by Jay | Jul 27, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
Waterford Speedbowl 7/26 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results
Waterford, CT (July 26, 2014) – Nostalgia Night hit the track Saturday at
Waterford Speedbowl with NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing joined
by vintage displays and motorsports action, plus racing by the
Northeastern Midget Association. Taking NASCAR wins included Berlin’s
Keith Rocco, winner of both the special Charlie Mitchell Memorial SK
Modified® feature plus Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race, tying yet
another track record in the process. Al Stone III of Durham came away
with a hard- nosed win in the Street Stocks, while Wayne Burroughs Jr. of
Oakdale was victorious for the first time this season in the Mini Stocks.
In NEMA action, the Shane Hammond Memorial race was won by Seth Carlson of
Brimfield and the NEMA Lites feature went to Williamsburg, New York driver
Juris Kupris.
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by Jay | Jul 26, 2014 | Connecticut, Video, Waterford
A look back at the annual Open Wheel Wednesday event held at Seekonk Speedway on Wednesday July 23, 2014
by Jay | Jul 24, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
Waterford Speedbowl Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 7/23 Results
Waterford, CT (July 23, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl beat the heat with
another action packed night of motorsports Wednesday evening. Mike
Christopher Jr. of Wolcott checkered another INEX Legend Cars feature to
lead the winner’s list. Joining him were Mitch Bombard of Willimantic in
the X-Cars, Dave Yardley of Berlin in the Super X-Cars and Jonathon Puleo
of Branford in the INEX Bandoleros. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme captured
the night’s Wacky Race.
The INEX Legend Cars were in the spotlight Wednesday with a special 30-lap
extra-distance race. Christopher won his ninth race of the year for the
mid-week series, continuing his dominance in the division. He used a
three wide move early to position himself for a run at the lead, which he
made on lap-5. He shot past the inside of John O’Sullivan Jr. to take
command, then controlled the race over two restarts the rest of the way.
Nick Ladyga stayed with Christopher for a few laps after the final restart
on lap-18, however Christopher eventually pulled away to the win. Ladyga
was second and Michael Blaskey third. (more…)
by Jay | Jul 20, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
Waterford Speedbowl 7/19 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results
Waterford, CT (July 19, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl hosted Whelen
Engineering Night Saturday, featuring a six division racing program.
Whelen sponsors NASCAR’s weekly racing series at tracks across the
country. Picking up wins in Whelen All-American Series action included
Kyle James of Ashaway, RI who dominated the SK Modified® feature, Keith
Rocco of Berlin won for the seventh time of the year in the Valenti Auto
Mall Late Models and Josh Galvin of Franklin picked up his eighth Street
Stock victory. Other NASCAR wins went to Ken Cassidy Jr. of Lisbon, who
returned to the winner’s circle in the Mini Stocks and Paul French of
Andover checkered the SK Light Modified race. Mike Christopher Jr. of
Wolcott won another INEX Legend Cars race rounding out the night’s
victors.
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by | Jul 6, 2014 | Connecticut, NASCAR, Waterford, Whelen All American Series
Waterford, CT (July 5, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl’s mid-season
championship Overdrive Radio 300 event hit the asphalt Saturday night with
extra distance racing by the track’s core six divisions. The big winner
was Keith Rocco of Berlin, scoring top honors in the night’s 100-lap SK
Modified® main event. Bruce Thomas Jr. of Groton won an entertaining
50-lap Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race, while Old Lyme’s Jeff Smith was
a first-time winner in the SK Light Modifieds after an impressive
performance. Franklin’s Josh Galvin was back in Victory Lane in the
50-lap Street Stock race and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley, RI won his
second consecutive race in the night’s 50-lap Mini Stock event. Mike
Christopher Jr. of Wolcott won his third straight INEX Legend Cars race.
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by Jay | Jun 27, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
NETS Returns to Speedbowl this Saturday
The New England Truck Series returns to action Saturday night at the historic Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT. NETS has been the fastest growing racing series in the northeast, with car counts averaging nearly double 2013’s numbers. With the increase in trucks has come an increase in competition – five winners in five race events so far this season. Twenty-four different competitors have taken the green in those five races, with 18 of them scoring a least one top 10 so far in 2014.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is who hasn’t visited victory lane so far in 2014. Defending series champion Duane Noll leads the points standings by 3 over Andy Lindeman, but has yet to take a checkered flag home. Former champion Chris Correll came close in the last event at Waterford, but finished second to another former champion, Allen Coates. Bert Ouellette, Mike Parker, and rookie Tyler Chapman have also looked strong this season but have yet to put notches in the win column.
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