by RacingNews | Apr 18, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After qualifying 15th and finishing 8th in his very first NAPA Spring Sizzler start last season, Islip, NY native Timmy Solomito is looking forward to returning to Stafford with a new team. Solomito takes over the driving duties of the #16 Diversified Metals / R.B. Enterprises car that Ryan Preece drove to two Stafford wins as well as the 2013 Whelen Modified Tour Championship.
“This is huge for me,” said Solomito, “The guys working on the car are great and everything else is the same with the exception of me as the driver. So far the team has been great, the guys are helping me through things that are new to me and we’re taking things one step at a time. I come from the quarter mile at Riverhead so I’m still new to the bigger tracks. That makes things a little tougher for us with my learning curve, but they have great setups for the car and great advice for me, that’s all helping to speed up the learning curve. We had a strong finish at the Icebreaker and hopefully we can carry that over to the Sizzler.”
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by RacingNews | Apr 18, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag falls on the 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler, Sunday, April 26, Howell, NJ native and 1990 Whelen Modified Tour Champion Jamie Tomaino will extend his record for career Sizzler starts to 32. Tomaino made his first Sizzler start in 1980 and he has since appeared in the Sizzler starting field every year since 1984 with the exception of 1985, when he failed to advance through a qualifying race, and 1988, when the SK Modifieds® were the featured division. Tomaino says that he sees no immediate end to his longevity in the Sizzler or behind the wheel of a modified.
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by RacingNews | Apr 18, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Rowan Pennink and the #93 Van Wickle NAPA Auto Supply team, the 44th Annual edition of the NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford Speedway will see the team chase the checkered flag with altered plans. A practice crash in the season opening race at Thompson Motorsports Park eliminated their primary car and left Pennink and team scrambling to get their backup car together. Without practice, Pennink was still able to qualify 18th out of 35 cars and came home with a respectable 13th place finish. While Pennink is bringing the same car to Stafford for the Sizzler, he is confident that he can have a good run.
“The car we wrecked is pretty much toast and ready for the junkyard,” said Pennink. “We won’t be able to get another new car put together in time for the Sizzler so we’ll be bringing the backup car to Stafford. We put a lot of time and effort into the car that we wrecked and we were really happy with how it was handling. We weren’t able to get any practice time with it so it wasn’t where we needed it to be for the race, but we were able to salvage what we could out of the weekend and we’ll move on to the Sizzler.”
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by RacingNews | Apr 18, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The family of the late Frank Ferrara have been named by Stafford Motor Speedway as Grand Marshals for the 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler set to open Stafford’s 2015 racing campaign April 25th and 26th.
Ferrara spent a lifetime involved in New England motorsports. He was a car owner at Riverside Park in the early 1950’s, a flagman, a successful Mini Sprint driver and a track owner. His support of Modified racing and Stafford stretches across more than 30 years and is best known for his Ferrara 100 events at the Connecticut half-mile.
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by Jay | Apr 13, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford, Touring Series News
Roger Turbush wins at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Roger Turbush drove away from the pack and took the first checkered flag of the season in the Mr. Rooter New England Truck Series. It was the second consecutive Icebreaker victory for Turbush at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. He faced stiff competition from Erin Solomito and Frank Dumicich Jr. at the front of the field, but took the lead for good after a cut tire ended Dumicich’s day in the turn 4 wall. Solomito would finish second, followed by Ed Pueleo, Bert Ouellette, and Frank Dumicich Sr.
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by RacingNews | Apr 10, 2015 | Connecticut, NASCAR, Stafford, Touring Series News, Whelen All American Series
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag falls on the 44th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler this season, Oxford, MA native Troy Talman will find himself making his Sizzler debut in one of the most recognizable rides on the Whelen Modified Tour. Talman teamed up with the #3 Boehler Family team for the 2014 season ending race and that relationship has blossomed into a full-time ride for the 2015 season with sponsorship from Cape Cod Copper, Riverview Industries, and NAPA Ayer Auto Parts.
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