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NH Racing: Welch delays retirement because of races like Keith Morse Memorial 150
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (1220+ words) Quinny Welch in victory lane last Saturday at White Mountain Motorsports Park. The first official weekend of summer is here, and so is a very big weekend of local racing across the Granite State. One race in particular that stands…...
NH Racing: Good days for Gabe Brown, Osborne
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (850+ words) The top three of the PASS 150 at Star on Sunday were, in order of finish, Mike Hopkins, center, Gabe Brown, right, and Derek Griffith. EPPING -- Star Speedway capped off a busy weekend of local racing on Sunday afternoon, with touring…...
Hamlin wins record eighth Pocono race, extends victory streak to three
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (250+ words) Pocono Raceway's best was best once again. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin hoisted his record eighth NASCAR Cup Series trophy at the iconic 2. 5-mile Pocono track in Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA. His JGR Toyota held…...
Laconia Motorcycle Week returns for its 103rd year
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (635+ words) For one week, people from all different political persuasions, socio-economic backgrounds, and walks of life come together in New Hampshire " and it's not for the primary. "We might not get along politically, religiously, or on any other thing, but the…...
Former Legion Speedway owner Dan Bowne passes away
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1008+ words) Dan Bowne, left, was a fixture at Legion Speedway. Legion Speedway in Wentworth will open its gates for it first event on Friday night, one week late and without its most iconic figure, "Dirtworm" Dan Bowne. The former track owner…...
Sports in Brief: Poston wins Memorial; Hamlin fastest in Michigan NASCAR race
1+ week, 3+ day ago (514+ words) J. T. Poston salvaged a par after his tee shot went into the rough on the second playoff hole, and that was good enough to beat Ryan Gerard and win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Dublin, Ohio. Poston shot even-par 72 in…...
NH Racing: Robie beats the rain and the competition at Monadnock
1+ week, 3+ day ago (727+ words) Weather was again a major player in the local racing scene on Saturday, with some Granite State drivers able to record feature wins and others left waiting for another time. Monadnock Speedway owner Norm Wrenn decided to open the gates,…...
Sports Briefs: NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett dies at 93
1+ week, 5+ day ago (893+ words) NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a two-time series champion, died on Thursday. He was 93. The Jarrett family said he died at his home in North Carolina. Jarrett's top-level series championships came in 1961 and 1965. He had 50 wins and 185 top-five finishes…...
NH Racing: Campton's Hoyt wants to "enjoy it a little more
3+ week, 3+ min ago (1052+ words) Since 2004, the Sprint Cars of New England have been entertaining race fans with a unique form of racing, in a region made up of mostly pavement tracks and racers. For "24 SCo NE champion Matt Hoyt, there is no other form…...
NH Racing: Beattie, Dumas, Huntress among weekend winners
3+ week, 2+ day ago (518+ words) Kasey Beattie, the 2023 track champion at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, is back and focused on winning the title again, as proven by his performance in the Wall's Ford Platinum Series 100 on Saturday night. The St. Johnsbury, Vermont,…...