Weedsport, NY (March 3, 2026) – The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame sends sincere condolences to the family and friends of “Wild” Bill Rafter, a larger-than-life hero to Western New York race fans since the late 1940s, who died Monday at the age of 96. Hailing from Clarence Center, NY, […]
Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame
McCreadie, Gibbs and Wilkins Selected to NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame Class of 2026
Special Awards to Larsen, Sine, Perrotte, Hedger and Mohrman By Buffy Swanson Weedsport, NY (February 3, 2026) — Second-generation racing icon Tim McCreadie, whose Modified career was the launchpad for a country-wide legacy, Southern Tier cyclone Mitch Gibbs,who tore up the NY tracks for more than 40 years, and the late, great Bobby Wilkins, […]
Beloved Hall of Fame Museum Curator Jack Speno Passes
Weedsport, NY (Aug. 21, 2025) – Board members, staff, volunteers and the many, many friends of the Northeast Dirt Modified Museum and Hall of Fame were saddened to learn of the death of Museum Curator Jack Speno. Speno, the heart and soul of the Museum since its inception 33 years ago, […]