Barre, VT — The much-anticipated Brookside Equipment Sales Southern New England Triple Crown is ready to start in a big way at Seekonk Speedway in just over one week. Three marquee events make up the Brookside Equipment Sales Triple Crown this summer at two of the region’s most iconic settings, all with nearly $100,000 in purse money, contingency awards and point fund monies on the line between the three races! (more…)
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Thompson Ready for Dash for Cash Memorial Day Special on Monday, May 27
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Following a chilly start to the season on Icebreaker weekend, Thompson Speedway is ready to rumble on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 for the start of the Dash for Cash series for the Thompson Outlaw Open Modifieds! Joining the mighty modifieds in their 50-lap, $5,000-to-win sprint will be the Sunoco 604 Modifieds, Late Models, AZ Roofing SK Light Modifieds, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks for an action-packed salute to those bravely lost their lives to ensure America’s freedom! (more…)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 at Riverhead Raceway Unofficial Race Results
Here are unofficial results from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Riverhead Raceway – the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200. (more…)
‘Fireball’ Tardif Takes First Career ACT Win at Chaudiere Hometrack (Full Results)
Vallee-Jonction, QC — Following a long-term rain delay throughout the morning and early afternoon at Autodrome Chaudiere, thirty-three American-Canadian Tour teams set their qualifying positions for the Claude Leclerc 150 at the tough and exciting Quebec oval. The popular Quebec speedplant brought a variety of teams to battle for the $5,000 prize of the Claude Leclerc 150 with one popular young star standing victorious at the end! (more…)
Justin Bonsignore Joins Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series Lineup
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (May 16, 2024) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced Thursday that three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion (NWMT) Justin Bonsignore will drive the team’s No. 19 Toyota GR Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, June 22. (more…)
Rusty Wallace Grand Marshal @ Hickory Motor Speedway For ASA STARS National Tour Race
(Newton, NC) Former NASCAR Cup Series Champion and 1983 ASA National Series Champion, Rusty Wallace, has been named the Grand Marshal for the ASA STARS National Tour “Tar Heel 250” at Hickory Motor Speedway. (more…)
Miller Lite Salute To Wayne Anderson Whelen Modified Tour 200 Set For Riverhead Raceway Saturday
While many statistics are argued in racing, debate on the success of Wayne Anderson at Riverhead Raceway as a driver and car owner is not one of them. Saturday the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Riverhead Raceway will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wayne’s 1994 WMT championship, coupled with his many Riverhead accomplishments with the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200.
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk – May 15, 2024
The GM 604 “Crate Engine” appears to be the possible savior of the paved track’s Modifieds in the New England area. Cris Michaud of ACT and Tom Mayberry of PASS are banking on this at the 5/8-oval in Thompson, CT that they have leased from the Hoenig Family. In spite of just a under a half-dozen Mods equipped with this engine, they put on a good show at Mid-April’s annual New England Classic at NHMS.
ACT Tour Set for First of Two Quebec Visits with Chaudiere’s Claude Leclerc 150
Barre, VT — With a well-deserved week off to reflect and prepare, the Stars and Cars of the American-Canadian Tour are set to point their haulers Northward this week for the first of two journeys across the border to Quebec, Canada. For the fourth time, teams will enter Autodrome Chaudiere for a chance to win the coveted Claude Leclerc 150, a celebration of the Iron Man of American-Canadian Tour competition who holds over 600 ACT-sanctioned starts under his open-faced helmet! (more…)
White Mountain Fall Foliage 200 Finds New Partner in Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park officials are excited to announce another marquee partnership has been struck for the 2024 season at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track! Bar Harbor Bank & Trust have signed on to sponsor the 46th Fall Foliage 200 at White Mountain on Saturday, September 21 with action a-plenty for the autumn spectacular that includes the American-Canadian Tour (ACT), Pro All Stars Series (PASS), New England Supermodified Series (NESS), PASS Modifieds and the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers! (more…)
Race Of Champions In Conjunction With BKH Speed & Auto Parts Announces Tribute To 2001 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series National Champion & 2008 Whelen Modified Tour Champion Ted Christopher
Elma, N.Y. – (May 9, 2024) – The memory of Ted Christopher, 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion, will be celebrated at six 2024 racing events with the presentation of the “Ted Christopher Passing Cars Award.”
