by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning the SK Light Modified championship at
Stafford Motor Speedway as a rookie driver last year, Matt Galko and the #20
Davidson Company team followed up that performance by becoming the first
back to back champions in the SK Light division’s history at Stafford. In
addition to becoming the first repeat champions in the division’s history,
Galko is also the first driver to win multiple championships in the SK Light
division. (more…)
by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, Thompson
Ramstrom, Palmisano, Barnett, Boss & Jurcik Also Victorious;
Rocco, Gelinas, O’Sullivan, Douton, McDermott & Field Crowned ‘11 Champs
Thompson, CT (October 6, 2011): After three consecutive rain-outs, Thompson International Speedway finally was able to put the finishing touches on the regular season. Six-divisions vied for feature victories and championship laurels. When the final checkered flag of 2011 Thursday Night Thompson Thunder it was Woody Pitkat of Stafford, CT (Sunoco Mods), Derek Ramstrom of Worcester, MA, (Super Late Models), Marc Palmisano of Hadley, MA, (Late Models), Larry Barnett of Moosup, CT (Limited Sportsman) and Travis Jurcik of Chaplin, CT, (Mini Stocks) scoring feature victories.
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by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Since Ryan Posocco joined the #48 Davidson Company
sponsored Kretschman Motorsports team prior to the 2008 season, that
combination has been the team to beat when it comes to Late Model
competition at Stafford Motor Speedway. This past Sunday at Stafford,
Posocco and the Kretschman team locked up their third championship in the
past four seasons, which was Posocco’s record sixth Late Model championship
at the track. The championship run brought to a possible end one of the
dominant driver/team combinations that has been seen at Stafford in any
division.
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by Jay | Oct 4, 2011 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. The World Series of Speedway Racing will once again be more than a spectacular weekend of auto racing. The three-day race fest will determine divisional championships for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, Pro 4s and the New England Truck Series.
Ron Silk, the current points leader on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, will enter the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing presented by Town Fair Tire and XTRA/MART with an advantage of 57 points over Todd Szegedy. Silk will be seeking his first Tour title while Szegedy, the 2003 champion, will be looking for his second. It will all come down to the WMT 150-lap feature event slated for Sunday, October 16th. Both Silk and Szegedy will have plenty of competition as the best drivers on the WMT are expected for the season finale at Thompson.
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by Jay | Oct 3, 2011 | Connecticut, NASCAR, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has announced the following
penalties following the running of the October 1-October 2 CARQUEST Fall
Final Weekend NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature events.
Woody Pitkat, driver of the No. 88 Late Model, and Ryan Posocco, driver of
the No. 48 Late Model, have been penalized for a rules violation committed
this past Sunday in the Late Model feature at Stafford Motor Speedway.
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by Jay | Oct 3, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway brought the curtain down on
its 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season with its final SK
Modified® and Late Model feature events of the year as part of the 39th
Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend. Eric Berndt took the checkered flag in
the 40-lap SK Modified® feature for his first Stafford SK Modified® victory
since Sept. 2006 and Woody Pitkat scored his third consecutive and sixth win
of the 2011 season in the 30-lap Late Model feature, but Ryan Posocco
clinched the 2011 Late Model track championship with a fifth place finish.
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