Sep 28, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, Touring Series News
Keith Rocco Clinches Waterford Championship
Driver Wins 10th Late Model Feature Of The Season
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Now that Keith Rocco has locked up the Late Model championship at Waterford Speedbowl, don’t expect his approach to change.
“Absolutely not,” said Rocco, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American series national champion. “Every race, we race to win. We had such a points lead built up by the middle of the summer, we had no mercy out there. We were going for wins and that was it.”
Rocco earned his 10th Late Model feature win of the season for car owner Scott Fearn last Saturday night, September 21, to mathematically clinch the track championship before season’s end. The No. 1 Mr. Rooter/Critical Sign Toyota was built brand-new during the offseason by Crazy Horse Racing.
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Apr 10, 2013 | More Maine Racing News
Keith Rocco Takes Win In Waterford Opener
New Crazy Horse Chassis Leads All 50 Laps En Route To Victory
WATERFORD, Conn. – It wasn’t a bad debut for Keith Rocco’s brand new Crazy Horse Racing chassis.
Rocco led every lap to thoroughly dominate en route to victory in the 50-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model feature event as part of the season-opening Budweiser Blastoff at Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, Conn., on Sunday, April 7.
It was Rocco’s fifth career Late Model victory for car owner Scott Fearn as the two begin pursuit of their first championship in the division.
“This Crazy Horse chassis is unbelievable,” Rocco, of Wallingford, Conn., told RaceDayCT.com following the win. “The track definitely freed up from (Saturday), and as free as the track was, this thing still drove hard off the corner and had an awesome nose on it. (more…)
Jan 2, 2012 | NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Hugely determined, immensely aggressive and spectacularly daring, very few drivers work harder at racing than Keith Rocco.
New Britain, Connecticut: The 2011 season gave fans across New England a rock-solid view of the commitment level Keith Rocco places on his racing. Pushing the asphalt “win-bar” higher than any racer since Richie Evans or Geoff Bodine, the Wallingford, Connecticut frontrunner drove to his sixth Track Championship after winning more races than any single driver in the United States.
Now, with those thirty-two Victories’ and the holiday’s tucked neatly in the past, Keith Rocco has returned to the surroundings where every winning tally began.
“Jeff and I learned early that races are mostly won in the shop.” said Rocco. “I’m sure fans will remember our father’s habit of arriving late for races. People would be baffled because he was still fast and he could still win. Well it was all that preparation – all that race shop work.”
The son of recognized racer Ron Rocco, Keith’s career began in earnest in 2003. Combining effort with twin brother Jeff, the pair came close to winning the Waterford Speedbowl Sportsman Championship in their very first appearance.
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Keith Rocco Clinches Waterford Championship