Lou Modestino’s Track Talk
Seekonk Speedway To Blast Off With 80th Season Opener May 3-4
Seekonk Speedway’s 80th anniversary season of short-track racing in Massachusetts is here. The Action Track of the East will open the campaign on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, with two different days of excitement for fans.
Rain-Drenched Forecast, Cold Temps Delays Pine Tree State 125 for Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

Oxford, ME — After yet another week of watching several different weather forecasts over western Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway and Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials have made the difficult decision to postpone Sunday’s planned events with continued rain showers on the horizon. The Pine Tree State 125 will now be held on Saturday, October 18 during the PASS 400 weekend.
The change makes for an exciting, late season doubleheader with the originally planned ACT Tri-State Flying Tiger Series as they wrap up their triple crown with the annual 75-lap affair at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Fellows, Gray Win Features In Friday Claremont Races
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Super Man Aaron Fellows and Green Mountain hot shoe Brandon Gray scored feature wins Friday, April 25, as Claremont Motorsports Park sailed through its first Friday event under the lights of its ambitious 2025 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series.
Rain Washes Out Second Riverhead Raceway Practice Day, Attention Turns To Pack The Track NASCAR Opener Saturday, May 3
New England Hillclimb Schedule For 2025
(All events are Saturday and Sunday with setup on Friday)
Rhode Island Street Rodding Upcoming Car Shows
Our first show of the season is Rhode Island Street Rodding Association’s Memorial Day Car Show, it’s the 35th Annual Automotive EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!
Monday, May 26, 2025. Details may be found; https://www.ristreetrodding.
Johnston Memorial Park was a great host for the decades we were there and our appreciation to them for allowing us to use this beautiful park. We have moved the show to the Masonic Youth Center, 116 Long Street, Warwick, RI. This move was needed as the show has outgrown the previous location. At our last show there were over 450 vehicles in attendance! Rest assured everything else remains the same. It still remains a benefit for the Johnston Little league and of course, it would not be the same without CrusinBruce as our DJ.
Local Short-Track Stars, Officials Make Final Preparations for 2025 Thunder Road Season

Barre, VT – Following last week’s pre-season tire buy at Barre’s Thunder Road, Officials got a good look at what’s to come this summer at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over fifty different drivers attended Monday’s tire buy, making final preparations to their mounts after a long winter’s rest with a dry spring making for a great start on the groundwork for Officials at the track!
Rookies and veterans alike made the Monday afternoon trip to measure and chose the tires that most closely match their notebook from last year. Maplefields/Irving Late Model freshman Trevor Jaques and Kyle Streeter, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger first-timers Cam Powers and Brodie Frazier and rk Miles Street Stock rookies Jason Kirby, TJ Haggett, Jaiden Del Toro, Tyler Wheatley and Keegan Tabor were among those leaning on veterans like Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith, Shawn Fleury, Brian Hoar and Mike Billado, among others, for whatever nuggets of wisdom they could pick up.
Andy Lally Faces New Challenges When He Returns to Lime Rock
LAKEVILLE, CONN. (23 April 2025)- Andy Lally will be in a very different role when he returns to Lime Rock Park during the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic May 23-26.
After enjoying three decades of success behind the wheel, Lally has stepped out of the cockpit for a new role – President of the renowned Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli.

