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Speedbowl Honors Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday Competitors with Awards Ceremony

Published at September 18, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Wednesday evening was special at Waterford Speedbowl as track management hosted the annual awards ceremony for its Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday racing program, celebrating the popular series 13th consecutive season of motorsports. The banquet recognized several drivers for their achievements on and off the race track during the year.

Approximately 200 guests attended the function, held on speedway grounds under the track’s hospitality tent. The top-five drivers from each of the four Wednesday divisions – Legend Cars, X-Cars, Super X-Cars and Bandoleros – were awarded trophies. In addition, special awards were presented to the top rookie drivers, most improved drivers, pit crews of the year plus a sportsmanship award winner for each division.

Middletown’s Joey Ternullo took home the championship trophies in the INEX Legend Cars division and became the youngest champion in the division’s track history. Ternullo is two months shy of his 15th birthday. The division mixes young and veteran racing talent in a very tough and competitive class of car. Ternullo won three feature races during the season on his way to the title.

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Pulliam Continues Historic Short-Track Run

Published at September 18, 2013 in Beech Ridge, Canaan Fair, Chemung, Devil's Bowl, Holland, NASCAR WA-AS, Spencer, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Joins Elite Company With 2nd Whelen All-American Title

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Pulliam is now an iconic champion in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series history.

He won NASCAR’s national championship of weekly short track auto racing for a second consecutive year in 2013. Pulliam becomes just the third driver in the series’ 32 years to win the national championship more than once and to win consecutive titles.

Pulliam, 25, of Semora, N.C., scored the maximum of 810 points available this season. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series has had various points systems since it began in 1982, and Pulliam is just the fourth to win the title with a “perfect record.”

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American Racer Tire Choice of ACT Through 2019

Published at September 18, 2013 in ACT LM Tour, Airborne, Autodrome Chaudiere, Autodrome Montmagny, Autodrome St. Eustache, Beech Ridge, Devil's Bowl, Lee USA, NHMS, Riverside, Sanair, Seekonk, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced that its tire of choice for the next six (6) years will be the American Racer brand from Race Tires America, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. ACT and its affiliate tracks will change tire needs from Goodyear to the American Racer beginning with the 2014 season.

“We appreciate the many years of working with the Goodyear Racing Division. They have provided us with nearly a decade of service, and assisted us in the development of new products to meet our tire needs,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.

American Race Tire has spent the past four months producing and testing a tire to meet the varied and heavy demand of supplying the Late Model teams in the large area which ACT covers.

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Theriault Leads Crazy Horse Efforts

Published at September 18, 2013 in Autodrome St. Eustache, Beech Ridge, Devil's Bowl, PASS, PASS North, Riverside, Seekonk, Série ACT Castrol and Waterford. Closed

Season Hits Homestretch With Host Of Strong Performances

SOUTH PARIS, Maine – The car known as “T-Rex” continued feasting on PASS North Series competition last weekend.

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, dominated the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Sunday, September 15, giving Theriault his second win in five PASS North Series starts in his family-owned No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion. The car, built at the beginning of the 2012 season by Crazy Horse Racing, led 192 of the 300 laps after starting on the pole in the 31-car field.

“I’ve got to say, it was probably the easiest 300 laps I’ve ever driven,” Theriault said. “The car was just that awesome.”

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Waterford Speedbowl names 2013 Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday track champions

Published at September 17, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl announced late Tuesday it confirmed its 2013 Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday series track champions. Three first-time champions were named and another achieved a place in track history with their third title overall. In total, six champions were declared. Middletown’s Joey Ternullo became the youngest Legend Cars champion in track history while Bill Reiman of Southington and Anthony Marvin of Colchester each won their first championships in the respective Super X-Car and Bandolero divisions. Brad Voglesong, also from Middletown, took a third X-Car title to become the only driver to accomplish the feat. Chuck McDonald of Groton and Peter Pollard of Old Lyme were announced as champions of the wacky race series, a popular Wednesday night attraction. Track officials awaited final technical inspection procedures and a review of the point standings following the final event, held last Wednesday evening, prior to confirming the champions.

The 13th season for the popular series saw the Super X-Car, X-Car, and Legend Car divisions race distances increased to 25-laps, up from 20-laps. Each division also competed in an extra distance 30-lap during the season. The Bandoleros had three nights where twin 20-lap features meant double the action on the race track. Just one rainout slowed the action all year long, back on May 8. In total, fans were dazzled by hotly contested battles for 19 weeks where an astonishing 36 different drivers tasted victory. The July 31 program saw the return of fireworks to the Wild ‘n Wacky program, a big hit with everyone in attendance.

