RPW Exclusive: Looking Back: First Week Of May

Column Compiled By: PHIL SMITH / RPW – WESTERLY, RI – Seventy five years ago in 1950, Ralph Moody won at Seekonk.

Seventy years ago in 1955 double features were the orders of the day at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl as rain washed out the previous weeks features.

Ray Moran won the left over Modified feature and Don Collins returned to his winning ways as he won the night cap Modified feature. Lou Tetreault made it three in a row as he won the left over non-Ford feature and it was local favorite Charlie Webster winning the night cap non-Ford feature.

Sixty five years ago in 1960 the Waterford Speedbowl suffered their first rainout of the year. After dominating at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in 1959 Bill Slater and the Connecticut Valley Rocket No. V-8 went on the road to Norwood Arena in Norwood, MA. Norwood had just secured a NASCAR sanction and the word was out that the race purses were high. Slater took full advantage as he started a string of six features in a row on this weekend at the Route 1 oval. At Seekonk, Deke Astle was the Class A winner with Dick Brown winning in the Midgets.

Sixty years ago in 1965 Ed Moody, who would eventually become the assistant to the chief technical inspector at Stafford in the late 70’s won the Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl. His engine builder was Bruce Watt. Marvin Chase, who was an inspector for the Connecticut DMV made it two in a row in Late Model Daredevil action. Lou Lazzaro was the top dog on the dirt at Fonda on Saturday night and at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday Elton Hill took the win over Eddie Flemke SR and Mario “Fats” Caruso. Bugsy Stevens took the Modified 30 lapper at Seekonk while Ray Lackey was the B winner.

Fifty five years ago in 1970, Dick Nephew was the Friday night winner at Malta. Leo Cleary who had been driving the Koszela Woodchopper became embroiled in a dispute with car owner Sonny Koszela that resulted in them going their separate ways. Fred DeSarro, who had started the season with Joe Brady, moved over to the Koszela car after Brady ran out of money. In their first outing, DeSarro finished fifth. In twin 25-lap action at Stafford on Saturday night, former National Champion Ernie Gahan scored double wins. Bernie Miller finished second in the first event and was followed by Ed Yerrington, Lou Toro and Daring Dick Caso. Caso finished second in the nightcap and was followed by Moose Hewitt, Jerry Dostie and Bugsy Stevens. At Fonda on Saturday night, Lou Lazzaro ruled the roost as he won the twin 25’s on the race card. In the first event, Lee Millington finished second and was followed by Maynard Forette and Dave Lape. Kenny Shoemaker in the Bobby Judkins 2x, finished second in the second event with Don Wayman and Peppy Pepicelli following. DeSarro hit full stride on Sunday at Thompson where he dominated the twin 25’s run there. Ed Yerrington in the Freddy’s TV 23 finished second in the first feature and was followed by Bugsy Stevens, Jerry Cook and Lou Toro. Sal Dee in the Mystic Missile finished second in the nightcap with Stevens, Cook and Ernie Gahan following. The Waterford Speedbowl fell victim to a shoreline rain storm. Bobby Sprague was the Class A feature at Seekonk. George Ponte was the B winner.

Fifty years ago in 1975, events at Freeport scheduled for Friday and Sunday were cancelled because of poor crowds. Bugsy Stevens in the Koszela No.15 took down the win at Stafford on Saturday night. Brian Ross in the Mystic Missile finished second and was followed by Leo Cleary and Bob Santos. At Islip it was George Brunnhoelzl over Wayne Anderson and at Shangri-La, Richie Evans crossed the stripe ahead of Roger Treichler and Maynard Troyer. Jerry Pearl took the Modified win at Waterford. At Seekonk, George Murray took the Modified win. Ken Bamford was the Late Model winner.

