The Historical Site for the New London-Waterford Speedbowl
1979 Feature Winners
1979 WEEKLY DIVISION WINNERS
DATE
LAPS
MODIFIEDS
LAPS
GRAND AMERICANS
LAPS
STREET STOCKS
EVENT NOTES
04-21
POSTPONED
POSTPONED
off
non points
04-28
RAIN
off
RAIN
non points
05-05
100
Rick Donnelly O 1
25
Bob Gada 1
CURFEW
BLAST OFF ’79/non points
05-12
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
05-19
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
05-26
100
Joe Tiezzi
25
Ron Cote
20
Michael Gada 2
MEMORIAL DAY 100
20
Scott Poirier
06-02
35
Rick Donnelly
25
Ron Cote
20
Chris Banta
06-09
35
Rick Donnelly
25
Ron Cote
20
Robert Lee
06-16
35
Mike Beebe
25
Keith Eves
20
Bob Bennett
06-23
35
Rick Donnelly
25
Walt Wistling
20
Ed Yerrington Jr
06-30
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
07-03 (tue)
off
off
100
Ed Yerrington Jr O
FIRECRACKER 100/4x pts
07-07
100
Rick Donnelly 3
25
Don Fowler 3
20
Harry Rice 3
OCEAN AUTO PARTS 100
07-14
FOG
FOG
FOG
07-21
200
Bob Potter R
CURFEW
20
Bob Faiella
THE WATERFORD 200
07-28
35
Rick Donnelly 4
25
Don Fowler 4
20
Bob Faiella 4
35
Rick Donnelly
25
Bob Gada
12
Ron Fox
SS feature shortened (curfew)
08-04
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
08-11
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
08-18
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
08-25
75
Rick Donnelly T
25
Bob Gada 5
RAIN
TRIPLE CROWN SERIES/3x pts (Mod)
25
Bob Gada
09-01
100
Rick Donnelly
25
Ron Cote
20
Bob Faiella 6
TRIPLE CROWN SERIES/4x pts (Mod)
20
Steve Topliff
09-08
125
Rick Donnelly
25
Don Fowler
20
Bob Faiella
TRIPLE CROWN SERIES/5x pts (Mod)
09-15
off
off
off
Thompson 300 weekend
09-22
RAIN
off
RAIN
09-29
off
off
off
Race of Champions (Pocono) weekend
10-28 (sun)
RAIN
off
RAIN
11-04 (sun)
100
John Rosati O 7
off
30
Scott Scovish 7
FALL STINGER/Mod-non points/SS 2x pts
1979 TOURING SERIES WINNERS
DATE
EVENT
LAPS
WINNER
EVENT NAME
06-09
NEMA Midgets
25
Bobby White
07-28
NEMA Midgets
25
RAIN
Triple Crown Series event
09-08
NEMA Midgets
25
CANCELLED
Triple Crown Series event
1977 EXHIBITION EVENT WINNERS
DATE
EVENT
LAPS
WINNER
EVENT NAME
09-08
Street Stock Powder Puff
10
Emma Coates8
Triple Crown Series event
09-08
Grand Am Powder Puff
10
Sue Kleeman 8
Triple Crown Series event
1979 DEMOLITION DERBY WINNERS
DATE
EVENT
WINNER
EVENT NAME
05-27
Full Size Demo Derby
??
Memorial Day Sunday Event
06-24
Full Size Demo Derby
??
Sunday Special Event
1 rescheduled from 4-21 (postponed to not to conflict with rescheduled Stafford Spring Sizzler) and 4-28 (rain) 2 10 laps completed on 5-5 (curfew), remaining 10 laps completed on 5-26 3 rescheduled from 6-30 (rain) 4 rescheduled from 7-14 (fog) 5 rescheduled from 7-21 (curfew) and 8-4 (rain) 6 rescheduled from 8-25 (rain) 7 rescheduled from 9-22 (rain) and 10-28 (rain) 8 rescheduled from 8-25 (rain) and 9-1 (curfew) R Race of Champions (PA) qualifier T Thompson 300 qualifier O Open Competition event
