Allison, Byron, Evans among 25 on ballot
Charlotte, NC — Announced Thursday, 25 figures that have shaped the history of NASCAR racing have been nominated for the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Among that select group are three competitors that earned fame in NASCAR’s Modified division.
During the 2008 season NASCAR celebrated 60 Years of Modified Champions. On Thursday, a trio of those championship competitors – Bobby Allison, Red Byron and Richie Evans – were among the 25 distinguished individuals on the ballot for induction in the first NASCAR Hall of Fame class in 2010.
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Thompson, CT — The NASCAR Camping World East Series will be the main attraction at Thompson’s PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy. However, The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will play a major role when these two touring divisions invade the Thompson International Speedway for the annual PEPSI Full Fender Frenzy on Saturday, July 11th.
PASS, the ultra successful Super Late Model touring series, has, over the years, established a huge fan following at Thompson. This amazing Series will add their own brand of excitement with a 75-lap main event. PASS will join an impressive line up of racers including the headlining NASCAR Camping World East Series.
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The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour comes back from its spring break for the Firecracker 150 at Caraway Speedway.
Follow the links below to follow all the action from Asheboro, N.C., throughout Saturday.
To get updates throughout the day: LAP BY LAP
To get all the information on the Firecracker 150 in one place: RACE EVENT PAGE
Continue reading ‘LIVE: Fireworks for Southern Modifieds in return to Caraway’
Thompson, CT — The rains that have dominated the New England weather picture for the past six weeks struck again in Thompson, CT causing the cancellation of the July 2nd race program.
Due to the number of events that have become the victim of Mother Nature’s wrath, Thompson officials have added a complete race program to what had been an open date on the track’s original schedule.
Thursday, July 9th, is a brand new date on the Thompson schedule. That event will include all six of the NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions and will be the night that the Sunoco Modifieds run the 50-lap race scheduled for Thursday, July 2nd.
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Today’s event (July 2nd) has been postponed due to severe weather. A new event has been added to the schedule on Thursday, July 9th which will include all 6 divisions of racing with a special 50 lap Sunoco Modified feature.
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The Pro Four Modifeds of New England (PFMNE) debuted their new, modernized website today. The site, which is much more user-friendly, is complete with updated driver information, schedules, results, and sponsor information. It also features a new media section, which acts as the home for photos and videos of the four-cylinder modifieds.
GREY WOLF DESIGN, an award-winning design firm, based out of Boston, MA, constructed the new site. The firm works on a wide range of projects centering around company identity, branding, as well as both print and online marketing. GREY WOLF DESIGN has completed projects for clients in a variety of fields, including architecture, music, non-profit organizations, and – most recently – automotive racing teams, racetracks, and touring series.
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Burt Myers (No. 1 Capital Bank Ford) is no stranger to success in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In fact, Myers is no stranger to success in any type of race car. That’s why it seems a little unusual for the Walnut Cove, N.C., driver to not have a win in 2009. But then again, there have been only four races thus far and Myers is ready to be heard from as the season gets back underway this Friday night at Caraway Speedway.
Myers is the most successful driver in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour who has yet to win a championship and if he has his way, this will no longer be used to introduce him next year.
“We are ready to get back to racing in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour,” said Myers. “I love running at (Bowman-Gray) Stadium, but I am ready to get to Caraway this weekend.”
Continue reading ‘News & Notes: Myers Ready To Visit Victory Lane At Caraway’
Waterford, CT — Pepsi, proud sponsor of the Pepsi 300, will be having their Pepsi Sampling Team present at the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday July 4th during the running of the Pepsi 300 to showcase one of their many refreshing products, Orange Crush, for the Waterford Speedbowl fans. The Pepsi Sampling Team will be found setting up camp in the midway near the hospitality tent located outside of Turn 1.
In addition to free samples of Orange Crush, fans should be on the lookout for awesome Pepsi giveaways ranging from hats, shirts, mugs, key chains, collectables, and even a life size cardboard cutout of a current Pepsi endorsed NASCAR Cup driver, that one lucky fan will take home!!
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl has cancelled this evening’s Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday race program due to the continued thundershowers and heavy downpours forecasted throughout the evening.
The Speedbowl returns to action with two great events this holiday weekend. Saturday, July 4 will be the 12th annual Pepsi 300 event featuring extra-distance racing for all four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions, highlighted by a 100-lap SK Modified feature. Main events begin at 7:00pm with qualifying preceding.
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Waterford Speedbowl will send out the 4th of July holiday weekend with a bang, several in fact, as it plays host to its annual ‘Night of Destruction’ on Sunday, July 5. The event has come to be known as an affordable night of family fun and entertainment, capping a weekend of great racing and celebration of summer.
Sunday’s festivities include a full size demolition derby known for its richter scale hits, testing the endurance and fortitude of Detroit’s finest fabrication. The four cylinder demo has become a hit as well. While the hits might not be quite as earth-shattering, the strategy and absolute carnage remain as exciting and amusing as the full-size smash fest.