Forty five years ago in 1980, John Rosati in the Tuck Hoffman no.73 scored a popular win at Stafford on Friday night. Bugsy Stevens finished second and was followed by Ray Miller, Ronnie Bouchard, Jerry Cook and Mike Stefanik. Cook left Stafford and drove all night to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. where he won an added point event. From North Carolina Cook went to Thompson where he finished fourth behind winner, Richie Evans, George Kent and John Rosati. Earlier in the day, the members of the New England Drivers and owners club staged a boycott at Thompson because of excessive pit fees. The speedway management relented and gave $5.00 back to each car. In Late Model Sportsman (Busch Grandnational) competition in the south, Geoff Bodine scored a grand slam as he won events at Langley Field, Southside and at South Boston Speedways. Other weekend winners were George Kent at Shangri-La, Wayne Anderson at Islip and Mike Murphey at Star.

Forty years ago in 1985, heavy rain washed out Stafford on Friday night. At Waterford on Saturday, Charlie Savage took the win over Rick Fuller, Ted Christopher and Richie Gallup. Allen McClure won at Riverside and at Riverhead, Don Howe beat out Tom Baldwin and Fred Harbach. Richie Evans and Tony Siscone finished one-two in a championship event at New Egypt. At Thompson on Sunday Wayne Dion won out over Joe Tiezzi.

Thirty five years ago in 1990, Waterford and Riverside rained out. Riverhead managed to avoid the rain as Bill Park held off Wayne Anderson and Don Howe for the win. Steve Park and Mike Ewanitsko rounded out the top five. Sunday at Monadnock, Jerry Marquis was the winner over Tom Bolles and Mike Stefanik. No racing at Stafford as the Arutes opted for a late May opening. Based on all the rain during the month of May, maybe they made the right decision.

Thirty years ago in 1995, New England racing personalities Gavin Couper and Bob Echo passed away. Stafford rained out on Friday but at Waterford on Saturday, Todd Ceravolo went pole to pole to win the 35-lap feature. Bob Potter finished second and was followed by Jim Broderick and Jerry Pearl. Jeff Karns was the mini stock winner, Larry Cote won the late model feature and Bud Kuhene was the Strictly Stock winner. Dan Avery won at Riverside and Chuck Steuer won at Riverhead. In Winston Cup action at Sears Point, Dale Earnhardt passed Mark Martin in the closing laps to take the win. Robbie Crouch was the Busch North winner at Jennerstown.

Twenty five years ago in 2000, the modifieds raced at Richmond on Thursday night. Reggie Ruggerio took the lead on lap 146 of the 150-lap event and went on to record his 40th Featherlite Modified Tour win. Tony Hirshman finished second and was followed by Mike Christopher, Jerry Marquis and Dan Avery. The event, although on an off night, drew 49 cars and 15,000 spectators. In the northeast, Ted Christopher went two for two as he won at both Stafford on Friday and at Waterford on Saturday. Willie Hardie finished second at Stafford and was followed by Jerry Marquis. At Waterford, Ed Reed Jr. was the runner-up. Jay Miller finished third and was followed by Mike Holdredge and Rob Janovic. Joe Hartmann went pole to pole at Riverhead. Back at Richmond, Jeff Green was the Busch GN winner and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the Winston Cup winner.

Twenty years ago in 2005 the Stafford Motor Speedway got their Friday night program in the books while Waterford suffered its second rainout in a row. At Stafford Lloyd Agor passed Frank Ruocco on lap 31 of the 40 lap feature and went on to take the win in the SK Modified division. Ruocco finished second followed by Willie Hardie, Ted Christopher and Jeff Malave. A slim field of only 20 SK Modifieds was on hand. Many have wondered as to why the fields of SK Modifieds have dwindled at Stafford. The SK Modifieds have gotten out of hand cost wise plus the fact that there was much destruction at Stafford last year. Some car owners have sold out while others have chosen to race elsewhere or just park their cars. Ryan Posocco and Jay Stuart finished one-two in Late Model action while Michael Bennett won the 20 lap Limited Sportsman feature and John Hurley won the Dare Stock event. James Civali who won the SK Modified portion of the Thompson Speedway Ice Breaker and finished fourth in the recent SK Modified portion of the Spring Sizzler before being disqualified for refusing tech inspection now finds himself in a select group of drivers at the Stafford Speedway that have been suspended from racing at Stafford indefinitely for actions detrimental to racing. In other words Civali was put on suspension because he drove through the pit area at high speed and almost ran an official down. In addition to Waterford being rained out the opening night festivities at the Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts and the Riverhead Raceway on Long Island were also cancelled due to rain.

