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Duel at the Dog 200 To Bring Whelen Modified Tour Back to Monadnock on June 18

by Lou Modestino
Duel at the Dog 200 To Bring Whelen Modified Tour Back to Monadnock on June 18

WINCHESTER, N.H. – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour may have one more weekend off before they return to racing at Monadnock Speedway on June 18, but the momentum coming off a busy month of May isn’t going anywhere. The Whelen Modified Tour is filled with storylines from top to bottom – from a substitute driver entering Victory Lane two races in a row, to a first-time winner, a shake-up at the top of the point standings, and a few surprises along the way.

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Winged Mad Dog IV Returns to Daytona Where It Shattered Speed Record

by Lou Modestino

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bob Osiecki’s winged wonder Mad Dog IV, which shattered the international closed-course speed record at Daytona International Speedway in 1961, now calls the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America home.

The unusual looking machine was designed (with a little help from Georgia Tech) and built by Bob Osiecki, who hired drag racer Art Malone to wheel it to a record lap of 181.561 mph. (more…)

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