Newsmaker of the Week

Doug Coby has made news often in his career, earning NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships and winning major races frequently along the way. But in winning Saturday night’s SRX opener at Stafford Motor Speedway, Coby outran 11 of the best drivers in the world driving cars none were familiar with. To have this chance, Coby forsook a NWMT race at …

When Andrew Krause refers to Wall Stadium as his ‘home track’ he now means it literally and figuratively. Literally, because his family has leased and operated the Jersey Shore speedway for over a decade. Figuratively, because Andrew’s big win in Saturday night’s Garden State Classic was his fourth straight Wall Modified win of 2021, making him undefeated to date. Krause …

Though Michael Barnes had never won Oswego Speedway’s storied 200-lap Supermodified Classic, his consistency in the event was legendary – five straight years of finishing either second or third. This year’s running of what was actually the postponed 2020 Classic was looking like another ‘podium finish’ for Barnes – until he turned it on late in the going, grabbed the …

On Saturday night at Sharon (OH) Speedway’s World Of Outlaws Sprint race, one of the most crowd-pleasing wins imaginable occurred. Dave Blaney, competing at a track he owns, driving a car of his own design, retro-lettered in the colors and number of his late father Lou, scored an improbable win on the final lap of the race. I doing so, Blaney …

When a consistently successful race driver has blemish of long standing on his resume, his ability to conquer that obstacle becomes a quest. For multi-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series champion Doug Coby, Riverhead Raceway on Long Island had been just such a thorn. Coby, who excelled at Thompson, excelled at Stafford, had won just about everywhere, but never at …

Veteran Modified driver Tim Fuller has been digging in the dirt with DIRTcar Modifieds for as long as anyone these days has. While not ever a mega-winner, Fuller has proven time and again that when the stakes are at the highest, his ability meets the challenge. He has usually shown well in long distance races and Bridgeport Motorsports Park’s 100-lapper …

Asphalt Modified driver Patrick Emerling is a competitor who is not easily daunted. For as long as he has competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series, he has been close to victory many times, winning just once. That win had been 111 races ago when Emerling suited up for Friday night’s Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway. That drought is now …

Until a couple of months ago, the idea of World Of Outlaws Sprint Cars and DIRTcar Modifieds racing on a dirt track version of Bristol Motor Speedway seemed utterly ridiculous. As the time drew nigh, there were concerns expressed about overall safety, general visibility, mechanical breakage, and speeds too high to contemplate. Though some others had issues, two men, 410 …

Tim McCreadie’s success as a nationally ranked Super Late Model racer is a source of great pride to his many friends in the northeast. McCreadie too has not forgotten where he came from. When he was in victory lane last Saturday night after earning a thrilling last lap Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series win at Hagerstown Speedway, T-Mac recognized …

The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series opener last Thursday at Martinsville (VA) Speedway proved to be an exciting race and one that yielded a popular winner in Eric Goodale. Long Islander Goodale has been on the NWMT for many years and has picked up wins, here and there, including one at Riverhead, his home track. This one was different, as …