6 drivers to compete in Whelen Bobsled Challenge
The Whelen Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge is set to take place Jan. 2-4 in Lake Placid, N.Y., with a host of NASCAR drivers lined up for the fourth annual event.
Recently-crowned NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Johnny Benson heads a list of six NASCAR drivers set to slide into bobsleds this weekend. Todd Bodine, Joey Logano, Brian Loftin, Philip Morris and Boris Said will round out the NASCAR contingent.
The event will once again be sponsored by Whelen Engineering, title sponsor for three of NASCAR’s weekly and touring series – the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Continue reading ‘NASCAR Drivers To Hit The Sleds This Weekend In Lake Placid’
For Buddy Emory and Glen Reen, similar paths led to the same results in 2008: Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in a NASCAR Modified.
Emory, from Petersburg, Va., finished 11th in points during his first full NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season in 2008. Two top 10s in 10 starts helped him secure top rookie honors in the series. Reen’s 2008 rookie campaign followed a similar storyline. The Wilbraham, Mass., native made all 16 starts and registered three top-10 finishes en route to the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Continue reading ‘Looking Back: Emory, Reen took similar paths to rookie honors’
Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry has announced a 14 race PASS North Super Late Model schedule for 2009.
NORTH & SOUTH 2009 SLM SCHEDULES HERE.
The new season kicks off at Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine on Sunday April 19th, followed by a Saturday May 3rd date at Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Wiscasset Raceway is up next on Saturday May 16th and the touring pros head for the mountains on Saturday May 23rd for the first of two visits to White Mountain Motorsports Park.
Three speedways return to the PASS North schedule in 2009, including Speedway 660 (formerly New Brunswick International Speedway) on Saturday June 13th. Unity Raceway is back in the PASS fold too, with a Sunday June 21st 150 lapper on tap.
Continue reading ‘PASS Releases 2009 North Super Late Model Schedule’
12 Dates Cover 11 Tracks In Nine States
NASCAR announced today the schedule for the 23rd season of the NASCAR Camping World Series East, which will take the series to some of the top short-tracks on the East Coast.
The schedule features 12 dates at 11 different tracks across nine states.
“The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series East calendar continues to feature key markets and top racetracks throughout the eastern United States,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “The championship represents a challenging mixture of short tracks, road courses, speedways and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series companion events.”
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Concord, NC — Bobby Grigas III keeps coming close to getting to victory lane on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The young driver has the talent to win and the equipment to lead him to the front, but the Tour is one of the most competitive forms of racing out there, and to win you need to have every piece of the puzzle fitting just correctly.
Now, as he heads into the 2009 season, Grigas feels that he has put together that final piece that can turn him into a Tour winner in crew chief Kevin Crowley. The veteran Modified wrench will join Grigas” #09 team immediately. Crowley comes to the team along with a number of experienced and dedicated crew members as one big package.
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Beech Ridge Speedway builder/founder Jim “J.B.” McConnell passed away peacefully after a short illness near his winter home in Sarasota, Florida on December 4th. He enjoyed a healthy and active 96 years and maintained contact and interest in his speedway, keeping tabs on the sport through friends and family and with annual visits to the Ridge.
As a late-teen, McConnell got involved in racing with a Boston racing club while working near the city at an area airport. He developed a dream at that time of someday bringing auto racing to Maine.
Eventually returning to Maine and operating a sawmill in Scarborough, McConnell began a series of lumber-for-land swaps that led to a parcel of land along Holmes and Two Rod Roads that was big enough to hold his dream. He began construction on the speedway in 1948 and opened the pit gates on Sunday, May 30, 1949, to a field of about a dozen rookie race drivers. In doing so, J.B. McConnell ushered in the age of auto racing in the state of Maine.
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Daytona Beach, FL — For drivers in the NASCAR Camping World Series, the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown is a chance to showcase their talent in the biggest event of the year. For Ron Hornaday Jr., it will be more of a homecoming.
Hornaday – who prior to becoming a three-time champion in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, spent much of his life in and around the NASCAR Camping World Series West – recently announced plans to compete in next month’s all-star event at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).
Continue reading ‘Hornaday Excited About Returning HomeFor NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown’
Published at December 21, 2008
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT – The race for the 2009 SK Light Modified championship at Stafford Motor Speedway will be wide open as Joe Allegro, Jr., the defending track champion in that division, will make the move up the ladder to the SK Modified® division and run for 2009 Rookie of the Year honors.
Allegro enters the 2009 SK Modified® rookie fray fresh off a track championship that he earned in only his second season of open wheel modified racing at Stafford Speedway. Although Allegro and his team went winless during their championship-winning season, he is looking forward to the challenge that awaits him this coming season.
