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Here’s How Northeast NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six State Area Performed At Sonoma And Road America

by Lou Modestino
Here’s How Northeast NASCAR Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six State Area Performed At Sonoma And Road America
Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup at Sonoma with Corey LaJoie placing 11th with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 18th, Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished 21st while Boston’s Kaz Grala  ended his day in 22nd.  Corey LaJoie is the son of Two-Time Xfinity Champion Randy LaJoie who called Norwalk, CT home before he left there to move closer to NASCAR in Charlotte, NC.
Shane Van Gisbergen won the Xfinity race at Sonoma, Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took tenth place, Blaine Perkins came in 18th, Kyle Weatherman ended up 30th and Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT ended up 31st.  Perkins and Weatherman both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our who get their sleep during the week in Harwich, MA.
Will Power won the Indy Car race at Road America while Santo Ferrucci of Woodbury CT took 15th place.
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Here’s How Northeast Drivers Did at NASCAR’s World Wide Tech and the Indy Car Race

by Lou Modestino
Here’s How Northeast Drivers Did at NASCAR’s World Wide Tech and the Indy Car Race
Austin Cindric won the race while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in fifth.  Not so fortunate were Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended his day in 29th while Corey LaJoie ended up 32nd.  Corey is the son of Randy LaJoie a two-time Xfinity Champion who grew up in Norwalk, CT before moving to the Charlotte, NC.
Scott Dixon ended up the winner of the Indy Car Street Race in the Detroit, MI area while Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT ended up ninth.
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How Did Northeast Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six New England States Fared At Charlotte And Indy

by Lou Modestino
How Did Northeast Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six New England States Fared At Charlotte And Indy
Christopher Bell made it to Victory Lane in the Cup race with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT coming in 14th and Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT took 26th with Boston’s Kaz Grala ending up 34th while Corey LaJoie ended his day in 35th.
Corey LaJoie is the son of Randy LaJoie who called Norwalk, CT home before he moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to the NASCAR action in which he won a pair of Xfinity Championships.
Chase Elliott came home the victor in the Xfinity Series race with Kyle Weatherman ended up 10th and Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT got 16th, Patrick Emerling of Long Island, NY came in 30th, Blain Perkins was 35th and Parker Kligerman of Stamford, CT ended up 37th. Weatherman and Perkins both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our that get their US Mail in Harwich, MA.
Tanner Gray won the Menards ARCA Series while Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY came in 16th.
Joseph Newgarden won the Indy 500 and Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT. Ferrucci was also in the hunt for the entire 500 miles
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How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?

by Lou Modestino
How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?
Denny Hamlin won the Cup race with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT taking 16th ,Corey LaJoie finished 21st, Boston’s Kaz Grala placed 27th and not so fortunate was Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT who ended up 37th. Lajoie is the son of Randy LaJoie who won Two Xfinity Championships and hails from Norwalk, CT.
Ryan Truex came home the victor of the Xfinity race, Keith Weatherman was eighth, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in ninth, Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took 12th, David Starr was 26th and Patrick Emerling of LI, NY came in 28th. Weatherman and Starr both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our and reside in Harwich, MA.
Corner Zilsch won the Menard’s ARCA race earlier in the weekend with Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA taking the runner-up spot while Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY took seventh
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Switser Takes NHMS Northeast Classic Honors

by Lou Modestino
Switser Takes NHMS Northeast Classic Honors

Loudon, NH — Blue skies and sunshine greeted the teams and fans at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday morning for the 4th annual Northeast Classic. The season opener for the American-Canadian Tour also served as the third round for the PASS Super Late Models and lid-lifter for the R&R Race Parts Street Stock Open Series while also featuring a pair of exhibition events for the Open Tour-type Modifieds and the new Sunoco 604 Modifieds. (more…)

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ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

by Lou Modestino
ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT — As the 2024 American-Canadian Tour season comes steaming down the line, the first stop is New England’s lone super-speedway, the Magic Mile at New Hampshire Motor Speedway! The 4th annual Northeast Classic will serve as round one in an expansive 13-event season for the international ACT Tour and over the past days, weeks and months teams from across New England and Quebec have been frantically filing applications and entries in preparation for the exciting season opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (more…)

