Asphalt Modifieds

Championships Decided this Saturday at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Championships Decided this Saturday at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) The 2015 season has been a year of ups and downs for competitors at Bowman Gray Stadium. And one week after the Madhouse celebrated its 1000th event, the season is set to conclude with one final night of action-packed racing. Burt Myers of Walnut Cove has every intention of turning on the aggression this Saturday night. He started off the season with back-to-back wins in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series and seemed in a promising position to take the championship midway through the season. He…

Eric Beers wins battle of Mahoning Modified title contenders; Mike Sweeney by inches over Paul Koehler Jr., in Late Models

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Aug. 22 Xcel 600 Mods + all regular divisions Aug. 29 All regular track classes + Small Car Enduro Sept. 5 Mike Krempasky Memorial Street Stock Triple 19s ARSSGS Race #2, #3 & #4 + all regular track classes Eric Beers wins battle of Mahoning Modified title contenders; Mike Sweeney by inches over Paul Koehler Jr., in Late Models By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 8-15-15) Eric Beers won his third feature of the season Saturday night at Mahoning Valley Speedway in a race that was flat out thrilling between himself and fellow title contenders Earl Paules, Don…

Asphalt Late Models

Roller Coaster Ride for Myers, Ward at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Bowman Gray Stadium celebrated its historic 1000th event on Saturday, and it was fitting for the checkered that night to belong to Burt Myers – a man whose family has been active competitors at the Stadium since its early days. But the night certainly had its ups and downs for Myers. After qualifying a disappointing 12th, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove knew he would have his work cut out for him. “I screwed up qualifying. I put us in this hole,” said Myers. “I joked with my guys. They said, ‘What are you…

Mahoning point battles are heating up; Hobby Stocks going extra distance; Sr. Champ Karts on Saturday race card

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Mahoning point battles are heating up; Hobby Stocks going extra distance; Sr. Champ Karts on Saturday race card (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 8-12-15) With a solid two months of racing to go at Mahoning Valley Speedway, title fights across all six track classes are heating up and the battle for those aiming at a coveted track championship continues on this coming Saturday evening, August 12. In the Modified division the top five in points are made up of all former track champs led by Earl Paules. His lead is slim too as Austin Kochenash, is just four points back…

Asphalt Modifieds

The North Rides Again

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Danny Bohn dominated the NASCAR Whelen Modifed Southern Tour race at Bowman Gray Stadium August 1st. Racers Guide spoke to him before he won the race two years in a row. "The car was real good. We kind of just practiced on what we were going to run in the race. I think some of the guys put mock qualifying runs put up the stagger a little bit", said Bohn. "The was running real good. Getting through the corners real good. She got good forward bite off. It’s pretty much the same…

Asphalt Modifieds

From the North to the South, No Race is too Far for Ryan Preece

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Point Pleasant, NJ Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT made the 12 hour trip to compete at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium’s Southern Modified tour race after competing Friday night at Stafford. Preece tells us his strategy for the 199 lap modified feature. "I think the big thing is qualifying up front. If you can qualify at the bullring, and have a car that can stay pretty consistent it’s pretty much up to the driver to keep it up there", said Preece. "This is the mad house anything can happen." Preece left a…

Asphalt Legends

Myers Brothers and Bohn Clash at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) On Friday at Bowman Gray Stadium, Jason Myers continued his hot streak in what has turned out to be his best season ever. But he was overshadowed by the roller-coaster ride that Danny Bohn took on Friday night. Myers, a resident of Walnut Cove, was the fastest qualifier yet again at the Stadium – his eighth pole of the 2015 season. Starting outside of him in the first race for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series was Danny Bohn of Freehold, NJ. Bohn was the champion last year but left to…

Asphalt Late Models

Williams, Fearn, Ferrigno, Hayes, Evans, & O’Connell Score July 31st NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with a Five-Star Series event on July 31st. Taking down NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly feature wins on the night were Ronnie Williams in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn in the Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno in the SK Light feature, Andrew Hayes in the Limited Late Model feature, Phil Evans in the DARE Stock feature, and Devin O’Connell in the Legend Cars feature. In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Todd Owen took the lead at the green but Ted Christopher was all…

Berndt Celebrates Triumph in Sunoco Modified 20/20 Feature at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (THOMPSON, CT) It was a hot one at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in more ways than one as race fans braved near triple-digit temperatures for another afternoon of great racing action at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July 29th. The evening included five feature events, including the main event, the Whelen Sunoco Modified 20/20 Sprint, presented by King Cadillac GMC. The three-segment race served as the penultimate event of the night and was the second one of these being held at Thompson throughout the 2015 season. The event challenged drivers to finish in the best position possible…

