Connecticut Tracks
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
NAME: Stafford Speedway
OTHER NAMES: Stafford Motor Speedway
LOCATION: Stafford Springs, CT
TRACK SPECS: .500 mile paved oval
OPENED:
BRIEF HISTORY: Stafford originally was a horse racing track. Began auto racing events in_____. Paved prior to 1967 season. Has been owned & operated by the Arute family since 1970. Currently runs weekly on Friday nights.
MOST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: Ted Christopher (9)
CAREER WINS LEADER: Ted Christopher (131)
MORE TRACK HISTORY: staffordmotorspeedway.com/track-info/#track-history
WEBSITE: staffordmotorspeedway.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/StaffordMotorSpeedway
TWITTER: twitter.com/StaffordSpeedwy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/staffordspeedway
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@staffordspeedway
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/channel/UCBrWoqtDk8KKRdUFmst-Lrw
THOMPSON SPEEDWAY
NAME: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
OTHER NAMES: Thompson Speedway, Thompson International Speedway
LOCATION: Thompson, CT
TRACK SPECS: .625 mile paved oval + 1.7 mile road course
OPENED: 1940
BRIEF HISTORY: Built by John Hoenig and owned by Hoenig family for its entire existence. The oval track when weekly on various days of the week until 2013, when the road course was rebuilt on the property. Oval track racing has occured on a limited schedule basis since 2014.
MOST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: Keith Rocco (9)
CAREER WINS LEADER: Ted Christopher (99)
WEBSITE: thompsonspeedway.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ThompsonSpeedway
TWITTER: twitter.com/ThompsonSpdwy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thompsonspeedway
NEW-LONDON WATERFORD SPEEDBOWL
NAME: New London-Waterford Speedbowl
OTHER NAMES: Waterford Speedbowl, The New Waterford Speedbowl
LOCATION: Waterford, CT
TRACK SPECS: .375 mile paved oval
OPENED: 1951
BRIEF HISTORY: Waterford opened as a dirt track, but was quickly paved with asphalt after only 3 weeks in 1951. It has had 5 different owners and 12 different operators during its history. It is currently owned by Connecticut businessman Bruce Bemer since he was the winning bidder of a property foreclosure auction held in October 2014.
MOST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: Keith Rocco (12)
CAREER WINS LEADER: Keith Rocco (154)
MORE TRACK HISTORY: speedbowlhistory.com
WEBSITE: speedbowlct.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/thespeedbowl
TWITTER: twitter.com/speedbowlct
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/speedbowlct
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@speedbowlct
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@SpeedbowlHistory
PLAINVILLE STADIUM
NAME: Plainville Stadium
LOCATION: Plainville, CT
TRACK SPECS: .375 mile paved oval
OPENED: 1951
BRIEF HISTORY: Waterford opened as a dirt track, but was quickly paved with asphalt after only 3 weeks. It has been owned by Bruce Bemer since October 2014, when he was the winning bidder of a property foreclosure auction.
MOST TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: Keith Rocco (12)
CAREER WINS LEADER: Keith Rocco (154)
MORE TRACK HISTORY: speedbowlhistory.com
WEBSITE: speedbowlct.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/thespeedbowl
TWITTER: twitter.com/speedbowlct
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/speedbowlct
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@speedbowlct
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@SpeedbowlHistory