With the new season now in full swing, Star Speedway is entering their second month of racing action. More of the same can be expected as we inch closer to summer, and more excitement is on tap this coming weekend with a slight twist. For the first time in 2024, Star Speedway will be switching it up with some Friday night racing this coming Friday, May 17th, with five divisions of racing on the schedule.
The Izzett Construction Late Models are headlining the Friday evening schedule along with the Woody’s Street Stocks. Also on the Friday night slate will be the Six Shooters, MLM Diagnostic Services Pure Stocks and the Pro V8 Sportsman. The pit area for Friday's racing will open up at 4:30PM for Star members and 445PM for all others. Pit admission will be $30 for Star members, and $40 for non-members. General admission will open at 5 p.m., with admission being $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/military, and $10 for juniors. Practice is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by qualifying at 7 p.m. For more information on this Friday night’s racing program or any future Star Speedway events this season, please visit us on our Facebook page, or the track website, StarspeedwayNH.com.
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Star Speedway was back on track Saturday night, with five divisions of racing including the Bob Webber Sr./Jim Martel memorial race for the N.E. Concrete Foundations 350 Supers. Along with the 350s, the Pro 4 Modifieds made their first appearance of 2024 at the Epping oval. Three more of Star’s weekly divisions were in action on Saturday, as the Slingshots, Six Shooters, and Pure Stocks all were also part of the slate.
The main event for the evening, the Bob Webber Sr/Jim Martel Memorial, saw defending Star Speedway 350 Supers track champion Jeffrey Battle claim the win over a couple of his family members when checkers flew. While the young open-wheel standout added yet another win to his career total, veteran Eddie Witkum Jr. piloted his Callahan Motorsports mount to a second-place finish, while Ryan Battle rounded out the podium with a third-place run. Rob Richardi continued his reign of recent dominance in the Pro 4 Modified feature event, as he took home top honors in the first appearance at Star Speedway this season. Jack Dumas had a strong run on Saturday, as the Brockton, Massachusetts, driver claimed runner-up honors behind Richardi. Kurt Lester was next across the stripe behind the top duo in third place. The Slingshots were back in action on Saturday, and it was a story of the rookies. Rookie Gage Osborne claimed his first career win in the division, as the former Pure Stock standout made the jump up this season. Jake Rheaume, who is also running his first season as a Slingshot driver in 2024, took home the second position, posting his strongest run to date in the process. Third place went to Billy Eastman, who along with Osborne, has also found his way to victory lane this year early in their rookie seasons. Sean Nadeau topped the competition in the Pure Stock division on Saturday, claiming his first Star Speedway win of 2024. Jameson Ritter put in a solid run during the main event and claimed runner up honors while former Pure Stock champion and fan favorite George Riley Jr. rounded off the Pure Stock division podium in third place. The Six Shooters feature saw Ryan Partridge in victory lane, claiming his first Star Speedway feature win of the year. Star Speedway will be back on track on Friday, May 17, with another full night of racing. For more information on Star Speedway, visit us on Facebook or StarSpeedwayNH.com. One of the annual marquee events for the N.E. Concrete Foundations 350 Supermodifieds is set to hit the track this Saturday night, May 11th, with the Bob Webber Sr./Jim Martel Memorial race.
The 2024 event will honor two influential people in the history of the 350 Supermodified division, with a special 47-lap race in memory of both Bob Webber Sr. and Jim Martel. Also in town for the weekend will be the Pro 4 Modifieds, who will be running a 25-lap feature in their first trip to the Epping, New Hampshire, oval this season. The Slingshots will be back in action on Saturday night as well for 25 laps, along with the Six Shooters and Pure Stocks, who each will be running 20-lap main events. Saturday's racing program will kick-off with practice beginning at 3 p.m., and the first green flag of the afternoon is scheduled to wave at 5 p.m. with the start of qualifying. Pit gates are scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m. for Star members, and 2:45 p.m. for all others. Pit admission for Saturday's event will be for $40 Star members and $45 for all others. Grandstands and general admission are scheduled to open up at 3 p.m., with admission pricing set for $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military, and $10 for juniors (ages 11-15). For more information on this weekend and all upcoming events, visit StarSpeedwayNH.com. Saturday night, Star Speedway was back in action with their second event of the 2024 racing season.
