Brandon Barker Wins In Granite State Pro Stock Series At Lee USA Speedway
Round two for the Granite State Pro Stock Series took place at The Lee USA Speedway as the Lee NH oval held its first annual May Madness last weekend. The Saturday portion of the show saw time trials and heat races as the twenty teams in attendance locked themselves into the show. Time trials was […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Gallery From Whelen Modified Tour Jersey Shore 150 At Wall Stadium
The return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. after more than a decade away proved to be a wild night of chaotic destruction for the series at the historic high-banked one-third mile oval. In the end it was Woody Pitkat proving survivor in the wreck marred event. RaceDayCT’s Fran […]
Jeffrey Gallup Gets First Valenti Mod Series Win At Lee USA Speedway; Anthony Nocella Gets Second Feature
Jeffrey Gallup, of Feeding Hills Mass, passed race leader Mike Willis Jr. of Grantham, NH, to win the first of two 50-lap events in Sunday’s “May Madness” at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH. The victory was Gallup’s first win with the Valenti Modified Racing Series. Gallup, the son of former modified racer Richie Gallup, chased […]
Bumpy Ride: Ronnie Williams Uses Last Lap Pass Of Keith Rocco To Get First Thompson SK Mod Win
THOMPSON – The bump and run. Across the realm of short track racing it’s a well known maneuver when it comes to last lap strategy. For Ronnie Williams the bump and run took on a new title Sunday at Thompson Speedway. Call it the rock and roll. Williams gave Keith Rocco a rocking shot into […]
Thompson Notes: Shawn Monahan Grabs Limited Sportsman Win In Swaggin’ Wagon
THOMPSON – On Icebreaker weekend April 6-7 at Thompson Speedway, two-time defending Thompson Speedway Limited Sportsman division introduced fans to a stunning new ride for the 2019 season. Monahan’s new Limited Sportsman took the staid sedan body typically seen in the division and turned it wild with the introduction of a station wagon bodied ride. […]
Perfect Player: Bryan Narducci Remains Undefeated In SK Light Mod At Thompson Speedway
THOMPSON – Perfection. It is the calling card of Bryan Narducci behind the wheel of an SK Light Modified at Thompson Speedway. Narducci ran away with victory in his his first SK Light Modified start at the track in the 2017 Sunoco World Series at Thompson. Since then the Colchester teen hasn’t stopped running away […]
Dave Sapienza Sore, But Ready For Seekonk After Wicked Wall Stadium Crash In Jersey Shore 150
A wild night on the track came to a brutally sudden end Saturday night at Wall Stadium in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Jersey Shore 250 in Wall, N.J. A full-contact battle for third place over the closing lap between Sapienza and Timmy Catalano ended with the pair crashing across the finish line and Sapienza’s […]
Kyle Soper Rebounds To Score Modified Win At Riverhead Raceway
Defending NASCAR Modified champion Kyle Soper of Manorville survived a rough and tumble NASCAR Modified feature Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway to score his second win of the young season in Whelen All American Series action. Soper also had to rebound from brake issues during his heat race earlier in the day that saw him […]
Destruction Derby: Woody Pitkat Proves Survivor In Wild Whelen Mod Tour Jersey Shore 150 At Wall Stadium
After more than a decade away, the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. Satuday night proved to be a show to remember, but a night most series regulars will want to soon forget. When the checkered flag finally fell on an intensely destructive Jersey Shore 150 Saturday at […]
Inflation: Glen Reen Grabs SK Modified Victory At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – It could be said that the first two weeks of the 2019 season at Stafford Motor Speedway were pretty deflating for SK Modified driver Glen Reen. Flat tires in the first two events of the season had Reen wishing for a change of luck. That turn came Friday for the Wilbraham, Mass. driver. […]
Back Again: Bryan Narducci Gets Second SK Light Modified Win Of 2019 At Stafford
STAFFORD – On July 15, 2016 Bryan Narducci got his first career Limited Late Model victory at Stafford Motor Speedway and joined his grandfather Jerry Pearl on the winner’s list at the historic half-mile oval. Friday at Stafford Narducci was passing everything in sight on the track and in the end passed up his grandfather […]
Double Take: Albert Saunders Scores Late Model Victory At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – The twins have fully taken over possession of victory lane at Stafford Speedway when it comes to the Late Model division. On May 11 it was Cliff Saunders scoring his first career Late Model victory at Stafford. Friday his twin brother Albert Saunders made it two in row for the duo. Albert Saunders […]
Stafford Notes: Duane Provost Prevails In Limited Late Model Photo Finish
STAFFORD – Gary Patnode literally couldn’t get closer to his first career victory. How close? About one one-hundredth of a second close. Following a last lap side-by-side duel, Duane Provost edged Patnode at the checkered flag by inches to win the 15-lap Limited Late Model feature Friday at Stafford Speedway. It was the first victory […]
Happy Returns: Ryan Preece Ready For Double Duty Modified Action June 5 At Thompson Speedway
