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Over 50 Historic Race Cars Expected at New England Racers Reunion May 4

by Lou Modestino
Over 50 Historic Race Cars Expected at New England Racers Reunion May 4

LOUDON, NH: The annual New England Racers Reunion presented by Autopac Gallery is set to feature a variety of race cars and race motorcycles for outdoor display at the New England Racing Museum (922 NH Route 106, Loudon, NH) on Saturday May 4th. The event will showcase racing exhibits from the Ron Bouchard Museum, Fred Harbach Mobile Museum, Ollie Silva Mobile Museum and the Maine Vintage Race Car Association. ACOT, STAR and NEAR will have car corrals. New for this year will be a historic drag racing cackle. The event is the season opening fundraiser for the nonprofit museum. (more…)

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NEFCU/VSECU Returns to Headline 46th Labor Day Classic 200 At Thunder Road

by Lou Modestino
NEFCU/VSECU Returns to Headline 46th Labor Day Classic 200 At Thunder Road

Barre, VT — With a busy start to the 2024 season comes the return of a popular Thunder Road supporter to one of the most exciting events at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU), and their merged partner VSECU (Vermont State Employees Credit Union), have returned for a third year to support the 46th Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, September 1st. (more…)

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Two Riverhead Raceway Practice Days To Showcase 2024 Season April 20th & 27th Featuring Free Grandstand Admission

by Lou Modestino
Two Riverhead Raceway Practice Days To Showcase 2024 Season April 20th & 27th Featuring Free Grandstand Admission
After yet another long winter of inactivity, Riverhead Raceway will roar back to life Saturday April 20th with the first of two preseason practice days signaling the start of the 74th year of racing on the quarter mile bullring. Another “spring training” test & tune will be presented Saturday April 27th with spectators admitted to the grandstands free of charge both days. It all leads up to the 2024 opening weekend with NASCAR Pack the Track night Saturday evening May 4th and the May Meltdown Enduro lid lifter Sunday afternoon May 5th.

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Keith Rocco Looking to Add NAPA Spring Sizzler Win to His Stafford Resume

by Lou Modestino
Keith Rocco Looking to Add NAPA Spring Sizzler Win to His Stafford Resume

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With 81 career feature wins, Keith Rocco is one of the winningest drivers in Stafford Speedway history, trailing only Ted Christopher with 131 wins, Woody Pitkat with 83 wins, and Tom Fearn with 82 wins.  Among his 81 career wins, Rocco has won just about everything there is to win at Stafford with the exception of the NAPA Spring Sizzler® and the NAPA SK 5k.

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Claremont Motorsports Park Presents Spring Fling 2024: A Weekend of Thrilling Racing Action

by Lou Modestino
Claremont Motorsports Park Presents Spring Fling 2024: A Weekend of Thrilling Racing Action

Claremont NH April 26th thru 28th – Get ready for a spectacular weekend of motorsports excitement as Claremont Motorsports Park proudly presents the Spring Fling 2024 on April 27th and April 28th. This two-day event will showcase an incredible lineup of races featuring top drivers and thrilling competitions across multiple divisions.

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ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

by Lou Modestino
ACT Entry List Tops 40 for 4th Annual Northeast Classic at NHMS

Barre, VT — As the 2024 American-Canadian Tour season comes steaming down the line, the first stop is New England’s lone super-speedway, the Magic Mile at New Hampshire Motor Speedway! The 4th annual Northeast Classic will serve as round one in an expansive 13-event season for the international ACT Tour and over the past days, weeks and months teams from across New England and Quebec have been frantically filing applications and entries in preparation for the exciting season opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (more…)

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Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

by Lou Modestino
Rain Pushes Back Northeast Classic By One Day, Now Saturday & Sunday Show At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — After watching the forecast, American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have pushed the Northeast Classic back by one day this coming weekend. Instead of the originally scheduled Friday Practice and Saturday Race dates originally scheduled, the Northeast Classic will now begin with Practice Day on Saturday, April 13 and the 4th annual Northeast Classic will now be contested on Sunday, April 14. As such, camping will also be pushed back one day and campers can start parking on Friday, April 12 from 4:00pm to 7:30pm. (more…)

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Monster Energy Supercross and Metal Hall of Fame to Feature Metal Across America Exhibit at FanFest in Foxborough and Philadelphia

by Lou Modestino
Monster Energy Supercross and Metal Hall of Fame to Feature Metal Across America Exhibit at FanFest in Foxborough and Philadelphia

ELLENTON, Fla.,/CLIFTON, N.J., (April 9, 2024) – As the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship returns to racing this week after the final bye week of the season, an added music attraction will be on display for fans in FanFest at the upcoming rounds in Foxborough and Philadelphia. The Metal Hall of Fame will present the Metal Across America Tour as part of FanFest this Saturday, April 13 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and then again on Saturday, April 27 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (more…)

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Matt Galko Returning Home For NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford

by Lou Modestino
Matt Galko Returning Home For NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Over the years at Stafford Motor Speedway, Matt Galko has proved to be a race-winning driver.   Galko scored back to back SK Light championships in his first 2 seasons of competition at Stafford in 2010 and 2011, winning 8 races between those championship seasons.  Galko added two more wins in the SK Modified® division from 2012-2019 before going Open Modified racing in 2020.

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