by Jay | Mar 22, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
FRANK RUOCCO READY TO CHALLENGE FOR SECOND SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN 2011
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the dawn of a new season rising above Stafford
Motor Speedway, SK Modified® driver Frank Ruocco is ready to challenge for
his second track championship at the famed half-mile oval. Ruocco is the
2006 Stafford SK Modified® track champion, and he is eager to get back to
that position after a season in which he finished third in the standings
behind Keith Rocco and Woody Pitkat in what he describes as the toughest
division in the country. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 21, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
STAFFORD NATIVE J.J. HILL LOOKING FOR BIG THINGS IN STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S LATE MODEL DIVISION
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season set to kick off in a little more than a month’s time, Stafford
Springs native J.J. Hill is excited about his chances in Stafford’s Late
Model division. Last season saw Hill capture his first career victory in
the most prestigious race of the season, the Late Model 100, and Hill is
looking to use that win as the building foundation for a run at a top-5
finish in the Late Model points standings with the #41 Life Care Family
Chiropractic team. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 21, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
DILLON MOLTZ RENEWS SPONSORSHIP WITH AAA DRIVER TRAINING FOR 2011 LATE MODEL SEASON AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Stafford Late Model competitor Dillon Moltz,
the dawn of a new racing season has brought he and his team some great news.
Moltz’s #94 team has renewed their agreement with AAA Driver Training to
return as their primary sponsor for the 2011 season and will once again
challenge for the track championship. The news couldn’t have come at a
better time for Moltz and his team, who weren’t sure if they would be racing
at all this year.
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by Jay | Mar 21, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
THOMPSON’S ICEBREAKER JUST AROUND THE CORNER
THOMPSON, CT The long, hard New England winter has finally lost its grip on the region and one of the first signs of spring, the Icebreaker at Thompson International Speedway, is getting closer by the day. The winter’s snow and ice have finally disappeared. As a result, work on and around the historic speedway has reached a fever pitch in preparation for the season-opening Icebreaker slated for the weekend of April 9 & 10.
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by Jay | Mar 17, 2011 | Connecticut, Waterford
COBY, MCKENNEDY SET TO DEFEND AT WATERFORD OPENER
Canaan, NH. – Valenti Modified Racing Series standouts, Doug Coby, Milford,
CT., and Jon McKennedy, E.Chelmsford, MA., will be in “defense” mode when
they embark on the historic Waterford, CT, Speedbowl, Saturday and Sunday,
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by Jay | Mar 15, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
MICHAEL BENNETT LOOKS TO CHALLENGE FOR LATE MODEL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2011 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—At the start of any racing season, optimism is
rampant and that is no different for Michael Bennett and the #64 Davidson
Co. Late Model team at Stafford Motor Speedway. The team had their most
successful season with 2 wins last year, which helped them to finish 5th in
the points standings. Bennett and his team have been hard at work during
the winter and are looking forward to building upon the winning foundation
they laid last season.
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