by Jay | Sep 29, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
STAFFORD YOUNG GUNS TOMMY BARRETT, JR. AND MATT GALKO SEPARATED BY ONLY 6
POINTS IN CHASE FOR SK LIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend
upon us this weekend, Stafford young guns Tommy Barrett, Jr. and Matt Galko
are separated by only 6 points, or three positions on the racetrack, in the
chase for the 2010 SK Light Modified track championship. Galko has been at
the front of the points standings from June until the Final Friday
Night-Shoot-Out on Sept. 17th, where a Barrett victory combined with Galko
wrecking out of the race, put Barrett at the top of the standings heading
into this weekend. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 29, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
BRIT ANDERSEN RETURNING TO STAFFORD’S SK LIGHT RANKS FOR CARQUEST FALL FINAL
WEEKEND
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the SK Light Modified cars take to the Stafford
Motor Speedway asphalt one last time during the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall
Final Weekend, the division will have one of its winningest drivers back in
the starting field. Brit Andersen, who won 13 SK Light races in three
seasons of competition, will return to the track in his family owned #70.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back in the car,” said Andersen. “I
didn’t even know I was going to be driving it until last Thursday.”
Andersen has his sights set on taking the checkered flag and beating Tommy
Barrett, Jr., who has won an astounding 10 races this season, and to prove
that his car is still the best SK Light in the field. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 29, 2010 | New England, PASS
PASS Mod 2010 rewind: Shaw dominates on way to title
NAPLES ME (9/28) Andy Shaw passed under the checkers first in the PASS Mod season finale at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway to claim his fifth win of the 2010 season and the 2010 PASS Mod Championship.
The Center Conway New Hampshire racer’s 2010 statistics are enviable, to say the least. A batting average of .500 is unheard of in most every sport but Shaw managed to win fifty percent of the ten race PASS Mod schedule and finish in the top five in all ten starts.
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by Jay | Sep 29, 2010 | Video
The 1st annual visit by the North East Mini Stock Tour was a barn burner with some of the best (more…)
by Jay | Sep 29, 2010 | Video
Back at the Waterford Speedbowl during the Sept 25, 2010 event for some crazy moments during the Street Stock and (more…)
by Jay | Sep 28, 2010 | Video
The Sept 24, 2010 SK Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl. Rookie Kyle James, who jumped up from a Mini (more…)
by Jay | Sep 27, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson, NH – With a dominating racecar Jay Maki won his first career Outlaw Sportsman win at Hudson International Speedway on Sunday afternoon September 26th. Maki started on the outside pole and survived getting turned sideways in front of the field after a first lap caution to win. Kevin Kephardt and Ron Bolduc also had podium finishes. Fourth through tenth were Mitch Wendell, Geoff Rollins, Pete “The Travelin’ Man” Fiandaca, Bobby Allen, Ricky Bobby, Keith Dynamite and Tim Casey. Pete Jarek took his old street stock out of mothballs for his first visit to HIS in a decade and came home a respectable 11th out of 23 starters. Maki and Ron Lord Jr. won the heats.
John Morin Jr. won his division leading fifth feature of the 2010 season in the Rookie Stocks. Morin Jr. had the race in hand from early on in the caution-free race. Slika Ennis had his race car “Gertrude” hooked up and running fast and got up to second early on but couldn’t gain ground on Morin Jr. and finished second. Roland Laplante continued his late season surge with his third podium finish in the last three races with a third place finish. Dan Murphy Jr. was all over Leplante the entire race but couldn’t make a pass and settled for fourth. Corrie Merritt dirt-tracked his way to a fifth place finish. Sixth through tenth were Dean Wendell, Jerry Lepage, Charles Roberto, Heath Toutellotte and the grizzled veteran Bob Riopelle. Morin Jr. and Lepage won the heats.
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by Jay | Sep 27, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Ramstrom Wins 2nd Straight Thompson Title
Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., finished second in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model finale at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Sunday, September 26 — good enough to earn his second consecutive Super Late Model championship at the track. Ramstrom and Mike O’Sullivan — who won the final 30-lap event of the season — finished the year tied atop the standings with 674 points, and Ramstrom was awarded the championship by virtue of his six wins. Ramstrom celebrated his title on his 19th birthday and did so only after blowing an engine in practice before borrowing one from fellow competitor George Bessette. The championship wasn’t clinched until Ramstrom was able to pass veteran Rick Fuller in the closing laps to move into second place.
WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
WHAT: 30-lap Super Late Model Feature
FINISHED: 2nd
STANDINGS: 1st
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by Jay | Sep 27, 2010 | Maine, New England, PASS
Ben Rowe: PASS North Series
With his fifth-place finish in the season finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., last weekend, Ben Rowe of Turner, Maine, locked up a second place in the 2010 PASS North Series final standings. The finish marked Rowe’s eighth in the Top-2 at season’s end in the PASS North Series, and the winningest driver in series history (36) has never finished worse than third overall. This marked his first season with Mulkern Racing.
WHO: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
TEAM: No. 48 Community Pharmacies Dodge
PASS NORTH SERIES
LAST RACE: September 17, White Mountain Motorsports Park, N. Woodstock, N.H. (5th-place finish)
FINAL POINTS POSITION: 2nd
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by Jay | Sep 27, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Kobyluck Leads At Dover Before
Accident Relegates Team To 23rd Place Finish
Dover, DE (September 27, 2010): Matt Kobyluck led two laps of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season finale at Dover International Speedway Friday evening before hitting the wall and prematurely ending his day. The No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet lost a right front tire before the contact was made. They were credited with a 23rd place finish in the race and a tenth place finish in the final point standings.
“We’re a better team than (10th). What it boils down to is that we needed to be more competitive at a lot of the events,” said Kobyluck. “Obviously, finishing tenth in the points is very unsettling for me and very disappointing.”
Kobyluck was confident for the Sunoco 150 after two practice sessions on Thursday afternoon put them among the top-10 fastest cars of the day. He backed that up with a qualifying effort of 150.238 mph (23.962 seconds) to earn a ninth place starting position.
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