It’s that time of year when New England vacations for many are taking shape. Ted Christopher will be a traveling man around New England this weekend, but it won’t have anything to do with slowing down or taking in the scenery. Christopher will take part in Saturday’s inaugural New England Short Track Showdown at New […]
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On Tap Presented By The Hidden Still: Fireworks At Stafford Speedway; Speedbowl Back To Weekly Racing
June 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
On Tap: Presented by The Hidden Still — Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: NASCAR 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, 15-lap DARE Stock and 20-lap Junior Outlaws Kart. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. […]
Glen Reen Wins New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award
June 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Glen Reen showed the Late Model field the fast way around the half-mile on Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway. The Wilbraham, Mass. driver rolled to his first victory of the season in Friday’s 30-lap Late Model feature at Stafford. And on Wednesday he secured more spoils from that victory. Reen was voted this week’s New […]
Vote Now For The New England Racing Fuel Support Performer Of The Week Award (June 23-24)
June 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It’s time for you the fans to make the big decision. Each week during the 2017 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 weekly support divisions (divisions below the SK Modifieds) at Connecticut short tracks. And you […]
Fixer Upper: Keith Rocco Wins SK Modified Feature At New London-Waterford Speedbowl
June 24, 2017 by 8 Comments
WATERFORD – Keith Rocco pulled into the pits at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night after his heat race and was ready to go home for the night. While leading his heat race Rocco’s oil warning light came on, forcing him to pull off the track. All indications were that there was a problem with […]
Speedbowl Notes: Al Stone III Rocks The Limited Sportsman Feature At Waterford
June 24, 2017 by 4 Comments
WATERFORD – Last year Al Stone III closed out the 2016 season at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl celebrating on the track. Stone left the Speedbowl celebrating his second consecutive Limited Sportsman championship last year, and his four title overall in the division. Saturday Stone returned immediately to celebration mode at the Speedbowl. Stone, of Durham, […]
Triple Time: Anthony Nocella Wins Valenti Modified Racing Series Event At Waterford
June 24, 2017 by 5 Comments
WATERFORD – Getting by with a little help from his friends has paid off hugely in 2017 for Anthony Nocella on the Valenti Modified Racing Series. Last year Nocella won four series events. This year he’s on pace to match that number quickly, and the season for the division is only four races in. Nocella, […]
New Beginning: New London-Waterford Speedbowl Reopens With Blastoff Saturday
June 24, 2017 by 25 Comments
WATERFORD – It was a day Saturday at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl that proved symbolic of all that has swirled around the facility since late March. From dark and gloomy and looking awful to sunny and celebratory. At 3 a.m. Saturday morning new track operator George Whitney arrived at the track. There was nothing pressing […]
Torn Fabric: Gada Family Noticeably Gone From Competition At New London-Waterford Speedbowl
June 24, 2017 by 60 Comments
WATERFORD – Short track racing has long been a sport where the love for participation proves to be generational and passed down in families. And it seems every short track in America has certain family names that become part of the fabric of the history of the facility. For those that understand the history of […]
NASCAR Rejects Request For Whelen All-American Series Sanction At Speedbowl
June 22, 2017 by 36 Comments
The New London-Waterford Speedbowl will open its 2017 season Saturday with the running of their Blastoff event, but will do so without a sanctioning agreement from NASCAR. A NASCAR official confirmed to RaceDayCT Thursday that the body has rejected a request by new track operator George Whitney to have Saturday night events this season sanctioned […]
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