New Hampshire Motor Speedway announced that The Charity Splits Company, of Joliet Ill., will sponsor TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday, September 18.
Charity Splits has been established in motorsports by benefitting multiple NASCAR Charities and Foundations including: The Tony Stewart Foundation, Victory Junction, The Petty Family Foundation, The Greg Biffle Foundation, The Ryan Newman Foundation, The Dale Jarrett Foundation, and The Kyle Busch Foundation.
This new and innovative model for charitable fundraising is a win-win for NASCAR enthusiasts. Not only do fans have the opportunity to support their favorite drivers' foundations, but this fall, they will also have the chance to get a big win for themselves, a brand new Camping World RV courtesy of Camping World of New Hampshire.
Beginning August 31, the Race Day Raffle Series enters its own "Chase" format much like the "Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup." By logging onto http://www.
Proceeds from the raffle will be put into a pot for the fan's preferred foundation, which the fan will choose at the time of purchase and just like the action on track, the foundations will be working hard for fan's support. The winner can be sure that there will be plenty of bragging rights and happy benefactors for the charity that raises the most money.
"Our goal for the 2010 Race Day Raffle Series and TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 is to raise over $1,000,000 for our foundation and charity partners, and to give away an RV to one lucky fan," stated Ryan West, Director of Marketing for The Charity Splits Company. "It is our mission to provide assistance to these great foundations, similar to the way foundations just like these helped my family in our time of need when my mother was critically ill. We believe we can do that through the Race Day Raffle Series."
About The Charity Splits Company The Charity Splits Company, "Where Passion Meets Action", was formed in 2006 by Ryan and Patrick West after seeing first-hand the impact that non-profit organizations had in their mother's battle with breast cancer. Charity Splits is committed to the prosperity and growth of non-profit organization fundraising across all categories of need by providing a legal, online and interactive platform to raise much needed funds.
TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway will air live on SPEED at 2:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, September 18. The broadcast can also be heard live on MRN Radio and Sirius NASCAR Radio.
Indianapolis 500 veteran and multi-time Super-Modified champ Joe Gosek is the latest entry for the 45th Annual “Classic” Championship 100, Saturday night, Sept. 11, here at Lee USA Speedway. Gosek joins a long list of drivers who will be competing in New England’s longest running traditional oval-track racing event. Making his only appearance in New England this season, Gosek is driving a sleek low-slung supermod which he recently wheeled to victory in a feature event at Oswego, N.Y.
A two-time “Classic” champion (1995, 2001) Gosek also is a two-time season point champion of the International Super-Modified Association (ISMA), which is sanctioning the 100-lap main event at Lee, spilt into two 50-lap feature races. Gosek’s 30-season career also includes three “International Classic 200” wins, two starts as an Indy 500 qualifier, wins from Florida to Canada and two season track championships at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway. Gosek, 51, brings with him a reputation as a clever competitor who is always among the top challengers wherever he races, particularly on short ovals like Lee’s 3/8th - mile track. This “Classic” marks the first time since 1967 that the race has been run in Lee, N.H.
Other top drivers in the field include four-time “Classic” champion Chris Perley, five-time winner Russ Wood, current NASCAR national modified point leader Bobby Santos III, Canadian stars Mike Lichty and Mark Sammut. The pit area will be open at noon while practice starts at 4 p.m. on Classic Saturday. Qualifying heats begin at 6 p.m. and the “Classic” gets the green flag at 7:30 p.m. In the case of a rainout, the “Classic” will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, at
1 p.m.
"The Magic Mile" and country music station WOKQ are inviting all race fans to attend the popular "FanFest," a celebration dedicated to NASCAR fans, with food, music, fun, and much more on Thursday, September 16 beginning at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Headlining the fall "Fanfest" will be the always entertaining Trailer Choir, singing their catchy country tunes "Rockin the Beer Gut," "Rollin" Through the Sunshine" and "Off the Hillbilly Hook." The band has been featured on Country Music Television and will soon test their intelligence against fifth graders on the hit television show Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Fresh off their qualifying run, the pole sitters for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the mighty Whelen Modified Tour will join "FanFest," with autograph sessions for their fans.
