Red Light Racing S14 Martinsville
Skitter Creek SK Modifieds
Season 14 Race 3
Martinsville Speedway
June 5, 2025
by Tim Corder
Red Light Racing’s Skitter Creek SK Modifieds roared into historic Martinsville Speedway for its third race of Season 14. The race played out in three phases. Phase 1 saw the caution flag waving often as the drivers worked their way into a rhythm. Phase 2 saw a long green flag run with much of the field running in single file. In Phase 3 the flagman re-entered the chat with frequent appearances. Phase 3 also saw some of the best racing of the event. Ultimately, it was pole sitter Chad Alcares who took home the victory. Brian Bianchi moved up from 10th on the RaceDayCT.com starting grid to finish second. Eric Stout fought hard all day, often on the outside line, to complete the podium after starting on the outside pole. Josh Buckley finished in 4th after starting in 8th and Bradley Stefane rounded out the top five finishers improving on his 16th place starting position.
Alcares claimed the pole with a 19.080 second qualifying lap. Stout was just 0.1 seconds slower than Alcares in claiming the outside pole. Ken Allen, last week’s winner Ethan Troutman, and Jeff Aho started in 3rd – 5th place, all within 0.15 seconds of Alcares’ qualifying time.
The caution flag waved 7 times resulting in 28 of the event’s 100 laps being run behind the pace car. The event started slowly with two cautions within the first 13 laps. Then, a long green flag run of 50 laps saw Alcares lead the whole run. The caution started waving again on lap 63 and would come out regularly for the rest of the event. Some outstanding battles were held on the restarts, especially at the front of the field. Alcares and E Stout put on a clinic for tight, tough, but clean racing, usually with Alcares on the inside line and E Stout on the outside. In total, Chad Alcares led 90 of the 100 laps. Eric Stout led the other 10 laps that Alcares did not.
Bruce Pearson picked up the most spots during the race. He finished 8th after starting in the 22nd spot. In addition to winning the race, the poll, and leading the most laps, Alcares also set the fastest lap during the race. He turned his 93rd lap in just 19.247 seconds. Only three drivers completed the race without incident points: Alcares, E Stout, and Stefane.
Ethan Troutman came into the event with the early championship lead. Despite what was likely a disappointing 18th place run, Troutman keeps the lead in the early standings. Eric Stout is just 3 points behind Troutman. Fred Leclair, Chad Alcares, and Brian Bianchi complete the top five in the point standings.
The fourth race of the season will be run at Thompson Speedway. The green flag will drop at 7:55 PM Eastern on June 19th. Catch all the action LIVE on Virtual Grip Network.
OBRL CUP SERIES S8 R14 Recap
01 June 2025
OBRL Presented by VCTRYLNSPRTS | Season 8 | Round 14
YesterYear Cup Series | Nashville Superspeedway
Sunday night, June 1st, the OBRL, presented by VCTRYLNSPRTS, rolled into Nashville Superspeedway for Round 14 of Season 8 in the YesterYear Racing Cup Series — and what followed was a masterclass in long-run strategy.
Dan Hill earned the pole with a blistering 29.477, with Lloyd Moore alongside. From the drop of the green, the early laps were all about Hill and Tom Ogle, as the two swapped the lead back and forth over the first 30 laps in a thrilling battle up front. Eventually, Hill edged out the advantage, but the duel gave time for the rest of the field to close in.
Josh Robinson, starting from 5th, dropped back early to save his tires — and that patience paid off. As Hill and Ogle wore theirs out, Robinson began carving his way back toward the front. Cortney Nelson, running a strong third, was also inching closer to the lead, but by lap 50, Robinson had caught him — just as Nelson reached Ogle’s bumper, making it a four-car battle for the top spot.
Behind them, Jerry Isaacs threw a curveball by pitting early on lap 51, opting for an aggressive alternate strategy. Meanwhile, Nelson muscled into second, and Robinson followed him through — both closing fast on the fading Hill.
