by Jay | Oct 14, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
On Deck: Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by XtraMart at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson, CT- The 2014 racing season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) comes to a close on October 17-19 with one of the nation’s finest short track events: the 52nd running of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing, presented by Xtramart.
Finishing second in the balloting for 51’s Best Annual Short Track Event, the event will feature a total of 14 divisions. Twelve will celebrate champions, headlined by NASCAR’s oldest division: the Whelen Modified Tour.
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by Jay | Oct 10, 2014 | Connecticut, Granite State Pro Stock, Thompson
Hunt for October: Championship to be Decided at World Series
Walpole, NH- The 2014 Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion will be crowned at the World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) on October 18-19.
Dillon Moltz holds a slim 16 point lead over veteran racer Larry Gelinas after 10 of 11 events, and a 17 point lead over Matt Frahm. Moltz, driving the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance machine, has quietly jumped into the lead, after finishing in the top 5 in his last four races, including a win at the NH Classic at Star Speedway. “We are going into Thompson (Speedway Motorsports Park) with all guns loaded and not holding anything back,” Moltz exclaimed. “We are going to go there doing what we’ve been doing all year.”
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by RacingNews | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—In his first two seasons of modified competition at Stafford Motor Speedway, Roxbury, CT native Chase Dowling has proven to not only be a very talented driver, but a quick study behind the wheel. Dowling won his very first SK Light Modified start last season and he nearly won the championship as a rookie, finishing second by only 4 points. Dowling made the move into the premier SK Modified® division at Stafford this season, and it only took him four races to put his #57 S+S Asphalt Paving / Dunleavy Truck & Trailer Repair Chevy into NAPA Victory Lane.
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by Jay | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Cliff Saunders Wins R.A.D. Automachine Limited Late Model Rookie of the Year Honors at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning the DARE Stock track championship in 2012, hometown driver Cliff Saunders was ready to move into the Limited Late Model division in 2013. But mechanical issues with his car relegated him to making only 4 starts and delayed his full-time move to the division until this season and Saunders made the most of his rookie season by claiming the R.A.D. Automachine Rookie of the Year honors in his #4 American Sleeve Bearing Chevrolet.
Saunders’ twin brother Albert ran 15 of the 18 Limited Late Model races last season and scored 2 wins, and combined with Cliff’s 4 starts last season, Saunders had a leg up on most rookie drivers as he not only had personal experience to lean on, but his brother’s experience as well.
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by RacingNews | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, NASCAR, Waterford, Whelen All American Series
Waterford, CT (October 5, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl saw 210 racecars jam its pit area for Finale Weekend Sunday, hosting 13 race divisions for a huge day of motorsports. After rain forced the cancellation of Saturday’s scheduled events, track management crammed all racing into a full day of action Sunday. Scoring top honors was Keith Rocco of Berlin, who won the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series feature. In NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races, Corey Barry of Plainfield and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley, RI each used a victory to cement track championships in the respective SK Light Modified and Mini Stock divisions. Ed Puleo of Branford won an entertaining SK Modified feature, Jason Palmer won the Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race, and Josh Galvin topped a thrilling Street Stock finish.
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by RacingNews | Oct 3, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2014 SK Modified® season at Stafford Motor Speedway was a season full of excellent competition on the track and the race for the championship came down to an ultra-tight race between Ted Christopher and Ryan Preece. Preece was the more dominant car with 6 wins and 4 second place finishes over the 17-race schedule, while Christopher was able to win just once. Preece also had 12 top-5 finishes while Christopher had 8, but the difference in the final points table showed up where Christopher’s worst finish of the season was 9th while Preece had 3 finishes outside the top-10.
Both Christopher and Preece established themselves as championship contenders right away and they spent the majority of the 2014 season swapping the point lead back and forth between themselves with neither driver opening up a commanding lead over the other. The largest lead either driver held during the season over the other was 28 points, or 14 positions on the track. Preece began the season strong, accumulating 4 wins, a second, and an eighth place finish in the first 6 races of the season to firmly establish his championship credentials. Although not as dominant, Christopher was not far behind as he racked up top-9 finishes in each of the first 6 races along with his lone victory of the year on June 27.
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