All three active Vermont stock car tracks find representation in the newly announced class. Judy began her racing career in 1973 and by 1980, she was considered by most, to be the best woman racer in North America! All listings . Craven remains fond of his days racing in Maine, when he started out as a 15-year-old at Unity Raceway and won the second race he ever entered. Click here for HOF NOMINATION FORM 2023 HALL OF FAME CEREMONY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023 2023 HALL OF FAME CLASS (announced at MVRCA annual meeting) BOBBY BABB JR Serving for her second term will be Diane Ingerson as Secretary Diane is an Inventory Control Specialist of over 25 years. All of the material contained in thiswebsite is from Al Torney's personal collection which has been acquired over the years.Viewers are welcometo notify usof any errors that may appear. Several more events are being reviewed for addition to the schedule It felt good to be home with a strong attendance on hand despite mother nature trying to put a damper on the event. Heres why. AUGUSTA Dale Chadbourne first looked to his left, then to his right, and he could barely believe he was standing alongside some of the states racing royalty for a photo op. North Ferrisburgh native Jamie Aube rose from humble beginnings at Barres Thunder Road and Miltons Catamount Stadium to become a household name in the short track world. For rules and info on the race, go to www.wiscassetspeedway.com/mod-50 Located in Hermon, ME, Thayer's Automotive should be your number one choice in engine building and machine work. Inductees to The Eastern Snowmobile Racing Hall of Fame Archives Since IBM would not allow employees to compete professionally, Jim raced under the name Eddie James. He left IBM in 1960 to form Lakeville Precision Molding in Lakeville, CT, which he sold in 1964. The inductees will be as follows (in alphabetical order): Bobby Babb, Jr. Babb is a five-time track champion at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway with titles to his name in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Date Day Facility Location Type Start Time Special Notes, 6-May Saturday NHMS Museum Concord NH Still/Display Setup: 8 AM, 3-Jun Open Total Page Visits: 368 - Today Page Visits: 2. Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Inductees - racersreunion.com The mission of the club is to rescue Maine's vintage racecars and put them back on the track where they belong. I hope many of you are still supporting our current speedways: Potomac, Hagerstown and Cumberland. Drivers will get to race in front of a packed house at Maine's fastest track and live streamed on Racing America as the undercard of the $10,000 to win Coastal 200. Steve drove the HOF truck from Rhode Island to Danbury and back so that it was available to the fans. She is co-owner/promoter of Bear Ridge Speedway with her husband CV Butch Elms. Serving for his first term will be Rich Goucher as Vice President, with Vice President Skip Matczaks request to step down from an officer role of the club President Rich Goucher said he would like to step back to serve in that role. C.V. Butch Elms III is one of two dirt track stars to be named to the NEAR Hall of Fame. Judy Rinaldi Judy Rinaldi, considered to be one of the best woman snowmobile racers. If you watch Talladega racing at all, you know that just about anyone can win the event due to the style of racing. Fortunately, this event is inside. For one day only the museum will host a diverse group of cars from beyond New Englands boarders. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd. After graduating with a B.S. I didnt know any better. Read full story HERE. It is located at 1 Speedway Dr., Weedsport, New York . MSHFA Unveils 2024 Induction Class at the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, MSHFA 35th Induction Ceremony presented by Toyota Racing One for the Record Books. Check back for date and time! Please note the display name will appear on screen when you participate. Christopher was the 2001 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion and the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion. Please follow them, find their music, and let them know youll be at their show because theyre all excited to play for youthe fans.. (all shows start at 6:00), CLICK HERE FOR FULL PHOTO GALLERY FROM STEVE GIRARD, Collins & St Clair among Group 2 Opening Day winners at Wiscasset, Wiscasset Speedway opens 2023 season to a packed house, WISCASSET SPEEDWAY TO HOST 2023 SEASON OPENER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, Douglass ready to defend Wiscasset track title in 2023, Elaine Grover, trailblazing Hall of Fame racer, passes at age 84, PORTLAND GLASS STRICTLY STREETS (35 laps spotlight) = #95 JOSH ST CLAIR (Liberty), T&L AUTOMOTIVE MODIFIEDS (30 laps) = #09 RYAN RIPLEY (Thomaston), CHESTNUT AUTO ROADRUNNERS (20 laps) = #02 CHIP FARRINGTON (n/a), KENNEBEC EQUIPMENT RENTAL OUTLAW MINI = #08 KYLE WILLETTE (Winslow), WOOD PELLET WAREHOUSE LATE MODELS (40 laps) = #25 WILL COLLINS (Waldoboro), Grandstand Admission = $5 (kids 6&under Free), GRANDSTAND = 3:00p (vip), 4:00p (gen adm), SWEATTS CONCRETE THUNDER 4 MINI (10 laps), WICKED GOOD VINTAGE LATE MODEL (10 laps), GOSLINE INSURANCE SUPER STREETS (10 laps), SWEATTS CONCRETE THUNDER 4 MINI (35 laps* spotlight), WICKED GOOD VINTAGE LATE MODEL (20 laps), GOSLINE INSURANCE SUPER STREETS (30 laps). He was predeceased by his grandson, Brandon Gosselin.