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ACT Spring Green Ready for Seekonk Speedway Redo on Saturday, August 19th

by Lou Modestino
ACT Spring Green Ready for Seekonk Speedway Redo on Saturday, August 19th

Barre, VT — After an over-two-month delay, the American-Canadian Tour is set to revisit Seekonk Speedway for the 48th running of the Spring Green after poor weather delayed the original June date to this Saturday, August 19th. The Tour championship battle continues to heat up as they invade the iconic Cement Palace and take on a strong batch of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series teams ready to defend their home turf. Both sides will be hotly contesting in search of one of the American-Canadian Tour’s top annual prizes. (more…)

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Thompson 150 Presented by FloSports on Tap for Midweek Thompson Speedway Thriller

by Lou Modestino
Thompson 150 Presented by FloSports on Tap for Midweek Thompson Speedway Thriller

Barre, VT & Naples, ME ­— Thompson Speedway is ready to roll once again this Wednesday, August 16th for the first of two visits from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The Thompson 150 presented by FloSports is set up for another classic open-wheeled barn-burner for the touring modified powerhouses while the Thompson Speedway local divisions prepare to duke it out in front of a jam-packed, midweek crowd. (more…)

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Drifting Returns to Lime Rock Park with Rapper T-Pain Joining the GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival

by Lou Modestino
Drifting Returns to Lime Rock Park with Rapper T-Pain Joining the GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival

LAKEVILLE, CONN. (14 August 2023)- Excitement is building at Lime Rock Park as the GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends Festival returns this weekend (Aug. 18-20) for a second exhilarating year with double the amount of cars and a growing list of famous celebrity drivers suiting up to participate in the full-course drifting competition.

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James Osmond Scores Ward & Sons 100 Victory at Wiscasset Speedway

by Lou Modestino
James Osmond Scores Ward & Sons 100 Victory at Wiscasset Speedway

Sunny skies were finally in the forecast for Coastal Maine on Saturday, allowing for Wiscasset Speedway to successfully host a full Group 1 racing program. The night’s events included the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis, Brackett’s Market 4-Cylinder Pros, Norm’s Used Cars Pro Stocks, visiting Senior Tour Auto Racers and the Gosline Insurance Super Streets for the coveted Ward & Sons 100. (more…)

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Change Of Racing Plans Nets Timmy Solomito Second Riverhead Raceway Modified Win Of 2023

by Lou Modestino
Change Of Racing Plans Nets Timmy Solomito Second Riverhead Raceway Modified Win Of 2023
Heading into the racing weekend Timmy Solomito of Islip and his family were planning on competing in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event in Connecticut, however circumstances beyond Timmy’s control prevented that road trip. With a car ready to race at the Solomito family shop, they instead made the short jaunt to Riverhead Raceway, a decision that paid dividends when Timmy won the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature at his home track.

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Arute, Gambacorta, Fuller, Hammann, & Hydar Score August 11th Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Arute, Gambacorta, Fuller, Hammann, & Hydar Score August 11th Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, August 11th with 5 divisions of racing action.  David Arute scored his first win of the 2023 season with a dominating drive in the SK Modified® feature, Kevin Gambacorta took his fourth win of the season in the Late Model feature, Meghan Fuller was a career first-time winner in the SK Light feature, Rich Hammann used a last lap pass to pick up his first win of the season in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar scored his fourth win of the season in the Street Stock feature. (more…)

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