Ternullo was quietly consistent, overcoming adversity just before the halfway point of the year. His season nearly turned into disaster when his throttle stuck wide open in practice back on June 12, destroying his car. Ternullo got assistance from Joey Mucciacciaro who loaned his #45 car that night plus the following week, keeping his season hopes alive while the family repaired his familiar #10 car. One year removed from achieving the 2012 Most Improved Driver award in the division, Ternullo showed more progress, recording three victories and more consistency to help him land in the points lead late in the season. Ternullo ended the year with 11 top-five runs and 17 top-tens during the 19-race stretch. His steady season put him comfortably atop the standings headed into the final event, where he clinched the title by just coming out onto the track. At just 14 years of age, Ternullo became the youngest Legend Cars champion in the history of the Speedbowl. Seven different drivers visited the winner’s circle during the series season, including a cameo appearance and win by 2012 track champion Dave Garbo Jr on July 24. In addition to Ternullo and Garbo, Angelo Belsito, Nicholas Sowa, Giovanni Giarratana, Nick Ladyga and Stephen Kopcik all took down a checkered flag. Ternullo bested Kopcik in the final tally. First year competitor Mike Christopher Jr. improved steadily over the season and placed third in the standings while Belsito and Sowa placed fourth and fifth in the final points.

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Waterford Speedbowl 9/14 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results

Published at September 15, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — A chilly night greeted race fans in attendance for Waterford Speedbowl’s program on Saturday evening but the action on the track stayed red hot. Scoring NASCAR Whelen All-American Series victories were Frank Mucciacciaro in the SK Modifieds®, winning for the first time since 2006 while Keith Rocco of Meriden won his ninth Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model feature of 2013. Danielson’s Ryan Waterman won his second Street Stock feature of the year and Ken Cassidy Jr. of Lisbon won another Mini Stock feature, recording an important victory in his accomplished racing career. Wayne Shifflett of Preston took down the checkered flag in the night’s X-Car race.

Mucciacciaro earned a hard-fought victory to end a draught that stretched back several seasons. He benefitted by way of a pole starting position but was fast from the start. He took the lead over Jeff Gallup, then endured four yellow flags for incidents which slowed his pace. After taking control, the field settled in behind Mucciacciaro over the opening laps. Gallup was second ahead of Joe Gada and Rob Janovic. Todd Ceravolo battled Nicole Morgillo for fifth place when on lap-5, Morgillo got loose out of turn two in the outside lane. Her car made slight contact with Craig Lutz sending both sliding off the back stretch into the grass in turn three to draw the first yellow flag. Both cars were able to resume from the rear of the field.

Mucciacciaro resumed his lead after a solid restart. Gada tried to snatch second position away from Gallup to no avail when the next caution flag was out on lap-10. Morgillo’s car slowed in turn three and after she recovered, her car went spinning out of turn four making contact with the front stretch wall. Corey Coates and Shawn Thibeault also were collected as the yellow flag flew. All three were able to resume after a visit to the pit area.

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Wild N Wacky Wednesday 09/11 Results

Published at September 12, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — The final Wild ‘n Wacky race program of the season was held at Waterford Speedbowl Wednesday evening, placing the final winners of the year into Victory Lane. In addition, track championships in all divisions were settled. Picking up race wins included Angelo Belsito of Auburn, MA in the INEX Legend Cars, Dave Yardley of Berlin in the Super X-Cars, Larry Loomis Jr. of Moosup in the X-Car division and Anthony Marvin of Colchester in the INEX Bandoleros.

Track championships were claimed by Joey Ternullo of Middletown in the INEX Legend Cars, the youngest champion in the history of the Legend Cars division at the track at 14 years of age. In the X-Cars, a tight points battle saw Brad Voglesong of Middletown edge out New London’s Zach Thomas. The Super X-Car title went to Bill Reiman of Southington as he overtook Frank Alessio of Colchester in the final race. Marvin’s victory in the INEX Bandoleros vaulted him to the division title ahead of Corey Comeroski of Lebanon. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme and Chuck McDonald of Groton earned titles in the Super X-Car and X-Car Wacky Race standings. All champions are unofficial pending official review by the track. They will be confirmed in the coming week.

The 25-lap X-Car race saw Loomis run the outside of the track to perfection, racing to his second victory on the year. Loomis took the lead from Chris Thomas on lap-14, rolling to the victory once in the lead. Behind a great battle up front between Loomis, Chris Thomas and others, title contenders Voglesong and Zach Thomas had their own drama filled 25-lap feature to settle the championship. Both nearly got caught up in a skirmish early in the race that bounced both around in turn one. The incident drew the caution flag when Mitch Bombard was turned the wrong way and while Thomas was able to stay on the track, Voglesong pitted for repairs after some minor contact, resuming from deep in the field. Both drivers made their way back through the field to keep their championship battle up in the air until the final lap. Zach Thomas was able to get by Chris Thomas to finish second in the closing laps while Voglesong finished sixth, good enough to unofficially claim the title by just three points.

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Wild N Wacky Track Champions Determined Wednesday

Published at September 11, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Final event of series season will settle point battles in all divisions

Waterford, CT — After 20 weeks of memorable events and on-track battles, Waterford Speedbowl will close its Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday season this week with the final series race program for 2013. None of the point championships in any division are decided headed into the event, testimony to a competitive season across all race divisions. In total, 15 first time winners have emerged on the year with the final program remaining.

