Chemung, NY — A lot of the racing clichés fell on the description of Friday night’s inaugural ISMA 75 lapper at the Chemung Speedrome. “You’ve got to be there at…
Read moreStafford Springs, CT — The Connecticut Classic 150 Featherlite Modified Series, NASCAR Touring race, originally scheduled for May 24, 2002 has been postponed to Friday, May 31, because of rain. The starting field is set as Bud Pole qualifying was completed before the inclement weather struck.
A total of 44 Featherlite Modified Series drivers went under the clock at the 1/2 mile Connecticut oval for the 31 starting spots available. Nevin George of Kunkletown, Pa., who scored his first career series win at Nazareth, Pa. last week, earned his first career Bud Pole with a time of 18.370 seconds for an average speed of 97.986 seconds in the Bruce George Paving Chevrolet. Ted Christopher, winner of the Spring Sizzler at Stafford in April, was second fastest with a speed of 97.933 mph in the Mystique Motorsports Chevrolet. Robbie Summers, Jerry Marquis and Jamie Tomaino rounded out the Top-5 in qualifying.
Thompson, CT — The project began in late winter. Phase one was completed just prior to the ICEBREAKER in early April. Following that event, phase two began and now has…
Read more## Driver Hometown Team 04 Fred Vordermeier, Jr. West Hempstead, NY E.J. Davies Trucking Chevrolet 0 Nevin George Kunkletown, PA Bruce George Paving Chevrolet 2 J.R. Bertuccio Centereach, NY Gershow…
Read moreLast night I had a nightmare. I woke up as I was dreaming that the webmaster had written, stating that he wanted more racing and less recovery in this column. Thankfully it was just a nightmare. Thus far, the response to this column has been good and I look forward to a long stay here at YankeeRacer.com. If you do have comments or opinions, the email is below. I will reply.
Tonight as I was preparing this column, I heard the patter of tiny feet. Ginger, my 8 lb poodle wanted some lap time. She got it. That is a fringe benefit of being sober.
1st John 2:18 “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.”
Greetings, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!
Thompson, CT — With the first holiday weekend of the summer being celebrated this weekend, Thompson Int’l Speedway will present one of its traditional holiday Family Fun Nights on Saturday,…
Read more1st John 2:18 “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.”
Greetings, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!
Thompson, CT — Tickets for the Tony Stewart-Ted Christopher Match Race will go on sale at the Thompson Int’l Speedway track office on Monday, June 3, 2002. Fans, who have…
Read moreI was torn ths week, between continuing my “hardcore” introduction to alcoholism and doing my semi-annual gratitude column.
When I began “Pipe Smoke” back in October of 2000, I decided that I wanted to highlight some of the ways that I stay sober. In that respect, I am doing my job of carrying the message to those who are sick and suffering. One of the most important tools that I use is Gratitude. Part of using that tool is making a gratitude list and I am enclosing my 20th anniversary list as part of this column.
Waterford, CT — Dave Berghman of Rehoboth, Mass., passed Todd Szegedy with just 7 laps remaining in the Waterford 150 to earn his first career Featherlite Modified Series, NASCAR Touring victory at the Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday night.
Berghman was making his 98th career start in the series dating back to 1994. Before his victory at Waterford, the best finish for this second generation driver was a pair of 5th place finishes during the 2001 season. Berghman is the son of Carl “Bugsy” Stevens a former three time NASCAR national modified champion during the 1960’s.
Thompson, CT — Phase two of the pit road improvement at Thompson Int’l Speedway is in full swing. The design of the new and larger infield pit road was done during the winter months and a portion of the project was completed prior to the ICEBREAKER in April. The second phase includes extending and re-shaping of the exit in order to allow racecars a smoother and safer re-entry to the speedway following a pit stop.
The new pit road will be longer to accommodate more racecars and will exit onto the back straightaway of the historic 5/8ths mile oval. In addition to the construction and design of the road itself, considerable construction and re-construction of the concrete walls on both sides of pit road are also a major part of this improvement.
Hello Friends,
I would like to welcome my friends from the Seekonk Speedway to this column. It is also nice to see my friend, mentor and spiritual advisor, Rev Pat Evans joining us here at Yankeeracer.com. Tonight, (Tues) I was in the chat room at www.rwjm.com and I jokingly remarked that with Pat and I sharing the same site, racing would never be the same.
For those of you who are new to this column, this is how it works. I start off with personal notes, changes to the website, and thing of general interest.
1st John 2:18 “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.” Greetings, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!
Last week, we saw Jesus being tempted by the antichrist and rebuking the devil. Jesus used the Word of God, a power the devil can not stand against. The devil had a final weapon going for him. It was death. God had a plan to defeat him, even in death.
The devil thought he had finally won at the crucifixion of Jesus. At the last moment, it happened this way: Mark 15:33-39 At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”–which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
Thompson, CT — Phase two of the pit road improvement at Thompson Int’l Speedway is in full swing. The design of the new and larger infield pit road was done…
Read moreSeekonk, MA — Lou Cicconi dazzled the Seekonk Speedway crowd on Sunday with a display of driving excellence for the second straight day. Lou, who wreaked havoc on the field…
Read moreLee, NH – Aston, PA’s Lou Cicconi finished up the 2001 ISMA season in second place in points with two feature wins. “Liquid” Lou continued his success Saturday at the…
Read moreThompson, CT — Tony Stewart showed his short track skills at Richmond International Raceway when he won the Pontiac Excitement 400 on Sunday, May 5, 2002. Stewart took the number…
Read moreStafford Springs, CT — After coming so close so many times to a Modified Series victory at Stafford, only to be denied, Ted Christopher now has two consecutive Modified Series…
Read moreStafford Springs, CT — Two-time SK Modified champion Bo Gunning made his return to the SK Modified ranks at Stafford Motor Speedway a triumphant one, as he claimed his first…
Read moreby John “Pipe Smoke”
Welcome to this, the first edition of Pipe Smoke to appear on the YankeeRacer.com website. In October 2000, I started this column as an independent site and now it is time to move to the big time. There are three things that I hope to do here, carry the message of recovery from alcoholism, highlight some of the best drivers and teams coming from Western Ma., and just have some fun. If you like racing, welcome. If you are in recovery, welcome. If you, like yours truly happen to be sober and involved in auto racing, welcome, you have found a home.
Who the heck is, “The Pipe”. My name is John and I am a recovering alcoholic and a member of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. In keeping with the A.A. tradition of anonymity, I have adopted “The Pipe”as my screen name, so that I can write about my experiences during mydrinking years and in recovery.