Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway was back in action with Friday night NASCAR racing with a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event. Chris Matthews secured the 2007 SK Light…
Read moreJoey Logano took the checkered flag at the Aubuchon Hardware 125 presented by HardwareStore.com to sweep both NASCAR Grand National Division races at “The Magic Mile”. Logano’s win unofficially clinches the 2007 NHIS Lincoln Electric/Merriam-Graves Track Championship Standings.
Unofficial Results
1. No. 20, Joey Logano
2. No. 44, Sean Caisse
3. No. 03, Rogelio Lopez
4. No. 83, Peyton Sellers
5. No. 52, Jamie Hayes
Loudon, NH — Steven Tyler, in collaboration with Mark Dirico and AC Custom Motorcycles, today launched Red Wing Motorcycle Company. Red Wing Motorcycles are the fusion of rock and roll artistry and superior engineering. Imbued with Tyler’s sense of style, each motorcycle is as comfortable to ride as it is sexy.
Tyler’s artistic vision drove the outrageous design of the custom motorcycles, each hand crafted and hand signed by the legendary rock star.
“You get on one of these bikes and you can ride for days,” Tyler said. “These bikes are sick, rugged, and just damn cool. And they’re amazing to look at.”
Thompson, CT — Championship titles for all six of the NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions at the Thompson International Speedway will be decided on Thursday, September 20th. The season-long challenge of earning valuable NASCAR and track points has come down to one last chance when the racers gather at the historic speedway for the final points race of the 2007 racing season.
The popular Thursday night race programs have been filled with thrills and spills and the 2007 season will be long-remembered as one of the most competitive in recent memory. The points battles for the championship of each of the “super six” divisions will go down to the final lap of each race this Thursday. As a result of the incredible competition during the September 13th race program, the points battles got even tighter in each division.
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Thompson, CT — During an exciting night of racing, the points battles continued to heat up at Thompson International Speedway on Thursday. Kerry Malone of Needham, MA, won a Sunoco Modified main event that shook up the point standings heading into the final event of the regular season next Thursday night, September 20, 2007. Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, padded his point lead with a Pro Stock feature victory while Keith DeSanctis of Monson, MA, by virtue of his Limited Sportsman victory, moved into the point lead in the division. Keeping in it the family, Tommy O’Sullivan added to the celebration by winning in the Late Model division. Unofficial O’Sullivan teammate Tim Sullivan of E. Windsor bested the TIS Modified field helping his championship hopes. Scott Michalski of South Killingly earned his first win of the 2007 season in the Mini Stocks.
Kerry Malone of Needham, MA saw it all en route to his third Sunoco Modified win of the season. He nearly spun, took the lead, and his car was suspected of leaking fluid. But in the end, Malone was dry all the way to the checkered flag.
For the second week in a row the points were shaken up atop the Sunoco Modified point standings. With his runner-up finish, Keith Rocco took over the points lead by 14 points over a tie for second between Tommy Cravenho and Woody Pitkat.
Thompson, CT — During an exciting night of racing, the points battles continued to heat up at Thompson International Speedway on Thursday. Kerry Malone of Needham, MA, won a Sunoco…
Read moreWaterford, CT — As a race season moves along, a race team’s objectives for the season can evolve. At the beginning of the 2007 season, Tim Jor
Racer Sean Caisse is fairly well known in the Northeast. The Pelham, N.H., native began racing in the region in 1997 and is now in his third year of competition in NASCAR’s Busch East Series. In his full-time Busch East effort, Caisse drive’s for Andy Santerre Motorsports. This season, he’s collected three wins and five pole awards, which goes along with his 2005 Busch East Rookie of the Year title and the four wins, seven poles, eleven top-five finishes and 17 top-ten finishes he’d collected before the start of this racing season. Caisse’s success has him curious about how he will perform when stacked against the next level of NASCAR competition. In the #03 Casella Waste Systems
“I have a good network of people that give me the right advice on what to do to further my racing career,” said Caisse. “A lot of people told me to run a Truck Series race – that it would give me the experience I was looking for on radial tires, in tough competition. The team that was on the top of the list when I asked who to call was Germain Racing. Casella Waste Systems, my sponsor in the Busch East Series, was on board and we’re very happy to put this together for my Truck Series debut in the
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Do you remember your parents using the line “this is for your own good.” It was usually used to motivate us to do something we really didn’t want to do. There were many things we had to do to grow up that we really didn’t want to do.
