Lee USA Speedway
No. Driver First Last
6 Drew Fornoro 1985 1990
4 Jeff Horn 1987 2009
2 Nokie Fornoro 1986 1989
2 Dave Humphrey 1967 1985
2 Russ Stoehr 1991 1991
One-time Lee USA Speedway winners: Randy Cabral (2009), Joey Coy (1991), Mike Favulli (1988), Walt Gale (1966), Mike Osite (1987), Joey Payne Jr. (2003), Bob Resco Jr. (1994), Bobby Santos III (2008), Ben Seitz (2004), Bobby Seymour (1990).
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Brockton, MA – The beat goes on for the Dumo’s Desire/Marilyn’s Passion team. The number 45 with Russ Stoehr aboard will be on hand when the Northeastern Midget Association opens its 59th season March 26-27 at Waterford Speedbowl’s Budweiser Blastoff Weekend.
“We have decided to run because that’s what he would have wanted,” said Laura Kibbe of her late father Gene Angelillo who passed away March 1. “The car is ready.”
Stoehr will join a number of drivers out to end defending champion Randy Cabral’s opening day win streak at two. It’s three in a row for Bertrand who won with Lou Cicconi back in ’07.’ The team will debut a Honda motor at the opener.
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Waterford, CT — Race fans anxious for a sneak peek at the 2010 race season can venture out to the Crystal Mall in Waterford this weekend, March 12-14, for the annual Speedbowl car show. Speedbowl racecars will be on display on the lower level of the mall concourse, near the Sears and Old Navy area of the mall.
Teams representing the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified®, Late Model, Street Stock and Truck divisions are set to be on hand. They are just four of the 14 divisions that will be in competition at Budweiser Blastoff Weekend, the track’s 60th season opener March 26-28. The blockbuster weekend of racing includes the New England based Modified Racing Series, NEMA Midgets, Allison Legacy North Racing Series and Pro4 Modifieds in addition to the Speedbowl’s own weekly divisions. A full schedule of events including pricing and gate times is available at www.speedbowl.com.
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl officials have announced that work on a construction project to upgrade the track’s retaining wall will begin Monday. The Speedbowl was one of ten facilities selected this season to receive funds through NASCAR’s Capital Improvement Grant program. The grant, coupled with a matching investment from the Speedbowl, will allow for installation of concrete walls lining the front and back chutes of the track. It replaces the armco barrier retaining wall currently in place in those areas.
“We’re entering our 60th season understanding that facility updates such as this help preserve the future of racing in southeastern Connecticut” stated Speedbowl owner Terry Eames. “Financial assistance from NASCAR’s grant program was key in helping to make this happen. It’s a much needed update and the Speedbowl community is appreciative that NASCAR thought so as well.”
Once the Speedbowl received word the grant had been awarded, project details were finalized with engineers to assure proper design, construction and that the work goes according to plan and schedule during a typical New England month of March. The project will get off and running this upcoming week, beginning with the back chute. Construction is scheduled to be completed and the walls ready for the track’s 60th season opener, March 26-28’s Budweiser Blastoff event.
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Brockton, MA – Two-time defending champions Tim Bertrand and Randy Cabral were competitors before they were teammates. They shared the podium at the 2002 Boston Louie at Waterford Speedbowl.
Bertrand, in the family car, was second and Cabral, also in a family ride, third to Bobby Santos III in a Seymour machine. It was the first Midget victory for Santos, now a USAC standout. It is a part of NEMA’s long history at the Speedbowl. NEMA opens its 58th season at the three-eights oval on March 27-28.
The Speedbowl has been hosting Midgets since its opening in 1953. Johnny Thomson, considered still to be the area’s premier open cockpit racer, was the winner.
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Waterford, CT — Speedbowl Management has announced its Late Model division will compete on Goodyear tires in 2010. All competitors will be required to compete on the designated Goodyear tire compound, beginning with the season opening Budweiser Blastoff event March 26-28.
The Goodyear model D2672 and D2882 tires will be introduced. This change helps the Speedbowl become congruent with the ACT Late Model tire program in place across New England and on the ACT’s U.S and Canadian tours. Goodyear tires will be available for purchase by Speedbowl Late Model teams at Budweiser Blastoff opening weekend and each week during the 2010 race season. The tires can also be mounted at the track. The Speedbowl’s Late Model division competes in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series as Division 2.
“The folks at ACT have done their homework and have a good product with this tire” stated Speedbowl Race Director Tom Fox. “Many of our competitors who have competed on these Goodyear tires in the past have liked their performance. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from competitors in favor of the switch”.
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Waterford Speedbowl Management has announced its Late Model division will compete on Goodyear tires in 2010. All competitors will berequired to compete on the designated Goodyear tire compound, beginning with the season opening Budweiser Blastoff event March 26-28.
