Pavement Tour News

THOMPSON, CT – A strong field of winged supermodifieds filled the pits for the annual Sunoco World Series of Racing with the ISMA championship title on the line, as usually is the case. When all was said and done, the point leader Mike Lichty had beat out the challengers to …

THOMPSON, CT – Celebrating on the highest stage of modified racing for the sixth time. Doug Coby sealed his sixth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship on Sunday, completing a season that put the Milford, Connecticut, driver back on top after one year away from tasting glory. The title was the …

NORTH EAST, PA – Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pennsylvania, earned his 7th career and 5h consecutive in the 69th edition of the event at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Penn., to close out Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions weekend. Hirschman’s victories came on three distinctly different …

STAFFORD, CT – For the second straight year, the NAPA Fall Final at Stafford Motor Speedway produced a first-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour winner. Craig Lutz took the lead from Doug Coby on a restart with 33 laps to go, and drove away from Coby, and defending series champion Justin …

STAFFORD, CT – Two staple events remain on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule for 2019. Up first, teams will head back to Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut for the annual NAPA Fall Final, where the track will also wrap their NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season. The most important headline …

NORTH EAST, PA – After an exciting season, the 2019 Race of Champions family of Series will crown six champions as part of the 69th Annual Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway. Four of the six championships have different contenders that can take …

NORTH EAST, PA – Waddell Communications of Plainville, Connecticut, who is an authorized Racing Electronics dealer and retailer and the official two-way communication provider of the Race of Champions Series will provide additional support for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in …

OSWEGO, NY – A determined Mike Bruce started on the pole for the 35-lap Oswego Speedway Small Block Supermodified Fall Brawl at Evans Mills Raceway Park this past Saturday and drove the RBI Racing No. 04 to a commanding victory worth $1,000. Bruce, a Small Block Super veteran and many-time …

LOUDON, NH – Bobby Santos III is no stranger to parking his car in Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Saturday, the Franklin, Massachusetts driver did it for the sixth time — but this one was the biggest of them all. Santos earned the win in the second annual …

BINGHAMTON, NY – Sherwood Racing Wheels, a long standing partner of the Race of Champions will continue a special award for Hard Chargers that was created in 2017 for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend. Sherwood Racing Wheels will continue the Hard Charger Award program and …

NORTH EAST, PA – The schedule for the September 26, 27 and 28 Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania has been updated to include the Lancaster Street Stock Division. The schedule includes the running of the 69th Annual “Race …

NORTH EAST, PA – In an effort to properly honor the lives of Don Toal of Rochester, N.Y., and Mike Stefanik of Coventry, R.I., there will be no inductions into the Race of Champions Hall of Fame at the 69th Annual Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions weekend. Stefanik …

LANCASTER, NY – Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA won the 30th annual Tommy Druar/Tony Jankowiak Memorial 110 for the Race of Champions Modified Series on Friday night at Lancaster Speedway @ New York International Raceway Park. The 110-lap race originally started on August 17, but was halted after six laps …

LANCASTER, NY – The Saturday portion of the 31st Annual US Open at New York International Raceway Park, home to Lancaster Speedway will pay homage to two individuals who are part of the strong foundation of the speedway’s heritage. The Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series will compete in the …

EPPING, NH – There are those moments in racing that the car and the driver find their plans and the circumstances align to make a perfect race scenario. Saturday night Jeffrey Abold had it all come together and the Bob Webber Sr. Memorial Star Classic 125 was all his. Abold …

RIVERHEAD, NY – Another track, another streak for Justin Bonsignore. The defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion earned his fourth straight victory at Riverhead Raceway on Saturday night in the Miller Lite 200, adding his eighth career win at his home track. He took the lead from Timmy Solomito on …

By KYLE SOUZA OSWEGO, NY – Justin Bonsignore knew it was going to take a few checkered flags if he wanted to climb his way back into the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship battle. With five races to go, Bonsignore proved on Saturday that he isn’t out of it yet. …

By CAROL D. HAYNES OSWEGO, NY – Going into the 28th annual Oswego Speedway ISMA Super Nationals on Saturday, Timmy Jedrzejek and Mike Lichty each owned six career winged feature wins at Oswego Speedway. While not all those victories were Super National wins, they each had a win in the …

LANCASTER, NY – Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, N.Y., started 3rd, took the lead from Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., after Emerling and Shawn Nye of Lancaster, N.Y., slid up side-by-side in turn three to make a dramatic three wide move and go on to the victory in the last …

WILLIAMSON, NY – Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, N.Y., started 9th, drove to the front, made the most of restart against Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., and went on to win the 35-lap Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series feature at Spencer Speedway in WillIamson, N.Y., on Friday evening. It was …