By lap 60, Robinson made his move — charging past Hill and immediately opening up a gap, setting the fastest laps on the track. That signaled the beginning of green-flag pit stops. Robinson stayed out until lap 70, stretching his tires and fuel before giving up the lead to Nelson, who ran one lap longer.
The second stint mirrored the first — Robinson again managing his equipment better than anyone else and eventually reclaiming the lead, this time from Ogle, pulling away with ease.
With no cautions to reset the field, lap traffic added another layer of challenge, but Robinson maintained control. As the final pit window opened, he once again stayed out longer than the rest — finally pitting with 43 laps to go. The gap he’d built was so significant that he rejoined in provisional 2nd, directly behind Ogle.
From there, it didn’t take long. With 23 laps remaining, Robinson dove under Ogle and beat him to the line to retake the race lead. Ogle tried to fight back on the outside but couldn’t hold off the charge.
Robinson cruised to the checkered flag after a flawless performance built on strategy, patience, and pace — claiming a dominant win on a caution-free night in Nashville.
The OBRL is back next Sunday, June 8th, at Michigan International Speedway for Round 15, with coverage live at 8PM Eastern, only on the Virtual Grip Network!
BRL OUTLAWS S39 R9 Recap
31 May 2025
Bootleg Racing League | Season 39 | Round 9
Outlaw Modified Series | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Saturday night, May 31st, the Bootleg Racing League’s Outlaw SK Modified Invitational Series rolled into Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for Round 9 of Season 39, and all eyes were on James Lowe, who entered the night with a commanding 33-point lead in the standings. With just three races remaining, all Lowe needed to do was take the grid — and he did, starting back in 10th.
Bruce Pearson led the field to green with Steve Hilbert alongside. Pearson controlled the early going, but Todd Liston came storming up from third, taking second place on lap 1 and applying immediate pressure. Hilbert didn’t make it easy, staying glued to Liston’s bumper and preventing him from taking a clean shot at the lead.
But on lap 14, Liston made his move — diving low under Pearson in turn 3 to claim the top spot. Pearson quickly regrouped and shut the door on Hilbert to hold second. Meanwhile, Lowe was quietly picking his way through the field, bringing Chris Davis along in his tire tracks.
By the halfway point, Lowe had worked his way into second, with Davis right behind in third. But Liston had built a 1.5-second lead, and it looked like he might run away with it — until a caution flew on lap 65, erasing the gap and setting up a showdown.
On the restart with 31 laps to go, Lowe didn’t wait around. He executed a perfect crossover move on Liston down the backstretch to take the lead, while Davis followed suit, sliding into second just a few laps later. Davis stayed glued to Lowe’s bumper the rest of the way, but Lowe never put a wheel wrong.
With a calm, calculated drive, James Lowe collected yet another win on the season and all but locked up the Season 39 championship — a title that now feels like a mere formality.
Next Saturday, June 7th, the Outlaw SK Modifieds head to South Boston Speedway. Tune in live at 7:45PM Eastern, only on the Virtual Grip Network!
BRL Late Model Invitational S30R09 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
In an exhilarating Season 30 Round 09 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Jeffery Kemper and Chris Haizlip led the pack to the green flag. Kemper quickly surged ahead, while Haizlip defended his position from Brennan Myers to maintain second place as Myers slotted into third. The first caution appeared on lap 1.
Racing resumed on lap 6 with Kemper and Haizlip still at the front. Kemper seized the lead again, facing a determined Myers who tried to overtake Haizlip for second. However, Haizlip regained his momentum and reclaimed second spot before another caution on lap 7.
When the race resumed on lap 12, Kemper and Haizlip retained their positions as Myers attempted another inside move on Haizlip, but the latter held his ground on the high line to keep second place. Meanwhile, on lap 16, Todd Liston entered the fray, overtaking Myers for third position. By lap 19, Liston pressed on and took second from Haizlip, while Myers regained third on lap 20.
