by Jay | Nov 24, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK ANNOUNCES ACT WILL JOIN WORLD SERIES EVENT 2015 ACT CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED
Waterbury, VT –Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) in Connecticut and the American Canadian Tour (ACT), based in Waterbury, VT have agreed that the 2015 ACT Championship Late Model stock car season will crown the ACT Champion at the famed Thompson World Series event on Saturday, October 17, 2015. ACT will join over 15 other divisions at TSMP in a year-end celebration for both fendered and open wheeled race cars.
Vice President and General Manager of ACT, Darla Hartt said, “We are delighted that Thompson has invited ACT to the dance! NASCAR Modifieds, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s own Modifed and Late Model divisions, the Valenti Modified Racing Series, Mini Stocks, really, just about every kind of asphalt stock car division in New England is at Thompson’s World Series. We are excited to show fans at TSMP an ACT Late Model 100 lap championship race.”
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by Jay | Nov 22, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Ted Christopher, Adam Gray, Jeremy Sorel, Andrew Hayes, Frank L’Etoile, And Dana DiMatteo Honored As 2014 Stafford Speedway Track Champions
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway welcomed a guest list of over 500 people consisting of teams, drivers, sponsors, and employees this past Friday night, November 21 at Maneely’s in South Windsor to officially honor Ted Christopher, Adam Gray, Jeremy Sorel, Andrew Hayes, Frank L’Etoile, And Dana DiMatteo as the 2013 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champions.
With Norwich Bulletin Sports Writer Marc Allard and Stafford Motor Speedway broadcaster Matt Buckler serving as the Masters of Ceremony, the 45th annual Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Champions Awards Ceremony not only honored the six track champions, they also recognized the top-20 points finishers from the SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, DARE Stock, and U.S. Legend Cars divisions. Special awards that were presented during the evening’s festivities were Most Popular Driver Awards, SPAFCO Race Chassis & Parts Rookie of the Year, R.A.D. Automachine DARE Stock Rookie of the Year, and the UNOH Youth Achievement Award.
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by Jay | Nov 22, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
On Time Accounting Of Feeding Hills, Ma Offering Stafford Speedway Teams Unique Money Making Program; Rejoins Contingency Program
(Stafford Springs, CT)—On-Time Accounting (OTA) of Feeding Hills, MA joined the Stafford Motor Speedway Contingency Program for the very first time in 2014. With the 2014 season completed, On-Time Accounting has announced it will rejoin the contingency program in the Limited Late Model Division as a third place sponsor for the 2015 season, contributing a $50 bonus each week to the third place finisher.
But that Limited Late Model contingency won’t be the only bonus that On-Time Accounting will be contributing during the 2015 season. On-Time Accounting has announced that they have instituted a unique “Racing Bucks” program that is available to all Stafford Motor Speedway Racing teams.
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by Jay | Nov 22, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
SPAFCO Posts Record $1100 Rookie of the Year Bonus for Both SK Modified® and Late Model Winners at Stafford Speedway for 2015
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Thanks to Ken Barry and SPAFCO Race Chassis and Parts, the race for the 2015 SK Modified® and Late Model Rookie of the Year titles at Stafford Motor Speedway will be more lucrative than ever. The SK Modified® and Late Model rookie of the year winners will each take home $1,100 for a total of $2,200.
“We’re happy to once again be the presenting sponsor of the Rookie of the Year awards,” said Ken Barry, owner of SPAFCO Race Chassis. “The teams at Stafford do a lot of business with us throughout the year with the parts truck in the paddock area and it’s great for us to be involved in the race program to be able to give something back. There was some great competition among the rookie drivers this season and we’re looking forward to seeing more great competition from the rookie drivers in 2015.”
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by RacingNews | Nov 18, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
(New Smyrna Beach, FL) – Teenager Derek Griffith will be returning to New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) to compete in the 200-lap Florida Governors Cup on November 23, 2014.
Griffith, a Hudson, New Hampshire native will make the more than 1,000 mile trip with the intent of competing with some of the best Super Late Model (SLM) drivers in the United States. The 49th running of the Governor’s Cup has an impressive entry list and Griffith feels he belongs with that group of drivers.
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by Jay | Nov 16, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson Honors Repeat Champions At End-of-Season Banquet
Thompson, Conn: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park celebrated the 2014 oval track season this weekend with a ceremony honoring four division champions in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. All four Champions have won track titles at Thompson in previous years. Ryan Preece of Berlin, Conn. was celebrated as the Sunoco Modified Champion for the second time in his career; Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI was honored for his sixth Late Model track title; Scott Sundeen of Sutton, Mass. was honored for his third time at the Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman head table; and Mike Viens of Seekonk, Mass. earned his second Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Monster Mini Stock championship.
Consistency was the hallmark of Preece’s success in the Sunoco Modified division. He won three of eight races – just as his closest competitor Keith Rocco did – but solid, consistent finishes were the key to securing his second track title. In all, Reece earned seven top-five and eight top-10 finishes over the season and never finished lower than sixth place.
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