Lou Modestino – Track Talk – How Did Northeast Drivers Do This Past Weekend At Watkins Glen And Portland?

Lou Modestino Track Talk
Here’s Lou Modestino and his Track Talk column, reporting on northeastern motorsports competitors’ results from the past weekend…
Shane Van Gisbergen won the Cup race at Watkins Glen, NY.   Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came 13th.  Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished 14th.
Corner Zilisch won the Xfinity race.  Boston’s Kaz Grala ended up 11th driving the Chris and Mary Our entry from Cape Cod, MA   Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT wasn’t so luck and had to settle for 32nd.  Ditto for Thomas Anziana of Colt’s Neck, NJ, whoended his day in 37th.
The Craftsman Trucks had Corey Heim go to victory Lane.  Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA placed third while Parker Kligerman of Weston, CT came in 31st.
The ARCA Menard’s Series was also at the Glen which saw Tristen McKee going to Victory Lane while Dale Quarterly, originally from Hanover, MA,  finished fifth.  Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY came in seventh.
On the West Coast the Indy Cars were in action in Portland, OR with Will Power the first to get the checkered flag.  Not so lucky was Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT who ended his day in 27th position.
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Four Divisions Ready to Battle for FloRacing Double Payout on Vermont Tire & Service Night At Thunder Road

Thunder Road
Waitsfield’s Kevin Streeter (#67VT) was the big winner in twin 40-lap competition last week winning one Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger feature and taking third in the other. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – The dog days of summer are here and Thunder Road International Speedbowl is ready to continue the busy August stretch of thrilling Thursday night racing. On the docket this week is Vermont Tire & Service Night with the FloRacing Double Purse up for grabs in all four divisions and the return of the popular Kids Poster Contest plus all Vermont Black Bear youth hockey players in uniform are admitted free!

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Ryan Kuhn Dominates Inaugural White Mountain Pro Truck Challenge Northern 55; Lamson Breaks Tough-Luck Summer with Late Model Win

White Mountain
The Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers put on the race of the night at White Mountain on Saturday with Logan Powers (31VT) coming from second-to-last to win, seen here fighting with Luke Peters (26VT) and Shane Sicard (4NH) in a three-wide battle for the lead with two laps remaining! (Johnny Racer photos)

N. Woodstock, NH — A spirited battle between Jason Ball and rookie Jackson Hunt started the night off at White Mountain Motorsports Park with the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Strictly Mini 25-lap main. As the polesitters battled, they succumbed to Makenna Merchant who took charge at the head of the field on lap six. Without the aid of a caution flag to re-rack the field, Merchant ran away with her fourth win of the season in a 2.569-second over second-place finisher Jacob Roy and point leader Tyler Thompson in third.

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NOT DONE YET: Gravel Makes Statement With Hard Knox Night Victory

David Gravel Knoxville World of Outlaws
(Trent Gower Photo)

Don’t ever count David Gravel out.

A crash at Wednesday’s Qualifying Night for the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s forced Gravel to run Friday’s FVP Hard Knox Night. It’s designed to give teams a clean slate with four more tickets to the Championship Feature up for grabs, and Gravel did exactly what he needed to do.

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Donahue Tops Friday Claremont Late Models, Pure Stock Thriller To St. Amour

Claremont Motorsports ParkCLAREMONT, N.H. – There were two drivers bringing undefeated streaks into Friday night’s race at Claremont Motorsports Park, and one red-hot Modified hot shoe threatening to run away with the 2025 championship points race if the pack couldn’t slow his domination of the open-wheel missile division.

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Richie Davidowitz Bests Riverhead Raceway Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modified, Ed Cheslak Scores First Career Late Model Win Saturday

Riverhead RacewayThere were fireworks in the air and at times on the track at Riverhead Raceway Saturday during the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program. When the dust settled Richie Davidowitz of East Moriches had earned his third career Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modified victory, while a popular first career win unfolded in the 25-lap Late Model event where Ed Cheslak of Rocky Point finally grabbed the brass ring.

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DiMatteo, Keane, Charland, Hydar, & Gambacorta Score Aug. 8th Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

Stafford Speedway(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Speedway hosted another round of Weekly Racing on Friday, Aug. 8th.  Cory DiMatteo scored his first win of the season in the SK Modified® feature, Darrell Keane was also a first time winner in 2025 in the Late Model feature, Bob Charland notched his first SK Light feature win since 2013, and a pair of rookie drivers came home winners in the form of Travis Hydar for the second consecutive week in the Limited Late Model feature, and Kolton Gambacorta was a first-time career winner in the Street Stock feature.

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