by Jay | Sep 11, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Gentes & Fields Take Down Wins in Weekly Division Feature Action
Thompson, CT: (September 10, 2011) The cars of the both Whelen Northern and Southern Modified Tours took to the track on Saturday for the first day of Thompson International Speedway’s UNOH North–South Showdown for a full-day of practice and qualifying. The ‘21 Means 21’ Pole Award presented by Coors Light in the Northern Whelen Modified Tour went to Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT. Andy Seuss of Hampstead, NH, was tops on the speed charts for the Southern contingent. Two of the Whelen All-American Series divisions competed in feature event activity with Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI, taking down the victory in the Late Models and Danny Fields of Deep River, CT, in the Mini Stocks.
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by Jay | Sep 11, 2011 | ACT, Canada, New England
Ste-Croix, QC – Seven-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar inherited his second win of the weekend in the ACT Late Model Tour and Série ACT Castrol combination Can-Am 200 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in Ste-Croix, QC on Sunday, September 11. Hoar finished second to apparent winner Alex Labbé. Labbé was disqualified for failing to comply with a protest by the #91QC team of his ACT sealed crate motor. Labbe was disqualified from the event with no points and no money and has been suspended from further ACT competition for failing to comply with the requested teardown of his motor.
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by Jay | Sep 11, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back in action on September
9th with the Shark Cycle 80 program. In the NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series portion of the race card, Ryan Preece scored his fifth win of the
2011 season in a thrilling finish with Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK
Modified® feature event, Woody Pitkat scored his fourth win of the 2011
season in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano scored his sixth win
of 2011 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Dan Flannery picked up his
first win of the 2011 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
Josh Wood scored his fifth win of 2011 with a last lap pass in the 15-lap
DARE Stock feature. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 11, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, Stafford
Stafford Springs (CT) — For 35 years, the Pasteryak family has been trying to get to victory lane at the famed Stafford Springs (CT) Motor Speedway. Friday night, September 9, it finally happened.
With his Father Charlie, and Uncle Carl, watching from pit road, Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, CT., started third in a 25-car field, took the lead on lap two, and went on to win the Valenti Modified Racing Series “Shark Cycle 80” for his third victory of the 2011 season.
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by Jay | Sep 10, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The Modified Racing Series made its second visit of
the 2011 season to Stafford Motor Speedway for the 2nd Annual Shark Cycle
80. Chris Pasteryak was the big winner of the night, taking the lead on
lap-2 and leading the rest of the way to pick up his first victory at
Stafford Motor Speedway and his family’s first modified victory at Stafford.
The Shark Cycle 80 took the green flag with Ken Barry taking the point, but
he was only able to lead the first lap as Chris Pasteryak moved to the lead
on lap-2. Barry held second behind Pasteryak until lap-15 when Doug Coby
took the position. Keith Rocco was now up to fourth after starting seventh,
and Max Zachem was in fifth. Steve Reed was in sixth, Matt Hirschman was
seventh, Todd Owen was eighth, Tom Bolles was ninth, and Rowan Pennink was
tenth after starting from the 24th position.
Pasteryak and Coby were separated by only a car length or two and they were
beginning to pull away from Barry in third place. Barry remained in third
until lap-31 when Rocco went by to take the spot. Pasteryak had stretched
his lead out from several car lengths to nearly a half straightaway over
Coby on lap-35 and Rocco wasn’t making up any ground on the two lead cars,
but that lead was all erased with 42 laps complete as Bolles spun in turn 2
to bring the race’s first caution flag out. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 9, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND TO CLOSE OUT 2011 SEASON AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway will close out its 2011
NASCAR season with the 39th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, scheduled
for Sept. 30th through Oct. 2nd. The track will host the final races for
its five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions as well as the
penultimate round of the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. Stafford
will crown its track champions that weekend and the Whelen Modified Tour
championship could potentially be decided. (more…)
