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Doubleheader Weekend To Kick Start 75th Anniversary Celebration Of Riverhead Raceway May 3rd & May 4th

by Bob FinanMarch 10, 2025

The 2025 season at Riverhead Raceway will celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Route 58 oval as the track enters its 75th year of providing stock car racing thrills and family entertainment events. Track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz will get the 75th Anniversary party started with a doubleheader weekend May 3rd and May 4th. Saturday evening the NASCAR Pack the Track opener will unfold for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racers, while Sunday afternoon the Enduro & INEX Bandolero stars take to the track for the May Meltdown program.

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Eden Rafferty Attorneys Continue Support of Thompson Street Stock Division with Additional Bonus for 2025

by Lou ModestinoMarch 10, 2025

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today their continued partnership with Eden Rafferty Attorneys, based just 25 minutes from Thompson Speedway in nearby Worcester, Massachusetts. The law firm will once again supply a cash bonus to first, second and the ‘Lucky 7’-place finisher, adding an award for the third-place podium finisher in 2025. (more…)

Teams Ready for Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour in ‘25

by Lou ModestinoMarch 5, 2025

2024 Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour champion Gabe Brown leads the Full Time class of drivers ready to take on the 14-race international tour in 2025! (Mark A. Cote photo)

Barre, VT — With the Full Season Entry now past it’s discounted rate for the upcoming season, the Stars and Cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour are beginning to align for an incredible 14-event season ahead. A mix of popular veterans, young rising stars and the beginnings of the 2025 rookie class has made for an interesting look into the future.

Center Conway, New Hampshire once again leads the fray with defending champion Gabe Brown and two-time champ DJ Shaw once again set to chase the iconic Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour championship trophy. While Brown will again pilot the North Conway Incinerator Service / Bolt Depot Ford Mustang, Shaw’s 2025 plans will look a little different. Shaw will pilot a Dale Shaw Race Cars house car with his familiar #60 and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust livery in 2025 as he sets his sights on championship number three.

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With Woodard and Gray Moving Up, New Champions Set to Emerge in 2025 At White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

With the absence of Tanner Woodard in the Late Models and Brandon Gray in the Flying Tigers (pictured), new champions are set to emerge at White Mountain Motorsports Park in 2025! (Steven Barnett photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — As plans change and drivers move up the ladders of stock car racing, they leave behind a void to be filled at the top of the heap. White Mountain Motorsports Park is sure to see two different champions in both the 1764 Sports Bar & Grill Late Models and Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers in 2025 as champions Tanner Woodard and Brandon Gray, respectively, move up and out. The off-season changes leaving many fans and competitors to wonder, who will take their place? (more…)

Outlaw Late Models Return in 2025 at Claremont Motorsports Park, Lee USA Speedway, and Hudson International Speedway

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 28, 2025

Claremont, NH – Claremont Motorsports Park is excited to announce the return of the Outlaw Late Models for the 2025 season! Fans can look forward to nine thrilling events at Claremont Motorsports Park, along with three appearances at Hudson International Speedway and two at Lee USA Speedway.

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Quebec Champion Raphael Lessard Set to Tackle the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Two-time and defending Serie ACT Quebec champion is headed south in 2025 with Raphael Lessard set to take on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour with the iconic Larue Motorsports #48QC! (Mark A. Cote photo)

Barre, VT — After several weeks of speculation, Vallee-Jonction, Quebec’s Raphael Lessard has staked his claim on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour in 2025. Piloting the iconic Larue Motorsports #48QC, the two-time and defending Serie ACT Quebec champion is looking to be the first Canadian since 2008 to bring the fabled international championship back across the border! (more…)

Donovan Strauss Joins Hettinger Racing’s Late Model Program

by MikeFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

From Sim to Reality, 19-Year-Old is Climbing the Racing Ladder

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Donovan Strauss has accomplished a lot in a short period of time, yet the 19-year-old Philadelphia native is just getting started. In only four years, Strauss has advanced from sim racing and winning in the virtual world to driving pavement-pounding Late Model stock cars and chasing checkered flags in the real world.

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New Smyrna Speedway David Rogers Super Late Models Points As of 02/13/2025

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 2025

David Rogers Super Late Models

World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing 2025

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Nolato of Bethel and Royalton Partner With Thunder Road For June 19 Triple Crown Opener

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 21, 2025

Nolato has signed on to support the Thursday, June 19 event headlined by Round #1 of the Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown

Thunder Road Officials announced today a continued partnership with Nolato Vermont, located in Royalton and Bethel. Nolato has signed on to support the Thursday, June 19 event headlined by Round #1 of the Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown! The third world-famous Thursday night of racing at the Nation’s Site of Excitement will showcase a four division showdown as the season gets off to a hot and heavy start on Nolato Night!

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Kulwicki Driver Development Program Announces Semifinalists (Including New Englanders)

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 21, 2025February 21, 2025

CONCORD, North Carolina (February 20, 2025) – Thirteen semifinalists from 11 states from coast-to-coast have been selected from the 46 young short-track drivers who applied to this year’s Kulwicki Driver Development Program. (more…)