Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
2-Time SK Modified Champion Jerry Pearl Joins TickMike.com SK Modified All-Star Shootout Field at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With former 3-time SK Modified® champion Mike Christopher already confirmed as an entry for Stafford’s Inaugural TickMike.com SK Modified® All-Star Showdown, another former multi-time track champion has been confirmed.
A Trio Of First Time Winners Highlight Action At Wiscasset Speedway
Anthony Bello Looking for Two Straight Wins When Thompson Roars Back To Life Next Week
Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — After two months of calm, Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park roars back to life next Wednesday, June 16 with a mid-week showdown in Connecticut. The Outlaw Open Modified Series headlines the program with the Nutmeg State 75 presented by Twisted Tea worth $5,000 to the winner. All five of Thompson’s local divisions are also in action with their second event of the 2021 season. (more…)
Riverhead Raceway Moves Balwin, Evans and Jarzombek 77 Back One Week….
By Bob Finan
Much like fielding a race car operating a short track often finds teams having to make changes on the fly to find the right set up. Such was the case for Riverhead Raceway management team who on Tuesday announced adjustments to their 2021 schedule for late July and the first week of August. Chief among those changes is moving back the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 one week to Saturday August 7th. The 77 is the second race of the 2021 in Crown Jewel Series for the Ted Christopher Cup. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for June 9-13
Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week: (more…)
Santino Ferrucci Returns to RLLR for Detroit Double (IndyCar)
After kicking off the early 2021 season in NASCAR, Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT made what was meant to be a brief return to the NTT IndyCar Series for the Month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But Ferrucci is going to stick around just a bit longer. (more…)
LaDuc Scores Emotional Win at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Tim LaDuc added an important page to his family’s decades-long stock car racing scrapbook at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 5. The veteran racer completed his drive for his 54th career win in dramatic and emotional fashion, headlining a night that included wins for Cody O’Brien, Chris Murray, Zach Wood, Ray Hanson, and Dustin Tierney. (more…)
Ryan Preece Files Entry To Steel Palace 150 At Oswego Speedway
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece will take advantage of a Saturday off this weekend to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Steel Palace 150 at Oswego Speedway on Saturday, June 12. The 2013 Whelen Modified Tour champion will make his fourth tour start of the season behind the wheel of the No. 6, and will look to score his first top-10 of the year. (more…)
Autograph Session and Pit Party Scheduled for SRX Racing Series Event at Stafford Speedway; All Proceeds to Plating Change
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway and the SRX Racing Series has added an autograph session and pit party featuring the SRX and SK Modified® drivers on Saturday, June 12th. The drivers competing in the TickMike.com SK Modified® All-Star Race will have their cars on display and will sign autographs from 3:00pm to 4:00pm while SRX drivers will sign autographs from 3:15pm to 4:00pm. Autographs from the SRX drivers will require a $20 ticket with all proceeds being donated to Camping World’s Plating Change Foundation.
