So what’s brewing out there? Sponsors are the lifeblood of short track racing, but it’s rare these days when you see a major, move the needle type of brand jumping into short track racing. Let’s talk a little about that and check in on the hot chatter revolving around Speedbowl land. LISTEN: What’s Brewing: Big […]
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Exclusive Interview With Newly Named New London-Waterford Speedbowl Race Director Brad Lafontaine
April 5, 2025 by
On Saturday the New London Waterford Speedbowl announced that NEAR Hall of Fame member and former NASCAR Modified Tour championship winning crew chief and car builder Brad Lafontaine would be stepping into the role of race director at the facility. We spoke with Brad exclusively on Saturday about how he ended up in the role, […]
Brad Lafontaine Named Race Director At New London-Waterford Speedbowl
April 5, 2025 by
Brad Lafontaine has served plenty of different roles in Southern New England racing. Lafontaine was a championship winning NASCAR Modified Tour crew chief, a former car builder and at one point owned Northeast Race Cars & Speed. Now the Rhode Island native will be moving into another facet of motorsports as a race track official. […]
Tyler Chapman, Nickolas Hovey Join With NSTP Eagle Chevy Performance Point Fund Series
April 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The National Short Track Promotions (NSTP)/Eagle Chevy Performance Point Fund Series is proud to announce the two latest entries to come onboard. A pair Connecticut drivers, Nick Hovey and Tyler Chapman, have recently added their names to the growing list of racers who are taking part in $20,120 point fund that is going to be […]
Andrew Molleur Ready To Chase Another SK Mod Title With Petty Cash Motorsports At Stafford In 2025
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Before the 2024 season at Stafford Speedway there were lots of people around the local racing community questioning the decision by the Petty Cash Motorsports team to put Andrew Molleur behind the wheel of their SK Modified. Molleur and the team went out and proved the naysayers wrong last year. Molleur scored his first Stafford […]
Eric Berndt Ready To Chase Speedbowl Title, Thompson Tour Cash And Monaco Series Wins
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
“The Bulldog” is ready to go roaming in 2025. Eric Berndt is looking to put together a busy schedule in 2025 with Ferguson Motorsports. In addition to chasing an SK Modified title at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, Berndt is aiming at taking part in the new FloRacing Connecticut Challenge on the NASCAR Modified Tour at […]
Unmuffled Mailbag For March 7, 2024
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
We haven’t dipped into the mailbag in a while, so let’s check out some of the questions that have been sent to us recently. In today’s edition we answer questions about political issues and their effects on racing, the Truck Series at Lime Rock Park, Ron Silk, George Bessette Jr., SK Lights at Stafford, the […]
New Crown Vic Division Coming To The New London-Waterford Speedbowl In 2025
January 28, 2025 by 1 Comment
The Crown Vics are coming!! The New London Waterford Speedbowl will have a new division at the 3/8ths mile shoreline oval: The Crown Vic division will make its debut at Blast-Off Weekend, May 2nd thru 4th , 2025. This division began in the Southeastern United States, and has been growing into the northeast over the last few years. […]
What’s Brewing: Listen Up Bowlers, Free Tips When It Comes To Making PR Work For You
January 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
So it was a big big news day for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. First off, just a little constructive criticism here when it comes to doing track PR stuff. And listen, all you haters can go whine, “Oh Shawn hates the Bowl, blah blah blah.’ But I really don’t. I really do want to see […]
What’s Brewing: Rumors Galore On The Whelen Mod Full-Time Roster; Speedbowl Schedule Mystery
January 22, 2025 by 2 Comments
What’s brewing on this cold January Wednesday? We’re are 17 days from the start of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. The season is set to begin on Feb. 8 at New Smyrna Speedway. And with just under two weeks left until the start of the season there still rumors a lot of rumors […]
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