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Atlantic City, NJ — Mike Tidaback could only sum up his “Gambler’s Classic” presented by SoBe Life Water victory with three words: “dream come true.”
Tidaback, who first attended races at Boardwalk Hall at age five back in 1973, etched his name in the prestigious list of race winners on Saturday night, earning $5,000-plus as the victor of the 40- lap M&R Midget (TQ Midget/600cc Micro-Sprint) headliner.
In doing so, the ATQMRA regular upheld the honor of the Three Quarter Midget contingent against a talent-laden field of superstars.
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Long-time drag racing fans will see a familiar name rocketing down the quarter mile at NHRA tracks this season. Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) is bringing its Motorcraft brand back to professional drag racing, and this time it’s bigger than ever.
Motorcraft and Ford’s growing national network of Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers are joining forces to launch a major marketing initiative for the 2008 NHRA season that will include primary sponsorship of the Shelby Mustang nitro Funny Car of Bob Tasca III and Tasca Racing, along with a major interactive trackside presence at 14 NHRA events.
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Atlantic City, NJ — Lou Cicconi Jr. showed he is poised to better his 2007 runner-up finish by one position this time around.
Cicconi took the checkered first in the final M&R Midget ‘Roaring 20′ Friday night at Boardwalk Hall during ‘A-1 Racing Products presents Qualifying Night,’ a prelude to the “Gambler’s Classic” presented by SoBe Life Water to be contested on the hall’s concrete floor on Saturday (Jan. 19).Cicconi was second to Joey Payne in the race’s ‘07 running.
Continue reading ‘Cicconi, Shirey, Adams Win Roaring 20s on Friday at AC’
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20-Year-Old is Chosen to Drive #47 Advance Auto Parts Modified for Riggs Racing
How do you replace a king? That was the question that Riggs Racing faced this off-season after the long-time driver of their Advance Auto Parts Dodge Modified, Junior Miller, decided to scale back his racing schedule. Together, Miller and the Riggs team won two of the last three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships.
Success was nothing foreign to either party, the Riggs team has won nearly 100 Modified races through the years with drivers like Miller, Jamie Tomaino, Paul Radford, Johnny Bryant, Tony Jankowiak, “Puddin” Swisher and Tim Arre. Miller had also won more races than anyone could count, having earned the title “King of the Southern Modifieds” in the process.
Continue reading ‘Andy Seuss Follows in the Footsteps of a King for ’08 Season’
Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway will participate in TSI Harley-Davidson’s “Meet the Drivers” Event at their Ellington store on Saturday, January 26th from 12pm to 2pm. A host of drivers from Stafford Motor Speedway will be on hand including: Willie Hardie, Jeff Malave, Michael Bennett, Rick Charette, Todd Owen, Norm Sears, Corey Hutchings, Woody Pitkat, Tom Fearn, Dillon Moltz, Scott Foster, Jr., Sean Foster, and Chris Matthews. In addition to the drivers, the Stafford Motor Speedway Dodge Charger Pace Car will also be on display.
The drivers will be available for pictures and autographs, and Stafford Motor Speedway will provide prizes for those in attendance with Stafford Motor Speedway tickets to be raffled off. As part of the “Meet the Drivers” promotion, anyone who purchases a motorcycle on January 26th will receive a complimentary Stafford Motor Speedway General Admission Season Pass, granting admission to all Stafford Motor Speedway racing events during the 2008 season. TSI Harley-Davidson will give $5.00 off all in stock tee’s, sweatshirts, and hats that day.
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Salisbury, MA — SpeedwayEXPO, proudly presented by Sunoco, will again recognize the talent, competitive spirit, and dedication of the Northeast’s racing community with its annual SPEEDY Awards, honoring racers, fans and others who excelled during the 2007 season.
The nominees and winners in 11 categories will be honored at the SPEEDY Award ceremony at EXPO on March 2 at 3:00PM, hosted by Speedway Illustrated Editor Karl Fredrickson. SpeedwayEXPO takes place on the weekend of February 29-March 2 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.
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Have you ever taken the time to look back on your life and reflect on those people that had an influence on you and what you have attained? I think if we take the time to do that we would see the tremendous blessings God has provided for us. We would see that God’s hand has been on our lives. Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I have a little test for you this week. It is of the closed book variety, no looking. The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. Spend a few minutes reviewing the following questions.
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Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Speedway has announced that Valvoline, in conjunction with CARQUEST Auto Parts, has renewed their SK Modified® 1st place contingency partnership for the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season. Valvoline’s weekly $150 contingency bonus, combined with $150 1st place contingency awards from CARQUEST Auto Parts and Davidson Foods, brings the total winner’s check for each weekly SK Modified® feature event to $1,850.