Liston established his prowess on lap 22 by taking the lead from Kemper utilizing the outside line. A caution came out on lap 23, but racing resumed on lap 28 with Liston and Kemper now leading the pack. Liston unleashed a powerful start as Myers and Kemper battled for second, but another caution interrupted their duel on lap 28.
After the restart on lap 33, Liston showcased another strong performance, while Kemper struggled momentarily, allowing Myers to briefly take the lead into the backstretch. Kemper, however, fought back, but lost the second position to Myers. On lap 36, Adam Schoen joined the battle for third, ultimately securing the spot from Kemper.
With a caution on lap 44, the race continued on lap 48 with Liston and Myers at the forefront. Liston launched away from the start, while Myers defended his position from Ruben Altice. Altice successfully engaged in a fierce battle with Schoen for third and then focused on Myers, gaining ground on lap 50 as they battled for second place.
On lap 52, Altice overtook Myers for second, while Liston expanded his lead to half a second. As the race approached its conclusion, Altice mounted pressure on Liston but couldn’t mount a challenge for the lead. Ultimately, Jeffery Kemper secured victory in Season 30 Round 09, with Ruben Altice taking second and Brennan Myers finishing third.
Catch more action in the BRL Late Model series as the racers head to South Boston Speedway for Round 10 on Saturday, June 7th at 9:15pm ET!
Highlights
🏆 Todd Liston wins the BRL Late Model Invitational Series Season 30 Round 06 race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
🚀 Todd Liston was the biggest mover, gaining 11 spots, racing from 12th to 1st!
🏁 The race featured two leaders with only one lead change. Todd Liston led 79 laps while Jeffrey Kemper led 21 laps.
YYR Tour Modified Series S2R6 | Thompson Speedway
In an exhilarating showdown at Thompson Speedway, Ken Allen and Jeff Lemire kicked off the YesterYear Tour Modified Series Connecticut 100 for Season 2 Round 6. Allen surged ahead at the start, allowing Tom Ogle to slip into second place, overtaking Lemire. The first caution waved on Lap 3 and the race resumed on Lap 8, with Allen maintaining his lead during a single-file restart. Pressure was mounting on Lemire from Bianchi, unable to make the pass for third.
As the laps progressed, another caution on Lap 15 halted the action, but racing resumed on Lap 20 with Allen once again leading the pack. The restart maintained a single-file formation, but another caution on Lap 29 forced another interruption. Racing resumed on Lap 33, but Allen’s late restart allowed Ogle to close in, running a lower line but unable to match Allen’s speed on the straights.
Caution reappeared on Lap 44, but Allen held strong at the front again on the restart from Lap 48. Another late restart from Allen allowed Ogle to dive inside on the backstretch, with Allen initially holding position at the line. However, a slip into the marbles cost him valuable spots, dropping him to fifth, while Ogle emerged as the new leader, with Bianchi and Lemire following in second and third.
By Lap 58, Ogle extended his lead to 1.5 seconds. The race saw yet another caution on Lap 63, which was quickly followed by Ogle asserting dominance at the front once more on Lap 67. A brief challenge from Bianchi saw the gap close to 0.5 seconds before Ogle got loose, letting Bianchi cut the distance to just 0.2 seconds on Lap 73, ramping up the pressure.
With only 14 laps to go, the action intensified. After another caution, the race resumed with only 9 laps left, with Ogle still in front. Bianchi, utilizing the lower line, crept up close to Ogle, and as the white flag waved with two laps remaining, he was right on Ogle’s tail, looking for a way past.
In a thrilling finish, Tom Ogle crossed the finish line first to claim victory at the Season 2 Round 6 of the Tour Modified Series at Thompson Speedway. Behind him, Brian Bianchi secured second place, while Jeff Lemire rounded out the top three.
Mark your calendars for the nostalgia-heavy racing action as the YYR Tour Modified Series heads to South Boston Speedway for Season 2 Round 07 on June 3rd at 8:30pm ET!
