The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s fall trip to Riverhead Raceway has carried plenty of sentimental value over the past few seasons.
Riverhead’s longtime co-owner Eddie Partridge passed away in 2021 shortly after his team won a Modified Tour race at Richmond Raceway with Ryan Preece. To honor his memory, the fall Tour event at Riverhead was renamed the Eddie Partridge 256, all while a replica of Partridge’s car remains suspended over the track.
It was a busy Championship Sunday at Riverhead Raceway with nine feature events clicked off under sun splashed skies. Jarrod Hayes of Calverton won his third Street Stock event of 2025, while Ryan Zukowski of Riverhead collected his second Mini Stock victory in convincing fashion.
Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead notched his second NASCAR Modified victory of 2025 when he passed John Beatty Jr. of Merrick with twenty laps remaining in Saturday’s 50-lap feature event at Riverhead Raceway. Beatty would have the last laugh though when he sewed-up his third consecutive NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Modified championship with his runner-up finish. Beatty joins Charlie Jarzombek (1976-1978) and Don Howe (1993-1995) as the only drivers to earn three Modified championships in succession.
The race for the 2025 NASCAR Modifieds championship will feature three main players for the 50-lap regular season finale Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, a mere ten points separating first through third. Additionally, three other 2025 track champions will celebrate a championship by the end of the program. Originally the 2025 champions for all seven divisions of the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series were to be feted, however the September 6th WMT rain out moved the Eagle Chevrolet Crate Modifieds, Blunderbusts and INEX Legend Race Cars championship final to October 4th.
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Red hot defending INEX Legend Race Car champion Riely O’Keefe of Manorville continued his hot streak Saturday winning his fifth event in since mid-July at Riverhead Raceway, but this one was very special, as well as lucrative. Not only did Riely lead all 50-laps of the Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50, O’Keefe accomplished the fete in a car owned by Sara’s brother Jim Sylvester, with whom he’s won five races since July 12th. Saturday’s race was the richest ever for the Legends at Riverhead with O’Keefe earning $2,750 for his efforts.
ALTON, Va. (September 20, 2025) – In just his fourth-career start in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, Carson Brown drove his No. 2 PayCafe/Ebb Logistics/SLR-M1 Toyota Camry to his first-ever victory at VIRginia International Raceway. The 17 year old qualified second and remained in the top three throughout the 31-lap race, taking over the lead with just six laps remaining after a hard-fought battle with Ben Maier (No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry). Points leader Tristan McKee suffered a transmission issue mid-race, relegating him to a 21st-place finish overall, tightening the championship points battle between he and Sam Corry.
Alton, VIRGINIA – September 19, 2025 – The Burtin Racing team returns to the legendary Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend, September 21, for Round 9 of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, with Adam Andretti spearheading the team in the prestigious TA class. The race comes at a vital stage in the championship chase, with Andretti entering the weekend second in the Drivers’ Championship with 839 points and looking to build on an already impressive season campaign.
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Riverhead Raceway General Manager John Ellwood announced Wednesday the track will introduce a new payout procedure Saturday during the final 4/6-Cylinder Demolition Derby, a procedure that will carry into 2026 and beyond. The 4/6-Cylinder Demo will conclude a bust night of racing that is highlighted by the Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50.
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Wednesday evening Erin Delaney announced she has arranged a $5,000 bonus and lap money program for Saturday’s Sara Sylvester INEX Legend Race Car National Qualifier 50 at Riverhead Raceway making the race the richest Legend event ever at the famed quarter mile. The 50-lap winner will earn $1,500 before lap money and other bonus monies are figured in. A complete program of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series racing will complement the Sara Sylvester 50, including a 4/6-Cylinder Demolition Derby which will also carry a hefty first place prize money.
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