New England Raceway developer Gene Arganese who had been in the process of proposing a domed racetrack in Plainfield, Ct. won a crucial zoning approval after a close vote by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The panel voted 3-2 to rezone roughly 900 acres off Interstate 395 and include the land in a recently established “resort/recreational development zone.” Opponents of New England Raceway LLC’s 140,000-seat racetrack plan said they wouldl appeal the commission’s decision. Arganese said he planned to move forward with the project despite the prospect of legal challenges. Six appeals had already been filed against the commission’s approval of the new resort/recreational development zone. He said the design process should take about five months, and he intended to bring the plans before the commission by January. Arganese’s $343 million project would include the racetrack, a convention center, a 700-room hotel and 800,000-square-foot retail complex. He continued to say he hoped to attract NASCAR, Indy and CART events to the New England Raceway track, along with drag races, concerts and trade shows.

Jeff Gordon won the wreck marred Aarons 499 at the Talledega Speedway. Martin Truex was the Busch Series winner. The Busch race was also a wreck fest.

Fifteen years ago in 2010, The Waterford Speedbowl fell victim to rain and cold. The Bob Valenti Auto Mall Racing Series/Race of Champions Modified Series combination event scheduled for Sunday at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway was rained out and was rescheduled for Friday, May 21. The event drew 49 Modifieds and looked to be the rebirth of what used to be at the New York State oval.

From 1965 to 1975 the Albany Saratoga Speedway in Malta, NY attracted the best in the business of asphalt Modified Racing from New York and New England every Friday night. Legendary drivers like Bugs Stevens, Smokey Boutwell, Leo Cleary, Ernie Gahan, Rene Charland, Pete Hamilton, Don MacTavish, Bill Slater, Fred DeSarro, Eddie Flemke, Lou Lazzaro, Jerry Cook and the great Richie Evans, all competed at the 4/10 mile speedway. Hall of Famer Brian Ross, one of the most influential drivers and fabricators of his generation, was scheduled to be the grand marshal for Sunday’s race. Ross began his racing career in the charger division at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in the late 1960s and progressed to have a distinguished career on the NASCAR asphalt modified series.

The rains played havoc at the Texas Motor Speedway as both Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series events were postponed to Monday. Denny Hamlin led the final 12 laps of the Sprint Cup event, the only time he was up front after starting the 334-lap race 29th. The final shootout came after a spectacular nine-car wreck took out polesitter Tony Stewart and dominating Jeff Gordon, and Hamlin held off points leader Jimmie Johnson at the end for his 10th career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Kyle Busch won his fifth consecutive Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway on Monday, joining two-time series champion Jack Ingram and Dale Earnhardt Sr., as the only drivers to win five consecutive races in NASCAR’s second-tier series at the same track.

Ten years ago in 2015, The Stafford Motor Speedway opened their Friday night racing series under clear skies. Ronnie Williams took the lead early and then had to hold off challenges from Eric Berndt, Rowan Pennink, and then Keith Rocco to claim victory in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Josh Wood was the winner in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno was the winner of the 20-lap SK Light feature, Cliff Saunders won the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Trace Beyer won the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Dana DiMatteo won the 20-lap Legend Cars feature.

In the waning moments of the SK Modified feature Pennink was right on Williams’ back bumper with Rocco glued to his bumper in a 3-way fight for the lead. Rocco made an amazing move to the inside of Pennink, going as low in turn 3 as he could possibly drive his car to take over second with 3 laps to go. Rocco was right there but he couldn’t get close enough to Williams in the closing laps to make a move as Williams scored his first win of the 2015 season. Pennink finished third, with Berndt and Cipriano rounding out the top-5.

Sixth through tenth were Matt Galko, Ryan Preece, Michael Gervais, Jr. Tom Bolles and Glen Reen.

The long awaited Grand re-Opening of the New London-Waterford Speedbowl took place this past Saturday, May 2. The crowd was good and the morale of the competitors was high as they knew for sure they would get paid for their efforts.

