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Keith Rocco (racing Driver)
Keith Rocco (born January 3, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 2008 to 2015. He was the 2010 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National champion. Rocco is known as one of the most successful weekly drivers of all time, garnering multiple track championships across all 3 Connecticut tracks in multiple types of race cars, including Modifieds and late models. His father Ronnie Rocco was a successful modified driver, and is the twin brother to Jeff Rocco, who also races. Rocco has previously competed in series such as the ARCA Menards Series West, the ACT Late Model Tour, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, the PASS North Super Late Model Series, the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Motorsports results NASCAR ( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York metropolitan area, New York Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,396 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The community was named after Wallingford, Oxfordshire, Wallingford, in England. History Wallingford, Connecticut, is deeply woven into the fabric of early American history, from its founding to its connection with some of the most influential figures of the colonial era. Established on October 10, 1667, by the Connecticut General Assembly, Wallingford was founded by a group of 38 planters and freemen, including notable figures such as John Moss, Samuel Street, and Robert Wallace. These early settler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1947, primarily events sanctioned by NASCAR. Martinsville Speedway is owned by NASCAR and led by track president Clay Campbell. Originally a dirt oval, Martinsville Speedway opened in September 1947 under the ownership of Virginia businessman H. Clay Earles, Henry Clay Earles. The facility quickly formed a relationship with NASCAR, with it hosting its first Cup Series races in 1949 and half interest of the track being purchased by the France family the year after. In 1955, the track was paved with Asphalt concrete, asphalt. After 21 years of constant repaves, the lower lanes of the track's corners were paved with concrete. Martinsville Speedway underwent major expansion starting in the 1990s, adding seating capacity and renovating other amenities. In 2004, the track wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Kris Wright. The team also previously competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 02 and No. 09 teams. They have also competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The team is also one of the youngest owned teams in NASCAR being co-owned by 19-year-old Mary Our. History The team fielded the No. 22 full-time for Tommy Barrett Jr. in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2014. The following year, they attempted to make their debut in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona with Barrett Jr. driving the No. 7 car, but he did not end up qualifying for the race. It was the only ARCA race the team attempted that year. In 2016, they returned to ARCA at Talladega with the No. 02 Chevrolet driven by defending NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion Andy Seuss. The team had a great qualifying run, star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is the 30th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, which did not count towards the championship. The first race for the championship was the Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 19. Ryan Preece entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. 2012 champion Doug Coby won the 2014 championship after 13 races, 22 points ahead of Preece. Preece won the last race, which meant he went from sixth to second in the championship. Drivers ;Notes: Schedule The UNOH Battle at the Beach and the Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. ;Notes: *The Riverhead 200 was originally scheduled to be held at Riverhead Raceway on September 13, but the event was rained out. With the track unable to hold racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 29th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, which did not count towards the championship. The first race for the championship was the Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire at Thompson International Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 14. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 19. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Ryan Preece won the 2013 championship after 14 races, 32 points ahead of Coby. Schedule Source: The UNOH Battle at the Beach did not count towards the championship. ;Notes: Results and standings Races Drivers' championship (Template:NASCAR driver results legend, key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ;Notes: *‡ – Non-ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational corporation, multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the List of Ford vehicles, Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter ticker symbol F and is controlled by the Ford family (Michigan), Ford family. They have minority ownership but a plurality of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. By 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford's former British subsidiaries Jaguar Cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Speedbowl
The New London-Waterford Speedbowl is a 1/3 mile asphalt oval race track located on CT 85 in Waterford, Connecticut, just off Interstate 395. It first opened for business on April 15, 1951, as "The New London-Waterford Speed Bowl", the track has been in continuous operation every season since it initially opened. It has continuously promoted Modified stock car racing as its featured division since its first year of operation. It also holds family-oriented events such as the Wild N' Wacky Wednesday Series, Friday Show & Go drag racing and several Sunday Spectacular events throughout the year. Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer, won the track property via foreclosure auction bid in October 2014 after several seasons of financial struggles under former owner Terry Eames. History Original ownership group The New London-Waterford Speedbowl opened on April 15, 1951, as a 1/3 mile crushed blue stone oval race track. Its ownership group, The New London-Waterford Speedbow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 28th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 15. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 14. Ron Silk entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Doug Coby won the 2012 championship after 14 races, 11 points ahead of Ryan Preece. Schedule Source: ;Notes: Results and standings Races Drivers' championship ( key) ;Notes: *1 – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. See also *2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series *2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series *2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * 2012 ARCA Racing Series * 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East * 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour *2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series The 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season was the sixth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series taking place in the summer of 2012. The season composed of twelve rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's third oldest continuously operating road racing venue, behind Road America (1955) and Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (1953). The track was owned by Skip Barber from 1984 to April 2021, a former race car driver who started the Skip Barber Racing School in 1975. Now, it is owned by Lime Rock Group, LLC. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. History The Lime Rock track was originally conceived of in 1956 by Jim Vaill, who, along with John Fitch (racing driver), John Fitch and Calspan Corporation, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, built the track utilizing state-of-the-art road and highway safety principles of the time. The first race, a mix of G-Production class and an MG class, was held on April 28, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware Speedway
Delaware Speedway is a paved race track that is one of the oldest continuously operating tracks in Canada. It is located a few minutes west of London, Ontario northeast of Delaware, Ontario. It hosts stock car racing every Friday night during the summer. The track opened in 1952 as a dirt track that was paved in 1960. In August 1969, the track was expanded to a paved oval and continues today. Divisions The track hosts four different divisions as part of its home classes (Late Model, Super Stock, V8 Stock, Bone Stock). They also host the King of the Hill spectators races. Pro Late Model Pro Late Models are purpose-built race cars. They are the fastest weekly class at the speedway and drivers in the series make occasional trips to other speedways in the province for large special events or tour the province with the APC United Late Model Series. The signature event for the Pro Late Models is "The Great Canadian Race" held annually . Super Stock This class is made up of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monadnock Speedway
Monadnock Speedway is a paved oval race track in Winchester, New Hampshire. Located south of Keene, the track is nestled between New Hampshire Route 10 and the Ashuelot River. Monadnock's nickname is "Mad Dog" and has been used over the years in various promotions. The track hosts various races for regional touring series, including the Valenti Modified Racing Series, the Granite State Pro Stock Tour, the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) and NEMA Lites, and ISMA Supermodifieds. History The track has been in operation since 1971, when admission was $2.50 for adults and $0.50 for children. The track was built on the site of a former gravel pit by the first owner, Bill Brown, who later sold it to Bill Davis. Driver Ollie Silva was seriously injured and almost killed in a crash at the speedway on July 28, 1978, when his car left the track and crashed into a tree at nearly . In January 1984, the venue was purchased by former driver Larry Cirillo and his business partne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 27th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 10. It ended with the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson again on October 16. Bobby Santos III entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Ron Silk won the 2011 championship after 16 races, 76 points ahead of Todd Szegedy. Schedule Source: ;Notes: Results and standings Races Drivers' championship ( key) ;Notes: *1 – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. *2 – Chuck Steuer received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race. See also *2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series *2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series *2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * 2011 ARCA Racing Series * 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour *2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series The 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season is the fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
