Stafford Speedway returned to racing action with the richest SK Modified® race of the 2010 season, the 7th Annual CARQUEST Continue reading “Stafford Motor Speedway — 7th Annual CARQUEST SK 150 — July 30th 2010 — Recap” »
Becker Wins Fourth Career Feature on WDEV/Calkins Night at Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Jeffersonville’s Joey Becker eanred his fourth career Thunder Road Late Model feature win on WDEV/Calkins night on Thursday, July 29. Becker worked his way through the field from his seventh starting position to take the lead on lap 27 from rookie Cody Blake. He held off Senator Phil Scott and Nick Sweet through six more caution flags to earn the win. Continue reading “Becker Wins Fourth Career Feature on WDEV/Calkins Night at Thunder Road” »
Richardi, Jr. Grabs Checkers in Caution Filled Seekonk Event
Seekonk, Ma – July 28, 2010 – After a rain cancellation on July 21, the RF Logic/ Bot-L Gas Pro Four Modifieds competed in Seekonk Speedway’s Modified Madness. The drivers were able to complete practice rounds on both the 21st and 28th. The Qualifying events were won by Rob Richardi, Jr. and Franky Perry.
In the main event Stan Mertz and Dave Richardi brought the field to the green and D. Richardi was able to make the pass on Mertz via the high lane. Rob Richardi, Jr. and Dan Meservey Jr., were able to make the pass as well. Action was also heating up in the back of the back as some three wide racing action occurred between the cars of Brian Souza, Brian Vincent, George Sherman, Tyler Anderson and Perry. By lap four, 15th place starter, Adam Norton had already worked his way up to 8th position.
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TC Tops in Sunoco Mods Again at Thompson;
McKinstry Mini Stock Northern Challenge Winner;
Ramstrom, O’Sullivan, Monahan & Marcotte Also Continue Winning Ways
Thompson, CT (July 29, 2010): Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, continued his domination of the Sunoco Modified division with his seventh victory of the season. A special night for the Mini Stocks found Chris McKinstry of E. Thetford, VT victorious in the Mini Stock Northern Challenge. McKinstry also scored the top honors in the Northeastern Mini Stock Touring season portion of the Challenge. Thomspon’s own Jeff Moffat of Warwick, RI, also shared the limelight.
Ramstrom Wins Again At Thompson
Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., led every lap en route to his fifth feature win of the season at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday night. Ramstrom, the defending Super Late Model champion at the track, now has five victories in just 10 starts this year. He started third in the caution-free 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event and had the lead by the time the field completed the first lap around the high-banked, .625-mile oval. From there, Ramstrom went unchallenged to the victory and gained ground of division points leaders Mike O’Sullivan and Larry Gelinas.
WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
WHAT: 30-lap Super Late Model Feature
STARTED: 3rd
FINISHED: 1st (fifth win of season)
STANDINGS: 1st
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MACDONALD BUICK GMC 400 WEEKEND SET TO ROAR AT CFS
(Shediac, N.B.) — A full field of top drivers from throughout the three Maritime provinces will do battle on both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon as the Centre for Speed (CFS), Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, presents its 5th annual mid-summer stock car celebration with the MacDonald Buick GMC 400 double-header weekend.
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Ben Rowe: PASS North Series
Riverside Speedway Race Preview
Ben Rowe of Turner, Maine, is the PASS North Series’ most recent winner as the series heads to the Summerfest 150 at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., on Saturday, July 31. Rowe took round three of the PASS National Championship Series by winning the PASS 75 at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway last week for his second win of the season. He’s never won at Riverside Speedway — one of the few PASS tracks where he’s never visitied victory lane — but has closed to within 14 points of leader Johnny Clark atop the standings with five races to go. In eight starts this year, he’s yet to miss the top-10 and has seven top-five finishes.
WHO: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
TEAM: No. 48 Community Pharmacies Dodge
BEST CAREER RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 3rd (June 2005)
LAST RACE AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY: 4th (July 2009)
WHAT: PASS North Series Summerfest 150
WHERE: Riverside Speedway, Groveton, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 5 p.m., Saturday, July 31
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Johnny Clark: PASS North Series
Riverside Speedway Race Preview
PASS North Series points leader Johnny Clark of Farmingdale, Maine, heads to one of his favorite events on the PASS North Series schedule, the Summerfest 150 at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., on Saturday, July 31. Clark is a three-time race winner at Riverside with just one career finish outside the top-five — a span of six races. After having won the Summerfest 150 most recently in 2008, Clark finished an uncharacteristic ninth in last year’s running of the race. Still, he’s 14 points ahead of Ben Rowe atop the series standings with five races remaining — having gone a perfect 8-for-8 in top-10 finishes this season with three wins and seven top-five runs in the eight starts.
WHO: Johnny Clark, Farmingdale, Maine
TEAM: No. 54 Clark’s Car Crushing/Port City Chevrolet
BEST CAREER RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 1st (3 times, most recently July 2008)
LAST RACE AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY: 9th (July 2009)
WHAT: PASS North Series Summerfest 150
WHERE: Riverside Speedway, Groveton, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 5 p.m., Saturday, July 31
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JIMMY BLEWETT SEEKS VICTORY AT STAFFORD FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN TOWN
FAIR TIRE 150
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to
Stafford Motor Speedway for the 20th Annual Town Fair Tire 150, one driver
who will be looking forward to the race is Jimmy Blewett. Blewett has won a
race at Stafford in each of the last two seasons and has been in contention
for victory in each of the Whelen Modified Tour’s first two visits of the
2010 season. Blewett finished second to Bobby Santos in the May TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 and finished 15th in the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler after hitting the wall on the final lap of the race while running in
the top-3. Continue reading “JIMMY BLEWETT SEEKS VICTORY AT STAFFORD FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN TOWN FAIR TIRE 150” »
BOBBY SANTOS, III LEADS WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE INTO
STAFFORD FOR TOWN FAIR TIRE 150
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the Whelen Modified Tour returns to Stafford
Motor Speedway for the Town Fair Tire 150, the third of four stops for the
Tour in 2010, Bobby Santos, III sits ahead of three former series champions
in the chase for the 2010 title. Giving chase to Santos are 2008 champion
Ted Christopher, 2003 champion Todd Szegedy, and 7-time Tour champion Mike
Stefanik.
“Right now our goal is to win races,” said Santos. “I’ve never raced for
points before this year. At the start of this season, we were only focused
on winning races and that was how we were able to build up our points lead.
There’s no reason why we can’t continue to run up front and win races this
year.” Continue reading “BOBBY SANTOS, III LEADS WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE INTO STAFFORD FOR TOWN FAIR TIRE 150” »
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