MaineRacing Racing News Blog

2011-07-15T20:23:00.000-04:00

Gresham Rebounds To New Hampshire Win - Overcomes pit miscue for K&N Pro Series East victory

LOUDON, N.H. -- Max Gresham overcame an early pit-road miscue to win the New England 125 Friday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

It is the second win of the season and fourth career victory for Gresham, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points leader.

The Griffin, Ga., driver won the 21-Means-21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light in Thursday's qualifying and led most of the early laps in Friday's race. However, while most of the lead cars pitted on Lap 48, miscommunication between Gresham, his crew chief and spotter caused the Joe Gibbs Racing development driver to stay out a lap longer. The miscue meant Gresham restarted 21st after the cycle of pit stops and he had to work his way through the field.

Gresham took the lead from runner-up Brett Moffitt on Lap 112 and pulled away over the closing laps.

Corey LaJoie finished third, followed by fellow rookie Brandon Gdovic and Benny Gordon.

Alex Bowman, Daniel Suarez, Sergio Pena, Eddie MacDonald and Chase Elliott rounded out the top 10.

Gresham led a race-high 53 laps. Championship contenders Matt DiBenedetto (27th) and Darrell Wallace Jr. (30th) allowed Gresham to push his points lead to 94 over Moffitt, who moved to second. DiBenedetto dropped to third in points, 125 behind, and Wallace is fourth, 139 back. Sergio Pena rounds out the top five.

The New England 125 will be broadcast on SPEED on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. ET

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MCLAUGHLIN WINS IKEY DORE MEMORIAL AT 95

2011-07-15T19:49:00.001-04:00

MCLAUGHLIN WINS IKEY DORE MEMORIAL AT 95

Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington wired the Ikey Dore Memorial 50 lap Street Stock event held at Speedway 95 Thursday night, leading all 50 laps and picking up $2250 in the process. The race, which paid $1000.00 to the winner plus an extra $25.00 for each lap led, was marked by seven caution periods, giving the competition several chances to unseat McLaughlin from the top spot. Coming closest was Burnham’s Carl McAlpine, who had three tries but was unable to lead even one lap for the bonus money. Each time they lined up for the green, McLaughlin was able to keep his Camaro out front by the time they reached the scoring line. McAlpine finished in the second spot, with Mac Hannan of Union putting on a late charge to take third. Larry Emerson of Durham, who spent much of the race in the second spot, finished fourth, followed by Bangor’s Shawn Hamel in fifth. The remainder of the finishing order was 6. Ryan Robbins, Dixfield, 7. Chuck Harmon, Amity, 8. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield, 9. Bradley Norris, Ellsworth, 10. Bill Bowley II, Canaan, 11. Jim Carr Jr. Clifton, 12. Jesse Smith, Hermon, 13. Ren Dore, Addison, 14. Randy Caler, Cherryfield, 15. Ken Bowness, Glenburn, 16. Damon Dodge, Troy, 17. Mike Short, Auburn.

In Dysart’s Late Model action, Dale Swoboda of Hermon battled side by side with fellow Hermon driver Mike Hopkins for the final five laps to take the win, which Swoboda had by inches when the checkered flag flew. Hopkins had started at the rear of the pack and worked his way to the front, taking the lead from Swoboda on lap 30 of the 35 lap event. Swoboda led at lap 31, with Hopkins leading lap 33. Swoboda hung tough on the inside groove and nipped Hopkins at the stripe for the win, his first of the season. Hopkins, who had his five race winning streak broken last week by Ellsworth’s Andy Saunders, took second with early leader Ryan Deane of Winterport finishing third. Bob Seger Jr. of Frankfort finished fourth and Winterport’s Shane Clark was fifth. Sixth through 11th were John Kalel II, Orrington, Deane Smart, Bradley, Jesse Smith, Hermon, Donny Blanchard, Bangor, Alex Waltz, Damariscotta, and George Dunn, Eastbrook.

The Sportsman division saw a lap one wreck eliminate two strong competitors and badly damage a third, leaving only four cars to complete the 25 lap race. D.J. Moody of Prospect, back after a week off to repair his car from a previous lap one accident two weeks before, survived this week’s melee and led from lap 2 to the finish. Jeremy Glasier of Appleton finished second after a brief trip to the pit to repair minor damage from the early race fracas. Third went to Franklin’s Mike Overlock with Gene Wasson of Greenbush in fourth. Steve Moulton of Holden returned to the field several laps down after making repairs to his car to record a fifth place finish. Doug Sinclair of Hermon and Nick Huff of Orrington were eliminated after one lap of competition.

