by Jay | Jul 4, 2010 | Connecticut, NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England
Ranger Makes It Two-For-Two – Second K&N Pro Series Road Course Win Of 2010
LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Picking up where he left off at Infineon Raceway two weeks ago, Andrew Ranger returned to Victory Lane on a road course, this time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Lime Rock Park.
Race leader Cole Whitt ran off the course after contact with Ranger on Lap 52 of the 66-circuit event. Ranger assumed the lead and gradually drove away, beating Whitt to the checkered flag by 5.899 seconds.
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Max Gresham and Brett Moffitt finished third and fourth, respectively. Points leader Ryan Truex finished fifth. He led eight laps before sliding off the course and through the dirt in Turn 1 on a Lap 45 restart and lost 11 spots. He worked his way back through the field but ran out of time as the race didn’t have another yellow flag.
Darrell Wallace Jr. was sixth, followed by Eddie MacDonald, Jeff Anton, Miguel Paludo and Sergio Pena.
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by Jay | Jul 4, 2010 | Connecticut, NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England
Shaw’s Road Course Debut Nets 14th Place Finish
Lakeville, Conn. (July 3, 2010): DJ Shaw has been to Lime Rock plenty of times before. But he’s never driven on the 1.53-mile road course – not in a test, and certainly not in a race. In fact, he’s never competed on any road course before. Still, the 20-year-old Center Conway, N.H. driver was able to transition to the tricky left and right handers that road course racing demands, and post a 14th place finish in the NASCAR K&N 100 at Lime Rock Park.
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by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
ROB SUMMERS TEAMING WITH HOLBROOK RACING FOR CARQUEST EXTREME TUESDAY EVENT
AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The stars and cars of the ISMA Supermodified
division return to Stafford Motor Speedway on Tuesday, July 6th for the 7th
Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday. Chris Perley has been the dominant driver
at Stafford, winning 4 of the 6 CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday events, but one
driver who will look to end Perley’s dominance in the 50-lap ISMA
Supermodified event will be Rob Summers. (more…)
by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
Stefanik Returns to Victory Lane at Thompson in Mod Shootout; Cabral Wins NEMA’s Rifkin Memorial
Thompson Three-Peat for Christopher at Thompson; Gentes, Monahan, Tagg & Defevers Also Score Victories
Thompson, CT (July 1, 2010): Thompson International Speedway kicked off the holiday weekend with a great night of racing. For the second week in a row, the Tour-Type Modifieds headlined an action-packed night that also included the Northeastern Midget Association and five of the regular NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. Mike Stefanik of Coventry, RI, stormed to victory lane in the Tour-Type Modified Shootout. Randy Cabral of Plymouth, MA, earned the victory in a thrilling finish to the Marvin Rifchin Memorial event for the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA).
Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, made it three-in-a-row in Sunoco Modified action with another last lap pass for the win. Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI, turned in a commanding performance to win his third Late Model victory of the season. Shawn Monahan of Waterford, CT, turned it on late in the Limited Sportsman main event to score his third victory of the season. Brian Tagg of Oxford, MA, charged to his first TIS Modified win of the 2010 season and Leo Defevers of Brooklyn, CT, made it two straight in Mini Stock competition. (more…)
by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON SPEEDWAY OFFERING GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT
THOMPSON, CT. Two very special events make up the 4th of July holiday weekend at the Thompson International Speedway. Thursday night, July 1st, will kick off the holiday celebration when Thompson plays host to the Tour-Type Modifieds, NEMA Midgets and five of its own NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. Two days later, the Thompson Speedway switches gears and becomes a haven for Monster Truck fans.
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by Jay | Jun 27, 2010 | Connecticut, Thompson
Ramstrom Grabs Fourth Win Of The Season At Thompson
Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., won his fourth feature event of the season at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday night. Ramstrom, the defending Super Late Model champion at the track, has four victories this season in just six starts. He started fourth in the 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event and sprinted to the lead before the field completed the first lap. From there, Ramstrom went unchallenged to the victory and moved into a 3-way tie atop the division’s point standings with Mike O’Sullivan and Dennis Maxfield.
WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
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