Boehler Racing Enterprises kicked off the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season with Ryan Preece behind the wheel for the team at New Smryna Speedway in February. And the organization will end the Whelen Modified Tour season with Preece back behind the wheel of the team’s iconic Ole Blue No. 3 car. Team owner Mike […]
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Ryan Preece In Ole Blue For Thompson, Martinsville Whelen Modified Tour Events To Close Out Season
October 1, 2022 by 11 Comments
Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Events Dominate In Recent Popularity Poll
September 29, 2022 by 8 Comments
It’s the often debated topic among the faithful of Tour Type Modified racing in the Northeast. It used to be that there was no argument when the topic of Tour Type Modified racing came up. There was the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and then anything else being judged was far far behind. But these days, […]
Mike Christopher Jr. To Drive Three Events For Tommy Baldwin Racing At Thompson Sunoco World Series
September 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Christopher To Compete in Modified Racing Series 75, $10,000 To Win Sunoco 100 & NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 150 Tommy Baldwin Racing announced today that rising Modified driver Mike Christopher Jr. will drive the No. 7NY for all Modified races during Sunoco World Series weekend at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, October 7-9. The announcement includes […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Your Favorite 2022 Tour Type Modified Event In New England So Far
September 26, 2022 by 9 Comments
The return of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series to Stafford Speedway Saturday for the NAPA Fall Final was another homerun for the series with 46 cars on hand looking to make the feature event. It marked the highest number of entries for any Tour Type Modified event in 2022. Today’s poll question asks, what has […]
Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Ronnie Williams
September 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ronnie Williams – Those are the good memories Ronnie Williams of Ellington got his interest in racing from his grandfather. From a very young age Williams sat in the grandstands of Stafford Speedway cheering for his favorite Modified driver, his grandfather, Fred Peckham. Living within ear shot of Stafford Speedway, the roar of modifieds drew the Williams […]
Numbers Game: Looking At Tour Type Modified Cars Counts Across The Board In 2022
September 20, 2022 by 10 Comments
The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series heads to Stafford Speedway Saturday for the running of the NAPA Fall Final 80. The current entry list for the event includes 53 cars, which would set the high mark for entries for any Tour Type Modified event in 2022. Thus far in 2022 the highest number of entries for […]
Unique Mystique: Ted Christopher And Car Owner Jim Galante Made Unforgettable Team
September 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 21, 2017 With a career spanning over 30 years in motorsports, legendary short track racer Ted Christopher competed for a list of car owners that is long and represented some of the best and most respected in the business. There were always car owners looking to get Christopher in the […]
Back In Time: On Ted’s Tail – A 4-day, 5-race, 3-track Run With Ted Christopher
September 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 In June of 2005, as a reporter for the Hartford Courant, I pitched to my editors the idea of following Ted Christopher around for a few days and making a feature story about the adventure. It seemed the perfect weekend to pull it off was arranged by a […]
Back In Time: Intertwined Destiny – Keith Rocco Fondly Remembers Ted Christopher
September 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 It was a relationship that morphed from mentor and teacher, to feisty – even sometimes bitter – rivals on the track. But it was a connection between Ted Christopher and Keith Rocco that always revolved around mutual respect and friendship. They were two of the best and most […]
Back In Time: Shifting Gears – Christopher Brothers Changing Priorities
September 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
— Republished from RaceDayCT from Sept. 17, 2017 In September 2001 Ted Christopher was preparing to be celebrated as the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion while his twin brother Michael was settling into life not fully encompassed with racing. — Shifting Gears – Christopher Brothers Changing PrioritiesSept. 30, 2001By Shawn Courchesne – Courant Staff […]
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