Seekonk, MA — As the 2008 season starts to wind down, the action is a hot and heavy as it has been all year. In the 25 lap Pure Stock feature, Randy Moretti of West Warwick RI picked up his first career win. Joe Carpenter led the first laps, until Moretti looked to the outside and took the lead on lap five. The lead wouldn’t last long, as Carpenter slid up the racetrack in his Local 51 Plumbers & Pipefitters Chevy, allowing CJ Mello to make a run to the inside. And take the lead at lap six. Carlos Silva slid up the inside lane and took over second. At the ten lap mark, the top five were Mello, Silva, Moretti, Scott Cestodio and Bob Hinckley.
Hinckley, Moretti and Cestodio battled three wide for third for two laps, with Cestodio getting the slight advantage. The first caution came out on lap 14, when Steve Sipione spun in turn four, and was hit by John Frias. The top five at this point were Mello, Silva, Moretti, Cestodio and Hinckley.
Continue reading ‘Randy Moretti Picks Up first Pure Stock Victory. Jake Stergios Wins NEMA Lites, While Carl Medeiros Jr and Dylan Estrella Repeat’
Brian Harris closed out the season at West Liberty (Iowa) Raceway Saturday night with his 18th win of the season but Philip Morris earned a pair of wins at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. to surge into the lead in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national title chase.
Morris won both ends of the twin 75-lap features at Motor Mile to unofficially moved to 946 points. He took a nine-point lead over Harris.
Continue reading ‘Morris Wins Twice, Takes Points Lead’
Christopher Will Start On Pole Sunday
Thompson, CT — Unfavorable weather conditions at Thompson International Speedway Saturday afternoon washed out time trials for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Current points leader Ted Christopher will now start on the pole for Sunday’s Sunoco Modified Mania 150.
With the rainout lineup, the field for the Sunoco Modified Mania 150 was set according to the NASCAR rule book. Christopher took the points lead last time out at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park with his second win of the 2008 season. He will enter Sunday’s 11th race of the season with a 60-point advantage over Chuck Hossfeld.
Continue reading ‘Qualifying: Rain Hits Thompson’
Modified Mania Resumes with Feature Events on Sunday
Thompson, CT: Tropical storm Hanna held at bay long enough to build the excitement of Thompson International Speedway’s Sunoco Modified Mania. The three premier Modified divisions in the Northeast-the Whelen Modified Tour, the True Value Modified Racing Series (TVMRS) and the Race of Champions Modified Tour (RoC) are joined by Thompson’s own Sunoco Modifieds and the TIS Modifieds and the visiting Pro-Four Modifieds for a two-day racing extravaganza.
On Saturday afternoon, qualifying was held in the two weekly racing divisions in competition during Modified Mania including the Sunoco Modifieds and the TIS Modifieds. Taking down Sunoco Modified heat race wins were Tommy Cravenho of Raynham, MA, and Bert Marvin of New London, CT. R.J. Marcotte of Millville, CT, was the TIS Modified qualifying race winner. In Pro-Four Modifieds the Thompson Pro Stock ace Norm Wrenn of Nashua, NH and Brian Vincent of Coventry, RI, were the victors.
Continue reading ‘Weather Held at Bay for Some Qualifying Action at Thompson on Saturday; Modified Mania Resumes with Feature Events on Sunday’
Waterford, CT — Forced by the on-coming tropical storm Hanna to cancel Saturday’s night program, the continuation of the Double Down Shootout presented by Mohegan Sun has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 13.
Two 25-lap SK-Modified features and the second features for the Late Models (25 laps), Sportsman (15) and Mini Stocks (15) are on the schedule. A Legends 25 lapper and an X Car 20 lapper will also be run.
Continue reading ‘Double Down Shootout Moved Forward’
Provost Collects First DARE Stock Win of Season
Duane Provost bested Norm Sears and Scott Roy to win his first feature of 2008. He started on the pole and led green-to-checkered to take down the win.
Rocco Gains Points Lead with SK Mod Win
SK Modified Results (40 laps)
- Keith Rocco
- Donny Travaglin
- Doug Coby
- Todd Owen
- Wade Mattesen
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Floridian Will Drive for Maine’s Cushman Competition Team
Concord, NC — North and South will come together in the quest to win in Super Late Model racing as Floridian Travis Kittleson joins up with the #29 Cushman Competition team out of Maine for the September 13th PASS North event at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH).
Both driver and team have separately won more than their share of races and championships in recent years during Florida Speedweeks. They recently joined forces to compete in the Labor Day Weekend Peterbilt 250 at New Brunswick’s Speedway 660 together. Kittleson won his heat race and led laps early, but flat tires kept him to a finish of 11th.
