stock car racing
Berlin, CT’s Ryan Preece “All Smiles” Following Modified Test at Martinsville Speedway
The trip down to Florida in February typically sets the tone for the rest of each series’ seasons in regards to car count and the competition level. If World Series Speedweeks was any indication, it could be a very good year to be behind the wheel of a modified. (more…)
Track Talk – How New England Drivers and Teams Fared at Atlanta
Kyle Busch dominated the Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta leading 102 laps of 130. Brett Moffit ended up 9th. Brett also drives a Xfinity entry for Cape Cod’s Chris Our. Parker Kligerman of Westport, Ct ended the afternoon in 14th. (more…)
Free To The Public Practice At Grandview Speedway March 27, VP Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial On April 3
BECHTELSVILLE, PA MARCH 21, 2021 . . . Practice, practice and more practice. That is what will be taking place at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, March 27th starting at 12 noon. That is what makes race teams’ better and great race teams even greater. Fans will be able to catch the practice session featuring many Grandview Speedway regular in the T.P.Trailers Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman stock cars along with visitors featured in a variety of different racecars. And it is all free for the fans. (more…)
Richie Evans’ Ford Pinto Visiting NASCAR Hall of Fame Until September, 2021
Richie Evans’ Ford Pinto, which has been kept in Brockton (MA) at Shoe City Auto Sales, the oldest car dealer in the city, is owned by Steve and Glenn Zimmerman. In February, they shipped the #61 Ford Pinto, to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC in February, where it will remain until September. (more…)
J.R. Heffner Partners with Jordan Anderson Racing for NASCAR Bristol Dirt Truck Race
STATESVILLE, N.C. (March 18, 2021) – Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) announced today that veteran Northeast Big Block Modified driver J.R. Heffner of Kinderhook, N.Y. will compete in the team’s flagship No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS); Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway. (more…)
Thompson Icebreaker 125 Entry List Continues to Grow
Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is just over three weeks away from opening the 2021 Northeast Auto Racing season with the annual Icebreaker. The headlining $10,000-to-win Icebreaker 125 on Sunday, April 11 continues to draw buzz and big names as the entry list grows leading up to the event. (more…)
Austin Hill To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Stefanik at Darlington Raceway
(Mooresville, N.C.) – When the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Darlington Raceway on May 7th, Austin Hill will pay tribute to nine-time NASCAR champion and future Hall of Famer Mike Stefanik of Exeter, RI . Hill’s No. 16 United Rentals Toyota Tundra will carry colors reminiscent of Stefanik’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) entry from 2010-2011, the final seasons he piloted the No. 16. (more…)
Bubba Wallace Returns to the Truck Series for Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 18, 2021): Spencer Davis Motorsports (SDM) announced today that Bubba Wallace has thrown his hat in the ring to contest the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) on Saturday, March 27th, 2021. (more…)
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Originally called Atlanta International Raceway, the track was then a 1.5-mile paved speedway, located in Hampton Georgia. The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta was on July 31, 1960 and won by Fireball Roberts from the pole position.
Over the years the track underwent several changes. It was re-measured to 1.522 miles in the spring of 1970. It was renamed Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1990. And then the track layout was reversed, and the track was re-configured to 1.54 miles between the two races in 1997. (more…)