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72nd Year Celebration To Feature Fireworks & Demolition Derby Saturday July 2nd At Riverhead Raceway

Lou Modestino

Saturday July 2nd will be a time to celebrate at Riverhead Raceway as the track marks it’s 72nd anniversary with a full blown celebration is planned by track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz. A spectacular Fireworks show will be presented and the night will conclude with a bone jarring Demolition Derby. The NASCAR Modifieds will run the second leg of their Crown Jewel Series for the Ted Christopher Cup with a 72-lap main event.

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Justin Bonsignore Grabs Second Place Finish at Riverhead Raceway

Lou Modestino

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Justin Bonsignore captured a second-place finish in the Buzz Chew 200 at Riverhead Raceway on Saturday night. The three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion was out front of the seventh race of the season in the final stages, but Riverhead weekly regular Kyle Soper found his way around, capturing his first Whelen Modified Tour win.

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Doug Coby Scores 10th Place Finish at Riverhead Raceway

Lou Modestino

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby captured a 10th place finish on Saturday, June 25 at Riverhead Raceway. Competing for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Buzz Chew 200, Coby qualified 10th, and ran inside the top-10 for the duration of the race, finishing right where he started.

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Kyle Soper Wins Whelen Modified Tour Buzz Chew Chevrolet 200 At Riverhead Raceway

Lou Modestino

Every time the popular NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour rolls into Riverhead Raceway on Long Island it is usually noted along the way the last time a track regular won a WMT event was back in 1995. Saturday night Kyle Soper of Manorville, the reigning champion at the quarter mile bullring scored one for the home team winning the Buzz Chew Chevrolet 200 after reclaiming the lead from defending WMT kingpin Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville with 10-laps remaining.

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Justin Bonsignore Ready For Return Home To Riverhead Raceway For Buzz Chew 200

Lou Modestino

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – Fresh off his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the season at Monadnock Speedway last weekend, three-time champion Justin Bonsignore is ready for a return home this weekend. Bonsignore will begin the busy summer stretch at his home track, Riverhead Raceway, on Saturday, June 25, in the Buzz Chew 200.

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Doug Coby Looks For Second Straight Riverhead Win with Tommy Baldwin Racing in Buzz Chew 200; Welcomes Mayhew Tools To The 7NY

Lou Modestino

MILFORD, Conn. – After years of coming close, Doug Coby finally broke into NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory Lane at Riverhead Raceway last season. His first Riverhead win seemed to open the flood gates – as the Milford, Connecticut, six-time Whelen Modified Tour champion has won three of the last four races at the track. In the only other event, he was racing at the front early before contact sidelined him from the race.

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Grennan & Braun Snag Riverhead Raceway Wins Before Rain Halts Program

Lou Modestino

According to local weather experts it was supposed to be a pleasant final weekend of spring on Long Island. However suddenly Saturday evening a “clipper system” from the Northeast blew in and brought rain to Riverhead Raceway ending the program 25-laps into a scheduled 40-lap Crate Modified feature.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour To Close Out June At Riverhead Raceway

Lou Modestino

Summer officially kicks off Saturday night June 25th at Riverhead Raceway as the stars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roll to Riverhead Raceway for the Buzz Chew Chevrolet 200, the second of three WMT events at the demanding quarter mile facility. Doug Coby of Milford, Ct. won the first event back on May 14th, kicking off a hot streak that is remains in tact for Tommy Baldwin Racing.

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Dylan Slepian Races To Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Modified Victory Saturday

Lou Modestino

After going without a win in 2021, Dylan Slepian of Dix Hills quickly found his way back to victory lane at Riverhead Raceway in 2022 when he topped the 50-lap NASCAR Modified feature event Saturday night. The win was the 5th of Dylan’s career. New York Mets pitching star Jacob deGrom took in the action with his family Saturday while he rehabs from injury.

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CRATE MODIFIEDS & LATE MODELS SET FOR MILLER LITE TRIPLE CROWN SERIES ACTION SATURDAY AT RIVERHEAD RACEWAY

Lou Modestino

iverhead Raceway will spring into summer Saturday evening presenting a program containing nine NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series feature events highlighted by the first Kid’s Big Wheel Race and 4/6-Cylinder Demolition Derby of 2022. The Eagle Auto Mall Crate Modifieds and Late Models each run their first Miller Lite Triple Crown Series events of the young season Saturday.

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