Continue reading ‘SK Light Modified Champion Joe Allegro, Jr. Moving Up to SK Modifieds at Stafford for 2009′
August visit to Bristol added to the slate
Daytona Beach, FL – The Silver Anniversary campaign of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will feature a 14-race schedule that includes stops at NASCAR’s premier short tracks.
The schedule for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s 25th season includes races at tracks that have been staples of the tour throughout its history, as well as an exciting new addition. For the first time, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race at Tennessee’s famed Bristol Motor Speedway in a combination event with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The race will be part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series August race week.
“The 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour calendar will again feature premier racetracks, both in the series home base of New England, as well as regionally,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “The Silver Anniversary season of the tour will be contested on a great mixture of short tracks, bullrings, speedways and as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series companion events.”
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Four new venues added for 2009
Daytona Beach, FL – The fifth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will feature 16 races spread across nine tracks in five different states.
The 2009 schedule, announced today, is an exciting blend of the top short tracks in the southeast.
The 15 dates include the return to the traditional venues of Caraway Speedway, Bowman Gray Stadium, Ace Speedway, Lanier National Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, and adds trips to South Boston Speedway, Concord Motorsports Park, and Myrtle Beach Speedway.
Also new to the 2009 calendar will be an inaugural visit for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour to historic Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series August visit.
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Response Amazing for Jan. 17th & 18th, 2009
The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA provides the setting for the automotive enthusiasts’ annual event, AUTOPARTS SWAP N’ SELL. An event that is nationally recognized as New England’s largest indoor, all automotive swap meet & collector’s event.
On Saturday, January 17th & Sunday, January 18th, the heated Better Living Center building of the Eastern States Exposition complex will feature 350 vendor spaces with over two million parts and collectibles for the automotive collector and race fanatic.
For the first time in the history of this event, vendor space is still available at a discount, Just $125.00.
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Published at December 18, 2008
in RWJM.
Christmas begins the celebration for Christians. Christmas is the time we choose to celebrate the love of God manifested in the birth of Jesus. The hope, peace, joy and love of mankind presented to us in the gift of a Savior. How will we receive and celebrate this gift from God? Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Banquet time has always been a time of celebration. A time when we celebrate the accomplishments of the past season. A time when we get together and reflect on what we did as a team. We define whether or not we were successful based on the results.
Continue reading ‘Let The Celebration Begin’
Logo Commemorates NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s 25th Season
Daytona Beach, FL — To commemorate the 25th season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the auto racing sanctioning body has unveiled a special Silver Anniversary logo that will become the official mark of the series for the 2009 season.
Unveiled at the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Awards Banquet on Dec. 13, the specially-designed logo consists of the series’ base design with the Modified car sporting a silver paint scheme instead of the traditional red. Additionally, a header and footer have been added to the oval logo. The header reads “25 Years Running” while the footer lists the years the series has been in competition, “1985-2009.”
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Silver Anniversary logo will be used in all facets related to the series in 2009 including print materials, banners and on the race cars.
Continue reading ‘NASCAR Unveils Modified Tour Silver Anniversary Logo’
Prizes include fame and a year’s supply of Canidae All Natural Pet Food
Salisbury, MA — SpeedwayEXPO 2009, presented by Sunoco, will for the third consecutive year select an official “Pet of the EXPO.” The honor is open to all animals (except snakes-we don’t like snakes). In addition to being featured as Speedway Illustrated Magazine’s Shop Pet of the Month, the winner will also receive a full year’s supply of food from Canidae All Natural Pet Food, the sponsor of the competition.
Judging is based on the pet’s charm and appeal as expressed in a photo, and the pet’s biography. Print or digital entries should be submitted to Barbara Desmond, Speedway Illustrated, 107 Elm Street, Salisbury, MA 01952, or bdesmond@speedwayillustrated.com. (Please, only one image per email; or put them on a disk and mail it to her. Don’t forget to put your own name and address on any submitted materials.)
In addition, pet photos and descriptions may be submitted in person at SpeedwayEXPO on Friday, February 27, the first day of the show and the final day to enter. All pet photos will be displayed in the magazine’s booth at EXPO.
Continue reading ‘SpeedwayEXPO’s ‘Pet of the EXPO’ Returns’
Airborne Speedway Redesigned, Fall Foliage 300 Returns to ACT Schedule
Plattsburgh, NY — Airborne Speedway Promoter Mike Perrotte has announced plans for a major renovation of the historic Plattsburgh, NY stock car track, including a total reconfiguration of the racing surface and layout for the 2009 racing season. As a result, the track has added a second American-Canadian Tour Late Model Championship event, the storied Fall Foliage 300, to its 2009 schedule.
