Sammy Rameau Earns Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors
Mission accomplished for Sam Rameau. The Westminster, Massachusetts, driver entered the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season looking to capture the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, and when the 16-race championship points schedule was over, Rameau was celebrating. RACING-REFERENCE: Sam Rameau 2019 Season He adds his name to a list of 20 drivers in the history […]
Teddy Hodgdon Wins 2019 SK Light Championship At Stafford Speedway
After finishing 5th in points in his 2018 SK Light rookie season, Danbury, CT native Teddy Hodgdon and the #55 Montanari Fuel team returned to Stafford in 2019 as one of the championship favorites. When the dust settled Hodgdon was crowned the 2019 track champion after winning 5 races and holding the point lead for the […]
Breaking: Jennerstown Speedway Returning To NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Schedule In 2020
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is heading back to Pennsylvania for the 2020 season. Jennerstown Speedway general manager Bill Hribar revealed exclusively to RaceDayCT that the Whelen Modified Tour will return to the Jennerstown, Pa. facility. for the first time in a decade and a half. The Whelen Modified Tour to will run a May […]
Whelen Modified Tour Notebook: Like Many, Justin Bonsignore Surprised By Flamingo Motorsports News
THOMPSON – As the 2019 season rolled toward conclusion, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Justin Bonsignore figured there might be some change coming when it came to the Flamingo Motorsports team and his friend and competitor Timmy Solomito, who drove for the Eric Sanderson owned organization. But like many around the series, Bonsignore was surprised […]
New England’s Largest Indoor Auto Parts Swap Meet Returning To Eastern States Exposition In January
Vendor applications are now being accepted for the annual Autoparts Swap ‘n Sell presented by Start/Finish Productions. New England’s largest indoor, all-automotive swap meet is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, January 18-19, 2020 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass. – Home of the Big E. The 125,000 square foot Better Living Center […]
Title Hungry: Ron Silk Ready To Hunt For Another Whelen Modified Tour Championship In 2020
THOMPSON – On April 7 at Thompson Speedway, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Ron Silk rolled to a second place finish in the Icebreaker 150. It was a showing that followed up a victory for his Kevin Stuart Motorsports team on March 30 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Despite a win and a second place […]
Bring Your Lemon To The Magic Mile And Make Lemonade To Help Speedway Children’s Charities
The 24 Hours of Lemons Halloween Hooptiefest returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway October 19-20 for a weekend of silly family racing fun to benefit Speedway Children’s Charities New Hampshire Chapter. LOUDON, N.H. – Lemons take over the 1.6-mile road course at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a signature fall event October 19-20 that supports children in […]
On A Roll: Matt Swanson Ready To Carry Big Momentum To 2020 Whelen Modified Tour Season
THOMPSON – When it comes to any division in short track racing, there’s always that short list that teams, fans and followers keep of that guy who will be the next first-time winner. On Sept. 29 at Stafford Motor Speedway Craig Lutz took his name off that list by winning the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour […]
Meet The 2019 Champions At Thompson Speedway
More than 200 race cars took the green flag across five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions this season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. After 10 events, and countless battles on the track, five drivers earned the right to add their name to the historic list of champions at the Connecticut oval. Let’s meet the five champions. […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Sunoco World Series 150 Gallery From Thompson Speedway
THOMPSON – The 2019 season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour came to a close Sunday at Thompson Speedway with the running of the Sunoco World Series 150. Like it has for six of the last eight years, the season came to a close for the series with Doug Coby celebrating a series title. Sunday […]
The Story Of The Mike Stefanik Car That Brought Tears Sunday At The Sunoco World Series At Thompson
On Sunday, NASCAR and Thompson Speedway paid tribute to seven-time series champion Mike Stefanik before the running of the season ending Sunoco World Series 150. Stefanik, the all-time winningest Whelen Modified Tour driver, died following an Ultra-Light plane crash on Sept. 15 in Sterling. Prior to the running of the Sunoco World Series 150 a, […]
Ben Seitz, Randy Cabral Score NEMA Hammond Memorial Wins At Thompson Sunoco World Series
Avery Stoehr and Ryan Locke capture NEMA championships The Northeastern Midget Assocation rolled into the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for one of New England’s largest racing events of the season, the Sunoco World Series of Racing and annual Shane Hammond Memorial. Ben Seitz came out victorious after an epic nine lap side by side battle […]
