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Two Free To The Public Riverhead Raceway Practice Days Announced For April 22nd & April 29th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Baseball fans have spring training to look forward to during a long off season, but if you are a race fan on Long Island you very much look forward to the two practice days at Riverhead Raceway signaling another exciting race season is right around the corner. Today track officials announced Saturday April 22nd and Saturday April 29th as the two practice days with the tradition of free grandstand admission remaining in place for eager race fans. Also, track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz revealed the Enduro Opening Day program has been moved up one week to Sunday April 30th starting the new race season a week earlier.

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Doug Coby Looks For Richmond Triumph With Tommy Baldwin Racing

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

MILFORD, Conn. – Six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby will return to Modified competition this Friday, March 31, when Coby competes with Tommy Baldwin Racing at Richmond Raceway. Coby will drive the Mayhew Tools No. 7NY in the Virginia is For Racing Lovers 150 – the second race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

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Weather Pushes Back Thompson Icebreaker Weekend to April 7th and 8th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Thompson, CT — After this weekend’s poor forecast has continued to remain gloomy, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have made the difficult decision to postpone the 49th Icebreaker Weekend at Thompson Speedway one week. Now set for Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th, the revamped schedule will continue the same divisions as previously announced, simply postponed one week due to the extremely wet forecast expected to hit the northeast corner of Connecticut this weekend.

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‘The Godfather’ Dave Moody Returns to Thunder Road as SRX Public Address Announcer

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Barre, VT — A man who needs no introduction is returning to the Thunder Road public address system for the first time in nearly two decades. Officials have announced today that Vermont’s-own Dave Moody is making his grand return to ‘The Road’ as the announcer for the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Event on Thursday, July 20th that will see such international stars as Tony Stewart, Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan and Brad Keselowki, among others, take to the iconic Vermont oval.

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Tyler Hines Teams With Poulin Racing For 2023 SK Modified Season at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoMarch 29, 2023

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2023 SK Modified® season at Stafford Speedway, North Haven, CT native Tyler Hines is set to kick off his 9^th season of SK racing by joining forces with some SK Modified® veterans who are returning to the division. Poulin Racing will return to the SK Modified® ranks as Hines has teamed with Jean-Guy and Brigitte Poulin to drive the #99 J.G. Poulin Drywall car with Mike Paquette providing a Chassis Dynamics car with Mike Pettit power under the hood.

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Auto Racing Television Broadcast Listings For 03/28/23 – 04/02/23

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2023

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Justin Bonsignore Looks For Two Straight at Richmond Raceway

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2023

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – After just over a month off from the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race of the season at New Smyrna Speedway, Justin Bonsignore and the Ken Massa Motorsports team are ready to get back to work for round two.

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How Did New England-Connected Competitors Do This Past Weekend At COTA?

by Lou ModestinoMarch 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Tyler Reddick won the Cup race on Sunday. Corey Lajoie ended up 11th, Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished in 28^th place while Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finished his day in 38^th position.

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Eli Tomac Takes Seattle Supercross Win and Ties Up Points Standings

by Lou ModestinoMarch 27, 2023

Seattle, Wash., (March 25, 2023) Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac won Round 11 of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season and reached the record book milestone of tying for second most 450SX Class wins with 50. (more…)

M&T Bank Newest Thunder Road Naming Sponsor for 2nd Tiger Triple Crown on June 29th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 27, 2023

Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials are happy to announce a new partner in the 2023 season as M&T Bank has signed on to sponsor Round #2 of the Myers Container Flying Tiger Triple Crown on Thursday, June 29th. Along with having all four Thunder Road divisions on tap, June 29th is also an action-packed family fun day at the Central Vermont speed-plant with the annual Kids Rides scheduled and its Scout Night, all Scouts in uniform are admitted free!

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