Barre, VT – For the first time ever, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Saturday June 12, 2027. NASCAR’s oldest touring division will make its first appearance at the Nation’s Site of Excitement for a rare Saturday night showdown at The Road!
Tim Gullo (Race of Champions Super Stock); Paulie Hartwig, III (Race of Champions Sportsman Modified); Adriana Purvis (Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series and TJ Cochrane (Hobby Stock / Street Stock Challenge) all Winners at Shangri-La II Speedway
BARTON, N.Y. (October 26, 2026) — Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA, took the lead in the late stages of the 125-lap 76th annual Al Gerber Trophy Race of Champions this past Sunday afternoon at Shangri-La II Speedway near Owego, NY and went on to his 11th victory in “The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” at Shangri-La II Speedway. It was the 5th different track that Hirschman accomplished this including Oswego (NY) Speedway; Chemung (NY) Speedrome; Lake Erie Speedway in North East, PA and Thompson (CT) Speedway.
Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY, started from the pole and was quickly passed by Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY, who went on to lead a great deal of the race before Hirschman took over.
CLAREMONT, NH – Windham, Maine open-wheel star Bobby Timmons III was the big winner Saturday at Claremont Motorsports Park, winning the SMAC Supermodified Energized by USNE 50-lap main event and, with the victory, surging to his first career championship in the fast Supermodified series.
With well over 100 racing teams packing the pits for the first day of the Thrasher Road speedplant’s annual Fall Challenge event, Timmons was one of eleven different drivers earning feature wins at the 79-year-oval’s annual autumn classic.
Owen Grennan of Glen Cove picked the right time of the season to start a win streak at Riverhead Raceway when he won his second straight Buzz Chew Chevrolet NASCAR Modified event in the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 Saturday. With the victory Owen Grennan sewed up the 2026 Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified track championship one week after clinching the New York State championship of the NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts.
– Fans Take Note; Racing to Begin at 3:00pm –
– $5,000-to-Win for Race of Champions Modified Series; $1,000 to 15th place; $900 plus a $100 voucher to 20th – $350 to Qualifying Race Winners with Support coming from Aqua Duck Water Supply; Bruce George Paving & Excavating and Valley Speed –
Lehighton, Pennsylvania (October 5, 2026) – Race of Champions Modified Series competitors are preparing to concluded the 2026 Mahoning Valley Speedway season with the Fall Brawl. Competitors are receiving added support from several sponsors with the potential for even more to come on board.
The championship implications were plentiful entering the My Guy Auto Supply NAPA of Riverhead Eddie Partridge 206 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway Saturday. By the time the long night of racing was in the books, the championship picture became clearer not only for the 2026 WMT championship, but all three Riverhead Raceway divisions running in their penultimate races as well. Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, NY, celebrated his 34th birthday in style by winning the My Guy Auto Supply NAPA of Riverhead Eddie Partridge 206 for his fifth WMT win of the season.
Saturday night racing at Seekonk Speedway delivered everything race fans could ask for—late-race passes, first-time winners, comeback victories and plenty of three-wide action. The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series headlined the night with a thrilling finish, while the Late Models, Sportsman and Sport Trucks added even more excitement to a packed night at the Action Track of the East.
— Free Apple Friday Courtesy of the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival —
Williamson, NY (August 10, 2026) — This Friday, August 14, Spencer Speedway will be in action once again with the running of Apple Harvest Night, with free apple giveaways from the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival. It is one of the most anticipated race night’s of the season.
Holland, NY (August 3, 2026) — Saturday, August 8, Holland Speedway will see the annual return of the Race of Champions Modified Series to the ⅜-mile high-banked paved oval for fast, family-friendly entertainment when the Thunder in the Hills 100 finally takes the green flag.
Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY will return from Iowa Speedway near Des Moines, IA after an ARCA event to race in the event.
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TO HOST 56th ANNUAL FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL RACE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AUGUST 8
WINNER OF NASCAR MODIFIED 50 LAP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE TO POCKET $10,000 FOR WIN IN PRESTIGIOUS EVENT
BACK TO THE 90’s NIGHT FEATURING $10 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION IS AUGUST 15
EDDIE STRADA AND JOE TOTH SIT ON TOP OF TRACK POINT STANDINGS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following another action packed night of racing last Saturday night, the action will be even more intense this week as Grandview Speedway presents the 56th running of the Forrest Rogers Memorial.
