It was a busy night of NASCAR Whelen All American Series racing Saturday at Riverhead Raceway with some 270 laps of feature event racing, highlighted by the Twin 50s for the NASCAR Modifieds. (more…)
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Justin Bonsignore of Holtsville took another step towards his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship Saturday when he won the Miller Lite 200 at Riverhead Raceway. It was his sixth career WMT victory at the track where his NASCAR Modified career began. The victory also upped his overall Riverhead NASCAR Modified win total to 13. The Miller Lite 200 program was completed despite a five-plus-hour rain delay. (more…)
Defending NASCAR Modified champion Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead and his race team had to virtually rebuild their car after a hard crash on Aug. 22. The car wasn’t finished until 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Later that night, Rogers went out and rewarded his hard-working group by sweeping the Twin 50 NASCAR Modified events at Riverhead Raceway Saturday evening. The victories were the 50th and 51st of his career, moving him to second on the track’s all-time win list that is led by Charlie Jarzombek with 63 wins. READ
A spirited crowd gathered at Riverhead Raceway Wednesday evening for the Back to School Bash that featured Twin 50 Late Model events that were split between veteran drivers Jarrod Hayes of Calverton and former multi-time champion Jeremy McDermott of Riverhead. READ
Versatile Riverhead Raceway veteran Dave Brigati of Calverton doubled down Saturday night during the NASCAR Whelen All American Series, winning both 25-lap Late Model and 50-lap Crate Modified races. A near-capacity crowd also saw Michael Rommeney of Bohemia win a School Bus Demolition Derby. (more…)
When John Beatty Jr. of Merrick pulled into Riverhead Raceway’s pit area Wednesday night for the NASCAR Modified Twin 50s, he did so with two prior career Modified wins to his credit. By the time Beatty loaded his Chevy back into his hauler at the end of the night, he had doubled his career win total to four. (more…)
A surprise start led to a masterful restart and victory.
Timmy Solomito of Islip made a surprise visit to his old stomping grounds Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway. READ
A third of the way through the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77, if anyone had told former three-time NASCAR Modified champion John Fortin Sr. of Holtsville he would be sitting in victory lane at the conclusion of the race, he probably would have questioned that person’s sanity. READ
