The man of the hour at NJ’s Wall Stadium last Saturday was Eddie McCarthy as the Brick, NJ driver took the lead on lap 17 and never looked back to win the 66th running of the Garden State Classic 125. For his efforts, McCarthy pocketed $7,979, $5,000 for the win and close to $3,000 in bonuses. The emotion was raw …
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Virginia Driver Trever Feathers Red Hot With Five Late Model Wins In 13 Starts
Virginia Driver Trever Feathers Red Hot With Five Late Model Wins In 13 StartsBy JACK O’CONNOR Trever Feathers drove a Rocket Chassis for the first time last year when he filled in for the injured Tyler Emory in the Cameron-Mann No. 72, and was so comfortable in the machine that he began using them in his own program.Fast forward to …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Jon McKennedy
After winning the NASCAR Modified Tour championship in 2022, Jon McKennedy had not been able to taste victory lane running select events with the series. Now back on the Tour full-time, McKennedy is showing that he’s a force to be reckon with once again as after winning at Mass’ Seekonk Speedway three weeks ago, McKennedy backed that up with a …
Read More »Without Brakes, Dave Shullick Jr. Got Breaks Needed to Win Spectacular Oswego 50
Without Brakes, Dave Shullick Jr. Got Breaks Needed to Win Spectacular Oswego 50 By LEN SAMMONS Driving a 900-horsepower wing Supermodified on pavement without brakes at speeds exceeding 100 mph, Dave Shullick Jr. somehow found a way to survive — and win — Saturday night’s 50-lap ISMA-MSS Super Challenge at Oswego Speedway. “My car was amazing. I knew it was …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Mark Stewart
It’s always special when local drivers are able to defend home turf against invaders. Long Island’s Riverhead Raceway was the site of one of those moments last Saturday when Mark Stewart, making just his ninth career NASCAR Modified Tour start, pulled off the upset by leading the most laps in the 200 lap affair. However, it wasn’t a cakewalk to …
Read More »Roger Penske’s Comments On The Traditional TV Broadcasting Of The Indy 500 Draws Interest
Roger Penske’s Comments On The Traditional TV Broadcasting Of The Indy 500 Draws Interest By HERB ANASTOR The Federal Communications Commission is currently investigating the movement of live sports to streaming services because these deals and packages threaten to harm consumers with high costs, undermine local broadcast television and may violate the public interest. And the regulators are concerned that …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Kyle Busch
The racing world was left in disbelief last Thursday upon learning that Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and the winner of more than 200 events in the sport’s top three series, died suddenly from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. While adored by the faithful “Rowdy Nation,” Busch had his fair share of haters throughout his two …
Read More »Bell, No Surprise, Impressive In Dirt Modified Debut At Georgetown
Bell, No Surprise, Impressive In Dirt Modified Debut At Georgetown By LEN SAMMONS On Sunday, Christopher Bell would race for a $1 million top prize in the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The defending race winner, however, arrived in Delaware three days earlier to race a dirt big-block Modified at Georgetown Speedway for a top prize …
Read More »Newsmaker of the Week // Alex Yankowski
Alex Yankowski had himself quite the week. The Covington Township, PA driver kicked it off on Wednesday by grabbing his first checkered flag of the season against the Super DIRTcar Series at DE’s Georgetown Speedway. He then trekked to NY’s Utica Rome Speedway on Friday, where he rattled off another win, before going north of the border to Cornwall Speedway …
Read More »Kasey Kahne, Macri Team Score Magical WoO Win
Kasey Kahne, Macri Team Were Perfect From Start To Finish On Way To Magical WoO Win By JACK O’CONNOR Heading into last Friday’s Morgan Cup opener at Williams Grove Speedway, Kasey Kahne fired up a Sprint Car against the World of Outlaws 227 times over the past 29 years, but had not been able to taste victory lane with the …
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