This Victory Is Solid as a (Lime) Rock SunTrust’s Angelelli, Taylor Dominate Memorial Day Classic for Second Year in a Row
Date: May 30, 2011
Event: Memorial Day Classic (Round 5 of 12)
Series: Daytona Prototype division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. (1.5-mile, seven-turn road course)
Start/Finish: 1st / 1st (Running, completed 183 of 183 laps)
Winners: Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor of SunTrust Racing (Chevrolet)
Is it possible time has stood still in the lush, green hills of northwest Connecticut since Memorial Day 2010? That was when the SunTrust Racing driving duo of Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor previously visited Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., and scored their first GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series victory of the season in dominating fashion by leading three times for a race-high 95 of 174 laps.
Monday, it was déjà vu all over again, in the words of the immortal Yogi Berra, as Angelelli and Taylor made it look easy, once again, in scoring their second consecutive Memorial Day Classic victory at Lime Rock in even more convincing fashion, starting from the pole and leading three times for 153 of 183 race laps. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back on track with a
5-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sharing the track with the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event as part of the 21st Annual TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 on Friday, May 27th. Keith Rocco scored his second
victory of the season one week after destroying his car in a heat race
accident in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Woody Pitkat picked up
his first win of the 2011 season after starting shotgun on the field in the
30-lap Late Model feature, Matt Galko picked up his second feature win of
the season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr.
picked up his third win of the 2011 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model
feature, and Cliff Saunders picked up his first win of 2011 in the 15-lap
DARE Stock feature. (more…)
Thompson, CT: (May 26, 2011) On the 71st anniversary of its first race, Thompson International Speedway hosted 95 race cars in the 6 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT scored his first career Sunoco Modified victory. Chris “Moose” Douton took a borrowed ride to victory lane in the extra-distance Limited Sportsman event. Larry Gelinas posted his first victory of the season in Super Late Model action.
John Materas of Voluntown, CT continued his early season success with his second win of the year in the Late Models. Cam McDermott of Scituate, RI earned his first win of the year in the TIS Modifieds. Danny Field of Deep River, CT notched his third win on the season in the Mini Stocks. (more…)
