Coming into the Newsday Salutes First Responders NASCAR Modified feature Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, Owen Grennan of Glen Cove formulated a game plan upon finding out he’d start outside of the front row. Grennan, a schoolteacher by day executed his plan to perfection winning the 50-lap main event, his second of 2025 and third of his career. Prior to racing Connie Partridge & Tom Gatz in conjunction with Newsday presented a moving salute to all 1st responders during opening ceremonies, complete with a flyover by the Suffolk County Police Department.
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Late Pit Stop Propels Ron Silk To Third Oswego Speedway Victory
OSWEGO, N.Y. – Despite now being a part-time competitor on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Ron Silk now has more victories than any other driver on the 2025 season.
The two-time champion earned his third checkered flag of the year at Oswego Speedway on Saturday evening after cycling to the front after a sequence of late pit stops. The triumph was Silk’s third at Oswego and 29th overall with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, moving him into sole possession of eighth on the all-time win list.
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Headlines Stacked EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic Showdown this Sunday
Barre, VT – Coming off a successful doubleheader weekend at Oxford Plains Speedway just one week ago, the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour returns to Thunder Road International Speedbowl for the 47th EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic 200! The annual holiday special will bring the top Late Model pilots from across New England and Quebec to compete in the 200-lap affair while the New England Pro-4 Modifieds also invade for a five-division card complete with the Flying Tigers, Street Stocks and Road Warriors!
Stafford Speedway Race Day Rundown – Friday, August 29th
The Stafford Speedway SK Modifieds, Late Models, SK Light Modifieds, Limited Late Models and Street Stocks are back in action tonight part of Maybury Back to SKool Kids Night featuring Big Wheel racing, plus much more, past the jump.
Cars and Coffee Darien: Two Weeks From This Sunday At 7 AM In Darien, CT
In just over 2 weeks from this Sunday, we’ll be hosting our September Cars and Coffee Darien event. While all makes and models are welcome, we’ll be shining a special spotlight on cars of the Pacific Rim: Kia, Hyundai, Datsun, Nissan, Genesis, Infiniti, Honda, Acura, Subaru. Lexus, Nismo, Mazda, Mazdaspeed, BYD, Mitsubishi, Toyota and RWB Porsches.
7:00 am to 10:30 am
Old Kings Market (formerly Goodwives Shopping Center)
25 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, CT 06820
Next Generation’s Streeter and Morris Take First Wins at Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Twenty one street legal cars, and a pair of golf cars, took to the highbanks for the annual Run-What-U-Brung festivities on Thursday at Thunder Road. Over fifteen rounds of head-to-head matches finally whittled the field down to two; Street Stock standout Tyler Wheatley and third generation stalwart Howard Stockwell. The tow truck driver went toe-to-toe with the windshield extraordinaire in a finale for the ages with Wheatley taking the overall and Stockwell earning the top four-cylinder honors.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Hauler Parade!
For the first time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series haulers will parade through downtown Concord, N.H. at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. Fans are encouraged to line Main Street while Gov. Kelly Ayotte waves the green flag as the haulers pass the New Hampshire State Capitol Building. The haulers will then arrive at NHMS’s North Entrance & make their way through the campgrounds before entering the infield tunnel at 2 p.m.
Parade Day! HF43 Begins at Lime Rock Park
Three Days of Vintage Racing start Friday at Lime Rock Park
At the heart of Historic Festival 43 are three full days of racing, where history comes alive on track. Friday is a dedicated practice day, with cars of every era turning laps from morning to evening. Saturday and Labor Day Monday feature full race schedules, pitting some of the most celebrated machines against each other in true vintage competition.
Joey Braun Finds Victory Lane In Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Debut Wednesday
When Joey Braun of Manorville rolled into the pit area Wednesday afternoon to make his NASCAR Modified debut with car owner Rich Gerbe, not even Joey, who exudes confidence could have predicted what was about to happen a few hours later. Executing a last lap pass coming to the checker flag, Joey Braun making his NASCAR Tour Type Modified debut at his home track put the new formed team in victory lane before a large midweek crowd. Braun’s win makes it eight different winners in ten 2025 NASCAR Modified events run to date.
Justin Bonsignore in Search of Momentum at Oswego Speedway
Just five races remain in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2025 season.
Four-time series champion Justin Bonsignore is heading to Oswego Speedway this Saturday, August 30, for the 9th annual Mod Classic 150 as part of the prestigious Bud Classic weekend at the New York oval.