SYLVANIA will light up this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade beginning at 7 p.m. This unique opportunity allows fans to see the colorful rigs that bring their favorite drivers car to the track. This jam-packed, family fun event is free to all fans. It even includes admission to all of Thursday's exciting events at the speedway including; qualifying and practice sessions for both the K&N Pro Series East New Hampshire 125 and the Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100. Great tickets are also still available for Saturday's thrilling triple header on September 18, featuring NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175, NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100, and the American-Canadian Tour Invitational and for the SYLVANIA 300 on Sunday, September 19.
The American rock band 38 Special led by Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant will kick start the SYLVAINA 300 with a concert during pre-race activities on September 19 beginning at 11:15 a.m.
St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.
Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy. Scott came up just a car length short of getting by Laperle and had to settle for second. Pembroke took third followed by John Donahue and Scott Payea in the top five. Hoar worked his way up to sixth followed by Potter, Polewarczyk, Joey Becker and Jean-Paul Cyr rounding out the top ten.
The 200 lap event was completed in one hour and seventeen minutes with just seven cautions including two for brief rain showers. Four different leaders swapped the lead a total of 12 times. A total of 42 cars attempted to qualify for the 30 car field.
Peacham’s Tony Rossi earned his second career Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen win in the special two segment Monza style event. The Tigers ran a 35 lap segment on Saturday and a 50 lap segment on Sunday with the overall results using the points earned in the two events. Mike Ziter and Jimmy Hebert completed the podium while Jason Corliss and Brendan Moodie rounded out the top five.
The Allen Lumber Street Stocks also ran a two segment Monza event. Randolph’s Eric Johnson claimed the win followed by Jean Leblanc, Ron Gabaree, Thomas Placey and Scott Weston completing the top five.
The Junkyard Warriors Monza event included three segments. Current point leader Ken Christman of Cabot picked up his 11th win of the season. Brock Parrott and Matt Leblanc earned podium finishes.
The ACT Late Model Tour heads to Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY this Sunday, September 12 for the running of the Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300. It will be the final qualifying event for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 18.
Jeff Burgess snapped Frank Moulton’s five-race win streak in the 35-lap Late Model main event Saturday night at Unity Raceway. Burgess, of Fairfield, briefly lost the lead on a couple of occasions after starting from the pole, but controlled most of the Late Model 35-lapper. It was a turnabout of sort for Burgess, who had a two-race win streak broken by the first of Moulton’s five recent victories.
Evan Beaulieu (Durham), Nate Weston (Madison), Carl McAlpine (Burnham), Ben Clark (Clinton), Pete McCollett (Readfield), Justin Moore, Becky Elston and Daymon Dodge (Troy) were also triumphant in feature events at the third-mile oval.
Justin Drake provided the stiffest challenge to the eventual Late Model winner Burgess, but shortly after the two leaders made contact Drake dropped off the pace. Freedom high schooler Dylan Turner provided a late charge to Burgess, claiming runner-up honors in front of reigning champion, and current point leader, Moulton, of Burnham.
Seth Raven challenged the leader briefly and ended up in fourth position under the checkered flag. Skowhegan’s David Folsom grabbed fifth spot on the final lap, by inches in front of Chelsea’s Poncho Darveau. Will Collins of Appleton, Dave Farrington, Jr. of Jay, Markus Lowe of Jackson and Ricky Morse of St. Albans rounded out the top ten. Burgess and Darveau won heat races.
Evan Beaulieu made a late-race move past longtime buddy Bobby Timmons of Windham and drove on to victory in a special, 30-lap feature for the touring NELCAR Legends Cars class. Veteran Bobby Weymouth of Topsham chased the two teenagers throughout the race and under the checkered flag. Matthew Burgoine of Newport claimed fourth position, with Kevin Hutchens of East Waterboro charging back into fifth position after spinning twice during the race. Ed Getty of Gray and Timmons won heat races.
