ROB SUMMERS PASSES PERLEY FOR STAFFORD ISMA WIN Stafford Springs, CT 7-10-07 - Robbie Summers fulfilled a dream Tuesday night at Stafford Motor Speedway. While successful in several divisions of auto racing in the Northeast, Summers' secret love has been the potent winged supermodifieds. After only a half season of competition in 2006, Summers had made a fulltime commitment to drive the Howie Lane 97 this year. In the Xtreme Tuesday main event, Summers not only kept up with the pretty much invincible Chris Perley after Perley took the lead on lap 17, but he dogged the point leader until a bobble up front by a lap car gave the Vernon, CT driver his chance and he took it. On lap 37, Summers took the lead and the eventual win. It was his career-first on the ISMA-Wirtgen super series circuit.  Read More SUMMARY ISMA Wirtgen Event #3 June 16, 2007 SUMMARY ISMA Wirtgen Event #3 June 16, 2007 Time Trials: Chris Perley - 10.913 Heat 1: Mark Sammut, Mike Lichty, Bob Magner, Dave Trytek, Dave Sanborn, Mike Ordway, Larry Lehnert Heat 2: Robbie Summers, Chris Perley, Vern Romanoski, Jeff Holbrook, Bob Haynes, Jr., John Torrese, Eric Torrese, Dave McKnight. Dion Parrish Memorial 50: 1. Mike Ordway Jr. (10), 2. Rob Summers (97), 3. Chris Perley (11), 4. Jeff Holbrook (35), 5. Bob Magner (40), 6. Vern Romanoski (5), 7. Dave McKnight (94), 8. Mark Sammut (78), 9. Bobby Haynes Jr. (44), 10. Dave Sanborn (24), 11. Steve Shellenberger (63), 12. Dave Trytek (70), 13. Mike Lichty (84), 14. Larry Lehnert (92), 15. Eric Torrese (99), 16. Johnny Torrese (91).  SUMMARY ISMA-WIRTGEN EVENT #2 - Toledo Speedway, June 15 SUMMARY ISMA-WIRTGEN EVENT #2 - Toledo Speedway, June 15 Time Trials: Chris Perley 13.116 (track record), Moe Lilje, Nokie Fornoro, Dave Shullick Jr., Rick Wentworth, Johnny Benson Jr., Mike Lichty, Jeff Holbrook, Rob Summers, Bobby Magner, Bob Dawson and McKnight, top 12 quickest. Inverted to heats. Heat 1: Dave McKnight, Rob Summers, Dave Trytek, Rick Wentworth, Dave Sanborn, Larry Lehnert, Bobby Haynes, Nokie Fornoro (blown motor) Heat 2: Jeff Holbrook (new Allegresso-built 35), Moe Lilje, Johnny Benson Jr., Mark Sammut, Vern Romanoski. Ryan Litt, John Torrese, Bob Dawson Heat 3: Bob Magner, Moe Lilje, Mike Lichty, Chris Perley, Gene Lee Gibson, Dave Mumaw, Terry Gibson, Doug Didero (driveline). All American Coach 50: 1. Chris Perley (11), 2. Dave McKnight (94), 3. Mark Sammut (78), 4. Dave Shullick Jr. (49), 5. Rob Summers (97), 6. Bobby Magner (40), 7. Moe Lilje (19), 8. Dave Sanborn (24), 9. Vern Romanoski (5), 10. Bobby Haynes Jr. (44), 11. Terry Gibson (2), 12. Johnny Torrese (91), 13. Gene Lee Gibson (0), 14. Dave Mumaw (14), 15. Mike Lichty (84), 16. Dave Trytek (70), 17. Jeff Holbrook (35), 18. Johnny Benson Jr. (74), 19. Larry Lehnert (92), 20. Rick Wentworth (10), 21. Burdette Bennett (63), 22. Eric Torrese (99), 23. Doug Didero (61), 24. Ryan Little (07).  ISMA Waterford Results Summary ISMA-Wirtgen Event #1 - May 26, 2007 Heat 1: Joe Petro, Mike Lichty, Bob Magner, Nokie Fornoro, Scott Martel, Kelly Miller, Larry Lehnert, Russ Wood, Eric Torrese Heat 2: Robbie Summers, Ray Graham Jr., Chris Perley, Justin Belfiore, Jeff Holbrook, Mark Sammut, Jamie Timmons, Mike Badessa, Eric Emhoff Heat 3: Dave McKnight, Mike Ordway Jr., John Torrese, Bobby Haynes Jr., Dave Sanborn, Bob Timmons, Vern Romanoski, Kyle Carpenter WATERFORD 50: 1. Chris Perley (11), 2. Nokie Fornoro (32), 3. Joe Petro Jr. (33), 4. Rob Summers (97), 5. Mike Ordway Jr. (10), 6. Mike Lichty (84), 7. John Torrese (91), 8. Scott Martel (88), 9. Mark Sammut (78), 10. Justin Belfiore (8), 11. Russ Wood (14), 12. Larry Lehnert (92), 13. Dave McKnight (94), 14. Bobby Haynes Jr. (44), 15. Vern Romanoski (5), 16. Jeff Holbrook (35), 17. Bob Timmons (13), 18. Bobby Magner (40), 19. Ray Graham Jr. (90), 20. Mike Badessa (6), 21. Eric Torrese (99), 22. Kelly Miller (16), 23. Jamie Timmons (27), 24. Dave Sanborn (24), 25. Kyle Carpenter (76), 26. Eric Emhoff (22).  Summers Finished 4th in ISMA Opener at Waterford Waterford, CT- In the 100 feature laps that the International SuperModified Association has run in the last two years at the Waterford Speedbowl, 2006 ISMA champion Chris Perley had only completed just under 18 of them. Saturday night that changed as he made it through all 50, winning the ISMA-Wirtgen super series season opener. The victory was not without controversy however. With excitement exploding on every lap, Perley worked his way up from 11th spot to overtake a cruising Dave McKnight up front. A third turn pass attempt on the last lap found the two brushing with Perley going on for the checkered and McKnight's yellow 94 going into the wall and on the hook. It did not make for a special ending for either driver as one can only imagine. Chris commented on his first-ever finish at the Connecticut oval and the last lap.  