by Jay | Aug 6, 2011 | New England, PASS, Seekonk Speedway
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Seekonk Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, looks to start the season’s final stretch on a high note when the PASS North Series competes in the PASS 150 at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass., on Saturday, August 6. Sommerville has never competed at Seekonk Speedway, though the tight .333-mile layout is very similar to his home track in Speedway 660 where he is a multi-time race winner. The Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders Chevrolet is coming off a third-place finish at Oxford Plains Speedway in its most recent outing.
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by Jay | Aug 6, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
ROCCO, HILL, CIPRIANO, PROVOST, & WOOD SCORE TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a week away, Stafford Speedway was back
racing with the 21st Annual Town Fair Tire 150 program. In NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series feature racing, Keith Rocco outdueled Ted Christopher to
take his third consecutive and sixth feature win of the 2011 season in the
SK Modified® feature, J.J. Hill scored a dominating first win of 2011 by
leading all 30 laps in the Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano nailed down his
fourth win of 2011 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Duane Provost
picked up his first career win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
Josh Wood beat his father Don to the checkered flag to record his third win
of the 2011 season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
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by Jay | Aug 6, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
BOBBY SANTOS, III LOOKING TO GET SEASON BACK ON TRACK IN TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a stellar 2010 season that saw him win 4
races and the Whelen Modified Tour championship, Bobby Santos, III and the
#4 Mystic Missile team have found that the path to defending their
championship has been a rocky road. Santos enters the Town Fair Tire 150 at
Stafford Speedway in 9th place in the points standings, 162 points behind
Ronnie Silk. But if there was ever a track on the 2011 schedule that Santos
and his crew can use as a launching pad to get themselves back into
championship contention, it’s Stafford. Since joining the Mystic Missile
team prior to the start of the 2010 season, in 6 Stafford races Santos has
recorded 3 wins, a second, a third, and a 23rd place finish, which was the
result of a blown engine. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 5, 2011 | IndyCar, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 3, 2011) -The New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities and PPG are inviting all race fans to chat and enjoy chowdah during the MoveThatBlock.com INDY 225 weekend on Aug. 12, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the hospitality village.
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by Jay | Aug 5, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR POINTS LEADER RONNIE SILK HOPES FOR REPEAT PERFORMANCE IN TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour last visited
Stafford Motor Speedway back in May, it was a race to remember for Ronnie
Silk and the #6 T.S. Haulers, Inc. team. Silk won the pole and then led all
125 laps to take his first win of the 2011 season. Since that race at
Stafford, Silk hasn’t finished a race lower than fourth and he has the
points lead as the Tour returns to Stafford for the Town Fair Tire 150.
Silk hopes to recreate the level of domination that he exhibited at Stafford
in May and come away from the Town Fair Tire 150 with the winner’s trophy.
“I hope we can do that again,” said Silk. “We’ll be coming back with the
same stuff and we’ll be looking for another win this week. We’ve always
seemed to qualify and run well at Stafford, we just never had the finishes.
The last four races at Stafford, I don’t think we’ve finished lower than
third, so hopefully our luck has turned around at Stafford and we can be
there at the end of the race and try to win again.” (more…)
