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Forty Teams from Coast of Connecticut to the St. Lawrence Seaway Ready to Tackle New Hampshire’s Magic Mile

by Lou ModestinoApril 15, 2022

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The 2^nd Annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, April 16^th is not only set to be the biggest American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) collaboration at NHMS yet, but one of the biggest events of 2022. Well over a hundred cars have entered between the six divisions, with over ninety camping registrations filed (with room for more) and the ACT, PASS and NHMS offices have been flooded with phone calls for the past two weeks! (more…)

Doug Coby Looks For First Riverhead Raceway Win In Miller Lite 200

by Lou ModestinoMay 12, 2021

MILFORD, Conn. — Doug Coby looks to break into Victory Lane for the first time at Riverhead Raceway in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competition on Saturday, May 15. In race three of the tour season — the Miller Lite 200 — Coby looks to erase a 19-race winless streak on Long Island. The six-time Whelen Modified Tour champion does have two finishes of second and has led 332 laps at the bullring, but is yet to hoist the checkered flag. (more…)

Outlaw Open Entries Released for First Two Thompson Speedway Wednesday Shows

by Lou ModestinoMay 7, 2021

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have released the entry forms for the next two Outlaw Open Modified Series events at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The Nutmeg State 75 on Wednesday, June 16 and the Spirit of 76 on Wednesday, July 7 are part of a six-division card for the track’s 82^nd summer of racing.

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American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Announces $5,000 Top Prize for Inaugural Challenge Cup

by Lou ModestinoMay 6, 2021

Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the point fund for the inaugural New England Late Model Challenge Cup. The champion will receive a $5,000 top prize in the new regional series designed to reward weekly racer. (more…)

Triple Crown Entries Pouring in for White Mountain & Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoMay 5, 2021

N. Woodstock, NH & Barre, VT — The Flying Tigers are about to take center stage for the first of half a dozen times in what’s shaping up as a tremendous 2021 for the class. Entries have been pouring in for both the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road and the J.P. Sicard Triple Crown Series at North Woodstock, NH’s White Mountain Motorsports Park as the racers of “North America’s Best Support Division” get ready for their time in the sun. (more…)

Schedule for Connecticut’s New London-Waterford Speedbowl

by Lou ModestinoMay 5, 2021

Click here to check out the 2021 New London-Waterford Speedbowl schedule.

NASCAR’s Joey Logano Is Helping Rebuild Meriden CT Race Track Where He Raced As A Child

by Lou ModestinoMay 3, 2021

MERIDEN — A donation from NASCAR racing star Joey Logano is helping fund improvements to the South Meriden race track where Logano, a Middletown native, competed in his formative years. (more…)

Justin Bonsignore Finishes 13th in Rain Shortened Spring Sizzler at Stafford Speedway

by Lou ModestinoMay 3, 2021

STAFFORD, Conn. — Justin Bonsignore finished 13th in the rain-shortened NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday, April 30. The race was deemed official after just 130 of the 150 lap distance due to persistent rain in the area. It was the second of 14 races on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour calendar and first of three at the Connecticut oval in 2021. (more…)

Doug Coby Finishes 12th in Rain Shortened Spring Sizzler at Staffod Speedway

by Lou ModestinoMay 3, 2021

STAFFORD, Conn. — Doug Coby wrapped the 49th annual NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway with a 12th place finish in the rain-shortened event on Friday, April 30. Coby qualified the Mayhew Tools No. 10 in the fourth position and ran inside the top-five for the first portion of the race, taking the lead from Matt Swanson just after lap 50. (more…)

Doug Coby Looks For Fifth Spring Sizzler Win At Stafford Motor Speedway

by Lou ModestinoApril 28, 2021

MILFORD, Conn. — Doug Coby is looking to add a fifth NAPA Spring Sizzler victory to his resume this Friday night at Stafford Motor Speedway. In race two of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, Coby will return to his home track on April 30 to drive the Mayhew Tools No. 10, coming off a sixth-place finish in the Whelen Modified Tour opener at Martinsville Speedway. The NAPA Spring Sizzler was originally slated to take place on April 25, but weather forced NASCAR & Stafford officials to postpone the race to Friday, April 30. (more…)