The Goodyear model D2672 and D2882 tires will be introduced. This change helps the Speedbowl become congruent with the ACT Late Model tire program in place across New England and on the ACT’s U.S and Canadian tours. Goodyear tires will be available for purchase by Speedbowl Late Model teams at Budweiser Blastoff opening weekend and each week during the 2010 race season. The tires can also be mounted at the track. The Speedbowl’s Late Model division competes in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series as Division 2.
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‘The Show and Go at the ‘Bowl’ features HDRA 100 Foot Drags and free Cruise Shows weekly May to October
Waterford, CT — When the Waterford Speedbowl gates open for its 60th anniversary season this spring, a major addition to the calendar of events will be welcomed. The Show and Go at the ‘Bowl, a Friday evening event featuring 100 Foot Drags plus free Cruise Shows will be held each Friday from May through October 1 beginning at 5:00pm.
The Speedbowl first added the 100 foot drags a year ago by trial, met with rousing success. A healthy turnout of drag racers routinely took to the ‘Bowl’s asphalt. That support, along with promising interest from fans, led to the return of the only official drag race competition in Connecticut to the ‘Bowl in 2010. Several intense battles took place during the elimination rounds a year ago, including a grudge match order demanded by a packed Speedbowl crowd during 2009’s Back to School Bash event.
An open-format Cruise Show, free to the public, will accompany the drag races and convert the Speedbowl midway into “Main Street”, the coolest and most eclectic collection of cars around. A popular summertime activity for car enthusiasts of all ages, cruises are wildly popular. The pairing of the Cruise Show with the competition of drag racing is sure to make The Show and Go at the ‘Bowl a unique experience.
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl began operations in 1951 and quickly established itself as being a challenging two-groove racing facility. A commitment to Modified racing and a reputation for competitive motorsports action has endured since. In 2010, the shoreline oval celebrates its 60th anniversary season and will look to the past to guide it to a sixth decade of continuous operation.
Speedbowl Management will waste no time going ‘old school’ in honor of the milestone, tapping its roots for the March 26th – 28th season opener. Budweiser Blastoff weekend returns in 2010 and serves as New England’s kickoff to racing. The event will showcase the Speedbowl’s continued loyalty to Modifieds with the popular Modified Racing Series co-headlining the weekend along with the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) and the Speedbowl’s SK Modifieds®, the premier NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division at the track.
The Blastoff event dates back as early as 1972 in Speedbowl history. It became a mainstay on the schedule, opening each season except one from 1975 until 1997 when the Modified Nationals event debuted. The Modified Nationals, a 150-lap extravaganza for the SK Mods, moves to close the 2010 season along with a visit from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model Tour.
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Brockton, MA – A challenging 15-race schedule will mark the Northeastern Midget Association’s 58th season. NEMA kicks off the 2010 agenda at Waterford Speedbowl’s season-opener on March 27-28.
While familiar venues highlight the schedule – four races at Waterford and three for both Monadnock and Seekonk – it includes a new challenge as well. NEMA will tentatively be returning to Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Sunday, May 9) for the first time since 1977.
Thompson and Lee USA Speedways will also host NEMA in 2010. The NEMA Lites division, heading into its third season, will be part of 10 programs including the season-opener.
“We think we have an excellent schedule considering the economic environment,” said NEMA President Mike Scrivani Jr. “We certainly know how to get around the places we’ll visit and that insures another very competitive season.”
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Ron Yuhas Jr. crowned 59th Modified Track Champion; Bruce Thomas Jr., Brandon Plemons, Danny Field, Jason Palmer and Allen Coates also honored
Waterford, CT — A full house of over 500 strong gathered Saturday evening at Groton Inn & Suites to pay tribute to Waterford Speedbowl’s 2009 Track Champions. Ron Yuhas Jr., Bruce Thomas Jr., Brandon Plemons and Danny Field were awarded the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series division championships while Jason Palmer and Allen Coates picked up their respective hardware as the Legends Cars and NEATV Truck Series champs. Each etched their name into the Speedbowl record books in unique fashion.
Nearly 80 drivers in total were recognized for their efforts during the season. Special awards honoring the Top Rookie, Sportsman of the Year, Most Improved Driver and Pit Crew of the Year in each of the six divisions were also distributed.
The opening Saturday night of the season set the tone for the battle to the SK Modified® track championship. In that event Keith Rocco used a daring last lap maneuver in turn four to gain the win by inches over Ron Yuhas Jr. From there, a classic Speedbowl duel engaged between the two and carried throughout the 20-race season. Yuhas, of Groton, used a 10 race streak of top-five finishes to narrow a 50-point cushion Rocco built up over the first half of the year. Yuhas checkered the final Saturday night race and survived a wild 100-lap Finale event to claim his first ever championship. He also brought home the first title to his car owner, Mike Murphy, as well as to the Yuhas family. His father, Ron Yuhas Sr., was a long-time car owner in the Modified ranks at Waterford. In total Yuhas captured three wins and posted 15 top-five and 19 top-ten finishes on the season. He was the only competitor to complete every lap in 2009 and became the 59th Modified track champion at the ‘Bowl, one of the nation’s longest such lists.
