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Phoenix Raceway: Time to Crown Another CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Champion

by MikeNovember 2, 2023

After a week off to get their trucks ready and their minds right, the competitors are gearing up for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway Friday, November 3 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio), where it will be decided who of the Championship 4 contenders – Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes – will finish the highest and take the 2023 title.

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NASCAR Cup Series Special Edition Championship 4 News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by MikeNovember 1, 2023

Long days and nights over the course of the season have added up, and now the four best drivers of the year will do battle this weekend as the Championship 4 vie for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series title in the Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, this Sunday, November 5 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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John Beatty Jr., Matt Hirschman, JB Fortin, Timmy Solomito Among Early Islip 300 Entires At Riverhead Raceway

by Lou ModestinoNovember 1, 2023

Early registration for the November 11th Islip 300 has begun and a quartet of drivers are among those who have registered for the $7,000 to win Tour Type Modified event. Fresh off his NASCAR Modified Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series championship John Beatty Jr. of Merrick, red hot Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pa. and 2021 300 winner JB Fortin of Holtsville are among the entrants.

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General Welding Supply Partnership Ups November 11th Riverhead Raceway Crate Modified Win To $2500, Rules Package Disclosed

by Lou ModestinoOctober 30, 2023

The Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modifieds will get in on the richest weekend at Riverhead Raceway when they compete in the General Welding Supply Corp. 50 event during the Islip 300 program. The race winner will walk off with a cool $2,500, largest ever for a Crate Modified victory at the historic quarter mile. Director of Technical Inspection Randy Murray also disclosed the rules package for the event in an effort to draw other GM 602 Crate Modifieds in the Northeast.

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Phoenix Raceway Waits For The Championship 4

by MikeOctober 26, 2023

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series concluded the Round of 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend, locking in the four drivers who will be competing to be crowned the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion. Carson Hocevar won the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 – his fourth victory of the 2023 season – and locked in his place in the Championship 4 after making a late-race pass on Ben Rhodes.

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Infield Pitting Announced For 7th Annual Islip 300 November 11th At Riverhead Raceway

by Lou ModestinoOctober 26, 2023

With the 2023 regular season finally in the record books at Riverhead Raceway, the track management team has turned their full attention to the Islip 300 Tour Type Modified event Saturday November 11th. General manager John Ellwood announced the 7th annual Islip 300 would feature infield pitting for teams vying for the $7.000 victory, allowing fans to look on as talented race teams ply their craft.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Announces 2024 Schedule

by MikeOctober 20, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2023) – A week before crowning the 2023 champion at Martinsville Speedway, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour plans to carry on a new schedule tradition by opening mere miles from the birthplace of NASCAR and finishing at one of its most historic tracks as the 16 race dates on the 2024 schedule was announced today.

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Highmark Building Efficiency Boosts Riverhead Raceway INEX Legend Race Car Winners Share To $2,000 November 11th

by Lou ModestinoOctober 20, 2023

When the 7th annual Islip 300 Tour Type Modified event unfolds Saturday November 11th at Riverhead Raceway, the INEX Legend Race Cars will compliment the busy fall afternoon of racing. Recently, track management in conjunction with Rich Gerbe of HIGHMARK Building Efficiency announced the 40-lap INEX Legend Race Car event would pay the hefty sum of $2,000 to the race winner.

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Timmy Solomito Dominates Cecil Palm Tree 66, John Beatty Jr. Earns First NASCAR Modified Championship At Riverhead Raceway Sunday

by Lou ModestinoOctober 17, 2023

Despite mother nature’s best efforts to halt Championship Night at Riverhead Raceway, track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz finally found success Sunday afternoon with six track champions earning 2023 titles. The Cecil Palm Tree 66 NASCAR Modified event was dominated by Timmy Solomito of Islip who earned his fourth win in six weekly starts this season. John Beatty Jr. of Merrick would ride a third-place tally in the 66 to the 2023 NASCAR Modified championship, the first of his career.

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Unfavorable Saturday Forecast Pushes Riverhead Raceway Championship Program To Sunday Afternoon

by Lou ModestinoOctober 13, 2023

Faced with an extremely unfavorable Saturday forecast, Riverhead Raceway management announced Friday morning the once postponed Championship Night program set for Saturday evening would shift to Sunday afternoon.

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