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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Grim weather forecast forces postponement of CCV Night
Barre, VT – Due to a grim Thursday weather forecast that has shown no signs of improvement, Thunder Road officials have postponed Community College of Vermont Night until Friday, June 29 at 6:30pm.
The schedule of events will remain the same for the speedway’s final event of June. Double features are on the program for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers along with a full card of racing for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. The event will also feature the Vermont Brewer’s Cup for the state’s top craft brewers.
Admission for CCV Night on Friday, June 29 is just $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). The pits will open at 3:00pm and the front gates will open at 4:45pm.
Source: Michael R. Stridsberg
Speedbowl Blastoff 80
Bud Light Signs on for July 13th Bud Light Open Modified 80 at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Bud Light, the world’s favorite light beer, has officially signed on to sponsor the July 13th Bud Light Open Modified 80. The Friday, July 13th event is the 2nd Open Modified event of the 2018 Stafford Speedway season. The inaugural event was won by the outlaw Tommy Barrett in commanding fashion with an off sequence pit strategy and a late bonsai move on Rowan Pennink.
Eric Goodale, Pennink, Dave Etheridge, Woody Pitkat, Chase Dowling, and more are back for the July 13th Bud Light Open Modified 80 to try and capture the $3,500 payday along with the 80 Ice Cold Bud Light’s that will accompany the winner’s trophy in NAPA Auto Parts Victory Lane.
“When David [Arute] told me about how the fans and drivers reacted to the June Twisted Tea Open Modified event, we were excited to get involved,” explained Brett Hollander, Marketing and Craft Beer Sales Manager at Hartford Distributors, Inc. “All of us at Hartford Distributors and Bud Light, along with myself, are very excited to be a part of this great event at Stafford Motor Speedway. Can’t wait to see another great modified race at Stafford and make sure the driver is hydrated in victory lane.”
Set to accompany the Bud Light Open Modified 80 is the recently announced Ted Christopher 13-lap shootout for the SK Modified® division to follow the regularly scheduled 40 lap feature. The top-13 finishers in the 40-lap event will be inverted and set to run the shootout for a prize of $1,300.
Stafford and Bud Light have also lined up plenty of off track action including a Bud Light Happy Hour to be held from the time general admission gate open (5:15pm) to 6:15pm where Bud Light 16 ounce drafts will be $3. After the completion of happy hour, 24 ounce cans will be $2 off for the rest of the evening. Bud Light will also be on hand with a midway display.
“We are ecstatic to have another world renowned brand sign-on to support our new Open Show concept,” explained Stafford Speedway Assistant General Manager David Arute. “I can’t thank Brett Hollander and HDI Distributors enough for working with us on for this event. If you thought the Twisted Tea 80 was fun this one will be even bigger. The winner will have 80 ice cold Bud Lights in Victory Lane, the fans will get a Bud Light Happy Hour, and every starter will receive a 12-pack after the race to enjoy with their crew. We want the July 13th Bud Light Open Modified 80 to go down in Dilly Dilly history.”
With just under 3 weeks from the Bud Light Open Modified 80, teams are encouraged to contact the speedway office to register for the 80-lap event or complete the online form. Tickets for the Bud Light Open Modified 80 are also available online. Tickets for the Bud Light Open Modified 80 are priced at $30.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seat tickets are $32.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax. Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free parking along with overnight parking available for self contained Recreational Vehicles.
Source: Scott running/Stafford PR
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Stafford Speedway NAPA SK 5k by the numbers
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division will take part in the biggest race of the 2018 season, the NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k, this Friday night, June 29th. Below is a look at the 5th annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k by the numbers as well as a statistical look at the top-20 in the SK Modified® points standings and how they have fared in the extra distance classic.
- 2 – Ted Christopher and Keith Rocco are the only drivers to have recorded a top-10 finish in each of the first four editions of the NAPA SK 5k.
- 4 – Number of different NAPA SK 5k feature winners (Rowan Pennink, Ryan Preece, Ted Christopher, Chase Dowling)
- 13 – Number of different drivers who have led laps in the NAPA SK 5k
Lap Leaders – Frank Ruocco 73, Ted Christopher 70, Rowan Pennink 55, Chase Dowling 54, Keith Rocco 40, Eric Berndt 29, Michael Gervais, Jr. 28, Matt Galko 25, Ryan Preece 16, Brian Sullivan 5, Justin Bonsignore 3, Ronnie Williams 1, Jeff Baral 1 - 12 – Drivers who have competed in all 4 NAPA SK 5k’s to date: Dan Avery, Eric Berndt, Tom Bolles, Ted Christopher, Matt Galko, Michael Gervais, Jr., Tommy Membrino, Jr., Todd Owen, Rowan Pennink, Keith Rocco, Frank Ruocco, Ronnie Williams
- 52 – Number of different drivers who have raced in the NAPA SK 5k
- $137,325 – Total posted awards paid out in first four editions of NAPA SK 5k
- $2,640.87 – Average payout to race starters in the first four editions of NAPA SK 5k
- Biggest Single NAPA SK 5k Payout – $12,875 by Ryan Preece in 2015
- NAPA SK 5k Career Earnings Leader – Ted Christopher with $18,060
- Most Laps Led in a Single NAPA SK 5k – 65 by Ted Christopher in 2016
- Most Laps Led in a Career – Frank Ruocco – 73 laps led;
- Record Number of Lead Changes – 14 in 2014
- Record Number of different leaders during race – 5 in 2014 & 2015
- Smallest Margin of Victory – .149 seconds in 2015
Top-20 in SK Modified® Points Standings NAPA SK 5k Race Stats
Keith Rocco – #88 Wheeler’s Auto Chevrolet – Has started all four previous editions of the NAPA SK 5K. Average finish of 4.5 with 3 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes. Best NAPA SK 5K finish of 2nd in 2015. Rocco has led a total of 40 laps in 2 NAPA SK 5K’s (2014, 2017). Rocco has career NAPA SK 5K earnings of $7,325. Rocco’s four wins in 2018 leads the SK Modified® division and he has 6 top-5 and 9 top-10 finishes this season.
