STORIES FROM 2023 – Now, with 2023 coming to a close, we’ve decided to look back at the most talked about and shared stories of the season on the asphalt portion of Race Pro Weekly.
So from here to New Years Day, we’re going to count down the top 40 stories you guys shared this year from our site.
Here’s #40 – #31…
#40: RPW Column: Looking Back A Bit: First Week Of August
August 4, 2023
Column Compiled By: PHIL SMITH / RPW – WESTERLY, RI – Seventy five years ago in 1948 Red Cummings was the Midget feature winner at the Seekonk Speedway. Read More
#39: Restart Propels Kyle Strohl To Mahoning Valley Speedway Modified Win Over Nick Baer
June 5, 2023
Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY – LEHIGHTON, PA – Nick Baer has won races in the Sportsman Modifieds and 602 Crate Modifieds and on Saturday evening was teetering on the verge of his first Modified victory at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Read More
#38: Veteran Otto Sitterly Does It Again At Oswego; Takes ISMA / MSS Super Series Feature
June 4, 2023
Story By: OSWEGO SPEEDWAY – OSWEGO, NY – A strong field of winged ISMA/MSS Supermodifieds gathered Saturday night for the second Oswego Challenge series, and first ISMA/MSS winged race of the series, and, it wasn’t a big surprise that a past champion at the Oswego track would be in victory lane when the 50-lap, $6,000 to win event was over. Read More
#37: Teddy Hodgdon Looking For Breakthrough Victory In Stafford Motor Speedway’s Fall Final
September 20, 2023
Story By: SCOTT RUNNING / STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY – STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT – With 7 top-5 finishes in only 11 starts over the last 2 seasons, Danbury native Teddy Hodgdon has quietly established himself as a serious contender any time Monaco Modifieds or Open Modifieds take to Stafford Speedway. Read More
#36: Huge Weekend At NHRA US Nationals In Indy To Include Funny Car All-Star Callout
August 24, 2023
Story By: NHRA – INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The world’s biggest drag race, the prestigious 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, has always been known for its special events for standouts in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and that will continue in 2023, as the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout is set to take place on Sunday, Sept. 3. Read More
#35: Paulie Hartwig III Victorious Saturday Evening At Mahoning Valley Speedway
July 9, 2023
Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY – LEHIGHTON, PA – Race #3 of the Evergreen Raceway/Mahoning Valley Speedway Duel Track Series (DTS) for the 602 Crate Modifieds presented by Bruce George Paving & Excavating Inc., took place at Mahoning on Saturday evening and saw a pair of young and talented rising stars battle for the checkers. Taking the victory was Paulie Hartwig III over Brody George. Read More
#34: Oswego Speedway’s Dave Danzer Takes Open Wheel Showdown Supermod Win At The Bullring At LVMS
December 3, 2023
Story By: OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN – LAS VEGAS, NV – New York’s Dave Danzer headed west to Las Vegas and took home the jackpot. Read More
#33: Ferris Mowers Joins Ty Dillon & Spire Motorsports For Multi-Race NASCAR Cup Partnership
January 26, 2023
Story By: MATT KLUG / SPIRE MOTORSPORTS – CONCORD, NC – Ferris Mowers, a leading commercial and industrial turf care equipment provider, will sponsor Ty Dillon in a select number of NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) races in 2023. Read More
#32: Cory Horne Answers The Call For Peterborough Speedway’s 2023 Race Season
February 27, 2023
Story By: JIM CLARKE / PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY – PETERBOROUGH, ONT – Whether at the weekly short track or on the national stage, racers at every level of the sport get excited as they start making plans for the first green flag of the upcoming season. Read More
#31: Zach Lenardo Grabs Career First 602 Crate Modified Victory At Mahoning Valley Speedway
May 9, 2023
Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY – LEHIGHTON, PA – Zach Lenardo was in the right place at the right time when the talented upstart raced to his career first 602 Crate Modified win Saturday evening at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Read More
