Wiscasset Speedway hosted their Group #2 Championship Night on Saturday, which was highlighted by the Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout. The annual event, founded by Dave Brannon and sponsored by Lee Mortenson and Four Season Synthetic, draws in some of the best Street Stock drivers from across New England. This year’s race was no different as 45 drivers competed for 28 starting positions in the main event. (more…)
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Nail-Biting Finishes on Tap for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Thunder Road Championship Night
Barre, VT — Seemingly endless rain, some of the best racing in recent memory, first-time victors and familiar faces dotting victory lane – It has all come down to this. Friday, September 15th brings the 64th Thunder Road Championship Night presented by Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel with razor-thin point chases ready to be decided in one final showdown.
Advance Tickets for the 39th All American 400 Now Available – November 3rd-5th
(Nashville, TN) Story By: Koty Geyer – Advance sale discount tickets for the 39th All American 400 weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway are now on sale. The three-day All Amercian 400 weekend will be highlighted by the crowning of the inaugural ASA STARS National Tour champion on Sunday, November 5. Two full days of support class racing will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, followed by one of short track racings crown jewel events for Super Late Models. (more…)
Holland Speedway Set For Crosby’s 100 Thunder In The Hills For The Race Of Champions Modified Series
Holland, N.Y. – (July 21, 2023) – Race fans and competitors will have one “hot night” when the gates swing open for the Crosby’s 100 for the Race of Champions Modified Series on Saturday, July 29 at Holland (N.Y.) Speedway.
Sprint Cars Make Exciting Return to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway – Saturday, July 29th
(Nashville, TN) For the first time in almost 20 years, Non-Wing Sprint Cars return to the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway when the 500 Sprint Car Tour makes their first appearance on Saturday, July 29 for the Pro Door Manufacturing 40. The second-year tour will be part of a open-wheel/fendered doubleheader with the first appearance of the season for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. (more…)
Tight Point Standings Lead into Preston’s Kia Independence Night Spectacular
Barre, VT — Following a hard-nosed and exciting Thursday night, the top-dogs at Thunder Road are ready to roll once again on Preston’s Kia Independence Night this Sunday, July 2nd. The holiday crowd is sure to see some of the best racing of the summer as the point standings for all three championship divisions are tight as can be with multiple top-10 ties just one week before Midseason Championships with the Road Warriors ready for more wild and wacky moves on their way to the front! (more…)
Cahoon Graduates to the Top Spot on CCV Night at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Community College of Vermont (CCV) Night at Thunder Road brought five feature races for four divisions on the Barre highbanks in true Quarry Hill fashion on a beautiful Thursday night. In just two-hours and forty-five minutes, two first time winners immerged in the rk Miles Street Stocks while legends continue to grow in Victory Lane. (more…)
Tom Butler Showing Age Is Only a Number in Stafford Speedway’s Late Model Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Age is just a number. It’s a saying that many people will hear in their lifetimes and it could be debated as fact or fiction. 63 year old Stafford Speedway Late Model driver Tom Butler landed on the fact side Friday, June 16th as he drove his #4 Square Peg Pizzeria Chevrolet to his first win at Stafford in nearly 7 seasons.
Street Stock Spotlight on Action-Packed Community College of Vermont Night At Thunder Road
Barre, VT — When Thunder Road opens its gates once again on Thursday, June 22nd it does so to celebrate an unsung hero. With the help of the Community College of Vermont, and alongside all four Thunder Road divisions, will be the 9th annual Marvin Johnson Memorial First Time Winners Race for the rk Miles Street Stocks.
Stafford Speedway and FloRacing Extend Live Streaming Partnership Through 2028
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway and FloRacing have agreed to extend their live streaming partnership through the 2028 season.
Stafford and FloRacing announced a groundbreaking partnership in 2021 with Stafford becoming the first pavement track on the streaming platform. Since the partnership began in 2021, weekly racing action from the Connecticut half-mile has been consumed by thousands of race fans throughout the country.