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Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell recently welcomed Keith Rocco, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Connecticut state champion, to her office for the second consecutive year.
Rocco, 24, of Wallingford, Conn., won his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series state championship and finished fourth in the nation in 2008. This year, he again won the state title and finished second in the national ranking to champion Philip Morris of Virginia.
Rocco was honored by Gov. Rell last year for his NASCAR state championship, and on his return visit this year, she told him, ‘Well, we meet again.”
“It was pretty cool seeing Gov. Rell again,” Rocco said. “She recognized me right away. She absolutely knows racing.”
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Waterford, CT — Officials at Waterford Speedbowl have announced an agreement with the American Canadian Tour (ACT) to close the 2010 season with a Fall Doubleheader stock car 300 lap spectacle. The Late Model stars of the ACT and the ‘Bowl’ will join the southern New England SK Modified division at Waterford on the weekend of October 09/10.
The event will feature 150 lap main events for each division. The ACT Championship will be decided at the fall event, and teams from throughout the northeastern United States and Canada are expected to make the trip to the historic coastal Speedbowl. The popular SK Modified division, which has become a staple of Southern New England racing at the Speedbowl, Stafford Motor Speedway, and Thompson Speedway will assure a large field of the powerful open-wheeled stock cars.
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Waterford, CT — On Saturday, Waterford Speedbowl and Modified Racing Series officials announced the Series would visit the shoreline oval three times in 2010 including the season opening event for both, scheduled for March 26-28th. In addition, the popular tour will visit the ‘Bowl for the 3rd annual Wings ‘n Wheels on August 14th and as part of Thunder on the Sound’s lineup taking place on September 4th.
The addition of the Series to the Speedbowl’s opening event, which will mark the 60th consecutive season for the two groove three-eighths mile oval, is something both parties are excited about. “We’re very much looking forward to welcoming the Modified Racing Series for their first 2010 event as well as the possibility of hosting the northeast’s first Modified event of the season” offered Speedbowl promoter Terry Eames.
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Waterford, CT — Preparation for Waterford Speedbowl’s 2010 race season continues with the announcement of an unprecedented limited time offer on Season’s Passes for its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events. Savings of greater than 50% off the retail price on Season’s Pit Passes and more than 40% off retail for adult Season’s Grandstands Passes are currently available.
2010 Season’s Pit Passes are just $399 during this special promotion, more than half off a retail price of greater than $800. Adult Grandstands passes are on special for $299, affording considerable savings off a retail price which comes in at over $500. This pre-season special is limited to the first 50 passes sold for each, Pits and Grandstands, or a December 1, 2009 deadline – whichever occurs first.
“In response to the economy and upcoming holiday season, we wanted to offer as much relief possible to our core supporters” offered ‘Bowl promoter Terry Eames. “We’ve never offered deals this steep before.”
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Daytona Beach, FL — NASCAR announced Thursday the implementation of a points system designed to recognize the accomplishments of the drivers in the support divisions at its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks.
The program will begin in 2010 and will focus on the divisions at each track below their respective Feature Division. The top 100 drivers in each of eight groups will be designated as a “NASCAR Finalist” at the conclusion of the season.
The groups will be Divisions 2 through 5, for both asphalt and dirt tracks.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program for the national, U.S. state and Canadian provincial, and Feature Division track champions will continue under its current format.
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Waterford, CT — It’s that time of year again, and you don’t want to be on the naughty list!! The Waterford Speedbowl will hold Rule Meetings for all regular Waterford Speedbowl divisions.
Any questions or suggestions you have about your respective division write them down over the next few weeks and be sure to bring them with you so you don’t forget to present them to the racing officials.
If you are new to the Waterford Speedbowl in 2010 or moving to another division then this is a great opportunity to meet the racing officials and gain some understanding about your division.
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl has made the 2009 Awards Banquet Order form available. Race teams can find the form on the website under ‘Upcoming Events’, and clicking on the highlighted text.
Or, by using the following link:
The 2009 Awards Banquet will honor the top 15 in points for the Speedbowl’s four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions – Norwich Bulletin Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models, and SK Modifieds – plus the top 10 NEATV Truck Series and Saturday Legends Cars teams in 2009 points.
The Banquet will again be held at Groton Inn & Suites, on January 16, 2010. Race teams are urged to complete and return their order forms prior to December 31, 2009.
Waterford Speedbowl has made the 2010 Car Number Registration & Driver Application forms available. Race teams can find them on the website under ‘The Bowl’ , then ‘Track Forms’.
Or, by following these links:
Race teams are reminded that all Waterford Speedbowl divisions including NASCAR Whelen All-American Series teams, all Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday teams including Legends Car, Bandolero, and Truck Series teams are required to complete these forms.
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