04/21/2026
Our first stop of the 2026 season with The Modified Racing Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s Northeast Classic weekend could be quickly summarized as a notebook building day. After thrashing all week to get the car ready, we unloaded with solid speed right out of the box. The car felt competitive in the heat race, jumping out to an early lead. However, our time out front would be short lived as things got a little close for comfort going door-to-door for the lead and we got just high enough to get out of the grove in turn 4, losing all track position.
Come feature time, we started 15th on the 16 car grid and made a charge up to 9th in the early going, taking advantage of some great speed on the starts and restarts. We were able to settle in and log some laps, fighting a loose condition as we may have over-adjusted just a bit, chasing low stagger numbers during practice. As we logged laps Ryan found a line that helped work through the loose condition, and began running down 7th and 8th place before the competition caution on lap 30. A couple laps before the yellow Ryan reported some movement in the rear of the car, and during the pit stop we found the rear track bar disconnected on the inside end and jammed between the quick-change and the frame. The crew worked hard to get it repaired, but by the time everything was back in place, we were two laps down. Not feeling 100% confident in the repair, and given the size and speed of the track, we made the decision to park it for the day, earning a 12th place finish. All in all, a solid day of learning at probably the toughest stop on our schedule.
We have plenty of prep time before our next race at Lee USA Speedway on June 12th with the Modified Racing Series.
Huge thank you to our crew—Joe, Sam, George, Jayden, Kaylee, and Billy—for all their hard work this weekend.
And thank you to our sponsors for their continued support:
Casella Snowplows
Birchlers Automotive Inc
JDR Motorsports
Spot On Photography
Carrita Racing Engines
As well as AFCO Racing for their continued support of the Modified Racing Series as we were lucky enough to win their award for our efforts on the track