Former Local Racing Official Charged With Sending Indecent Material To Minors
George DeCoster, a former racing official at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, the Pomfret Speedway and with various local racing divisions, was arrested Saturday by police in Chester, Vt. DeCoster, 21, of New London, was charged with disseminating indecent material to a minor outside the presence of the minor. In July 2019 the Chester Police Department […]
Jon McKennedy Reconnects With Art Barry Team For Stafford Open Modified 80’s
When Stafford Speedway drops the green flag on its 4 Open Modified 80 races during the 2020 season, race fanswill see a former partnership rekindled. Jon McKennedy and Art Barry, who won the Modified Racing Series championship together in 2012, will reunite to make a run at the checkered flag in Stafford’s Open 80 events scheduled for May […]
Sami Anderson Ready For Breakout Season In SK Light Modified At Stafford Speedway
As Sami Anderson prepares to enter her second full season of SK Light competition at Stafford Speedway, she is primed for a breakout year. Anderson, who got her start in racing in quarter midgets, made her Stafford debut in the Street Stock division in 2018 before moving into the SK Lights last season. Anderson finished […]
Ryan Newman Released From Hospital After Awful Daytona Wreck
Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday afternoon that NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who was involved in a horrific crash Monday on the final lap of the Daytona 500 has been released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona, Fla. Roush Racing did not release a statement but simply posted on social media channels: “Ryan Newman […]
Wakeup Call Wreck Shows Again Tragedy In-Waiting Of Competition At Daytona And Talladega
Bristol Motor Speedway management created a marketing gem slogan in branding the high-banked half-mile oval as “The Last Great Colosseum” Beyond the word play of fashionable marketing schemes when it comes to NASCAR, the true “Colosseum’s” of the sport are the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway and the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. “The Big One” has become […]
Ryan Newman Awake, Speaking After Horrific Daytona 500 Crash
Roush Fenway Racing released a statement Tuesday afternoon updating the condition of NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who was involved in a horrific crash Monday on the final lap of the Daytona 500. The statement from Roush Racing read: “Ryan Newman remains under the care of doctors at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, […]
Jimmie Johnson’s Final Daytona 500 Ends Early
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In the hours before his final Daytona 500 start, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson was riding bikes with his wife and two young daughters in the infield, enjoying the sunny Florida day and the good vibes before NASCAR’s highest profile green flag flew. On the grid before the race, […]
Daytona Notebook: Brendan Gaughan Gets Career Best Finish In Final Daytona 500 Start
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With 10 laps left in his final Daytona 500, Brendan Gaughan was two laps down. Two quick cautions, however—the last one coming on Lap 199 of a scheduled 200—got Gaughan back on the lead lap as the highest-scored lapped car just in time for the first of two overtimes. Gaughan made […]
Ryan Newman Seriously Injured In Last Lap Crash At Daytona 500
NASCAR Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman was seriously injured in an accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 Monday at Daytona International Speedway. Newman, in his 19th full-time year in the NASCAR Cup Series, was racing for the lead with Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney coming to the checkered flag of Monday’s race, which […]
Denny Hamlin Edges Ryan Blaney To Win Daytona 500; Ryan Newman Hospitalized After Wreck
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With the car of Ryan Newman sliding upside-down trailing sparks behind him, Denny Hamlin joined elite company on Monday night in the second-closest finish in Daytona 500 history. Hamlin beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line at Daytona International Speedway by .014 seconds, and while the driver of the No. 11 […]
Matt Clement Has Title Aspirations In Limited Late Model At Stafford; Brother Jay Joins Division
Fresh off a career best season, Matt Clement is looking forward to the 2020 Limited Late Model season at Stafford Speedway. Clement entered the 2019 winless after 4 full seasons at Stafford. Clement not only scored his first career win, he went on to win a division leading 7 times, putting him behind only Tom Fearn as the winningest driver of […]
Pending: Agreement Made For Sale Of Two Smeriglio Team Whelen Mod Tour Championship Cars
Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Mike Smeriglio III confirmed to RaceDayCT Sunday that he has an agreement in place to sell two of the three cars from his 2019 series championship winning team. Though Smeriglio did say a published report Sunday from the website Speed51 stating his cars have already been purchased by […]
Double Up: Matt Hirschman Gets Richie Evans Memorial Win, Tour Type Mod World Series Title
It’s been a week of dramatic show after dramatic shows in Tour Type Modified action at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway. Friday night in the closing event of the World Series it was Matt Hirschman putting a sleeper hold on all the drama. Hirschman, of Northampton, Pa., […]
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page Friday At New Smyrna World Series
Five consecutive nights of Tour Type division Modified kicked off Monday at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Fla. Denise DuPont, Jim DuPont and Curtis DuPont will oversee our Live Updates coverage from all the Tour Type Modified events at New Smyrna.
