“Showstopper” Mitch Gibbs Selected to Dirt Mod Hall of Fame

By Robin Yasinsac-Gillespie Norwich, NY driver Mitch Gibbs, a two-time Race of Champions [RoC] Dirt Modified Series titleholder who earned the nickname “The Showstopper” during a 40-year career, is the next driver to be inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. This year’s ceremonies will take place on […]

Hearn “One-Off” Car Joins Syracuse Winners in Hall of Fame Museum

Courtesy of Madsen Motorsports, Brett Hearn’s 2012 Super DIRT Week big-block Modified winner, purpose-built for the Syracuse mile, is now on display in the Northeast Dirt Modified Museum and Hall of Fame, on the grounds of Weedsport Speedway in New York. The car is in good company: Also on current […]

Hall of Fame Driver Bill Rafter Passes

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, […]

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