Waterford, CT — When the final tally is made for the 2008 Waterford Speedbowl SK-Modified championship, May 10 may be one of the keys. Dennis Gada, seeking a record seventh championship, came back from a mid-race crash to finish 10TH and hold on to the division point lead.
Gada, who likes being atop the standings, will take an ever-so slim two-point edge on the streaking Keith Rocco into Saturday night’s 35-lap SK feature. It is the headliner of Little League Night at the Speedbowl.
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The list of nominees for the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame are “streaming in” according to Bruce Cohen, the organization’s vice president.
“We’re had a couple dozen or so and they’re still coming,” says Cohen. “They run the gamut from the real pioneers to the more recent guys. I have really been impressed.”
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From Tuesday, May 13 to Sunday, May 18, history will come alive as legendary racing machines from around the world gather to compete at the Eighteenth Annual Vintage Celebration at NHMS.
On Tuesday, May 13 through Thursday, May 15, many of the most famous Midgets, Sprint Cars, Champ Cars, Roadsters, and NASCAR stock cars will fill the Speedway’s 1.058 mile oval. Fans will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the drivers and car owners who wrote early racing history.
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In preparation for the June 26 - 29 NASCAR Event Weekend at NHMS, teams have traveled from all over the world to test their hotrods for the upcoming races.
Rookies and veterans alike from NASCAR Camping World Series East and Whelen Modified Tour teams will be taking turns on the 1.058-mile superspeedway to hone their skills for the Heluva Good! Summer 125 on Friday, June 27 and New England 100 on Saturday, June 28.
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Total of 23 Teams Test at Loudon in Advance of June Races
Loudon, NH — In a combined session today a total of 23 teams from the NASCAR Camping World Series East and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour tested at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Camping World Series East had a strong contingent of teams taking advantage of the test opportunity with a total of 18 cars. The garage featured a mix of New Hampshire veterans like Steve Park and Matt Kobyluck, as well as a host of rookies such as Austin Dillon, winner of the season-opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 19.
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Waterford, CT — For the second time in just over a month, the New England Midget Association, visited the Waterford Speedbowl. The weather on these two visits loomed with threatening skies and the infield was full of puddles. However, shortly after getting the cars unloaded and race ready, the grey sky turned blue and was replaced with bright, warm sunshine. Randy was still getting words of encouragement from fans that watched him run to a touching victory on April 10th. He was hoping that his luck would hold out and he would once again claim the checkers.
It was around 5:30 when the first green flag fell for the qualifying heats for NEMA. The first heat pitted the 77 of Shawn Torrey and the 9 of John Zych Jr. in the front row with Chris Leonard’s 22 and Greg Stoehr’s 26b making up the second. Sixth place starter, Randy Cabral’s 47 dove to the inside and grabbed the top spot quickly bringing Stoehr and fifth place starter, 98 of Bobby Santos III with him. Stoehr took over the lead from Cabral, after a caution was shown for Abby Martino, as a fuel pump broke on the 88 and shortened the night run for the car. Shortly afterwards, with a daring first turn move, Santos, III ducked under Cabral grabbing second. Randy claimed third as he crossed the line in front of the 4 of Nokie Fornoro to finish the qualifier. The second heat put Mike Horn (p30) and Erica Santos (44) in the first two spots with Jeremy Frankoski’s 63 and Joey Payne’s 45 in the second row. Miss Santos proved to be the fastest off of the line and once in the lead, she never looked back while Horn, Frankoski, and Payne fought for second. Payne finished second by powering by the 63 and then the p30. Frankoski claimed third and Horn rallied for forth.
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