Keith Rocco scored a double whammy as he won the SK Modified and Late Model features on this historical night. Rocco’s biggest threat in the Modified event came about halfway through the event when he and Ted Christopher made contact on a restart. Christopher brushed the frontstretch wall during the incident. Christopher fell to third, got back to second, but never a threat after that. Rob Janovic finished second. Rocco blamed the bumping incident on cold tires. Christopher said it was deliberate as he felt that Rocco rode him up. Christopher was later disqualified from his second place finish. Christopher’s Prestige Motorsports owned ride was found with an illegal intake manifold following the event.

The change moved Janovic to a second place finish and Craig Lutz Long Island to third. Earlier in the day Robert Our Motorsports announced that Tommy Barrett had been canned and Rocco would be the team’s new permanent driver on the Whelen Modified Tour Series.

Rocco now has 105 combined victories at the shoreline oval, on shy of the record set by Phil Rondeau.

The Valenti Modified Racing Series began their 2015 season last Saturday night at the Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH. Todd Szegedy who finished second in the Whelen Modified Tour opener at Thompson moved up a spot as he took the 100 lap win at the New Hampshire oval on Saturday. Woody Pitkat who was the WMT winner of the Spring Sizzler at Stafford, finished second. Todd Patnoad finished third. Rowan Pennink and Les Hinkley rounded out the top five.

The Riverhead Raceway on Long Island opened for the season this past Saturday. Tom Rogers scored twin 30 lap victories.

Down in the southland at the Bowman Gray Stadium, better known as the Mad House, the season opening 200 lap Modified event was postponed a week because of rain. Burt Myers won Saturday night’s season-opening Hayes Jewelers 200, registering his seventh opening-night victory and fourth in the last five years. Myers took the lead from brother and pole-sitter Jason Myers in the 36th lap, and held off a strong challenge from his brother on a final restart with 10 laps left. In between, he endured a scare from old nemesis Junior Miller. On the 160th lap, Miller spun through the infield and landed back on the track right in front of Myers. After 40 laps of green-flag racing, Myers finally maneuvered past Miller, putting him a lap down without incident. Jason Myers wound up second, Brandon Ward third and Tim Brown fourth.

Dale Earnhardt jr earned his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season on Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway, outrunning teammate Jimmie Johnson to win the GEICO 500. Joey Logano’s dominance of NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway continued on Saturday.

Logano used a great push from Elliott Sadler on the final lap to win the Winn-Dixie 300, his second career NXS win at the Alabama track.

Five years ago in 2020, NASCAR announced that events at Chicagoland Speedway, Sonoma Raceway and the April Cup race at Richmond Raceway had been realigned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chicagoland Speedway Cup and Xfinity races had been moved to Darlington Raceway on May 17 and May 19. Richmond Raceway’s spring Cup race had been realigned to May 20 at Darlington Raceway.

Sonoma Raceway’s Cup event moved to May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That race will be on Charlotte’s oval. NASCAR stated that further schedule adjustments would be released in the near future.

NASCAR stated: “Due to the current pandemic, NASCAR has faced several difficult decisions, including realigning race dates from several race tracks. These decisions were made following thorough collaboration with local and state government officials from across the country, including the areas of the affected race tracks. We thank all our fans for their support, and we look forward to our return to racing.”

On the local New England level Teddy Hodgdon was coming off a championship season in the SK Light Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway, and was set to make the move to the premier SK Modified division at the Connecticut oval in 2020. Hodgdon, who began his Stafford career racing at the infield mini-mile, has been successful for over a decade. He raced in the Wild Thing Karts division from 2008-2013, before jumping to the INEX Legends Cars through 2017, all on that mini-mile.

Last year was his most successful campaign, in his second year on the half-mile, with the SK Light Modified — winning a championship in their Division III class. He earned five checkered flags and was 18 points ahead in the final tally.

He will receive plenty of competition for Rookie honors from Bryan Narducci.

The actual start of the racing season at Stafford as well as the season at Thompson continue in a holding pattern. Both tracks are aware of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s Executive Order 7X which extends all current prohibitions on business activities through May 20. They will continue to abide by the directives of our local government and health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile down on the Connecticut shoreline the erection of the all new grandstands at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl are in the completion mode. Hopefully shortly after April 20 there will once again be Thunder on the shores of Long Island Sound along the Connecticut shoreline.

