Star Speedway Classic

The Star Speedway Classic was originally created by Star Speedway owners Charlie Elliott, Russ Conway & Kenny Smith in 1966 and has been held annually since. It was created to showcase not only the super modifieds that headlined their track, but also be the marquee event for their New England Super Modified Racing Association (NESMRA) that would go on to sanction events all over the region for over 20 years.

By the mid-1980’s, the race became part of International Supermodified Association (ISMA) schedule and remained as such into the early 2020’s. The 2024 Classic will feature both the 350 Supers in a 75 lap race in addition to the big block New England Supermodified Series for 100 laps.

During the ISMA years, the Star Classic was considered the 3rd leg of the “Super Modified Triple Crown” that also included the Sandusky Speedway Supermodified Nationals 100 in Ohio, and the Oswego Speedway International Classic 200 in New York.

Since 2018, it has been rebranded at the “Bob Webber Sr. Memorial Star Classic” to honor the late track owner who continued the race’s tradition when he bought the track in 1980 until his passing in January 2018. His son Bobby Webber now owns Star Speedway and promotes the event. In addition to the super modified race, the weekend long event includes races for Star Speedway’s weekly divisions and regional series like the NEMA Midgets and Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series.

Russ Wood has won the Star Classic a record 7 times. Bentley Warren has won 6 times in his career and Chris Perley is a 5-time winner. Ollie Silva (1969-1971), Wood (2002-2004) and Perley (2008-2010) have each won the race in 3 consecutive years.

STAR SPEEDWAY CLASSIC WINNERS

YEAR	SUPER MODIFIED	LAPS	SANCTION
1966	EDDIE WEST / BOB CLOUTIER	150	NESMRA
1967	BUD CROTTY	150	NESMRA
1968	DON MacLAREN	150	NESMRA
1969	OLLIE SILVA	150	NESMRA
09-12-70	OLLIE SILVA	150	NESMRA
09-11-71	OLLIE SILVA	150	NESMRA
09-09-72	JIM LANDRY	150	NESMRA
09-08-73	EDDIE WEST	150	NESMRA
09-07-74	OLLIE SILVA	150	NESMRA
09-13-75	EDDIE WEST	150	NESMRA
09-11-76	BENTLEY WARREN	150	NESMRA
09-10-77	HOWIE BROWN	150	NESMRA
09-09-78	DAVE THOMAS	150	NESMRA
09-08-79	JIM SHAMPINE	150	NESMRA
09-06-80	JIM SHAMPINE	150	NESMRA
09-05-81	DICK BATCHELDER	150
09-11-82	DOUG HEVERON	150
09-10-83	DOUG HEVERON	150	ISMA
09-08-84	BENTLEY WARREN	150	ISMA
09-07-85	PAUL RICHARDSON	150	ISMA
09-06-86	PAUL RICHARDSON	150	ISMA
09-12-87	GENE LEE GIBSON	200	ISMA
09-10-88	DICK BATCHELDER	200	ISMA
09-09-89	BENTLEY WARREN	200	ISMA
09-08-90	BENTLEY WARREN	200	ISMA
09-07-91	DAVE SIMARD	200	ISMA
09-17-92	DAVE SIMARD	200	ISMA
09-11-93	BENTLEY WARREN	200	ISMA
09-10-94	BENTLEY WARREN	200	ISMA
09-09-95	JOE GOSEK	200	ISMA
09-21-96	CHRIS PERLEY	200	ISMA
09-21-97	RUSS WOOD	200	ISMA
09-12-98	MIKE ORDWAY	200	ISMA
09-11-99	RUSS WOOD	200	ISMA
09-09-00	LOU CICCONI JR	200	ISMA
09-08-01	JOE GOSEK	150 ^P	ISMA
09-07-02	RUSS WOOD	200	ISMA
09-06-03	RUSS WOOD	200	ISMA
09-11-04	RUSS WOOD	200	ISMA
09-10-05	CHRIS PERLEY	200	ISMA
09-09-06	LOU CICCONI JR	200	ISMA
09-08-07	JUSTIN BELFIORE	150	ISMA
09-13-08	CHRIS PERLEY	100	ISMA
10-10-09	CHRIS PERLEY	100	ISMA
09-11-10	CHRIS PERLEY	100 ^L^*	ISMA
09-10-11	RUSS WOOD	150	ISMA
09-09-12	RUSS WOOD	150	ISMA
09-07-13	JON McKENNEDY	150	ISMA
09-07-14	LOU CICCONI JR	150	ISMA
09-12-15	DAVE SHULLICK JR	150	ISMA
09-10-16	MOE LILJE	150	ISMA
09-09-17	DAVE SHULLICK JR	150	ISMA
09-08-18	JON McKENNEDY	150	ISMA
09-07-19	JEFF ABOLD	125	ISMA
09-19-20	JON McKENNEDY	125	ISMA
09-18-21	JON McKENNEDY	125	ISMA
09-17-22	JEFF ABOLD	125	ISMA
09-16-23	RYAN BATTLE	125
09-14-24	JON McKENNEDY	100	NESS