Continue reading ‘Travis Kittleson Makes White Mountain PASS North Plans’
Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway kicked off its final month of NASCAR Racing for the 2008 season with a Whelen All-American Series feature event that saw Keith Rocco win the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Ryan Posocco win the 30-lap Late Model feature, Chris Matthews win the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Joey Ferrigno win the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Duane Provost win the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Keith Rocco survived a several late caution periods to post his second feature win of the 2008 season and retake the SK Modified® points lead from Ted Christopher with 2 races remaining. The lead changed hands several times in the early laps as Wade Mattesen led lap one and Corey Hutchings led the next two laps before Woody Pitkat moved to the lead on lap-4. Pitkat slowly began to pull away from the field, building nearly a full straightaway lead before a caution with 18 laps complete erased that margin. Pitkat held the lead until a restart on lap-32 when Frank Ruocco moved to the front. Keith Rocco moved past Frank Ruocco on lap-33 to take the race lead. Several more caution periods followed, but Rocco was able to hold off Donny Travaglin and Doug Coby to take the win. Todd Owen finished fourth and Wade Mattesen rounded out the top-5.
Continue reading ‘Rocco, Posocco, Matthews, Ferrigno, Provost Score Wins at Stafford’
Ryan Newman, the 2008 Daytona 500 winner, has signed on to drive the Bertrand Motorsports #39 Drinan in Northeastern Midget Association action at Lee USA Speedway, Friday night, Sept. 12.
The popular Newman adds luster to what will be the 900th feature in NEMA’s 57-year history. He’ll be part of a three-car Bertrand effort that also includes current point leader Randy Cabral and 2007 rookie of the year Jeremy Frankoski.
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Stafford Springs, CT — As part of a season-long celebration of 60 years of Modified champions, NASCAR legend Bobby Allison will be honored prior to the running of the CARQUEST Fall Final 150 on September 28th at Stafford Motor Speedway. Allison made his mark in racing driving on the Sprint Cup Series, but he began his racing career at the Modified level and won several championships there before moving up to Sprint Cup Series competition.
Allison won the 1962 and 1963 Modified Special Division championships and was the National Modified champion in 1964. From there, he moved into what was then known as Grand National Racing. Allison scored his first career victory at Oxford Plains Speedway on July 12, 1966. Allison would go on to win a grand total of 84 Sprint Cup Series races, tying him with Darrell Waltrip for third place on the all-time Sprint Cup Series Winners list.
Continue reading ‘NASCAR Legend Bobby Allison to be Honored at Stafford Speedway’s CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend’
The old saying goes that nice guys always seem to finish last. That’s not exactly the case for NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver John Smith.
Smith (No. 25 Tutterow Surveying/Rick’s Home Repair Chevrolet) is easily one of the most respected figures in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour garage area - both on and off the track. The 33-year-old Mount Airy, N.C., native isn’t afraid to rub fenders with the best of the best if the situation arises, but Smith prefers to race his fellow competitors with respect.
Continue reading ‘Smith Out To Prove Good Guys Sometimes Finish First’
Fans will have the opportunity to personally experience the thrill of NASCAR racing this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s “Chase” Kick-Off Party.
Kicking off SYLVANIA 300 Week activities, the Sprint Racing Experience will be at the speedway to demonstrate the incredible speed and awesome power of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. Fans can get behind the wheel of this intense, full-motion simulator and feel what it is like to race against the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, and Kyle Busch.
Continue reading ‘Sprint Racing Experience Highlights Sunday’s SYLVANIA 300 “Chase” Kick-Off Party’
New Hampshire, Martinsville Races To Be Aired By SPEED
Daytona Beach, FL – NASCAR and SPEED TV have announced the broadcast dates for upcoming NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway.
The New Hampshire 100, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, will be the second appearance for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at the Loudon, N.H., track in 2008. The race will be aired on a tape-delayed basis by SPEED on Sept. 24 at 1:30 p.m.
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Waterford, CT – Ryan Morgan won the 30-lap Legends feature on Wednesday evening at the Waterford Speedbowl, while it was Billy Gerstch Jr. claiming the X-Modified 50-lap Summer Sizzler as presented by Prestige Properties. The program marked the final installment of the season for the popular mid-week series.
Other feature winners were Greg Moran Sr. (Super-X Car), Curt D`Addario Sr. (X-Car), and Scott Foster (Outlaw Stocks).
Teenage Legends sensation Ryan Morgan passed early leader Glen Billings for the lead on lap-twenty, going on to snare his fourth feature victory of the season. Behind him a battled waged between 2008 Wednesday Legends champion Jason Palmer and Shaun Buffington. At the stripe, Palmer narrowly edged-out Buffington to finish ahead of Max Zachem and Glen Billings.
Continue reading ‘Ryan Morgan Claims Legends Victory, Gerstch Notches X-Modified Summer Sizzler And Championship’
Six time Northeastern Midget Association champion Dave Humphrey has been elected to the National Midget Hall of Fame. He will be inducted with Phil Walters (aka Ted Tappett), Jeff Gordon and Kevin Doty.
The introduction will be Jan. 10 as part of the pre-race ceremonies at the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, OK. The Midget Hall of Fame is located at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI.
Humphrey, a member of the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame, ranks second in all-time NEMA victories with 72. Driving for, among others, Bob Pascale, Mike Scrivani and John McCarthy, he was a NEMA standout for over two decades. Prior to NEMA, he was successful in stock cars and sprint cars.
Continue reading ‘NEMA’s Humphrey Earns Midget Hall of Fame Spot’