Highlights
🏆 Tom Ogle wins the YYR Tour Modified Series Season 2 Round 07 race at Thompson Speedway.
🚀 Torrance Childs was the biggest mover, gaining 12 spots, racing from 16th to 4th!
🏁The race had two leaders with only one lead change. Tom Ogle led 52 laps while Ken Allen led 48 laps.
MVRL ARCA SERIES S1 R9 Recap
26 May 2025
Maximum Velocity Racing League | Season 1 | Round 9
ARCA Series | New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Monday night, May 26th, the Maximum Velocity Racing League rolled into New Hampshire Motor Speedway to celebrate Memorial Day with a wild one — Race 9 of Season 1 in the MVRL ARCA Series.
James Lehman fired off from the pole with a lap of 30.033 seconds, joined on the front row by Heath Smith. Behind them, the top six — including Justin Michael, Scott Patten, Aiden Young, and Zack Saunders — would end up trading paint and positions all night long.
As has been the story of the season, cautions were plentiful as drivers battled loose-handling race cars, especially on corner exit. Lehman led early but on lap 17, Michael dove deep to the inside in turn 1, drifted up into Lehman, and the two made heavy contact. Both recovered, but the pace was gone — and Smith took full advantage, snatching the lead.
Lehman managed to stay near the podium while Michael faded to seventh. As the cautions continued to shuffle the deck, Young got sent hard into the inside wall on lap 24, ending his night early. Meanwhile, Smith kept command out front with Saunders, Michael, Patten, and Howell all clawing toward the front.
Under caution on lap 38, Lehman made a bold decision — he hit pit road for fresh tires and repairs, dropping all the way back to 25th. But it was the right call. As racing resumed, Lehman carved through traffic, passing cars two and three at a time.
Up front, Smith came under fire from Patten and Saunders. With 26 laps to go, Patten went low for the lead. Smith slipped up out of turn 4 and scraped the wall — and both Patten and Saunders flew by.
Then the race turned chaotic.
With just over 10 to go, Charlie Widner grabbed the lead briefly before things exploded into a four-wide fight through turns 3 and 4 — Saunders, Patten, Widner, and a surging Lehman all going for it. Lehman wisely backed out, but Saunders came out of the dust with the lead.
With 6 to go, the final restart set the stage for a classic duel. Lehman launched an immediate attack, and the two leaders began trading slide jobs lap after lap. Coming to the white flag, Lehman had the lead. But off turn 2, Saunders crossed him over.
They went door-to-door through 3 and 4, Saunders got loose on corner exit, and the two drag-raced to the line. It was Saunders by just 0.008 seconds in a photo finish.
The MVRL ARCA Series returns next Monday, June 2nd from the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway. Don’t miss a lap — coverage goes live at 9:30PM Eastern only on the Virtual Grip Network!
OBRL CUP SERIES S8 R13 Recap
25 May 2025
OBRL Presented by VCTRYLNSPRTS | Season 8 | Round 13
YesterYear Cup Series | Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sunday night, May 25th, the Old Bastards Racing League, presented by VCTRYLNSPRTS, brought the thunder to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a special Memorial Day Weekend showdown—Round 13 of Season 8 in the YesterYear Racing Cup Series.
Cortney Nelson earned the pole with a fast lap of 29.758 seconds, and lined up alongside defending series champion Josh Robinson. From the drop of the green, the race was a showcase of high-speed, multi-groove action. Charlotte offered plenty of room for side-by-side racing, and the drivers took full advantage.
Nelson led the first 12 laps before Robinson surged around the top, using the momentum off the high side to claim the lead. But that lead was short-lived—Lloyd Moore quickly moved in and took over the top spot, stretching out a small but significant gap over the field. Dwayne McArthur and Tom Ogle stayed in hot pursuit while the first caution flew on lap 26 after contact between Nelson and Bryan Lindsey.
On the ensuing pit stop, Scott Negus rolled the dice with a two-tire call and took over the race lead. But that strategy didn’t hold—Negus faded fast, and Moore reclaimed the top spot just a few laps later. A second quick caution allowed Negus to pit for the other two tires, but from that point on, it was all about long-run speed.