The X-Car class battle sees veteran racer Brad Voglesong of Middletown leading the way ahead of a first-year driver, Zach Thomas of New London. Voglesong seeks his third title overall in the series but first since 2008. He leads Thomas by just 11 points and Thomas leads the ultra-competitive division in wins during the season with four. Willington’s John Bowes is also still mathematically alive, by just one point however. Should either Voglesong or Thomas start the race, he would be eliminated. Nearly 30 cars are expected in the race Wednesday sure to add plenty of drama.

In Super X-Cars, five drivers have a chance to claim the championship. Frank Alessio of Colchester and Bill Reiman of Southington are best positioned to take the title as just 12 points separate them at the top of the standings. Alessio was the champion in 2011, while Reiman would be a first-time champion. Both have been extremely consistent on the season. Kevin Moon of Exeter, RI, John Yagmin of Tolland and Ken Downing III of Branford join Alessio and Reiman as title hopefuls that are still alive. Yagmin is already a two-time division champion.

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Pulliam On Brink Of Repeat

Published at September 10, 2013 in Devil's Bowl, NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford and Waterford. Closed

Whelen All-American Series Championship Weekend Arrives

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Pulliam has continued to pile up the wins in his drive toward history.

The 25-year-old asphalt Late Model driver out of Semora, N.C., took home a key win Saturday in the 250-lap event at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. The victory gave him the maximum points attainable in a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season and put him on the brink of a second consecutive national title.

The final day of the 2013 point race is Sunday, Sept. 15. After a review, the final standings are certified by the NASCAR Member Services department, and NASCAR Vice President of Touring and Weekly Series George Silbermann will make the call to inform the national champion.

“It’s still not over,” Pulliam said. “If we get a phone call from George Silbermann next week to congratulate us, that’s the special moment when we’ll know all our hard work won a national championship.”

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Wentworth Finishes Strong at Oxford Plains

Published at September 9, 2013 in ACT LM Tour, Canaan Fair, NHMS, Oxford Plains, Riverside, Thunder Road and Waterford. Closed

FWelch Wins Final Canaan Race, Crazy Horse Cars Fast At NHMS

SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Don Wentworth of Otisfield, Maine, is a veteran stock car driver who won’t quibble with one inevitable truth in short-track racing: It’s better to finish strong than it is to sputter to the finish line and spend all winter trying to figure out what went wrong.

Wentworth made sure he put a solid capper on the 2013 season at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, posting a pair of podium finishes in the final two events of the inaugural Pro Late Model season at the track. Wentworth won the 40-lap feature at Oxford on August 30.

“It was pivotal for us,” said the driver of the No. 63 K&K Excavation Chevrolet. “It was a struggle (leading up to that). I don’t know anybody that races these things that is very tolerant of losing. We had some runs this year that were woulda, coulda, shouldas, but in the end it’s really fun on the ride home being able to say, ‘That thing was really quick, huh?’ instead of going home saying ‘What the heck is wrong here?’”

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Waterford Speedbowl 9/7 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results

Published at September 8, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl returned with NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing as the main attraction Saturday evening. A fast paced night of motorsports was completed placing five winners into Victory Lane. Leading the way was Kyle James of Ashaway, RI, winning his third SK Modified® race of the year after a spirited battle at the front of the pack. Keith Rocco of Meriden took home top honors in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division, Josh Galvin of Franklin won his third Street Stock race of the season and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley, RI took his second Mini Stock victory in the past three events. Vernon’s Glenn Griswold rounded out the night’s winners, scoring his second consecutive SK Light Modified race win.

The 35-lap SK Modified® feature was a great battle among the top cars over the duration of the event as just two caution flags slowed the pace. Nichole Morgillo used the pole starting position to hold the lead early on, racing ahead of Ted Christopher at the drop of the green flag. Diego Monahan tried to dive under Christopher on the opening lap only to see his car ride up the track in turn four with the two making contact. Christopher was able to hold second but the field was only able to complete one more lap before Keith Rocco and Shawn Monahan got together in turn four, with Rocco spinning to bring out the first caution flag of the race.

Morgillo was back out in front beating Christopher through turns one and two following the restart. Monahan held third ahead of a pack of cars racing for position that included James. He broke out of the pack in the inside lane, taking fourth with Todd Ceravolo following into fifth. James was able to scoot by Monahan for third when the second and final caution flag of the event came out on lap-7 when Jeff Gallup went spinning off the front chute.

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Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 9/4 Results

Published at September 5, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl was back in action Wednesday evening with a late season round of its popular Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday racing series. Picking up victories included Joey Ternullo of Middletown in the INEX Legend Cars with Colchester’s Anthony Marvin winning the night’s INEX Bandolero feature. In two great races, John Bowes of Willington and Mike Maskell of Quaker Hill won the respective X-Car and Super X-Car feature events. Mastering the night’s Wacky Musical Car race was Jeff Dombrowski of Oakdale. Just one week remains on the Wednesday season.

