SPRINGFIELD, MA- The Sunoco Race Fuel/Hoosier Tire New England Racers Auction & Trade Show presented by CARQUEST Genden Auto Parts is pleased to announce the Class of 2017 inductees to…
Read morePrestigious auto racing honor shared between longtime journalists SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Hall of Fame has named two longtime stock car racing journalists, Brian…
Read moreNEAR Hall of Famer was 90 Fred Borden passed away on September 17, 2017. Borden of Waltham, Massachusetts began his racing career at West Peabody, with at least two wins…
Read moreAmong the drivers that showed up were: Jerry Cappazolli, Daryl Stampfl, Henry Stampfl, Billy Singerson, Joey Kourafas, Jack Malone and Bob Bochiochi and flagman Maury Dumas. It was the biggest…
Read moreA self-described “gear-head”, Doug Post has been a car enthusiast since he was 10 years old. In fact, he devoted his career to working at several different Ford dealerships. His…
Read moreHad the Norwood Arena Board of Directors made a decision in 1972 not to shut the track down and at the same time try to develop the large parcel of…
Read moreBarre, VT – Longtime Thunder Road Speedbowl co-owner and promoter Thomas M. Curley passed away on Friday, May 5 due to complications from a lengthy illness. Curley was 73 years…
Read moreThe Historic Oval Invitational, which will be held at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on May 19 – 20, is a celebration of the golden years of stock car racing and…
Read moreWord arrived from Florida today that 1999 New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee Leo Cleary has passed away at age-88. Upon hearing of the news, award-winning Hall of…
Read moreSEEKONK, Mass. — The entire New England racing community lost another icon on Tuesday morning. Leo “The Lion” Cleary, who is a New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame member…
Read moreThe New England Auto Racers (NEAR) Hall of Fame has named Phil Whipple of the Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal and Richard “Big” Bigelow of St. Johnsbury VT’s Caldonian Record to…
Read moreThe New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s veterans’ committee covered a half-century in selecting the Stanley Brothers, John Burgess and Fred Meeker. All deceased, they will be inducted at…
Read moreThe Southern New York Racing Association announces that it will have its 15th Annual Reunion on Sunday September 18th, 2016 from 11AM to 4 PM, at the Danbury PAL Building.…
Read moreMarch 12 the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA hosted the Portland Pirates and Springfield Falcons game. It was also the annual Riverside Park Speedway Reunion Night, honoring the quarter mile…
Read moreFormer Danbury Winner, SNYRA Official was 85 Pane, Louis A, Jr.. Louis A. Pane, Jr., 85, of Danbury, CT passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Filosa Nursing and…
Read moreFormer Modified Driver Was 1981 Cup Rookie of the Year Ron Bouchard, winner of the 1981 Talladega 500 and the premier series’ rookie of the year that same season, passed…
Read moreTwo of the most familiar voices in motorsports broadcasting and one of the sport’s premier authors will head up the list of presenters at the New England Auto Racers Hall…
Read moreThe quinquennial Westboro (MA) Speedway reunion is Sunday, October 4 from 12 PM to 5 PM at Glick Nissan ( 273 Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581). The high banked quarter…
Read moreEight more inductions for the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame have been announced. They include a pair of drivers, a car owner, four officials and a pair of…
Read moreThis offseason will be the end of a long road for Vault Productions. Writer and Director Tom ‘Sid’ DiMaggio of Lyme, CT. DiMaggio has mixed emotions about tomorrow. He is both…
Read moreJustin St. Louis, a motorsports writer for three Vermont daily newspapers, is the winner of the New England Antique Racers’ Mitchell/Ratta Award. The prize will be presented at the New…
Read moreRichard E. Falconi, 69, a lifelong resident of Southborough, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at his home, after a short illness, surrounded by family He was a graduate…
Read moreBarre, VT – Thunder Road racing legend and family patriarch Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier has been elected to the New England Auto Racing (NEAR) Hall of Fame’s Class of…
Read moreVictories at LeMans and Daytona International Speedway are among the hundreds of checkered flags owned by the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Sam Posey, one…
Read moreJimmy Jorgensen, a member of the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame and one of the premier owner/mechanics in Northeastern auto racing history, passed away Thursday, June 18. From…
Read moreSad news. NEAR member Jim Splettstoeszer passed away this afternoon after a long battle with cancer. Ron Carlson called me just a few minutes ago. I think Jim was a…
Read moreNorwood, MA — It was perfect weather and there was a great turnout of vintage race cars at Bezema Motors on the Auto Mile for the 11th Annual Norwood Arena/New…
Read morePierce, Everett A. Everett A. Pierce, 86, of Danbury; passed away on June 12, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Marjorie (Johnson) Pierce. Everett was born on October…
Read moreGreco, Marilyn J. Age 77, of Stratford, beloved wife of Sylvester “Bill” Greco, died on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm at…
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