Ronnie Williams – #50 Les’s Auto Center Ford – Has started all four previous editions of the NAPA SK 5K. Average finish of 9.0 with 2 top-5 and 3 top-10 finishes. Best NAPA SK 5K finish of 3rd in 2015. Williams has led a total of 1 lap during the 2015 NAPA SK 5K. Williams’ career NAPA SK 5K earnings stands at $6,435. Williams has 1 SK Modified® feature win this season with 7 top-5 and 8 top-10 finishes.
Michael Gervais, Jr.- #33 Gervais Brothers Roofing Chevrolet – Has started all four previous editions of the NAPA SK 5K. Average finish of 15.3 with 1 top-10 finish. Best NAPA SK 5K finish of 8th in 2016. Gervais has led a total of 28 laps, all coming in the 2017 NAPA SK 5K. Gervais’ career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $3,350. Gervais has recorded 5 top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes this season.
Michael Christopher, Jr. – #82 NAPROCO Chevrolet – Has started 3 of the 4 NAPA SK 5K races held to date. Average finish of 12.3 with 1 top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes. Best finish of 5th came in 2016. Christopher, Jr.’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $4,635. Christopher scored his first career SK Modified® feature win on June 15 and he has recorded 5 top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes.
Matt Galko – #3 AAA Consulting, LLC. Chevrolet – Has started all four NAPA SK 5k races. Average finish of 16.0 with a best finish of 13 coming in 2015 and 2016. Galko has led a total of 25 laps in NAPA SK 5K competition, all coming in the 2015 race. Galko’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $2,450. Galko has 3 top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes in 9 starts this season.
Joey Cipriano – #78 J.G. Poulin Drywall Chevrolet – Has made 2 career starts in the NAPA SK 5K. Average finish of 17.0 with 1 top-10 finish. Best finish of 10th came in 2015. Cipriano’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $1,850. Cipriano scored his first career SK Modified® feature win last Friday night (June 22) and he has 2 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes this season.
Rowan Pennink – #99 NAPA Van Wickle Auto Supply Pontiac – The winner of the inaugural NAPA SK 5k in 2014, Pennink has started all 4 NAPA SK 5k races to date. Pennink has an average finish of 5.5 with a win, 3 top-5, and 3 top-10 finishes. Pennink has led 2 NAPA SK 5K’s for a total of 55 laps. Pennink has career NAPA SK 5K earnings of $10,700 and he has 1 win, 2 top-5, and 6 top-10 finishes this season.
Todd Owen – #81 Cooker Construction Chevrolet – Has started all four NAPA SK 5k races. Average finish of 12.5 with a best finish of 4th in 2017. Owen has 1 top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes in his 4 NAPA SK 5K starts. Owen’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $4,225.00. Owen has recorded 3 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes this season.
Stephen Kopcik – #31 Hocon Industrial Gas Chevrolet – Has made 2 starts in the NAPA SK 5K. Average finish of 21.0 with a best finish of 20th in 2016. Kopcik’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $950. Kopcik has recorded 3 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes this season.
Eric Berndt – #66 Cos’ Central Auto Chevrolet – Has started all four NAPA SK 5K races. Average finish of 10.3 with 1 top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes. Best finish of 3rd in 2016. Berndt has led a total of 29 laps in the NAPA SK 5K, all coming in the 2016 race. Berndt’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $4,900 and he has recorded 3 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes this season.
Chase Dowling – #36 Powerhouse Motorsports Chevrolet – Has started 3 of the 4 NAPA SK 5K races run to date. Dowling is the defending champion of the NAPA SK 5K and he has 1 win, 1 top-5, and 2 top-10 finishes in his 3 NAPA SK 5K starts for an average finish of 6.7. Dowling has led 54 laps in the NAPA SK 5K, all coming in his victory last season. Dowling’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $7,775 and for the 2018 season, he has 1 win, 1 top-5, and 5 top-10 finishes.
Tom Bolles – #76 Bolles Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Dodge – Has started all four NAPA SK 5K races. Average finish of 20.3 with a best finish of 13th in 2017. Bolles’ career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $2,300 and for the 2018 season, Bolles has recorded 2 top-10 finishes.