A stellar 25-lap X-Car feature ran from green to checkered flags without incident. The large 28-car field had Onie Pierce out front for the first nine laps before he was overtaken by Dave Gargaro Jr. Gargaro was impressive as he showed the way with a host of competitors racing through the pack. Chris Thomas moved to second, Bowes up to third and Larry Loomis Jr. was quickly advancing from fourth position. The top four cars tightened up as they raced through lapped traffic, giving Thomas opportunity to make a bid for the lead. Thomas wedged his way underneath Gargaro in turn one on lap-20 but the two cars came together, sending Thomas into the grass and Gargaro scurrying to keep his car under control. Bowes seized the moment, riding the outside of the track past the top two and into the lead. He streaked ahead with Loomis on his tail. Over the remaining laps Gargaro was able to recover to take back second after running a great race. Bowes took the win followed by Gargaro and Loomis.

Maskell led the entire distance in the 25-ap Super X-Car feature. His win was not without some late drama however, as he had to hold back a hard charging duo of Ed Ryan and Dave Yardley. Yardley was after his third consecutive victory but had to come from deep in the starting field, while Maskell enjoyed a starting position among the front after problems have plagued his season in recent weeks. Ryan and Yardley used timely caution flags and heads up racing to climb into contention ahead of the final caution flag on lap-21. Maskell, forced into a backup car, got a good restart but Ryan and Yardley teamed up behind him to make the final lap an exciting one. Ryan found room underneath Maskell and raced even through turn three into the final corner. Maskell sprinted to the checkered flag as Ryan got sideways trying to take the win away, finishing in second. Yardley was third.

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Waterford Speedbowl 09/01 Back to School Bash Results

Published at September 1, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT –  Waterford Speedbowl was back on Sunday evening with the annual Back to School Bash, delivering motorized mayhem to a large holiday weekend crowd. Pete Pollard of Old Lyme and Pete Zaikarite of Niantic won the respective 50-lap eight-cylinder and four-cylinder Enduro races, pocketing $500 apiece. Mike Kilmartin Jr. of North Haven took both the Ski Car Race and the Figure Eight event. Rick Whittle of Groton mastered the school bus race and demolition derby. The demolition derby put Detroit’s finest steel to the test and Eddy Smith of Johnston, RI registered the big hits in a Lincoln to take the win.

Eight Cylinder Enduro top-ten (50-laps): 1. Pete Pollard, Old Lyme; 2. Rob Corey, South East Windsor; 3. Edward O’Brien, Johnston, RI; 4. Michael Kilmartin Jr., North Haven; 5. Jim Consalvo, East Hartford; 6. Max Bergstrom, Coventry, RI; 7. Chris Devonis, Pawtucket, RI; 8. Jordan Willis, Gales Ferry; 9. Eddy Smith, Johnston, RI; 10. Dave MacIntosh, Old Lyme

Four Cylinder Enduro top-ten (50-laps): 1. Pete Zaikarite, Niantic; 2. Mitch Bombard, Willimantic; 3. Eric Macey, Manchester; 4. Corey Gauthier, Plainville; 5. Frank Shepard, Bozrah; 6. Chris Logan, Middletown; 7. Eric Schwegel, Buzzards Bay, MA; 8. Nathan Clark, Glocester, MA; 9. Aaron Sypher-Piper, Clinton; 10. Christopher Lee, Uncasville

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Waterford Speedbowl 8/31 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results

Published at September 1, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — A quick paced and action packed racing program was the order of the night Saturday at Waterford Speedbowl as the track played host to its ‘Thunder on the Sound’ event, highlighted by the Budweiser Modified Nationals SK 150 feature event. Keith Rocco of Meriden was the night’s big winner, picking up the $5,000 payday along with the checkered flag in the Budweiser Modified Nationals SK 150. In total, seven drivers notched victories on the evening. Joining Rocco in the winner’s circle included a first-time Speedbowl winner as Jay, ME competitor David Farrington Jr. picked up an impressive victory in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division. Corey Hutchings of Salem won another Street Stock race while Ray Christian III of Groton and Glenn Griswold of Vernon each picked up their second wins of the season in the respective Mini Stock and SK Light Modified divisions. In INEX racing Paul Kusheba of Monroe won an exciting Legend Cars event and Andrew Morin of Old Saybrook won his first ever race in the Bandoleros.

Rocco began the Budweiser Modified Nationals from deep in the 25-car starting field of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modifieds®. He rose from seventeenth position at the start to take the race lead on lap-83 from Tom Abele Jr. with some early patience then timely firepower. The race began with Jeff Gallup taking the lead on the opening lap. The first caution flag of the race was not far behind however, as Adam Gada was sent to the pit area for leaking fluid on the racing surface with just one lap scored complete. When the race resumed the field quickly settled in for a lengthy run of green flag racing.

