Rocco, Varricchio, Hovey, Clement, & Plemons Score May 16 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Weekly Racing on Friday, May 16th with SK Lights taking part in a special 30-lap extra distance feature. The night saw Keith Rocco win the 40-lap SK Modified® feature in a thrilling finish between himself, Jon Puleo, and Michael Christopher, Jr. that saw several lead changes and a 3-wide move in the final laps before Rocco came away with the checkered flag. Other winners on the night were Paul Varricchio, Jr. in the Late Model feature, Nickolas Hovey in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement in the Limited Late Model feature, and Aaron Plemons in the Street Stock feature. Varricchio, Hovey, and Clement were all repeat winners from NAPA Spring Sizzler® Weekend.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Troy Talman streaked into the lead from the second starting position at the drop of the green flag to set the early pace. Anthony Flannery was second in line with Todd Owen and Michael Gervais, Jr. wheel to wheel for third and Michael Christopher, Jr. fifth. Flannery worked his way to the inside of Talman on lap-7 to move into the lead but Talman made a crossover move and had the lead at the line to complete lap-7 by a nose. Talman got clear into the lead on lap-8 with Owen taking second. Christopher and Flannery were now side by side for third with Gervais in fifth place.
Week three of the 58th season of racing at the Ridge canceled due to weather.
The 58thseason of racing is getting off to a rough start at the Ridge with the first three weeks impacted by bad weather. With the forecast for severe storms in the afternoon and then steady rain for the evening, management succumbed to mother nature once again and pulled the plug on the show. We can only hope and pray that something will break this weather pattern, and we can start racing!!
Coming up this Saturday May 24th sponsored by Leroux Brothers Inc. is our Memorial; day Remembrance of Lost Friends night plus the first of the season Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cyl Enduro series event. Plus the 95.3 107.1 The Wolf weekly racing divisions Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets; LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks; and the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners will be on hand to offer some great racing excitement for the fans. The High Country Dispensary Late Models are off.
The driver and co-owner of the No. 52 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Halmar Friesen Racing, Friesen is a native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – about an eight-hour drive west of the track – and now lives only three hours away. He is well aware of the spirit New England and Canadian fans bring to tracks around the U.S. and southern Canada throughout the racing season.
“We have a lot of great race fans from Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick,” said Friesen, who enters this weekend’s Kansas race 11th in the NCTS point standings with one top-five and three top-10s on the season. “We got to race up there last year and meet some of those people, so it’s a great melting pot for the Canadian fans to come down and get their NASCAR fix.”
Mother Nature Claims Victory at Claremont Motorsports Park – May 9th Event Canceled
Claremont, NH – May 8, 2025 – Claremont Motorsports Park has announced that all scheduled racing activities for Friday night, May 9th, have been canceled due to impending weather expected to impact the area throughout the day and evening. Track officials made the decision prioritizing the safety of drivers, teams, and fans.
There will be no make-up date for this event. Claremont Motorsports Park will move forward into the May 16th weekend, which had been scheduled as a spring break for the track, and that will remain unchanged.
LOUDON, NH: The annual New England Racers Reunion presented by Autopac Gallery is set to feature a variety of race cars and race motorcycles for outdoor display at the New England Racing Museum (922 NH Route 106, Loudon, NH) on Saturday May 4th. The event will showcase racing exhibits from the Ron Bouchard Museum, Fred Harbach Mobile Museum, Ollie Silva Mobile Museum and the Maine Vintage Race Car Association. ACOT, STAR and NEAR will have car corrals. New for this year will be a historic drag racing cackle. The event is the season opening fundraiser for the nonprofit museum.
Loudon, NH — Blue skies and sunshine greeted the teams and fans at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday morning for the 4th annual Northeast Classic. The season opener for the American-Canadian Tour also served as the third round for the PASS Super Late Models and lid-lifter for the R&R Race Parts Street Stock Open Series while also featuring a pair of exhibition events for the Open Tour-type Modifieds and the new Sunoco 604 Modifieds.
The three-time SK Modified champion Todd Owen will be seeking his first NAPA Spring Sizzler Crown. The 48-year-old has been behind the wheel of a race car for over three decades, starting his career at the now-defunct Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam, Massachusetts.
