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Ron Silk Dominates Thompson’s NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

by Lou Modestino
Ron Silk Dominates Thompson’s NASCAR Modified Icebreaker 150

Thompson, CT — A much nicer day awaited fans on day two of the 50th Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway. Six star-studded features took to the 0.625-mile oval on Sunday, as did the peaks of sunshine to greet the fans in the stands. While the Street Stocks were able to start their 2024 track championship season on Saturday, the rest of the track championship line-up got their year started with plenty of action on Sunday along with the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with their return to Icebreaker weekend. (more…)

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Hendrick Motorsports Sweeps At Martinsville As Byron Leads The Charge

by Chuck Abrams
Hendrick Motorsports Sweeps At Martinsville As Byron Leads The Charge

Greeting race fans, I am back in the saddle after a much-needed break.

While I was away, Denny Hamlin and William Byron both won twice putting them into the lead as far as wins even though Kyle Larson is leading the points with a win and four top five finishes. While he also had one DNF, he has four stage wins and has led a whopping 454 laps this season. Byron may have three wins, but he has done that leading only 149 laps.

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Grandview Speedway Hosts NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Double Header This Saturday

by Mike
Grandview Speedway Hosts NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Double Header This Saturday

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – After an exciting and competitive opening last Saturday, Grandview Speedway is ready to present the second weekend of racing for the new season.

This Saturday, April 13 will see a two-division program of racing under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner for the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman. Each division will run qualifying races leading to the 30-lap Modified and 25-lap Sportsman main events. (more…)

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NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

by Lou Modestino
NASCAR Modifieds Ready for a Roaring Return to Thompson’s Icebreaker Weekend

Barre, VT and Naples, ME — When the roar of the mighty NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Connecticut’s quiet corner this Sunday afternoon, it’ll be the 153rd time the series has tackled the iconic highbanks of Thompson Speedway and the first time in four years that the Tour has competed on Icebreaker weekend. The Icebreaker 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set as the first homebase battle for the Northeast teams who regularly compete on the fan-favorite Tour. (more…)

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Virginia’s Denny Hamlin Leads a High-Performing Joe Gibbs Racing to Martinsville

by Mike
Virginia’s Denny Hamlin Leads a High-Performing Joe Gibbs Racing to Martinsville

Fresh off his second win of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season last weekend at Richmond Raceway, Chesterfield, Virginia’s Denny Hamlin leads a very-high performing Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) organization to Martinsville Speedway for the Cook Out 400 on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, the eighth race of this year’s schedule.

Two of the four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have won already this season – Christopher Bell (Phoenix) and Denny Hamlin (Bristol and Richmond).

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The Field Is Set: Xfinity Dash 4 Cash Kicks Off at Martinsville Speedway

by Mike
The Field Is Set: Xfinity Dash 4 Cash Kicks Off at Martinsville Speedway

Last weekend’s race at Richmond Raceway served as the qualifier for the first round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Dash 4 Cash program, and this weekend’s DUDE Wipes 250 at Martinsville Speedway (Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will be the first chance for drivers to win the big bonus check.

Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola, Jesse Love and Parker Kligerman are the four highest-finishing series regulars from Richmond that will be competing for a $100,000 bonus at Martinsville Speedway.

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Five Action-Packed Races Lead to Record Start in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

by Mike
Five Action-Packed Races Lead to Record Start in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

The first five races of the 2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season have passed the eye-test producing intense side-by-side, action-packed competition, and the stats are in to back it up.

This season is just the fourth time since the inception of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 1995 that the series has started a season with five different race winners and five different pole winners through the first five events of a season – joining the 1996, 2005 and 2012 seasons.

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