 Star Speedway wrapped up their July racing schedule this past Saturday with four of their weekly divisions on track set to battle.
The Izzett Construction Late Models, Woody’s Auto Street Stocks, Six Shooters, and Crown Vic Cruisers were all in action as part of this weekend's Saturday night schedule. The Izzett Construction Late Models saw Chase Curtis out pace his brother Jarret en route to taking home the feature win. Jarret Curtis was able to claim the second spot when checkers flew, with Colby Meserve rounding off the podium in the third position in the New England Epoxy 75, worth $2,000 to win. Ryan Partridge topped the competition in Six Shooter action, as he added another Star Speedway win to his career resume. Next across the stripe was Matthew Hurteau who claimed second, with Kody Parker trailing Partridge and Hurteau to take home a third-place finish. In Saturday's Crown Vic Cruiser main event, it was Jake Michaud claiming the feature win, as he held off all challengers to take top honors on the night. Veteran Patrick Tanguay was next across the line on the final lap to take second, with Alex Tanguay rounding off the podium in the third position. In the Woody’s Street Stocks, Shane Gendron picked up the victory in another round of the MLM Fast 40. Originally, Adam Lovejoy, J.T. Cashman and Charlie Baldwin completed the podium. However, all three did not make it through post-race inspection. Star Speedway is back in action next Saturday with another exciting night of racing on tap. For more information on this coming weekend's racing, or any future events this season please visit us on Facebook, or the track website StarspeedwayNH.com.
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NEW ENGLAND EPOXY SUPPLY 75 FOR IZZETT CONSTRUCTION LATE MODELS THIS SATURDAY AT STAR SPEEDWAY7/25/2024  Things will be heating back up at the Epping oval this Saturday, July 27th, with a full slate of action scheduled, including 75 laps for the Izzett Construction Late Models. Also on the card for Saturday night will be the Woody’s Auto Street Stocks, running another leg of the MLM Diagnostic Services Fast 40 series, the Crown Vic Cruisers and a special 35-lap race, the Don & Aline Coster Memorial, for the Six Shooters.
All of the action Saturday night at Star Speedway begins at 6PM. Saturday's full schedule will begin with the pit area opening up at 3:30PM for Star members, and 3:45PM for non members. Pit admission will be $30 for Star members, and $40 for non-members. Grandstands are scheduled to open up at 4PM, with admission being $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/military, and $10 for juniors. On track activity for Saturday night will begin at 4:30PM with the start of practice. The first green flag of the evening will wave at 6PM with the start of heat racing and feature racing is scheduled to follow. For more information on this Saturday's racing program, or any future events this season, please visit us on Facebook, or the track website StarspeedwayNH.com. GENDRON, STORACE TOP LONG LIST OF WINNERS AS STAR SPEEDWAY WRAPS UP ANOTHER WEEKEND DOUBLEHEADER7/22/2024  It was another busy weekend at the Epping oval this past Friday and Saturday, as Star Speedway was in action with a full schedule of racing on both nights..
Weekly divisions were in action along with a few touring series invaders who came through town, as the S.T.A.R. Antique Racers, NELCAR Tour, and R&R Street Stock Tour were all on the schedule, setting up two busy days of racing excitement. Friday night's action saw Cole Robie win in the NELCAR Legend race, while Grayson Day took home top honors in NELCAR Bandolero action. Jimmy Renfrew Jr. doubled up in Pro V8 Sportsman competition, as he took checkers in both of the divisions Friday night features. In the Crown Vic Cruisers main event, it was Adam Lovejoy who claimed the win, while Keith Holtby found victory lane in the Mighty Truck feature event. Saturday night was highlighted by the R&R Street Stock Tour rolling into town. Joining them in action were the Izzett Construction Late Models, Bumpy's Auto Slingshots, the Six Shooters, and the MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks. In the R&R Street Stock main, it was Star regular Shane Gendron who was first to the stripe when checkers flew, followed by Charles Baldwin. JT Cashman rounded out the podium with a third place finish. Justin Storace topped all comers to claim victory in the Izzett Construction Late Model feature, while Adam Lovejoy was next across the line, with rookie Nate Leclair securing a season best third place run. The Bumpy's Auto Slingshots saw Dwight Souther Jr. get the win on track, but post-race inspection awarded the top spot to Jacob Vaughn after violations were found on the ride of Souther and Billy Eastman. In Six Shooter action, it was Paul Childs who added another win to his resume, while Jeremiah Sergeant raced his way to a second place effort and following Sergeant to the line in third was Adam Knowles. Former Star Speedway Pure Stock champ George Riley Jr. took the win in the division's main event over Sean Nadeau who finished second, while Daryl Quinlan rounded off the podium in third. The S.T.A.R. Modified winner was John Mulcahy, while George Gilbert won the S.T.A.R. Sportsman feature. Star Speedway will be back in action on Saturday, July 27 for another night of racing. For more information on the track, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com and follow us on Facebook.  This weekend, Star Speedway will be a busy place, with racing scheduled for both Friday July 19th, and Saturday July 20th. Friday night will be another edition of Star Speedway’s $5 Friday presented by Little Billy’s Tees. This week, the S.T.A.R. Senior Tour Antique Racers will make their first appearance at the Epping oval this season with a doubleheader, as they will race on both Friday, and Saturday night. The Pro V8 Sportsman, NELCAR Legends, and Bandoleros will be on hand as well Friday, along with the Crown Vic Cruisers, Mighty Trucks, and Junkyard Dogs to round out an action packed night of racing.
