Curt Brainard – I cannot image racing at anywhere other than Stafford! The racing roots for Curt Brainard of Canton began with his father and a passion for the sport. Brainard started his involvement in the Modifieds as a crew member on Ray Miller’s #01 NASCAR Modified team. From there he jumped behind the driver’s seat in his […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Daniel Wesson
August 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Editor’s Note: Denise DuPont interviewed Dan Wesson Friday before he was involved in an incident on track and ended up suspended for the remainder of the 2022 season at Stafford Speedway. Daniel Wesson – I like going fast! The racing roots for Daniel Wesson from Monson, Mass. began with a family hooked on racing from Street […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Walter Sutcliffe Jr.
July 25, 2022 by 3 Comments
Walter Sutcliffe, Jr. – I like the Modified. Walter Sutcliffe Jr. from East Haven began his racing career to fulfill his father’s dream to race. Participating in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with a low budget team, Sutcliffe made his series debut in 2016. Prior to competing with the Whelen Modified Tour, Sutcliffe competed in […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Gary McDonald
July 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Gary McDonald – Racing is what I enjoy most in life! Gary McDonald has been around racing all his life. Growing up on Long Island in New York he was a part of the racing community that competed in the many racing events on the island. With the strong presence of racing starting in the early […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Michael Gervais Jr.
July 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Michael Gervais – And it took off from there! The racing roots for Michael Gervais Jr. began at a small track in a Go-Kart. Just like many other stories, his father brought him to a local track to watch Go-Karts and got him hooked on the sport after he sat behind the wheel. Gervais, of Wolcott, graduated […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With James Civali
July 7, 2022 by 2 Comments
James Civali– Thinking out of the box … Meriden native James Civali now calls Davidson, N.C. his home. Civali joined the No. 53 Mike Curb owned modified crew to support Ryan Newman in the GAF Roofing Open Modified 80 event at Stafford Speedway on July 1. During the racing events, Chris Kopec approached Civali and asked […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Troy Talman
June 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Troy Tallman – The race is won at the shop! Troy Talman of Oxford, Mass. comes from a long line of racers. His grandfather, John Tagg, raced at local tracks including Westboro Speedway from 1952 to 1962. His uncle, Tom Tagg, began racing in 1980 in a Late Model at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H. […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Chris Pasteryak
June 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Chris Pasteryak – I Do It To Have Fun! Second generation driver Chris Pasteryak of Moosup has been behind the wheel of a modified long enough to know when it is time to sit back and have fun. This year Pasteryak will continue to run the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series and selected Open Modified races. When you […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Matt Swanson
June 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Matt Swanson – If you have a chance to drive an SK Modified at Stafford, do it! Matt Swanson is a third generation racer from Harvard, Mass. At the end of the 2021 race season Swanson was waiting for a meeting to discuss his 2022 ride with the Boehler Racing Enterprises team. But the meeting […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Chase Dowling
October 29, 2021 by 5 Comments
Chase Dowling – I would not change a thing … Chase Dowling of Roxbury ran circles around the family home on a dirtbike which started his need for speed. He moved to Go-Karts, Legend cars andthen forward to the Modifieds. At 18 years old he competed in the K&N ProSeries, finishing in the top-10. Running in […]
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