Johnny Clark Steals 5th Career White Mountain PASS Win on Father’s Day
N. Woodstock, NH — On a cool Sunday afternoon in the Pemigewasset Valley of New Hampshire, Thunder filled the foothills to the tune of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models. A special Father’s Day edition of racing at White Mountain Motorsports Park proved just the right medicine after a week of unseasonably constant rain in the Granite State. In the end, familiar faces made their way to victory lane, all of them having to fight to make it happen. (more…)
Pro All Stars Series Returns to White Mountain for Father’s Day Sunday Matinee
N. Woodstock, NH — The Pro All Stars Series invades White Mountain Motorsports Park for a special Father’s Day Sunday matinee to continue a twenty-three-year relationship between the highbanked New Hampshire quarter mile and the Maine-based Super Late Model series. Former touring champions and short track standouts flood the early entry list for the full-fendered touring series along with the popular PASS Modifieds, the Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models and a special $1,000-to-win Open Street Stock 75.
Stafford Speedway 6th Annual Casella Waste Open 80 Driver Preview
(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday, June 16th, will see Stafford Speedway host the 6th Annual Casella Waste Open 80, the third of five Open Modified events scheduled during the 2023 racing season. Here we take a look at each of the 26 drivers currently entered into the Casella Waste Open 80 and offer their driving stats at Stafford along with car number, sponsor and chassis.
NEAR and NELCAR Help Kick-Start Father’s Day Weekend Doubleheader at White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH — Following last week’s Late Model Spectacular, White Mountain Motorsports Park gears up for a doubleheader Father’s Day weekend on Saturday, June 17th and Sunday, June 18th. Eleven divisions will be in action between the two days but it all begins on Saturday with the triple-touring action courtesy of the New England Antique Racers (NEAR) and the NELCAR Legends and Bandoleros.
Cas Custom Interiors Joins Stafford Speedway Contingency Program
(Stafford Springs, CT)—New for the 2023 season, the Stafford Motor Speedway Contingency Program welcomes Cas Custom Interiors as a contingency sponsor for both the Limited Late Model and Street Stock divisions. Cas Custom Interiors will provide a weekly bonus of $75 to each third place Limited Late Model feature finisher and a $50 bonus to each Street Stock third place finisher. Cas Custom Interiors is owned and operated by Dean Casagrande, who won the very first Street Stock race ever held at Stafford back in 1993.
NEAR Nostalgia Opens Iconic Thursday Night Thunder Road Racing on Casella Night
Barre, VT — It’s an annual tradition on Quarry Hill to welcome in the iconic weekly Thursday Night racing at Thunder Road with the sights and sounds of yesteryear courtesy of the New England Antique Racers (NEAR). Celebrating the venerable oval’s 64th season of racing, the flathead coupes, vintage modifieds and hard-charging American muscle machines invoke the feeling of years gone by, showcasing a love of racing in Central Vermont that goes all the way back to 1960.
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Kevin Cormier Looks to Continue Hot Streak in Riley Generators 30 at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Fresh off of winning R.A.D. Auto Machine 2022 Rookie of the Year honors in Stafford Speedway’s Limited Late Model division, Agawam, MA native Kevin Cormier and the #14 Gendon Auto Parts / Garrett’s Carpentry team have continued the hot streak that they began towards the end of his rookie season.
Midwest 250 at Salem Speedway Features Over 250 Laps of Racing Saturday
Salem, IN (Wednesday, May 31, 2023) – On Saturday, June 3rd, Salem Speedway hosts the Midwest 250 featuring the ASA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance, and Great American Stocks (GAS) Street Stocks. With a 100 lap main event for the ASA/CRA Super Series, a 100 lap feature race for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, and 50 laps for the GAS Stocks, fans will see 250 green flag laps of racing action.
Riverside Opens Gates to Granite State Pro Stock Series for Second Event of 2023
New Hampshire’s northernmost paved short track is rolling out the red carpet this weekend for the Granite State Pro Stock Series.
Riverside Speedway & Adventure Park in Groveton, N.H., is the site of the second tilt of the season for the GSPSS this Saturday, June 3, the first of two planned excursions for the Pro Stocks to the storied quarter-mile in 2023.
Sullivan Wins SK Light Double Down at Stafford; Kopcik, Gray, Clement, & Hydar Also Score Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing action on Friday, May 26 with the SK Lights taking center stage with their first of two 40-lap Double Down extra distance feature events for the 2023 season. Brian Sullivan was the big winner of the night taking down his second win of the 2023 season in the 40-lap SK Light feature event.