During the peak of the Busch North Series in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, some of the top drivers to ever call the Northeast home could be found with the Tour in any given race. At a time where names like Stefanik, Christopher, and Santerre were at the top of their game in Busch […]
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In the early 2000s, the Busch North Series (now ARCA Menards Series East) was dominated by one driver: Andy Santerre. The Maine driver won 13 of his 23 career Busch North races in a four year stretch from 2002-2005, winning the series championship all four years. His four consecutive titles are a record for both […]
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Despite starting his racing career in college and not even turning a lap in a race car until after that, Matt Kobyluck managed to leave quite the mark in short track racing both in the Northeast and beyond. After learning the ropes on Saturday nights at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, the Uncasville, Connecticut native hit […]
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For the second year in a row, the teams of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will head to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (CT) not only to race, but to also turn back the clock and honor NASCAR history with the return of the Busch North Throwback Night. The majority of the throwback paint […]
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With voting for the 2018 Speed51 Short Track Draft presented by PFC Brakes now underway, we decided to take a look back at the very first draft in 2004. Do you know who was selected first in that draft to become the first ever number-one pick in the Speed51.com Short Track Draft? It was […]
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Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (CT) has established itself as facility that hosts a wild variety of divisions, both on its 5/8-mile oval and 1.7-mile road course. This weekend, the track welcomes back a division that it hasn’t seen since 2009. This Saturday, July 8, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will return to Thompson […]
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THOMPSON, CT — With the unveiling of their 2017 short track schedule in December, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) Officials announced the return of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. The event will be a celebration of the series’ New England roots and the rich history of the division with the Busch North Throwback 100 […]
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Former NASCAR Busch North Series champion Kelly Moore, the owner of the trucking company R.C. Moore, received a call Sunday evening that no business owner ever wants to receive. Shortly after 8 p.m., Moore received a call informing him that trucks were on fire at two of his company’s locations in the state of […]
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