It was a special weekend for Todd Owen behind the wheel of his SK Modified.
Check that … it was a special event winning weekend for the Somers driver.
For the second consecutive night Owen scored a special event victory Saturday at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
Friday Owen won the 10th NAPA Auto Parts SK 5K at Stafford Speedway.
Saturday he followed up by winning the inaugural Billy Greco/Terry Baribeault Memorial 43 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
It was the third victory in 11 SK Modified starts this season at the Speedbowl for Owen, the two-time defending division champion in the division at the shoreline oval.
Owen, who collected $7600 in payouts for his win, pocketed another $2,500 for the Speedbowl victory. It was the 18th career SK Modified win at the Speedbowl for Owen.
Anthony Flannery of East Hampton was second and Rob Janovic Jr. of Waterford was third.
Jason Palmer of Berlin got his third victory of the season in the 30-lap Late Model feature.
It was the 43rd career Late Model win at Waterford for Palmer and his 96th victory overall at the track.
PJ Evans of Uncasville was second in the Late Model feature and Brody Monahan of Waterford third.
Kyle Gero of Uncasville won the 25-lap Truck feature. Isaiah Newcomb of Plymouth, Mass. topped the field in the 25-lap Legends feature. John Bavolacco of Stratford won the 25-lap Mini Stock feature.
What a last lap pass for the win. I think that stuff they put down on the track worked? Again the mini stock race side by side for the lead lap after lap. Awesome. Nice to see 20 sk’s take the green. Stafford had what. 8 more? For the biggest sk race in the history of sk races? Nice field of late models. Some very surprising names. Stafford’s own Michael Bennentt in a ACT car, what? The return of the Derrick’s. Ranstrom. The pro stock hot shoe from back in the day. Anderson. The guy was dqd from a win and the huffy puffy hissing pissing on social media for all to see. Good on him for coming back and not being a complete sore loser. Cory Fanning nice to see in a late model at the bowl. And the stands
Yes the stands were packed. Anyone that says otherwise is a moron and wasn’t there.
Folks can judge for themselves, the SK race and others are on Youtube. Flannery being the gentleman he is conceded the inside lane to Owen without a hint of protecting the lead. A bit unusual seeing as how it was so close to the end.
Every division had great racing once again! The stands were full, the pits were full, Lots of people enjoying the best racing in Ct.
This was the Best race in each class and the track looked great with the spray on the track side by side racing and the sk s could race on the bottom or top .also nice to see a new double blower and new paint on the track one of the better crowds this year. hope the sks
will keep coming back each week .
MMTTS is next, looking forward to next Saturday night!
Your all wrong Goodfella said the bowl is dead forever lol this week the big tri track show funny how Goodfella never comments on Bowl news probably scared.
Don’t worry. Daidiot is in his basement thinking of something stupid to say. For years he hasn’t failed us. He will not begin now.