Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The Thompson Speedway oval is back in action this Wednesday, August 6 with a big-time showdown on the line for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Amidst their 40th anniversary season celebrations, this Wednesday’s 150 lapper also serves as the 750th event in the open-wheeled Tour’s history after first debuting on the Thompson highbanks back in 1985.
Barre, VT – The first dry Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200 in two years graced the fans and drivers at Thunder Road on Sunday afternoon. Twenty-nine rk Miles Street Stocks piled in for the annual Bolduc Metal Recycling Street Stock Special 50 lapper, Round #2 in the Vermont Agency of Transportation Triple Crown while 103 Enduro cars from across New England traveled up for the 41st annual People’s Race!
Chase Grennan of Glen Cove is quickly gaining a reputation among the NASCAR Modified ranks at Riverhead Raceway, and it’s one the 18-year-old second generation driver is proud to bear. After Chase survived a wild Oval Speed Unlimited Bubba 150 Saturday earning his third career win, he again sat in victory lane after another signature race at the historic bullring. Grennan started things off by winning the Islip 300 last November, then earlier in June won the 75th Anniversary Flying Dutchman Tribute before his $7,166 triumph in the Bubba 150.
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Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday night with an action-packed Group 2 program that included the lightning-fast NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites.
The racing action kicked off with the first of two 30-lap features for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets. Brady Romano took off with the early lead, but trouble was on the horizon as Scott Eck and Landon Tapley collided, resulting in a caution. Romano remained strong on the restart but Ben Burgess was on the move, overtaking the lead on lap 10 as Joe Harriman followed in succession. Burgess maintained command following a mid-race restart, picking up his second win of the season in the division. Joe Harriman and Chuck Wagstaff (1st career podium) followed, completing the top 3.
N. Woodstock, NH — Thirty Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Late Models entered the pits at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon and all thirty started the 8th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250. Former King of the Mountain track champion Kasey Beattie earned the pole in Plus/Minus qualifying with a +6 in heat three with eight-time ACT champion Brian Hoar to his outside. The two battled hard at the onset before Beattie took off with the lead in the early goings. The lap 100 fuel stop quickly gave way to a mad dash to the pit area for fresh Hoosier Racing Tires with Beattie, Nick Sweet, Bryan Mason and Hoar opting to stay out and play the strategy game.
Coury, Fuller, Hydar, & Warren Score Stafford Speedway Aug. 1st Weekly Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted the biggest and richest SK Modified® race of the 2025 season on Friday, August 1st with the 12th Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k. Max Zachem was the big winner of the night, taking the checkered flag in the NAPA SK 5k to score his first career feature victory at Stafford Speedway in any division.
USNEPower Inc. Partners With Justin Bonsignore For NASCAR Xfinity Series Event
Four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore continues his 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series slate with Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend.
Bonsignore will drive the No. 19 USNEPower Toyota GR Supra at Iowa Speedway on Saturday. It will mark Bonsignore’s seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series start and sixth of the season. Following Iowa, he will compete in three more events at Kansas Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway to wrap the ‘25 campaign with JGR.
Barre, VT – In a night filled with Thunder Road favorite events, none could beat the annual Port-a-Potty Grand Prix. A Ken Squier Original, the three point leaders and a chosen Road Warrior crew lined up for the annual test of man, crew and endurance at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. While Kyler Davis took home the Golden Plunger for the best appearing potty, Sam Caron took home the Golden Throne toilet seat prize as first across the Thunder Road two-ply finish line.
