Some New England tracks like the Thompson Speedway will be taking in this weekend’s Racer’s Expo promoted by Bobby Seymour will be on hand at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough this coming weekend,Friday and Saturday Feb, 3-4.
Thompson Speedway exhibiting at The Racer’s Expo. The Racer’s Expo, an annual motor sports trade show, returns on February 3rd and 4th at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA. Continue reading
TQ midgets in Atlantic City mix it up on the indoor track. (Credit: Area News photo.)
Erick Rudolph of Ransomville, N.Y., staved off a furious last lap challenge off the final turn by Zane Zeiner of Bath, Pa., and won the NAPA Know How Racing Weekend Three Quarter (TQ) Midget Gambler’s Classic 40-lap feature by a razor thin margin inside historic Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night. Continue reading
Westfield Technical Academy’s David Tefft and his students will return to the Stafford Motor Speedway for a 2017 season long run in the Limited Late Model Division
After getting his feet wet with a five-race foray into the Limited Late Model division in 2015, Southampton, MA native David Tefft ran his first full season at Stafford Speedway in 2016 with a truly unique crew. Tefft is an automotive instructor at Westfield Technical Academy and his high school automotive program students helpserve as his crew both in the shop during the week and at the track on Friday nights. Tefft and his team of students are busy preparing his #3 machine for action in 2017. With a full season under their belts, Tefft is looking to expand the student program to include students from Dean Technical High School to join his students from Westfield. Continue reading
Tri-Track Open Modified Series will return in 2017 with four events.at Seekonk, Star and two at Waterford Speedways
For Point Fund & Bonus Eligibility
The Northeast Race Cars & Parts Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS) has officially opened preregistration for the 2017 season. Race teams looking to compete in the four-race schedule with eligibility for the lucrative point fund and bonus plan must register by April 1, 2017.
The 2017 racing season is always a chance for drivers like Nichole Chambrello to improve her performance in the DARE Stock Division.
With the 2017 season fast approaching, Kensington native Nicole Chambrello is looking to get things turned around after a difficult 2016 season. Chambrello enjoyed her best season behind the wheel of her #16 Superior Refinishing Chevrolet during the 2015 season with 4 top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes, including her one and only win. Last season was a bit of a rough patch for Chambrello as she recorded one top-5 finish and 10 top-10 finishes, but she is looking forward to getting back on the track and starting off with a clean slate. Continue reading
Top northern and southern PASS drivers to compete in the 200 lap Meltdown at Dillon Speedway in SC next Sat., Feb.4.
Prominent names from the North and South head the ever growing list of drivers for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model season opener at Dillon Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, February 4. The “Original” Winter Meltdown will be headlined by the 200 green flag lap South Carolina Clash and will pit the best short track racers in North America against one another for the first race of the 2017 PASS National Championship series. The 12th Annual Clash at the Winter Meltdown will also double as the first race for the PASS South Super Late Models.
Connecticut’s Ted Christopher is set to take on a host of race drivers from various racing divisions at Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday night, Jan. 28, 2017. (Credit: Len Sammon Productions photo)
RACING FINAL ACTION SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
Justin Bonsignore, Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, Zane Zeiner and Mike Iles hit Big Casino Friday inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall by winning the four 20-lap A-Main TQ Midget Qualifiers that were the highlight of Friday’s program of Indoor Auto Racing. Their wins guaranteed each a starting spot in Saturday’s Gambler’s Classic 40-lap headliner which offers a $5,000 first place prize. Continue reading
The Monster Energy Supercross drew a big crowd of fans for it’s first appearance in over 30 years in Foxborough. MA in 2016. However overhead charges, trucking in dirt for the race course were not cost effective. (Credit: AMA Monster Energy photo.)
Track Talk
By Lou Modestino
We were surprised that the Monster Energy Supercross at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, usually held on the fourth weekend of April , 2017,was cancelled! The event was supposed to have been a five year deal. A source close to the scene revealed that the promoter wasn’t happy with the costs at Gillette Stadium to truck in the dirt and take it out. The event date has now been replaced with a new event in Minnesota. The Supercross and Gillette Stadium have always had an off and on relationship over the years. Another issue is the fact that in the month of April in New England, especially in southeastern MA, there’s always a 50 percent chance of rain every day for the entire month. An outdoor Supercross in New England during April is very risky due to weather.
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Pro Stocks have been the top class of race car at the Seekonk Speedway since the 60’s and the style of race cars and specifications have changed over the decades. (Credit: PASS Tour photo.)
New England Race Promoter Gary Sagar of Kraze Korlacki Speed Equipment has announced, the addition of two more race venues hosting guaranteed starter races for this summers U.S. Pro Stock/Super Late Model National Championship Race, at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA. Continue reading
Connecticut’s Ryan Preece will be looking to turn around his bad luck in the indoor TQ racing at Atlantic City this weeekend. (Credit: NASCAR photo.)
NASCAR driving talent Ryan Preece will be heading to Atlantic City this week on a mission. After being fast in practice the last three years for the NAPA Know How race weekend held inside famous Boardwalk Hall, Preece has had problems that have kept him from the starting line-up of the Gambler’s Classic. This year, the Berlin, Conn. driver who competed full-time on NASCAR’s Xfinity series in 2016, hopes to not only be part of the 24 car starting field but win the 15th running of the race. Continue reading