They are names considered the who’s who of the golden age of Modified racing in the Northeast. Bugsy Stevens, Gene Bergin, Richie Evans, Ed Flemke Jr. and others. The names of the inducted in the first class of New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998. Also part of that list was “Wild” Bill […]
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Former Modified Driver Bill Slater Dies
July 15, 2012 by
Legendary Modified driver Bill Slater passed away Sunday morning. Slater, of Manchester, was 83. “Wild” Bill Slater, a Norwich native, began a 20-year career driving racecars in Lonsdale, R.I. in 1949. He was part of the inaugural class of the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998. Slater won championships at Stafford Motor […]
Joey Logano Racing To Keep A Solid Ride In The Sprint Cup Series
July 13, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – Call it “A Tale of Two Scenarios”. The best of times and the worst of times for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano. In his fourth year driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, Logano is having his best season thus far in the Sprint Cup Series. He is 14th in the standings […]
Todd Szegedy Scores First Valenti Modified Racing Series Victory At Monadnock
July 7, 2012 by
WINCHESTER, N.H. – Three finishes outside of the top-10 in the first five races of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season haven’t been anything to put a smile on the face of Todd Szegedy. Though Szegedy is hoping some good times on a bullring Saturday in the Granite State away from the Whelen Modified Tour […]
D.J. Kennington Tops July NASCAR Hunter Index Voting
July 7, 2012 by
Consecutive series victories in the last month landed Canadian Tire Series driver D.J. Kennington at the top of the heap in voting for the July NASCAR Hunter Index Award. Kennington won on June 16 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and June 23 at Delaware Speedway. Kennington earned eight of the 16 first place votes in […]
Road Trippin’ RaceDayCT Style To Monadnock Speedway
July 7, 2012 by
WINCHESTER, N.H. – We had a feeling the first out of state trip for RaceDayCT would involve rolling to the Granite State, though we didn’t expect it to happen this week. The Granite State trip came a few days earlier than expected and didn’t land us in Loudon. Instead Winchester, N.H. was the destination for […]
Valenti Modified Racing Series Rolls Back To Monadnock Saturday With Logjam In The Standings
July 4, 2012 by
Jon McKennedy and Rowan Pennink have at least a few things in common as they head into Valenti Modified Racing Series action this weekend. Both saw their opportunities to win in series action last Friday at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. go by the wayside thanks to overaggressive moves on the track late in […]
On Tap: Hitting The Road A Little Less This Weekend
July 4, 2012 by
The usual schedule of three short tracks in three days in the Nutmeg State is a smidge different for this weekend. With Sailfest New London throwing a blanket over the general vicinity, the Waterford Speedbowl will have its annual dark Saturday this weekend, with no racing at the shoreline oval. Thompson International Speedway and Stafford […]
NHMS Mangement Hardly Villains Trying To Kill The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
June 26, 2012 by
In 1998 there were team owners and participants predicting the possible demise of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour because they felt that stagnant or declining race purses, the implementation of new rules and certain teams leaving the series was going to make the division fall apart. In 2006 there were team owners and participants predicting […]
Open For Business: Welcome To RaceDayCT.com
June 20, 2012 by
Who would have ever thought covering motorsports would have afforded the opportunity to meet LL Cool J? On Aug. 5, 2004 it did just that for us when LL Cool J was one of the feature acts at the Funkmaster Flex Super Series Show at the Waterford Speedbowl. So In the immortal words of one […]
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