As expected from the OBRL, the race went green for the final 123 laps. Moore held the point for a while, but this time around, McArthur wasn’t letting him breathe. By lap 64, Ogle made his move—taking the lead from Moore with a strong inside run through turns 3 and 4. Moore tried to fight back, but McArthur was already slicing up the outside, shuffling Moore back to third.
On lap 69, McArthur passed Ogle and took command of the race just before green flag pit stops began to loom. Around lap 85, drivers started cycling through pit road, and once the shuffle settled by lap 105, McArthur led again—but Robinson was coming.
Lap after lap, Robinson chipped away at the gap. And when McArthur and Ogle resumed their duel for the lead, Robinson was right there to pounce. He took the lead on lap 126 and began to pull away with just over 30 laps to go. But McArthur wasn’t done.
In the final five laps, McArthur reeled in Robinson, staying glued to his bumper and searching for a way through. Then, in the final corner of the final lap, McArthur arced his entry into turn three, shot off the exit of four, and edged ahead at the stripe—taking the win by just 0.056 seconds in one of the closest finishes of the season.
The OBRL YesterYear Racing Cup Series returns next Sunday, June 1st, from Nashville Superspeedway with the green flag scheduled for 8:00PM Eastern, live only on the Virtual Grip Network.
Red Light Racing S14 Phoenix
Skitter Creek SK Modifieds
Season 14 Race 1
Phoenix Raceway
May 22, 2025
by Tim Corder
The first race of season 14 for Red Light Racing’s Skitter Creek SK Modified series was an event with some rare occurrences. First, it wasn’t an SK Modifieds race. The drivers instead got a chance to climb into the SK’s big brother – the Whelen Tour Modifieds. This put at their disposal 600+ horsepower compared with the normal 385 horsepower in the SKs. Another rarity – the event was held on a track 1 mile in length, that being, Phoenix Raceway, rather than the “normal” truly short tracks the series visits.
Another rarity – last season’s dominator and Champion, Eric Stout, led the most laps of the race (51) but didn’t take home the checkered flag. Fellow frequently fast driver Jeff Aho led 29 laps but also didn’t take home the win. In the end, it was the driver that led the third most laps, and series newcomer, Bill Benedict, that claimed the checkered flag. Benedict led 6 of the Green-White-Checkered extended 94 lap event. Fellow series newcomer, and the event’s pole-sitter, Eric Troutman led four laps, as did Josh Buckley.
Troutman claimed the pole with a 27.251 second qualifying lap, besting Chad Alcares by just 0.066 seconds for the pole. Stout, Brian Bianchi, and yet another series newcomer, Louis Flowers, rounded out the top five in qualifying.
Despite Stout and Aho leading 85% of the events laps, there were several entertaining battles for the lead, indeed there were quality battles throughout the field, during the course of the race. The ultimate battle for the lead reached a crescendo when Benedict and Stout were side-by-side on lap 89 after a restart. Benedict was ever so slightly ahead of Stout when the yellow came out after Josh Buckley and Chris Oliver tangled on the back stretch. Benedict chose the preferred inside line on the green-white-checker restart and held on to win as a first time driver in the series. In the end, Fred LeClair took home second after starting 12th on the field. Stout slid to 3rd to round out the podium. The rest of the top five finishers were pole-sitter Troutman, who finished fourth, and TJ Henson who gained one spot from his sixth place starting position to finish fifth.
The race was slowed by six cautions for a total of 18 laps. Fred LeClair turned the fastest lap, finishing the last lap of the race in 27.186 seconds. Only 3 of the 23 drivers finished the event without incident points. Those were: LeClair, Glenn Jamieson (finished 6th) and Adin All-Vecchione (finished 8th). Jamieson’s clean run was especially impressive as he also was the Hard Charger of the race, picking up 16 spots from his 22nd place qualifying position.
