The late Joey Laquerre’s racing career was cut short by a fatal tragic accident on ATV (Credit: Speed 51 photo)
By Lou Modestino
The following obit was found at the Guare & Sons, Berber & Lanier Funeral Services. Joey M. Laquerre, 17, of East Montpelier, VT died Saturday, October 25, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Continue reading
Vintage Sports Cars return to TMSP in mid-June of 2015. (Credit: Hemmings photo)
By Lou Modestino
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) is pleased to announce the date for their second annual Vintage Motorsports Festival. The three-day event will be held June 19 – 21, 2015, with a test day for participants on June 18th, and will once again be co-sanctioned by the Vintage Racer Group (VRG) and Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA). Continue reading
Turner,Maine’s Super Late Model driver Ben Rowe hopes to end the 2014 racing season on a high note at Caraway Speedway in NC this weekend. (Credit::National Speed Sport News photo)
By Lou Modestino
Since the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models first began turning laps on the short tracks of New England and Canada in 2001, Ben Rowe of Tuner, ME has been there virtually from the beginning. Rowe, a 4-time PASS North Super Late Model Champion and 2-time winner of the prestigious Oxford 250, has become a modern day short track racing legend thanks to his exploits in PASS over the last 15 years. But, PASS Super Late Model racing’s all-time winningest driver, with nearly 40 checkered flags to his credit, has struggled in recent seasons. Last year, Rowe came South to Caraway Speedway for the North-South Shootout hoping to end the year on a strong note. And, following a late-race caution that eliminated several contenders for the win, Rowe did just that, taking his first win of the season and first in the North-South Shootout.
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Avery Stoehr of Lakevile will be among big field of drivers racing TQ Midgets at the Battle of Trenton. (Credit: NEMA Midget photo.)
By Lou Modestino
Entries are pouring in from drivers across the racing spectrum for the two-day Trenton (NJ) Indoor racing program set for the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, December 20. Continue reading
The Northeast Motorsports Museum will be built at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH in the spring of 2015. (Credit:Ticketmaster;com photo)
By Lou Modestino
The south entrance of New Hampshire Motor Speedway will begin to take on a new look once the snow melts. Speedway officials announced plans to break ground there for the future home of the 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art North East Motor Sports Museum. The museum will be built in two phases. The first 10,000 square feet will begin in the spring of 2015, while an additional 10,000 square feet will be added at a later date.
Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH will be auctioned off on Sat., Nov.1 and will hold the Fall Brawl on Sun., Nov. 2. (Credit: Riverside Speedway photo).
By Lou Modestino
Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH made these announcements. The 2014 Banquet of Champions will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Town and Country Inn in Gorham, NH. The rained out Fall Brawl make-up date is now Sunday, Nov. 2 with a rain date of Nov. 8. Continue reading
By Lou Modestino
Former NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner Ricky Craven has agreed to a new contract and will remain with ESPN as NASCAR analyst for SportsCenter and other ESPN news platforms. Continue reading
Larry Hanson will have to wait until Sat., Nov. 1 for the SCoNE Sprint Cars of New England to debut on the new Devil’s Bowl Speedway third-mile dirt oval in W. Haven, VT. (Credit: Devil’s Bowl Speedway photo)
By Lou Modestino
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is again postponing its final dirt track stock car race of the season. The Autosaver Ford/Springfield Buick-GMC “Vermont Freedom & Unity” event has now been moved three times from its original date due to weather-related conditions; one final attempt will be made at running the race next Saturday, November 1 at 1 p.m. Continue reading
Jeff Gordon needs to get another win at Martinsville Speedway this Sunday in order to be in contention for the Chase to the Nextel Cup. (Credit: AP photo)
By Lou Modestino
The jury is still out on The Chase to the Nextel Cup format. Continue reading
Chris Donnelly (r) will lead the SCoNE Sprint Cars debut into Devil’s Bowl Speedway in W. Haven Vermont this Sunday. (Credit: SCoNE photo)
By Lou Modestino
The Halloween holiday is coming to Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, October 26. The track will reward all race fans that wear a Halloween costume to the Autosaver Ford/Springfield Buick-GMC “Vermont Freedom & Unity” event with a $3 food coupon for the concession stands. Continue reading