Seekonk, MA — Seekonk Speedway’s newly crowned champions David Darling of Rehoboth, MA and Gerry DeGasparre, Jr. of Pawtucket, RI shined on the final Saturday night of the 2007 racing…
Read moreStafford Springs, CT — -Stafford Motor Speedway was in action for the final time on a Friday night in 2007 with the Final Friday Night Shoot-Out program. Taking feature wins…
Read moreLoftin dominated the Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 on Saturday night to score his fifth career Whelen Southern Modified Tour win which ended a five-race winning streak at Caraway for the current championship leader.
Dover, DE — Joey Logano (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Driven Chevrolet) finished second but became the NASCAR Busch East Series’ first rookie champion in the Sunoco 150 at Dover International Speedway Friday afternoon.
Sean Caisse (No. 44 Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet) took the race lead from Logano with just eight laps to go, and then withstood a final charge by Logano to win by a car length.
Abold, who was the runner-up to Ryan Smith in the 2006 series standings, posted five victories, a second and two fourths while notching 11 “top-10s” in 12 starts and finished 27 points ahead of P.J. Stergios in the final standings.]
Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model event that was rained out on Saturday night, September 15th at White Mountain Motorsports Park has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 13th-14th.
Thompson, CT — A season packed with racing excitement at Thompson International Speedway came down to the final night with champions crowned in all six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. At the night’s end, Woody Pitkat of Stafford made his first appearance in Sunoco Modified victory lane. But, it was Keith Rocco of Wallingford who drove his Bannister Motorsports #6 to a fifth place finish to earn the team their second championship in three seasons.
In Pro Stock action, Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, scored his second Thompson Pro Stock championship in winning-style taking down Thursday night’s feature win. In similar fashion, Kurt Vigeant of Oxford, MA, capped off his first TIS Modified championship with a feature win in the regular season finale.
Waterford, CT — On Wednesday evening September 19th, the Speedbowl honored the champions of its 2007 Wild N’ Wacky Wednesday series.
Richard “Bubby” Brouwer (X Modifieds), Jason Palmer (Legends), John Yagmin (Super X Car), Brad Vogelsong (X Car), Kathy Civardi (Super X Car Women On Wheels), and, Debra Brockett (X Car Women On Wheels) prevailed as series champions, receiving the big hardware from Master of Ceremonies Gary Danko during a catered event on the speedway grounds.
Concord, NC — There have been a few guys that have become synonymous with the PASS South Super Late Model Series. Just a few names have made every single start since the inception on the series in 2006. One of those is
Thompson, CT — The exciting conclusion of the Sunoco Modified Mania race program will be this Sunday afternoon at the Thompson International Speedway. Race teams from both the True Value Modified Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will gather at the ultra-fast Thompson Speedway to compete in their events that were rained out on September 9th.
The six-division racing spectacle began under threatening skies on September 9th. Four of the six races were completed before the rains came and the remainder of the event had to be rescheduled. Weather concerns do not seem to be in the cards for this weekend as forecasters are predicting bright sun and temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
One thing NHIS brings to our attention is family. More times than not we see entire families come to enjoy racing and compete as families. We even bring our families to minister and help us out during the four-day event each summer and fall. The question came to mind this weekend, how are we teaching our families, specifically our children, the right way to conduct themselves and handle themselves? Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
You do not have to look too far to see how the racing tradition has been handed down from generation to generation. Many times there is as many as three generations of family represented at the track. In a few cases that climbs to four! Grandfathers, grandmothers, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Think about that for a moment, four generations of a family enjoying the same sport at the same time in the same place. We are not only a racing family but we are families racing. It makes me feel good to walk down pit road and see grandmothers rooting their grandchildren on.
Stafford Springs, CT — Robert Alderton, Regional Manager for CARQUEST Belts & Hose, has been named as the grand marshal of Stafford Motor Speedway’s 35th annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend.…
Read moreTwo weeks ago this Sunday, when a drenching rain forced the starting lineup of the True Value Modified Racing Series to the speedway infield after two laps of competition, Andy Seuss, Hampstead, NH; thought his early lead and a shot at his first win of the season was over. The initial makeup date announced by the speedway operatives was Saturday night Sept 22, a day marked on the Seuss calendar for a family wedding. Andy planned to watch his brother, Steve Jr, “go down the aisle” never figuring he’d be the guy bringing the TVMRS field down the aisle, (the long front straightaway) when the race resumed at the historic Connecticut oval.
All that changed when the speedway’s management, made an adjustment to the schedule, to avoid racing the same day as the historic Race of Champions event in upstate New York, another major program for modified race cars. The conclusion of the “Sunoco Race Fuels Mod Mania” weekend will take place this Sunday with the TVMRS picking up where it left and completing the 75 lap feature race. The green flag to restart the event will drop at 2:30PM.
Thompson, CT — A Thompson man will be in court next week facing assault charges.
Police responded to reports of a stabbing and assault at the Thompson International Speedway on May 28, 2007. Officers secured the scene in the parking lot and spoke with witnesses.
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver L.W. Miller is likely to have a few sleepless nights over the course of the next two weeks as the final two races of the season are set to be settled.