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Eugene A. Welcome to the Hall of Fame of all motorsports. It is not too early to get in your 2023 membership renewal. Jim was active in the Rotary Club for over 25 years, serving as President in Salisbury, CT and named a Paul Harris Fellow in 1985. -30- Rich G. and/or Bill H. will be there to sign you in, we will be in the north pits (closest to the entrance in turn one. Elms is best known these days as the owner and promoter of Bradfords Bear Ridge Speedway where the bulk of his success came in his driving days which he has owned since 1989. Russ Longley Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Longley played many roles at Unity Raceway. Some are still on the track at vintage events where some tracks allow NEAR to participate. Bobby Nichols, Jr. The man who would eventually be known as the Ned Jarrett of Oxford Plains Speedway actually got started on water racing hydroplanes. You will receive an email to complete the registration. An overflow crowd of family, friends, inductees and motorsports legends and leaders turned out on March 7 for the record-setting Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) 35th Induction Ceremony presented by Toyota Racing. We didnt have anything like that. Once again Wiscassets weekly stars will welcome all challengers, including an invite to PASS mods, for bragging rights and a big payout. Sept. 23 Saturday Plainville Reunion Berlin Fair CT Display Setup: 8 AM Rain Date Sunday 24, New England Antique Racers He was accepted to Yale University. 2023 sees some new names on the leadership team, and the Board of Directors and club are very enthusiastic about what lies ahead with this team at the helm. It was kind of like the Sporting News for baseball with cool photographs, statistics and driver profiles. In addition to the cars, the Hall of Fame Museum was also in attendance. Ken Tremont Sr. also represents the dirt world, and is the only non-New Englander in the Class of 2018. ), See you all there! She is a former Vice President of Davids House a nonprofit in NH and President of a local Toast Masters Chapter in NH. Rest in peace, Big Jim, we love you. He was a voracious reader, particularly of mysteries, loved good food and not so good wine, unless one considers Corbett Canyon box wine a good chardonnay. He is survived by his wife Toni Abercrombie Haynes, four children and nine grandchildren and brother, Alex. Aube won the nationally-respected Oxford 250 in 1987 and 89 and also won three consecutive championships on the former NASCAR Busch North Series. The New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for racing-related people in the New England region of the United States. 17-Jun Saturday White Mountain Speedway No Woodstock NH Running Sign-in: 12 NOON BOB MORRIS (Auburn), spent nearly thirty years covering motorsports, wrote for New England Speedway Scene and Lewiston Sun Journal SUNDAY; show director for Northeast Motorsports Expo for 20 years; co-founded Maine Vintage Race Car Association. She especially enjoyed watching her sons racing the 1/4 midgets and playing Dek-Hockey. They all came out to support the reunion. The 36th Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Racing, which will formally usher the Class of 2024 into the MSHFA, will be held in the Halls home in Daytona Beach, Florida, in March of 2024. building for the annual Danbury SNYRA Reunion. In 1998, NEAR held the first NE Auto Racing Hall of Fame banquet, inducting twelve racing legends. Grover was also the 1968 Race of Champions winner at Unity. He is the all-time winner at both Stafford Motor Speedway (131 victories) and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (99). Tickets for the 2018 NEAR Hall of Fame Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 are selling briskly. This page is not available in other languages. Its really neat to see these guys, Chadbourne said. 15-Jun Thursday Thunder Road Barre VT Running Sign-in: 12 NOON 3 hour track time Dale gave up racing when Adam was born, but it was his son who brought him back into the sport. Advertising; Mobile Chat; . Your 2022 award winner Ric Mariscal Ric Mariscal has always been a racer. He lived large. Cyr was involved with auto racing nearly twenty-five years as a car owner, chief mechanic and car builder beginning in the early 1950s at Oxford Plains Speedway. Nichols was also voted as a Most Popular Driver at the track. The class has the highest percentage of new inductees from north of Massachusetts in the NEAR Halls 21-year history: Six out of the eight have strong ties to Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine. So again, please RSVP by Saturday February 18th to neantiqueracers@gmail.com if you are able to attend. 2023 Hall of Fame class announced at annual meeting. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0359916029892482"; Later (in 1988) Jim became CEO and General Manager of Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin where he stayed until retirement in 2000. CLUB CAR OWNERS - if you are interested in displaying your car at static club events, contact Al Voorhees at (732) 870-7128. Mobile Museum As you know we are a nonprofit organization and rely on you for your annual membership to help keep our club alive, this is our forty second year and we are looking forward to the continued dedication to the preservation of the fellowship and nostalgia of automobile racing by all of you; lest we forget the efforts that went into the making of this great sport.Without your membership we would not be able to continue with our Creed. Janeen is a Pharmacist of over 20 years, and is an active member of NEAR, attending the car events at tracks in the area with her partner Jeremy Huntoon who drives one of the Butch Elms and Sting Vintage Race Cars, and she has been instrumental in assisting with the Hall of Fame ceremonies for the past 2 years. Required fields are marked *. One of the national acts is local. So please take a moment renew your membership, sign up someone new, and help us all to ensure that New England Antique Auto Racers continue on for another forty years! Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Congratulations, Dickie. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Come down and see some of the best examples of New England Racing history compete just like in years past. April 17, 2023 Lou Modestino 0. At the event itself, the catering for the corporate tents was being provided by Toni Abercrombies business, Eat Your Heart Out. They met and, as they say, the rest is history. The 2023 live events schedule has been set and will be posted on our social media. The Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame is an extension of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association, whose mission is to preserve, present and promote the history of motorsports in Maine. [CDATA[ Thomasville man honors the pioneers of stock car racing Buffum was born and raised in Connecticut but has called Vermont home for more than 50 years. The Class of 2012 is made up of three race drivers, a car owner/crew chief and one who wrote about the excitement on the track. 02/06/12 11:17:46AM @jeff-gilder. 2023 Event Schedule Its amazing what he did in the short time that he (raced). The New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame was established in 1998 by the New England Antique Racers. It was one of six poles Craven earned during a Cup career spanning parts of 11 seasons. Roy had the Petty's build him his first Pro Stock car a . 24-Jun Saturday Seekonk Speedway Seekonk MA. As President Rich Goucher has brought the club through some tough times, having kept it alive through the pandemic, picking up the pieces and ensuring we would still be here when the dust settled! If you have not been to a facility where NEAR actively takes to the track, you have missed the sounds of open exhaust, the smell of rubber being ground into the track, and the scent of hot oil. Maine Vintage Race Car Association - Facebook After winning Late Model Sportsman races in his native New England, Silva relocated to the Carolinas and won many races and track championships at places like Greenville-Pickens, Hickory and Asheville, racing against many drivers who went on to national prominence in NASCAR. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2024 Induction Class today at the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Without his leadership we would not be here today! The Class of 2023 will be a diverse one. For Immediate Release NEAR-042323-1 19-Aug Saturday Bear Ridge Speedway Bradford VT Still/Parade Sign-in: 12 NOON He was the 1999 Rookie of the Year on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and has hundreds of victories in weekly short track competition. Though his name may not be familiar to many stock car fans, Colchesters John Buffum is the most high-profile inductee from the class. Stock Car Club Dedicated to the preservation of stock car racing in New Jersey for 30 years.and counting. Craven won a pair of NASCAR Cup Series races during his career, the first at Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway in 2001 and the next at South Carolinas historic Darlington Raceway in 2003. The mission of this Hall of Fame is to preserve the history of stock car racing in the state of Maryland and to maintain the memory of those individuals who excelled in the sport. Were happy to announce the news that Thayers Automotive Racing Engines will be the presenting sponsor of the 50-lap Modified feature on Coastal 200 day at Wiscasset Speedway Sunday, May 28th at 2pm. Nominations can be mailed to NEAR, HoF Nominations P.O. Your ad could go here. Ive grown to appreciate all the people that have come after I competed here, but tonight I get to celebrate the people that came before me and created this for me, Craven said. It was the crowning event of a two-day Induction Celebration that was the biggest in MSHFA history by any standard of measure. Car owner at Westport Stadium and Dorsey Speedway 2023 NEAR Meetings: Thanks to all who attended the Annual meeting on February 26th!