An old familiar face to the SK Modified division at Stafford Speedway is set to make a return Friday. Long a fixture of weekly racing at his hometown track, Woody Pitkat returns to competition in the SK Modified division at Stafford Speedway Friday. Pitkat will drive the familiar black, red and gold No. 10A SK […]
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Back In Black: Woody Piktat To Return To SK Modified Division At Stafford Friday
September 6, 2018 by 15 Comments
On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: State Weekend Racing Action
September 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
— Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: Whelen All-American Series racing card When: Friday Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model and 30-lap Street Stock. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: 7:15 p.m. More: The 19th event of the season at Stafford. … The Street […]
Unmuffled Episode 30 – Featuring Matt Swanson, Mike Boehler, Paul French And Bear Calicchio
September 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On Episode 30 of Unmuffled we visit with a driver, a crew chief, a team owner and someone who is all three. First we talk with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Matt Swanson about his current race to race gig as a replacement for Rowan Pennink with the Boehler Racing Enterprises team. We also talk […]
Thompson Speedway Back In Action With SK Modified 20/20 Sprint Sunday
September 4, 2018 by 11 Comments
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) After nearly one month off, NASCAR Whelen All American Series engines will come to life again on Sunday at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The 3rd annual For the Fans event and the 5th annual Sunoco Modified 20/20 sprint will headline the afternoon of racing that is scheduled to get underway […]
Exclusive: Rowan Pennink Retiring From Modified Competition
August 28, 2018 by 18 Comments
Rowan Pennink has long been known in Modified circles as a man of few words. His aggressive style in competition belied his reserved nature away from the action. And walking away from racing competitively was something Pennink handled with the same restrained style he’s long been known for. In a racing world where social media […]
Championship Battles Heading To The Wire At Thompson Speedway
August 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Thompson Speedway) With just two races remaining in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at Thompson Speedway, the fight for the championship in the all of the divisions is starting to heat up. Nick Johnson, who has finished inside the top-five in all five races so far this season, holds a 15-point […]
Unmuffled Episode 29 – Featuring Terry Eames, Kevin Gambacorta And Gary Spinnato
August 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We spend some time catching up with an old familiar friend of the Connecticut short track racing scene who will be making his return in a couple weeks on Episode 29 of Unmuffled. We spend some time talking with former New London-Waterford Speedbowl owner Terry Eames, who will take over Sept. 1 as the new […]
Back In Time: Eleven Years Ago The Whelen Modified Tour Lost John Blewett III
August 16, 2018 by 6 Comments
— On Aug. 16, 2007 the ranks of Modified racing and short track racing in the Northeast were shaken with the devastating news of the death of John Blewett III during a Whelen Modified Tour event at Thompson Speedway. At 3:44 a.m. on Aug. 17, 2007 I published the column below on The Backstretch, then […]
RaceDayCT Exclusive: Terry Eames Taking On Management Role At Thompson Speedway
August 14, 2018 by 137 Comments
RaceDayCT has confirmed through multiple sources that former New London-Waterford Speedbowl owner Terry Eames will take on a lead management role at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Eames is expected to take on a general manager type of position at the facility, which would include overseeing events on the Thompson Speedway oval, though his exact role […]
Picture This: Fran Lawlor Photo Gallery From Whelen Mod Tour Bud 150 At Thompson
August 11, 2018 by 7 Comments
THOMPSON – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour this year has been the Justin Bonsignore show. And no place does that traveling show shine brighter than at Thompson Speedway. Wednesday it was Bonsignore driving to his third Whelen Modified Tour victory in three starts this year at Thompson Speedway in the Bud King of Beers 150. […]
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