The reason the Mooresville, N.C., driver will be a bit worried is because he is the current Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship leader with a 55-point cushion over second-place Tim Brown. L.W. Miller is 77 points ahead of Burt Myers in third and 101 points ahead of two-time and defending Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion Junior Miller in fourth.
Waterford, CT — The Northeastern Midget Association is about to celebrate a unique milestone. Sunday’s appearance at the Town Fair Tire Finale (a 25 lapper) will be NEMA’s 75th event at Waterford Speedbowl.
“It has always been one of my favorite places,” offers Nokie Fornoro whose four Speedbowl wins stretch over 26years (1981-2007). Earlier this year Fornoro won a 25 lapper in a sensational six minutes, eight seconds. “Length, width, surface,” he says, makes the three-eights Speedbowl “an amazing Midget track.”
Mooresville, NC — Steve Park, one of only eighteen winners in all three top divisions in NASCAR, will once again be behind the wheel for the Dover Busch East event, piloting the #53 Waste Management machine for NDS Motorsports.
“Last year I had the opportunity to race for NDS Motorsports and Waste Management, and we brought home a second place finish. It was a blast to get back up here to the North East and run for such an excellent organization. I think we can bring home a strong finish, hopefully a win this time around,” Park said.
Waterford, CT — Early in the 2007 season, Tim Jor
Usually, that has led to struggles on the racetrack. But not on this past Saturday night. That is when
In the PASS North Super Late Model 300 qualifying heats on Saturday the 22nd and in the 300 lapper on Sunday afternoon the 23rd, race fans will see Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark, Mike Rowe, Richie Dearborn, Travis Benjamin, Kelly Moore, Brad Leighton, Dave Dion, Cassius Clark, Alan Wilson, Rick Martin, Gary Smith, and a host of Beech Ridge favorites like Bub Bilodeau, Dan McKeage, Alan Tardif, Curtis Gerry, Billy Rodgers, Donnie Whitten, Kevin Kimball, Mike Fowler, among others.
Waterford, CT — On Tuesday through Thursday of this week, area race fans can get a preview of what will unfold at the Waterford Speedbowl’s Town Fair Tire Finale scheduled for this weekend, September 22nd & 23rd.
Slated to take part in a competitor display at the Crystal Mall in Waterford are the teams of Bill Leonard, Wendell Dailey, Jason Palmer, and, Albert “Bo” Norman.
Loudon, NH — Brad Leighton made a late-race rally to finish the Aubuchon Hardware 125 at New Hampshire International Speedway in the seventh position. Leighton’s No. 55 Irving Oil Chevrolet was overheating in the final laps of the event, but it didn’t stop the master of the ‘Magic Mile’ from posting a top-10 finish.
“We were tight all day long,” said Leighton. “We pitted for tires and made an adjustment and we gave it all we had. We were running 280 degrees the last 12 laps so that isn’t good. I didn’t want to push it too hard because I didn’t want to destroy the motor for seventh place. We had a top-10 car today, but we really had to work for it.”
Waterford, CT –One hundred lap features for the SK-Modifieds and Late Models top the bill for this weekend’s 13-division Town Fair Tire Finale at Waterford Speedbowl. The two-day battle with bring to a close a couple of special point races as well.
Rob Janovic Jr. takes a 14-point lead over Dennis Gada in the SK 100 while Ken Cassidy Jr. enters the Mini Stock 30 lapper a mere 12 ahead of Danny Field. Janovic and Cassidy are seeking first-time crowns while Gada and Field are after new records – a 7th title for Gada and a third straight for Field.
“This is a great win for Tim and Gil Bertrand,” said Cicconi in victory lane. Gil’s wife is battling health issues at home. We wish her a speedy recovery.”
Other feature winners were Tim Jordan (Late Model), Jack Aquilina (Sportsman), Phil Evans (Mini Stock), David Syren (X Car), and, Brad Whipple (Faster Pastor).
Seekonk, MA — Former Late Model champion and Pro Stock Rookie of the Year Kenny Spencer ended a season-long dry spell, going green to checker to post his first win…
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Other feature winners were Tim Jordan (Late Model), Jack Aquilina (Sportsman), Phil Evans (Mini Stock), David Syren (X Car), and, Brad Whipple (Faster Pastor).
Dwayne Dorr clinched the 2007 Sportsman championship.
Rain has forced the cancellation of time trials for today’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway. The 36 truck field was set by NASCAR owners points. Of local interest, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Donny Lia will make his series debut in Bill Davis’ #36. Unfortunately, Sean Caisse of Pelham, NH, a frontrunner in the NASCAR Busch East Series, did not qualify in a Germain Racing entry.
Kenly, NC — NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver Tim Brown has been on a roll as of late, scoring his second win in the last 12 days in convincing fashion on Saturday night at Southern National Raceway Park.
It was Brown’s third career Whelen Southern Modified Tour win – and second of the 2007 season – by a three second margin over runner-up Frank Fleming.
“I tell you what – I love this race track,” Brown said. “Last year when we came here we were real good and had a shot at both the win and the championship until a lapped car got in our way. This race was a lot like Ace a few days ago because we had them covered. We knew we had the car to beat when we unloaded it. About five laps into the race I knew we had something for them and we did.