Hartford Courant

New London-Waterford Speedbowl

- SHAWN COURCHESNE | Special to The Courant

What: Weekly racing card When: Saturday Schedule: 40-lap SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 25-lap SK Light Modified (2), 30-lap Sportsman, 25-lap Mini Stock and 25-lap Pro Four Modified. Grandstand­s open: 3 p.m; Qualifying: 5:30 p.m.; Features: Immediatel­y following qualifying.

Worth noting: It was announced earlier this week that new management would take over the Speedbowl for the final four events of the season with Mike Serluca taking over operations of the facility from former lease holder George Whitney. ... In the last event at the track on Sept. 8, Kyle James got his seventh victory in 12 starts this year. James holds a 16-point lead over second-place Rob Janovic Jr. in the SK Modified standings with Todd Owen in third, 36 points off the lead. ... Jason Palmer got his fourth victory of the season in the last Late Model feature. Palmer leads Anthony Flannery by five points in the Late Model division standings with Ryan Morgan in third, 35 points off the lead. ... Andrew Molleur won the Sept. 8 SK Light Modified feature. Wayne Burroughs holds a one-point lead over Jon Puleo in the SK Light Modified standings with John O'Sullivan III in third place, 31 points off the lead. ... Jason Chicolas got his second win of the season in the Sept. 8 Sportsman feature. Shawn Gaedeke leads second-place Chicolas by 17 points in the standings with Jordan Hadley in third, 44 points off the lead. ... Doug Curry got his second win of the season in the Sept. 8 Mini Stock feature. Curry leads Charles Canfield by two points in the Mini Stock standings with Nick Pappacoda in third, 25 points back.

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