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Track profile: Everything to know about New York’s Riverhead Raceway

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Riverhead Raceway

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Riverhead Raceway, located in Riverhead, New York, is the last race track on Long Island. Construction on the track began in 1949 and was finished two years later in 1951.

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Riverhead Raceway originally operated as a dirt track when it first opened, but by 1955, the track was paved. It has operated as a quarter-mile asphalt track ever since.

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An overall view of practice during the Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on June 25, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Kostas Lymperopoulos/NASCAR)

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Through the years, some of New York's best have raced at Riverhead Raceway, with competitors like Bud Anderson, Tommy Washburn, Charlie Jarzombek, Wayne Anderson, Bill Park, Justin Bonsignore and Kyle Soper among those who have claimed track championships in the headlining Modified class. The track is part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

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A general view during a funeral procession for Eddie Partridge before the Miller Lite 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on September 18, 2021 in Riverhead, New York. (Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)

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Riverhead Raceway has had several different owners through the years. In 2015, the track was purchased by Eddie and Connie Partridge, their business partner and Eddie Partridge's nephew, Tom Gatz. Eddie Partridge unexpectedly died in 2021, but the track races on in his memory.

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Cars race during the Miller Lite 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on September 18, 2021 in Riverhead, New York. (Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)

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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has become a staple of the Riverhead Raceway schedule, having competed at the track almost every year since its inaugural season in 1985. The first Tour race at the track was won by Jimmy Spencer on July 10, 1985.

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Fans watch qualifying during the Miller Lite 200 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, New York on May 15, 2021. (Kathryn Riley/NASCAR)

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Riverhead Raceway's tight confines and high banking in the corners creates an intense atmosphere for competitors, meaning only the best of the best typically find their way to Victory Lane at the last race track on Long Island.

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Overall view of raceway during the Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on June 25, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Kostas Lymperopoulos/NASCAR)

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Mike Ewanitsko and Justin Bonsignore are tied for the record for most NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victories at Riverhead with 11. Reggie Ruggiero, Tom Baldwin Sr., Steve Park, Rick Fuller, Mike Stefanik, Ted Christopher, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece and Doug Coby are among those with Tour wins at Riverhead.

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