ROCCO, CIPRIANO, CASAGRANDE, & CASAGRANDE SCORE JULY 1st FIRST NIAGARA NIGHT FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD

by | Jul 2, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford

Stafford
ROCCO, CIPRIANO, CASAGRANDE, & CASAGRANDE SCORE JULY 1st FIRST NIAGARA NIGHT FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back in action on Friday,
July 1st with a new event sponsor in First Niagara for the First Niagara
Independence Day Fireworks Celebration. Keith Rocco was the big winner of
the night as he doubled up by winning both the 40-lap SK Modified® feature
event and the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano took his third
feature win of the season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Cory
Casagrande was the winner of the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Cory
’s brother Kyle Casagrande nailed down his third win of the season in the
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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH EXTRA

by | Jul 2, 2011 | New England

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH EXTRA

By Lou Modestino

For most drivers, getting sent to the rear of the field would end any chance of picking up a win at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. However, most drivers don’t have the history Ted Christopher has at the track. Christopher was sent to the rear of the field at the start of the race from his pole position after missing the driver’s meeting, and then had to come through the field again after getting involved in a spin on Lap 66, but it didn’t stop the Plainville, Conn., driver from picking up his second consecutive NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at the .625-mile oval in his home state.

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Thunder Road Season Heats Up Headed into Pepsi Holiday Event

by | Jul 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

Barre, VT – The Thunder Road International Speedbowl season is in full swing just in time for three big events in the next two weeks. After a series of rain postponements, Thunder Road’s stars seem to finally be in rhythm as they head into the Monday, July 4th special Pepsi Holiday Fireworks event. It will be the first of two events in four days, the other being the Thursday, July 7th Charter Communications Night, followed by the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships on Thursday, July 14.
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New England Native Joey Logano Highlights NHMS and WOKQ FanFest

by | Jul 2, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

LOUDON, N.H. (July 1, 2011) -New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner and New England native Joey Logano will highlight this year’s FanFest with an autograph session for fans on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Driving the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, Logano became the youngest winner in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at just 19 years old, when he captured his first checkered flag in 2009 at “The Magic Mile.”
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Cris Michaud Rebounds on Fairpoint Night at the Road

by | Jul 1, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

Thunder Road
Barre, VT – East Montpelier’s Cris Michaud rebounded from a rough start to the 2011 season with his 17th career Late Model feature win at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Thursday, June 30. The three-time “King of the Road” started on the pole and held off sophomore driver Cody Blake and veterans Jamie Aube and Jamie Fisher on several restarts to earn the win. Fisher would settle for second and Blake completed the podium. Matt White and Aube rounded out the top five.
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NEW PHILOSOPHY HAS SHAWN THIBEAULT LEADING THE WAY IN STAFFORD’S LIMITED LATE MODEL DIVISION

by | Jul 1, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford

Stafford

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season at Stafford Speedway nearing the halfway point, the Limited Late
Model season has been a dream year for Shawn Thibeault and the #58
Enterprise Rental Cars team. They have scored 2 wins this season and they
have finished on the podium in 7 of 8 races with a worst finish thusfar of
fourth. This white-hot streak of consistency has Thibeualt at the top of
the points standings and he credits his success all to a simple change in
his driving philosophy.
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