WATERFORD – It was a win seven years in the making for Wayne Burroughs Jr. Burroughs held off a charging Mark Panaroni over the closing laps to win the 25-lap Mini Stock feature Saturday at the Waterford Speedbowl. It was the first career victory in the division for Burroughs, of Oakdale.
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Almost Perfect: Shawn Monahan Holds Off Keith Rocco For SK Mod Win At Waterford
July 21, 2012 by
WATERFORD – Shawn Monahan may not have had the best car on the track Saturday at the Waterford Speedbowl, but what his car lacked his own supreme confidence made up for. Monahan held off multiple challenges from Keith Rocco over the last 15 laps to win the 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified feature […]
Lee Pulliam Moves To The Top Of Whelen All-American Series National Standings
July 18, 2012 by
Another week, another leader. That seems to be the theme this year when it comes to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national points standings. For the fourth straight week there’s a different driver atop the standings. This week Lee Pulliam has jumped over last week’s leader C.E. Falk III by one point at the top […]
Calling Hours And Video Photo Tribute For “Wild” Bill Slater
July 18, 2012 by
Arrangements for former Modified driver “Wild” Bill Slater have been finalized. Slater, of Manchester, passed away Sunday morning. He was 83 years old. Calling hours for Slater will be held Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Tierney Funeral Home at 219 West Center Street in Manchester. Slater, who began racing in 1949 and […]
On Tap: Gearing Back To Normal
July 18, 2012 by
A week removed from the bustle of a condensed racing weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, we’re relishing the familiar relativity of normalness. Back home, back to the normal three-track run. It’s like an old pair of sneakers, it just feels good. Stafford Motor Speedway grabs the spotlight this weekend with a big time double […]
Video Tribute To “Wild” Bill Slater From Sid’s View Crew
July 15, 2012 by
The Waterford Speedbowl was one of the many tracks in the Northeast that “Wild” Bill Slater dominated on during his 20-year driving career. Slater, a native of Norwich, passed away Sunday at 83 years old. The Northeast racing legend won Modified division championships at Waterford in 1956 and 1959. His 40 career victories at the […]
New England Auto Racers Hall Of Fame Video Tribute To Bill Slater
July 15, 2012 by
They are names considered the who’s who of the golden age of Modified racing in the Northeast. Bugsy Stevens, Gene Bergin, Richie Evans, Ed Flemke Jr. and others. The names of the inducted in the first class of New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998. Also part of that list was “Wild” Bill […]
Former Modified Driver Bill Slater Dies
July 15, 2012 by
Legendary Modified driver Bill Slater passed away Sunday morning. Slater, of Manchester, was 83. “Wild” Bill Slater, a Norwich native, began a 20-year career driving racecars in Lonsdale, R.I. in 1949. He was part of the inaugural class of the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 1998. Slater won championships at Stafford Motor […]
Keith Rocco Doubles Up With A Pair Of Victories Saturday At The Waterford Speedbowl
July 14, 2012 by
A rough shift at the day job turned into a very good evening on the night shift for Keith Rocco Saturday. Keith Rocco saw his chances of winning Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Town Fair Tire 100 dashed early by a frontstretch crash, but a trip back to Connecticut helped make things a little better. […]
C.E. Falk III Knocks Ted Christopher From Whelen All-American Series National Points Lead
July 12, 2012 by
Ted Christopher’s ascension to the top of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series standings lasted one week. C.E. Falk III of Virginia Beach, Va. used two wins, a second and a third place to vault from seventh to first in the standings. Falk competed in Late Model events at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., South Boston […]
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