Doug Coby Primed to Chase Checkered Flag in Call Before You Dig 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---In what has been a hotly contested championship fight during the first half of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, defending series champion Doug Coby is primed to kick off the second half of the year in the Call Before You Dig 150 at his home track of Stafford Motor Speedway. Coby has been among the championship contenders all season long following his season opening victory at Thompson, but a mid-race crash at New Hampshire two weeks ago left the #2 Dunleavy Truck & Trailer Repair team facing a hole to climb out of to…

Myers Steadily Gains Points at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Jason Myers and John Smith stole the show with their victories on Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium. But it wasn’t lost on fans that, without much fanfare, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove got a step closer to overtaking the points lead. With two solid fourth-place finishes on Saturday in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, Myers reduced Tim Brown’s points lead from seven down to just four. “The racer in me wants to be disappointed,” said Myers. “But on a Twin 50s night: two top fives, gaining a handful of points, nothing’s torn…

Asphalt Late Models

Mahoning Valley Speedway Central States Modified Gamblers Series returns Saturday with Mod Twin 50s

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions Aug. 15 Hobby Stock 35 laps $400 to win + Champ Karts + all regular track classes Aug. 22 Xcel 600 Mods + all regular divisions Mahoning Valley Speedway Central States Modified Gamblers Series returns Saturday with Mod Twin 50s (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-28-15) Last Saturday night at Mahoning Valley Speedway, a pair of 35-lap Modified features took place, the first a rain postponed event from July 18 along with the regular scheduled show. Two-time track champion Eric Beers…

Asphalt Modifieds

Sunoco Modified Drivers to Compete for Special Bonuses at Whelen Night

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (THOMPSON, CT) - On Wednesday, August 26, the Sunoco Modifieds will compete in their annual 20/20 Sprint race as part of Whelen Night, presented by King Cadillac GMC at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP). The event will see teams compete in two 20-lap points races, followed by a 10-lap sprint to determine the overall purse for the event, with the winning driver taking home $1,800. There is even more money on the line for Sunoco Modified teams on Wednesday night with two extra bonuses to be earned. Waddell Communications, the Official Radio provider for TSMP, will be offering…

Asphalt Late Models

Eric Beers and Austin Kochenash Share In Mahoning Modified Laurels

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions Aug. 15 Hobby Stock 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes Aug. 22 Xcel 600 Mods + all regular divisions Eric Beers and Austin Kochenash Share In Mahoning Modified Laurels By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-25-15) On a hot and humid night at Mahoning Valley Speedway, Eric Beers exited his DeLange Racing No. 45 a bit exhausted but elated none-the-less after winning the make-up Modified feature from July 18. As for runner-up Austin Kochenash, the…

Asphalt Modifieds

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s premier division to return for Sunoco Modified 20/20 Sprint

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The Sunoco Modifieds will be in the spotlight at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) for their second annual 20/20 Sprint event on Whelen Night, Wednesday, July 29th. The Sunoco Modified 20/20 Sprint, presented by King Cadillac GMC will feature a three segment race for the open-wheel division, with the lowest overall point total taking the victory. The first segment will be based upon current points standings, and will be 20 laps in distance. The second segment will be a complete inversion of lead lap cars setting the field, and will also consist of 20 laps. The third and…

Todd Szegedy Prepared for Call Before You Dig 150 at Stafford Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---While 2003 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Todd Szegedy has always looked forward to racing at Stafford, he is especially looking forward to coming back to the Connecticut half-mile facility after picking up not only his first win of the 2015 season at Loudon, but his first win together with the Bob Garbarino owned #4 Mystic Missile team. “Stafford has always been a good track for me and my goal for this year was to get four top-5 finishes and we’re halfway to achieving that goal,” said Szegedy. “It’s a good racing track and it’s a…

Stafford Drivers Jockeying For Position in Call Before You Dig 811 Challenge Points Standings

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---With only three more races before the conclusion of the 2015 Call Before You Dig 811 Challenge, drivers will be scrambling to accumulate as many points as they can without going over 811 to receive an $811 bonus from Call Before You Dig. The CBYD 811 Challenge is a competition open to all NASCAR Whelen All-American Series drivers at Stafford where drivers accumulate a point total based on a points system that awards 100 points for a victory and 5 points less for each subsequent position. The goal is to be one of five drivers who…

