Driver Trivia

real modified fan · "Flashback"

Driver Trivia

Sick · Car Owner

Tucker Reynolds Jr at Stafford

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Ahh, RMF a pic from the archive's for sure lol.

This car was owned by a gentlemen named Mike Wenglowski who was a long time sponsor of local racer's (Still is), and then a former car owner for period of time.

As a little side teaser to this pic, can anyone name all the driver's who have driven the #34 for Mike W?

A hint, the list of driver's might suprise some of you as arguably a few of CT racing's greatest drivers drove it at one time or another, and several others were champions or winner's in some form of racing in CT.

Sick · Car Owner

Bob Potter drove the car for a while, too.

While Gerry Konopka never drove Mike's modified, he was sponsored by Willimantic Camera for a couple years.

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Good job Sick, Bob Potter was one of the several driver's.

yankeeracer · YankeeRacer.com

Jeff Pearl

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Good job Yankee, Jeff Pearl was another one of the driver's. Still a few more to go.......

WhelenModifiedTour · WMT Moderator

Open, didn't your nephew drive for a bit ?

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Yes indeed WMT, former Quarter Midget standout Chris Carchidi was another one of the driver's. Now these last couple of driver's will be tougher as they both only drove the car on a few occasions........

real modified fan · "Flashback"

Wheeler, Darrin Menditto also wheeled this car at SMS & TIS a few times.

afohlin · Car Owner

Rick D'Abate drove a similar looking car at thompson in '06

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Correct RMF, Darren Menditto was also one of the driver's. AF, actually Rick D'Abate bought the car pictured from Mike W so he doesn't count as one of the driver's.

There is still two driver's left. Hint's: Both are retired from racing at the present time, one had a huge amount of sucess in the Late Model division at all 3 CT track's and was succesful in other division's as well. The second driver enjoyed a lot of sucess in the Street Stock and Pro Stock division's for many year's at area race track's.

real modified fan · "Flashback"

Wheeler, Wayne Bellefleur also wheeled this car at SMS & TIS a few times. rmf

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Correct RMF, Wayne B was one of the two remaining driver's. Some more hint's on the last driver:

He is a winner and champion in the Late Model division at all three CT track's.

He is a winner and champion in the Pro Stock division at one CT track.

He is a winner in the SK division at one CT track.

He has raced in the WMT,BGNN, and Hooters Cup division's as well with some respectable result's.

yankeeracer · YankeeRacer.com

Phil Rondeau

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

Yankee, you have solved the final piece of the puzzle as the "Farmer' Phil Rondeau also drove this car at Thompson on a few occasions.

So as you can see, arguably two of the best driver's ever to race at the local level in CT Bob Potter and Phil Rondeau drove for Mike.

Waterford SK champion and multi time feature winner Jeff Pearl drove it. Multi time winner at Waterford and a former SMS SK rookie of the year Tucker Reynolds Jr also.

Long time Pro Stock division racer and feature event winner at track's all over the NE area Wayne Bellefluer.

Former Strictly Stock front runner at Thompson and Waterford, and SK competitor at SMS Darren Menditto. And Chris Carchidi a former Quarter Midget race winner and champion at both the Little T Speedway and at Silver City in Meriden.

So as you can see in his brief time as a car owner, Mike had quite the impressive list of chauffer's in his car.