Like A Champ: Doug Coby Rallies For Sixth Whelen Mod Tour Title; Justin Bonsignore Wins Sunoco World Series 150
THOMPSON – It was a day in which Justin Bonsignore did everything he could possibly do to win a second consecutive NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship. Bonsignore even got his pre-race wish, to see points leader Doug Coby get involved in some drama behind him. Unfortunately for Bonsignore, Coby was able to overcome his early […]
New Standard: Keith Rocco Gets Eighth Thompson SK Mod Title; Matches NASCAR National Record
THOMPSON – In 2005 Keith Rocco arrived on the scene of the Connecticut SK Modified racing landscape driving for Jean Guy and Brigitte Poulin with a cocksure swagger about him, and quickly showed fans and competitors he had the talent to back up that confidence. Two years later the Wallingford driver celebrated his first SK […]
Feisty Finale: Todd Owen Scores SK Modified Victory At Sunoco World Series At Thompson
THOMPSON – On a weekend when racing fuel is the big sponsor of all the events at Thompson Speedway, it seemed someone threw some gas on the fire Sunday that has been the season long competition in SK Modifieds between Todd Owen and Ronnie Williams. At the end of the SK Modified feature Sunday at […]
Jon McKennedy Scores Emotional Super Modified Victory At Thompson Sunoco World Series
THOMPSON – For years Jon McKennedy has been close at Thompson Speedway, but always just missed getting to the top. Sunday the veteran of Modified and Super Modified racing at the track finally found his way to victory lane at the historic facility and did it in the most special of dedicating fashions. McKennedy scored […]
Shawn Monahan Wins Battle, Kyle Gero Wins War In Thompson Limited Sportsman Division
THOMPSON – Shawn Monahan revels in being the show on the track in the Limited Sportsman division at Thompson Speedway. On Sunday at the track, part of that show for the declared showman was watching him hand off the crown as the division’s champion. Monahan won the 20-lap Limited Sportsman feature Sunday at Thompson Speedway, […]
World Series Notes: Doug Curry Rallies To Win Thompson Mini Stock Championship
THOMPSON – Thompson Speedway Mini Stock driver Doug Curry prides himself for having a never give up attitude on the track. Sunday at Thompson, Curry, of Norwich proved just how deeply that philosophy drives him. Curry came into Sunday’s Mini Stock season finale one point behind Scott Michalski in the division standings, with Steve Michalski […]
Owner Eric Sanderson Emotional Over Shutdown Of Flamingo Motorsports Whelen Mod Tour Team
THOMPSON – Eric Sanderson has long been an car owner on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour who let his team’s success do the talking for him. And as expected the typically reserved Sanderson was stoic, but emotional talking Sunday morning at Thompson Speedway about the shut down of his Flamingo Motorsports team. It was revealed […]
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 Sunoco World Series Live Updates Page
THOMPSON - It's the event some describe as the Woodstock of short track racing. The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing. This year, with a …
Flamingo Motorsports Whelen Modified Tour Team Shutting Down; Timmy Solomito Looking For Ride
Timmy Solomito (left) and crew chief Sly Szaban (right) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last month in preparation for the Whelen Modified Tour Musket …
Ronnie Williams Tops Modified Racing Series At Sunoco World Series; Mike Willis Jr. Takes Title
Ronnie Williams (center) celebrates with Gary Byington (left) and John Holland (right) from New England Racing Fuel after winning the Valenti Modified …
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 […]
Sammy Rameau Earns Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors
Mission accomplished for Sam Rameau. The Westminster, Massachusetts, driver entered the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season looking to capture the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, and when the 16-race championship points schedule was over, Rameau was celebrating. RACING-REFERENCE: Sam Rameau 2019 Season He adds his name to a list of 20 drivers in the history […]
RaceDayCT Sunoco World Series Live Updates Page
THOMPSON – It’s the event some describe as the Woodstock of short track racing. The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing. This year, with a washout on Friday, it means an already packed Saturday of features and qualifying is now overflowing with events. And the action continues Sunday with showcase event being the championship deciding […]
Ronnie Williams of Ellington, CT, could be on the verge of his second championship in 2019. Williams, the 2019 Stafford Motor Speedway SK® Modified champion, holds a 23-point advantage over defending Series champ Matt Hirschman, of Northampton, PA going into the final race of the season for the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS). There are […]