After finishing in 9th place in the Strictly Street 50 lapper earlier in the evening, Bradley Norris of Ellsworth took his Sport-Four ride from the middle of the field at the start to the front where he passed Milo’s Steve Heath on lap 19 of the 20 lap event to take the win by less than a car length. Heath, who had led from the drop of the green, finished in second, followed by Bradley Dolan of Winterport, who posted his first top three of the season. Fourth went to Mike Heath of Brownville, with Josh Dillon of Milo in fifth. Duane Dunifer of Carmel finished sixth, with James Johnson II of Buckspot in seventh. Eighth spot went to Kieth Ogden of Dedham, with Scott Bonney of Bangor ninth. Tenth spot went to Durban Davis of Bangor with Becky Elston of Carmel 11th. Zack Audet of Skowhegan finished 12th with Jay Robichaud of Eddington leaving the race early and being credited with the 13th and last finishing spot.

Although short in numbers, the Bomber drivers put on a good show until Andrew Crosby of Hermon broke through the stranglehold at the front and led the final three laps to the checkers. Ryan Modery of Hermon finished second after a race long side by side battle with Glenburn’s Emma Libby, who finished third. Ken Ogden of Deal Cove was fourth.

Racing action continues at Speedway 95 on Wednesday, July 20, with a regular Varney Buick, GMC, Mazda Wacky Wednesday show, followed on Thursday night, July 21 by the John Phippen Memorial 100 lap event for Late Models. All regular Saturday night divisions will also be in action on that special Thursday night show. Saturday night racing will return to Speedway 95 on Saturday, July 30.

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Joey Polewarczyk Jr. PASS Series, White Mountain Motorsports Park Race Preview

2011-05-19T21:01:00.001-04:00

N. Woodstock, N.H.- Pro All-Star Series Driver #97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr of Hudson N.H. will make his second consecutive start in the Super Late Model Series, when they visit the extremely fast quarter-mile White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) this Saturday, May 21, 2011

Polewarczyk Jr, coming off his Career best third place finish at Star Speedway on May 14, looks to continue with his recent success in the Series. “We felt that getting the podium finish at Star was a weight lifted off our shoulders. We knew the Pole’s Automotive, N.H. Precision, Hedman Hedders Ford Fusion was capable but we just needed to seize the opportunity” Joey says.

“The Ford Fusion received some pretty heavy cosmetic and right-front suspension damage in the Star race but we made some good progress the repairs over the last couple days, that’s why we are going to White Mountain Motorsports Park.” Explains Polewarczyk Jr. “We had no intention of racing up at WMMP because we thought the damage was more extensive”

Polewarczyk Jr has many starts at WMMP in the lower divisions and in the Late Model division. Joey went on to say: “We anticipate quite a few more PASS Teams to be here this coming weekend; than were at Star Speedway and hopefully we stay out of trouble and come away with a solid Top 10”

Upcoming Event

WHAT: PASS 150

WHERE: White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, N.H.

WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2011

DISTANCE: 150 laps (37.50 miles)

SANCTION: Pro All-Star Series (PASS) North

Driver Q n’ A

Joey, you have had many opportunities to drive at White Mountain in years past in the lower divisions but not in your PASS Super Late Model, how do you use that experience in this Weekends race?

Well, having raced here in the Late Model Division; you learn what grooves work best. It is no different in the SLM but with the additional power and wider tires, you are able to drive deeper into the corners, but you still have to be respectful of the drivers around you. We think we have a great set-up at WMMP and we are thinking, once we get through a couple rounds of practice, we will be good to go.

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Chris Eggleston Wins PASS South “THE RACE” and $75,000.00 at North Wilkesboro Speedway

2011-04-11T06:40:00.001-04:00

Chris Eggleston Wins PASS South “THE RACE” and $75,000.00 at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Colorado native takes home the big payday in North Carolina

With 77 drivers making their way to North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC) April 7^th – 10^th to try and win the “THE RACE” Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Parts, only one driver could go home with the $75,000.00 winner’s purse. At the end of 300 laps of competition, Colorado’s Chris Eggleston crossed under the checkered flag first to win the historic event.

“Holy cow! That is my initial thought,” said a happy Eggleston in victory lane. “This deal didn’t come together until two weeks ago. Crew chief Butch Miller gave me a call, said he got a sponsor, and decided to let me come on out and drive. He has never steered me wrong. I am so happy!”

Johnny Clark and Jay Fogleman led the 44-car field down to take the green flag in the historic 300-lap event. Clark was able to clear Fogleman, leading the monumental first lap of the race. Meanwhile, positions shuffled all through the field as drivers worked their way around the track.

