Month: July 2019

Updated 2020 NEAR Hall of Fame Nomination forms

It soon will be time to unveil the members of the 2020 Class of the NEAR Hall of Fame. Preparations are underway to celebrate their induction at Maneeley’s Banquet Facility in South Windsor, Ct. The banquet will  be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

We must prepare for 2020, so here are the forms needed to nominate a deserving person for the Hall. Please click on and download from the links provided and mail to the address on the form.

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NEAR at Bethel Speedway for “Remembering Danbury Night”

NEAR South will be supporting this event. There will be running(heats and feature) and static opportunities for those interested. The NEAR HOF truck is scheduled to attend. Any wishing to display Danbury /SNYRA memorabilia is welcome to do so on the midway. Please contact Rich at 860-209-7343 for more info.

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series(NWAAS) Lajoie Auto & Scrap Recycling / Joe’s Bar & Grill presents ‘Remembering Danbury Racearena’. BMS Modified ‘Ev Pierce Memorial’ 50 Laps ($750. to Win, based on 20 cars Double Points) plus Northeast Vintage Dirt Mod Club, New England Antique Racers  &, Long Island Asphalt Vintage Club.

July 13 @ 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bethel Motor Speedway, 361 Horseshoe Lake Road 
Bethel, NY 12783 United States + Google Map

Great car count at Monodnock for NEAR Event

Story/pictures courtesy of Angie Bullock

On June 22nd NEAR ran at Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire. We had a great turnout of cars, thank you to all of our members for your continuing support.

The Sportsman class was the first feature out, with Darragh Hoyt in the #5 Chevelle with the win. The #69 NH of Ed Gould earned a second place finish, and the #7vt of Wayne Wojytna finished third.

In the modifieds, Bob Donahue in the #99 nh  

worked his way way up from the back to take the win. Another Donahue Racing entry, the #99 driven by Steven Gauthier, was second.  The #76X  Camaro of Rick MacDowell took down the third position.

Thank you Monadnock Speedway for your hospitality, immaculate facility, and a  great night of racing!

Claremont, N.H. Show on 6/14/19 a hit!

Story/pictures courtesy of Angie Bullock

On June 14th NEAR was at Claremont Speedway. Even though the weather was cloudy and we had a few showers before show time, we still ended up with a good car count. Ran two classes with practices, heats and features. The Sportsman class rolled out first for their feature with C.V. Elms taking the win in his #6. 7 VT of Wayne Wojtyna took second and the 71 of John Adams took 3rd. The modified feature ran next with the #44 of Jim Allen getting the win followed by the #99nh of Bob Donahue for second and the #194 of Jammy Ferland rounding off the top 3. Great job everyone, see you at our next event. Thank you to Claremont Speedway and staff for having us and putting on a great show.