Valenti Modified Series Prepares for Twin Bill
Canaan, NH. – Two races in two days. Thanks to Mother Nature. What was to be the second of three races for the Valenti Modified Racing Series at Thompson CT Speedway, Thursday’s August 22 event will now be the fifth attempt by speedway management to conduct a feature race for the series in 2013.
Rain-washed out the initial program on May 19 following the completion of qualifying races. Three subsequent dates have been washed out since. Thompson and VMRS management hope to finally put an event in the record books Thursday.
Last year’s race winner Ted Christopher, of Plainville, CT, will attempt to make it two in a row.
Two-time series champion Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT, is expected to enter the program. Louie Mechalides, of Tyngsboro, MA, Jeff Rocco, of Meriden, CT, and point leader Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, are expected.
Qualifying heat races begin at 6:00 PM. An autograph session will be held at 7:00 PM
Saturday night, August 24, the series rolls into Winchester, NH, at Monadnock Speedway for the final appearance of 2013. Saturdays race, presented by Swanzey Oil, will be the ‘Victor Johnson Memorial 100’.
Local favorites, Rob Goodenough, of Swanzey, NH, Jim Boniface, of Winchester, Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT, Norm Wrenn, of Nashua, NH, and Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT. are expected. Hinckley will be making his first VMRS start of the season. Heat races start at 6:00 PM.
Sources: John Spence, Sr./VMRS PR