by Jay | May 28, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Rocco Scores Sunoco Mod Victory at Thompson;
Monahan Dominates Limited 50-Lapper;
Banfield, Gentes, McDermott, & Churchill Also Victorious
Thompson, CT (May 27, 2010): On Thursday Night Thompson Thunder at Thompson International Speedway the Limited Sportsman division shared the limelight with the headlining Sunoco Modifieds. Two colorful personalities were victorious on the special night. Keith Rocco of Wallingford, CT, earned his second win of the 2010 season in the Sunoco Modified division. Shawn Monahan of Waterford, CT, took a commanding win in the annual extra distance event for the Limited Sportsman division.
Jim Banfield of S. Glastonbury, CT, wired the field to score a hard-fought victory in the Super Late Models. Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI, took top honors in a wild Late Model event while Cam “Keith” McDermott of Scituate, RI, was victorious in the TIS Modifieds. Randy Churchill, Jr., of Oakdale, CT, was awarded the victory in the Mini Stocks following post-race technical inspection.
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by Jay | May 26, 2010 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
THUNDER ROAD FEATURES TWIN 100’S IN MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC
Waterbury, VT – Mekkelsen RV will present the 48th annual Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT this Sunday, May 30. For the third year the Modified Racing Series (MRS), presented by Bob Valenti AutoMall, will join the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Thunder Road Late Models in the twin bill. Each division will race 100 lap features.
The Memorial Day tradition has been going on at the high-banked oval for nearly half a century. Beginning in 1961, the list of winners is a great tribute to some of the men who helped build stock car racing in the northeast. That tradition continues this Memorial weekend.
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by Jay | May 26, 2010 | Video
The Street Stock feature on May 22nd at the Waterford Speedbowl, with in-car cameras inside 3 cars (race winner Josh (more…)
by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Video
In the stands with Sid during the Mini Stock race, which featured a side-by-side battle for the lead for 10 (more…)
by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Dragon Breaks In New Devil’s Bowl; Sets Sights On Thunder Road Return
MILTON, Vt. — Brent Dragon gave the new Devil’s Bowl Speedway rave reviews over the weekend and then set his sights on an old, familiar foe.
Dragon finished 4th in the first-ever Late Model race held on Devil’s Bowl’s brand new asphalt surface on Sunday afternoon during an off-weekend for the ACT Late Model Tour. Next up for Dragon is a return trip to Thunder Road International Speedbowl this weekend for the non-points Memorial Day Classic 100 on the tight quarter-mile.
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by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Louie Maher won his second consecutive Don Hayes Memorial race this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Maher won the Roadrunner portion of the Hayes Memorial and Dave Heliwell won the Classic Lites portion.
Hayes was Hudson’s track photographer/videographer for over 50 years until his passing in 2002. Hayes’ racing legacy includes many hours of videos of the early days of the local racing scene, thousands of photos of the early days, and two sons dedicated to the art of racing photography.
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by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
CHANGE MADE TO SK MODIFIED® ORDER OF FINISH FROM MAY 21ST WHELEN
ALL-AMERICAN SERIES PROGRAM AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Following post race technical inspection from the
May 21st NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature events at Stafford Motor
Speedway, the following change has been made to the official SK Modified®
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by Jay | May 25, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire
Polewarczyk Ready To Put Rough Start Behind Him
HUDSON, N.H. — As far as Joey Polewarczyk Jr. is concerned, his season starts now.
Less than two weeks after failing to qualify for an ACT Late Model Tour race at Oxford Plains Speedway, Polewarczyk’s No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford will be back on track — this time with a renewed effort and a reinvigorated engine — this Friday night at Lee USA Speedway. He’ll compete in the track’s 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model feature.
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by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Maine, Unity
A Fine Memorial: Unity Raceway Readies For ‘300’ Weekend
Track to host 200-lap Late Model event as part of extravaganza
UNITY, Maine — In the spirit of holiday giving, Unity Raceway track operator George Fernald Jr. wanted to give race teams and fans something different. In doing so, he may have created Maine’s newest racing tradition.
Unity will hold its 1st annual Memorial 300 on Friday and Saturday, May 28-29 — an event highlighted by the $3,000-to-win Late Model 200. Also on the card is a 100-lap Wildcat feature offering $1,000 to the winner.
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by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Wiscasset Raceway official Opening Day Results
TOP 5 finishers for each division- Sunday May 23rd, 2010
Steel’s Real Rods & Cutoms Late Model Sportsmen
38 Joey Doyon
28 Rowland Robbinson Jr.
15 Nick Hinkley
13 Casey Nash
6 Danny Smart
U.S. Cellular Super Street
1 Adam Chadbourne
4 Allan Moeller Jr.
09 Ryan Ripley
28 Kevin Oliver
New England Transmission Strictly Street
83 Mike St.Germain
18 Ian Bresnahan
00 Alex Waltz
27 Nate Yeaton
92 Stephen Howard
Wiscasset Outlaws
5 Davis Childs
26 Corey Morgan
3 Mike Short
07 Chris Burgess
36 Mike Bradstreet Jr.
Twisted Tea Mini-Stocks
12 Thomas True
2 Bob Greenleaf
18 Chelsea Young
39 Brenton Leeman
04 Nate Tibbet
Ray Haskell Ford V6 Enduro
138 John Byrd
45 Arthur Kee
14 Justin White
32 Kevin Morse
3 Josh Austin
Wiswell Electric of Clinton Me. N.E.S.T (NORTH EAST SPORT TRUCK SERIES)
66 Opie Allard
1 Tony Field
96 Chad Binette
3 Dwayne Booth
26 Gerald Hiscock
Vintage Late Models
151 Rosey Garry
22 Hal Clark
155 Wally Henderson
420 Keith Smalley
8x Michael Willette
Vintage Outlaws
3 Paul Pierce
13 Tim Reynolds
27 Duane Dunifer Sr.
15x Bob Oliver
The Aable Auto Parts Green Flag flies Sunday, May 30th at 2pm for racing in our 5 regular divisions, the debut of the Knox Brothers Carquest 4cyl Enduros and The Street Stock challenge, American Racer vs. Goodyear! BE THERE!
