Lou Modestino’s Track Talk

NHRA New England Nationals To Be Hosted At New England Dragway

by Lou Modestino
The 2025 NHRA schedule includes the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway from May 30th to June 1st.
This event will feature qualifying on Friday and Saturday, with finals on Sunday, according to TV Insider and HOTROD.com. The race will be televised on Fox Sports 1 on Friday and Saturday, and Fox on Sunday.
Bob Tasca III of Hope RI will perform in his Funny Car that weekend in front of a home crowd.
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Why So Many Yellows in the Modified’s North Wilkesboro Race?

by Lou Modestino
by Scotte Sprinkle, Short Track Scene
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at North Wilkesboro saw many cautions, and drivers shared their disappointment and theories as to why.
The race was held on Sunday afternoon, just before the NASCAR Cup Series hosted their All-Star Race, leading to a big crowd on hand, and the drivers knew the importance of the race. Two of the cautions were due to engine failures. Conner Jones also had an engine failure in practice, preventing him from racing. The longest green flag during the race was only 17 laps, and the average race speed was only 55.056 miles per hour.

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Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, May 16th with SK Lights taking part in a special 30-lap extra distance feature.  The night saw Keith Rocco win the 40-lap SK Modified® feature in a thrilling finish between himself, Jon Puleo, and Michael Christopher, Jr. that saw several lead changes and a 3-wide move in the final laps before Rocco came away with the checkered flag.  Other winners on the night were Paul Varricchio, Jr. in the Late Model feature, Nickolas Hovey in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model feature, and Aaron Plemons in the Street Stock feature.  Varricchio, Hovey, and Clement were all repeat winners from NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend.

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Woodard, Downpouring Rain Winners at White Mountain’s HK Powersports Opening Weekend

by Lou Modestino
Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tiger Victory Lane in the Central Asphalt Paving 75 (Race #1 in the ACT Tri-State Series) (L-R) Logan Powers (3rd), winner Jason Woodard and Sam Caron (2nd). (John Raper photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park fans, drivers and officials did their best to fight off the rainy forecast on Saturday to kick off the 33rd season of Thunder in the Mountains with the help of HK Powersports. Eighty-five cars packed in for Saturday morning’s car show before practicing the afternoon away on the North Woodstock highbanks.

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Claremont Motorsports Park Returns to Action Friday Night, May 23rd

by Lou Modestino
Claremont Motorsports Park Returns to Action Friday Night, May 23rd

After a stretch of challenging weather conditions across the Northeast, Claremont Motorsports Park is thrilled to kick off the action on Memorial Day weekend, Friday night, May 23rd. Racers and fans alike have been eagerly anticipating the return of high-speed excitement, and the upcoming event promises to deliver just that.

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Mark Stewart Battles Family & Foe To Earn First Career NASCAR Modified Victory At Riverhead Raceway

by Bob Finan
Mark Stewart Battles Family & Foe To Earn First Career NASCAR Modified Victory At Riverhead Raceway
Another exciting night of family fun was planned at Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening, what unfolded however during the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program looked more like an episode of Family Feud. All that was missing was Steve Harvey. During three of the feature events contested, family members went toe-to-toe during their main events. When the dust settled after the 50-lap NASCAR Modified event, “The Real Deal” Mark Stewart of Riverhead earned his first career victory after battling among others his uncle Roger Turbush of Calverton.

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Spring Sizzler Win Puts Championship Hopes in Motion for Bert Ouellette

by Lou Modestino
Spring Sizzler Win Puts Championship Hopes in Motion for Bert Ouellette

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Coming into the 2025 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Street Stock driver Bert Ouellette hadn’t won a feature since July 29 during the 2022 season.  During NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend on April 27, Ouellette used some slick moves to work his #84 American Sign / J&J Trucking Chevrolet into the lead just past the halfway point of the 20-lap race and he went on to capture the checkered flag, his first win in 2 years and 9 months since his last Stafford victory.

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