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35th Annual Tribute To Tommy Druar And Tony Jankowiak Rescheduled To Sunday, October 13 At Lancaster Motorplex

by MikeSeptember 17, 2024

Lancaster N.Y. – (September 16, 2024) – Lancaster (NY) Motorplex and Race of Champions Modified Series management have agreed to a reschedule date for the 35^th Annual Tribute to Tommy Druar and Tony Jankowiak, which will now take place on Sunday, October 13.

Pit gates will open for race teams at 9:00am, practice will begin at 12:00pm (Noon) and qualifying will begin at 1:15pm, in an attempt to run an efficient program to give race fans one last opportunity to see the Modifieds run in an season ending event that highlights a great Western New York family tradition.

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Round Two Of Sunoco Drive For The Cup Playoff Racing This Weekend At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

Just three weeks remain in the weekly racing season for 2024 at Seekonk Speedway. This Friday and Saturday night, the Sunoco Drive For The Cup playoffs continue with racing across nine different Seekonk divisions.

The battle is on to gain as many playoff points as possible in all divisions, as drivers continue to try and etch their name into the Final Four. It all begins on Friday night at 7 p.m. with five divisions of racing, followed by another four divisions of NASCAR Saturday racing at 6 p.m. On NASCAR Saturday, the East Coast Towing & Recovery Spectator Drags also will join the show for the final time during a weekly racing event this season. (more…)

Noah Korner Wins TC 13 Shootout; Hines Wins SK Modified Feature at Stafford; Gambacorta, Bloxsom, Cormier, & Warren Also Score Sept. 13 Feature Wins

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted First Responder Friday on September 13th with the TC 13 Shootout joining Stafford’s five weekly divisions in feature action. The SK Modified® division ran their regularly scheduled 40-lap feature as well as the 3rd Annual TC 13 Shootout, a 13 lap race contested between the top-13 finishers from the 40-lap feature. Noah Korner was the big winner of the night, scoring his first SK Modified® victory of any kind in the 13-lap, $1,313 to win TC 13 Shootout. Also as part of the TC 13 Shootout festivities, the Ted Christopher Safety Initiative, orchestrated by Quinn Christopher, donated a Leaf Racewear firesuit that SK Modified® drivers would vote on as to who would win and Michael Gervais, Jr. was the winner of the vote.

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Freedom 76 Championship Weekend This Week At Grandview Speedway – Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

FREEDOM 76 & FREEDOM 38 CHAMPIONSHIP RACES THIS WEEKEND AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

54^th ANNUAL GRANDVIEW FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER CAN POCKET POSSIBLE $32,062 FOR THE VICTORY

FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER COULD POCKET $3062, FANS FOR FIVE FRIDAY $5 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION

JEFF STRUNK & LOGAN WATT ARE 2024 GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONS

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 62^nd anniversary season of auto racing action at Grandview Speedway moves into the final weekend of competition for Modified and Sportsman competitors, and it is the biggest weekend of the season with the running of the 54^thannual Freedom 76. (more…)

Big Block Super-Modifieds Results From Star Speedway, Other Results and Recap

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024September 16, 2024

Only 16 of these Super Modifieds showed up at Star Speedway in Epping, NH on Saturday night with Chelmsford, MA open wheel driver Jon McKennedy winning that one while Matt Johnson was second and Bobby Timmons in third place. (more…)

Craig Von Dohren & Dakota Kohler Score Feature Wins- Jeff Strunk & Logan Watt Are 2024 Track Champions At Grandview Speedway

by MikeSeptember 16, 2024

NOT DONE YET – THE VETERANS RISE TO THE OCCASION ON CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

CRAIG VON DOHREN CHARGES FROM 24^TH TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON, SECOND PLACE LOCKS UP 11^th CHAMPIONSHIP FOR JEFF STRUNK

DAKOTA KOHLER SCORES FIRST 2024 WIN IN CLOSE SPORTSMAN FINISH – SECOND PLACE SECURES SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LOGAN WATT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another action packed night of racing action at Grandview Speedway, with two drivers scoring their first wins of the season, and two other drivers locking up the 2024 point championships in an evening of racing sponsored by Spunktown Tavern and Restaurant of Boyertown, Pa. (more…)

Stafford SK Light Graduates Top Premier SK Modified® Division

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 13, 2024

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway created the SK Light division prior to the start of the 2006 season, the intent of the division was to provide not only a less expensive open wheel alternative to the track’s premier SK Modified® division, but to serve as a stepping stone to the premier division. Fast forward 18 years and one look at the 2024 SK Modified® standings will show that the stepping stone vision has been realized and then some. The top-5 drivers in the 2024 standings are all SK Light graduates, and going even further, 8 of the top-10 drivers in the standings got their open wheel starts in the SK Light division.

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Round Two Of Sunoco Drive For The Cup Playoff Racing This Weekend At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 13, 2024

Speedway 95 Welcomes Back GSPSS For Penultimate 2024 Tilt

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 13, 2024

WALPOLE, N.H. – Only two events remain in the chase for the 2024 Granite State Pro Stock Series crown. But before the season can draw to a close at Lee USA Speedway, one last road trip awaits the series faithful, a road trip that carries special meaning for each of the two championship challengers.

Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, welcomes the GSPSS for its second visit of the year, another event in a busy and high-profile month for racing in the Pine Tree State this Sunday, September 15. The penultimate event on the nine-race GSPSS itinerary sets the stage for October’s championship finale. (more…)

Track Enterprises To Again Handle 2025 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Events

by MikeSeptember 13, 2024

The Fairgrounds Nashville Confirms Track Enterprises as Racing Promoter Again in 2025

(Nashville, TN) Track Enterprises, LLC will continue as the racing promoter at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the 2025 racing season, following Tuesday, September 10 Fairgrounds Nashville board meeting.

Track Enterprises has been the primary promoter at the track since 2020, after handling the ARCA race promotion at the speedway from 2015-2019. In addition to several local events, the promotion group set up marquee events such as ARCA, CRA, Southern Super Series, ASA, The All American 400 weekend, SRX, and more. (more…)