When the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires makes its debut on the NASCAR stage at Road America next weekend, there will be a special, overqualified rookie on the entry list. Truck series driver Parker Kligerman (from Stamford, CT) will join the grid for both 45-minute races in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Brett Moffitt, Our Motorsports Team With Half Off Wholesale, Rehabilitation Enables Dreams for 3 Races
Former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt has teamed up with Half Off Wholesale and Rehabilitation Enables Dreams (RED) for three NASCAR Xfinity Series races this season for Our Motorsports, the team announced Wednesday (June 22). (more…)
Canadian Teams Prepared to Defend Home Turf from American Invaders
Barre, VT — With the American-Canadian Tour returning to the Province of Quebec for the first time in two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadians that have kept the racing flame alive North of the Border are ready to take on all challengers. Along with the four full time Quebec teams that are already taking on the full American-Canadian Tour schedule in 2022, weekly racers from Autodrome Chaudiere and across Quebec will have their chance to grab the brass ring and add their names to the record books. (more…)
Detroit Concours d’Elegance – Three Featured Classes Celebrate the Motor City
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., June 22, 2022 – The Detroit Concours d’Elegance recently announced 17 classes representing the 140 historically-significant vehicles that will take the field at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, September 18, 2022. All of the inaugural event’s three featured classes have deep roots in the Motor City. (more…)
Coby, Hirschman & Silk Part of Monaco Modified Tri-Track Entry List For Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk Speedway
SEEKONK, Mass. – With just one week left to go before the annual $10,000 to win Open Wheel Wednesday returns to Seekonk Speedway on June 29, the stars are lining up to compete for the big prize.
Competition Will Be Booming for the $500-to-Win Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Mini Stock 50 Lapper At White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH — This Saturday, June 25th the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis are the stars of the show with their annual 50-lap special. The 50-lap extravaganza for the longtime 4-cylender class is the longest distance for the Woodsville Savings Bank-sponsored division all year, and with a $500 top prize for the winner, it’s the richest race for them too! (more…)
PASS Invades Seekonk Saturday For Crucial Test Ahead Of July’s Bay State Classic
SEEKONK, Mass. — Get ready for a Saturday night showdown at Seekonk Speedway.
For the first of two times in 2022, the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Pro Stocks will invade the third-mile this Saturday, June 25, with a 150-lap race, worth $3,500 to win. The race will pin Seekonk Speedway track regulars — who will have this week off — against the likes of former PASS champions and some of the best in touring series racing from around New England. (more…)
Statement from NHMS on the Passing of Bruton Smith
Statement from New Hampshire Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath on the Passing of Bruton Smith:
“This is certainly a sad day for our Speedway Motorsports family, but it also gives us all a chance to reflect on the many contributions that Bruton Smith made both here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and to our entire sport. (more…)
Ouellette and Trott Seeking First Street Stock Win of 2022 at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Friday night, June 24, will see Stafford Speedway’s Street Stock division take center stage with their biggest race of the 2022 season, the Midstate Site Development Street Stock Firecracker 30. The JET Motorsports duo of Bert Ouellette in the #51 JET Electric Chevrolet and Tyler Trott in the #80 JHS Roofing Chevrolet have recorded top-10 finishes in all but one race thus far in the 2022 season and they both have their eyes set on winning the biggest Street Stock race of the season.
Legendary Businessman, Philanthropist and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith Passes Away
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A visionary and transformative figure in both business and entertainment, Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH), Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities died today of natural causes. He was 95. (more…)