Joining four of Star Speedway’s weekly divisions, the Granite State Pro Stock Series was in town for the Spring 100. The N.E. Concrete Foundations 350 Supermodifieds were on hand for their first event of 2024, while the Woody’s Street Stocks, Six Shooters, and Crown Vic Cruisers all running their second races of 2024. Northeast Pro Stock veteran Travis Benjamin made his way to the front of a stout field of competition and held on to add another win to his impressive career resume in the Granite State Pro Stocks Spring 100. Casey Call, who has become a contender in just about every race he enters, claimed runner up honors, with Ryan Green trailing Call to the line to round off the podium in third. Benjamin’s win was his second straight in the GSPSS Star opener. Two-time defending Star Speedway 350 Supers champion Jeffrey Battle Jr. began his title defense back in victory lane, as he grabbed checkers in the division's first main event of 2024. Matt Seavy led through the early stages of the race before relinquishing the lead to Battle and settling for second. Dwarf car ace Justin Harris rounded off the podium in third. Jimmy Renfrew Jr. made his first appearance at Star Speedway this season and found his way to victory lane in Street Stock action. JT Cashman backed up a strong run at the season opening Bunny Brawl with a second straight podium, as he trailed Renfrew to the line on the final lap. Jeff Alley was another driver who had a solid night at the Epping oval, picking up this first Star podium of the new season. The Six Shooter division saw veteran Adam Knowles bounce back from opening week's misfortunes to claim his first win of the year. Paul Childs finished the race in the runner up spot for the second consecutive week, while Ryan Partridge rounded out the top three finishing positions. Traver Michaud was the driver to beat in Cruiser action on Saturday, as he claimed the feature win in the popular division. Patrick Tanguay drove his Cruiser to a second-place finish. Star Speedway will be back on track next weekend on Saturday, May 11, with the historic Bob Webber Sr/Martel Family 350 Supermodified memorial race and more. For more information, follow the track on Facebook and visit StarSpeedwayNH.com. This Saturday, Star Speedway continnues their weekly racing program with the addition of the always competitive Granite State Pro Stock Series. The stars and cars of the Granite State Pro Stock Series will be making their first trip of the season to the Epping, New Hampshire, oval for the Spring 100.
Joining some of the top Pro Stock teams in the Northeast will be the N.E. Concrete Foundations 350 Supermodifieds, who will be running 40 laps for their first event of 2024. The Woody’s Street Stocks will be back for their second race of the season, running a 30-lap feature, while the Six Shooters, and Cruisers will each race for 20 laps in their second main events of the new season. Saturday's action will kick off at 5 p.m. with heat racing, followed by features. The pit area will open up at 1:30pm for Granite State Pro Stock Series teams, 2:15pm for Star members, and 2:45 pm for all others. Pit admission will be $40 for Star members and $45 for all others. Grandstands for Saturday's racing are scheduled to open at 3 p.m., with general admission being $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for military and juniors ages 11-15. For more information on this weekend's Spring 100 for the Granite State Pro Stock Series, or any future events, please visit us on Facebook, or the speedway website, StarspeedwayNH.com. VENTRILLO, EASTMAN, PARKER, LAMSON, AND FLAHERTY SCORE SEASON OPENING BUNNY BRAWL WINS AT STAR
Star Speedway kicked off their 2024 racing season this past Saturday, April 27, with the annual Bunny Brawl. A few of Star Speedway's weekly divisions ran their first main events of the new season on Saturday, with the Street Stocks running the first MLM Diagnostic Services Fast 40 event of the year. Joining them in action were the Slingshots, Six Shooters, Mighty Trucks, and Cruisers along with Enduro racing. Veteran Joe Ventrillo topped the Street Stock division after a late race battle with Charlie Baldwin. Defending division champion Shane Gendron followed Ventrillo to the line, with former Six Shooter champion JT Cashman rounding out the top three. The Slingshots saw Billy Eastman, who made the jump up this year after several seasons in the Six Shooters, take top honors in his first career start in the division. One of the young guns who has really established himself as a championship contender over the last few seasons, Dwight Souther Jr., trailed Eastman to the finish, taking runner up honors in the season opener. Kody Parker started off his season in the best way possible in Six Shooter action, as he topped the competition during Saturday's main event. Paul Childs had a solid run to kick off the year taking the second spot in the main event, with Ryan Partridge rounding off the podium in third. In the Mighty Trucks, Dave Lamson picked up right where he left off in 2023, with another trip to Star victory lane. Jeffrey Mains drove his Truck to a second place finish in the season opener with Kyle Chandler trailing him to the finish to round out the top three. Bella Flaherty topped the competition and took home the win during the Cruiser divisions first race of the new season. Bunny Brawl Enduro winners were Richie Johnson in the V6/V8 class, while Daniel Bubba Delaney took home the hardware in the 4 cylinder race. Star Speedway will be back on track on Saturday, May 4, with the Granite State Pro Stock Series in town for 100 laps. For more information please visit us on our track Facebook page, or our website, StarspeedwayNH.com. EPPING, N.H. — This coming Saturday, April 27th, Star Speedway will kick off their 2024 racing season with the annual spring Bunny Brawl. The Street Stocks will once again headline this year's opener, joined by the Slingshots, Mighty Trucks, Cruisers, Six Shooters along with V6/V8 and 4 cylinder Enduro events.