At lap four, Andy Loden decided it was time to lead as he drove on the outside of Clark, taking the top spot. Augie Grill followed him to the front, working his way to the second position, putting Clark back to third. Pat Kelly rode fourth with Ryan Moore fifth. Just before lap 15, Grill decided it was his turn to lead as he drove around Loden for the first position.

At lap 24, the first car off the pace was the #40 of Sterling Marlin, who ducked onto pit road for service. A couple laps later, the #112 of Grill caught the back of the pack to start lapping cars. Through the lapping of traffic, Loden went back to the lead around Grill with Kelly, Bubba Pollard and Patrick Laperle running in the top-five positions just before lap 40. At lap 48, through heavy lapped traffic, Grill went back to the front, putting Loden back to second.

The first yellow of the afternoon flew at lap 52 as Joey Doiron had trouble in turns three and four, receiving damage to his right front. The top five at the yellow were Grill, Loden, Pollard, Eggleston and Kelly.

All restarts in the PASS Series are double file, putting Grill and Loden side by side as the field headed back to turn one at speed. Loden came around the lead the next lap with Pollard and Kelly dropping in second and third. At lap 55, Pollard drove his #18 to the front to take the lead while many of the racers back in the pack went side by side for position.

As Brian Ickler ducked onto pit road, the yellow flew for the second time as drivers stacked up in turn four. Mike Rowe received some damage, but was able to continue.

The green flag flew with Pollard and Grill driving down towards turn one, but the field started stacking up behind them. After contact between a couple cars, Rebecca Kasten’s #51 machine hit the turn-one wall. Kenzie Ruston was also collected up in the incident, but was able to drive away while Kasten’s car had to be hauled off on the hook.

The field headed back to turn one under speed with Pollard leading Grill, but Jody Lavender, who started 21^st, was on the move, working his way to second.

The caution flew again at lap 68 as Patrick Laperle went around in turn two. The entire field dove left and right, avoiding a major incident as Laperle was able to right his car and tag the end of the field.

Lavender took his turn at the point on the restart, taking the lead from Pollard.

The caution flew at lap 84 as John Batten and Scott Mulkern made contact down the back stretch, sending Batten into the pit entrance water barrels. Despite the heavy damage to his car, Batten was able to exit his car and was OK.

Pollard got the run on the high side to take the lead as the field went back to green. Lavender and Loden fell in behind, second and third. While the field jockeyed for position behind them, the top-three drivers stayed in their positions until the lap 100 mark, ending the first segment of the race. During the eight-minute break, the teams worked on their cars and were allowed to change four tires to prep them for the second segment.

At lap 100 the top-10 drivers were Pollard, Lavender, Loden, Jeff Choquette, Grill, Ross Kenseth, TJ Reaid, Ryan Blaney, Eggleston and Eric Darnell. 28 of the 44 drivers that started the race were still on the lead lap.

Pollard and Lavender brought the field down to the green flag to begin the second segment. Pollard held the top spot, but Lavender dropped back putting Loden in second followed by Choquette, Grill and Reaid.

As the leaders caught lapped traffic around lap 130, Grill, who had worked his way up to second, dropped back to third as Loden moved his way forward, trying to reel in Pollard. At the lap 150 halfway mark, Pollard still led the field with Loden second, Eggleson third, Choquette fourth and Grill fifth. Two laps later, Eggleston worked his way around Loden to take the second position.

The yellow flag flew for the first time in the second segment at lap 164 for a spin on the backstretch by Justin Wakefield, who had been off the pace for several laps.

Pollard and Eggleston ran first and second after the restart with Choquette dropping into the third position.

A lot of contact throughout the field ended up biting a few drivers as contact between a couple cars on the front stretch at lap 180 had cars swerving to try and miss a mess. Sanborn, Garrett Evans and Laperle were just a few cars that received damage from the incident, the eighth caution of the race.

On the restart, Pollard stayed on point, but Choquette worked his way into the second position around Eggleston. That position was short lived though as Eggleston took the runner-up spot back a few laps later.

Just before the lap 200 end-of-segment break, while negotiating lapped traffic, Eggleston was able to work his way to the lead around Pollard. Right at the lap 200 segment break, Alex Fleming looped his car in turn two.

The top 10 drivers at the break, where teams could once again bolt on four brand-new tires and make adjustments, were Eggleston, Pollard, Reaid, Choquette, Loden, Kenseth, Blaney, Ben Rowe, Fogleman and Clark. 19 drivers were on the lead lap at lap 200.