Gallup continued to lead as Ted Christopher moved to second. He challenged Gallup by lap-8, eventually racing by his outside into the lead on lap-9. Behind Gallup, Rob Janovic raced in third with Todd Ceravolo fourth. As the top cars ran single file feeling out their rides for the long race, Woody Pitkat and Tyler Chadwick were both on the move after starting the race outside the top ten. Ahead, Christopher was already placing cars at the tail of the field down a lap as the race worked towards lap-35. Moments later, John Montesanto spun off the front stretch into the grass to bring out the yellow flag on lap-38. During the caution period Ceravolo ducked to the pit area, giving up his position among the top-four.

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Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 08/28 Results

Published at August 29, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — End of summer racing continued Wednesday night at Waterford Speedbowl as another round of Wild ‘n Wacky racing hit the race track. Fans were treated to an action packed night, watching Angelo Belsito of Auburn, MA and Dave Yardley of Berlin each score repeat wins from a week ago in the INEX Legend Cars and Super X-Car features respectively. Brad Voglesong of Middletown rallied late to take the win in the X-Car division and Colchester’s Anthony Marvin won another INEX Bandolero feature. Roubert Goulet of Southington and Christopher Lee of Uncasville shared honors in the night’s Wacky race.

Voglesong dodged a mid-race incident and rallied to win the 25-lap X-Car feature. He passed Dave Gargaro Jr., who had led much of the race, with three laps remaining. Voglesong nearly lost several positions on the back chute early in the race when he encountered trouble while running among the top-five cars, however another car spun at the back of the pack to create a caution flag that saved him from losing the positions when the lap could not be completed. He maintained his position for the restart, then moved to second position by the time the race reached its final five laps. Gargaro, who was trying for his first ever win, ran a strong race, leading most of it by a healthy margin. He couldn’t shake Voglesong late however as Voglesong used the outside lane to pull even on lap-22, eventually taking the lead. Gargaro hung tough to Voglesong’s inside over the next two laps, finally surrending on the final lap. His great run ended up in second position and Zach Thomas was third. Voglesong is the division point leader, stretching his advantage over Thomas.

The 25-lap Super X-Car feature was a matter of survival for Yardley, as he endured a wild final six laps of the event to emerge with the race lead and ultimately, the win. Yardley started the race in eighteenth position and ran deep in the field with slim hopes of grabbing his second consecutive win the division before problems plagued many of the front runners over the final laps. Two separate incidents on lap-19 took out contenders R.J. Cunningham, Mike Maskell and Ray Reed as they battled for the lead. Those three had a great battle come to an end as each was involved in a skirmish on the track to open the door for Yardley. He restarted second outside of Bill Reiman on the third attempt to complete lap-19, taking the lead ahead of Reiman on the outside of the track. Yardley survived a final caution a lap later when Reiman’s car blew up on the track entering turn three, causing several cars to crash behind him. After the incident, Robert Goulet was able to finish second behind Yardley and Dan Butler ended up third.

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Ceravolo Gunning for Top-10 Finish

Published at August 27, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Pulliam Winless; McCaskill Takes Two

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Todd Ceravolo is having a satisfying season in SK Modified competition at two Connecticut NASCAR Whelen All-American Series paved tracks. A well-planned 2013 campaign brought competitive results.

Ceravolo, 49, of Gales Ferry, Conn., is second in Modified division track points at Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl and fourth at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. His consistency has kept him in or near the top-10 in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national point race since mid-June. His highest weekly point ranking so far was eighth in late July.

Ceravolo won plenty of Modified features over the years, but won only once in 2012 at Thompson. He got another taste of victory lane at Waterford last fall when he drove in relief for an injured Keith Rocco who got credit for the win. Rocco is Ceravolo’s son-in-law, married to daughter Cassie.

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Budweiser Modified Nationals Hightlights Saturday’s Thunder on the Sound

Published at August 26, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

17th annual $5,000 to win SK-150 part of seven division program

Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl brings summer to a close this Labor Day weekend as it hosts one of its biggest events of the season on Saturday, the annual ‘Thunder on the Sound’. The seven-division race program is once again anchored by the 17th annual Budweiser Modified Nationals SK-150, a showdown of the best SK Modified® drivers across the northeast. A full NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race program along with INEX racing joins the SK-150 main event.

The biggest race of the year for NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified® competitors puts them to task for 150 laps with the race winner adding their name to the history books, joining an elite list in taking home the $5,000 winner’s purse. A large turnout of cars is expected for the big event, which carries over $20,000 in posted prize money and a special winner’s trophy.

Leading the list of expected entries is Keith Rocco, the defending race winner. Rocco teamed up with relief driver Todd Ceravolo to score the win last year after the event was halted due to rain on its original date. Rocco was the winner of record. Ceravolo, currently second in championship points behind Rocco, is in the midst of his best Speedbowl campaign since his 1997 championship season and is a prime contender to claim his first official event win. Woody Pitkat, the 2011 race winner, is an expected entry in the Paige #00 he piloted to a Mod Nats triumph.

