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 […]
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Stafford Rewind Video Series Launches To Highlight The Top Finishers In 2025
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Stafford Speedway is shining the spotlight on the stars of the 2025 season with Stafford Rewind, a digital content series highlighting the top-five finishers in each of the track’s five weekly divisions. Over the past few weeks, Kyle Rickey and Rob Hahn of the Stafford media team visited each of the 2025 top-five finishers to talk about […]
Nick Anglace, UConn Looking At Step To NASCAR Truck Series Through Unique Expanding Partnership
November 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
Sponsorship relationships in motorsports come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and plans. For some teams sponsorship might just mean bartering of products with a business, for others it might simply mean a massive infusion of financial support. And every sponsor has different levels of expectation for activation and growth of a sponsorship relationship. […]
Formula DRIFT Coming To Stafford Speedway In 2026
November 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
Formula DRIFT, North America’s premier professional drifting championship, is bringing its high-horsepower spectacle to Stafford Motor Speedway for the first time ever. The event, scheduled for June 18-20, 2026, will feature both the Formula DRIFT PROand Link ECU PROSPEC Championships as part of the series’ expanded 2026 national schedule. “We’re thrilled to welcome Formula Drift and the world’s best drifters to […]
Stafford Launches “Full Throttle Club” For Weekly Racers — Debuts With Complimentary Tire Program In 2026
October 30, 2025 by 4 Comments
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway has unveiled the Full Throttle Club, a new rewards initiative designed to give back to the competitors who are the backbone of weekly racing at the historic half-mile. The program officially launches in 2026, kicking off with a Complimentary Tire Program for dedicated full-time race teams beginning in August 2026. “We’ve been working on ways to […]
Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Announces 2026 Schedule
October 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
SEEKONK, Mass. – On Saturday morning at Seekonk Speedway, management of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series was preparing to close out its 2025 season and at the same time prepare fans and teams for the 2026 season. Before the running of the season ending Haunted Hundred Saturday at Seekonk, Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series management announced […]
Stafford Speedway Releases 2026 Schedule
October 24, 2025 by 1 Comment
On Thursday Stafford Speedway management, in conjunction with NASCAR, announced the return of the Whelen Modified Tour to the track in 2026. Friday Stafford Speedway management announced the rest of their 2026 schedule. Stafford opens its 2026 season with the running of the NAPA Spring Sizzler weekend April 25-26. That weekend includes the 54th NAPA […]
Official: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returning To Stafford Speedway In 2026
October 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
On Oct. 10 RaceDayCT reported that NASCAR and Stafford Speedway management had come to an agreement for the Whelen Modified Tour to return to the track in 2026. On Thursday that news became official with the release of the 2026 Whelen Modified Tour schedule. The Whelen Modified Tour will return to Stafford Speedway for the […]
Stafford Speedway Welcomes Back NASCAR Whelen Mod Tour In 2026 With Riverhead Building Supply 150
October 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will make its highly anticipated return to Stafford Speedway on Friday, August 28, 2026, for a 150-lap event sponsored by Riverhead Building Supply. The return marks a celebrated reunion between two icons of Modified racing—the Tour and the track where generations of the sport’s greatest moments have unfolded. “Riverhead Building […]
Sources: NASCAR In Talks For Return Of Whelen Modified Tour To Stafford Speedway
October 11, 2025 by 6 Comments
THOMPSON – The Thompson Speedway garage area was a busy hive of activity Friday evening with the running of opening night of the Sunoco World Series weekend. But much of the chatter among those working on Modifieds centered on a facility about an hour away from Thompson. Ask competitors and fans alike what their biggest […]
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