The Backstretch (Shawn Courchesne, The Hartford Courant)

Sergio Pena, Brett Moffitt reunited with Andy Santerre on Hattori auto racing team (By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News)

CUP: Verdict Thrown Out In MRN Vs. New Hampshire Case - NHMS parent company Speedway Motorsports Inc. won’t have to pay Motor Racing Network a $993,724 contract termination fee...

NEAR Hall of Fame notebook: Doing the legwork to get a family member inducted (Jason Remillard, Springfield Republican)
2012-12-31

Riverside Park Speedway memories abound at New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame induction (Jason Remillard, Springfield Republican)

TV ratings behind Daytona 500 move (By Lou Modestino)

Speedway has fast start - Ticket sales so far 19 percent higher (By Tricia L. Nadolny, Concord Monitor)

Capacity crowd on hand for New England Antique Racers Hall of Fame induction (Lou Modestino)

Old Orchard Beach’s St. Hilaire fielding NASCAR Sprint Cup team (By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News)

Speedway official: Judge overturned jury verdict (New Hampshire Union Leader)

A Q&A with Tom Curley - Part One (Biggy Bigelow, Caledonian-Record)

Late Model state championship planned (Burlington Free Press)

McGrail targets 2012 Airborne Modified title (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

OPS 250 gets OK from town (By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, Norway Advettiser-Democrat)

Oswego and Fulton speedways look to continue comebacks in 2012 (By Doug Elkins, Syracuse Post-Standard)

Fort Kent’s Theriault to drive part time with Brad Keselowski Racing (By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News)

Evans a short tracker king now in NASCAR Hall of Fame (Rhonda Beck, Gaston Gazette)

Another Good Sign for NJ's Wall Stadium (By Ellsworth Boyce, Newark Star-Ledger)

NASCAR needs to look at items that the fans don't like. (Lou Modestino)

Top 5 Racing Stories of 2011 No. 2 Tony Stewart wins NASCAR Sprint Cup title (Paul Ring, MetroWest Daily News)

Racing news picks up: Local teams prepare for Volusia (By Doug Elkins, Syracuse Post-Standard)

Chris Gill: The Glen gets a boost from Grand-Am  (Utica Observer-Dispatch)

Oxford approves speedway gathering permits (Lewiston Sun Journal)

Former Rome racer inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame (Utica Observer-Dispatch)

Easton's Val LeSieur picks up reins of Antique Race Car Tour (Lou Modestino)

Damariscotta driver going on TV show - Katie Hagar will appear on 'The Big Time,' a reality series premiering Saturday on ABC-TV. (By Paul Betit, Portland Press Herald)

The Cup Series Adds Another Full-time Team - Sadly It Looks Like a Start-and-Park (Biggy Bigelow, Caledonian-Record)

Evans a Hall of Famer like no other (Rea White, FOX Sports)

Evans had Hall-worthy career (By Larry Ott, The Buffalo News)

Evans was star in Modified circles (Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer)

Bridgeport Speedway: Hoffman returns as promoter (By Mike Wisniewski, Gloucester County Times)

Late Utica-Rome champion Richie Evans to be inducted to NASCAR Hall of Fame (BY DAVID M. JOHNSON, Rome Observer)

Dunigan-McKennedy team will go full tilt in '12 (By Kevin Rice, Lowell Sun)

Tandem racing out at Daytona, pack racing back in (Lou Modestino)

Top 5 Racing Stories of 2011 No. 3 Formula One returns to U.S. … twice  (Paul Ring, MetroWest Daily News)

Tim McCreadie picks up late-model win in Wild West Shootout (By Doug Elkins, Syracuse Post-Standard)

Late Utica-Rome champion Richie Evans to be inducted to NASCAR Hall of Fame (By DAVID M. JOHNSON, Oneida Daily Dispatch)

Editorial: A winter staple in the making (Plattsburgh Press-Republican)

Andy Santerre looking forward to new job with Hattori Racing (By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News)

Riverhead Blotter: Copper theft at Raceway (Riverhead News-Review)

As of Today It Appears Only 37 Teams Plan on Running Full-time in the Cup Series in 2012 (Biggy Bigelow, Caledonian-Record)

NASCAR drivers need to reconnect with the the fans to fill empty seats (Lou Modestino)

Andy Santerre looking forward to new job with Hattori Racing (By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News)

Mackintosh up for reader’s choice award (The Amherst Daily News)

Maine's Santerre to manage Hattori's operation (Phil Whipple, Lewiston Sun Journal)

Top 5 Racing Stories of 2011 No. 4 Westborough's Kaz Grala wins Outlaw title (Paul Ring, MetroWest Daily News)

MOTORSPORTS EXPO: Santerre remains around the track (By Bill Stewart, Central Maine Morning Sentinel)

Race is on for track approval - Proposal for motocross facility draws vocal supporters, opponents (By BOB GARDINIER, Albany Times Union)

MOTORSPORTS EXPO: Santerre remains around the track (By Bill Stewart, Kennebec Journal)

Santerre among highlights for Northeast Motorsports Expo (BY BILL STEWART, Central Maine Morning sentinel)