WALPOLE, N.H. — It’s time for the Fall season in New England, and that means some of the biggest weekends of short-track racing are about ready to get underway. This Friday-Sunday, Lee USA Speedway will showcase more than 12 different divisions of racing over three days in their annual Octoberfest weekend. (more…)
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Corliss Nearing Challenge Cup Title as Weekly Seasons Wind Down
Waterbury, VT — The final scenes are being staged in the inaugural American-Canadian Tour (ACT) New England Late Model Challenge Cup. Although the championship picture has cleared up, plenty can still be decided in the race for more than $17,000 in point fund money plus contingency prizes from Port City Racecars, ARBodies, and Five Star Race Car Bodies.
Joey Logano Candidly Admits He Came Dangerously Close to Dying During His Frightening Accident at Talladega in the Spring
NASCAR is unquestionably dangerous. Numerous drivers have died in accidents in the past. To its credit, the organization has dramatically improved its safety record with Dale Earnhardt’s death at the Daytona 500 in 2001 the last fatal accident.
59th Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend Begins This Friday
Barre, VT — The 59th edition of the Northfield Saving Bank Vermont Milk Bowl gets underway this coming Friday, October 1 to Sunday, October 3. The three-day racing festival brings 11 classes and touring series together at Barre’s Thunder Road for a series of no-holds-barred showdowns that can be witnessed at the track or live worldwide on FloRacing.
Stafford Speedway 2021 Champions To Be Determined This Friday
(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday night, October 1, will see Stafford Speedway crown its five 2021 track champions as part of NAPA Auto Parts Championship Night. (more…)
Point Championships on the Line for Thompson Divisions at World Series
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME — The 59th Annual Sonoco World Series of Speedway Racing arrives at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10. As part of a 17-division card spread across three full days of action, point championships will be on the line in all five of Thompson’s local divisions. (more…)
Justin Bonsignore Eyes Islip 300 Success November 13th At Riverhead Raceway
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship trophy had barely found it’s place in the trophy case at Ken Massa Motorsports on Sunday when the team indicated they’d like to add another piece of hardware to the display…. the Islip 300 winners trophy and the $7,000 that goes along with it. (more…)
Return of Historic Thompson 300 Drawing Top Names to World Series
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME — The debut season for the Outlaw Open Modified Series will end in style next weekend at the 59th annual Sunoco World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park from October 8-10. The historic Thompson 300 returns with a minimum $20,000 on the line for the winner and a total posted purse booming over $100,000. (more…)
Santino Ferrucci to Make Superspeedway Debut at Talladega Superspeedway with Sam Hunt Racing
Mooresville, NC (September 27, 2021) – Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announced today that 23-year-old Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT will make his superspeedway debut this Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway in the Sparks 300 at Talladega. Ferrucci, who made is NXS debut earlier this season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, will be piloting the No. 26 Hy-Vee/Palermo’s Screamin’Sicilian Pizza Co. Toyota Supra around the 2.5-mile track.
Corliss Chasing Vermont Milk Bowl Immortality at 59th Edition
Barre, VT — One of the most accomplished drivers in Thunder Road’s modern era will try to add another notch to his belt at the 59th Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl on Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3. Barre’s Jason Corliss is one of the early favorites as he pursues a record-tying fourth victory at the “Toughest Short Track Race in North America”, which can be seen live on FloRacing.