Nate Weston turned back a stiff challenge by Brad Bellows of China to earn a trip to victory lane following the Racin’ Paper Super Street feature. Weston and Bellows kept it close up front throughout the 25-lapper, while third-place finisher Ricky Burgess, Jr. of Waterville came from the back twice to earn the final podium position. Allan Moeller of Dresden was fourth under the checkered flag, followed by Orrington’s Nick Huff, who won the heat race.
Carl McAlpine led wire-to-wire to claim victory in the 20-lap main event for Keystone Automotive Wildcat division competitors. Ryan Robinson of Waterville chased down McAlpine in the closing laps, but ran out of time to mount a serious challenge. The previous week’s winner, Chris King of Burnham, worked his way from the back of the starting line-up into a third-place finish. Ed Sleeper of Vassalboro and Andy Turbovsky of Winslow rounded out the top five. Robinson won the heat race.
Ben Clark of Clinton cruised to an easy victory the Uncle Henry’s Late Model Pro Four division. Division point leader Corey Walker of Augusta added to his slim advantage atop the ranking with a runner-up finish. Walker’s closest rival for the title, three-time kingpin Steve Rackliff of Starks, picked up third-place points driving Brent Chase’s 08. Norm Cummings, Jr. of Augusta and Skowhegan’s Bryan Lancaster completed the finishing order. Clark also won the heat race.
After a rash of penalties and a scoring re-check, Pete McCollett was declared the winner of the Monster Energy Drink Monsta Mini feature. Vassalboro’s John Fortin ended up as the second-place finisher, with point leader and reigning champion Mike Wilson of Chelsea placed third. Lance Chapman of Benton and Augusta’s Greg Cummings were fourth and fifth, respectively. Wilson was the heat race victor.
Justin Moore of Madison extended his healthy point lead with a convincing win in the 20-lap Aable Auto Parts Flyin’ 4 feature. Wilton’s Derek Cook was clearly the best of the rest after second-place point man Zach Audet of New Sharon wrecked and returned only to suffer a third flat tire. Brad Bosworth claimed the third-place trophy. Cook won the heat race.
Becky Elston won a championship at Hermon’s Speedway 95 without the benefit of a feature win, but she outran the Waterville Oaks Ladies competitors Saturday in a rare visit to Unity Raceway. Benton’s Samantha Letourneau bounced back from a scary spin to easily claim runner-up honors, well in front of third-place finisher Amanda Batchelder of Fairfield. Fourth-place finisher Mika Wilson of Chelsea was the heat race winner.
Daymon Dodge of Troy started deep in the field, chased down Skowhegan’s Shadow Folsom and grabbed the checkered flag in victory lane following the 25-lap Enduro race. Hudson’s Donny Silva continued a recent run of good finishes with a third-place run, with Alex Fernald of Benton fourth and Zach Gagnon of Clinton rounding out the top five. Racing continues every Saturday night through September at Unity Raceway, with special events in early October.
Here's what else is going on in the North Country this weekend. It's PASS Tour weekend at Beech Ridge in Scarbourough, ME while the IHRA Nitro Jam is on all weekend at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. Wiscasset Speedway in ME offers a motorcycle weekend. Also there's Gas & Steam show is on tap in Dublin, NH, Corvette Show in Lincoln, NH and Campout Weekend at the Winterports Dragway in ME. Saturday has stockcar action at Big Daddy's in Wentworth, NH, Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH offers a NASCAR program, Oxford Plains in ME has stockcar racing along with Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH, 95 in Hermon, ME and White Mountain in N. Woodstock, NH, all at 6 p.m. Cruises and car shows are on at Darling's in Augusta, ME, Monument Park in Houlton, ME, NH Tech in Concord, NH and in N. Conway, NH all earlier in the day. Sunday's offerings include car shows at the Brewer (ME) Auditorium and at the Fun Spot on Wier's Beach in Laconia, NH. Hudson Speedway in NH has stockcar racing and an Enduro at Wiscasset Speedway in ME at 1 p.m. The Rutland Fairgrounds in VT plans a Demo Derby at the same time.
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