2026 Rules and Schedule Released
Thank you for your continued support of the Speedbowl. We are pleased to release the updated rules for our regular Saturday and Thursday night divisions. We appreciate your patience throughout the winter months. Please note that updated rules are highlighted in red text; you will find that most changes are minimal. Additionally, we have finalized the schedule. We will be racing every Saturday night and have decided to return to “Thursday Night Thunder.” This change is intended to avoid overlapping mid-week [...]
2025 Banquet Information Released
IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE Join us as we celebrate the 2025 Speedbowl Saturday Night Racing CHAMPIONS, Owners and Crews on Saturday March 7, 2026 at Mystic Marriott in Groton, Connecticut. Top 10 in SK Modifieds®, SK Lights, Mini Stocks, Legend Cars, Trucks and Top 5 in Late Models, Street Stocks, Crown Vics and Compact Enduros will be honored as well as Rookie of the Year. Program begins at 6:00PM Awards will be presented SOLEY to those in attendance. RSVP No later than Saturday, [...]
ROCCO BACK AT HOME BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A STREET STOCK; PAUL PADS POCKETS TO CLOSE SUCCESSFUL LEGEND CAR SEASON
For immediate release from the New London-Waterford Speedbowl WATERFORD – Drivers descended on the Speedbowl for one final time in 2025 for the Twenty-First running of Smacktoberfest, headlined by the 6th Annual Northeast Street Stock Championship. Joe Arena led the Open Street Stocks to green for a couple laps until Stafford’s Chris Buffone took over the top spot. Buffone was the fastest of the day thus far but he had to contend with New Hampshire’s Austin Erickson. By lap 10, [...]
BACK TO BACK FOR ROCCO TO CLOSE OUT THE SEASON; CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT FINALE
WATERFORD – A year ago Timmy Jordan pocketed the big pay day at The Finale and the 2025 edition started no different. He and Eric Berndt broke away from the field and even though Berndt took over the lead at lap 10, Jordan didn’t stop pressuring for the position. The two pulled away from the pack while navigating lapped traffic until the first caution came out on lap 56 for a spinning Keith Rocco and Rob Janovic Jr. that [...]