Fast Facts
SYLVANIA 300
Location
New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Date
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Time
2:00 p.m. (EDT)
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Loudon, NH — Manchester, Conn., resident, Rob Summers will pilot a USAC Silver Crown car for Jim Paternoster in a 75-lap event at the 1.058-mile New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Summers, who regularly campaigns Super Modifieds with
“It will be a challenge,” stated Summers. “Seventy five laps will be a true test at New Hampshire for the USAC cars, I’ve haven’t had the opportunity to drive one yet, so Saturday morning when we head out for practice it will be the first time I’ve sat in one. I’m looking forward to the opportunity.”
Two-time and defending NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion Junior Miller isn’t used to being in the position of having to play catch-up as far as the title race is concerned.
Yet heading into Saturday night’s Southern National 150 at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C., ‘The King of the Southern Modifieds’ is in the position of being on the outside looking in as to whether he can win his third straight Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship. Junior Miller is currently fourth in the standings and 106 points behind current championship leader L.W. Miller (no relation) with only three races remaining.
Loudon, NH — The action never stops on “Super Saturday”, September 15 during the SYLVANIA 300 Weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS).
“Super Saturday” will feature two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series practice sessions, and qualifying for both the USAC Silver Crown Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. This amazing day of racing will end with the New Hampshire 100 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the New Hampshire 200 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the New Hampshire 75 for the USAC Silver Crown Series.
Waterford, CT — The Faster Pastor Race, a 20-lap battle for area clergy, helps bring Waterford Speedbowl’s Saturday night season to a close this week. The pastors join the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series cars plus the Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday X-Cars on the docket.
It will be the third year for Faster Pastor event, a 20 lapper in X Cars. A cooperative effort between the Bowl and the area churches, it has become a ‘special’ event.
Thompson, CT — The completion of the Sunoco Modified Mania Program has been set for Sunday, September 23rd. Rain forced track officials to look for a date that was compatible for all concerned. Following lengthy discussions the day after the rain out, the new race day was set to be the afternoon of Sunday, September 23rd.
Four of the six-divisions in competition for Sunoco Modified Mania were able to complete their events. But, shortly after the True Value Modifieds hit the track, the skies opened, the rains came and everything was brought to a stop. That left the True Value Modifieds and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ducking for cover and looking for a date to complete their portion of the Sunoco Modified Mania program.
Grandstands will open at 11:30 AM on Sunday, September 23rd. Racecars from these two divisions will be allowed to practice until 2 PM. The True Value Modified feature event will pick up with two laps complete at 2:15 PM and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will run their entire 150-lap main event at about 3:30 PM.
[Photo Gallery] by Adam Fohlin.
Saturday, Kaeding leads the series to the “New Hampshire 75” at New Hampshire International Speedway in
Thompson, CT — A dominating win by Matt Hirschman highlighted a soggy Sunoco Modified Mania II event. Hirschman led every lap of the Race of Champions main event before the rains came in forcing the postponement of the Whelen Modified Tour 150 and the True Value Modified Racing Series. The True Value Modified Racing Series completed only two laps with Andy Suess of Hampstead, NH, holding the point before torrential rains hit the speedway.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the True Value Modified Racing Series events will be rescheduled for Saturday evening, September 22, 2007. Official starting times will be announced in the coming days.
Three of the other scheduled events of Modified Mania II were completed before the rains came with Todd Ceravolo of Gales Ferry taking down the Sunoco Modified main event and Leo Oliveira scored the TIS Modifieds victory. Thompson regular Norm Wrenn of Nashua, NH, scored the Pro-Four Victory.
[Photo Gallery] by Adam Fohlin.