On July 16, 2003 former NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series star Tony Stewart made a visit to Thompson Speedway and wowed the crowd on hand by winning that night’s SK Modified feature. Watching a star at the highest level of NASCAR competing against the local stars of short track racing left quite an impression on […]
Chase Dowling Ready To Rebound In Open Mod 80 At Stafford May 24
When the Open Modified 80 at Stafford Speedway takes the green flag next Friday night, May 24 as part of Dunleavy’s Modifiedz Night, perhaps no driver will be looking to get to victory lane more than Chase Dowling. Dowling started fourth in the NAPA Spring Sizzler®, led the most laps, and looked to be one of the contenders […]
Wall Stadium Feels Like Home For Jimmy Blewett
Jimmy Blewett grew up at Wall Stadium Speedway. The third-mile, banked oval in New Jersey is where he found himself as a kid on Saturday night watching races, where he scored his first career win behind the wheel and where he notched his first championship. Saturday, Blewett has a home-game on his hands when the […]
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Stafford And Thompson In Action This Weekend
Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Racing card When: Friday Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 15-lap Limited Late Model and 20-lap Street Stock. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m.; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. More: The third event of the season at […]
Thompson Speedway Back In Action Honoring Military On Sunday
Fourth Annual Limited Sportsman Extra Distance Headlines Card; Lock City Drift Joins Program Race fans won’t want to miss the second NASCAR raceday of the season this Sunday at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Two extra distance NASCAR Whelen All-American Series races, three additional battles under the NASCAR banner, the first competitive drifting in New England […]
Eric Bourgeois Teaching Son Evan Ins And Outs Of Racing At Thompson Speedway
Eric Bourgeois won a mini stock championship at Thompson Speedway in 2018. But in his first year of retirement, he’s shifting his focus to teaching is son, Evan, to drive – in more ways than one. Evan Bourgeois, who recently turned 16, has been taking driving lessons from his dad on the road. When they’re […]
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 …
Pit Box: Hometown Drivers Look To Steal The Show For Whelen Modified Tour Return To Wall Stadium
Blake Barney (Photo: Jim DuPont/RaceDayCT) After the first four races on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, five-time series champion Doug …
Unmuffled Episode 53 – Featuring Dave Sapienza, Michael Gervais Jr. Nathan Casillas And Spring Sizzler Highlights
Episode 53 of Unmuffled has a distinct Spring Sizzler theme to it. On today’s show talk with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Dave Sapienza. …
Alexander Pearl Focused On Dunleavy’s Modifiedz Night At Stafford Speedway
Alexander Pearl celebrates victory in the SK Light Modified feature Saturday at Stafford Speedway (Photo: Jim DuPont/RaceDayCT) After closing out …
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: Stafford And Thompson In Action This Weekend
Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Racing card When: Friday Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 15-lap Limited Late Model and 20-lap Street Stock. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m.; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. More: The third event of the season at […]
Casagrande Builders RaceDayCT Results Page 2019
(Links Go To Race Stories) May 19, 2019 – Thompson Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified: 1. Ronnie Williams; 2. Keith Rocco; 3. Tim Jordan; 4. Corey Barry; 5. Justin Albernaz; 6. Zachary Leone; 7. John Berchem; 8. Paul LaPlante; 9. Mike Christopher Jr.; 10. Jason Sundeen. 40-lap Late Model: 1. Ryan Morgan; […]
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 […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Gallery From Whelen Modified Tour Jersey Shore 150 At Wall Stadium
The return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to Wall Stadium in Wall, N.J. after more than a decade away proved to be a wild night of chaotic destruction for the series at the historic high-banked one-third mile oval. In the end it was Woody Pitkat proving survivor in the wreck marred event. RaceDayCT’s Fran […]
Jeffrey Gallup Gets First Valenti Mod Series Win At Lee USA Speedway; Anthony Nocella Gets Second Feature
Jeffrey Gallup, of Feeding Hills Mass, passed race leader Mike Willis Jr. of Grantham, NH, to win the first of two 50-lap events in Sunday’s “May Madness” at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH. The victory was Gallup’s first win with the Valenti Modified Racing Series. Gallup, the son of former modified racer Richie Gallup, chased […]
Fans and competitors of the Tri-Track Open Modified Series (TTOMS) recently learned of the rescheduling of the Series season opener at Claremont Motorsports Park to Sunday, May 26. On the heels of that announcement comes some exciting news for short track race fans. Grandstand admission tickets purchased for Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, May 25 will […]
Inflation: Glen Reen Grabs SK Modified Victory At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – It could be said that the first two weeks of the 2019 season at Stafford Motor Speedway were pretty deflating for SK Modified driver Glen Reen. Flat tires in the first two events of the season had Reen wishing for a change of luck. That turn came Friday for the Wilbraham, Mass. driver. […]