Saturday's racing action will kick off with an early practice session from 10 AM to 1 PM, followed by a short break as the pits are cleared for the afternoon's busy schedule of racing. The pit area will open up at 2:30 PM for Star members, and then for all others at 2:45 PM. Pre-race practice rounds are scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM with general admission opening up at 3:45 PM. The first green flag of the 2024 Star Speedway season will fly at 5 PM on Saturday afternoon with heat races for the Street Stocks on track. Saturday's feature racing schedule will see the Street Stocks running 40 laps, while the Slingshots, Cruisers and Six Shooters racing 25 laps, with the Mighty Trucks circling the Epping, NH oval for 20 lap to close out the evening. With a full slate of racing action scheduled, the Bunny Brawl is set to kick off the 2024 Star Speedway season in style, do not miss out! General admission prices are $15 for adults, $12 for 12-15 years old with 65 years old and over and 11 years old or under being FREE. Pit admission will be $35 for non Star members, and $30 for Star members. For more information visit our track Facebook page, or our website StarSpeedwayNH.com. EPPING, N.H. — Star Speedway has announced a full schedule for the Little Webb’s 350 Supermodified Series for the 2024 season. The robust schedule includes 16 championship events spread throughout New Hampshire and Maine, and one non-points event.
The schedule includes eight events at the division’s home track (one of them non-points), Star Speedway, spread from May through September. The entire schedule spreads from April through the end of October. The events at Star will also be for Star Speedway track championship points, while the series champion will be crowned at Claremont Motorsports Park on October 19. On the sponsor front, New England Concrete Foundations has signed on with the group to be the sponsor of the 350 Supers events at Star Speedway. The New England Concrete 350s will race at Star on May 4, May 11, June 1, July 13, August 3, August 17, September 14 (Star Classic non-points) and September 21. New England Concrete will be donating to the point fund as part of their partnership with the series. The additional races outside of Star — 8 of them — are all centered around two hours or less from the division’s home track - with events at Oxford Plains Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, White Mountain Motorsports Park, Hudson Speedway, Lee USA Speedway and Claremont Motorsports Park. New for 2024, the 350 Supers will also be making the switch to Hoosier Racing Tire. The entire series and Webber family has to thank Rob Summers and Irish Saunders with Hoosier for their work to make sure an effective tire is designed just for this division. “We’re excited for 2024,” Series Promoter and Star Speedway owner Bobby Webber Jr., said. “Hoosier providing us with a new tire is a big part of being able to expand the series, along with multiple promoters in the area seeing the value in the division and welcoming us in. We’re looking forward to continuing to push 350 Supermodified racing and keep it alive for many years to come.” Star Speedway will also co-promote four events with Oswego Speedway in New York. Those events will pay bonus money for Star Speedway regulars going to Oswego Speedway to race, and Oswego regulars attending events at Star. Additional details on that will be coming soon. Fans should keep a close eye on the news in the upcoming few weeks for a sponsor for the entire Little Webb’s 350 Super Series. For more information, follow Star Speedway on Facebook and visit StarSpeedwayNH.com. |
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