by Jay | Oct 18, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, Thompson
It wasn’t a tremendous surprise to anyone when Chris Perley of Amesbury, MA pulled the Vic Miller 11 (Plaistow, NH) into victory lane on Sunday at Thompson Speedway. After all he’d been there eight times before. His first World Series ISMA 50 win came on Oct. 15, 2000 and he’s only been out of the winner’s circle at that Connecticut oval three times since. He only took seven laps to move into the frontrunner spot from his 11th place starting position. His complete domination of the Super Modified portion of the famous Thompson World Series is undeniable, as the record books show, but Perley himself can’t quite explain why. (more…)
by Jay | Oct 17, 2011 | Connecticut, New England
Perley Dominates ISMA Season-Finale; R. Stoehr Tops in NEMA
Preece, Ramstrom & Hutchings Also World Series Winners
Thompson, CT (October 16, 2011): The 38th Annual World Series of Speedway Racing culminated on Sunday with five feature events. The headlining Whelen Modified Tour ended their season in dramatic fashion with Glenn Reen of Wilbraham, MA, scoring a career-first. Chris Perley of Rowley, MA, turned in a dominating performance in the International Super Modifed Association (ISMA) 50-lapper to score the victory. Russ Stoehr of Lakeville, MA, scored top honors in the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) ranks.
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by Jay | Oct 16, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Much like Late Model Rookie of the Year Peter
Thickett, D.J. Burnham took an unconventional route to racing full bodied
stock cars at Stafford Motor Speedway. Burnham’s career path took a turn
from racing quads on dirt and ice to the asphalt of Stafford Motor Speedway,
where Burham piloted his #60 Burnham Racing machine to Reliable Welding and
Speed Rookie of the Year honors.
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by Jay | Oct 16, 2011 | Connecticut, Thompson
Lafayette & Lindeman Share Truck Series Honor; Cardile Lite Winner
Meservey Tops in Pro-Fours; Outlaw Victors Gentes, O’Sullivan & Fournier
Thompson, CT: (October 15, 2011): A raining Friday could not dampen the spirits of fans and competitors on hand for Day #2 of the 38th Annual World Series of Speedway Racing presented by Sunoco. Following a full day of practice and qualifying, Saturday night included ten (10) feature events.
In Whelen Modified Tour Time Trials, Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT, made his debut in the Flamingo Racing #16 turning a lap at 18.634 seconds at a speed of 129.747 miles per hour to earn the Coors Light Pole Award. Doug Coby of Milford, CT, and Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, rounded out the top three in qualifying. Championship contenders Ronnie Silk, Norwalk, CT, qualified eighth while Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, CT, will start Sunday’s event from the fourth position. (more…)
by Jay | Oct 15, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2011 SK Light season at Stafford Motor Speedway
saw Cody Gneiting outlast Tony Membrino, Jr. in a fight for the Reliable
Welding and Speed Rookie of the Year award that came down to the final race
of the 2011 season. Gneiting began his racing career in the quarter midget
ranks, where he scored 6 championships before moving into the Allison Legacy
Series. From there Gneiting made the move into the SK Light division, and
he posted 3 top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes this season in the #89 MTV
Solutions Pontiac to take home the Rookie of the Year honors.
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by Jay | Oct 15, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Of all the drivers who have won a Reliable Welding
and Speed Rookie of the Year title at Stafford Motor Speedway in years past,
2011 Late Model Rookie of the Year Peter Thickett has perhaps the strangest
path taken to that outcome. Thickett originally hails from High Wycombe,
England, and after a racing career full road course racing, Thickett took to
a full bodied car on an oval for the very first time this season at
Stafford. The result was a Rookie of the Year campaign that saw Thickett
and the #33 Siemon Company team post their lone top-10 finish of the 2011
season in the final race of the year. (more…)
