(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted USNE First Responder Friday on September 12th with the TC 13 Shootout joining Stafford’s five weekly divisions in feature action. The SK Modified® division ran their regularly scheduled 40-lap feature as well as the 3rd Annual TC 13 Shootout, a 13 lap race contested between the top-13 finishers from the 40-lap feature. Michael Christopher, Jr. was the big winner of the night taking home the TC 13 Shootout trophy and the $1,313 to win TC 13 Shootout.
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Chris Matthews Wins Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down at Stafford Speedway
Chris Matthews, winner of the Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down (Stafford Speedway photo) Flynn, Durand, Cormier, & Plemons Also Score Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Speedway hosted the extra distance Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down along with Stafford Speedway’s other four weekly divisions as well as a kids big wheel race on Friday, July 11th. Chris Matthews was the big winner of the night, capturing the 40-lap Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down feature for his second win of the 2025 season. Mikey Flynn won the SK Modified® feature for his first win of 2025, Andrew Durand was a first-time 2025 winner in the Late Model feature, Kevin Cormier was another first time 2025 winner in the Limited Late Model feature, and Aaron Plemons was a winner for the third time this season in the Street Stock feature.
Rocco, Coury, Matthews, Surdell, & Ouellette Score AZ Roofing Kids Night Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted AZ Roofing Kids Night on Friday, May 30th, the first of three kids nights scheduled for the 2025 season. Keith Rocco was a SK Modified® winner for a second consecutive race, while Wayne Coury, Jr. won the Late Model feature, Chris Matthews won the SK Light feature, RJ Surdell won the Limited Late Model feature, and Bert Ouellette was a winner for the second time in 2025 in the Street Stock feature. There were two kids big wheel races with Memphis Genereux and Evan DaRos the winners.
Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with twin SK Light feature events on Friday, Aug. 30th. The big winners of the night were Nickolas Hovey and Chris Matthews, who split the SK Light features between themselves with Hovey notching his third win of the season and Matthews his second. Other feature winners were Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Matt Winter, II, and Travis Hydar. As part of Maybury Kids Night, there were two kids big wheel races and they were won by 6 year old Bentley Walmsley of Franklin and 5 year old Cole Frazier of Agawam, MA.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Dylan Kopec took the early lead while behind him Andrew Molleur moved into second, Marcello Rufrano third, Tyler Hines fourth, and Jon Puleo fifth. Steven Chapman got out of shape but gathered his car up and rejoined at the rear of the field as the race stayed green. (more…)
Christopher, Jr. Wins Senator’s Cup; Gambacorta, Matthews, Cormier, & Hydar Also Score Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted the Senator’s Cup 50-lap SK Modified® event with Stafford’s Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions also in feature action on Friday, June 23. Michael Christopher, Jr. was the big winner of the night, taking down his first SK Modified® win of the 2023 season in the 50-lap Senator’s Cup feature event.
Chris Matthews Wins Dunleavy’s Modifiedz Night at Stafford; Hines, Fearn, Lavoie, & Paradis Also Score Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing action on Friday, July 8 with the 6th Annual Dunleavy’s Modifiedz Night. Stafford’s SK Lights took center stage with a 40-lap feature that paid over $10,000 in total posted awards. (more…)
Kopcik, Gambacorta, Matthews, Hammann, & Finkbein Score CBYD Open 81 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted another round of Stafford Weekly Racing on Friday, May 20th with Open Modified cars on hand for the Call Before You Dig Open 81. Stephen Kopcik took down his first SK Modified® feature win of the 2022 season, while Kevin Gambacorta in the Late Model feature and Rich Hammann in the Limited Late Model feature events were both winners for the second consecutive week. (more…)
Chris Matthews Ready to Return to Victory Lane in Stafford’s SK Lights
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway created the SK Light division back in 2006, hometown driver Chris Matthews quickly established himself as the standout of the division. He racked up 17 wins over the first three years of the division, which is still the most wins by any driver to date, and claimed the 2007 SK Light championship.