Last year, 2024, The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series ended their Spring Break as they went “UP Country” to the Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH for the Granite State Derby. As the WMT Modifieds were heading north the Milton Cat Modified Racing Series was heading “Down Country” to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl for Blast Off 24.

Saturday’s Granite State Derby featured the debut of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s redraw. The procedure will be utilized at select events on the 2024 schedule. A similar procedure was last utilized during the 2010 season.

Prior to Saturday’s Granite State Derby, Jake Johnson had yet to record a finish outside the top 10 and sat third in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings behind Silk and Justin Bonsignore. Patience proved to be crucial for Johnson at Monadnock. Starting sixth following a redraw of the top eight starters, Johnson methodically climbed his way to the front of the field before making the race-winning pass on Silk with 48 laps to go in the 150 lap event. Silk pressured Johnson tremendously over the closing stages until bouncing off the outside wall during the final restart of the evening on Lap 134. That enabled Austin Beers, who started 17th after a poor qualifying effort, to claim second for himself. Beers believed his poor track position would have been a major detriment on Monadnock’s fresh pavement, but was impressed with his overall speed and how many passing opportunities there were. He was also grateful the Granite State Derby did not exceed its advertised distance. His motor was going sour in the closing moments. Patrick Emerling finished third with Craig Lutz and Matt Hirschman rounding out the top five. Justin Bonsignore was off his game as he finished sixth. Rounding out the top ten were Brian Robe, Joey Cipriano, Anthony Nocella and Silk.

The car count was somewhat disappointing with only 24 on hand and a less than full grandstand witnessed the event. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to action on May 18 when the series heads to Riverhead Raceway on Long Island for the Miller Lite Salutes Wayne Anderson 200. FloRacing will have live coverage of all the on-track action starting at 8 p.m. ET.

The Milton Cat Modified Racing Series visited the New London Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday. Matt Swanson came from a scratch starting position to win the event over Les Hinkley, Todd Owen and Max Zachem. Swanson was forced to start the 75 lap feature in the rear after his car was all but destroyed in a qualifying heat. Swanson took the lead on lap 58. Todd Patnode rounded out the top five. A big shout-out to Jacob Perry who finished sixth in a Perry family-owned entry.

The Speedbowl beat the rain on Sunday. Eric Berndt won the 73 lap SK Modified event. Jon Puleo finished second with Tim Jordan, third. Andrew Molleur and Todd Owen rounded out the top five. John O’Sullivan was the SK Lite winner.

It may have been NASCAR Pack the Track season opening night for the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series of Riverhead Raceway, but the on-track action displayed mid-season form, featuring two great finishes and exciting racing action all night. When the dust settled, Justin Brown sat in NASCAR Tour Type Modified victory lane at the end of 50-laps as the modifieds ran non-stop, however it was veteran Jimmy Rennick Jr. of Howard Beach stealing the spotlight, as he topped both the Late Model and Super Pro Truck events.

It was all quiet at the Bowman Grey Stadium as rain blanketed the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area on Saturday night.

In NASCAR Cup racing, Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher to the checkered flag by roughly one inch to win Sunday night’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. After Kyle Busch’s spin on Lap 261 of a scheduled 267 sent the race to overtime, Buescher took the lead on the restart of the two-lap shootout, only to have Larson pull even on the backstretch on the final lap. The victory was Larson’s second of the season, his second at Kansas and the 25th of his career. The win was the sixth this season for Hendrick Motorsports, the most in the NASCAR Cup Series so far this year. Ryan Preece finished 28th.

Based on the number of cars that turned out for this year’s Sizzler, Stafford’s weekly racing series which begins this coming Friday, May 10, looks to have healthy car counts. At the Sizzler there were 33 SK Modifieds, 40 SK Lights, 22 Street Stocks, 19 Late Models and 17 Limited Late Models. They were complimented by 32 Open Tour type Modifieds. The Sizzler runs first with Stafford’s regular divisions to qualify.