J&R Precast Named Title Sponsor Of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Event At Seekonk Speedway
SEEKONK, Mass. — Seekonk Speedway is happy to announce that longtime local business, J&R Precast, located in Berkley, Massachusetts, has been signed as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event on Saturday, June 1.
Tom Rogers Jr. & Steve Mendoza Joining Forces For Riverhead Raceway WMT Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car owner Steve Mendoza, and five-time Riverhead Raceway NASCAR Tour Type Modified champion Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead announced Tuesday morning they are joining forces for the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200 WMT event Saturday May 18th. The event celebrates the 30th anniversary of Wayne Anderson’s 1994 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.
Pelkey Earns First ACT Victory in Community Bank 150 Triumph Under the Lights in Rare Saturday Night Outing at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — While a rightfully dreary forecast tattered Sunday plans for the American-Canadian Tour at Thunder Road, Mother Nature laid the groundwork for something New England race fans had been craving since last October. The 26th annual Community Bank, N.A. 150 was the first of its existence to be under the lights of the Nation’s Site of Excitement on Saturday night, and exciting it was. Thirty-nine American-Canadian Tour Late Models were whittled down to a twenty-nine car starting field for a fantastic showing at the Tour’s homebase with many storylines competing for the top spot! (more…)
American-Canadian Tour Heads Home To Thunder Road for 26th Annual Community Bank 150
Barre, VT — The Stars and Cars of the American-Canadian Tour return home for the 26th annual Community Bank N.A. 150 on Sunday, May 5 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl! Along with Saturday’s annual Car Show at the track and the Kenley Dean Extravaganza Celebration of Life for the legendary Ken Squier, the ACT Tour title chasers come up on their first major challenge of the season as they prepare to tackle the infamous highbanks of the Nation’s Site of Excitement! (more…)
Fans, Teams Revved Up and Ready for Community Bank Opening Weekend at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The time has finally arrived for Thunder Road’s 65th Season Opener with the 26th annual Community Bank N.A. 150 this Sunday, May 5! Alongside the Stars and Cars of the American-Canadian Tour, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors all get their 2024 seasons off and running in front of the big opening day crowd at the Nation’s Site of Excitement! (more…)
Redemption Podium in Rain-Shorted ACT Pine Tree State Excursion at Oxford
Oxford, ME — The persistent spring rains once again aggravated officials, teams and fans of the American-Canadian Tour during the start to the 2024 season on their return to Oxford Plains Speedway. While early morning rains dried off, grey clouds returned just after the halfway point of the American-Canadian Tour special and added area-wide lightning threats pushed both ACT and Oxford Plains officials to end the program early with the ACT Pine Tree State event official after completing 65 of the originally scheduled 125 laps. (more…)
Bubba Pollard #26 Targets The Celebration Of America 300
Naples ME – April 25th – Officials at the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) have now received more than 40 entries for the 1st Annual All That’s Metal 300 at office headquarters. Number nine on the entry list goes to the ever popular Senoia, Georgia driver Andrew “Bubba” Pollard who is no stranger to Oxford Plains Speedway and will now visit the speedway twice in 2024. (more…)
Defending Xfinity Series Champion Cole Custer Coming to Thunder Road Governor’s Cup
Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials and Stewart-Haas Racing are excited to announce that 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Champion Cole Custer of Ladera Ranch, California is set to make his debut at ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement’ with the 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup presented by the Vermont Lottery on Thursday, June 20! (more…)
Silver Hare Racing Partners with Connor Zilisch for 2024 NASCAR, ARCA, CARS Tour Events
HIGH POINT, N.C. (April 25, 2024) – Connor Zilisch may have graduated from his fulltime role behind the wheel of a Silver Hare Racing Chevrolet Camaro the past two seasons competing in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, but the High Point, North Carolina-based race team remains in lockstep with the 17-year-old driving prodigy this season as he tackles a mixed bag of racing disciplines, including NASCAR’s Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Menards Series, and the zMAX CARS Tour. (more…)