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Please note that the event details for Wednesday July 1st and Saturday July 4th have been posted.
They can be found by going to the ‘Schedule’ drop down menu, finding the event, and clicking on the ‘Event Details’ link under the event logo.
Tracks all over the country represented in top 10
As the calendar is set to turn to July, the competition in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series has already started to heat up across North America.
Ruckersville, Va., driver Philip Morris is chasing history as he looks to become just the second driver to win back-to-back NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championships. While Morris is off to a strong start – seven wins and 13 top fives in 16 starts and is second in points as the racing season hits the unofficial halfway point, challengers are abundant and come from all over the map.
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Canaan, NH — Every July 4th weekend brings a special event to the Monadnock Speedway, and the tradition continues this Saturday night when the True Value Modified Series returns for an event that is sure to thrill a capacity crowd, as it has done since the inception of the TVMRS.
The “Firecracker 100” has been won by Kirk Alexander four of the past five seasons. The West Swanzey, New Hampshire driver is sure to be a favorite to win the event for a fifth time, and to redeem himself after crashing out of the TVMRS season opener at the quarter-mile while leading the race.
Continue reading ‘Monadnock Speedway Readies For July 4th Tradition’
Thompson, CT — The Camping World East Series will make its next stop at the Thompson International Speedway on Saturday, July 11th when the track hosts its annual Full Fender Frenzy race program. This extremely successful developmental series for NASCAR is hot off of a great race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway that was won by Kyle Busch.
Defending Series Champion, Matt Kobyluck, will lead the Camping World East Series into Thompson. The long-time veteran and extremely popular driver from Connecticut considers Thompson Speedway to be his home track. Kobyluck has had great success over the years at Thompson and will be looking to continue that trend when his Mohegan Sun race team takes to the track on July 11th.
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Daytona Beach, FL — The following is a list of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers that will appear on radio shows during the week of June 29 -July 5.
Monday, June 29
Ted Christopher – “Track Talk,” WACK 1420 AM or www.1420wack.com, 6 – 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 2
Donny Lia – “Sirius Speedway,” Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128), 3 – 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 5
Donny Lia – “Carey & Coffey Show,” ESPN Radio 940/1510 AM or www.careyandcoffey.com, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Continue reading ‘NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on the Air: Week of June 29 – July 5′
For the second time in as many weeks, the Pro Four Modifieds of New England (PFMNE) were rained out. A forecast for severe thunderstorms and torrential rain in the Claremont area forced the cancellation of the race program set to go off on June 26. PFMNE officials have announced that the event will not be made up. The next stop at Twin State Speedway will be on October 4 as part of the season-ending, Open Wheel Sunday race program.
Next on the docket for the Pro Fours will be the hotly-contested CarQuest Extreme Tuesday 25-lap main at the Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, CT. The four-cylinder modifieds will be sharing the billing with the International Super Modified Association (ISMA) and the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) on Tuesday evening, July 7.
Continue reading ‘Rain Forces Cancellation of Twin State Speedway Event’
Published at June 29, 2009
in Seekonk.
Seekonk, MA — The month of July will be a busy month at Seekonk Speedway. It starts off on July 4, as we take a step back in time. The cars of yesteryear will adorn the speedway for the first time on 2009. Bernie’s presents the New England Antique Racers, Senior Tour Auto Racers and the Atlantic Coast Old Timers will put on a display and remind us of how the racing was in years past. The ARC Pro Stocks, Late Models, Seekonk Sport Trucks and Street Stocks will also be a part of the action.
On Sunday, July 5th, Valvoline presents our annual Independence Day Celebration. With Spectator Drags, the Pure Stocks, Enduro car and truck drags, Enduro racing. Car & Truck Figure 8s, one of the most spectacular Fireworks display this side of the Pacific, and our world famous Demolition Derby.
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Seekonk, MA — Three time True Value Modified Racing Series Champion Kirk Alexander of West Swanzey NH was the first to file his entry for Seekonk Speedway’s 5th Annual $10,000 to win event. Kirk, winner of this event in 2006, has run strong in all four events held at the Action Track of the East.
Bobby Grigas III, a former winner on the TVMRS, and a future star of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has also filed an entry. Grigas began his racing career at Seekonk in the Late Model division before making the jump to the open wheel modifieds. Defending TVMRS Champion Chris Pasteryak, winner of the 2008 DAV Fall Classic has also filed an entry for this event. In 2008, Pasteryak had to call it a day earlier than expected after crashing out of his qualifier. Former DAV Fall Classic winner Dave Berghman has filed his entry for this event, as has Jimmy Kuhn, who is coming off his best race ever, finishing 3rd in the most recent TVMRS event at Seekonk. Reigning Modified Madness winner Matt Hirschman is ready to defend his title at Seekonk. John Bennett’s entry has been received, as has 9 time NASCAR Champion, and Coventry RI native Mike Stefanik.
Continue reading ‘Kirk Alexander files first entry for 5th Annual Open Wheel Wednesday Modified Madness’
