The New London Waterford Speedbowl announces the appointment of Brad Lafontaine as Race Director for the 2025 season.
Brad, a New England Racing Hall of Famer, built his first race car at the age of 16 and became a racer forever. As a crew chief he has won races from Maine to Florida, Ohio and more, with great drivers and great crews, winning NASCAR Modified Tour Championships with Jeff Fuller in 1992 and Ted Christopher in 2008.
Brad started Northeast Race Cars and Parts in 1992 building race cars for customers and selling parts. He built relationships with thousands of racers and supplied parts from the Northeast Race Cars and Parts trailer up and down the East Coast. Brad sold the business in November of 2019 when he semi retired.
A well-known name in the racing circuit, Brad will bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion to the shoreline oval. We are excited to see what Brad brings to our race program and we look forward to a successful season ahead. Please join us in extending a warm Speedbowl welcome to Brad.