Epping, NH – Ipswich, Mass. driver Justin Belfiore took a dominating win of the All-Star Classic Saturday night – a race he’d always dreamed of winning. He led the way after the first segment of the race, reformatted this year into two 75-lap segments. He then went on to dominate the second portion, especially after ISMA point leader Chris Perley had been eliminated late in the first race in a hard crash off the first turn. Justin acquired his third career ISMA-Wirtgen race by taking the prestigious Classic win and he also was able to give his young son Justin, a sweet birthday present to remember.
“I can’t believe it,” said Belfiore in victory lane. “The lap traffic was kind of tough. I’ve been doing this for a long time. I had a perfect car. My luck finally held out. I ran lean in practice and the team made it just right. I thought Chris was going to be tough there as the race went on. He and I were kind of swapping spots a couple times but then he got in that accident. I didn’t know if I had anyone to race with. He was the only one that was passing cars the way I was.
Thompson, CT — The 75 lap True Value Modified Racing Series portion of Modified Mania at Thompson International Speedway was postponed after completing only 2 laps because of inclement weather. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday Sept. 22 with a time to be announced at a later date. Andy Seuss of Hempstead, N.H. was leading the event when the rain began. (more…)
Angelillo was, officially, the Northeastern Midget Association’s secretary for many years. Unofficially, she was the club’s social director, points keeper, publicity agent, organizer, sounding board, problem solver and, most importantly, its conscience. Marilyn, along with husband Gene, and the Dumo’s Desire crew amassed 14 owner championships throughout the last three decades.
Sources: ALNRS PR
Seekonk, MA — Two-time track champion Fred Astle, Jr. of Westport, MA passed six-time race winner David Darling on the 30th circuit and held off the point leader on a…
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It was L.W. Miller’s fifth win of the season and his fifth straight victory at Caraway dating back to last season. The victory allowed L.W. Miller to pad his Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship lead with only three races remaining.
Waterford, CT — Dennis Gada passed Keith Rocco with 17 circuits remaining, going on to win the 35-lap SK Modifed feature at the Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday evening. It was the defending track champions fifth victory of the season.
Other feature winners were Bruce Thomas Jr. (Late Model), Walt Hovey (Sportsman), Kyle James (Mini Stock), and, Mark Bakaj (Legends).
Thompson, CT — Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon, Conn., Andy Seuss of Hempstead, N.H. and Jimmy Kuhn of Bridgewater, Mass were the winners of the True Value Modified Series qualifying races at Thompson International Speedway on Saturday. Those drivers will make up the first three starting positions in Sunday’s 75 lap event.
Dwight Jarvis, Louie Mechalides and Tom Abele, Jr. will start in positions 4-6. The first 18 starting positions were locked in by the qualifying races. The remainder of the field will be determined by a consolation race on Sunday.
Thompson, CT — Modified Mania II got underway at Thompson International Speedway on Saturday with qualifying for all divisions. This unprecedented event treats race fans to three of the premier asphalt Modified tours in the country-the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the True Value Modified Racing Series (TVMRS) and the Race of Champions (RoC) Tour. Thompson’s own weekly division Sunoco Modified and TIS Modifieds and the Pro Four Modifieds round out the weekend racing card.
Qualifying Results
NASCAR WMT
True Value Modifieds
Race of Champions
Pro 4 Modifieds
Other feature winners were Bruce Thomas Jr. (Late Model), Walt Hovey (Sportsman), Kyle James (Mini Stock), and, Mark Bakaj (Legends).
Seekonk, MA — In the Fast Friday Series, Pure Stock rookie John A. Robidoux of
Robidoux, 52, started eighth in the 25-lap main, and had climbed to second by the second lap, trailing only outside polesitter Vinnie Pangelinan. Robidoux put the Sanford and Son Auto Parts #39 to the front of the pack the next time around and would lead all the way to the checkers. Fellow first-year pilot Bob Hinckley claimed third on the third circuit while John Frias, Carlos Silva, and Tom Blackwell went three wide for fourth. Veteran Mark Boisvert dove to the inside the next time around, making it four-wide, and came away with the position.