Internet racing news website RaceDayCt reported that NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver and crew chief Stephen Kopcik was reinstated for all activities by NASCAR Tuesday, April 30. Kopcik had been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on Feb. 29 for not reporting to NASCAR that he had been arrested at a minor league hockey game in Danbury on Feb. 23. RaceDay also reported that NASCAR announced that they were lifting the indefinite suspension of Whelen Modified Tour driver Sam Rameau, effective on May 15. But that announcement by NASCAR does not mean Rameau will be fully welcomed back to the division at all tracks left on the series’ 2024 schedule. Rameau will not be allowed to compete at any events at Thompson or at Monadnock.

A very special person has a major milestone birthday coming up on May 11. Carl S Berghman, known to many as Bugs Stevens, will be turning 90. Stevens is a three-time NASCAR National Modified Champion. Drop the champ a card. His address is Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 500 Waterfront Drive, Room 330, East Providence, RI 02914.

On a sad note, word came of the passing of Glenn Dixon, another one of the legends of modified racing that didn’t have to wear fire suit. Glenn turned wrenches for some of the biggest names in modified racing, winning races and championships up and down the East Coast. Tommy Baldwin Jr, who was very close to Dixon issued the following statement “Hi everyone just wanted to provide a quick update. Dixon asked for a private service.” 🙏

He added, “With that being said, I know a lot of people would love to pay their respects, so after the race is over next Saturday, May 18 at Riverhead Raceway after the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race, we will gather around the TBR trailer and do a toast Dixon style. I know a lot of folks won’t able to make it there, so don’t be afraid to do a toast from whatever track your at and post here to show the love.”

In 1967 the Stafford Motor Speedway was paved. The NASCAR Modifieds were the headline division. For 20 years thru 1986 Stafford would host and provide competition from the best in the busines from throughout New England, New York State, Long Island and from the south. Names like Eddie Flemke, Bugsy Stevens, Fred DeSarro, Reggie Ruggerio, Ray Miller, Richie Evans, Maynard Troyer, Geoff Bodine, Charlie Jarzobeck, Greg Sacks, Wayne Anderson, Jamie Tomaino, Satch Worley and Ray Hendrick would be in the line-up and would record victories.

The all new book, The Modified Years At Stafford, by the Grace of God and 600 hp, is gaining interest and has become a must have in race fans and competitors library. Race by Race, Year by Year, it’s all there. Read all about it! Books are now available on Amazon.com and Coastal 181 (877-907-8181 toll free) and are available thru Stafford’s web site in their store. Order yours now. Makes a great gift!

With the cooperation of the Arute family another book has been published with pictures and biographies of the 50 Greatest Drivers at Stafford.

The Stafford Motor Speedway had become the epicenter of NASCAR Modified racing in the northeast by the late 1980’s. From its dirt beginnings to its lightning-fast asphalt, Stafford had become the toughest and most gratifying track to score a victory. The Arute family which has owned and guided the destiny of the facility commissioned their thousands of loyal fans to name their favorite drivers. In alphabetical order so as not to offend anyone:

Tom Baldwin, Gene Bergin, Brett Bodine, Geoff Bodine, Ken Bouchard, Ron Bouchard, Mario “Fats” Caruso, Rene Charland, Ted Christopher, Leo Cleary, Tim Connolly, Jerry Cook, Corky Cookman, Pete Corey, Fred DeSarro, Richie Evans, Mike Ewanitsko, Ed Flemke, Sr., Jeff Fuller, Rick Fuller, Ernie Gahan, Bill Greco, Bo Gunning, Ray Hendrick, George “Moose” Hewitt, Tony Hirschman, George Janoski, Charlie Jarzombek, George Kent, Buddy Krebs, Randy LaJoie, Jan Leaty, Jerry Marquis, Mike McLaughlin, Ray Miller, Steve Park, Bob Polverari, Bob Potter, Brian Ross, John “Reggie” Ruggiero, Greg Sacks, Ollie Silva, “Wild” Bill Slater, Jimmy Spencer, Mike Stefanik, Carl “Bugsy” Stevens, George Summers, Jamie “The Jet” Tomaino, Maynard Troyer and Satch Worley.

Books are priced at $17.95 each and be purchased at the track at the Novelty Booth or at the Stafford Motor Speedway on line store. Books are also available at Amazon.com and at Coastal181 (877-907-8181).