Bumpy Ride: Ronnie Williams Uses Last Lap Pass Of Keith Rocco To Get First Thompson SK Mod Win
THOMPSON – The bump and run. Across the realm of short track racing it’s a well known maneuver when it comes to last lap strategy. For Ronnie Williams the bump and run took on a new title Sunday at Thompson Speedway. Call it the rock and roll. Williams gave Keith Rocco a rocking shot into […]
Driver X: Weather
Driver X is a veteran short track driver who has victories in multiple divisions and has been around racing since childhood. On a semi-regular basis, Driver X will bring an anonymous viewpoint from inside the paddock to RaceDayCT. The views and opinions expressed by Racer X are not necessarily the views and opinions of RaceDayCT […]
Unmuffled Episode 53 – Featuring Dave Sapienza, Michael Gervais Jr. Nathan Casillas And Spring Sizzler Highlights
Episode 53 of Unmuffled has a distinct Spring Sizzler theme to it. On today’s show talk with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Dave Sapienza. We also with Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified division points leader Michael Gervais Jr. We’ll hear the story of California driver Nathan Casillas, who is competing part-time in the Street Stock […]
Kyle Soper Rebounds To Score Modified Win At Riverhead Raceway
Defending NASCAR Modified champion Kyle Soper of Manorville survived a rough and tumble NASCAR Modified feature Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway to score his second win of the young season in Whelen All American Series action. Soper also had to rebound from brake issues during his heat race earlier in the day that saw him […]
State Rep. Kurt Vail, Fellow Republicans Oppose Proposed Change To Racing Regulations
(Press Release from the Office of Connecticut State Rep. Kurt Vail) HARTFORD – Several Republican legislators stand in opposition to a proposal that could potentially alter existing state laws regarding local racing rules. State Representatives Kurt Vail (R-Stafford), Rick Hayes (R-Putnam), Kathleen McCarty (R-Waterford), and State Senator Craig Miner (R-Litchfield) expressed issues with unintended consequences […]
Modified Racing Legend Bugsy Stevens Recovering Following Bike-Riding Crash
Former NASCAR Modified champion Carl “Bugsy” Stevens is recovering following a bike-riding crash. The news, released on Tuesday, came via racing journalist Mark “Bones” Bourcier on Facebook. “Three-time NASCAR National Modified champion Bugs Stevens phoned to report that he’d fractured a couple of vertebrae (one thoracic, one lumbar),” Bourcier wrote. The injury came during what […]
California Dreaming: Nathan Casillas Moonlighting In Street Stock At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – It’s fair to say the short track racing scene in Nathan Casillas’ hometown of Santa Cruz, California is pretty non-existent. With the closest short track being about 100 miles away, it’s not exactly a region where it’s easy to nurture short track racing dreams. For Casillas, finding his niche in short track racing […]
Former Champ Joey Polewarczyk Planning ACT Return For Select Events
One of the most decorated ACT Late Model Tour racers of the past 15 years will be back behind the wheel at select events this season. Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk is planning a limited ACT return in 2019 beginning with this Sunday’s Oxford 150 at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. “Joey Pole” was the 2014 ACT […]
“Without A Doubt”: Speedbowl Management Says There Will Be Racing At The Track In 2019
New London-Waterford Speedbowl general manager Mike Serluca told RaceDayCT exclusively Friday afternoon that there will be racing at the track in 2019. Questions about the future of competition at the facility have flooded the racing community since Wednesday when track owner Bruce Bemer was convicted on five felony charges involving human trafficking. The 65-year old […]
Brandon Barker Wins In Granite State Pro Stock Series At Lee USA Speedway
Round two for the Granite State Pro Stock Series took place at The Lee USA Speedway as the Lee NH oval held its first annual May Madness last weekend. The Saturday portion of the show saw time trials and heat races as the twenty teams in attendance locked themselves into the show. Time trials was […]
Your Chance To Race Against NASCAR Star Kyle Larson
Check out this great opportunity to race against Kyle Larson as part of the Speedway Children’s Charities Karting For Kids program next month at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
NASCAR, Genius Sports Form Exclusive Multi-Year Betting Data Partnership
New Agreement to Deliver NASCAR’s First-Ever Live Betting Platform to Legal Sportsbooks;NASCAR’s Sports Gaming Strategy Designed to Drive Fan Interest and Deepen Engagement NASCAR and Genius Sports, the global leader in sports data solutions, today announced a landmark deal that will see Genius Sports develop an official NASCAR gaming offering for legal sportsbooks. The new agreement […]
NASCAR, Genius Sports Form Exclusive Multi-Year Betting Data Partnership
New Agreement to Deliver NASCAR’s First-Ever Live Betting Platform to Legal Sportsbooks;NASCAR’s Sports Gaming Strategy Designed to Drive Fan Interest and Deepen Engagement NASCAR and Genius Sports, the global leader in sports data solutions, today announced a landmark deal that will see Genius Sports develop an official NASCAR gaming offering for legal sportsbooks. The new agreement […]
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