Tag: Keith Rocco

Tyler Hines Teams With Poulin Racing For 2023 SK Modified Season at Stafford

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2023 SK Modified® season at Stafford Speedway, North Haven, CT native Tyler Hines is set to kick off his 9th season of SK racing by joining forces with some SK Modified® veterans who are returning to the division.  Poulin Racing will return to the SK Modified® ranks as Hines has teamed with Jean-Guy and Brigitte Poulin to drive the #99 J.G. Poulin Drywall car with Mike Paquette providing a Chassis Dynamics car with Mike Pettit power under the hood.

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50 Cars Attempting to Qualify for Stafford Speedway’s NAPA Fall Final

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series comes to Stafford Motor Speedway this Saturday, September 24, there will be a robust field of 50 cars trying to qualify for the 80-lap, $15,000 to win feature event.  Among the 50 entrants is a wealth of driving talent.

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Rocco, Fearn, Bessette, Cormier, & Stirk Score August 12th Weekly Racing Feature Wins at Stafford

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing action with a Weekly Series program on Friday, August 12th.

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Stafford Speedway 2022 NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k Stat Advance

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway’s premier SK Modified® division will take part in the biggest race of the 2022 season, the NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k, this Friday night, August 5th.

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Marcello Rufrano Seeking First SK Modified Win in NAPA SK 5k at Stafford

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With 14 career wins at Stafford Speedway spread across the SK Light, Street Stock, and Open Modified divisions, including an SK Light championship in 2018, Marcello Rufrano knows what it takes to win and how to get to victory lane.  One victory that has eluded him in his career is a win in Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division.

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Wheelers Auto Service Providing NAPA SK 5k Heat Race Bonuses at Stafford

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 8th consecutive season, John & Maina Rufrano from Wheelers Auto Service of Hamden, CT will provide heat race bonuses for this Friday night’s NAPA SK 5k event at Stafford Speedway.

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Michael Christopher, Jr. Looking to Get Back to Winning Ways in Stafford’s NAPA SK 5k

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Stafford Speedway SK Modified® driver Michael Christopher, Jr., the 2022 season has been a struggle.  The 2021 season saw Christopher win a total of 4 races, including the non-points All-Star Shoot-Out as well as the NAPA SK 5k, and he finished second in the points.

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Star-Studded Lineup Coming Out For Monaco Modified Tri-Track Return To Speedbowl

Lou Modestino

WATERFORD, Conn. – When the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series heads to New London-Waterford Speedbowl for the first time since 2016, many of the top stars in Modified racing are planning to compete for the big prize.

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Christopher, Bennett, Debbis, Hammann, & Hydar Score May 7th Stafford Weekly Series Wins

Lou Modestino

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted its first scheduled Friday night race of the 2021 season with a Stafford Weekly Series program on Friday, May 7th.  Michael Christopher outdueled Keith Rocco to win the SK Modified® feature, while both Michael Bennett and Derek Debbis both made it two-for-two in 2021 by winning the Late Model and SK Light feature events respectively.  Rich Hammann scored his first career Stafford feature victory in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar won the Street Stock feature.

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Outlaw Open Entries Released for First Two Thompson Speedway Wednesday Shows

Lou Modestino

Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME ­— American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have released the entry forms for the next two Outlaw Open Modified Series events at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The Nutmeg State 75 on Wednesday, June 16 and the Spirit of 76 on Wednesday, July 7 are part of a six-division card for the track’s 82nd summer of racing.

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