by Jay | Sep 11, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
PITKAT, BARRETT, NOCERA, & HAYES TAKE SEPT. 10TH SHARK CYCLE 100 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a week away from racing, Stafford Speedway
was back in action on Friday, September 10th with the Inaugural Shark Cycle
100. It was a banner night for Stafford’s own Woody Pitkat, who bagged a
double by winning both the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, and the 30-lap Late
Model feature. The SK Modified® victory was the third of 2010 for Pitkat and
the Late Model win was his second consecutive and seventh overall win of
2010. Other feature winners were Tommy Barrett, Jr., who scored his ninth
win of 2010 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr., who
won his second feature of 2010 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
Andrew Hayes scored his third win of the 2010 season in the 15-lap DARE
Stock feature. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 10, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
Cates Wins Big in Sunoco Modifieds; Scorzelli & Baxter Score Career Firsts
Gelinas, Coates & Tagg Also Winners
Thompson, CT (September 9, 2010): An unseasonably cold night set the stage from some heated racing action on Thursday Night at Thompson Speedway. Danny Cates of Chaplin, CT, battled back from adversity to score the victory in the Sunoco Modifieds. Larry Gelinas of Buxton, ME, dominated in Super Late Models to score his fourth victory of the 2010 season. Spirits were riding high as Mike Scorzelli of Malta, NY, and Chad Baxter of Pascoag, RI, scored career firsts in the Late Models and Mini Stocks respectively. Joe Coates of Eastford, CT, was tops in the Limited Sportsman division while Brian Tagg of Oxford, CT, wired the field for the TIS Modified victory.
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by Jay | Sep 10, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY KICKING IN BIG ASSIST TO TED CHRISTOPHER’S “RACE TO THE FINISH TO BEAT BREAST CANCER”
(Stafford Springs, CT)—During the 2010 NASCAR racing season at Stafford
Motor Speedway, Ted Christopher has been racing to help beat breast cancer.
For each victory that Christopher records this season at Stafford, he will
donate $100 to Breast Cancer Research in Connecticut and he will donate $1
for every lap he completes at Stafford this season. For every dollar that
Christopher contributes to the Race To The Finish To Beat Breast Cancer,
Stafford Motor Speedway will match Christopher’s total. Christopher’s total
stands at $1,495 after he recorded his first SK Modified® feature victory of
the 2010 season two weeks ago, meaning that along with Stafford Motor
Speedway he has raised nearly $3,000 for breast cancer research. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 10, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
KEITH ROCCO CAN CLINCH 2010 SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After clinching the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series national championship several weeks ago, Stafford Speedway SK
Modified® driver Keith Rocco is set to add another piece of hardware to his
trophy case. Should Rocco finish 12th or better in this Friday night’s SK
Modified® feature event, he will clinch the 2010 SK Modified® track
championship and become a track champion at Stafford for the second time in
his career. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
Large Field Expected For Modified Racing Series Stafford Springs Debut
Stafford Spring CT — Last December Stafford Springs Motor Speedway CEO, Mark Arute declared, “We have listened to our fans and competitors. Our supporters have been very vocal. They have told us we need to consider bringing in the Modified Racing Series. We reconsidered some past stances on the series. We are delighted to be bringing the Modified Racing Series to Stafford.”
The much anticipated debut appearance by the New England based series that competes at speedways throughout the six-state region and New York, takes place this Friday night, September 10, with the running of the Shark Cycle 100 at the famed Connecticut Speedway, and interest in the event has upwards of 40 race teams indicating they plan to compete.
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | Connecticut, Waterford
McKennedy Christens New Car with Victory at Waterford
Waterford, CT—Defending series champion, Jon McKennedy of East Chelmsford, MA., scored his second win of the season Saturday night, September 4, at the Waterford CT. Speedbowl, winning the 100-lap Modified Racing Series feature event sponsored by BobValentiAutomall.com.
McKennedy’s ninth with the New England based racing series came behind the wheel of a brand new RaceWorks chassis race car completed late Friday night.
“I need to give a special thanks to Eddie Flemke Jr and Reggie Ruggerio. They worked pretty hard to get this chassis done for me, I want to thank my crew, it’s been a long week, 15-16 hours in the garage everyday. We finished it up last night but it all paid off. To come here and win at a track we struggled at, it feels good. Hats off to the crew. The car was good, I drove it like I stole it,” said the 2009 champion.
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