When the 30+ teams roll into Star Speedway for the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS) SBM 125 tonight Saturday, July 28 they will do so for more than just the $6,000  winner’s payday. Teams and drivers will also be vying for specialty awards that have become an SBM tradition and add to the prestige of the event.

Canton’s Richard Savary will be among those looking to take the win at Star tonight. Savary had this to say about his strategy: “You have to qualify first, up front especially.  You have to pace yourself, stay out trouble, save your tires and make it to lap 75.  It’s important that before you get on the race track that  you make all of the right adjustments. The car has to be perfect.”  Richard has been racing pretty consistently in previous Modified outings. Being in the right spot at the end to contend for the win is what it’s all about.  One of his assets  is having Randolph’s Joey Kourafas in the pits as well as being his spotter during the race.

His major opposition will come in the form of drivers like Tommy Barrett, Jr. of Millis, Matt Hirschman, Ron Silk, Rowan Pinnink, Woody Pitkat, Jon McKennedy, Ryan Preece among several others.  Hirschman pretty much sticks to the Central NY State Race of Champion (ROC) Series with the exception of the Tri Track Series.

 Racing will get underway on Saturday, July 28 with heat races for weekly divisions at 4:30 pm followed by heat race action for the Tri-Track Mods. Features for all divisions will roll-off at approximately 6 pm and will culminate with the running of 125 laps of ground-pounding Modified action.

Grandstand admission is $30 for adults, $25 for Seniors and Juniors. Kids under 10 are admitted free. Early bird pit passes (that includes early practice) are $55. Pit gates officially open at 11:30 am with a cost of $45. Practice of the TTOMS is scheduled for 1 pm.

Nice going by Bobby Santos, III of Millis who took the recent NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 100 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH by inches.

Stafford Speedway in Connecticut hosted  two Open Modified races and we are hearing that there will be more of them on the 2019 schedule at that half-mile track.  Previously, Stafford hosted the Valenti Modified Series but not this year.

Stafford Speedway in Conn. will also host the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Friday, Aug. 3 with the Strarett 125 while Thompson Speedway, also in Conn., offers a Wednesday night, Aug. 8 NWMT event, Bud 150, along with the NEMA Midgets on the under card.

Tonight, Saturday, July 28 the NEMA Lights will be performing at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in Conn. At the same time, Seekonk Speedway offers a NASCAR program and Shriners Night. Post time is 6 p.m. for both tracks  The drag crowd will be in action on Saturday and Sunday at New England Dragway in Epping, NH with runs and eliminations starting at 8 am each day.   For the bikers there’s an AMA National Championship Hill Climb at the Quoboag Riders Club in Monson today, Saturday and tomorrow Sunday.  Post time is 8 am each day.