Legendary and revolutionary Modified race team owner Bob Judkins, who fielded cars for a who’s who list of the best Modified drivers over decades, passed away Thursday in Middletown. Judkins was 83. Judkins started building Modifieds in the early 1960’s and over time he fielded for cars for a multitude of top drivers including Ed […]
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Highlights From Episode 36 Of Unmuffled
October 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On this week’s edition of Unmuffled we caught up with seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Mike Stefanik. Stefanik talked about retirement, his cutting ties from racing, the thought of racing again, getting his pilot’s license, his plane, the state of Modified racing and short track racing, what type of racing he keeps up with, […]
Unmuffled Episode 36 – Featuring Mike Stefanik, Todd Owen And Jon Puleo
October 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 36 of Unmuffled we talk to a NASCAR Legend. With his induction to the New England Racing Hall of Fame just around the corner, we catch up with seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Mike Stefanik. We also talk to the man who was the hottest driver in Modified racing to close out […]
Chris Pasteryak Has Fun With LFR Chassis At Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco World Series At Thompson
October 22, 2018 by 27 Comments
By Denise DuPont The 2018 race season was a roller coaster ride for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Chris Pasteryak and his race team. We have learned to Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon, to race the family’s famous #5 and #75 Modifieds with the leaders, but his year their Modified had been off its mark. For […]
Tommy Catalano Looking Optimistically To 2019 After Winning Rookie Title On Whelen Mod Tour
October 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Denise DuPont In the spring of 2018, while Tommy Catalano of Ontario, N.Y. was patiently waiting for the Race Of Champions touring season to kick off in upstate New York, his family made the decision to include more racing venues in their 2018 race season. The Catalano’s decided to head to Thompson Speedway for […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Photo Gallery From Sunoco World Series Sunday At Thompson
October 17, 2018 by 1 Comment
THOMPSON – The sun set on the 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season Sunday at Thompson Speedway with the running of the Sunoco World Series 150, and with it ended another season at Thompson Speedway. The Sunoco World Series Weekend at Thompson once again proved to be the granddaddy of all racing weekends in the […]
Timmy Solomito Primed For 2019 Rebound With Flamingo Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour
October 17, 2018 by 43 Comments
Growing up in a family embedded in Modified racing, Timmy Solomito has experienced how the negativity of the rumor mill of short track competition can work. “When it becomes you it’s a little different story,” Solomito told RaceDayCT. “But, there’s always green-eyed monsters.” In the weeks leading up to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season […]
Unmuffled Quickcast With Timmy Solomito
October 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Timmy Solomito put a lot of rumors to rest when he confirmed to RaceDayCT that he will return to the Flamingo Motorsports team in 2019. Listen to what Solomito had to say about the disappointments of 2018 and looking forward to next year in this special Unmuffled Quickcast. This […]
Sunoco World Series 150 Notebook: Preece Closes Out At Thompson; Starrett Tools Leaving Series
October 15, 2018 by 8 Comments
By Shawn Courchesne and Polly Reid THOMPSON – In his last appearance for the time being as a regular with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and in the SK Modified division at Thompson, Ryan Preece went down swinging in both divisions Sunday at the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson. Preece, of Berlin, […]
Swept Up: Justin Bonsignore Closes Title Year With Sunoco World Series 150 Win At Thompson
October 14, 2018 by 7 Comments
THOMPSON – On April 8 at Thompson Speedway, Justin Bonsignore drove to victory in the Icebreaker 150, the second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event of the season. It was a win that set in motion a wave of domination upon the series, the likes of which had rarely been seen the division’s inception in 1985. […]
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