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New Hampshire Motor Speedway Cancels March 30 Fantasy Drive Open House

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Spring arrived Wednesday, though the snow blanketing the ground throughout much of New England tells a different story. And that snow has forced officials at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to make some changes to the upcoming schedule at the Loudon facility. NHMS officials announced Wednesday that they will cancel the March 30 Fantasy Drive Open [...]

Speedway Children’s Charities Offers The Gift Of Speed At New Hampshire Hospitals

Jerry Gappens from New Hampshire Motor Speedway demonstrates one of the Dream Racers Wednesday

Delivering speed is what the management of New Hampshire Motor Speedway does for customers coming through the gates at the Loudon, N.H. facility. Though Wednesday track staff was delivering speed away from the facility for deserving children. Patients at the Children’s Hospital at Darthmouth-Hitchcock in Manchester, N.H. were treated to a surprise by the New [...]

Race-A-Rama The Place To Be This Weekend For Motorsports Teams And Enthusiasts

Frank Maratta Show Logo

If it involves racing in Southern New England, whether that be tracks, cars or the good folks who make it all go with their services, it will be at Race-A-Rama Saturday and Sunday at the Better Living Center building at the Eastern States Exposition grounds. The return of Race-A-Rama to the Big E will see [...]

Show Time: Race-A-Rama Returns This Weekend In West Springfield

Frank Maratta Show Logo

It’s back. After a few years away, Race-A-Rama is ready to return to the Eastern States Exposition grounds. The Frank Maratta Auto Show leaving Hartford and heading to the Big E in West Springfield, Mass. means the return of Race-A-Rama Saturday and Sunday. This year the show will share the Better Living Center building at [...]

Northeast Mini Stock Tour To Make Stafford Motor Speedway Debut In 2013

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The Northeast Mini Stock Tour will be to complete the Connecticut short track checklist in 2013. The burgeoning division, which has competed previously at the Waterford Speedbowl and Thompson International Speedway, will make its Stafford Motor Speedway debut as part of the track’s 42nd Spring Sizzler April 26-28, 2013. The series, which was started in [...]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kicks Off Its Gift Of Lights Display Friday

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The switch was flipped on more then 2.5 million lights at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday as track officials kicked off their second Gift of Lights display. New Hamsphire Motor Speedway executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens, along with representatives from the Loudon Food Pantry and Concord Hospital, got the show started Friday. [...]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Gift Of Lights Flips The Holiday Switch Friday In Loudon

NHMS Gift of lights

It’s long been a question posed by race fans around New England. When will New Hampshire Motor Speedway get lights? While it might be some time before the racing surface is lit up for events at the track, it’s actually lights that take center stage at the facility beginning Friday. New Hampshire Motor Speedway kicks [...]

Maine Driver Reid Lanpher Lands Ride With Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team

Reid Lanpher (Photo: New Hampshire Motor Speedway)

The youngest winner in New Hampshire Motor Speedway history will call Dale Earnhardt Jr. boss in 2013. It was announced Wednesday that Legends car racer Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, has been hired to run a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model for JR Motorsports next year. JR Motorsports is owned by Sprint Cup Series [...]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kicks Off Loud ‘N’ Proud Program

Denny Hamlin after winning the Sylvania 300 at NHMS on Sept 23 (Getty Images for NASCAR)

Less than a month removed from hosting the Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway management is already busy preparing for the return of NASCAR’s most popular divisions in 2013. Friday New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials kicked off their new Loud ‘N’ Proud perks program, which offers incentives to ticket buyers renewing or [...]

Ted Christopher Running For Mike Smeriglio At Whelen Modified Tour Season Finale

Ted Christopher

Todd Szegedy and Ted Christopher teammates? It will happen next weekend at Thompson International Speedway. Ted Christopher confirmed Friday that he will be driving a car for team owner Mike Smeriglio at the Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco/Town Fair Tire World Series event at Thompson on Oct. 14. Smeriglio fields a full-time car in the series [...]