Read More Summers Gets Springtime True Value Mod Win at Waterford 100 Laps of Racing Fills a Picture Perfect Night The opening race for the 2007 season of the True Value Modified Racing Series was at Waterford Speedbowl (CT) on Saturday, April 21st. Since the series inception four years ago, the opening race was a Monadnock Speedway tradition, but this year because of snow, Monadnock Speedway’s first race was postponed until Saturday, April 28th.  Read More Summers Rockets To First True Value Modified Win "Rocket" Rob Summers, Manchester, CT., the 2005 modified champion at his home track, the Waterford Speedbowl, blasted to his first True Value Modified Racing Series win Saturday night April 21, as he captured the season opening "Town Fair Tire 100." A total of 46 race teams from throughout New England, and New York, ventured to the historic speedway, the first of two events there.  Read More 'Rocket' Rob Summers Ready to Launch With Busy 2007 Schedule Manchester, CT - ‘Rocket’ Rob Summers of Manchester, Connecticut has laid out a daunting 2007 racing schedule that will see the talented driver compete in two of the most competitive series racing throughout the Northeast.   Read More Summers Gets first Supermod Podium Finish at Thompson Summers joined the likes of legendary racers Nokie Fornoro and Bentley Warren on the ISMA podium on Sunday, October 15, 2006. Summers drove the wing off the Lane Racing #97 to earn a third-place finish in the 50-lap ISMA Supermodified event at the World Series of Racing at Thompson Int'l Speedway. This was only Summers' eighth start in a Super.  Read More Summers Gets Decent WMT Finish at Thompson In a season that has been plagued by misfortune, the 11th place finish in the Whelen Modified Tour event at Thompson Speedway was a welcome change. Despite being involved in an early race incident, Summers and the TG Racing Team prevailed to salvage the much-needed decent finish.  Read More Double Dose of Dissapointment for Summers at Waterford The Town Fair Tire Finale at the Waterford Speedbowl was not the "homecoming" that Summers had hoped for with two DNFs.   Read More Summers Qualifies 25th for WMT Fall Final Before the Rain Summers turned a lap of 18.503 seconds at 97.282 MPH on Saturday during Bud Pole qualifying at the Stafford Motor Speedway for the CARQUEST Fall Final.  Read More Rain Delays Waterford WMT Event Inclement weather forced the postponement of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Volunteer Fire Department 150 at the Waterford Speedbowl scheduled for September 24, 2006.   Read More Eleventh-Place Finish at ISMA Super Nationals Rob Summers scored an 11th-place finish in the ISMA Super Nationals in his career-first start at the Oswego Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006.  Read More Summers Struggles Continue at NHIS This disappointment of the 2006 WMT season followed Summers to Loudon with a 32nd-place finish.  Read More Sixth at Star Classic Summers Nets 6th-place finish in ISMA Star Classic on Unwelcomed Week Off from Mod Tour.  Read More Scary Looking Wreck Stops Summers in his Tracks at Martinsville It was only lap 12 when a melee in the Whelen Modified Tour event at Martinsville eliminated Summers from the competition and virtually destroying his racecar. Summers, who was trying to avoid the wreck, was hit from behind and launched over a tire and into the safer barrier in turn four. He was recorded in the 28th position at the finish.   Read More Runner-up Finish for Summers at Waterford on August 26th It was just what the doctor ordered. After several weeks of tough luck, Summers finally enjoyed a good finish. This time a second-place in the SK Modified at the Waterford Speedbowl.   Read More 3rd Race of Weekend-Summers Back at Waterford in SK After a six week hiatus from competing in the SK Modified due to scheduling conflicts, Summers returned to the Waterford Speedbowl. His third race of the weekend was not the triumphant return he was looking for as a broken oil pump resulted in a 17th-place finish.   Read More Stop #2 for the Weekend at Lee-Summers Cops Another ISMA Top-10 Friday Night found Summers behind the wheel of the Lane Racing #9 Supermodified and inside the top ten with an eighth place finish in the Ollie Silva Memorial at Lee USA Speedway.   Read More Another Busy Weekend Starts Slow for Summers The Whelen Modified Tour event at Thompson Speedway on Thursday Night, August 17, 2006 kicked off a three-race weekend for Summers. After being caught up in an in an early race incident, Summers finished a dissappointing 25th as the TG Racing Team was forced to make make repeated repairs to the #1 throughout the race.  