Patrick Emerling Takes Tour Type Mod Win At New Smyrna World Series
It was a night where going on the offense early and playing defense late proved to be the perfect recipe for Patrick Emerling. The Orchard Park, N.Y driver held off Jimmy Blewett and Matt Hirschman on a late restart to win the 35-lap Tour Type Modified division feature at the World Series of Asphalt Stock […]
iRacing Returns As Stafford Speedway Late Model Contingency Partner
For the 3rd consecutive season, iRacing will join Stafford Speedway’s Late Model contingency program. iRacing, the leader in online Sim Racing, will post a $125 weekly bonus for the winner of the Late Model feature, boosting the weekly winners share to $925, and the total posted awards to $5,600. Stafford Speedway and the SK Modified […]
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page Thursday At New Smyrna World Series
Five consecutive nights of Tour Type division Modified kicked off Monday at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Fla. Denise DuPont, Jim DuPont and Curtis DuPont will oversee our Live Updates coverage from all the Tour Type Modified events at New Smyrna.
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page Thursday At New Smyrna World Series
Five consecutive nights of Tour Type division Modified kicked off Monday at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Fla. Denise DuPont, Jim DuPont and Curtis DuPont will oversee our Live Updates coverage from all the Tour Type Modified events at New Smyrna.
Lined Up: Anthony Nocella Tops Matt Hirschman In John Blewett III Memorial 76 Thriller At New Smryna
They proved to have two of the best Tour Type Modifieds at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway over the first two events of the 2020 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. They put on a side-by-side battle to the checkered on the first night of action. And on Wednesday night at New Smyrna Anthony Nocella […]
NASCAR weekends each year turn the sleepy hamlet of Loudon, N.H. into a booming race town, with upwards of 100,000 people descending on the facility. But the doors at New Hampshire Motor Speedway are open a lot more than two weeks a year. Keep up with the Up To Speed At New Hampshire Motor Speedway section on RaceDayCT and see a lot more about what goes on the rest of the year at the big track in Loudon. Beyond the big NASCAR …
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page Wednesday At New Smyrna World Series
Five consecutive nights of Tour Type division Modified kicked off Monday at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New …
Bruising: Craig Lutz Wins Tour Type Mod Feature On World Series Night Two At New Smyrna
Craig Lutz celebrates victory in the Tour Type Modified feature Tuesday at the New Smyrna World Series (Photo: Jim DuPont/RaceDayCT) After two …
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page Tuesday At New Smyrna World Series
Five consecutive nights of Tour Type division Modified kicked off Monday at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in New …
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway
Where: Thompson Speedway What: Sunoco World Series When: Friday – Sunday Schedule Friday: 50-lap Granite State Pro Stock Series, 25-lap Late Model, 20-lap Open Vintage Modified, 15-lap Senior Tour Modifieds and 15-lap Senior Tour Sportsman. Grandstands open: 2 p.m.; Qualifying: 4:30 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. Saturday: 75-lap American-Canadian Tour, 50-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series, […]
Casagrande Builders RaceDayCT Results Page 2019
(Links Go To Race Stories) Sunoco World Series At Thompson Speedway – Oct. 12, 2019 50-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series: 1. Ronnie Williams; 2. Chase Dowling; 3. Craig Lutz; 4. Todd Owen; 5. Joey Cipriano; 6. Donnie Lashua; 7. Cameron Sontag; 8. N/A; 9. Rob Richard; 10. Andy Shaw. 25-lap Late Model: 1. Derek Gluchaki; […]
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: Who Will Win The Special Limited Sportsman Feature Sunday At Thompson?
