by Jay | Sep 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Rowan Pennink Closing In On Second Consecutive SK Modified® Track Championship at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2016 season in its closing stages at Stafford Speedway, defending SK Modified® track champion Rowan Pennink and the #99 Van Wickle Auto Supply / Independent Wheel team are closing in on securing back to back championships. He enters this Friday night’s SK Modified® feature event with a 68 point lead over Keith Rocco and an 86 point margin over third place Ted Christopher.
In order to clinch the track title for the second year in a row, all Pennink will need to do is finish in the top-9. In the 15 SK Modified® feature events run this season, Pennink has recorded 14 top-10 finishes and his worst finish of the season has been 11th. So while on paper it might seem like an easy task, Pennink says that he and the #99 team are focused on putting the car into NAPA Victory Lane for the 7th time this season, which would put an exclamation point on the season. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Stafford Speedway Hosting 2016 Legend Cars Asphalt Nationals Qualifier As Part of NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the checkered flag is displayed to the Legend Cars field at Stafford Speedway’s season ending NAPA Fall Final Weekend on Sat., Oct. 1st, it will not only bring to an end the third full season of Legend Cars competition, but it will punch a direct ticket to the 2016 Legend Cars Nationals for the lucky feature winner.
The 2016 Legend Cars Asphalt Nationals will be held at Waterford Speedbowl on October 6-8. The 3-day Legend Cars extravaganza will give competitors a final chance to accumulate points for the 2016 season to determine their final position in the INEX National Point Standings. Stafford Speedway is represented in the national standings by Dana DiMatteo in 3rd place and Joe Graf, Jr. in 17th place in the Pro division with Noah Korner leading the Semi-Pro division and Teddy Hodgdon is 12th in the Semi-Pro standings. Korner also is the national point leader in the Road Course standings with his brother Glenn in second and Hodgdon in 7th place. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 15, 2016 | Devils Bowl, New, Vermont
Durgan Wins Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Championship in a Tiebreaker
Masterson, McKiernan, Messier take season titles
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Jason Durgan and Vince Quenneville Jr. put on the most dramatic stock car show of the year at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 11. The two veteran drivers were the stars of the half-mile Asphalt Track during the Rutland County facility’s 50th season of racing and needed a tiebreaker to determine the track champion at the Vermont 200 Weekend. Durgan, of Morrisonville, N.Y., became a first-time Devil’s Bowl titleholder in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and will share the championship stage this winter with Josh Masterson, Jim McKiernan, and rookie Eric Messier.
Durgan and Quenneville entered the two-day Asphalt Track finale tied in point standings, but Morrisonville, N.Y., racer Durgan pulled ahead by two points after a 50-lap race on Saturday afternoon. In Sunday’s “Leon Gonyo Memorial” 50-lapper, defending champion Quenneville, of Brandon, Vt., did all he could by winning the race – his fourth score of the year – as Durgan’s car struggled in traffic. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 15, 2016 | Devils Bowl, New, Vermont
Stearns Steals First Devil’s Bowl Dirt Win in Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial
Mosher, Porter, Wood score on action-packed night
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Wayne Stearns used a strong racecar and a bit of patience to earn his first career NASCAR Whelen All-American Series victory at the Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 11. The Bradford, Vt., veteran earned his win in the “Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial” on Interstate All Battery Center of Rutland Night. Matt Mosher, Jason Porter, and Brett Wood also went to the winner’s circle during the event. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 15, 2016 | Canada, New
DARTMOUTH DODGE 200 SET TO CLOSE OUT 2016 PRO STOCK TOUR SEASON
(Halifax, NS, September 13, 2016) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will close out another sensational season this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld with the Dartmouth Dodge 200. After 11 events in five cities across the Maritimes it all comes down to the final 200 laps to decide who will be crowned the 2016 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Champion – and who will cash the $10,000.00 champions cheque! Please note the early start time for this event, qualifying for the Dartmouth Dodge 200 will begin at 4:00pm with Atlantic Tiltload heat races. Grandstand gates will open at 1:00 PM.
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by Jay | Sep 14, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Penalty Announced From Stafford Speedway Sept. 9 SK Modified® Feature
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Following post-race inspection this past Friday night at Stafford Speedway, the #15 SK Modified® car of Michael Gervais was found to have an unapproved brake caliper mounting location and he was penalized to the last place finishing car in the SK Modified® feature. The revised feature finish is below.
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SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa
2) Keith Rocco, Berlin
3) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
4) Todd Owen, Somers
5) Matt Galko, Meriden
6) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown
7) Jeff Baral, Southington
8) Payton Henry, Willington
9) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
10) Dan Avery, Somers
11) Jeff Gallup, Agawam, Ma
12) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
13) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
14) Tom Bolles, Ellington
15) Tyler Hines, North Haven
16) Cam McDermott, Canterbury
17) John Catania, Agawam, Ma
18) Mike Benevides, Westerly, Ri
19) Nick Salva, Prospect
20) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
21) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
22) Ted Christopher, Plainville
23) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
