Stafford Spring CT — Last December Stafford Springs Motor Speedway CEO, Mark Arute declared, “We have listened to our fans and competitors. Our supporters have been very vocal. They have told us we need to consider bringing in the Modified Racing Series. We reconsidered some past stances on the series. We are delighted to be bringing the Modified Racing Series to Stafford.”
The much anticipated debut appearance by the New England based series that competes at speedways throughout the six-state region and New York, takes place this Friday night, September 10, with the running of the Shark Cycle 100 at the famed Connecticut Speedway, and interest in the event has upwards of 40 race teams indicating they plan to compete.
The Modified Racing Series, sponsored by Bob Valenti AutoMall.com, rolls into Stafford Springs with a highly competitive race program with 11 different drivers visiting victory lane in 15 races. The series competes in 100 lap green flag races.
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Racers and NON- racers alike, Improve your driving skill or just enjoy the thrill of learning to race.
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The Second Annual Shane Hammond Driving School
Friday, September 10th – 10AM to 2PM
Saturday, September 11th – 9AM to 1PM
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Barre, VT — St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.
Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy.
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl hosted Thunder on the Sound Saturday, featuring eight race events and a visit by the popular Modified Racing Series. The event, presented by Connecticut National Guard, also featured a special flyover and landing on the track infield by a UH-60 Black Hawk chopper as part of the opening ceremonies. When the excitement settled in and racing got underway, 1997 track champion Todd Ceravolo of Gales Ferry finally returned to the winner’s circle in the SK Modified® division. Chelmsford, MA native Jon McKennedy led the final 78 laps in the visiting 100-lap Modified Racing Series tour event to take his first Speedbowl win. Jeff Smith of Old Lyme mastered the Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division to record his second win of the year. New Haven’s Al Stone III was back in Street Stock victory lane, his fourth win in as many events. Ken Cassidy Jr. of Lisbon won his second consecutive and fourth Norwich Bulletin Mini Stock race on the season. Allen Coates of Ledyard recorded his 78th career Speedbowl victory in the A.B. CDL Driver Training Center Truck race. Anthony Flannery of East Hampton was the Legends Cars winner and James Logan of Dighton, MA was the Allison Legacy Series race winner.
Ceravolo bolted to the early lead in the 25-lap SK Modified® feature, distancing himself over Joe Perry in the opening laps. Joe Gada and Jeff Pearl battled for third when the first caution flag waved on lap-3 for debris located off turn four.
Ceravolo and Perry resumed their spots at the front when the race went green again with Pearl getting around Gada for third. Defending champion Ron Yuhas Jr. was off the pace on lap-4, dropping to the tail of field with an ignition problem on his machine.
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Waterford, CT — Defending series champion, Jon McKennedy of East Chelmsford, MA., scored his second win of the season Saturday night, September 4, at the Waterford CT. Speedbowl winning the 100-lap Modified Racing Series feature event sponsored by BobValentiAutomall.com.
McKennedy’s ninth with the New England based racing series came behind the wheel of a brand new Raceworks chassis race car completed late Friday night.
McKennedy started outside front row in a 25-car field and chased pole sitter, Geoff Gernhard, Salem, CT., for the first 32 laps. McKennedy passed the race leader on lap 33 and led the remaining 67 laps winning by a comfortable margin.
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