by | Feb 14, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
With their own teams not able to make the trip, a pair of champion NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers leaned on relationships developed through the years to secure rides for the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach, Feb. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway.
Reigning NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Doug Coby and 2010 tour titlist Bobby Santos will head to the “World Center of Racing” thanks to arrangements secured just recently to allow them to compete in the new special event on the .4-mile oval on the backstretch at Daytona.
Those arrangements will also see them team up with another pair of champions, and legends in the Modified ranks. Coby is slated to compete in a team car to Ted Christopher – the 2001 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion and 2008 Whelen Modified Tour titlist – while Santos’ car will come out of the same shop as that of nine-time NASCAR champion Mike Stefanik. (more…)
by | Feb 14, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Legion Speedway in Wentworth, NH announced a 22 event schedule for 2013. Like a lot of north country tracks over the years, and especially in this recession, things have not been good for the central NH track. Ticket prices will be the same as 2012. The track will go with a Sunday twilight series program.
Sportsman Modifieds along with the 600 cc Mini Sprints, Street Stocks and Outlaw Mini Stocks will be usual weekly card. There will be periodic visits by the Sprint Cars of New England, Granite State Mini Sprints and the Outlaw Dirt Midgets. Legion Speedway’s season will get underway on Sunday, April 28 with a practice session with free admission and ends with the Wingless Sprint Weekend on September 22.
During the season the gates open on Sunday at 2 p.m., hot laps at 4:30 p.m. and the green flag waves at 5 p.m. Admission is a reasonable $10, Juniors and Seniors are $8 and kids 11 and under are free with an accompanying paid admission. A family Pack is $25 with free parking. (more…)
by | Feb 13, 2013 | New Hampshire, NHMS
New Hampshire Teen Testing The Late Model Waters In 2013
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Taylor Martin raised eyebrows last season in a Legends ride at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but in 2013 the 15-year-old driver from Windham, N.H., will break out a new Late Model in hopes of making her debut in that division.
Martin purchased a Crazy Horse Racing Late Model from Austin Theriault Racing and will test the car during open practice sessions in the spring with an eye on being race-ready later in the season.
“I am so excited for this year. I am ready for it,” said Martin, who became the first and youngest woman ever to finish on the podium in an event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last summer. “I’m really, really excited about being able to move up into these cars. (more…)
by | Feb 12, 2013 | Snocross
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Todd, Poirier split Pro finals in Lake George for East Coast Snocross series,
Presented by AMSOIL and Woody’s Traction
Pilotte earns second straight sweep in Pro Lite
LAKE GEORGE, NY (Feb. 11, 2013) – Veteran snowmobile racers Corin Todd and Danny Poirier each claimed a Pro final over the weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 5 on the 2012-13 schedule in the famed resort town of Lake George.
Todd (Bailey/Hulten Polaris), of Otego, NY, earned his third win of the season in Saturday’s 18-lap battle. Lincoln Lemieux (Lemieux Racing/Ski-doo) grabbed the holeshot, yet Todd blasted his way past to lead lap two and held on to the finish. Poirier slotted into third at the start, moved past Lemieux on lap 11 to take second and crossed the line nine seconds behind his teammate. Lemieux settled for third after a strong effort. (more…)
by | Feb 11, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Fri., & Sat., 2/15-2/16/13
Millinocket(ME)-Snowmobile Club Winterfest, 9 a.m. To 6 p.m.
Fri. 2/15-Sun. 2/17/13
Benton(ME)-Presidents Weekend Land Rovers Winter Rally, 9 a.m. Each Day
DCU Center(Worcester, MA)-USHA Advance Auto Parts Monster Trucks, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Each day. (more…)
by | Feb 7, 2013 | TV Times
By Lou Modestino
NASCAR fans are going to get their first 2013 racing fix when the flag officially drops on FOX Sports’ 2013 Speedweeks coverage with the newly named SPRINT UNLIMITED AT DAYTONA. It will be live and in prime time on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by live coverage of DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING, Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. ET.
There’s a prevailing feeling that the 2013 NASCAR season is going to pivotal year for the Daytona based sanction. The person doing the steering at the helm of NASCAR is Brian France. To date Brian has reversed all of the changes that he made, over the years. It’s now back to square one and pretty much what we had before the shopping bag of changes took place. We have to give Brian some credit for making those changes that the fans complained about the most. In the process, France had to reverse just about everything he thought would grow his product. (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | Granite State Pro Stock
Coming off a successful inaugural season, the Granite State Pro Stock Series continues to grow into their second season, announcing two awards that will be given out at each event.
The first award will be the Ricky’s Real Racer Award, which will award the driver that improves his position the most from the start to finish $150. This award is in memory of Ricky Miller, who passed in October of 2004. Ricky was best known as a “Racers Racer”.
“We wanted to do something in Ricky’s memory,” his dad, Donnie Miller said. “Ricky was never a points racer. He was a driver that did everything he could to get to the front.” While not a points racer, Ricky will be forever known as the final track champion at the now defunct Riverside Park Speedway. (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
The winters in Connecticut can be long, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour offseason even longer, which is why Ron Silk and TS Haulers Racing eagerly anticipate the opportunity to hit the race track in Florida during 2013 Speedweeks.
The 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions, Silk and the No. 6 crew will participate in the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach on the short track Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 18-19. They’ll follow that up with by participating three nights at the World Series of Stock Car Racing at recently-NASCAR-sanctioned New Smyrna Speedway.
“We’re racers,” Silk said of the team’s motivation to head to Florida. “It’s been a long time since the [2012 season finale] World Series and we just want to get back on the race track. It’s nice to get away from the weather up here for a few days and get some racing in.” (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
With Opening Day just 3 short months away, the interest swirling around the All-New Riverside Speedway is growing. Drivers have been inquiring about the new schedule, rules, and bonuses that will be accompanying the 2013 season. With the swelling list of drivers, the championship talks have already been on the tongues of fans and racers alike. Two people throwing their names in the championship bucket are Bryan Mason and Jamie Heath.
Bryan Mason. Three-time Late Model champion from ’08-’10. Tied for third all-time in Late Model championships at Riverside Speedway. Not only that, but has two 4 cylinder championships under his belt at two different tracks. The numbers are all there for this star, but you’d never know it talking to him. When asked what he thinks about his name being spoken with the greats George Stone and Aaron Bennett, he is very humble. (more…)
by | Feb 6, 2013 | Snocross
Lack of snow forces site change for Round 5 at East Coast Snocross,
Presented by AMSOIL and Woody’s Traction
Event moved from Belmont, NH, to Lake George, NY
CHESHIRE, Conn. (Feb. 5, 2013) – Despite predictions of a cold and snowy winter for the northeast in 2012-2013, a lack of snow in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire has forced a change in venue for this coming weekend’s East Coast Snocross (ECS) competition.
The fifth round of championship point racing was originally planned for the Lakes Region Casino in Belmont, NH, yet an unusual lack of snow in that area has forced officials to move the event. In a kind gesture with incredible timing, the folks who organize the Lake George (NY) Winter Carnival called to inquire if the series would be available for a return visit to their town. (more…)
