Phil Kurze, the longtime vice president of motorsports for Whelen Engineering and devoted supporter of Northeast short track racing and Modified racing, has passed. Kurze, 69, passed away Wednesday after a long illness. Kurze helped spearhead the involvement of Whelen in multiple partnerships with NASCAR with the Whelen All-American Series short track program, Whelen Modified […]
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Phil Kurze Passes; Longtime Short Track Racing Supporter And Whelen Rep
December 12, 2018 by 6 Comments
Scott Tapley Leaving Race Director Position At Thompson Speedway
December 10, 2018 by 20 Comments
Thompson Speedway will be looking for a new race director for their oval tracks events for the 2019 season. Since late in the 2018 season Thompson Speedway race director Scott Tapley had indicated there was a likely chance he would not return to the role in 2019. On Monday during a radio show he hosts […]
Justin Bonsignore Revels In Whelen Modified Tour Title At NASCAR Awards Banquet
December 8, 2018 by 8 Comments
By Denise Dupont CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ten years ago Ken Massa of Bellport, N.Y. decided to venture into NASCAR competition and purchased a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car. He reached out at that time to Justin Bonsignore from Holtsville, NY to drive. So in 2010, the long road that led the team to 2018 NASCAR […]
NASCAR Awards Spotlight 2018 Champions
December 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Winless streaks, long layoffs and uncertain plans was how the seven drivers that gathered on stage at the end of the evening Friday entered the 2018 season. The culmination was vastly different. They were NASCAR Champions. “Today is my favorite victory of the year – to celebrate your accomplishments,” Philip Morris told his […]
Big Discount On Stafford Speedway 2019 Season Tickets Ends December 14th
December 7, 2018 by 13 Comments
All season ticket packages offer big savings compared to purchasing a ticket for each of the 22 scheduled race events. Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2019 season ticket early buy discount ends Friday, December 14th. Time is running out to take advantage of early buy savings on Paddock Passes, General Admission, Reserved Seat, and Kids Fast Pass […]
Wild Thing Kart Grad Steven Chapman To SK Light Mod Full-Time At Stafford In 2019
December 7, 2018 by 2 Comments
After a 5-race foray into Stafford Speedway’s SK Light division in 2018, 15-year old Ellington native Steven Chapman will join the division full time in 2019 and challenge for Rookie of the Year Honors. Chapman is a graduate of the Monday night Wild Thing Karts program at Stafford where he won the 2014 Tiger A […]
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November 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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Modified Racing Series Announces 2019 Schedule
November 30, 2018 by 22 Comments
At their annual banquet Friday in South Windsor, officials from the the Modified Racing Series announced a 16-race schedule that will include five events at Connecticut short tracks. The series will kick off its 2019 season at the Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway on April 4 and close its season at the Sunoco World Series at […]
Sami Anderson Joins 2019 SK Light Modified Rookie Class At Stafford Speedway
November 30, 2018 by 3 Comments
(Press Release from Stafford Speedway) While some teams are still making plans for the upcoming 2019 season, Wolcott, CT native Sami Anderson has her plans finalized as she will make the move from the Street Stock division to the SK Light Modified division at Stafford Speedway. Anderson will take the wheel of the same #35 […]
Unmuffled Episode 37 – Featuring Matt Hirschman, Sean Foster And Mike Serluca
November 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 37 of Unmuffled we walk you into Thanksgiving with a varied crew of chatters. First off we caught up the lightning rod of Modified racing Matt Hirschman, who isn’t shy about talking about the topics that seemingly make him the driver most people like to argue about. We also spent some time chatting […]
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