Providence, RI — Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher is the first to file an entry for the upcoming indoor Three-Quarter Midget race at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., on March 6 and 7.
“I have to go,” Christopher, 50, said. “I do not want miss an event of this caliber. This is a first time for a motorsports event in 50 years in the state of Rhode Island, and I want to be a part of it.
“This event is huge for the Northeast. For me, it is only an hour-and-a-half from my home. Plus, we have a lot of race fans in this area and big markets, like Boston, Mass., Hartford, Conn., and Providence, to draw from.”
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Published at January 23, 2009
in NEAR.
For years, Randy LaJoie’s company “The Joie of Seating” has provided competitors with an extra-measure of safety by producing state of the art aluminum racing seats available for use in a wide-variety of applications. From NASCAR Nextel Cup to Go Karts, chances are they have you covered.
LaJoie, a two-time NASCAR Bush Series champion and 1981 champion at Connecticut ‘s Danbury Fair Racearena, has generously donated one of his “Saturday Night” model seats to the New England Antique Racers.
“Randy wanted to contribute to NEAR, and we’re certainly excited that he’s gifted us with one of his seats,” stated club Technical Inspector Jim Torok recently. “Randy’s dad Don is a 7-time Danbury champion and a member of the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame, so the family definitely has a strong-connection to vintage racing scene. As with Randy’s company, safety is priority-one with us. This is truly appreciated and a great way to help kick-off our twenty-eighth season.”
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The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) has announced several changes to the 2009 PASS North super late model schedule.
On Saturday May 16 the super late models will tackle Maine’s toughest oval, Unity Raceway. Sunday August 23 the traveling pros will return to Canaan Fair Speedway. Unity action gets the green at 3:00 PM and the first heat race at Canaan will take to the speedway at 2:00 PM.
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Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that Town Fair Tire has become the title sponsor of the track’s prestigious August 7th Whelen Modified Tour event, the 19th Annual Town Fair Tire 150.
Town Fair Tire’s association with Stafford Motor Speedway is a partnership that traces its origins back 10 years to 1999. Town Fair Tire began their involvement with Stafford as an advertiser in the track’s PitStopper Magazine and has continually expanded their level of participation since their initial program advertisement. Town Fair Tire increased their advertising presence at Stafford by becoming a Billboard Sponsor and eventually began setting up displays on the midway to showcase their lines of tires and specialty rims. The midway displays led to Town Fair Tire becoming an Event Title Sponsor in 2007 as they sponsored Town Fair Tire Summer Heat and presented contingency bonuses to the SK Modified® and Late Model feature event winners. Last season saw Town Fair Tire shift their title sponsorship to Stafford’s popular Summer Blast-Off Fireworks program and the sponsorship has been elevated to a topflight level for the 2009 season by sponsoring the August 7th Whelen Modified Tour event.
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Published at January 23, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — The 2009 SK Light Modified rookie class at Stafford Motor Speedway will welcome a newcomer to open wheel racing in John Hanafin. Hanafin comes to SMS after racing in the Street Stock and Late Model divisions at Seekonk Speedway, where he collected 8 feature victories and a Rookie of the Year title. Hanafin has always wanted to race in an open wheeled modified, but never had the budget until he found Stafford’s SK Light Modified class.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to race modifieds at Stafford,” said Hanafin. “I used to watch the races at Stafford and I’ve always wanted to race there, but we didn’t have the money to do. The SK Light class is a great way for us to be able to get into modified open wheel racing.”
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Open Wheel Series To Make First Appearance At “World’s Fastest Half Mile”
Daytona Beach, FL — Six teams from NASCAR’s Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified Tours will head to Tennessee to participate in a tire test session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in preparation for an event at the famed .533-mile concrete short track later this summer.
The NASCAR Modifieds will visit the high banks of Bristol for the first time in either series’ history at a combination race on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The primary purpose for bringing teams in next month will be to test Hoosier tires, the series’ official tire supplier. The August Bristol date marks the first time that either the NASCAR Whelen Modified or NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours have raced on a completely concrete surface.
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