Art Barry (right) has been responsible for giving winning Modified race cars to drivers for over six decades. (Credit: Jim Dupont photo)
By Lou Modestino
Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville, New York completed his goal Saturday night, December 6, when he officially became the 2014 Valenti Modified Racing Series champion at the 11th annual VMRS Awards Banquet at Best Western Executive Inn, Manchester, NH. Continue reading
Rick Savary of Canton won his fourth VMRS race at Lee USA Speedway in NH after Tommy Barrett, Jr. of Millis was disqualified for excessive use of the bumper. (Credit: Matt Wiernasz photo)
By Lou Modestino
Richard Savary of Canton scored his fourth win of the season on Sunday afternoon winning the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series ‘Oktoberfest 100’ at Lee USA Speedway in New Hampshire. Continue reading
Justin Bonsignore was able to hold off Tommy Barrett at the Airborne Speedway in Plattsburg, NY in the VMRS-100 (Credit: NASCAR Home Track photo)
By Lou Modestino
It took a visit to his native state to capture his first ever VMRS race. Justin Bonsignore did exactly that winning Sunday afternoon’s Valenti Modified Racing Series ‘Airborne 100’ at Plattsburgh, New York’s Airborne Speedway. Continue reading
Millis, MA standout Modified driver Tommy Barrett, Jr. showed the rest of the Valenti Modified Racing Series drivers the way around the Stafford Motor Speedway. (Credit: Howie Hodge photo)
By Lou Modestino
19-year old Tommy Barrett, of Millis, MA, used a daring three-wide pass on a lap-57 restart, to go on and win the Valenti Modified Racing Series sanctioned 80-lap race on Friday night at the Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, CT. Continue reading
Tommy Barrett, Jr. of Millis, fresh off his Modified Victory at Bristol, hopes to be on a roll going into Friday night’s Valenti Modified Series race at Stafford. Credit:NASCAR Home Tracks photo)
By Lou Modestino
The Valenti Modified Racing Series opens Labor Day weekend at the Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, CT, Friday, August 29, with another 80-lap feature race on tap, the final appearance by the series there this season. Continue reading
Dwight Jarvis of Ascutney, VT was a popular winner among the fans at the VMRS race at Monadnock Speedway (Credit: Yankee Racer photo)
By Lou Modestino
It didn’t have the dramatic finish like last weeks race at Seekonk, but it had the same result, a large vocal crowd greeting the race winner, this time fan favorite 41-year veteran Dwight Jarvis, when he exited his race car. Jarvis had just won the annual Valenti Modified Racing Series sanctioned ‘Victor Johnson Memorial 100’ and the Monadnock Speedway crowd let him know they liked what they saw. Continue reading
New York’s Justin Bonsignore has a 30-point edge in VMRS points over the rest of the field going into the Victor Johnson Memorial 100 at Monadnock Speedway (Credit: NASCAR Home Track photo.)
By Lou Modestino
When the Valenti Modified Racing Series rolls into Monadnock Speedway on Saturday August 23rd, Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville, NY, fresh off another solid run last weekend where he wheeled Art Barry’s Spear Point Racing/Spafco #21 Modified to a third place finish, takes a 30-point lead in the series standings to the Winchester, NH, oval, for the annual ‘Victor Johnson Memorial 100,’ presented by Swanzey Oil. Continue reading
Justin Bonsignore goes into the VMRS race at Seekonk on top of the point standings. (Credit: NASCAR Home Tracks photo)
By Lou Modestino
With the month of August in high gear, the Valenti Modified Racing Series travels to Seekonk (MA) Speedway, Saturday night, August 16, for another 100-lap green flag race.It’s also the series final appearance of the season at the Route 6 oval. Continue reading
Ted Christopher finally ended his win less streak Valenti Modified Racing Series streak at Waterford’s Wings and Wheels event. (Credit: Yankee Racer photo.)
By Lou Modestino
Veteran driver Ted Christopher of Plainville, Connecticut put an end to a two-year winless streak when he won the Valenti Modified Racing Series 100-lap ‘Wings & Wheels’ race at Waterford (CT) Speedbowl, Saturday, August 9. He was at the wheel of the Brady Bunch entry out of Stoughton. Christopher’s last series win was July 29, 2012. Continue reading
Justin Bonsignore has just a one point edge over Rowan Pennink going into the Valenti Modified Series Wings and Wheels race at Waterford. (Credit:: Justin Bonsignore photo)
By Lou Modestino
With a new driver sitting atop the point standings and a roster full of competitors eager to get back to racing, the Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to action this Saturday night, August 9, when the series visits the famed Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut for the 7th annual Wings and Wheels race program. The series has been idle since July 18. Continue reading