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Call Before You Dig to Sponsor Senator’s Cup at Stafford Speedway

by Lou ModestinoApril 8, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—New for the 2024 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Call Before You Dig will serve as the title sponsor of the June 21 CBYD Senator’s Cup event. The 50-lap extra distance SK Modified® feature event will be the first of two extra distance races for Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division in 2024 with the 11^th Annual NAPA SK 5k set to take place on August 2nd. The CBYD Senator’s Cup will feature a purse of over $10,000 with the race winner guaranteed to go home with at least $1,550.

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NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

by Lou ModestinoApril 5, 2024

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rdtime the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour. (more…)

The Waiting Is Over, Grandview Speedway Season Opens This Saturday, April 6 Featuring VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Modified Championship

by MikeApril 5, 2024

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – After all the weeks of anticipation and preparation, Grandview Speedway is set to officially open the 2024 racing season this Saturday night.

This Saturday, April 6 will see the track gates swing open for the first official race meet of the 62^nd anniversary season as Big Block/Small Block Modified competitors compete for top honors in the season opening VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker, the seventh consecutive year that the season opening event is run in honor of long-time track owner and promoter Bruce Rogers. (more…)

Anthony Flannery Has Sights Set On First SK Modified Win at Stafford

by Lou ModestinoApril 1, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Prior to the beginning of the 2023 season at Stafford Speedway, East Hampton, CT native Anthony Flannery had made a total of 27 starts spread across the SK Modified®, Open Modified, and Monaco Tri-Track Series divisions. In his first full season of SK Modified® competition, Flannery raced to a 5^th place finish in the points with 5 top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes.

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Monaco Modifieds Prepare for Strong Thompson Debut on Icebreaker Saturday

by Lou ModestinoApril 1, 2024

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — Excitement continues to build for the impressive 50th celebration of the iconic Icebreaker weekend at Thompson Speedway on April 6 and 7. Saturday’s opener sets the stage for the 85th season of stock car racing on the Thompson highbanks with the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series headlining the show for their series debut at the Big-T.

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Full Time Entries Latest Signal for Exciting American-Canadian Tour Season Ahead

by Lou ModestinoMarch 28, 2024

Barre, VT — Following the announcement of Cris Michaud and Pat Malone’s commitment to grow the base purse for American-Canadian Tour events to a $5,000-to-win, $500-to-start model, both familiar faces and new teams have jumped on board the ACT bandwagon for the 2024 season ahead. (more…)

Highmark-Building Efficiency Teaming With Joey Braun To Chase 2024 Riverhead Raceway INEX Legend Race Car Championship

by Lou ModestinoMarch 25, 2024

Rich Gerbe, co-founder of Highmark-Building Efficiency announced Friday morning that Highmark would team with Joey Braun of Manorville to chase the 2024 INEX Legend Race Car championship at Riverhead Raceway. Gerbe, the 1999 Legend Race Car champion at Riverhead also disclosed the new pairing would enter the $25,000 to win Carolina Family Pool & Patio INEX Legend Race Car event in December at Southern National Motorsports Park of North Carolina.

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Fast Start For Race Of Champions Family Of Series In April 2024

by MikeMarch 25, 2024

North East, Pa. – (March 22, 2024) – The Race of Champions Modified Series is off to a fast start for the 2024 season with it’s season opener at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa., one of the biggest races in the history of the Series with the running of the first of two Race of Champions 250. There will be plenty of other Race of Champions Series action happening during April. (more…)

Riley Generators Powering Stafford’s Limited Late Models in 2024

by Lou ModestinoMarch 22, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2024 racing season at Stafford Speedway, Riley Generators of East Windsor, CT will return as a contingency sponsor for the third consecutive season, offering a weekly $100 bonus to each Limited Late Model feature winner. Riley Generator’s bonus will boost the weekly Limited Late Model feature winner’s purse to $475 and with 21 races on the schedule, Limited Late Model drivers have the opportunity to earn an extra $2,100.

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King of the Modifieds at South Boston Up Next For Sadler-Stanley Racing

by Lou ModestinoMarch 22, 2024

Sadler-Stanley Racing will return to the track this Sunday for the third race of the SMART Modified Tour season at South Boston Speedway.

Along with the prestige of winning a race on the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic, this event, titled the King of the Modifieds, is worth $20,000 to win – set to take place on Sunday, March 24. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, but moved to Sunday due to poor weather forecasts.

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