(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway officials have announced that the 2023 NAPA Spring Sizzler® weekend will be held April 29th and 30th, 2023. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Phoenix Communications 150 Postponed to Thursday, August 18th
Thompson, CT — With doom and gloom forecasted for Wednesday, August 17th in Northeast Connecticut, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Officials have postponed the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Thursday, August 18th. The schedule in its entirety will remain the same simply pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday. (more…)
Kopcik Makes it Three-for-Three on Twisted Tea Tuesday at the ‘Big T’
Thompson, CT — The sights and sounds of Thompson Speedway reopened on Twisted Tea Tuesday last night in the heart of Northeast Connecticut. Four divisions made up the extra money, extra distance program with a spectacular fireworks presentation rounding out the show. In the end, four ultra-fast and competitive individuals stood victorious in O’Reilly Auto Parts Victory Lane, all of whom went home with a little extra change in their pockets. (more…)
Doug Coby Looks To Get Back To Winning Ways at Thompson Speedway
MILFORD, Conn. – For the first time in over one month, Doug Coby will strap in behind the wheel of the Mayhew Tools No. 10 Modified this Wednesday night. Coby will be competing in the Phoenix Communications 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the high-banks for the first time in just under two years on August 17.
Anthony Flannery Looking to Put Bad Luck Behind Him In Stafford’s Lincoln Tech Open 80
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Anthony Flannery and the #25ct Fowler’s Auto Wrecking / Belltown Recycling team, good luck has been hard to find in 2022 when racing Open Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway. With 50 cars on hand for the NAPA Spring Sizzler® in April, Flannery was able to earn a starting position but a wreck not of his own doing ended his run. Flannery is hoping to not only get a top-10 finish this Friday night, August 19, in the Lincoln Tech Open 80, but also make it to the checkered flag.
Ben Rowe Driving Father’s Car in 49th Oxford 250
This past Saturday night, one of Maine’s greatest racecar drivers of all-time took the green flag for the first time in 2022. Fans in attendance at Oxford Plains Speedway were on the edge of their seats as Mike Rowe made his way through the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model field over the 150-lap event. Despite cutting a right-front tire, it was still a performance that left fans talking. (more…)
Concours d’Lemons Returns to the Monterey Peninsula
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., August 15, 2022 – The Concours d’Lemons, a tongue in cheek send up of fancy concours that features the oddball, mundane and truly awful of the automotive world, returns to let some of the air out of Monterey car week on Aug. 20, 2022, 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Seaside City Hall, (440 Harcourt Ave. Seaside, CA.)
PJ Merrill Scores First Career Super Street Victory At Wiscasset Speedway
While the temperature outside continues to cool down in Coastal Maine, the racing action continues to heat up at Wiscasset Speedway. The excitement continued on Saturday as the track hosted a full Group #1 racing program which included the Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Norm’s Used Car Pro Stocks, Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis and the Market 27 Super Streets. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for August 16-21
National Stars Take on the American-Canadian Tour on Oxford 250 Weekend
Barre, VT — As the best and brightest stars of the Northeast touring series prepare for the 49th Annual Oxford 250 weekend August 26th-28th, American-Canadian Tour officials are excited to announce that a pair of nationally recognized super-stars are joining in the Oxford Plains 125 headliner for the annual ‘Night Before the Oxford 250’ program. (more…)