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Spotlight On: Myers Adds to Family Legacy with Fourth Bowman Gray Title

Published at August 25, 2010 in Bowman-Gray, NASCAR WA-AS and NASCAR WSMT. 0 Comments

Whelen Southern Mod Tour regular wraps up weekly series crown

Burt Myers extended the heritage of the single most-enduring family name in competition at NASCAR’s longest-running short track with his fourth career track championship there.

Myers, 34, of Walnut Cove, N.C., won the 2010 Bill Plemmons RV World Modified Division track championship at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday night, August 21.

The NASCAR Whelen All American Series title capped a busy four-race week for Myers, and he said that all the racing helped him cope with any anxieties he might have felt about last weekend’s final race of his track championship chase.

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Keith Rocco Returns to Thompson on Thursday

Published at August 25, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Thompson. 0 Comments

Newly crowned national champ Keith Rocco returns to Thompson this week to compete in both the Sunoco Modified and the Modified Racing Series events.

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NASCAR Takes Action Against Thompson Speedway Competitors

Published at August 23, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Thompson. 0 Comments

Thompson, CT — The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has imposed an indefinite suspension from NASCAR competition on four drivers following an incident on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Thompson International Speedway. NASCAR is the sanctioning body for races at Thompson and NASCAR officials are in charge of the competition at the speedway. The official penalty notice from NASCAR cited the drivers for “Actions detrimental to stock car racing.”

Race drivers Fred Michalski of Dayville, CT, Scott and Trevor Michalski of South Killingly, CT and Scott Jassaume of Danielson, CT all received the same penalty from NASCAR. In addition, the Speedway has informed these drivers and Ruth Michalski of South Killingly, CT that they are no longer welcome on the property in and around the race track.

“We feel the actions taken by NASCAR are appropriate considering the seriousness of the incident in our pit area last Thursday. We can not and will not tolerate that kind of behavior by anyone. We believe that these actions are in the best interest of the Speedway, its fans and competitors”, Said track owner, Don Hoenig.

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It’s Official: Rocco Earns National Crown

Published at August 17, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Conn. driver clinches Whelen All-American Series title early

Daytona Beach, FL — For three straight years, Keith Rocco put together seasons that would be the envy of most drivers. But they fell short of his ultimate goal.

He was determined not to be denied again.

To that end, Rocco has been nearly unstoppable in the asphalt Modified Divisions on the short tracks of Connecticut. The 25-year-old Wallingford, Conn., driver picked up his 19th and 20th wins of the season this past weekend.

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Rocco Powers To National Championship

Published at August 15, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. 0 Comments

Earns 20th win of the season to achieve maximum points total

Waterford, CT — Keith Rocco record win No. 20 Saturday night at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl and unofficially clinch his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship.

The 25-year-old Wallingford, Conn., driver started 12th and took the lead from Tom Abele Jr. on Lap 29 of the 35-lap SK Modified division feature. He weathered one subsiquent restart to claim the win. It was his 10th at Waterford, where he is the points leader.

Rocco also has eight wins at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway and two at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway, and has 810 points — the maximum available — under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points system.

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Rocco One Step Away From National Title

Published at August 14, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Stafford. 0 Comments

Passes Christopher on final lap at Stafford for win No. 19

Stafford Springs, CT — Keith Rocco used a last-lap pass to collect the win at Stafford Motor Speedway Friday night and to move within a win of clinching the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship.

Rocco slipped by Ted Christopher on the final lap of the second 40-lap SK Modified Division feature at the half-mile asphalt oval.

The victory was the 19th overall of the season for the 25-year-old Wallingford, Conn., driver and gives him 808 of a maximum 810 points. He can unofficially wrap up the national title Saturday night with a win at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl. Friday was his eighth win at Stafford, while he has nine at Waterford.

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Keith Rocco Can Clinch 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Championship this Friday Night at Stafford

Published at August 12, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Stafford. 0 Comments

Stafford Springs, CT — With an SK Modified® doubleheader on the schedule for this Friday night at Stafford, Keith Rocco has an opportunity to lock up the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship. Under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points structure, a driver is ranked on his or her best 18 finishes of the season. A driver earns a maximum of 45 points for each win with a full field of 20 cars. Rocco currently has 18 wins between Stafford, Thompson, and Waterford, but only 16 of them are full field victories, leaving Rocco 2 full field wins short of clinching the championship. Should Rocco go out and win both 40-lap SK Modified® features this Friday night, he will clinch the 2010 Whelen All-American Series national championship.

“I can’t say that we’re going to go out and win both races,” said Rocco. “It’s not impossible, but the odds are certainly stacked against us. It would certainly be nice to win both races, but our goal all season long has been to go to the track to win races, and we’re going to keep on doing what we’ve done all year long and try to win both races.”