Luck Allows Myers to Chip at Brown’s Lead at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) For the last several weeks, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove has been slowly gaining momentum at Bowman Gray Stadium. He’s finished higher than Tim Brown of Tobaccoville for the last four events in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, chipping away at Brown’s points lead each and every time. Saturday’s victory for Myers, coupled with some bad luck for Brown, made up even more ground in the battle for the championship. Myers qualified in second, shot out in the lead, and led every lap to take the checkered. Meanwhile, Brown had to slam the brakes…

Asphalt Late Models

Sweeny, Long and Geist are Mahoning Winners…Rain Postponed Remaining Features

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] July 25 Pro 4 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes + Micro Stocks + Kids Banner Contest Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions Aug. 15 Hobby Stock 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes Mike Sweeney, Jillian Long, Shayne Geist Score Mahoning Valley Feature Wins Before Rains Came…Randy Ahner Jr. Winner In Small Car Enduro By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-18-15) Mike Sweeney of Nesquehoning was zipping around handily in the Late Model feature but with three…

Preece, Bennett, Kopcik, Saunders, Rufrano, & DiMatteo Score July 17th Girls Night Out Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with Girls Night Out / Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Track Walk program with all 6 divisions in action plus a track walk that raised money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Taking down feature victories were on the night were Ryan Preece in the SK Modified® feature, Michael Bennett in the Late Model feature, Stephen Kopcik in the SK Light feature, Al Saunders in the Ltd. Late Model feature, Marcello Rufrano in the DARE Stock feature, and Dana DiMatteo in the Legend Cars feature. In the…

Ryan Preece Wins 2nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k; Takes Record $12,875 Winners Share

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT left Stafford Speedway this past Friday night with the largest winner’s purse in the history of the SK Modified® division with his victory in the 2nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k. Preece’s win entitled him to a winner’s share of $12,875 from the over $37,000 in total posted awards. Preece and his #6 East-West Marine had to overcome a leaky radiator that relegated them to the tail end of the field with 75 laps left in the 100-lap race and he navigated his way back to the front on…

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returns to Stafford August 7th for Call Before You Dig 150

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to Stafford Speedway on August 7th for the Call Before You Dig 150, the third of four NWMT races to be held at Stafford this season. 2-time NWMT Champion Doug Coby is currently tied atop the points standings with 2013 NWMT Champion Ryan Preece with NAPA Spring Sizzler winner Woody Pitkat only 2 points behind. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will make stops at New Hampshire and Monadnock before coming back to Stafford on Aug. 7. With the Call Before You Dig 150 just 3 weeks away, here is…

Double Points Night Shakes Rankings at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) The dust has settled from Saturday’s Double Points Night at Bowman Gray Stadium, with the points races for each division tightening up even more. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville entered Saturday with an 18-point lead over Burt Myers of Walnut Cove in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Brown qualified on the pole with a fast car and continued his good luck streak when the competitors randomly drew for starting position: Brown plucked third for his starting spot. Brown slipped by Cale Gale of Winston-Salem to move into second and began to threaten Danny…

Asphalt Modifieds

Mahoning Valley Speedway July 18 Advance

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] July 18 All Regular track classes + Small Car Enduro + Hobby Stock 5/30 make-up July 25 Pro 4 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes + Micro Stocks + Kids Banner Contest Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions Twin Hobby Stock features + Small Car Enduro are Saturday highlights at Mahoning Valley Speedway (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-14-15) The Hobby Stocks and Small Car Enduro will be seeing some extra track time this coming Saturday evening, July 18 at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley…

Penalty Announced From July 10, 2015 NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k At Stafford Motor Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)--- Following the July 10 NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k feature events, Stafford Motor Speedway officials have announced the following penalty: #21 SK Modified®, driver Justin Bonsignore- Infraction- Post race minimum weight violation. Penalty- Placed to ninth position in the finishing order (loss of one position per pound, as described in the 2015 SK Modified Rule Book). For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web atwww.staffordspeedway.com. ### New Finishing Order from July 10, 2015 NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k 100-Lap Feature SK MODIFIED® (100) 1) Ryan Preece, Berlin…

Asphalt Modifieds

Bohn Grabs Win; Jeffreys Takes Colors Edge Money at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) A lucky draw and a strong car brought home the trophy for Danny Bohn on Saturday. And while Lee Jeffreys only finished fourth, he has 6,000 reasons to celebrate. Bohn was last year’s champion in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series but moved back up to his northern hometown of Freehold, NJ to pursue career opportunities. But Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 100 brought about the Colors Edge Challenge: the top four qualifiers could opt to go to the rear for the chance at $6,000 if they fight back up to…

