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12/02/2011 |
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NASCAR WHELEN
MODIFIED TOUR RETURNS TO SPEEDBOWL IN 2012
Series slated to
return June 23 for first event since 2006 |
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 Waterford
Speedbowl management has announced the return of the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to the track in 2012.
The race distance will be 160-laps with qualifying
set by time trials. The date of the event is set for
Saturday night, June 23 and will join the track’s
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly race
program that evening. The appearance marks the first
by the tour at the shoreline oval since September
21, 2006.
“We’ve listened to fan and racer feedback and we’re
excited to welcome back the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour to the Speedbowl in 2012” offered Speedbowl
owner and promoter Terry Eames. “Modified racing is
synonymous with the Speedbowl every year back to the
track’s opening in 1951. And with Whelen
Engineering’s corporate headquarters so close in
Chester (CT), we’re honored to bring back the Tour”.
The Speedbowl’s three-eighths mile asphalt oval has
hosted a total of seventeen previous series events,
held 1985-1987, 1989, then again from 2000-2006.
Thirteen different drivers have logged wins at the
track over the series history. The two-groove race
surface at the ‘Bowl is highly regarded by drivers
and fans for its competitiveness, routinely staging
exciting side-by-side racing action.
Several current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regulars
including 2011 series champion Ron Silk have
open-wheel experience at the shoreline oval. Active
drivers to hold series wins at the Speedbowl include
Donny Lia (2006, 2005), Todd Szegedy (2004), Ed
Flemke Jr. (2004, 2001), Chuck Hossfeld (2003), and
Ted Christopher (2002). Along with Silk, top series
stars such as Rowan Pennink, Doug Coby and 2010
series champion Bobby Santos each own victories at
the track in other divisions and will be hungry to
add a prestigious Tour triumph to their ‘Bowl
resume. The track qualifying record is held by
former series champion Jerry Marquis, who logged a
13.618 second (99 mph) lap in 2006.
The announcement by Speedbowl management is on the
heels of the track’s annual Season Pass sale which
began December 1. The June 23 event for the Whelen
Modified Tour will be a highlight of the 27-event
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series schedule at the
track in 2012. More information on 2012 season
passes and additional news is available by visiting
Speedbowl.com online or contacting the track
office at 860.442.1585. |
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Source: Brian Darling / Waterford Speedbowl
Posted: December 2, 2011 |
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