by Jay | Feb 7, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Drivers in four divisions racing for more than $13,000 each week
WEST HAVEN, VT — Nearly one-quarter of a million dollars is up for grabs for stock car drivers competing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. Weekly purses in the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified, Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will total more than $242,000 through 18 scheduled events from May to September.
The headline Modified division, which will combine traditional 358-cubic inch engines with modern General Motors “602” crate motors for the first time in 2012, will see a minimum of $1,000 awarded to the winner of each regular 35-lap feature event. The runner-up will receive $600, the tenth-place finisher will win $200, and all drivers qualifying for the 24-car starting grid will be guaranteed at least $125. Total posted weekly purses for the Modified class will be just shy of $6,000.
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by Jay | Jan 18, 2012 | Modified, NASCAR, New England
‘Rapid Roman’ Richie Evans Rode Orange Chariot Into History
New York Star Won Nine NASCAR Modified Series Titles In Hall Of Fame Career
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2012) – Richard Ernest “Richie” Evans certainly was the face of NASCAR – and modified racing – in the northeast, winning an estimated 475 times in approximately 1,300 starts. It equates to a win in every three starts (a 36.5% clip), something unheard of in modern racing at any level.
Evans will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, one of five members of the Hall’s third class comprised of the New York native, legendary crew chief Dale Inman, team owner Glen Wood and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough. He is the first of 15 inductees without a connection to NASCAR’s premier series. (more…)
by Jay | Jan 12, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Richie Pallai, Jr. will return to competition in
Stafford Motor Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division, racing a partial
schedule in a car owned by 7-time Stafford SK Modified® champion Ted
Christopher. What began as a joke between the two drivers will now play out
into a reality during the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at
Stafford Motor Speedway with Pallai behind the wheel of the #93 Christopher
owned SK Modified®.
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by Jay | Dec 14, 2011 | Modified, New England
West Springfield, MA. — Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT., was
crowned 2011 Valenti Modified Racing Series Champion last night
at the 8th annual awards banquet. The event was held at the
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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by Jay | Nov 24, 2011 | Modified, New England, PASS
Buxton,Maine- Ryan Phillips Motorsports is excited to announce that for the 2012 racing season they will be competing full time on the Pro All Stars Series Modified division. The family owned team recently took delivery of a PASS modified purchased from Dale Shaw of Center Conway New Hampshire. It is the same PASS Modified that Shaw drove to victory at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway during the PASS 400 weekend back in September.
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