Lanphear Bounces Back to Late Model Gold
Barre, VT – After rains once again wreaked havoc on Thunder Road with the planned Thursday showcase moved to Friday evening, Vermont Construction Night brought a frenzy of stellar performances.
Barre, VT – While Mother Nature gave it her all to wash out the Preston’s Kia Independence Day Spectacular, the Thunder Road faithful showed up in droves and moved her rain showers to the side with four divisions of racing action and Central Vermont’s biggest Northstar Fireworks display on the docket.
Zach Evans from Racing America reports that short-track racing legend Mike Eddy, 72, passed away on Thursday morning, May 29, his family confirmed on social media.
Eddy is best known as a seven-time champion on the American Speed Association (ASA) National Tour, an all-time record in the series. His 58 wins with the series place him second only to Bob Senneker, and no one holds more ASA championships than “The Polar Bear.”
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Barre, VT – Thunder Road Speedbowl and Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials announced this morning that the 27th annual Community Bank 150, originally scheduled for Sunday, May 4, has been postponed due to the forecast. The Community Bank 150 has been moved to Sunday, June 1 with all four originally-scheduled divisions. All Pit Passes purchased for the originally scheduled event will be honored on June 1, teams must keep and present them at the gate as their rain-check.
Almost 100 classic and collectible cars worth a combined value of around £2m have found new homes following H&H Classics first Cambridgeshire auction of the year.
Allentown, PA (Friday, Jan. 3) – Ryan Flores sent an Allentown crowd into a frenzy Friday night when he carved his way to the front of the field and wrestled the lead away from Tommy Catalano in the closing laps to win Friday night’s Ironton Global Allentown Indoor Auto Series TQ Midget race. (more…)
Ty Majeski has celebrated success away from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series after bagging an impressive $34,000 prize at the Freedom Factory event over the weekend. Just weeks after his triumph in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, the ThorSport Racing driver transitioned seamlessly back to his roots in super late model racing. He clinched the prestigious Bill Bigley Memorial 128, not only securing the grand prize of $30,000 but also setting the fastest qualifying time to earn an additional $4,000 for the pole position.
In an article written by Alanis King for Motorsport.Com, she reports that Parker Kligerman isn’t sure what’s next, but “is good” stepping away from a full-time racing career. (more…)
Williamson, N.Y. – (August 11, 2024) – “Free Apple Friday” at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., as the third annual “Harvest Fest” will take place this Friday, August 16. It will also be a unique night of racing as the Race of Champions Sportsman Modified and Race of Champions Super Stock Series will race in double-features and the entire night will be “features only”.
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Ryan Blaney was so close to winning Sunday’s Brickyard 400 — twice — he could almost feel the cold metal of one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ most desirable trophies. (more…)
