Long Island, NY driver Justin Bonsignore will be in the limelight on Saturday night at the VMRS Awards Banquet. (Credit: Yankee racer photo.)
By Lou Modestino
Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville, NY and noted car owner Art Barry of Preston, CT will be honored this Saturday night, December 6, when the Valenti Modified Racing Series crowns it’s Series Champions to officially close out the 2014 season. Continue reading
Doug Coby wins the Whelen Modified Tour Championship at the Thompson Speedway World series (Credit:NASCAR Home Tracks photo)
By Lou Modestino
It was the worst finish of the season for Doug Coby. But in the end, it didn’t matter, as the Milford, Connecticut driver lifted the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour trophy for the second time in three seasons on Sunday. Continue reading
Doug Coby has a 28 point edge over Ted Christopher going into this weekend’s World Series NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 150 final at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (Credit:NASCAR Home Tracks photo)
By Lou Modestino
The 2014 racing season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) comes to a close on October 17-19 with one of the nation’s finest short track events: the 52nd running of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtramart. Continue reading
Keith Rocco survived right up to the end of the VMRS 100 at Waterford Speedbowl’s Finale to take the win. (Credit: Crystal Snape photo)
By Lou Modestino
Keith Rocco of Berlin, Connecticut took command on lap-11 when early leader Kyle James, of Ashaway, Rhode Island, suffered engine trouble, and went on to win a crash-filled 100-lap race Sunday afternoon at Waterford, Speedbowl, Waterford, CT. The Valenti Modified Racing Series was part of the Fall Finale program at the historic race facility that completed its 64th year Sunday. Continue reading
Woody Pitkat proved his worth by winning at NHMS for his second career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory (Credit: NASCAR Home Track photo)
By Lou Modestino
Woody Pitkat held off Todd Szegedy on a green-white-checkered finish to earn his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in Saturday’s F.W. Webb 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 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
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
Rookie Tommy Barrett, Jr. of Millis was the surprise winner in the Bush Beans Whelen Modified Tour race at Bristol. (Credit:racechasersonline photo.)
By Lou Modestino
Rookie Tommy Barrett Jr. out-muscled veterans Bobby Santos and Justin Bonsignore with a dozen laps to go and drove on to his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in Wednesday’s Bush’s Beans 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading
Norm Wrenn scored his first VMRS win at Seekonk Speedway. (Credit: VMRS photo)
By Lou Modestino
It took four years for Nashua, New Hampshire driver Norm Wrenn to find victory lane with the Valenti Modified Racing Series. But the wait came to an end Saturday night, when ‘Stormin’ Norman stormed off the fourth turn to the checkered flag to capture the ‘Seekonk 100’ in front of a cheering crowd at Seekonk Speedway. Continue reading