Riverhead Raceway is a quarter-mile oval race track

Race track

A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...

 with a Figure 8

Figure 8

Figure 8 may refer to:* 8 , in Arabic numeralsIn entertainment* Figure 8 , by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith* "Figure of Eight" from the album Flowers in the Dirt by Paul McCartney...

 course, located in Riverhead

Riverhead (town), New York

The town of Riverhead is in Suffolk County, New York, on the north shore of Long Island. The population was 33,506 at the 2010 census. The name signifies that the mouth of the Peconic River is in this town...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. It is the only auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 venue on Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

 since Westhampton Raceway closed down in 2003. It started being built in 1949 and opened as a dirt track in 1951, before permanently changing to asphalt

Asphalt

Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...

 in 1955.

Events

Riverhead Raceway has seven racing divisions: Modified, Figure Eight

Figure 8 racing

Figure 8 racing is a form of racing that combines elements of oval racing, demolition derby, and road racing.-Track:Racing is done on a track shaped like an 8. The cars cross paths at the center of the 8, which is known as the "crossover". Because of this layout, crashes are inevitable...

, Late Model, Charger, Blunderbust, Super Pro Truck, and Legends.The Suffolk Times It hosts races for the Whelen All-American Series

Whelen All-American Series

The Whelen All-American Series is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local racetracks around the United States and Canada....

 and the Whelen Modified Tour

Whelen Modified Tour

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. The Modified division is NASCAR's oldest division, and its one of two open-wheeled divisions...

. Other events include demolition derby

Demolition derby

Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another...

, school bus racing, monster trucks, enduro, car rollover, train race (however not run in several years), one-on-one spectator drag

Drag racing

Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....

 (yet taken off after 2009), and go-karts.

Drivers

Notable drivers who used to race at Riverhead Raceway include Greg Sacks

Greg Sacks

Greg Sacks is a NASCAR driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel. He and his sons are partners in Grand Touring Vodka.Sacks has spent most of his career as a Research & Development driver for many NASCAR...

, Steve Park

Steve Park (NASCAR)

Stephen Park is a professional race car driver. Park is currently racing in the #35 Waste Management Recycle America Monte Carlo in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East....

, Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek

Charlie Jarzombek was an American racecar driver from Baiting Hollow, New York.-Racing career:He started racing in 1962 on the Long Island tracks of Islip, Riverhead Raceway and Freeport Stadium...

, Brett Bodine

Brett Bodine

Brett Bodine is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and is the current driver of the pace car in Sprint Cup events. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of 2006 Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine...

, Tom Baldwin

Tom Baldwin (NASCAR Driver)

Tom Baldwin was a NASCAR Modified race driver. He competed for 40 seasons, winning 6 modified races as well as numerous other races. His 11 wins at Riverhead Raceway spanned from June 30, 1978 to June 6, 1992. He was given the "Most Popular driver" award on the Modified tour for 2003...

, and Donny Lia

Donny Lia

Donny Lia is an American race car driver. He won the 2007 & 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship. He also won the Race of Champions Modified Tour races in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007...

. Bill Park, Steve Park's uncle, currently races at Riverhead Raceway.

Riverhead Raceway Modified Champions

Year

Driver
2011	Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore is a Long Island-based driver, competing in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, and various other local racing circuits. He currently drives for the M3 Technology Racing Team, as part of Ken Massa Motor Sports.- Early Career & Go Karts :...
2010	Tom Rogers Jr.
2009	John Fortin
2008	Bill Park
2007	Bill Park
2006	Chuck Steuer
2005	Bill Park
2004	Tom Rogers Jr.
2003	John Fortin
2002	J.R. Bertuccio
2001	John Fortin
2000	Frank Vigliarolo Jr.
1999	Frank Vigliarolo Jr.
1998	Howie Brode
1997	Bill Park
1996	Chuck Steuer
1995	Don Howe
1994	Don Howe
1993	Don Howe
1992	Fred Harbach
1991	Wayne Anderson
1990	Wayne Anderson
1989	Dan Jivanelli
1988	Wayne Anderson
1987	Wayne Anderson
1986	John Blewett Jr.
1985	Fred Harbach
1984	Don Howe
1983	George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
1982	Wayne Anderson
1981	(no modifieds)
1980	(no modifieds)
1979	(no modifieds)
1978	Charlie Jarzombek
1977	Charlie Jarzombek
1976	Charlie Jarzombek
1975	Joe Krukowski
1974	Charlie Jarzombek
1973	Don Howe
1972	Joe Krukowski
1971	Jim Malone Sr.
1970	Jim Malone Sr.
1969	Joe Krukowski
1968	George Brunnhoelzl Sr.
1967	Charlie Jarzombek
1966	John Berkoski
1965	Tommy Washburn
1964	John Berkoski
1963	Gary Winters
1962	Gary Winters
1961	Joe Collins
1960	Norm Gimmler
1959	Buzzy Hedges
1958	Johnny Rocco
1957	Ronnie Harra
1956	Axel Anderson
1955	Tommy Washburn
1954	Tommy Washburn
1953	Ronnie Matson
1952	Bud Anderson