Teddy Hodgdon Wins 2019 SK Light Championship At Stafford Speedway
After finishing 5th in points in his 2018 SK Light rookie season, Danbury, CT native Teddy Hodgdon and the #55 Montanari Fuel team returned to Stafford in 2019 as one of the championship favorites. When the dust settled Hodgdon was crowned the 2019 track champion after winning 5 races and holding the point lead for the […]
Whelen Modified Tour Notebook: Like Many, Justin Bonsignore Surprised By Flamingo Motorsports News
THOMPSON – As the 2019 season rolled toward conclusion, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Justin Bonsignore figured there might be some change coming when it came to the Flamingo Motorsports team and his friend and competitor Timmy Solomito, who drove for the Eric Sanderson owned organization. But like many around the series, Bonsignore was surprised […]
Dave Sapienza Brings Bushels Of Raw And Uncut Highlight Moments To Unmuffled Episode 60
It’s been a week in which NASCAR Whelen Modified driver and team owner Dave Sapienza has had plenty to talk about. And on the latest edition of the Unmuffled podcast there was no shortage of talk from Sapienza. It was raw, uncut, uncensored, unfiltered Sapienza, who is coming off of his team’s first Whelen Modified […]
Title Hungry: Ron Silk Ready To Hunt For Another Whelen Modified Tour Championship In 2020
THOMPSON – On April 7 at Thompson Speedway, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Ron Silk rolled to a second place finish in the Icebreaker 150. It was a showing that followed up a victory for his Kevin Stuart Motorsports team on March 30 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Despite a win and a second place […]
Title Hungry: Ron Silk Ready To Hunt For Another Whelen Modified Tour Championship In 2020
THOMPSON – On April 7 at Thompson Speedway, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Ron Silk rolled to a second place finish in the Icebreaker 150. It was a showing that followed up a victory for his Kevin Stuart Motorsports team on March 30 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Despite a win and a second place […]
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 Mod Series Set For Sweet Season Finale With Haunted Hundred At Seekonk Speedway
Ronnie Williams of Ellington, CT, could be on the verge of his second championship in 2019. Williams, the 2019 Stafford Motor Speedway SK® Modified champion, holds a 23-point advantage over defending Series champ Matt Hirschman, of Northampton, PA going into the final race of the season for the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS). There are […]
NASCAR And ARCA Announce 2020 Format
ARCA Menards Series To Encompass Four Championship Series NASCAR and ARCA announced today a new championship format for 2020 that will see the continuation of three historic regional championship series and the coronation of a new fourth champion, all under the ARCA Menards Series banner. The series provide an integral development step for young drivers […]
RaceDayCT Sunoco World Series Live Updates Page
THOMPSON – It’s the event some describe as the Woodstock of short track racing. The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing. This year, with a washout on Friday, it means an already packed Saturday of features and qualifying is now overflowing with events. And the action continues Sunday with showcase event being the championship deciding […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor’s Sunoco World Series 150 Gallery From Thompson Speedway
THOMPSON – The 2019 season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour came to a close Sunday at Thompson Speedway with the running of the Sunoco World Series 150. Like it has for six of the last eight years, the season came to a close for the series with Doug Coby celebrating a series title. Sunday […]
RaceDayCT Sunoco World Series Live Updates Page
THOMPSON – It’s the event some describe as the Woodstock of short track racing. The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing. This year, with a washout on Friday, it means an already packed Saturday of features and qualifying is now overflowing with events. And the action continues Sunday with showcase event being the championship deciding […]
Ryan Preece Posts $500 SK Modified Bonus For NAPA Fall Final At Stafford Speedway
Ryan Preece Racing has announced a $500 bonus for Sunday’s SK Modified® feature at the NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final. The bonus will be split with $250 going to the winner and $250 to the hard charger of the race, the driver advancing the most positions over the course of the feature. With the bonus, […]
Kyle Busch Holds Off Justin Allgaier For Xfinity Series Win At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – It was more of the same for Kyle Busch in Saturday’s Indiana 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but “more of the same” was anything but easy. Busch held off Justin Allgaier by .132 seconds during a five-lap run to the finish at the 2.5-mile track, but only after […]
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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