ACTion News 5/14/08
Last Sunday at Thunder Road, Late Model stock car racer Mike “Beetle” Bailey capped off a feel-good story that should prove to be a pretty hard one to top. The…
Read moreTodd Szegedy Looks to Recapture Stafford Magic in TSI Harley-Davidson 150
Stafford Springs, CT — The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to Stafford Motor Speedway for its second of four visits during the 2008 season on Friday, May 23rd for the…
Read moreMore History Awaits Cabral; NEMA Heads To Monadnock
Two-for-two so far with a couple of victories at Waterford Speedbowl, Randy Cabral is still not ready to declare himself a contender for the Northeastern Midget Association championship. He is,…
Read moreTrue Value Modified Series Prepares For Thunder Road
Canaan NH — It’s been over 40 years since a modified race car has turned a lap at the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, VT, but the True Value…
Read morePASS North Super Late Models and Mods at Wiscasset Raceway Sunday
Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North visits Wiscasset Raceway this weekend for the first of four 2008 stops at the fast coastal Maine oval. Sunday’s Ray…
Read morePoints Major Concern For Speedbowl Competitors
Waterford, CT — When the final tally is made for the 2008 Waterford Speedbowl SK-Modified championship, May 10 may be one of the keys. Dennis Gada, seeking a record seventh…
Read moreNEAR Hall of Fame Nominations Sought
The list of nominees for the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame are “streaming in” according to Bruce Cohen, the organization’s vice president. “We’re had a couple dozen or…
Read moreHistory Will Come Alive At The Vintage Celebration
From Tuesday, May 13 to Sunday, May 18, history will come alive as legendary racing machines from around the world gather to compete at the Eighteenth Annual Vintage Celebration at…
Read moreNASCAR Test Session Today
In preparation for the June 26 – 29 NASCAR Event Weekend at NHMS, teams have traveled from all over the world to test their hotrods for the upcoming races. Rookies…
Read moreNASCAR Touring Teams Test at New Hampshire
Total of 23 Teams Test at Loudon in Advance of June Races Loudon, NH — In a combined session today a total of 23 teams from the NASCAR Camping World…
Read moreNEMA’s Randy Cabral 2 for 2 at Speedbowl
Waterford, CT — For the second time in just over a month, the New England Midget Association, visited the Waterford Speedbowl. The weather on these two visits loomed with threatening…
Read moreWaterford Speedbowl is Site of 2008 ISMA Opener on May 24th
Oswego, NY – The ISMA Super Series is in the final preparation stages for their first race of the season on Saturday May 24 at the Waterford Speedbowl. Last year…
Read moreRocco Scores Again, Thomas Returns To Victory Lane At Speedbowl
Waterford, CT — Keith Rocco forged ahead on several late race restarts in scoring his second consecutive 35-lap Whelen All-American Series SK Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday evening.…
Read moreMotivated Cabral Romps At The ‘Bowl
Waterford, CT — Randy Cabral may have missed his calling. Now two-for-two after a dominating performance in the Northeastern Midget Association 25-lap feature Saturday night at Waterford Speedbowl, he should…
Read moreScully, Jr. Bests Pro Stocks For Opening Night Seekonk Win
Seeekonk, MA — Second generation ace Tom Scully, Jr. of Cranston, RI led the list of Opening Night winners at the 1/3-mile Seekonk Speedway oval on Saturday night May 10,…
Read moreRocco Back to Back at Waterford
Waterford, CT — Keith Rocco forged ahead during several late race restarts in scoring his second consecutive SK Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday evening. Rocco passed early leader…
Read moreAdams out-duels Rolfe on late restart; second-time fatherhood next on schedule
OXFORD, Maine – Any other time, against any other driver, Ricky Rolfe would have been the favorite to dominate the final restart and cruise to victory in Saturday night’s Oxford…
Read moreStafford Motor Speedway to Participate in NASCAR Day 2008
Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway is once again making plans to participate in NASCAR Day on May 16. Funds generated from NASCAR Day will benefit The NASCAR Foundation,…
Read moreALNRS Rained Out at Lee USA
Newburgh, NY — With the impending rain in the forecast for this evening the Lee USA Speedway Management was forced to make a make a tough call by canceling all racing for Friday…
Read moreMay 9th N.E. Dodge Dealers LM 100 at Stafford Postponed to Friday, June 27th
Stafford Springs, CT — Due to inclement weather, Stafford Motor Speedway has postponed its May 9th New England Dodge Dealers Late Model 100 program to Friday night, June 27th. Stafford…
Read moreThompson Changes Hours for May 15th Open Practice
Thompson, CT — Thompson International Speedway race teams will now have an opportunity to drive under the new Thompson lighting system one week before the regular Thursday night Thunder series…
Read moreRemembering Mom
Mother’s Day is this weekend. I know none of you will forgot, right? One thing we all have in common, we all have mothers. We set aside this one day…
Read more1928 Video Clip of Opel Land Speed Record Car
Thanks to AutoRacing1.com for this interesting find this afternoon: “In May 1928 on Berlin’s AVUS racetrack, Fritz Von Opel set a speed record of an estimated 238 km/h in a…
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Must be even Mother Nature is a race fan. She put up a fuss all day on Saturday during the Thunder Road Merchants Bank Car Show and wiped out half…
Read morePalmer & Corey Win Wild N Wacky Opener
Waterford, CT — Jason Palmer passed George Whitney at the halfway point, going on to win the 20-lap Legends feature at Waterford Speedbowl’s first Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday of the…
Read moreSean Caisse Set for ARCA Race at Kentucky
According to his driver web site, Sean Caisse will be competing in this Saturday’s ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway. The Pelham, NH driver will be driving the #01 Advics Toyota…
Read moreModified Driver Preece Headed To Iowa
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular Ryan Preece has landed a one-race deal with car owner Maxie Bush to drive the No. 28 Ford in the US Cellular 200, a combined…
Read moreMany Touring Series Drivers Fill Field at All-Star LATICRETE Modified Thunder 150
Epping, NH — The pavement Modified division experienced a boom in popularity in the 1970’s, largely because of events known as “Open Shows”. They offered competitors who raced at numerous…
Read moreDale Shaw will challenge PASS Outlaws at Riverside Saturday
Naples ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Outlaws and Mods take center stage at Groveton NH’s Riverside Speedway on Saturday May 10th and there’s several wild card…
Read moreWild n’ Wacky Wednesday Begins; NEMA Part of Saturday Agenda
Waterford, CT — The Waterford Speedbowl’s Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday, about to begin it’s eighth season, has become New England’s premier mid-week racing program. Based on affordability for both fans…
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