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Waterford Speedbowl 8/24 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results

Published at August 25, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT – Late Model Madness took over Saturday at Waterford Speedbowl, the highlight of a five division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program. The Bob Valenti Auto Mall sponsored Late Model division took center stage with a special 50-lap race, dominated by Keith Rocco of Meriden. In other races, Tyler Chadwick of Ledyard was back in Victory Lane for the fourth time on the year following the SK Modified® feature, Chris Meyer of North Franklin took his second Street Stock win and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley, RI ended a skid with his fourth victory in the Mini Stocks. In INEX racing, Giovanni Giarratana of Newington repeated his win from a week ago in the Legend Cars.

Chadwick was served redemption after a win slipped away on the final lap one week ago in a photo finish with Keith Rocco. He fought his way to the front in the 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature this time around, climbing through the top-five to become a contender over the second half of the race.

After a false start on the initial green flag, Tom Abele Jr. jumped into the lead by the time the field reached turn one on the second attempt. He pulled ahead while the competition sorted out the running order, settling in with Rob Janovic Jr. taking second position by lap-3. Joe Gada ran third and Ted Christopher took fourth after contact between he and Ed Puleo left both cars with damage and a piece of sheet metal hooked to the rear bumper of his machine. The first yellow flag waved for Craig Lutz, who spun off turn two and was unable to re-fire. During the caution Christopher ducked to the pit area for service and did not return.

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Thursday 8/22 Practice Cancelled to Weather

Published at August 22, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

 WATERFORD, CT — Due to current weather conditions, the Thursday 8/22 practice has been cancelled to weather.

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“Speeding with Souza” to Debut on the Victory Lane Radio Network on Tuesday August 27, 2013 at 6pm

Published at August 22, 2013 in Beech Ridge, Oxford Plains, Seekonk, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Spencer, MA — Victory Lane Radio will be introducing its latest radio show to the airwaves this coming Tuesday.

Speeding with Souza, will air every Tuesday night from 6-7pm EST. The show will consist of racing recap’s, driver interviews and upcoming event previews for the Southern New England and Maine regional race tracks. The tracks include: Thompson International Speedway, Seekonk Speedway, the Waterford Speedbowl, the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and Oxford Plains Speedway.

Kyle Souza will host the program and bring the short track action right to your ears. You’ll hear interviews from the stars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, all the way down to the rookies in the Mini-Stocks. Speeding with Souza will also be previewing the upcoming events at these race tracks, giving our listening audience a glimpse into the weekend ahead.

To listen to Kyle’s radio program live every Tuesday at 6pm, go to www.blogtalkradio.com/vlf1 and to hear the show anytime, go to www.victorylaneradio.com and go to the on-demand section.

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Wild N Wacky Wednesday 8/21 Results

Published at August 22, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Wild ‘n Wacky racing returned to the race track Wednesday evening at Waterford Speedbowl with five event winners taking honors on the night. A first time victor emerged in the Super X-Car division as Dave Yardley of Berlin won his first-ever race at the Speedbowl. Preston’s Wayne Shifflett won the night’s X-Car feature and in INEX racing, Angelo Belsito of Auburn, MA and Jonathon Puleo of Branford won the respective Legend Car and Bandolero division feature races. The night’s Wacky Race featured a relay race among teams of competitors which entertained fans in attendance.

The 25-lap X-Car race was hotly contested as a large 29-car field, one of the biggest of the season, took the initial green flag at the start. Just one yellow flag slowed the pace, which came out on lap-4 for a one car spin. Jordan Hadley led the early laps through the lone caution period. Hadley, racing in his first season at the track, looked impressive and continued to lead after the restart until Shifflett got to his inside through turns three and four on lap-10. After the two bumped wheels through the corner, Shifflett took command. Point leader Brad Voglesong raced to second position and chased Shifflett the rest of the way as the two distanced themselves from the rest of the field. They encountered heavy lapped traffic over the final ten laps, however Voglesong could not muster a challenge to pull alongside Shifflett. Shifflett, in fact, was able to increase his lead over the final two circuits to pick up the victory. Voglesong took home a solid effort in second to keep hold of his lead in a tight championship battle. Hadley finished third, a career-best for the first year driver.

Yardley scored his career first win in the night’s 25-lap Super X-Car race after starting deep in the 21-car field. He benefitted by three caution periods in the first four laps to chip away at the competition, then used a long green flag of racing that closed the race to pick off the competitors between him and the lead one at a time. Yardley was in a fight for second position among several drivers that endured over the middle of the race before finally working himself into the spot on lap-18. He then ran down leader Kevin Moon and pulled to his outside with two laps remaining. The pair raced side-by-side to the white flag before Yardley moved ahead out of turn two on the final lap to take the win. Moon was second and Ken Downing finished third.

