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$18,000 Purse for 64-Lap Thunder Road All-Star Race Alongside SRX on July 20th

by Lou ModestinoApril 6, 2023

Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials announced today the planned purse of $18,390 for the Late Model All-Star Race as part of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) event on Thursday, July 20th. Alongside such acclaimed SRX stars as Andretti, Stewart, Newman and Tracy, the international Late Model stars of the Northeast will be gunning for a $3,000 grand prize in the winner’s circle with a guaranteed starting pay of $450 for the twenty-six drivers that take the green flag in the 64-lap race to honor Thunder Road’s 64th season of operation.

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Woody Pitkat Heading For Thompson With Tribute Paint Scheme Chasing $10,000 Prize

by Lou ModestinoApril 5, 2023

HOMPSON, Conn. – As Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park prepares to roar to life this weekend with the 49th annual Icebreaker on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, the Outlaw Open Modified Series will help headline the show with a $10,000 prize on the line on Saturday evening.

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Big Field of ACT Late Models Set for Stafford’s NAPA Spring Sizzler Weekend

by Lou ModestinoApril 5, 2023April 5, 2023

(Stafford Springs, CT)—The American Canadian Tour will make its first visit to Stafford Speedway since 1985 as part of the 51^st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend on April 29-30.

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Teams Prepare for the 3rd annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by Lou ModestinoApril 4, 2023

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — For the third consecutive year the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway kicks off the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) championship season alongside the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models. Once more, New England’s premier full-fendered touring series are joined by the $7,000-to-win Open Tour-type Modified 50-lap spectacular, the R&R Race Parts Open Street Stock Series and the new-found Mighty Mini Stock Series, all of them ready to tackle the Magic Mile on Saturday, April 15th.

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Fast Start For Race Of Champions Family Of Series In April 2023

by MikeApril 4, 2023

North East, Pa. – (April 3, 2023) – While the Race of Champions Modified Series is off to a fast start for the 2023 season with it’s season opener, this coming weekend, Saturday, April 8 at Mahoning (Pa.) Valley Speedway and then moving on to Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa, for the 72^nd Annual Lucas Oil Race of Champions 250, there will be plenty of other Race of Champions Series action happening during April. (more…)

Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are Coming to Stafford Speedway for SRX Race

by Lou ModestinoApril 1, 2023

See them both compete in the SRX Racing Series (more…)

Two Free To The Public Riverhead Raceway Practice Days Announced For April 22nd & April 29th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Baseball fans have spring training to look forward to during a long off season, but if you are a race fan on Long Island you very much look forward to the two practice days at Riverhead Raceway signaling another exciting race season is right around the corner. Today track officials announced Saturday April 22nd and Saturday April 29th as the two practice days with the tradition of free grandstand admission remaining in place for eager race fans. Also, track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz revealed the Enduro Opening Day program has been moved up one week to Sunday April 30th starting the new race season a week earlier.

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Weather Pushes Back Thompson Icebreaker Weekend to April 7th and 8th

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Thompson, CT — After this weekend’s poor forecast has continued to remain gloomy, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have made the difficult decision to postpone the 49th Icebreaker Weekend at Thompson Speedway one week. Now set for Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th, the revamped schedule will continue the same divisions as previously announced, simply postponed one week due to the extremely wet forecast expected to hit the northeast corner of Connecticut this weekend.

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‘The Godfather’ Dave Moody Returns to Thunder Road as SRX Public Address Announcer

by Lou ModestinoMarch 30, 2023

Barre, VT — A man who needs no introduction is returning to the Thunder Road public address system for the first time in nearly two decades. Officials have announced today that Vermont’s-own Dave Moody is making his grand return to ‘The Road’ as the announcer for the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Event on Thursday, July 20th that will see such international stars as Tony Stewart, Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan and Brad Keselowki, among others, take to the iconic Vermont oval.

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Vore’s Compact Touring Series To Open Season In De Graff, Ohio Sunday

by MikeMarch 29, 2023

(De Graff, OH 03-29-23) The 12th season of the Vores Compact Touring Series Powered by Mercer County Electric kicks off on Sunday, April 2 at Shadybowl Speedway as part of Cabin Fever. The David Yoder Construction LLC 40 and the D&J Sales B4 Mini Series will give fans two VCTS features and feature winners on race day.

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