Friday night's event will start with the pit area opening up at 5PM, with pit admission being $25 for all. Grandstands will open up at 5:25PM with admission being $5 for everyone. Practice for Friday's racing is set to begin at 5:25PM, with the first green flag of the evening set to wave at 6:35PM. Saturday night's racing card will be highlighted by major feature events along with weekly division racing. Both the Izzett Construction Late Models, who will return after a few scheduled off weeks, and the R&R Street Stock Tour who will be making a stop in Epping this weekend. Also in action on Saturday will be the Bumpy's Auto Slingshots, Six Shooters, MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks, and the S.T.A.R. antique racers running the second day of their weekend doubleheader. Things will kick off on Saturday with the pit area opening up at 3:30PM for Star members, and 3:45PM for non members. Pit admission will be $30 for Star members, and $40 for non members. Grandstands will open up at 4PM on Saturday with admission being for $15 adults, $12 for seniors and military, and $10 for juniors.Practice for Saturday's program will kick off at 4:20PM, with racing to follow at 5:50PM. For more information on this weekend's two days of racing, or any future events this year, please visit us on Facebook, or the track website StarspeedwayNH.com. EDDIE WITKUM JR. WINS JEN GARLAND MEMORIAL, LOVEJOY, VAUGHN, HURTEAU & HODGE CLAIM WEEKLY WINS7/15/2024  Saturday night, Star Speedway returned to weekly racing action with the Jen Garland Memorial race, which is one of the marquee events for the N.E. Concrete Foundations350 Supermodifieds.
Veteran driver Eddie Witkum Jr. topped a tough field of competitors in his Callahan Motorsports ride and took home his first Star Speedway win of the 2024 racing season. The runner-up spot went to Ryan Locke, while Ben Tinker crossed the line in the third position. In Woody’s Auto Street Stock action, former Star Speedway track champion Adam Lovejoy was first to the line when checkers flew. Lovejoy, who has competed in a variety of divisions already this season, took down his first Street Stock win this year. Charlie Baldwin was next across the line behind Lovejoy, with Justin Beecher taking the third position. Jacob Vaughn beat all comers on Saturday night, as he drove his way to his first career Bumpy's Auto Slingshot win in the division's 25-lap main event. Jake Rheaume trailed Vaughn to the line as the checkered flag flew with former Pure Stock standout Gage Osborne rounding off the podium in the third spot. Saturday's Six Shooter action saw Matthew Hurteau top the competition en route to claiming his first Star Speedway win of the 2024 season. Trailing Hurteau to the finish was Ryan McCarthy, who claimed the second position when checkers flew. Patrick Joslin had himself a strong run taking the final podium position. In the MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks, Cody Hodge took home top honors in the division's feature event. The runner-up spot went to Shawn Nadeau, who followed Hodge to the line at the finish. The final podium spot went to former Star Pure Stock champion George Riley Jr. Star Speedway will return to action next weekend with racing on both Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20. For more information on or any future events this season please visit us on Facebook, or the track website, StarSpeedwayNH.com.  After a few weekend’s off from action the, N.E. Concrete Foundations 350 Supermodifieds return to action at the Epping oval for 40 laps in the Jen Garland Memorial race this Saturday night, July 13.