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Partridge Career Revolves Around Irwindale

Published at August 20, 2013 in Beech Ridge, Devil's Bowl, Lee USA, NASCAR WA-AS, Stafford, Thompson and Waterford. Closed

Pulliam Extends Whelen All-American Points Lead With 22nd Win

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The career of Ryan Partridge revolves around Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway’s half-mile paved oval at Irwindale Event Center. The track is the core of the sprawling multi-purpose facility, and Partridge knows the track better than most. He’s also becoming acquainted with the new half-mile paved oval of Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif.

Partridge, 25, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., is one of the longest running active veterans at Irwindale. He’s been racing there for about 10 years and enjoyed a lot of success.

“Irwindale Speedway is more than a home track to me,” Partridge said. “It’s a crown jewel of race tracks. I’m glad Jim Cohan stepped up and made the reopening happen this year. The racing community is taking action to support the track. The crowds are up and the schedule is perfect.”

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Saturday 8/17 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results

Published at August 18, 2013 in NASCAR WA-AS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT  –  Waterford Speedbowl was back in action Saturday with a six division race program at the popular shoreline oval. Picking up NASCAR Whelen All-American Series wins included Keith Rocco of Meriden, the winner of an exciting photo finish in the night’s SK Modified feature. Jason Palmer of Berlin won his first Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model feature of the season, Salem’s Corey Hutchings won the Street Stock feature and took over the division point lead while Ian Brew of Wood River Junction, RI won another race in the Mini Stock division. Giovanni Giarratana of Newington won the night’s INEX Legend Cars race and Duane Noll of Monroe took the checkered flag in the visiting New England Truck Series.

Rocco rallied past defending track champion Tyler Chadwick out of the final corner in a thrilling three-lap showdown between the two following the final restart of the 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified race. The race began with Chadwick on the pin, leading the way at the drop of the green flag. He jumped ahead of Frank Mucciacciaro who settled into second with Rob Janovic Jr. moving to third.

Craig Lutz was the driver on the move early as he picked his way past the outside of Jeff Gallup to move into fourth in the opening laps. He continued his forward progress staying on the top of the track, getting to the outside of Janovic for third on lap-6 and taking the position a lap later. On lap-8 Lutz had put himself on Mucciacciaro’s rear bumper for second as Chadwick had pulled ahead. Behind Lutz, Rocco was back in traffic battling at the back half of the top ten with Todd Ceravolo. Lutz finally found room outside of Mucciacciaro to take over second position as the race stayed under the green flag through lap-13. The racing was brought to a halt when Ed Puleo got out of shape in turn three. The pack behind checked up but Nichole Morgillo got bounced into the turn three wall, bringing out the first caution flag. Morgillo was unable to return.

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Waterford Speedbowl Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 8/14 Results

Published at August 15, 2013 in Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Another round of Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday was hosted by Waterford Speedbowl Wednesday evening with an action packed night of motorsports on the race track. Taking victories included a first-ever winner in the Super X-Cars, R.J. Cunningham of Clinton. John Bowes of Willington won the night’s X-Car feature and in INEX racing action Nick Ladyga of Voluntown was a repeat winner in the Legend Cars while Alex McCollum made the trek from Phillipsburg, NJ to win the Bandolero feature. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme was the night’s wackiest driver, taking the Flag Pole Race. An appearance by the Vintage Outlaw Modifieds helped turn back the clock and show race fans a taste of racing from decades ago, rounding out the program.

The 25-lap Super X-Car race was slowed by a caution on the second lap which saw Mike Maskell take a nasty hit into the front stretch wall, collecting Matt Carlson as the two battled behind the lead cars. After the cleanup, which involved a red flag, the next twenty three laps were run cleanly with Cunningham taking a large lead over the field.

Cunningham began to stretch his lead over Shawn Gaedeke while the cars behind jockeyed for position. Ken Downing won a battle for third position and by lap-7, closed on Gaedeke looking for second. Cunningham’s lead continued to grow as Downing took second and Frank Alessio advanced to third as the race moved past halfway.

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Keith Rocco Doubles Up at Waterford

Published at August 12, 2013 in ISMA, NEMA, NEMA Lites, VMRS and Waterford. Closed

IMG_9513bWATERFORD, CT — Keith Rocco of Meriden, CT had himself a milestone night at Waterford Speedbowl, winning his 50th career SK Modified feature on Wings and Wheels night, driving his own SK #88 to a hard fought win over Kyle James of Ashaway, RI and Ed Puleo of Branford, CT. Rocco steadily advanced to the front of the field using the outside lane to his advantage.

Kid Rock returned to the track in the Valenti Modified Racing Series portion of the event in the John and Maina Rufrano #68 to win qualifying heat #3, then go on to ace a stellar field of drivers. Rocco mastered every restart to take his first series VMRS win at the Speedbowl, marking the seventh different division he has won at the Waterford track. “It’s awesome to win two feature races on the same night, no matter what divisions were running,”
Rocco said.

