When racing gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That is exactly what Chris Turbush of Wading River did Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway capturing his first career NASCAR Modified victory in spectacular fashion. Turbush was penalized earlier in the race for rough driving after contact with another competitor. Instead of throwing in the towel Turbush and his team pulled up their boot straps went to work and drove back to the front for the win. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Supermod Debut and SLM Car Change On Tap for Griffith at Oxford 250
Derek Griffith’s 2022 racing season has become one of two distinct sides.
On one hand, there have been opportunities either to run Super and Pro Late Model races he has never run before, along with his first trio of starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing. (more…)
Bob Tasca, III Won the Funny Car NHRA National at Topeka, KS
Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Troy Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Joey Gladstone (Pro Stock Motorcycle) won the 14th of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season at Topeka, KS. Tasca III is from Hope, RI.
Riley Generators to Award New Generator to Stafford Limited Late Model Track Champion
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Along with the prestige of winning a championship and a season end bonus of $2,000 from the Stafford Speedway Point Fund, the 2022 Limited Late Model champion will receive a unique bonus item courtesy of Riley Generators. Riley Generators will provide the 2022 champion with a brand new generator that can be used to power their trailer or camper.
Four New Winners Take FloRacing Double Purse on Vermont Tire & Service Night
Barre, VT — It felt like Milk Bowl weather on Quarry Hill Thursday night as four divisions of racing took off on Vermont Tire & Service Night at Barre’s Thunder Road. 100 cars took battle on a rare cool August evening as the 2022 season begins its dreaded downhill slope. In the end, four first time winners on the season took home the final FloRacing Double Purse winner’s checks and stood tall among their fellow competitors. (more…)
New Grandstand Seats For Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022
Austin, TX (August 18th, 2022) – For the first time ever, Circuit of The Americas (COTA) has created an infield viewing grandstand for the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix (USGP) coming to Austin this October. This year’s race will be the 10th USGP to be held at COTA and marks COTA’s 10th birthday. With so much to celebrate, a brand-new grandstand at the infield of The Circuit is just one of COTA’s plans to make this year’s festival-like event bigger and better than ever. (more…)
Wicked Good Vintage Racers Ready to Light Up WMMP Once Again
N. Woodstock, NH — After their White Mountain Motorsports Park debut last August, the Maine-based Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association returns to the New Hampshire high banks with open-wheel Outlaw Modified competition from yesteryear. Wicked Good Night will also feature weekly championship action for Late Models, Flying Tigers, Strictly Stock Minis and Dwarf Cars. (more…)
ACT Returns North of the Border to Autodrome Montmagny for the $55,000 CAN-AM 200 International Showdown
Barre, VT — For the first time since 1999, the American-Canadian Tour returns to Autodrome Montmagny and the Vermont-based Tour is going back in a big way. The CAN-AM 200 features a $54,986 USD purse with a $10,000 check going to the winner as the Quebec racers defend their home turf from American invaders just miles off the St. Lawrence Seaway. (more…)
Georgia Native Spencer Davis Returning to Stafford For Lincoln Tech 80
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After last racing at Stafford Speedway in a K & N East Series race in 2016, Dawsonville, GA native Spencer Davis will be part of the Open Modified brigade for the Lincoln Tech 80, set for Friday, August 19.
Double Purse Promises Wild Vermont Tire & Service Night at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The sights and sounds of Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road return on Thursday, August 18th with Vermont Tire & Service Night. The Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors all return for the Double Purse courtesy of our streaming partners at FloRacing. (more…)
