Barre, VT and Naples, ME — Officials, teams and race fans across Southern New England have double the excitement on tap this week with the Thompson Speedway doubleheader planned for Tuesday, August 16th and Wednesday, August 17th. Twisted Tea Tuesday starts the midweek doubleheader off with a bang as an exciting prelude to the Wednesday return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
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White Mountain Returns With Wayne’s Market Saturday Special
N. Woodstock, NH — After one of the most exciting and successful events in White Mountain Motorsports Park history last Saturday night, Thunder in the Mountains returns on August 6th with the Wayne’s Market Dwarf Car Special! Along with the annual celebration of the open wheel rockets, the Foley Oil & Propane Late Models return along with the Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Minis and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division! (more…)
Myers Champion Crowned with Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Flying Tiger 100 Lapper At Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The first Thunder Road champion of the season will be crowned this Thursday night as part of a jam-packed Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac night on August 4th. It’s the final round of the Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown and the 2022 edition is going out in style with the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac 100, the longest race of the season for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers! All Thunder Road divisions will be on the track, and on the front stretch for the rescheduled Times Argus Autograph Session! (more…)
Bello, Keane, Bessette, Hammann, & Ouellette Score July 29th Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing action with a Weekly Series program on Friday, July 29th. Anthony Bello came up a first-time winner in the SK Modified® feature, Darrell Keane took down his first Late Model win in nearly 2 years, George Bessette, Jr. scored his second SK Light win of the season, Rich Hammann notched his fourth Limited Late Model win of the season, and Bert Ouellette was a first-time 2022 winner in the Street Stock feature. (more…)
Rain Postpones WDEV/Calkins Night to New Friday, September 9th Date
Barre, VT — With thunderstorms and rain moving into Central Vermont early this afternoon and lasting after tonight’s scheduled Post Time, Thunder Road officials have made the difficult decision to postpone tonight’s events to the new date of Friday, September 9th. New to the 2022 Thunder Road schedule is the WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Championship Night for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks on Friday, September 9th. (more…)
Annual Port-a-Potty Grand Prix to Close Out the Month of July at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The sights and sounds of Barre’s Thunder Road returns this Thursday, July 28th with the annual WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. Along with championship action for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks, the Burnett Scrap Metals also return to the stage for their part in the most amazing feat of athletic skill in motorsports – the iconic Port-a-Potty Grand Prix! (more…)
How Ryan Preece and Chris Gabehart Teamed Up for the Snowball Derby
Ryan Preece spent the past several years watching the Snowball Derby from home and wondered why he wasn’t there too.
So, he decided to do something about it.
Simultaneously, NASCAR Cup Series crew chief and 2007 CRA Super Series champion driver Chris Gabehart had also been fighting the itch to get back into the Super Late Model game in some capacity. So, he decided to do something about that too. (more…)
ACT Returns to Lee USA Speedway for May 16 Doubleheader with PASS
Waterbury, VT — For the first time in three years, the American-Canadian Tour is coming to New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway. The Lee USA 150 this Sunday, May 16 at 2:00pm is part of a showdown featuring three of the region’s top touring series.
Doug Coby Looks For First Riverhead Raceway Win In Miller Lite 200
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…)
New London-Waterford Speedbowl Results From May 5-8th, 2021
WATERFORD — It was a season opener that had almost everything — come-from-behind finishes, dominating performances, dramatic crashes, a rain delay — it all unfolded Saturday during Blastoff 2021 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. (more…)
