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.
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.
Written By: Amy Worrey – Chasing the Checkered
The 2026 race season is beginning to wind down at Wiscasset Speedway, and
champions are starting to be crowned every week. This past Saturday, the track hosted
a full Group 2 program that included the Dale’s Cash Fuel Roadrunners, Creative
Cleanouts Sport Modifieds, Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Models and the
“championship race” for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets.
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.
Lee, NH — When the gates reopen at Lee USA Speedway this Friday, history will hang in the air as the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) brings the Ollie Silva Midsummer Classic back to New Hampshire’s Center of Speed! The lightning fast NESS Big-Block Supermodifieds will light up the seacoast oval alongside the 350 Supermodifieds, the NEMA Midgets, NEMA Lights and the $750-to-Win Ridge Runner/Mad Bomber Shootout!
EDDIE STRADA AND JOE TOTH CONTINUE TO LEAD TRACK POINT STANDINGS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following a successful 64th anniversary celebration last Saturday night, Grandview Speedway returns with a special Back to the 90’s night this weekend!
This Saturday’s program will feature the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR Modifieds and Sportsman along with the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars in a NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts event, plus a LDE Backpack giveaway and a Kid’s Money Scramble on Back to the 90’s Night with just $10 grandstand admission!
— 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.