Glen Reen – #17 Avery Construction Chevrolet – Has made 2 career NAPA SK 5K starts. Average finish of 8.5 with a best finish of 5th in 2014. Reen’s career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $2,475. Reen has recorded 2 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes this season.
Tyler Hines – #25 Tick Free Organic Tick Control Chevrolet – Has made 3 career NAPA SK 5K starts. Average finish of 18.7 with a best finish of 14th in 2015. Hines’ has recorded 1 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes this season and his career NAPA SK 5K earnings are $1,600.
Josh Wood – #24 R.A.D. Auto Machine Chevrolet – Made NAPA SK 5K debut last season and finished 27th to earn $450. Wood was the 2017 SK Modified® Rookie of the Year and he has 1 top-10 finish this season. Wood has won 23 races at Stafford spread across the Late Model, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions.
Matt Vassar – #11 Hummel Brothers Hot Dogs Chevrolet – Will be making his NAPA SK 5K debut this season. Vassar has recorded 1 top-10 finish this season. Vassar was the 2017 Late Model Rookie of the Year with a single feature victory. Vassar is the 2013 and 2014 track champion at Gresham Motorsports Park.
David Arute – #75 Big Haus USA Racing Products Chevrolet – Will be making his NAPA SK 5K debut this season. Arute has 13 career wins at Stafford with 2 SK Light and 11 Limited Late Model wins. Arute is a 4-time Most Popular Driver at Stafford. Arute’s best finish of 2018 is 13th back on May 18th.
Tony Membrino, Jr. – #44 Tony Membrino Racing Chevrolet – Has one career NAPA SK 5K start in 2014, finishing 17th with earnings of $700. Membrino is a 2-time SK Light Champion at Stafford (2013, 2016) as well as the 2010 DARE Stock champion. Membrino has 17 career wins with 15 SK Light and 2 DARE Stock wins and his best finish of 2018 was a 7th on June 15.
Dan Wesson – #92 Competitive Edge Coatings Chevrolet – Will be making NAPA SK 5K debut this season. Wesson has 10 career wins in Stafford’s SK Light division and he his best finish of 2018 was 8th on May 25th.
Troy Talman – #2 SPM Motorsports Chevrolet – Will be making his NAPA SK 5K debut this season. Talman has 1 career win at Stafford in the SK Light division in 2013 and his best finish of the 2018 season is 7th on May 18.
Source: Scott Running/Stafford PR
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Fuse Lit for Tuesday’s “Firecracker Spectacular” at Devil’s Bowl
Rutland County’s biggest Independence Day celebration ready for Tuesday, July 3
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – The fuse has officially been lit for the annual “Firecracker Spectacular” event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Rutland County’s biggest and loudest Independence Day celebration is shaping up to be the best yet, with a massive fireworks show and as many as 100 racecars expected for the Tuesday, July 3 special presented by Bruno’s Towing & Recovery.
If the early season action has been any indication, then Tuesday’s event will be a whopper. The weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions have been nothing short of thrilling through the first month of racing on the new half-mile dirt surface, often running three-, four-, and even five-wide in the corners.
The Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) tour will be in town for its second appearance of the season on Tuesday night. Two-time champion Danny Douville of Bridgewater, N.H., proved why he’s called the “Topside Tornado” in the last SCoNE race in May, running from 12th to the victory with a dominant drive on the outside lane.
The Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modifieds have boasted an average of 28 entries per race so far. Eight-time champion Kenny Tremont Jr. of West Sand Lake, N.Y., has won twice, but rising star Josh Sunn of White River Junction, Vt., has quickly found a home at Devil’s Bowl and has a pair of wins as well. Tim LaDuc, David Schilling, Joey Scarborough, and Jimmy Ryan are all close behind, along with a dozen other potential winners.
Sixteen year-old Travis Billington of South Glens Falls, N.Y., has led the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman division thus far, but Paolo Pascarella has been hot on his heels. Former asphalt driver Joey Roberts recently scored his first dirt win and is gaining along with Brent Warren, Adam Piper, R.J. Germain, and others.
Defending Super Stock champion Chris Murray of Fair Haven, Vt., is off to a good start with three wins, but still can’t shake Billy Duprey, Scott FitzGerald, or the rest of the pack. The wild Portland Glass Mini Stock division is up for grabs in 2018, and Chris Conroy of Newport, N.H., leads the early standings. The Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint division has seen major growth, and 13 year-old Cody O’Brien of Springfield, Vt., leads the way.
The Firecracker Spectacular wouldn’t be complete, of course, without a gigantic fireworks display, which is scheduled for approximately 9:30 p.m. The event also features the annual Kids Bicycle Giveaway at intermission, when young fans win new bikes donated by drivers and race teams.
Special event admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $5 for teens (13-17), and free for kids age 12 and under. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 6:00 p.m. Camping is free and opens on Sunday at 12:00 noon.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2, and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt.
Source:: Justin St. Louis, Media Director
Speedbowl 6/27 results
Source: Matt Buckler/Waterford Speedbowl PR
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