(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that they
will broadcast their SK Modified® division on the Connecticut Sports Network
(CTSN) with Wide Open Wednesday. CTSN can be found on Cox cable systems
channel 144 and Comcast cable systems channels 185, 187, or 744 in
Connecticut. The 2011 season will mark the 11th consecutive season that
Stafford Motor Speedway has had a television presence with its premier
division. (more…)
Career First for NEMA’s Horn; Field’s Domination Continues at Thompson Rocco, Connors, Scorzelli, Monahan, & Boss
Thompson, CT (July 7, 2011): A hot summer night proved to be fitting for the racing action at Thompson International Speedway on Thursday night. The only thing hotter than the mercury was Danny Field. The Deep River, CT, driver remains undefeated in Mini Stock action during the 2011 season as he scored his seventh straight victory. Thompson Speedway hosted the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) for the annual Marvin Rifchin Memorial event. Mike Horn of Ashland, MA, made a bold move on the opening lap that proved to be the winning one. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As part of the 8th Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday
event at Stafford Motor Speedway, CARQUEST and Stafford teamed up to create
a charity race, CARQUEST Champions For Charities. The result was a smashing
success as over $44,000 was raised for the various charities that were
represented by 14 open wheel champion drivers. CARQUEST and Stafford
contributed $3,000 to the total with the other $41,000 plus raised through
donations that were made by drivers, team members, fans, and businesses. (more…)
ROCCO, CIPRIANO, CASAGRANDE, & CASAGRANDE SCORE JULY 1st FIRST NIAGARA NIGHT FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back in action on Friday,
July 1st with a new event sponsor in First Niagara for the First Niagara
Independence Day Fireworks Celebration. Keith Rocco was the big winner of
the night as he doubled up by winning both the 40-lap SK Modified® feature
event and the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano took his third
feature win of the season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Cory
Casagrande was the winner of the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Cory
’s brother Kyle Casagrande nailed down his third win of the season in the
15-lap DARE Stock feature. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season at Stafford Speedway nearing the halfway point, the Limited Late
Model season has been a dream year for Shawn Thibeault and the #58
Enterprise Rental Cars team. They have scored 2 wins this season and they
have finished on the podium in 7 of 8 races with a worst finish thusfar of
fourth. This white-hot streak of consistency has Thibeualt at the top of
the points standings and he credits his success all to a simple change in
his driving philosophy. (more…)
