On Thursday longtime local racer and former New London-Waterford Speedbowl general manager Shawn Monahan announced that he has purchased the Mooresville, N.C. Walker Motorsports racing team, which is a three-car Pro Late Model stable that competes at some of the biggest events through the Southeast. Monahan’s 16-year old son Brody was also named as the […]
Exclusive Interview With Shawn Monahan On Purchase Of Pro Late Model Organization
November 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Shawn Monahan Purchases North Carolina Based Walker Motorsports Pro Late Model Team
November 20, 2025 by 1 Comment
For the last few years longtime local racer Shawn Monahan has been behind helping forward the racing career of his son Brody beyond the Northeast and into the ultra-competitive world of Pro Late Model competition in the Southeast. Doing that was facilitated through the Monahan family building relationships with established teams that field cars for […]
Bottom Feeders: Can’t We Be Better Than Mocking People For Their Medical Conditions?
November 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
I get it, you’ve heard me rant about the ills of social media plenty of times over the years through this platform, but, here we go again. I think it’s fair to say that anybody with regular access to the internet understands how ugly the world of social media can be. And that’s especially true […]
Bird Watching: Will The Turkey Derby Be A Swan Song For Wall Stadium?
November 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
So are you one of those people who has attending the Turkey Derby at Wall Stadium on your bucket list? Well, you might want to clear your schedule for Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. LISTEN: Bird Watching: Will The Turkey Derby Be A Swan Song For Wall Stadium?
Longtime Local Racer Scott Cook Passes
November 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Scott Cook, a longtime fixture as a competitor at multiple Connecticut short tracks for more than three decades, passed away Thursday. Cook, of Oakdale, was 57 years old. Cook had suffered from multiple health issues in recent years and recently had a serious cardiac episode. Cook was a former Street Stock division champion (formerly Limited […]
What’s Brewing: Old Band Reuniting For Another Run At The New London-Waterford Speedbowl?
November 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
What’s new gets old … but then can it be new again? In October of 2014 Bruce Bemer was the high bidder at foreclosure auction for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. Since Bemer took control of the Speedbowl, management of the facility has been a revolving door of faces with no individual or group finding a […]
Catching Up With LFR, Troyer And TFR Distribution Owner Rob Fuller
November 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a busy 2025 for Rob Fuller, owner of LFR Chassis, Troyer and TFR Distribution. Fuller recently celebrated the opening of a brand new state of the art headquarters in West Boylston, Mass. that will be brining modernized change to all of his businesses. We recently had the chance to talk with Fuller about […]
What Some Around The Whelen Modified Tour Are Saying About Gary Putnam As New Series Director
November 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
On Monday NASCAR announced that Gary Putnam would take over the job of Whelen Modified Tour Series director. Tuesday we talked with some familiar names around the series to get their reaction to Putnam being named to the position. We heard from team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr., drivers Matt Hirschman, Kyle Bonsignore, Patrick Emerling and […]
Breaking News: Gary Putnam Named NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series Director
November 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
On March 31, 1985 the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event took place at Thompson Speedway. In the packed grandstands that day for the event was 15-year old Gary Putnam, a racing fan from Vernon who would ultimately carve out a successful career at the highest level of NASCAR. Now that fan who was in […]
Exclusive Interview With New NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series Director Gary Putnam
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rumors have swirled for months that longtime NASCAR Cup Series crew member and Modified team owner and driver Gary Putnam could be in line as the new series director for the Whelen Modified Tour. On Monday RaceDayCT broke the story that NASCAR would name Putnam as the new series director. Before the announcement was made […]
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