It’s not anything anybody in short track racing wants to see. A successful driver with a team coming off an ultra-successful season at another facility visits a track for a season opening event, wins and then gets disqualified. All of the sudden the chorus of naysayers and critics only gets louder. So successful at one […]
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Opening Weekend Disqualification Opens Many Questions About Short Track Post Race Procedure
April 9, 2014 by 23 Comments
You Make The Call: Who Will Win The 2014 Modified Racing Series Championship?
April 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
Rowan Pennink begins defense of his 2013 Modified Racing Series championship with the running of Sunday’s Budwesier Blastoff 100 at the Waterford Speedbowl. So can Pennink join Kirk Alexander and Jon McKennedy as Modified Racing Series drivers to win consecutive titles? Or will it be Chris Pasteryak joining Alexander and McKennedy on the list of […]
On Tap Presented By Ric’s Café: One More Try For The Budweiser Blastoff At The Waterford Speedbowl
April 9, 2014 by 6 Comments
On Tap: Presented By Ric’s Cafe Remember that cold and dreary forecast a couple weeks ago? Forget about it. And don’t even listen to any weathermen this week. Warm and sunny is what it’s going to be all about when the cars hit the track Saturday for the running of the Budweiser Blastoff weekend at […]
Book By Hartford Courant Editorial Cartoonist Bob Englehart Explores Obsession Of Short Track Racing
April 9, 2014 by 1 Comment
A few years ago, well, more than a few years ago, long before there was a RaceDayCT.com, we got a call from then fellow Hartford Courant colleague Bob Englehart. Englehart, the editorial cartoonist at the Hartford Courant. said he wanted to meet to talk about an idea he had. The vision he shared with us […]
Ed Puleo Wins First New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award
April 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The spoils of a magical weekend for Ed Puleo have continued into the week. Through voting on RaceDayCT, Puleo has won the first New England Racing Fuel Support Performer of the Week Award. Each week during the 2014 racing season the New England Racing Fuel RaceDayCT Support Performer of the Week will be chosen from […]
Vote Now For the New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award
April 6, 2014 by 5 Comments
It’s time for you the fans to make a big decision. Each week during the 2014 racing season the New England Racing Fuel RaceDayCT Support Performer of the Week will be chosen from among drivers competing in events in one of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly support divisions at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway […]
Ed Puleo Scores First Career SK Modified Victory At Waterford Speedbowl
April 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
For the last two years Ed Puleo has watched as Keith Rocco has racked up victory after victory after victory in front of him in the SK Modified division at the Waterford Speedbowl. Saturday night, in their first race as teammates, it was Rocco watching Puleo grab the checkered. Puleo, of Branford, won the season […]
Introducing The New “Fan’s Choice” New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
And the award for top performance in a supporting role goes to ….? Well, that’s actually going to be up to the fans, on a weekly basis this season at RaceDayCT.com. The SK Modifieds are king when it comes premier divisions at Connecticut’s three NASCAR sanctioned short tracks, but behind them are the drivers and […]
Nichole Morgillo Ready To Return In SK Modified At Waterford Speedbowl With New Sponsors
April 4, 2014 by 2 Comments
When Nichole Morgillo headed to the hospital on Feb. 6 for knee surgery she figured it would most likely mean a season off from racing. But when the surgery turned out to be less serious than expected, it opened the door for a possible return behind the wheel in 2014. And a quicker than expected […]
On Tap Presented By Ric’s Café: Icebreaker Time At Thompson Speedway; Waterford Opens Its Gates
April 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
On Tap: Presented By Ric’s Cafe Weather made for a slight delay to the start of the local racing season last weekend with the postponement of the Budweiser Blastoff at the Waterford Speedbowl, but this weekend fans will get a double dose of track opening fever. Thompson Speedway hosts the Icebreaker 2014 Saturday and Sunday, […]
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