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Luke Peters Dominates Tiger $2K, Steals Central Asphalt Triple Crown Championship in Tiebreaker At White Mountain

by Lou Modestino
Groton, Vermont’s Luke Peters and crew celebrate his Tiger $2K win and the Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown championship at White Mountain Saturday night. (Johnny Racer photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — It was a Saturday for the ages at White Mountain Motorsports Park as the teams, fans and officials beat out Mother Nature for a stellar night of racing action. The Pro Truck Challenge kicked off the twin bill with their second annual return to the North Woodstock, New Hampshire oval. Nate Smith took off with the early lead in the Northern 55 as Todd Taylor followed and Randy Burr made his way under Tyler Chapman for third. Smith led until lap 26 when things went amiss under the hood leaving Taylor to try and hold off point leader Burr. Randy Burr made the move under the #47 Taylor to lead lap 31 and march home to victory over Tyler Chapman and Todd Taylor in the caution-free event.

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13-YEAR OLD HAYDEN BUSHEY TOPS LATE MODELS AGAIN AT CLAREMONT

by Lou Modestino
13-YEAR=OLD HAYDEN BUSHEY TOPS LATE MODELS AGAIN AT CLAREMONT
Miss Em Photo

CLAREMONT, NH – Hayden Bushey won the Tour Type Late Model main event Friday at Claremont Motorsports Park. It was the Fairfax, VT hot shoe’s second feature win in as many tries at the Thrasher Road speedplant.

If he was entering the track through the front gate, Bushey would almost qualify for child’s admission. But as a competitor, he’s as savvy as a veteran of decades on the asphalt. Tough, smooth, flawless, Bushey is only 13 years old.

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WILL FARRELL COMPLETES FIGURE EIGHT COMEBACK WITH FIRST CAREER WIN, RIELY O’KEEFE REMAINS RED HOT IN LEGENDS AT RIVERHEAD RACEWAY SATURDAY

by Bob Finan

Riverhead RacewayA standing room only crowd filed into Riverhead Raceway Saturday for the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet I Love America night Fireworks and School Bus Demolition Derby program and were treated to some great stock car racing prior to the family entertainment events. Second generation TK Figure Eight talent Will “The Thrill” Farrell of Mastic led the list of NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts winners after he scored his first career feature event win in a 15-lap contest.

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GSPSS Tackles “Mad Dog” Saturday For MDP Triple Crown Finale

by Jeff Brown
GSPSS Tackles “Mad Dog” Saturday For MDP Triple Crown Finale
Photo by Jeff Brown

By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series

WALPOLE, N.H. — After back-to-back weeknight races, the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway returns to a weekend itinerary with Saturday night’s conclusion of the MDP Motorsports Promotions Triple Crown.

Monadnock Speedway rolls out the red carpet for the GSPSS in conjunction with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s Duel at the Dog 200 presented by USNEPower, as New England’s most tenured open-wheel series wraps up its own in-season miniseries on the high-banked quarter-mile oval.

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Late Race Pass Nets Joey Braun 7th Annual Oval Speed Bubba 150 Riverhead Raceway Victory

by Bob Finan
There is something magical about Riverhead Raceway and the Buzz Chew NASCAR Modifieds for the combination of driver Joey Braun of Manorville and car owner Rich Gerbe who are now three-for-three at the demanding quarter mile after winning the 7th annual Oval Speed Bubba 150 Saturday night. After winning their first start on a late August Wednesday night in 2025, a regular 50-lap feature before the new team went on to win the 9th annual Islip 300 last November.

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D. J. Shaw Steals GSPSS Glory With “Mad Dog” Checkers At Monadnock Speedway

by Jeff Brown
Shaw Steals GSPSS Glory With “Mad Dog” Checkers
Photo by Tom Morris

By Jeff Brown, for Granite State Pro Stock Series

WINCHESTER, N.H. — D.J. Shaw crashed the party Saturday evening at Monadnock Speedway to take his second straight and 14th career victory with the Granite State Pro Stock Series presented by Hudson International Speedway.

Shaw, from Center Conway, N.H., found a path past a dominant Tom Carey III in the closing laps to muzzle “Mad Dog” and secure his third GSPSS win at the thrilling high-banked quarter-mile.

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Biggest Event of the Summer is Here with the Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain

by Lou Modestino
Biggest Event of the Summer is Here with the Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain
East Burke, Vermont’s Jesse Switser will be one to watch on Saturday as the former Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 victor is looking for his second $10,000 check this weekend and he’s been on a roll in the month of July! (Mark A. Cote photo)

Barre, VT — The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour stars have put their heads in the notebooks the last several weeks in preparation for the $53,000 Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain Motorsports Park this Saturday night! The $10,000-to-win showdown is calling the best of the best to North Woodstock, New Hampshire for a chance to join New England’s most exclusive winner’s list!

Gabe Brown, Kaiden Fisher and Jake Johnson run one, two, three on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour standings and have been deep in preparation for the longest event of the season. Fisher was among the Touring brass who made the trip to White Mountain this past Saturday to test and tune his mount, along with Jesse Switser. Switser showed consistent speed taking home a second-place finish and looks to take his second Milton CAT 250 victory this Saturday.

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From Air Cleaner Ejection to Thunder in the Mountains 200 Victor, Patrick Emerling Rolling on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

by Lou Modestino
Patrick Emerling brought the USNE Energizer #1 to the front through the middle of the Thunder in the Mountains 200, even after fighting rookie hotshoe Paulie Hartwig III (73) through it all. (Johnny Racer photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour invaded White Mountain Motorsports Park Sunday afternoon for the Thunder in the Mountains 200. Eighteen cars tried to beat the clock in time trials with Northampton, Pennsylvania’s Matt Hirschman taking the fast time of 11.611-seconds but the redraw determined a change in line-up. Hirschman spun the wheel for a top-eight redraw with Patrick Emerling drawing chip #1 to steal the pole starting spot under the green flag.

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