Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Ares performed at Darlington

Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Ares performed at Darlington
Chase Briscoe won the Cup Race while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came up with a very respectful eighth place and Corey LaJoie took down ninth place with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT earning a 12th.  Not so fortunate was Boston’s Kaz Grala who placed 24th.  Note that Corey LaJoie is the son of Randy La Joie of Norwalk, CT who was a two-time NASCAR Xfinity Champion,

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Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Area and NY did over the past weekend

Here’s how New England drivers and those with connections to the Six State Area and NY did over the past weekend
Harrison Burton won the Cup race at Daytona while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended his night in 31st.  Also  Corey LaJoie did even worse with a 34th position and Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 39th going out early in that race.  LaJoie is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie who grew up in Norwalk, CT before moving to the Charlotte, NC area.

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Here’s How Northeast NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six State Area Performed At Sonoma And Road America

Here’s How Northeast NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six State Area Performed At Sonoma And Road America
Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup at Sonoma with Corey LaJoie placing 11th with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 18th, Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished 21st while Boston’s Kaz Grala  ended his day in 22nd.  Corey LaJoie is the son of Two-Time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie who called Norwalk, CT home before he left there to move closer to NASCAR in Charlotte, NC.
Shane Van Gisbergen won the Xfinity race at Sonoma, Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took tenth place, Blaine Perkins came in 18th, Kyle Weatherman ended up 30th and Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT ended up 31st.  Perkins and Weatherman both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our who get their sleep during the week in Harwich, MA.
Will Power won the Indy Car race at Road America while Santo Ferrucci of Woodbury CT took 15th place.

Here’s How Northeast Drivers Did at NASCAR’s World Wide Tech and the Indy Car Race

Here’s How Northeast Drivers Did at NASCAR’s World Wide Tech and the Indy Car Race
Austin Cindric won the race while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in fifth.  Not so fortunate were Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended his day in 29th while Corey LaJoie ended up 32nd.  Corey is the son of Randy LaJoie a two-time Xfinity Champion who grew up in Norwalk, CT before moving to the Charlotte, NC.
Scott Dixon ended up the winner of the Indy Car Street Race in the Detroit, MI area while Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT ended up ninth.

How Did Northeast Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six New England States Fared At Charlotte And Indy

How Did Northeast Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six New England States Fared At Charlotte And Indy
Christopher Bell made it to Victory Lane in the Cup race with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT coming in 14th and Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT took 26th with Boston’s Kaz Grala ending up 34th while Corey LaJoie ended his day in 35th.
Corey LaJoie is the son of Randy LaJoie who called Norwalk, CT home before he moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to the NASCAR action in which he won a pair of Xfinity Championships.
Chase Elliott came home the victor in the Xfinity Series race with Kyle Weatherman ended up 10th and Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT got 16th, Patrick Emerling of Long Island, NY came in 30th, Blain Perkins was 35th and Parker Kligerman of Stamford, CT ended up 37th. Weatherman and Perkins both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our that get their US Mail in Harwich, MA.
Tanner Gray won the Menards ARCA Series while Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY came in 16th.
Joseph Newgarden won the Indy 500 and Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT. Ferrucci was also in the hunt for the entire 500 miles

How Did The Northeastern NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Area Do At Darlington?

How Did The Northeastern NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Area Do At Darlington?

Brad Keselowski won the Cup race with Corey LaJoie coming in 16th, Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT was 17th with Boston’s Kaz Grala taking 18th then Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished 21st. Corey LaJoie is the son of Norwalk, CT’s Randy Lajoie who won two NASCAR Xfinity Championships.

Justin Alliger came in first in the Xfinity race with Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took sixth, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in 14th, Kyle Weatherman was 17th, David Starr took 24th with David Everling of LI, NY coming in 33rd. Weatherman and Starr both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our who are residents of Harwich, MA.

Joey Logano Learns How to Drive with Hand Controls for National Mobility Awareness Month

Joey Logano Learns How to Drive with Hand Controls for National Mobility Awareness Month
“This is the sport, where we can compete at an equal level. I could line up on the grid next to you, and I would never know. That was a cool perspective that I didn’t have coming into today,” two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano tells Torsten Gross, a race car driver and founder of the Just Hands Foundationin a new video released by Pennzoil.

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How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?

How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?
Denny Hamlin won the Cup race with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT taking 16th ,Corey LaJoie finished 21st, Boston’s Kaz Grala placed 27th and not so fortunate was Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT who ended up 37th. Lajoie is the son of Randy LaJoie who won Two Xfinity Championships and hails from Norwalk, CT.
Ryan Truex came home the victor of the Xfinity race, Keith Weatherman was eighth, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in ninth, Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took 12th, David Starr was 26th and Patrick Emerling of LI, NY came in 28th. Weatherman and Starr both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our and reside in Harwich, MA.
Corner Zilsch won the Menard’s ARCA race earlier in the weekend with Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA taking the runner-up spot while Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY took seventh

How Have Safety Measures Improved in Motorsports?

How Have Safety Measures Improved in Motorsports?

The history of motorsports is marked by incidents that show just how critical need for robust safety measures is. As a result, driver protection advancements that ensure the safety of drivers in various motor racing disciplines has improved significantly in recent years. Here are some of the ways safety measures have improved in motorsports. (more…)

How to Convert a Road-Legal Race Car

How to Convert a Road-Legal Race Car

A road-legal race car is a joy to drive on and off the track. Yet it takes some work to convert your racing pride and joy into something you can pop down to the store in. The legality of it isn’t an issue as long as you adhere to the regulations of the city, state, or country in which you live. (more…)