by Jay | May 17, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
15-YEAR OLDS JOEY CIPRIANO AND MATT GALKO LEADING THE RELIABLE WELDING AND
SPEED ROOKIE CHARGE AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2010 season underway at Stafford Motor
Speedway, the fight for race wins and championships is in full swing.
Another race that is underway is the fight for the Reliable Welding and
Speed Rookie of the Year title and a pair of 15-year old drivers are dueling
for the top rookie honor in the SK Light Modified division at Stafford Motor
Speedway. (more…)
by Jay | May 17, 2010 | Monadnock Speedway, New England, New Hampshire, Pro Four Modifieds
Norm Wrenn Captures Second 2010 Win at Manadnock
Winchester, NH – May 15, 2010 – With 15 cars on hand, the RF Logic / Bot-L Gas Pro Four Modifieds of New England put on a fast paced show at Manadnock Speedway this weekend. The heat races went green to checkers without any cautions with George Sherman and Robin Berghman picking up the wins
Sherman and Phil Lausier lead the pack to the green in the feature. By the end of lap one Lausier was able to tuck in line for second but was feeling pressure from behind by #25 Tyler Anderson, who was followed by Brian Vincent, Rob Richardi, Jr., and Norm Wrenn.
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by Jay | May 17, 2010 | New England, Whip City
Whelen Modified Tour’s Glen Reen
Whips Mini Sprints at Whip City
BY MARK McKEON
WESTFIELD, MA – NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competitor Glen Reen made one of his infrequent appearances at Whip City Speedway and stole the show by leading every lap of the non-stop 750 Sportsman Mini Sprint feature.
“This is a really fun place to race,” Reen said after his victory. “The Tour can get pretty intense and pretty cutthroat. Here, everybody is friendly and out to have a good time. I love racing here.”
Reen, who was the Whelan Modified Tour Rookie of the Year in 2008, drove the Alloy Wheel Repair Suzuki powered Mini Sprint owned by Rob Walendy, who also drove it in the 750cc Class A feature. Walendy is a crew member and part time spotter on Reen’s Modified team. (more…)
by Jay | May 17, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Eddie MacDonald Holds On For ACT Win at Oxford Plains
Oxford, ME – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA took the checkered flag in the American-Canadian Tour 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME. MacDonald started in the fifth starting position and would take the lead on a lap 54 restart.
The 2009 Oxford 250 and ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner would lead the remainder of the race but not without pressure from hometown favorite Tommy Ricker of Poland, ME. Ricker got to the rear bumper of MacDonald several times in the final laps but didn’t have enough to get by while the two worked their way through lap traffic. The 2009 ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar took third after leading the first 25 laps. MacDonald’s only other ACT Late Model Tour win also came at Oxford Plains Speedway in August of 2007.
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by Jay | May 16, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
STRONG START HAS DAVID WEBB SITTING ATOP SK LIGHT MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP
STANDINGS AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2010 season at Stafford Motor Speedway
three weeks old, David Webb finds himself leading the SK Light Modified
championship standings after posting a win, a second place finish, and an
eighth place finish. Webb and his #92 Webb Motorsports / Autopart
International team are enjoying their newfound success and they look to
continue their good fortunes. (more…)
by Jay | May 16, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
PITKAT, MOLTZ, CIPRIANO, DURAND, & CASAGRANDE SCORE MAY 14th NASCAR WHELEN
ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway returned to racing action
with a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program on Friday, May 14th. Woody
Pitkat picked up his first win of the 2010 season in the 40-lap SK Modified®
feature, Dillon Moltz got win number two of 2010 in the 30-lap Late Model
feature, Joey Cipriano scored his first career victory in the 20-lap SK
Light Modified feature, Andrew Durand won the 20-lap Limited Late Model
feature, and Cory Casagrande was the second first time career winner of the
night by taking the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. (more…)