Although a difficult task, winning both legs of a modified doubleheader at Stafford has been done at Stafford in years prior. The 1970 season at Stafford saw two drivers, Fred DeSarro and Ernie Gahan, accomplish a double feature sweep with DeSarro doing the deed twice during the 1970 season. Bugsy Stevens has won two modified races in one night two different times in 1971 and 1975, while more recent times have seen Ted Christopher, Stafford’s winningest driver with 108 career victories, accomplish the feat.

Christopher has twice won two SK Modified® features in the same night during the 2000 and 2002 seasons. The 1996 season saw Christopher record a double of a different nature. On June 7 of that year, Christopher won both the SK Modified® and ProStock feature events that night.

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Mahder Making Most of Rookie Run

Published at August 10, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Rocco Maintains NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lead

Daytona Beach, FL — When the regional touring series Chad Mahder ran last year in Iowa closed down, he went looking for something closer to home. The 25-year-old from Eou Claire, Wisc., found it in the form of Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisc.

He also found plenty of success.

Mahder, who is coming off a weekend where he finished first and third in twin features, has six wins and nine top fives in 12 races in his first year running in a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Feature Division. That has him leading the track’s Impact Printing Late Model Division, fifth in the Wisconsin state standings and, at 40th in the national standings, Mahder is the highest rookie.

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FINALIST: Cassidy Back In The Hunt

Published at August 5, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. 0 Comments

Battling Field in another championship chase at Waterford

Daytona Beeach, FL — A second-generation driver is in a pair of very close points races as the season enters its make-or-break month of August.

Ken Cassidy Jr., 27, of Lisbon, Conn., is battling with Danny Field for Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl’s Norwich Bulletin Mini Stock Division track championship.

The duo is also among the leaders in the NASCAR Finalist Division IV standings.

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Rocco ‘Finally’ Gets Back To Victory Lane

Published at August 3, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. 0 Comments

Extends NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lead

Daytona Beach, FL – Can you consider four weeks a ‘slump?’

When you’re having the season Keith Rocco’s been having, you can. The 25-year-old from Wallingford, Conn., has held a commanding lead in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national points standings the entire season. But in recent weeks, Nebraska’s Craig Preble has cut the gap considerably as Rocco has come up short of Victory Lane.

That ended Saturday night, as Rocco drove to his 17th win of the season in the SK Modified Division at the Waterford Speedbowl, a .333-mile asphalt oval. It’s one of three Connecticut tracks – along with Thompson International Speedway on Thursdays and Stafford Motor Speedway on Fridays – that Rocco has run at on a regular basis this season.

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Whelen All-American Series 30-Day License Available For Drivers & Crew Members

Published at July 13, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Daytona Beach, FL — NASCAR announced today the implementation of a 30-day membership license option for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, a move geared towards helping out competitors who look to become involved during the second half of the season.

The licenses will be available beginning July 15, 2010, at NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sanctioned tracks, and will cover Feature Division, Charger Division, Learners Permits and crew member licenses.

“This is something our tracks told us is an important intermediate step to be available for them to offer potential new competitors,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series membership brings with it a number of advantages, from the involvement in the season-ending points fund, competing for state and national championships, to our industry-leading medical and accident coverage insurance.

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Rocco Rockets To Top Of Hunter Index

Published at July 8, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Whelen All-American Series Leader Continues Domination

Daytona Beach, FL — When your season is just reaching the first week of July and it’s already drawing comparisons to the historic achievements of the late Larry Phillips and Greg Biffle, you know you’re doing something right.

There’s very little Keith Rocco hasn’t done right in 2010.

In recognition of his incredible performance on the asphalt short tracks of Connecticut, Rocco is a near unanimous choice for the top spot in July’s edition of the Hunter Index.

Rocco has 16 wins in 28 starts racing his Modified at Thompson International Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway and Waterford Speedbowl. Over the past month, the 25-year-old, from Wallingford, Conn., has piled up six wins and eight top fives in 10 starts to further cement his hold on the No. 1 spot atop the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national standings.

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Rocco Chases Perfection In Connecticut

Published at July 7, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Whelen All-American Series Leader Increases Total To 16 Wins

Daytona Beach, FL — If the old adage is “you have to lose one before you can win one,” Keith Rocco is long overdue for a championship.

The 25-year-old Wallingford, Conn., driver has finished in the top five in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national points standings in each of the last three years — second (2009), fourth (2008), and fourth (2007). In time, Rocco has spent significant portions of the season atop the points standings, only to watch somebody else walk off the stage at the awards banquet with the big trophy.

Rocco is determined not to let that happen this year.

He won Friday night at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway, and then again Saturday night at Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl. It gives him 16 wins in 28 starts and further cemented his hold on first place with 788 points.

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Sheridan Eyes Elusive Title At Delaware

Published at June 29, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS. 0 Comments

Rocco Maintains Whelen All-American Series Lead With 14th Win

Daytona Beach, FL — Ron Sheridan knows what it’s like to almost win a track title. Now the 56-year-old veteran from Mt. Brydges, Ontario, has kicked off the 2010 season at Delaware Speedway looking very much like he may finally bring home that championship trophy.