Valvoline has a long and storied history in motorsports, with over 100 years of powering drivers to victory lane in various forms of racing. Valvoline has powered Indy 500 champions like Al Unser, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Gordon Johncock, Bobby Rahal, Al Unser, Jr., Jacques Villeneuve, NASCAR Champions like Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, and Jeff Gordon, NHRA Top Fuel Champions Joe Amato and Tony Schumacher, as well as 9-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel.
Continue reading ‘Valvoline Renews Stafford Contingency Sponsorship; Brings SK Modified Winner’s Check to $1,850′
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Second Time in Three Years Modified Driver in Endurance Event
Daytona Beach, FL — Ted Christopher has never been shy about driving anything with wheels. So it’s no surprise the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour veteran jumped at the chance to run in the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Christopher is one of three drivers currently committed to take the wheel in the Southard Motorsports Riley-Lexus Daytona Prototype (DP) car co-sponsored by Whelen and Loctite for the Jan. 26-27 event.
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Clearly the most competitive regular field in New England will get back at it when Waterford Speedbowl begins 58th consecutive season with the 12th annual Modified Nationals on April 12-13.
The NASCAR Whelen All American divisions – SK Modifieds, Late Models, Sportsman and Mini Stocks – plus the Legends produced 37 different winners in 2007. The battle for the championship in all but one division went to the final event.
Continue reading ‘‘Bowl’s Competitive Field Looks Ahead To 2008′
George M. Janoski, 79, of Janoski Rd., Ashford, beloved husband of the late Janie (Friese) Janoski, passed away on Saturday, (January 12, 2008). He was born in Stafford Springs, son of the late Michael and Frances (Trudzinski) Janoski. George was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and retired as a maintenance worker from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation.
He was a longtime dirt track racing competitor and former modified champion at the Stafford Motor Speedway during the fairground era, and also in the southern circuit. George was inducted as a hall of fame member of the New York State Stock Car Association. He was also a fan of the Boston Red Sox and UCONN women’s basketball team.
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Rene Charland, affectionately known to many racing fans simply as “The Champ” could use some well-wishes from his fans. The 79-year-old Agawam, MA native began his career at the old Riverside Park Speedway in 1949 and ended it in1984 at Fonda. Equally skilled on dirt and pavement, Charland recorded an estimated 700 victories during his esteemed career.
According to National Speed Sport News, Charland is now in a nursing home and experiencing dimentia. Anyone that would like to send well-wishes to the Hall of Famer can do so at the following address:
Rene Charland - No. 24 Pineview Commons
201 S. Melcher St.
Johnstown, NY 12095
Pineview’s number is: (518) 762-5488.
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W. Suffield’s Norrie 1,200cc Mini Sprint’s New Victor
Windsor, CT — Matt Norrie, of W. Suffield, Conn., became the Bud Light 12 Pack Race Series’ freshest feature winner here in MototownUSA Sunday afternoon.
Norrie used his drawn pole position to hold off DIRT 358 Modified stock car maven Mark Flach, Jr. all 20 laps of the 1,200cc mini sprint main. The Day Hill Automotive No. 16M Henchcraft-Suzuki GXSR pilot endured seven restarts on the indoor clay one-quarter-mile oval before securing his victory over Flach and series inaugural winner Marc Guerard. Norrie also ousted Guerard to lead that division’s drivers points table after two of 12 scheduled races.
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Newburgh, NY — The Allison Legacy North Race Series honored it’s top ten competitors of the 2007 season at their annual banquet in Mansfield, MA this past weekend. The top honor once again went to the 2006 series champion Anthony Frissora, the first back to back champion in the series short history. Anthony dominated the 2007 season with 5 wins 11 top fives and 13 top tens in 14 starts. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. stated “Anthony is one of the best drivers I have ever seen strap into a legacy car, his car control and skills on the track are what true champions are made of”. After defending his championship Anthony has decided to step out of his 3X New England Trim, Mc Namara Auto Sponsored Monte Carlo has he prepares himself for college. However there are deals in the works to see Anthony back in a Legacy car for a select few races in 2008.
Also honored were fourth place finisher and ALNRS 2007 Rookie of the Year Kristy Chaves. Kristy had an amazing start to her 2007 season as she started the year upside down on the roof of her 24k Acme Sanitation sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo when she was caught up in a practice crash the day before the season opener at the Waterford Speedbowl. The team showed their determination when they returned to the track Saturday morning after pulling an all nighter to make the necessary repairs. The teams hard work paid off has the driver finished second in her first ALNRS race. The driver then followed this up with 6 top fives and 12 top tens. She also had 3 second place finishes in 2007.
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