2021 WMT championship runner-up Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY and Timmy Solomito of Islip, a 20-time career Tour Type Modified winner at Riverhead Raceway are the latest drivers to confirm their intentions on racing for the Islip 300 victory Saturday. With the Emerling and Solomito entries, 29 Tour Type Modified teams have expressed their intentions of racing in the $32,650 event that pays $7,000 to the race winner. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
50th NAPA Spring Sizzler® Set to Pay $15,000 to Win
(Stafford Springs, CT)— The historic 50th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler® is set to take place at Stafford Speedway April 23 & 24, 2022 featuring the Open Modifieds. Stafford Speedway officials have announced over $130,000 in prize money including $15,000 to win the 50th Spring Sizzler® and $3,500 to win each of the NAPA Duel qualifying events.
St. Louis to Leave Position at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will bid farewell to its director of media and marketing after 10 years, as Justin St. Louis leaves his position to begin a new career. St. Louis will start full-time work outside of the motorsports industry on December 1. (more…)
Popular Crate Modifieds And INEX Legend Race Cars Compliment Islip 300 Program Saturday At Riverhead Raceway
Among competitors and spectators alike, the Eagle Auto Mall Crate Modified and INEX Legend Race Car divisions of the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series of Riverhead Raceway are extremely successful and popular. Saturday afternoon during the Islip 300 for the Tour type Modifieds teams in both classes will showcase their talents with the Crate Modifieds set for a 50-lap event while the INEX Legend Race Cars race a 40-lap feature. (more…)
Bonadies Midget Roadster Added To Lost Speedways Program
Thanks to the efforts of the Bonadies and Albert families, the beautifully restored “Konstant Hot” Kurtis Kraft roadster midget wheeled by such racing royalty as Tony Bettenhausen, Eddie Sachs, Shorty Templeman, Russ Klar and Tony Bonadies will be on display at Lost Speedways 2021 at the Saratoga Automobile Museum.
Racing on TV Listings for November 9-14
Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week. Note that the IMSA Petit Le Mans and NHRA Auto Club Finals are season championship events. Listing was compiled by Mike Pryson of Auto Week.
The Underdog House: Ryan Preece Caps 2021 by Leading NASCAR Underdogs
While the large majority of attention was justifiably on Championship 4 contenders, the underdogs of the NASCAR Cup Series sought to finish off their 2021 seasons strong at Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 7). The action matched the desert heat throughout the field, unfortunately scorching a few underdogs in catastrophic ways. (more…)
ACT Announces Challenge Cup Contingency Winners
Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the winners of the year-end contingency programs for the inaugural New England Late Model Challenge Cup. Awards from Port City Racecars, Five Star Race Car Bodies, and ARBodies came on top of the $17,300 in point fund money that has been distributed to the top-10 finishers.
Matt Hirschman Adds Another Notch To His North-South Shootout Gun
(Sophia, NC): They don’t call him “Big Money” for no reason. Matt Hirschman rolled to a $10,500.00 payday Saturday at Caraway Speedway in the 19th Annual John Blewett III “North-South Shootout” presented in Memory of Charles Kepley.
How New England-Connected Drivers Did This Past Weekend at Phoenix
Daniel Hendric won the Xfinity race at Phoenix on Saturday. Brett Moffitt at the wheel of the Chris Our entry came in eighth.