Read More Great Run with ISMA Salvages Weekend for Summers The weekend looked up for Summers who jumped on a plane headed for Mansfield, OH where he earned a 7th place finish in the Lane Racing #97 Supermododified on August 12, 2006.  Read More Accident Stops Summers Early at Stafford A hard wreck in turn three of lap 59 ended Summers' run on August 11, 2006 Whelen Modified Tour event at Stafford.   Read More Summers Runs to 13th Place Finish at Holland A 13th place finish for Summers in WMT return to Holland Speedway on July 29, 2006.  Read More Mechanical Woes Stall Good Run at Seekonk Modified Madness The bad luck that has haunted Rob Summers during the 2006 season followed him to Seekonk for the midweek open competition Modified show. While running inside the top-ten, mechanical failure sent Summers and his #11 pitside ending his night.  Read More Rain Foils Race at Summers' Home Track On July 22, rain forced the cancellation of the Whelen Modified Tour event at the Waterford Speedbowl, where Summers is the defending SK Modified Champion.   NHIS Not Magical for Summers An excellent run came to an end early for Summers in the WMT 100 at New Hampshire International Speedway on July 15, 2006. After running in the top-five for much of the event, a late race incident cost Summers a top finish.   Read More Summers Rides Again in ISMA Super In only his second time behind the wheel of a Supermodified, Rob Summers drove the Lane Racing #97 to a pair of 11th-place finishes in the Wheeler Bros. Twin 30's at Jennerstown Speedway on July 8, 2006.  Read More Summers Salvages Decent Finish at Stafford Despite heavy damage to his TG Racing #1, Rob Summers managed to finish on the lead lap in 19th position during the Conneticut Classic 150 at Stafford on July 4th.   Read More Podium Finish for Summers During Waterford Pepsi 300 Rob Summers ran to a third-place finish in the 100-lap SK Modified segment of Waterford's Pepsi 300 on July 1, 2006.  Read More More Bad Luck for Summers on Tour A broken rear-end sidelined Summers early in the NE Dodge Dealers 100 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson Speedway on June 29.  Read More Rain Hits Waterford Again For the fifth time during the 2006 season, the Waterford Speedbowl was forced to cancel NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racing activities for June 24, 2006.   Mechanical Woes Follow Summers to Jennertown Summers struggled through mechanical problems in the TG Racing #1 at Jennerstown to finish 21st.  Read More Summers Comes Home Second at Speedbowl Rob Summers ran to a second-place finish in the SK Modified feature at the Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday night, June 10, 2006.  Read More Rain Puts Damper on Waterford Again Rain Forces Cancellation of Waterford Speedbowl racing action on June 3, 2006.  Finish Not Reflective of Great Supermod Debut for Summers After winning his heat race in the Lane Racing #97, Summers was running second in the ISMA Waterford 50 on May 27, 2006 when an incident with lapped traffic eliminated the top-three.   Read More SK Modified Results-Waterford Speedbowl May 27, 2006 Busy Night for Summers Nets Top-Ten in SKs on May 27, 2006  Read More Rain Stops Whelen Mod Tour Event on May 26, 2006 Stafford Motor Speedway was forced to postpone the CT Classic 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.  Read More Summers Scores Top-Five at the Bowl Summers finishes fifth in SK Modified action on Saturday Night, May 20th, at the Waterford Speedbowl.  Read More Another Disappointing Night at the Speedbowl Luck just has not been on Summers side during the early part of the 2006 season at the Waterford Speedbowl.   Read More Summers Scores Top-Five in Spring Sizzler Rob Summers capped off a busy weekend with a great finish in the prestigious Spring Sizzler for the Whelen Modified Tour on Sunday afternoon.   Read More Summers Wins SK Feature at Waterford After qualifying the TG Racing #1 for the Whelen Modified Tour Spring Sizzler at Stafford on Saturday, Summers headed to the Waterford Speedbowl where he would take down the win in his family-owned SK Modified.   Read More Summers Suffers Early Race Woes for 24th Place Finish in Tour Opener For the second week in a row, Rob Summers was a victim in an early race incident to end any chances at victory. This week it was the season-opening event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at the Thompson International Speedway that proved to be a disappointment for the team. See News for more information...  Read More Disappointing Start to Bowl Season An early race incident relegated Summers to a disappointing finish in the season-opening Bud 150 at the Waterford Speedbowl.  Read More