by Jay | Sep 1, 2011 | Modified, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 1, 2011) -NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regulars beware, Ryan “Rocketman” Newman will once again tackle New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the New Hampshire 100 on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Newman will make his third modified start of the 2011 season and his seventh career start at “The Magic Mile.” This time it will be behind the wheel of the No. 77 (not his usual No.7) Aggressive Hydraulics/ Menards Chevrolet led by crew chief Steve Lindstrum.
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by Jay | Aug 31, 2011 | Modified, New England, New York
Fredrickson to strap into Airborne Modified
SOUTH PLATSBURGH, NY – Speedway Illustrated publisher Karl Fredrickson, who has been racing and writing about it for over two decades, will take a hands-on approach at Airborne Speedway Saturday, September 3 and attempt to qualify a DIRTcar Modified in the Della Auto Group Mike Watts Memorial 50.
Fredrickson will drive a car prepared by Wes Moody, car owner of Patrick Dupree’s Saranac Country Store No. 24.
When reviving Speedway Illustrated this year after the national magazine temporarily suspended publication, Fredrickson said, “We think people who love racing, especially those who are invested in it, will love this magazine as much as we do. It will be a real racer’s magazine. It’s for people who pour their heart and soul into building a race car, and then think nothing of taking their pride and joy – and the most expensive investment they’ve got besides their house – and trying to squeeze it between moving steel and immovable concrete because they can’t stand the thought of finishing fourth when they might’ve finished third.”
The Mike Watts Memorial 50-lap event is the final Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified point race of the season. Martin Roy of Napierville, QC, enjoys a 32-point advantage over his closest rival, George Foley of Saranac Lake.
The J&S Steel Sportsman will be joined by several race teams from Autodrome St-Eustache on Saturday’s card for the Can-Am 50. The Versatile Trailer Sales Renegades, NAPA Mini Modifieds and Busch Bombers will also be in action.
Post time is 6 p.m. Grandstands open at 4 p.m. Admission is adults/$15, kids 12 and under free.
by Jay | Aug 25, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Valenti Modified Series Points Battle Moves To Thompson
Thompson, CT. — With a hotly contested points battle taking place, and 10 different winners in 12 races, the Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to the Thompson, CT., Speedway Thursday night, August 25, with drivers from throughout the Northeast expected to compete in a 75 lap showdown.
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by Jay | Aug 22, 2011 | Modified, Seekonk Speedway
Seekonk, MA – Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT., passed
race leader Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT., on lap 78, to go
on and win the Valenti Modified Racing Series “Seekonk 100”
Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA
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by Jay | Aug 19, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
RYAN PREECE AND KEITH ROCCO LOCKED IN TIGHT RACE FOR STAFFORD SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford’s SK Modified® division is currently in
the midst of one of the tightest championship battles in recent memory.
Entering this Friday night’s Late Model 100 race program, Ryan Preece leads
Keith Rocco by only 4 points, which is 2 positions on the race track. The
championship margin was 2 points, but Preece’s victory last Friday night,
combined with Rocco’s second place finish, pushed the margin up to 4 points
and their 1-2 finish may be a preview of what fans can expect to see over
the final 6 events of the 2011 season.
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by Jay | Aug 17, 2011 | Modified, New England, Seekonk Speedway, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
SEEKONK READY FOR VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Seekonk, MA — Riding an incredible stretch of exciting races that saw
four first time series winners in the last four races to date, the Valenti
Modified Racing Series rolls into Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA.,
Saturday night, August 20, with a new point-leader, and another
impressive statistic to add to the 2011 season.
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