Rain Wipes Out Waterford Speedbowl Saturday Racing Card

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The Waterford Speedbowl faced off against a good for nothing forecast for Saturday and finally gave in. With a forecast calling for rain for much of the evening, and temperatures in the 40’s, Waterford Speedbowl officials made the decision Saturday morning to call off tonight’s Whelen All-American Series racing card at the track. The Speedbowl [...]

Friday Whelen Modified Tour Event At Stafford Speedway Postponed

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A dreary forecast forced the hand early of officials at Stafford Motor Speedway and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Stafford Motor Speedway officials announced this afternoon that Friday’s TSI Harley-Davidson 125 will be postponed to June 7. The rest of Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Friday night card has also been called off [...]

King Of The Hill: Ryan Preece Looking To Break Away In Two Divisions Friday At Stafford Speedway

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Ryan Preece is doing a lot of sharing these days. His hope after Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway is that he can get a little more selfish about what he calls his own. Preece goes into Friday night’s racing card at Stafford tied for the points lead in two of the division on the evening’s [...]

Thirty Two Signs Honey Badger Of The Week Award: Rowan Pennink

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Thanks to Randall and his glorious YouTube classic, we all know this, “Honey Badger don’t care.” Last Friday night at Stafford Motor Speedway, Rowan Pennink showed he didn’t care what it took to kept the field behind him, nothing was getting by him. Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., raced to his first career Stafford Motor [...]

Ted Christopher Won’t Let Injury Slow Weekend Racing Schedule; Won’t Race Weekly At Thompson Speedway

Ted Christopher will be wearing a brace to protect a ligament injury suffered in his right hand/wrist in a crash at the Waterford Speedbowl (Photo: Ted Christopher)

Double duty Friday evening at Stafford Motor Speedway won’t be a worry Ted Christopher. Never has been in the past, and despite recovering from a right hand/wrist injury, it won’t this week. Christopher is scheduled to compete in both the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour TSI Harley-Davidson 125 and the track’s regular weekly 40-lap NASCAR Whelen [...]

Lee Pulliam Tops NASCAR Whelen All-American National Standings; Keith Rocco Cracks Top Five

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The song remains the same when it comes to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points standings. Last year the nation was left chasing eventual national champion Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C. in the Whelen All-American Series national standings for most of the year. And early this season it’s Pulliam everybody is chasing once again. For [...]

On Tap: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rolls Back To Stafford Motor Speedway

Bobby Santos celebrates victory in the Whelen Modified Tour Spring Sizzler on April 28 at Stafford Speedway (Photo: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images for NASCAR)

When the last checkered flag flew for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour it was Bobby Santos III celebrating Spring Sizzler victory at Stafford Motor Speedway on April 28. After about three weeks off, the division returns to action right back where they left off. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes the green flag on the [...]

Don’t Believe The Hype: NASCAR All-Star Race Marketing Not Helping Matter Of Failing Event

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Promotion. In most forms, realms or types – whether it be sports, or movies or products – is almost always laced in some way with exaggeration. And for the most part, consumers are willing to understand and live with that fact. Then there comes a time when exaggeration crosses the line into full blown fairy [...]

New England Racing Fuel RaceDayCT Performer Of The Week Award: Tom Fearn

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Each week during the 2013 racing season the New England Racing Fuel RaceDayCT Performer of the Week will be chosen from among drivers competing in events in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly division competitors at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson International Speedway and the Waterford Speedbowl. Each week’s winner will receive a $20 certificate for [...]

Exodus: Tom Abele Jr. Leaving SK Mod Division At Waterford; Jeff Rocco Also Pondering Departure

Jeff Rocco celebrates his first SK Modified victory in 2012 at the Waterford Speedbowl

Tom Abele Jr. and Jeff Rocco both left the Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night with mangled racecars and there’s a chance both could be calling it an end to their seasons at the shoreline oval. Abele, said Sunday that he is definitely done competing at the track this season. The Norwich driver has been involved in [...]