by Jay | Aug 15, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
LINDEMAN WINS THOMPSON
Andy Lindeman of Poestenkill, NY, scored the victory in 20-lap feature event for the visiting New England Truck Series. Howard Payne was strong right from the drop of the green flag. He cruised out to a comfortable lead over Andy Lindeman. The margin was erased after an incident on the front stretch that involved Keith Chapman. Lindeman got the jump on the restart and was the new leader on lap five. Duane Knoll ran comfortably in third over a brewing battle between Allen Coates, driving in relief of his son Corey, and Jason Lafayette. Back up front, Payne was looking racy; working over Lindeman for the lead. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 15, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
MODIFIEDS DOMINATE THOMPSON SCHEDULE
THOMPSON, CT. The popular Tour-Type Modifieds will make their final appearance of the year this Thursday, August 18th, at the Thompson International Speedway. This event will kick off an amazing run for Modified race cars at the Connecticut oval. In three of the next four weeks, Thompson will be the center of Modified racing action which will also include the Valenti Modified Racing Series and the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours Showdown.
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by Jay | Aug 14, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Waterford
(Waterford, CT) – Retired race driver Jerry Marquis of Broad Brook, Connecticut., dusted off his racing helmet Saturday night and won the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series feature at Waterford, (CT) Speedbowl. The win came on a night when the track presented the fourth annual “Wings & Wheels” program
in front of a large crowd of open-wheel race fans.
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by Jay | Aug 14, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
KEITH ROCCO WINS LINCOLN TECH 80 MODIFIED RACING SERIES FEATURE AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Keith Rocco continued his winning ways at Stafford
Speedway as he picked up his first career Modified Racing Series victory in
the Lincoln Tech 80. The race was started on June 24th, but rain halted the
race with 32 laps complete. Rocco was the race leader when the rain came
and he had to fight off strong challenges from Matt Hirschman and then Todd
Owen to take the victory as he led the final 47 laps of the race.
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by Jay | Aug 14, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
PREECE, POSOCCO, GALKO, THIBEAULT, & SAUNDERS SCORE LINCOLN TECH 80 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back racing on August 12th
with the Lincoln Tech 80 event. In NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
feature racing, Ryan Preece scored his third win of the 2011 season in the
SK Modified® feature, Ryan Posocco scored his second win of the 2011 season
in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Matt Galko nailed down his fourth win of
2011 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Shawn Thibeault picked up his
fourth win of the 2011 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
Albert Saunders picked up his first win of the 2011 season in the 15-lap
DARE Stock feature. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 12, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
O’Sullivan Shines in LM Marquee at Thompson
Pitkat Scores Sunoco Modified Win; Lindeman Honored in NETS
Ramstrom, Sundeen, Dorr & Bourgeois Weekly Winners
Thompson, CT (August 11, 2011): The Late Model division took the center stage at Thompson International Speedway on Thursday Night with their 40-lap extra distance race and Tommy O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, was the star. Woody Pitkat of Stafford, CT, returned to top-form and to victory lane in the Sunoco Modifieds. Andy Lindeman of Poestenkill, NY, was tops in the touring New England Truck Series. Derek Ramstrom of Worcester, MA scored his fourth win of the season in the Super Late Models.
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