Also on the card for Saturday will be the Woody’s Auto Street Stocks, who will be running 25 laps, the Bumpy's Auto Slingshots, who will also be running a 25-lap main event. The Six Shooters and MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks will be on track Saturday as well - each racing for 20 laps in their feature events. Saturday's schedule will begin with the pit gates opening up for Star members at 3:30PM and then opening for all others at 3:45PM. Pit admission will be $30 for Star members and $40 for non-members. Grandstands are set to open up at 4PM, with admission being $15 for adults, $12 for Seniors, and Military, and $10 for juniors (ages 11-15). On track action will begin at 4:30PM with the start of practice,with qualifying set to begin at 6PM followed by feature racing. For more information on this Saturday's racing action, or any future events at Star Speedway this season, please visit us on Facebook, or our website, StarspeedwayNH.com.  EPPING, N.H. – Saturday night at Star Speedway was just another day at the office for Matt Hirschman. The Northampton, Penn., open-wheel ace outgunned Anthony Nocella and Brian Robie to win the Racers Honoring Racers 76 Modified open. Hirschman put together a flawless day from start to finish to earn the $7,600 winner’s purse.
“That was the best day I’ve had at the track all year,” Hirschman said of his performance. “It just clicked all day.” Saturday night’s show drew together the best of the best from the Northeast’s various Tour-type Modified programs, from the NASCAR Modified Tour and Tri-Track Series to the Modified Racing Series and weekly tracks across the region. But few in the pits had anything for “Big Money Matt,” who set fast time in qualifying and won his heat to set the tone for the evening. Anthony Nocella and Matt Swanson also scored heat wins in setting the lineup for the 24-car field. Already a winner under multiple banners this season, Hirschman drove to victory with Nocella just over a second behind. Brian Robie finished third, with Mike Collins fourth and Connecticut star Ronnie Williams rounding out the top five. Despite the threat of rain, a full complement of support races went off without a hitch on Saturday as well. Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. of Candia, N.H., took the R&R Race Parts Open Street Stocks win over Maine’s Kris Watson in a 75-lap showdown. Matthew Hurteau was tops in the Six Shooters feature, and Andrew Harmon took the checkers in the Pure Stock 20-lapper. Double features were held for NELCAR Legends teams, with Josh Parsons holding off Cole Robie in the first and Reagan Parent topping Robie in the second. Brody Wakefield rounded out the day’s features with a win in the Bandoleros. Star Speedway was also in action with $5 Friday presented by Little Billy’s Tees on Friday. Only the Crown Vic Cruisers and Junk Yard Dogs completed their feature races before rain hit the area. Star Speedway will be back in action on Saturday, July 13 for another round of racing. For more information on Star Speedway, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com and follow the track on Facebook.  ROBIE, HOFFMAN, TANGUAY, RIZZUTO ALSO PICK UP WINS ON JUNE 28
EPPING, N.H. — Unfortunately, mother nature cut short the Saturday portion of Star Speedway’s weekend doubleheader on June 29. However, the $5 Friday Series presented by Little Billy’s Tees program went off without a hitch under clear skies. The Pro V8 Sportsman, New England Dwarf Cars, NELCAR Legends and Bandoleros, Crown Vic Cruisers, Mighty Trucks and Junkyard Dogs were all on hand Friday night for what was a busy night of racing action. The Pro V8 Sportsman saw Matt Robinson top a competitive field of cars and find his way back to Star victory lane. The New England Dwarf Car Series drivers were also on the card and Tom Harwood was first across the line when checkers flew. In NELCAR action Cole Robie repeated as winner in Legend car action, scoring back-to-back on the Friday series in the Nick Lascuola Racing ride. Veteran driver Patrick Tanguay grabbed his second Star Speedway win of the 2024 season in the Crown Vic Cruisers on Friday night. In the Mighty Truck main it was Keith Hoffman across the stripe first, while Krissy Rizzuto grabbed top honors in the Junkyard Dog feature race. Star Speedway will be back on track on Friday, July 5 with the $5 Friday Series presented by Little Billy’s Tees and a special rental event on Saturday, July 6, which includes the Open Tour-Type Modifieds racing for 76 laps, the R&R Street Stocks and more. For more information on upcoming events, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com and follow the track on Facebook. |