Asphalt Legends

Kris Graver notches second Modified win of ’15; Paul Koehler Jr., takes top honors in Late Model Pineapple 50 Memorial

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] July 18 All Regular track classes + Small Car Enduro + Hobby Stock 5/30 make-up July 25 Pro 4 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes + Micro Stocks Aug. 1 CSMGS Race # 3 & #4 Modified Twin 50s $1800 to win each + all regular divisions As the weather heats up so does Kris Graver…Reigning Mahoning Modified champ earns second win of ‘15 By DINO OBERTO (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-11-15) After three straight weeks of no racing due to weather related issues, cars and fans where back on track in full force at…

Asphalt Modifieds

Jeff Rocco Bests Field in Dunkin’ Donuts Late Model 20/20 Event at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) bested Mother Nature on Wednesday, July 8th as four local series took to the track providing some high intensity racing despite a rainstorm that dampened practice in the early afternoon. The highlight event for the evening was the second annual Dunkin' Donuts Late Model 20/20 event, a series of three segments, two 20-lap and one 10-lap feature, to decide an overall winner on the night. Each of the first two segments also served as separate points paying events. The first segment of the event started quiet but 15 laps into the event a…

Asphalt Modifieds

Joey Cipriano Looking For First SK Modified® Victory in NAPA SK 5k

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---After winning 7 races in 2 seasons of SK Light competition at Stafford Speedway, Waterbury native Joey Cipriano is still in search of his first victory in the track’s premier SK Modified® division. Cipriano has had several other close calls, such as last Friday night when he was dueling with Ryan Preece for the win before the two cars ended up in the turn 4 wall coming to the white flag. Cipriano and his #84 AVI International team have been busy at their shop this week, putting their car back together and Cipriano says that a…

Asphalt Modifieds

Rowan Pennink Ready to Defend NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k Title

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Racing can be a fickle game and one needs to look no further than Rowan Pennink and the #99 Van Wickle NAPA Auto Supply SK Modified® team at Stafford Motor Speedway to see how fortunes can change in the course of a calendar year. Pennink joined the #99 team prior to the start of the 2014 season and things couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. In 7 races, Pennink’s best finish was 18th and he missed two of those races completely. But their fortunes turned for the better starting with their win in last…

Asphalt Modifieds

Stafford Speedway’s Gambler’s Challenge Continues to Grow

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---With the green flag just around the corner for Stafford Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k feature event this Friday night July 10, the anticipation and excitement continues to grow. This year’s edition has the added twist of the Dunleavy Gambler’s Challenge. The Gambler’s Challenge requires SK Modified® drivers to put up $100 with the total driver amount being matched by Doug Dunleavy from Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair. The match grew last Friday night when three race fans from Rayner Real Estate came into the Speedway Office and offered to join Doug Dunleavy in matching…

Blue Ridge Communications Prepares For Act II This Saturday At Mahoning Valley Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] July 11 Late Model George Ramos Jr., Pineapple 50 $1200-to-win + all regular track classes + Pro 4 5/30 make-up July 18 All Regular track classes + Small Car Enduro + Hobby Stock 5/30 make-up July 25 Pro 4 35 laps $400 to win + all regular track classes + Micro Stocks Blue Ridge Communications Prepares For Act II This Saturday At Mahoning Valley Speedway (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 7-6-15) After a very successful debut of broadcasting the night of stock car racing at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway on June 6, Blue Ridge Communications TV-13 Sports will be returning…

Asphalt Modifieds

Pennink, Fearn, Henry, Bren, Trott, & DiMatteo Score July 3 Independence Day Celebration / SK Light Xtra Mart Xtra D Feature Wins at Stafford

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the SK Light Xtra Mart Xtra D program on Friday, July 3rd. Xtra Mart Convenience Stores put up a $500 bonus that was split evenly among the top-5 finishers in the extra distance SK Light feature event. Rowan Pennink scored his fifth win of the season in the SK Modified® feature in what turned out to be a thrilling finish, Tom Fearn also scored win #5 of the season in the Late Model feature, Payton Henry was a first time winner in 2015 by taking…

Asphalt Late Models

Matt Galko Looking for First SK Modified® Win at Stafford

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---For Meriden native Matt Galko, his open wheel modified experience at Stafford Motor Speedway has been a tale of two divergent paths. Galko burst onto the modified scene by winning the SK Light championship as a rookie in 2010 and he followed that up with another championship in 2011. Galko moved up to the SK Modified® division in 2012 and in the three plus seasons since then, he is still in search of his first SK Modified® victory. Although the 2015 season is only approaching its midway point, Galko has enjoyed his best season and what…