Sheridan has won three of the first eight races in the Late Model division at the half-mile paved oval outside of London, Ontario. He is also 41st in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship standings, although his per-race average is sixth best.

Sheridan had a strong run last year, Delaware’s first as a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sanctioned track, and finished ninth overall. But finishing just ahead of him in the national standings, as well as the Ontario province and Delaware track points, was Steve Robblee. While Sheriden went into the final race of the season with the points lead, Robblee was able to pass him on the final weekend.

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Rocco Ready to Go the Distance

Published at June 15, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Improves Whelen All-American Series Lead With 11th Win 

Daytona Beach, FL — As the racing season hits its summer stretch, Keith Rocco shows no sign of cooling off.

The 25-year-old from Wallingford, Conn., collected his 11th win of the season last Friday night in the 37th Annual Coors Light SK Modified 100 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway. While most weekends, Rocco has a third of that distance to get to the front from his usual starting position outside the top 10, he has shown the ability to excel in the extra-distance events.

“Every week, for 30 or 40 lap races, we’re always one of the cars to beat,” Rocco said. “The problem is you run out of time sometimes. You have plenty of time to get to the front in extra distance races. They play into our hands.”

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Near Perfect Santos Leads June Hunter Index

Published at June 10, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and NASCAR WMT. 0 Comments

Whelen Modified Points Leader Off To Historic Start

Daytona Beach, FL — It’s fitting that Bobby Santos’ near perfect start resulted in him being a near unanimous choice for the top spot in June’s edition of the Hunter Index.

Santos became the first driver in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour history to win three of the first four races of the season. In addition, the 24-year-old standout from Franklin, Mass., has collected three Coors Light Pole Awards and has built an impressive 89-point lead over nine-time NASCAR champion Mike Stefanik.

The Hunter Index is a new feature in 2010 on NASCARHomeTracks.com that will spotlight the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Developmental Series in a monthly power poll. Drivers are ranked on their performance over the previous month. The rankings are compiled by a panel of auto racing writers and NASCAR representatives.

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Crown Ballroom at NASCAR Hall of Fame To Host 2010 Weekly & Touring Banquets

Published at June 8, 2010 in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR WA-AS, NASCAR WMT and NASCAR WSMT. 0 Comments

Daytona Beach, FL — The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today it will celebrate the top short-track drivers from throughout North America with end of the season awards banquets Dec. 10-11.

NASCAR will return to Charlotte with a special week of activities culminating with the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet on Friday, Dec. 10 and the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala on Saturday, Dec. 11. The banquets will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center’s Crown Ballroom in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Fans throughout the U.S. and Canada, and around the globe, will again be able to watch the festivities from both nights via a live webcast on nascarhometracks.com.

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Helliwell, Bernhardt Aim High At Lee USA

Published at May 21, 2010 in Lee USA and NASCAR WA-AS. 0 Comments

Defending champs salute New England great Dion on trac

kA car owner/driver combo with a history of success is aiming high in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series New Hampshire point race in 2010.

Second generation driver Wayne Helliwell Jr, of Dover, N.H., and car owner Bruce Bernhardt of Pelham, N.H., won the 2009 Late Model division championship at Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway, a .375-mile paved oval.

They missed the NASCAR New Hampshire state championship by 17 points behind J.R. Baril, who picked up a part-time ride and state championship points at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H. He was able to collect enough points between his efforts at Lee and Monadnock to win the state title.

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Winning Formula Starts Rocco On Top

Published at May 11, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. 0 Comments

Conn. driver leads Johnson (Virginia) and Preble (Nebraska)

Daytona Beach, FL — If Week 1 is any indication, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship race is going to be a dogfight.

The top three drivers have combined for an astonishing 17 wins and 23 top fives in 25 races.

The good news is it makes the recipe for winning the championship pretty easy.

“You have to go out there and win races. That’s all you can really do,” said Keith Rocco. “There isn’t any other way to look at it.”

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Sizzler Win Puts ‘TC’ At Top Of Hunter Index

Published at May 6, 2010 in NASCAR WA-AS and NASCAR WMT. 0 Comments

Christopher Edges Rocco, Preble & Santos For Monthly Honors

Daytona Beach, FL — Ted Christopher has been so successful at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway that they already have a section of the grandstands named after him. His win there last weekend in the Spring Sizzler, the second race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, was a record sixth in the event that the late Jack Arute Sr. billed his signature event as the ‘Greatest Race In The History Of Spring.’

It earned Christopher the traditional swig of milk in Victory Lane, and helped him secure the top spot in the May edition of the Hunter Index.

The Hunter Index is a new feature in 2010 on NASCARHomeTracks.com that will spotlight the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Developmental Series in a monthly power poll. Drivers are ranked on their performance over the previous month. The rankings are compiled by a panel of auto racing writers and NASCAR representatives.

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