The addition of the race brings the ACT schedule to 13 championship events, and compliments the annual Spring Green 100 at Airborne on May 9. The 38th Annual Fall Foliage 300 will be held on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. The 300-lap distance will also be the first of its kind for the present-day ACT Late Model Tour.
Airborne Speedway’s 4/10-mile, D-shaped layout will be partially razed to allow construction of new, sweeping, progressively-banked corners, creating multiple racing grooves and closer competition. The present layout has been in use since 1990. Previously, Airborne Speedway had been a 5/8-mile track with both dirt and asphalt surfaces since 1954.
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Vernon, CT – Start/Finish Productions continues an annual tradition with the presentation of the Autoparts Swap ‘n Sell on January 17&18, 2009 in West Springfield, MA. The largest indoor swap meet in the Northeast, held in the Better Living Center on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition, provides a much-needed outlet for enthusiasts involved in all fields of motorsports from classic cars to stock cars and everything in between. During the struggling economy sellers have the opportunity to generate revenue by liquidating quality new and used parts while buyers can stay on track with their winter projects without breaking the budget.
Autoparts Swap ‘n Sell puts over three acres of everything automotive all under one roof. With over 300 vendor spaces and a huge selection of high-performance parts and accessories to tools and gadgets, bargains will abound on merchandise for racecars of all types, plus hot rods, classics, customs, and imports.
Continue reading ‘Enthusiasts Find Ways to Stay on Schedule with Winter Projects at Annual Autopart Swap ‘n Sell’
Annual Awards Banquet Concludes 2008 Season
Uncasville, CT – The 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season drew to a close Saturday night as Ted Christopher was crowned the series’ champion at the annual postseason awards banquet at Mohegan Sun Resort.
Christopher’s 2008 title campaign included four wins and 13 top 10s. Driver of the No. 36 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet, Christopher’s championship season was highlighted by wins at Stafford Motor Speedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Thompson International Speedway.
[2008 NASCAR WMT Banquet Photo Gallery]
Continue reading ‘Christopher Crowned NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion’
Published at December 11, 2008
in ARTS.
2009 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
3/28/09 Waterford Speedbowl
5/15/09 Twin State Speedway
5/16/09 Monadnock Speedway
5/30/09 TBA
6/13/09 Monadnock Speedway
6/25/09 Thompson Int’l Speedway
7/11/09 TBA
7/18/09 Monadnock Speedway
8/8/09 TBA
8/21/09 Twin State Speedway
8/22/09 Monadnock Speedway
9/12/09 TBA
9/26/09 Monadnock Speedway
10/3/09 Twin State Speedway
10/16-18/09 Thompson Int’l Speedway
AUTOPARTS SWAP N’ SELL: JANUARY 17th & 18th , 2009
Automotive enthusiasts from the entire eastern seaboard assemble every year on the third weekend of January for AUTOPARTS SWAP N’ SELL. This unique automotive event is New England’s largest automotive swap meet & collectors flea market in western Massachusetts. This traditional event, held January 17th & 18th of 2009, is held at the Eastern States Exposition complex on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield, MA. The show is held in doors and fills a building with three acres of floor space, heat and showcase lighting. AUTOPARTS SWAP N’ SELL will be held regardless of the weather, guaranteed!
This unique event has 300 vendor spaces that attract premiere vendors from NASCAR, IHRA, STREET ROD, ANTIQUE, TUNER FOREIGN and much more.
Whether you’re looking for parts to go racing or brochures for the antique you are restoring, chances are you will find it at AUTOPARTS SWAP N’ SELL on the weekend of January 17th & 18th, 2009. Combine this with race collectables, tools and the latest in automotive technology and you’ve got over one million parts and equipment in this show of shows.
Continue reading ‘AUTOPARTS SWAP N’SELL Continues to Be Recognized as a National Event’
Daytona Beach, FL – The sixth edition of the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will feature two days of exciting action among some of the nation’s greatest short-track drivers in NASCAR Camping World Series and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competition.
The prestigious postseason event, the ‘Daytona 500 of short-track racing,’ is slated for Jan. 23-24, 2009 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).
In addition to the NASCAR Camping World Series, which is NASCAR’s top developmental series, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will be featured in Late Model and Super Late Model competition. The series is the weekly racing, grassroots foundation of NASCAR.
Both nights of all-star action will be aired live on SPEED, which has broadcast the event in each of its first five years. Broadcasts will begin at 7 p.m. PT each night. It will be part of a packed weekend on SPEED that includes the Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car event.
Continue reading ‘Two Days of Action-Packed Competition Slated for NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown’
