by RacingNews | Jan 1, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As number registrations continue to file in and the Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Whelen All-American Series rosters begin to take shape, the track’s premier SK Modified® division has just added another NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver for the 2015 season. Reigning Valenti Modified Racing Series champion Justin Bonsignore will join the SK Modified® ranks behind the wheel of Art Barry’s #21 car and will race for the championship
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by RacingNews | Jan 1, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After racing in the Late Model ranks at Waterford Speedbowl for the past 9 seasons, Waterbury native Vin Esposito will make his first foray into Late Model competition at Stafford Motor Speedway for the 2015 season. Esposito joins Richard Duranti and Stu Fearn as registered rookie drivers for the upcoming NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season and he is ready to try to win the SPAFCO Rookie of the Year award and the record $1,100 bonus that comes with winning the award.
“The last time I was a rookie was in 2005,” said Esposito. “I don’t usually try to race for rookie status because if there’s a young kid that I’m racing against, I’d rather see them win because those awards don’t mean that much to me. But with $1,100 on the line that changes my whole thinking. When there’s that kind of dollars behind the Rookie of the Year award we’ll give it all we have to try to win the bonus.”
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by RacingNews | Dec 30, 2014 | New Hampshire
The video highlight from the 2014 Crown Trophy Bandolero Series races.
by RacingNews | Dec 27, 2014 | PASS
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced a unique championship format that will be awarded to Northeastern and Canadian Super Late Model competitors in 2015. PASS Super Late Model competitors will have the opportunity to race for an overall PASS North championship, which will encompass all 16 events on the 2015 schedule, or the PASS Northeast Super Late Model championship, which will only include the 12 events scheduled in New England.
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by Jay | Dec 21, 2014 | Maine, New England
Dick Berggren to be Inducted Into Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame
August, ME: The Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame has announced that on April 4, 2015 Dick Berggren, President of the Racing History Preservation Group (RHPG) that is the parent company of the North East Motor Sports Museum, will be inducted.
Dick will be one of six inductees who have influenced motorsports in Maine. He made his mark on the sport in his #80 Super Modified at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in the mid-1970s and raced Modifieds there in the early 1980s. As editor of Stock Car Racing Magazine and later his own Dick Berggren’s Speedway Illustrated, he put Maine motorsports on the national stage with his stories about Beech Ridge, the Oxford 250 and Maine racing personalities. In total, only 80 other significant Maine racing figures have been inductee into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame.
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by Jay | Dec 21, 2014 | Connecticut, Media, Stafford, Video
Dana DiMatteo Stafford Championship Video
by Jay | Dec 21, 2014 | Connecticut, Media, Stafford, Video
Jeremy Sorel Stafford Championship Video
by Jay | Dec 21, 2014 | New
Sportsmanship, Most Improved Nominees Announced for Devil’s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions at Holiday Inn in Rutland on January 31
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will officially wrap up its 2014 stock car racing season with the annual Banquet of Champions on Saturday, January 31. The event will again be held in the Ballroom at the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington in Rutland, VT.
Champions and top drivers from the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series asphalt half-mile, the inaugural “Battle at the Bowl” dirt track series, the Northern Modified Challenge Series, and the Enduro Series will be honored, along with several special award winners.
For the first time, winners of the annual Sportsmanship Awards and the all-new Most Improved Driver Awards in each of the four NASCAR divisions will be decided upon by a vote of competitors, track officials, and media. A total of 37 drivers have been nominated for the awards.
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by Jay | Dec 21, 2014 | Connecticut, Thompson
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Releases New Ticket Price Structure for 2015 Season
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) has released their ticket pricing for the 2015 season – featuring ticket discounts for seniors, active duty military and veterans; as well as reducing ticket prices all-around for the Second Annual Vintage Motorsports Festival in June.
We are now proud to offer discounted pricing for seniors, veterans, and active military members. It is very important to us to ensure our events affordable for those who have supported us for so long.” Josh Vanada, TSMP General Manager, remarked. “In addition, the discount and free admission dates for our veterans and active military members is a small gesture of appreciation and respect for their loyalty and incredible sacrifices to protect our freedom.”
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by Jay | Dec 20, 2014 | Maine, Media, Video
