Pavement Tour News

CHEMUNG, NY – Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., earned another Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series victory this past Saturday at Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome after asphalt modified racing has been absent from the New York tracks for over 600-days. Emerling started on the pole and was able to hold …

CHEMUNG, NY – Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome will provide the stage for the Race of Champions Modified Series return to racing in its home state of New York. The series was “idle” in the Empire State during the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc worldwide. With life …

LEHIGHTON, PA – Race of Champions Modified Series competitors are gearing up to head to Mahoning Valley Speedway for the Series opener and so are race fans. If opening day at the 1/4-mile facility is any indication of what fans are in store for than Saturday, April 24, at 2:00pm …

ORCHARD PARK, NY – In a typical season, the Race of Champions Family of Series would have gathered at the Genesee River Restaurant and Reception Center in January to honor the accomplishments of competitors and crown champions. Series management held out hope that restrictions would be lifted in order to …

ALDEN, NY – The Friends of Auto Racing (FOAR) Score Club and the Race of Champions have once again partnered to help promote the club throughout the region. The Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series will now be titled the Race of Champions FOAR Score Dash Series. The terms …

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – NASCAR announced on Friday the 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour calendar, and the slate includes 14 races across six states – from Maine to Virginia. The schedule is a mix of historic Modified staples, the return of a pair of tracks and an inaugural trip to …

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour added upstate New York to the 2021 slate Thursday. The tour will visit New York International Raceway Park at Lancaster Speedway on Saturday, July 31. The night race will be 150 laps. Lancaster, located just outside of Buffalo, is steeped in Modified history. …

LEHIGHTON, PA – Patrick Emerling of Orchard Park, N.Y., holds a slim lead over Mike Leaty of Williamson, N.Y., in the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series championship point standings. The championship race will take place at Mahoning Valley Speedway in Lehighton, Pa., on Saturday evening for the first time …

NORTH EAST, PA – Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA, took home his sixth consecutive and eighth overall Al Gerber Memorial Trophy after winning the 70th Annual Race of Champions 250 Sunday at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, PA. The platinum edition of the race capped off the Presque Isle …

NORTH EAST, PA – Andy Jankowiak of Tonawanda, NY, won the Sportsman Modified Series Tribute to Joe Reilly Crown Royal Classic 54 Saturday at Lake Erie Speedway as part of the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend. The win was Jankowiak’s second in as many year’s after …

STAFFORD, CT – Ron Silk continues his resurgent second half of 2020. The 37-year-old Norwalk, Connecticut, driver picked up his second win in his last three races with a dominant performance in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 Saturday night at Stafford Motor Speedway It was the the 15th career win …

NORTH EAST, PA – Race of Champions Modified Series competitors will compete for $12,570.70-to-win when the 70th Annual Race of Champions 250 finally takes center stage on Sunday, September 27. The race is second longest running consecutively, only to the Indianapolis 500 and is “the Granddaddy” of Modified racing tradition and …

EPPING, NH – Classic Week is HERE! This Saturday, September 19, the International Supermodified Association will close out its brief 2020 slate with the 55th running of the $4,000 to win Bob Webber Sr. Memorial Classic 125 at Star Speedway in Epping, NH. With Supermodified racing at an all-time premium …

NORTH EAST, PA – Race of Champions TQ Midget Series competitors will have the opportunity to honor the legendary leader of TQ Midget racing in Western New York, Harry Macy, with the running of the 2nd Annual Harry Macy Classic on Sunday, September 27 as a prelude to the 70th Annual Race …

LOUDON, NH – It doesn’t seem to matter what car Bobby Santos III is in, he finds a way to park it in Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 34-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts, put on a command performance at the “Magic Mile” Saturday to win the Musket 200 …

NORTH EAST, PA – Race of Champions Street Stock Series competitors will race for $570.70 in honor of the 70th anniversary platinum edition of the Race of Champions 250 on Sunday, September 27. The 30 lap “championship” event will pay $100-to-start along with bonuses posted. Ryan Heht, a race fan has …

NORTH EAST, PA – Race of Champions Late Model Series competitors will be racing for bigger bonuses when they finally return to the track on Saturday, September 26 in the “Rick Wylie Classic” run  as part of Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Race of Champions Weekend in North East, Pa., …

NORTH EAST, PA – The “Crown Royal Classic 54 – Tribute to Joe Reilly” for the Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series on Saturday, September 26, will pay $2,554.70 in honor of the “54” which Reilly represented and the “70” in recognition of the platinum edition of the 70th anniversary of …

THOMPSON, CT – Ron Silk is back. After taking a race off to recalibrate, it took the Norwalk, Connecticut, driver just two starts to drive the No. 85 Stuart’s Automotive Chevrolet to Victory Lane. Silk capitalized on a heartbreaking turn of events for Ryan Preece Thursday night, and then drove …

THOMPSON, CT – With weather forecasting rain all day Wednesday, NASCAR and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park have decided to postpone the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event to Thursday, Sept. 3. The Thompson 150 is scheduled for 8 p.m., and limited tickets are still available.   The race is the sixth …