A late race caution flag with four laps left shuffled the deck Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway in The Flying Dutchman 90 NASCAR Modified event and when the dust settled John Beatty Jr. of Merrick master the late race restart to capture a milestone 10th career win. A strong field of 27 Tour Type Modifieds turned out for the race celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Fred Harbach’s winning the final race of his career leading to the track championship on September 19th,1992. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Billy Lussier Earns Popular Victory Saturday Night At Devil’s Bowl Speedway
West Haven, VT – Billy Lussier has been called a hard-working car owner, sir smiles, and even proud poppa. After Saturday night at the great crate place, he can be called a winner, as he earned his first Sunoco Sportsman Modified victory of the season during an action-packed night with 155 cars in the pit area. (more…)
Arnold Hill Receives Prestigious Don MacTavish Award At Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Unable to attend the 2021 Banquet of Champions during Community Bank 150 weekend, ACT Late Model Tour and Thunder Road car owner Arnie Hill was able to receive the highest award in the ACT Sanctioned sphere… the prestigious Don MacTavish Memorial Award. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for June 6-12
School Bus Figure Eight Thrills Set For Riverhead Raceway Saturday June 11th
Another action-packed evening of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and family fun is headed to Riverhead Raceway Saturday June 11th with a School Bus Figure Eight race highlighting a eight division program. The INEX Legend Race Cars will kick off their 2022 Miller Lite Triple Crown Series with a 30-lap feature event with time trial qualifying to set a majority of the field. (more…)
RaceChoice.com SK Modified Showdown Joins the SRX Event July 2nd
(Stafford Springs, CT)—RaceChoice.com has partnered with Stafford Speedway to present the RaceChoice.com SK Modified® Showdown accompanying the SRX Series on Saturday, July 2nd. The RaceChoice.com SK Modified® Showdown will be a 50-lap, $4,000 to win, points race, featuring prize money in excess of $32,000.
New Name For The North East Motor Sports Museum
LOUDON, NH: When plans to build a new locally-based motor racing museum were created over a dozen years ago it was assumed that the museum would cover the history of motorized racing in New England and nearby places that touch the six-state region. (more…)
Kopcik, Gray, Carey, Palardy, Hydar, & Gray Score June 3rd Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing action with a Kids Night / Weekly Series program on Friday, June 3rd. The kids big wheel race was won by Adam Gray’s 6-year-old son Jacob. Stephen Kopcik came up a winner for the second consecutive week in the SK Modified® feature while it was a big night for the Gray family as Adam Gray won the Late Model feature and his 6-year-old son Jacob won the Kids Big Wheel race. (more…)
Gluchacki Class of the White Mountain Late Model Field, Alexander Dominates Modifieds
N. Woodstock, NH — A night highlighted by first time winners and longtime dominators left plenty of dust to be settled on the high banks of White Mountain Motorsports Park. At the end of the night, two drivers grabbed the checkered flag for the first time, one took his first win of the year while a traveling Late Model team stole the local show and a Modified ace took his first Modified Racing Series win since 2010. (more…)
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Averages Record 1.4 Million Viewers on ESPN Despite Rain Delay
ESPN’s live telecast of the rain-delayed Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 29, averaged 1.4 million viewers, the largest live cable audience for the race on record and the second most-viewed live telecast of the historic race ever. Viewership was up 43 percent over the 2021 edition of the race, which aired on ESPN2 and averaged 977,000 viewers. (more…)