32 potent modifieds signed in for the 100-lap grind. After three heats and a consi, the stage was set for some exciting wheel-to-wheel racing, and that is just what the packed grandstands got. As soon as chief starter Rich Keator dropped the green flag on the field, the first of eight yellows flags was displayed when Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, driving the Joe Brady #00, pile drove the turn four wall, eliminating him from contention. ‘TC’ was unshaken but his mount suffered heavy front-end damages, and his crew was left with unanswered questions as to how this happened.

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Mark Bakaj Disqualified from VMRS Waterford Finish

Published at August 11, 2013 in VMRS and Waterford. Closed

WATERFORD, CT — The Valenti Modified Racing Series has disqualified Mark Bakaj of Lebanon, CT for unsportsmanlike conduct at Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night.

Official Order of Finish: (1) K. Rocco, (2) Pennink, (3) Pasteryak, (4) Barrett, (5) Jarvis, (6) Masse, (7) Pitkat, (8) Savary, (9) Goodenough, (10) Mechalides, (11) Kopec, (12) Smith, (13) Schneider, (14) Pearl, (15) Wrenn, (16) Zachem (17), Holdridge, (18) J.Rocco, (19) Nocella. (20) Annarummo, (21) Mead, (22) Owen, (23) Boniface, (24) Cates, (25) Christopher, (26) Bakaj. DQ

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Rocco Rocks at Waterford; Scores Second VMRS Win

Published at August 11, 2013 in VMRS and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Meriden, CT’s, Keith Rocco drove to victory Saturday night, August 10, winning the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series feature at Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT.

The win was Rocco’s second VMRS victory in 10 starts. His first was two years ago at Stafford Motor Speedway.

Rocco started fifth in a 26-car field, took the lead on lap eight from Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT., and was never headed. Rocco twice developed full straightaway leads only to be slowed by caution flags for minor spins or crashes.

Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA., made another late race charge from his 17th starting spot to finish runner-up.

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Jon McKennedy Takes Waterford Wings & Wheels ISMA 50

Published at August 11, 2013 in ISMA and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT — Jon McKennedy has frequently been listed as one of the fastest winged supermodifieds on the ISMA trail this season, but up until Saturday night he had not been able to notch a feature win. At Waterford Speedbowl, where he has been no stranger to victory lane in a modified, McKennedy etched his name in the record books with his first ISMA win there, and his ISMA career-second. The last few ISMA events had not been especially kind to the Chelmsford, Mass. driver, giving him the pole spot at Waterford after handicapping. His starting spot also helped him avoid a massive first turn crash which occurred behind him and after the cleanup, McKennedy took off in the lead never to be headed despite several other slowdowns during the 50-lap event.

It was a poignant moment for the 79 team when the Paul Dunigan Jr.-owned car pulled into victory lane. The Dunigan name had been an integral part of ISMA history until the passing of Paul Sr. in 2004 and the resurrection of his legacy was welcomed when Jon was chosen to run the Paul Jr. supermodified on a full-time basis this year.

Said Jon in victory lane, “The crew worked really hard for this today. It’s been a tough year. We’ve had a lot of misfortune happen; a lot of mechanical issues. It feels good to win here at Waterford. I had a good starting spot and the car was really good. It wasn’t as fast as the last time we were here but today was a little different weather. I’d like to thank Pauly Dunigan and family for giving me the opportunity to drive this car, the crew, and sponsors Power Mist Racing Fuels, Tower News and LH Wheeler Trucking. I lost a good friend recently and I’d like to dedicate this win to him. This one’s for you Bill.”
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Bertrand Motorsports 40th Win

Published at August 11, 2013 in NEMA and Waterford. Closed

WATERFORD, CT — Todd Bertrand’s victory in the Angelillo Memorial at Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night marked the 40th NEMA victory for Bertrand Motorsports. The team, in fact, had three of the top five finishes with Randy Cabral second and Anthony Marvuglio, in the 74, fourth.

Cabral acknowledged the situation: “it’s kind of different being in second place and rooting for the car in the lead.”

“This is the best night of racing I think out of the whole year because you’ve got so many open wheel divisions that all put good rubber down on the track,” said Bertrand after his third straight Angelillo Memorial victory. In addition to NEMA and the NEMA Lites, the Supermodifieds and three different Modified divisions were on hand.
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Bigelow Bests Lites Field at Speedbowl

Published at August 11, 2013 in NEMA Lites and Waterford. Closed

Waterford, CT – Scott Bigelow withstood a strong restart challenge from Ian Cumens and went on to win the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association Lites feature Saturday night at Waterford Speedbowl’s Wings & Wheels. The race was added to the program following rain at the scheduled race at Lee USA Speedway Friday night.

It was a strong run for Bigelow (Bigelow 320) who ran consistent low 14 second laps en route to his first win of the season.

The yellow flew at the halfway point when Carl Mederios Jr. and Avery Stoehr came together. Bigelow, who had led most of the race, lined up with Cumens beside him. They went through one and two side-by-side, Cumens backing a bid on the outside heading down the back chute.

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