This being just the first race of the season, the top five in the run for the championship mirrors the race’s finishing order. With Stout garnering one more bonus point than LeClair did, Stout and LeClair are tied for second in the early point standings. Troutman and Jamieson are 6 and 7 points, respectively, outside of the top points position.
The second race of the season will be contested at rather circular Oxford Plains Speedway. The green flag will drop at 7:55 PM Eastern on May 29th. Catch all the action LIVE on Virtual Grip Network.
YYR Tour Modified Series S2R5 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
In an exhilarating showdown at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Darryl Wineinger claimed victory in Season 2 Round 05 of the YesterYear Tour Modified Series, fending off fierce competition from Tom Ogle.
As the race commenced, Ogle swiftly moved around Wineinger to take the lead on the very first lap, with Wineinger settling into a solid second place. A caution came out on Lap 2, but racing resumed on Lap 7 with Ogle still at the front.
Under pressure from Scott Negus, who was in third, both Ogle and Wineinger pulled away from the pack. The dynamic shifted on Lap 15 when Wineinger discovered an opening, seizing the lead on Lap 16. However, Ogle was not to be outdone; he retaliated on Lap 19 and regained the lead.
As the laps ticked down, a caution on Lap 22 prompted a single file restart on Lap 27 with Ogle still leading. Lapped traffic became a critical factor by Lap 47 as Wineinger began to catch up to Ogle. An attempted move by Wineinger on Lap 72 saw him momentarily losing momentum, but he remained persistent.
With just 18 laps remaining, Wineinger executed a strategic move using a lap car as a pick and was credited with the lead when a caution waved on Lap 83. Under caution with 15 laps to go, all drivers opted for a quick pit stop, with Wineinger narrowly emerging at the front as racing resumed with 12 laps left.
By this point, he had a 1.2-second gap over Ogle, who was trying to mount a challenge. Ogle’s attempt on the backstretch in the final laps fell short as Wineinger maintained his momentum and drive off the corners. In a nail-biting finish, Wineinger held onto his lead, crossing the finish line ahead of Ogle by a car length, while Ken Allen rounded out the podium in third.
This race not only showcased the drivers’ skill but also the intense battle for position, making it a memorable event in the series!
The next YYR Tour Mod race will be at Thompson Speedway on May 27th at 8:25pm ET.
Highlights
🏆 Darryl Wineinger wins the YYR Tour Modified Series Season 02 Round 05 race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
MVRL ARCA SERIES S1 R8 Recap
19 May 2025
Maximum Velocity Racing League | Season 1 | Round 8
ARCA Series | Iowa Speedway
Monday, May 19th, the Maximum Velocity Racing League’s ARCA Series brought the action to Iowa Speedway for Round 8, and for the first time in weeks, we saw long green flag runs that let tire wear and race strategy shine.
Scott Patten started on the pole with a 22.857 and dominated the early stages, holding off Heath Smith to win the stage at lap 37 and snag 10 critical bonus points. After pit stops under the stage break, new challengers like Charlie Widner and Michael Milfelt stepped up, but no one could crack Patten’s control of the race—until disaster struck.
Under a lap 58 caution, while slowing for the pace car, Patten was rear-ended hard, taking significant damage that ended his night early in a shocking turn of events.
That opened the door for Rob Haynes, but a missed shift on the restart dropped him out of contention as Milfelt and then Widner took turns at the front. Widner used a quick crossover move to grab the lead on lap 69 and wouldn’t give it up without a fight.
Meanwhile, Justin Michael, who had started deep in the field and suffered a late speeding penalty, made a furious charge back through traffic, slicing his way forward in the final 20 laps.
In a green-white-checkered finish, Michael got to Widner’s bumper and tried to dive under him multiple times, but Widner defended perfectly and held on to take the win at Iowa—his 2nd of the season and a big one in the championship fight.
The MVRL ARCA Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway next Monday, May 26th, with the action going live at 9:30PM ET, only on the Virtual Grip Network.
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