In 2012 Jimmy Blewett showed up on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to run full-time with a newly created family owned operation. It was a breath of fresh air for a division struggling yearly to attract quality new teams to continue filling the starting lineups for Modified Tour events. Today, Blewett and that team owned […]
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NASCAR Efforts Seem Hardly Tuned To Trying To Save Whelen Modified Tour From Failure
November 5, 2013 by 33 Comments
Waterford Speedbowl Outlaw Stock Feature Brings Major Buzz To Saturday Finale Weekend Card
October 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
WATERFORD – Corey Hutchings’ list of accomplishments across the realm of short track racing in Connecticut run the gamut. From championships and wins across multiple divisions to dramatics on the track, Hutchings has seen it all over the last couple decades of racing in Connecticut. And yet, four hours removed from a victory Saturday at […]
Different Worlds: Disconnect Between NASCAR Short Tracks And Sprint Cup Series Major Issue For Sport
October 3, 2013 by 19 Comments
At the highest levels of stock car racing, it’s a question asked constantly these days. What’s wrong with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series? A meteoric rises through the 1990’s saw Sprint Cup Series racing peaking at levels motorsports had never seen before in North America. A little more than a decade ago, NASCAR was everywhere. […]
Valenti Modified Racing Series Qualifying Procedures In Need Of Further Evolution
August 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
It’s been said that getting better is a constant work in progress. By instituting a rule recently to award championship points for the top five finishing positions in heat races, Valenti Modified Racing Series director Scott Tapley immediately improved the qualifying procedure for the division. But a little more work needs to be done. There […]
NASCAR Needs To Establish Better Consistency With Subjective Restart Rules
June 27, 2013 by 9 Comments
When is a rule not truly a rule? That’s likely a question many drivers have when it comes to how NASCAR polices its restart rule for events from their top level Sprint Cup Series right down to regional divisions like the Whelen Modified Tour. Following Saturday’s Whelen Modified Tour Mr. Rooter 161 at the Waterford […]
Money Men: Where Were The SK Modifieds Sunday At Seekonk Speedway?
June 3, 2013 by 13 Comments
SEEKONK, Mass. – In the weeks and days leading up to Sunday’s special $5,000 to win SK Modified event at Seekonk Speedway, the talk around the pit areas of the short tracks of Connecticut was of numbers few have seen in quite some time for an event for the cars. Thirty cars? Maybe 40? Some […]
Don’t Believe The Hype: NASCAR All-Star Race Marketing Not Helping Matter Of Failing Event
May 21, 2013 by 13 Comments
Promotion. In most forms, realms or types – whether it be sports, or movies or products – is almost always laced in some way with exaggeration. And for the most part, consumers are willing to understand and live with that fact. Then there comes a time when exaggeration crosses the line into full blown fairy […]
Size Matters?: Short Fields Don’t Dampen Whelen Modified Tour Competition On The Track
May 8, 2013 by 6 Comments
“Remember when … ” It’s a familiar mantra to anyone who spends any amount of time around short track racing. “Remember when the grandstands were overflowing?” “Remember when the purses were huge?” “Remember how many cars showed up to race?” At Stafford Motor Speedway they like to call their Spring Sizzler “The Greatest Race in […]
Short Pitting: What The Rock Is Cooking, DW Burned Toasted, Fried Ratings, Dirty Pool And Much More
March 12, 2013 by 6 Comments
Another edition of RaceDayCT.com’s semi-regular concoction, brewed of the meatiest newsworthy items, opinions and meaningless meanderings down some paths that might not have anything to do with racing. Strap in for the ride. Just waiting for the Papal Conclave to call us and tell us it’s go time for Pope Giggity I …. — A […]
Denny Hamlin Fine Shows There’s No Making Sense Of NASCAR Rulings These Days
March 7, 2013 by 16 Comments
Denny Hamlin could have got out of his car Sunday following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 and told reporters on hand that the sky was blue and it would have been no different than what he actually said that day. If he had said the sky was blue, those absorbing that […]
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