Asphalt Late Models

Stafford’s NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k Gamblers Challenge Grows

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---The 2nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k at Stafford Motor Speedway takes center stage next Friday, July 10th featuring the biggest race of the season for the SK Modified® division. Over $30,000 in total posted awards is up for grabs and the drama for the race continues to build. The SK Modified® feature events have consistently recorded non-stop competition this season, with side by side and wheel to wheel action. This year’s edition has the added twist of the Dunleavy Gambler’s Challenge. The Gambler’s Challenge will be determined by the NAPA SK 5k Fan Vote…

Asphalt Late Models

SK Light Feature Winner to Take Home $550 This Friday at Stafford Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Thanks to its Xtra D program, Xtra Mart Convenience Stores will contribute $3,750 in bonus money to Stafford Speedway drivers during the 2015 season. This Friday night, July 3rd, will be the SK Light Modified division’s turn to take home their piece of the Xtra Mart pie. The SK Light top-5 finishers will each receive a $100 bonus from Xtra Mart meaning the feature winner will take home $550 in purse and contingency bonuses while the 2nd through 5th place finishers will go home with $240 or more. East Hartford native Joey Ferrigno currently leads the SK Light points…

Asphalt Modifieds

Mahoning Valley Speedway cancels June 27 races due to rain

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 6-27-15) An all-day rainy forecast has put a stop to Saturday night’s race card at Mahoning Valley Speedway. It is the second week in a row and third time this season that rain has halted the scheduled program. The Modified Triple 25s, three 25 lap Modified features paying $1000 to win each, was the highlight of the evening. Next weekend there is no racing taking place, however, on Sunday, July 5, the speedway will be hosting a charity motorcycle Bike Run beginning at 10:00 am. The track will swing back into racing action on Saturday evening,…

Woody Pitkat Goes 2 For 2 at Stafford With Victory in 5th Annual VMRS 80

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---The Valenti Modified Racing Series made its second of three visits during the 2015 season to Stafford Motor Speedway for the 5th Annual VMRS 80. Woody Pitkat took the checkered flag to make himself 2 for 2 in 2015 at Stafford Speedway in VMRS feature action. At the drop of the green flag, Ryan Preece led the first lap but Todd Szegedy took the lead on lap-2. Preece came back strong on the outside of Szegedy and he got clear and back into the lead on lap-3. Behind the two leaders, Steve Masse was on the…

Rocco, Fearn, Ferrigno, Provost, Hayes, Trott, & O’Connell Score VRMS 80 Feature Wins at Stafford

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the Valenti Modified Racing Series in the house for the 5th Annual VMRS 80. Taking down weekly feature wins on the night were Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn scored in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Andrew Hayes in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Tyler Trott in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Devin O’Connell was the winner of the 20-lap Legend Cars feature. In the 40-lap SK…

Branden Dion to Make Stafford Speedway Modified Racing Series Debut

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---Armed with a new Troyer car, Taunton, MA native Branden Dion is ready to make his first start in a Valenti Modified Racing Series car at Stafford Motor Speedway this Friday night. Dion has run the prior two races on the 2015 VMRS schedule at Seekonk and Lee and the former SK Light and current SK Modified® driver is looking forward to continuing his learning curve in the VMRS series at a track that he has a level of familiarity with behind the wheel of the #04 Triple D Racing / Doug King Builders machine. “We’ve…

Hard Work and Perseverance Pays Off for Glenn Bartkowski at Stafford Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Stafford Springs, CT)---For Manchester native Glenn Bartkowski, the world of weekly NASCAR short track racing has proven to be both a rewarding and trying experience. Bartkowski began his weekly racing career in Stafford’s DARE Stock division in 1997 and he ran in that division through the 2004 season before taking a season off and then moving up to the Limited Late Model division in 2006. Bartkowski raced either parts of a season with Norm Sears sharing his car or a full season and until last year, had only one win in the DARE Stock division to show for…

Todd Patnode Looking for Repeat Performance in VMRS 80 at Stafford Speedway

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(Stafford Springs, CT)---With the Valenti Modified Racing Series set to make its second of three 2015 appearances at Stafford Motor Speedway, one driver who is looking forward to the race is Richmond, NH native Todd Patnode. In what was his first VMRS start at Stafford back in May, Patnode started 13th and he methodically drove his way through the field to end up fifth at the end of the 80-lap feature in his #05 Allstate Asphalt machine. With such a great result on his Stafford debut, Patnode is excited about his chances for his second visit to Stafford and a…

NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k to Pay Bonus Money to Heat Race Winners

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(Stafford Springs, CT)---The NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k returns to the half-mile on Friday July 10th and the NAPA fan vote is in full swing with over 1,200 votes cast. Also returning to the second edition of the event will be bonus money for the top-3 finishers in the SK Modified® qualifying races. Drivers who finish in the top-3 of their heat race will be awarded an additional bonus of $250, $150, or $100 respectively. The added bonus for qualifying races is just another piece of the already huge jackpot of over $30,000 for the SK Modified® division. “Last year…

Myers Determined to Improve at Bowman Gray

8 years ago 1091 Views Comments Off

(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) As Bowman Gray Stadium nears the halfway point of the 2015 season, the points races start to come into more focus for fans and competitors. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville, who has more championships under his belt than any competitor ever in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, currently leads the way for another season. Brown’s year started off on a mediocre note for the nine-time champ. In the May 23 Double Points Night, Brown fell to fifth in the points standings and was 24 points behind leader Burt Myers of Walnut Cove. But in past…

Asphalt Modifieds

Mahoning Valley Speedway June 27 Modified Triple 25s On Tap

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (LEHIGHTON, Pa. 6-23-15) Mahoning Valley Speedway is set for another night of short track stock car racing this coming Saturday, June 27 with the return of the Modified Triple 25s. Introduced in 2012, the Modified Triple 25s became an immediate success thanks to the all-out excitement generated by the three thrilling features. There’s no holding back as flat-out, hard charging action from start to finish has drivers and fans on the edge of exhilaration. Each 25-lapper pays $1000 to win. In order to make the grid cars must qualify through heat races with the top 15 locked into…

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Mahoning Valley Speedway To Enforce Modified Weight Rules

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(LEHIGHTON, Pa. 6-22-15) Mahoning Valley Speedway has announced that starting this comingSaturday, June 27, all Modified teams must adhere to updated weight rules. After additional deliberation due to recent incidents and with safety and liability as the key factor, track officials will be enforcing the following rules. Wall tubing thickness will be .095. No more than 56.2% left side weight and no lead or any other weighting material is to be used in skid rails, bumpers or nurf bars. Also, because of the rain out on June 20, all teams that were suspended from Saturday, June 13, be advised that…

Myers’s Speed on Display at Bowman Gray

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Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Nothing displays a car’s raw speed and handling quite like the twin 25-lap races for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series at Bowman Gray Stadium. And on Saturday, Jason Myers of Walnut Cove showed that he had the car to beat. With starting position being determined strictly by qualifying, Myers turned the fastest lap to start up front and then led all the way. It was his sixth pole of the season and his third victory. “You’ve got to have a good car to start up front. Fortunately, we do - and that’s where we’ve…

Brown and Myers Swap Points Lead at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) At Bowman Gray Stadium, the true mark of a champion isn’t how they react when they qualify on the pole or take the checkered flag. The points battle is about perseverance when misfortune strikes. And on Saturday in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, both Tim Brown of Tobaccoville and Burt Myers of Walnut Cove showed that they are excellent examples of the mindset necessary to take the Modified crown. Tim Brown’s season started off on a surprisingly mediocre note. His qualifying was off and his performance in the race wasn’t what Brown is accustomed…

Brown Takes Advantage of Luck at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Some say it’s better to be lucky than good. But Tim Brown has been both. Brown, a resident of Tobaccoville, got a lucky draw for position in Saturday’s Camping World 100 at Bowman Gray Stadium. He powered ahead to claim his fourth victory of the season in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Joe Ryan Osborne of Kannapolis started on the pole and jumped out into the lead when the green flag fell. However, his time at the top was short lived: Brown, who started second, darted to the inside to take the lead away…

TWIN SPORTSMAN RACES HONOR DADS AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 13)

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TWIN SPORTSMAN RACES HONOR DADS AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 13) WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ The popular Snap-on Sportsman division will take center stage in Twin 35 lap feature races this Saturday night (June 13) as Wall Stadium Speedway honors dads one week before Father’s Day weekend with discount grandstand admission prices. Grandstands will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 6:00 p.m. with main events for all divisions to follow. The open wheel Sportsman cars will be led by 2014 driving champion and two-time early season winner Kevin Davison of Howell. Other recent winners in the…

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