won the Xfinity race while Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT came in fifth with Boston’s Kaz Grala placing 20^th while Kyle Weatherson was 22^nd.Blair Perkins finished 30th with Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT placing 37th, Weatherson and Perkins both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our who call Harwich, MA home.

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1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Leads Broad Arrow’s $20 Million Sale at Porsche 75th Anniversary Auction

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

Grosse Pointe, MI, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (ATLANTA, Georgia) 12 June 2023 – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, today announced official results from its Porsche 75th Anniversary Auction held at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta on 10 June.

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Gabe Brown Steals $3,000 Foley Oil & Propane Late Model Special at White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

N. Woodstock, NH — After battling yet another rainy forecast, the skies opened up for a Chamber of Commerce day in the Pemigewasset Valley as White Mountain Motorsports Park played host to Round #2 of the Wall’s Ford Platinum Late Model Series. The Foley Oil & Propane 100 gave way to some of the hardest racing of the season so far, not just in the Late Models but in all divisions as the four-division showdown went lightning fast for the fans at hand on a cool June night in New Hampshire’s Northcountry. (more…)

Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 To Kick Off 2023 Ted Christopher Crown Jewel Series At Riverhead Raceway Saturday

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

Three of the most successful and iconic drivers, Tom Baldwin, Richie Evans & Charlie Jarzombek to ever strap into an asphalt Modified, will be celebrated Saturday during the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 at Riverhead Raceway.

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Geoff Rollins Tops Teddy Bear Pools 50 Saturday At Monadnock

by Lou ModestinoJune 13, 2023

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Veteran wheelsman Geoff Rollins rocketed to victory Saturday at Monadnock Speedway, gobbling up the competition as he won the first round of the 2023 Teddy Bear Pools NHSTRA Late Model Triple Crown series at the storied high-banked speedplant. (more…)