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06/21/2013 |
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SPEEDBOWL
NEXT STOP FOR NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR
Mr. Rooter 161
Richie Evans Tribute Race Set For Saturday |
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour rolls to the Connecticut
shoreline this Saturday, bringing 161-laps of
open-wheel auto racing to Waterford Speedbowl. A
highlight of last year’s Whelen Modified Tour
season, the event was one of the most anticipated
races on the schedule. Saturday’s Mr. Rooter 161
event has garnered everyone’s attention once again
as it pays tribute to the late Richie Evans.
Open-wheel modified racing is synonymous with the
Speedbowl. The division has been the center piece on
a weekly basis for the track’s entire 63-year
history. Several current NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
competitors are rich with Speedbowl history and
experience. There will be no shortage of success in
Saturday’s Mr. Rooter 161. Seven of Saturday’s
entries have won in the Speedbowl’s weekly SK
Modified® division over the years, totaling 83
victories and four track titles. Those who cut their
teeth in open-wheel racing at the Speedbowl include
2011 series champion Ron Silk of Norwalk as well as
Ron Yuhas Jr. of Groton, a past track champion.
A Speedbowl win is highly coveted by many on the
circuit. Coventry, RI native Mike Stefanik, one of
the most successful drivers in the tour’s history,
is winless at Waterford over his storied career.
Silk and Yuhas agree a win at Waterford would be
very special. Keith Rocco of Meriden is a two-time
Speedbowl SK Modified® champion and currently leads
the track’s weekly point standings. Like Silk and
Yuhas, Rocco began his racing career at Waterford. A
triumph on the three-eighths mile bullring would be
a break-through performance for Rocco, NASCAR’s
Whelen All-American Series national champion in
2010.
The Speedbowl’s unique mix of straightaway and
cornering make it tricky to master. Two well-defined
racing grooves will provide the stage for what is
expected to be a great showcase of modified racing.
Defending race winner and series champion Doug Coby
rates the Speedbowl as one of his favorite tracks on
the schedule and is well acquainted with the outside
groove. He owns weekly racing wins at the ‘Bowl and
his Mr. Rooter 161 victory a year ago helped vault
him to the series title. Coby, from Milford, is
eager to achieve something no driver has ever done
in tour history; win back-to-back series races at
Waterford.
Pit Gates open Saturday for NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour teams only at 9:30am. Grandstand gates open at
1:00pm for Mr. Rooter 161 practice, which begins at
1:15pm. Time Trials will set the starting lineup for
the Mr. Rooter 161 at 5:00pm followed by qualifying
races for the weekly divisions. Main events begin at
6:30pm beginning with the SK Modified® race. The Mr.
Rooter 161 expected post time is 8:30pm. The
detailed event schedule for the Mr. Rooter 161 can
be found online at Speedbowl.com.
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Source: Brian Darling / Waterford Speedbowl
Posted: June
21, 2013 |
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