— — — The Limited Sportsman division takes center stage Sunday at Thompson Speedway with the division going an extra 10 laps in a 30-lap feature. So who will be celebrating in victory lane when the checkered flag falls on Sunday? Vote below [socialpoll id=”2503417″] — Check out all our other previous RaceDayCT Daily Polls […]
Pending: Agreement Made For Sale Of Two Smeriglio Team Whelen Mod Tour Championship Cars
Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour team owner Mike Smeriglio III confirmed to RaceDayCT Sunday that he has an agreement in place to sell two of the three cars from his 2019 series championship winning team. Though Smeriglio did say a published report Sunday from the website Speed51 stating his cars have already been purchased by […]
Work Progressing At Speedbowl, Track Management Has No Timeline For Possible Reopening
It’s the most common question asked when it comes to the short track racing scene in Connecticut: What is happening with the New London-Waterford Speedbowl? It seems presently there’s a dynamic in play that goes against the norm, though not that that’s any sort of unusual occurrence for the track in recent years. Since late […]
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
Jon McKennedy Reconnects With Art Barry Team For Stafford Open Modified 80’s
When Stafford Speedway drops the green flag on its 4 Open Modified 80 races during the 2020 season, race fanswill see a former partnership rekindled. Jon McKennedy and Art Barry, who won the Modified Racing Series championship together in 2012, will reunite to make a run at the checkered flag in Stafford’s Open 80 events scheduled for May […]
Corey LaJoie, Derek Griffith, Craig Lutz & Woody Pitkat On The Latest Unmuffled
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
Former Local Racing Official Charged With Sending Indecent Material To Minors
George DeCoster, a former racing official at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, the Pomfret Speedway and with various local racing divisions, was arrested Saturday by police in Chester, Vt. DeCoster, 21, of New London, was charged with disseminating indecent material to a minor outside the presence of the minor. In July 2019 the Chester Police Department […]
Corey LaJoie, Derek Griffith, Craig Lutz & Woody Pitkat On The Latest Unmuffled
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
Corey LaJoie, Derek Griffith, Craig Lutz & Woody Pitkat On The Latest Unmuffled
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
Chris Dyson Relishing Memorial Day Debut At Lime Rock Park
A Dyson family holiday tradition enters a new generation this weekend when the Trans Am presented by Pirelli headlines the Memorial Day Motorsports Festival at Lime Rock Park. Over the years, the family would visit the circuit to watch Rob Dyson tackle the 1.52-mile layout in Camel GTP, IMSA World Sports Car and Grand-Am SRP […]
Tri-Track Open Modified Series Announces 2020 Purse Structure
Tri Track Open Modified Series officials announced on Wednesday the purse structure for the six-race season in 2020. Competitors will be chasing at least $6,000 to win each event, with Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday listed as a $10,000 first-place prize. With 26 spots open for each event, the total purse per race will rise over […]
Corey LaJoie, Derek Griffith, Craig Lutz & Woody Pitkat On The Latest Unmuffled
On Episode 70 of Unmuffled we travel all lanes with guests from the NASCAR Cup Series, the Super Late Model ranks and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. We talk with NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Lajoie as he prepares to run his fourth Daytona 500. We’ll catch up with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Craig […]
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Joins ACT Late Model Challenge Cup Program For 2020
Drivers going after the 2020 New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) presented by American Racer now have another venue and state in which to chase the title. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Thompson Speedway officials announced today that the Connecticut track has joined the NELMCC program for its inaugural season. Thompson Speedway becomes the fifth […]
Work Progressing At Speedbowl, Track Management Has No Timeline For Possible Reopening
It’s the most common question asked when it comes to the short track racing scene in Connecticut: What is happening with the New London-Waterford Speedbowl? It seems presently there’s a dynamic in play that goes against the norm, though not that that’s any sort of unusual occurrence for the track in recent years. Since late […]
Work Progressing At Speedbowl, Track Management Has No Timeline For Possible Reopening
It’s the most common question asked when it comes to the short track racing scene in Connecticut: What is happening with the New London-Waterford Speedbowl? It seems presently there’s a dynamic in play that goes against the norm, though not that that’s any sort of unusual occurrence for the track in recent years. Since late […]
Ryan Newman Released From Hospital After Awful Daytona Wreck
Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday afternoon that NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who was involved in a horrific crash Monday on the final lap of the Daytona 500 has been released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona, Fla. Roush Racing did not release a statement but simply posted on social media channels: “Ryan Newman […]
Brett Moffitt To Drive For Our Motorsports XFinity Series Team At Daytona
Our Motorsports Taps NASCAR Truck Champion Brett Moffitt to Pilot First Four Races in 2020 Our Motorsports has signed NASCAR champion driver Brett Moffitt to pilot the No. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for the team’s debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15. To aid in the team’s transition to the […]
Danny Bohn To Make Gander Outdoors Truck Series Debut At Martinsville Speedway
(Press release from On Point Motorsports) Country Artist Singer/Songwriter/Rocker Brantley Gilbert and Big Machine Label Group Join as Primary Sponsor On Point Motorsports is proud to announce that Danny Bohn will pilot the No. 30 Brantley Gilbert Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway on October 26th. The race […]
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