Saturday 9/8 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series & Valenti Modified Racing Series Results
Waterford, CT (September 8, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl returned to action on Saturday, racing against the advancing weather forecasted for later on in the evening. The track hosted another NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program, joined by the second and final appearance of the season by the visiting Valenti Modified Racing Series. Meriden’s Keith Rocco [...]
Speedbowl hosts United Way of Southeastern Connecticut event Wednesday 9/5
NASCAR Truck Series driver David Starr and his #81 Truck to appear Waterford, CT (September 4, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl will host United Way of Southeastern Connecticut’s 2012 fall fundraising campaign “kickoff” Wednesday evening, marked by an appearance by NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor David Starr and his #81 Zachry Holdings, Inc. Toyota Tundra [...]
Week of 9/3: A look ahead at event schedules…
As always, all of these event schedules can be found in a printer friendly PDF under the ‘Schedule’ drop down menu from the Speedbowl.com Navigation Bar. All schedules are tentative and subject to change without notice. – Wednesday, September 5th 2012 – United Way of Southeastern CT 2012 Kick Off LC 20, BL 20, SX 20, XC [...]
Saturday 9/1 Thunder on the Sound make-ups announced
Five of nine races completed before rain; remaining races postponed to later dates Waterford, CT (September 2, 2012) – This past Saturday’s “Thunder on the Sound” event at Waterford Speedbowl was interrupted by Mother Nature on more than one occasion, forcing the postponement of four of the nine events scheduled for the program. Rain [...]
Rocco Surprise Lites Winner At Waterford
courtesy NEMA Waterford, CT – Owner Frank Manafort suggested Keith Rocco, making his Northeastern Midget Association Lites debut with a still mending broken left wrist, “take it easy.” Perhaps the top name in New England NASCAR Modified racing, Rocco “couldn’t resist” the urge to compete. Coming from 15th starting spot, Rocco won the Angelillo Memorial [...]
Saturday 9/1 Thunder on the Sound Results
Waterford, CT (September 1, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl was in action on Saturday of Labor Day weekend with its annual Thunder on the Sound event, presented by The Connecticut National Guard. Mother Nature interfered more than once, as rain soaked the racing surface on two separate occasions. Nine events were scheduled for the program in [...]
Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 8/29 Results
Waterford, CT (August 29, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl returned Wednesday evening with another round in its Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday race series. An amazing night of racing was put on by the competitors, including a stellar X-Car race among the top contenders. Scoring victories in the evening’s races included Randy Johnston of Westerly, RI in [...]
Angelillo Memorial Next For NEMA at Speedbowl
courtesy NEMA Brockton, MA – The Northeastern Midget Association returns to Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night for the Angelillo Memorial still looking for its first two-time winner. The NEMA Lites are on the agenda as the club honors the memory of Marilyn and Gene Angelillo. Only two points separate defending champ and current leader Randy Cabral [...]
Week of 8/27: A look ahead at event schedules…
As always, all of these event schedules can be found in a printer friendly PDF under the ‘Schedule’ drop down menu from the Speedbowl.com Navigation Bar. All schedules are tentative and subject to change without notice. – Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 – Six Event Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday Action LC 20, BL 20, SX 20, XC 20, [...]
Budweiser Modified Nationals hightlights Thunder on the Sound at Speedbowl
16th annual SK-150 part of nine division program Saturday Waterford, CT (August 27, 2012) – While Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the end of summer, Waterford Speedbowl puts its stamp on the holiday on Saturday with one of its biggest events of the season. A nine-division race program takes center stage at the shoreline oval [...]
Saturday 8/25 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results
Waterford, CT (August 25, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl returned Saturday with its 4th annual “Laps for Lupus” event, raising awareness and funding for those impacted by Lupus during its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program. Nearly $8,000 was raised for Lupus research and support programs through the Lupus Foundation of America’s Connecticut Chapter. Fans in [...]
HDRA News and Notes
8/23/12 Lebanon Dirt Drags moved to Sunday September 23rd (from 9/15). As time marches forward, we find ourselves running up against more and more events scheduled the same time as ours. We learned about 3 weeks ago that we were going to lose a few of our racers to an established annual event up in MA. [...]
Laps for Lupus track walk Saturday at Speedbowl
Waterford, CT (August 23, 2012) – This Saturday night August 25th, Waterford Speedbowl will host the 4th annual “Laps for Lupus” as part of its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program, raising awareness and funding to benefit Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Connecticut Chapter. A Track Walk, silent auction, as well as hospitality dinner and [...]
Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 8/22 Results
Waterford, CT (August 22, 2012) – Late August action was on track Wednesday evening at Waterford Speedbowl, which hosted another round in its Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday racing series. Beautiful weather greeted fans in attendance who watched an entertaining night of motorsports unfold. Dave Garbo Jr. of Stonington was back in the winner’s circle in [...]
Week of 8/20: A look ahead at event schedules…
As always, all of these event schedules can be found in a printer friendly PDF under the ‘Schedule’ drop down menu from the Speedbowl.com Navigation Bar. All schedules are tentative and subject to change without notice. – Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 – Six Feature WnWW Action with VMR LC 20, BL 20, SX 20, XC 20, Wacky [...]
HDRA News & Notes
8/19/12 2.50 Index Race this Friday August 24th. All cars and bikes that run 2.99 and faster qualify for this event, and all we run everything together as one class. Bikes with cars, Comp with Street… it doesn’t matter. There is only one dial-in for all competitors – 2.50. It’s a heads-up race, and you can’t run [...]
Waterford Speedbowl 8/18 5th annual Wings & Wheels Results
Waterford, CT (August 18, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl beat back the early day rains to stage its 5th annual ‘Wings & Wheels’ event Saturday night. The International Supermodified Association plus NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites joined the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program on the night. Scoring wins included Vernon competitor Rob Summers in [...]
Speedbowl to use Sunday 8/19 as “Winged Saturday” rain date
Event would be completed on amended Sunday schedule if necessary Waterford, CT (August 17, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl officials have announced a plan to use Sunday, August 19th as a rain date for its “Wined Saturday” event, scheduled for this Saturday. The announcement was confirmed late Thursday with series officials from the International Supermodified Association [...]
Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 8/15 Results & Postponement
Event cancelled to weather just after underway Waterford, CT (August 15, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl fell victim to Mother Nature once again Wednesday evening part-way through its scheduled Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday event. Only one feature event was able to be completed before the track went into a delay in anticipation of heavy weather looming. [...]
Wings & Wheels Milestone For Lites
courtesy nemaracing.com Brockton, MA – The Northeastern Midget Association’s Lites Division reaches a milestone this weekend. The Lites are at Lee USA Speedway Friday Night. They are part of Saturday night’s Shane Hammond Memorial, the latter on Waterford Speedbowl’s Wings And Wheels menu. It will be the 59th and 60th features for the five-year old [...]
HDRA News & Notes
8/13/12 All-GM Shootout this Friday at the Speedbowl. Anybody that has been to our events knows how diverse the field of competitors are. However, by far, GM vehicles outnumber all other brands. This will most likely be our biggest Shootout of the season. All GM cars and trucks are eligible for this Friday’s event after they [...]
Week of 8/13: A look ahead at event schedules…
As always, all of these event schedules can be found in a printer friendly PDF under the ‘Schedule’ drop down menu from the Speedbowl.com Navigation Bar. All schedules are tentative and subject to change without notice. – Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 – Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday Action LC 20, BL 20, SX 20, XC 20, Wacky SX [...]
Speedbowl postpones Saturday 8/11 Wings & Wheels show to weather
Waterford, CT (August 11, 2012) – Waterford Speedbowl has postponed its “Wings & Wheels” event scheduled for Saturday due to the impending weather threat looming over the region. For the second consecutive day, a forecast for late day heavy rain threats with the potential for severe weather and flash flooding were probable. “After reviewing weather [...]
NEMA – ‘Bowl Love Affair Continues at Wings & Wheels
courtesy Northeastern Midget Association Brockton, MA – The Northeastern Midget Association loves Waterford Speedbowl. NEMA and the NEMA Lites make their third visit of the season to the ‘Bowl Saturday night, the rescheduled Shane Hammond Memorial Race part the fifth annual Wings and Wheels. Both NEMA and the Lites will run 27 lap features as [...]
VMRS Joins ISMA & NEMA For Wings & Wheels
courtesy ModifiedRacingSeries.com Canaan, N.H. – For the 5th consecutive year, the Valenti Modified Racing Series will take part in the seasons big Open-Wheel Extravaganza, the annual ‘Wings & Wheels’ race program featuring Modifieds, Supermodifieds, and Midgets at Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT. The special six-division race card will be held Saturday night, August 11. Three of [...]