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Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After watching the forecast, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have pushed the Northeast Classic back by one day this coming weekend. Instead of the originally scheduled Friday Practice and Saturday Race dates originally scheduled, the Northeast Classic will now begin with Practice Day on Saturday, April 13 and the 4th annual Northeast Classic will now be contested on Sunday, April 14. As such, camping will also be pushed back one day and campers can start parking on Friday, April 12 from 4:00pm to 7:30pm. (more…)

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Forms, Registrations Released for 2024 Northeast Classic at NHMS

by Lou Modestino
Forms, Registrations Released for 2024 Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT & Naples, ME ­— Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) released registration forms and paperwork regarding the 4th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday. Competitors can now register for their respective Northeast Classic divisions, including the American-Canadian Tour, Open Tour-type Modifieds, 604 Modifieds and R&R Race Parts Street Stocks, along with garage stall reservations and camping registrations for the weekend of April 11, 12 and 13. (more…)

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ACT & PASS Announce 604 Modifieds Added to Northeast Classic at NHMS

by Lou Modestino
ACT & PASS Announce 604 Modifieds Added to Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT & Naples, ME ­— Officials from the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced on Wednesday that with the continued support and numerous calls fielded by the two organizations for the new Sunoco 604 Modified Division at Thompson Speedway, the new division has been added to the Northeast Classic line-up for Saturday, April 13th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (more…)

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Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou Modestino
Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl

Barre, VT — Thunder Road is ready to break into the month of October with Vermont’s most popular stock car racing event, the 61st running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Over 40 of New England and Quebec’s top short-track stars are ready to take on the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America this Saturday and Sunday, all looking to join the granite monument at the venerable Vermont oval and join a winning roster of legends.

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IMSA Championship Battle Firming Up Entering FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY

by Lou Modestino
IMSA Championship Battle Firming Up Entering FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY

Championship leads will be on the line when IMSA’s production-based classes take the spotlight in the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix presented by LIQUI MOLY at Lime Rock Park July 21-22.

The weekend marks the first time this season that the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD Pro and GTD classes hold a stand-alone race, and fans will see tight competition among eight manufacturers in international-spec GT3 machinery.

Click the link below to read more on the upcoming battles at the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY!

READ – IMSA Championship Battle

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Beth Paretta Announced as Grand Marshal for IMSA FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY

by Lou Modestino
Beth Paretta Announced as Grand Marshal for IMSA FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY

LAKEVILLE, CONN. (5 July 2023)- Beth Paretta, the founder, owner and Team Principal of Paretta Autosport – the first woman-owned, woman-driven and woman-forward team in the NTT INDYCAR Series, will add another milestone to her impressive motorsport career, serving as the Grand Marshal for the upcoming FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Lime Rock Park (July 21-22).

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1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Celebrated as Best of Show at 27th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

by Lou Modestino
1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Celebrated as Best of Show at 27th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

GREENWICH, Conn., June 5, 2023 – A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B was chosen as this year’s Best of Show at the 27th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The winner at Saturday’s inaugural Concours de Sport was a 1965 Ford GT40 Mk I. The 2023 event further established the weekend’s focus on celebrating car culture and honoring concours tradition and continues to grow in and with the community, establishing its place as a premier automotive event. (more…)

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Talent in Numbers Floods Northeast Classic Roster for $7,000-to-win Modified Showdown

by Lou Modestino
Talent in Numbers Floods Northeast Classic Roster for $7,000-to-win Modified Showdown

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials are proud to announce the most exciting and talent filled roster of Open Tour-type Modifieds to join the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the event’s inception in 2021. Based on the tire orders through Hoosier Tire East, over twenty of New England’s best tour-type modified drivers are slated to take on the Magic Mile all looking to join a who’s-who of modified winners at New England’s biggest stage. (more…)

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