The third and final segment kicked off with Eggleston and Pollard side as the field got up to speed. Pollard didn’t waste any time as he jumped out to the lead. Eggleston settled in second with Choquette, Reaid and Loden rounding out the top five.

With 50 laps remaining in “THE RACE,” Pollard still led Eggleston by a couple car lengths as the two negotiated around lapped traffic. Choquette, Reaid and Loden ran in the third through fifth positions.

For the next 25 laps, Pollard and Eggleston weaved in and out of lapped traffic, nose to tail. As they came up on some hard racing by a few drivers, Pollard appeared to try to turn under Clark off turn four and got sideways, allowing Eggleston to drive to the high side and take the lead at lap 276.

Over the final laps in the caution-free third and final segment, Eggleston was able to pull away from Pollard, taking THE RACE win, earning himself a cool $75,000.00.

“This is just so exciting,” said Eggleston. “The first segment I thought we were really good. We used it to get a feel for the car and see how it was on short runs and long runs. The restarts were killing us with the crate motor. Every time a yellow came out, all I could do is cover my shield and yell “here we go again.” In the middle session we were a tick loose on late exit and a little bit on late entry, so I dialed some front brake to help that.

“I told Butch we needed to close up the stagger a little bit and hopefully nothing would change. It got a little bit tight; too tight. We probably should have left it alone with the sun going down. I felt like the track really tightened up.”

With the bobble in traffic Eggleston was able to take the lead late in the race from Pollard but if the lapped traffic wasn’t a factor, he wasn’t sure he would be standing in victory lane.

“I don’t know if we had enough to get around the #18. We just caught him at the right time in lapped traffic, and that is all it took.”

If the race was 30 laps shorter, Pollard would have been celebrating in victory lane. However, a combination of his car’s handling and the lapped traffic cost him the victory.

“We just got tight in the center of the corner,” said Pollard. “I put too much wheel in it, making me loose off. The #54 (Clark) kind of messed me up right there. He (Eggleston) was able to get by me with lapped cars. We had a pretty good race car and he did too. Congratulations to him.”

Choquette started 19^th in the field, and survived to take home a podium finish.

“I didn’t think it would go green that whole way, that was surprising,” said Choquette. “I can’t say enough about my guys. They did an awesome job.”

Reaid and Ben Rowe rounded out the top five.

The PASS South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products will be back in action at Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Saturday, April 23^rd, for “The Easter Bunny 150” event, which is also a PASS National Championship race.

For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.

Unofficial Results: “THE RACE” - Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products - North Wilkesboro Speedway 4/10/11

with position, car number, driver, (laps completed)

#08 Chris Eggleston (300)

#18 Bubba Pollard (300)

#129 Jeff Choquette (300)

#51 T.J. Reaid (300)

#4n Ben Rowe (300)

#29 Andy Loden (300)

#10 Ryan Blaney (300)

#25 Ross Kenseth (300)

#61 Mario Gosslin (299)

#112 Augie Grill (299)

#91l Patrick Laperle (299)

#53 Pat Kelly (299)

#83 Cale Gale (299)

#4 Jay Fogleman (299)

#54 Johnny Clark (299)

#115 Jody Lavender (299)

#24n Mike Rowe (299)

#1n Stephen Nasse (298)

#7 Erik Darnell (298)

#05 Alex Fleming (298)

#74 Ryan Moore (298)

#8 Cassius Clark (298)

#20 Steven Legendre (297)

#62 Brandon Ward (297)

#75 Gary Smith (296)

#23 Jimmy Weller (296)

#98 Justin Wakefield (296)

#29s Trevor Sanborn (296)

#47 Trey Mitchell (296)

#26 Preston Peltier (295)

#84 Scott Mulkern (294)

#17a Scott Alexander (279)

#91 Heath Hindman (251)

#1 Randy Turner (245)

#47s Corey Williams (179)

#64 Garrett Evans (178)

#10b Geoff Bodine (84)

#29 Kenzie Ruston (83)

#48 John Batten (82)

#2 Gray Gaulding (68)

#51k Rebecca Kasten (63)

#66 Brian Ickler (61)

#73 Joey Doiron (50)

#40 Sterling Marlin (25)

Brent Dragon Hopes To Add To ACT History Books In 2011

2011-04-09T16:21:00.000-04:00

CRAZY EIGHTS: Brian Hoar Sets Sights On Record 8^th Title

7-Time ACT Champion Making Room For One More Trophy

WILLISTON, Vt. – Brian Hoar's name is stamped all over the ACT Late Model Tour record book, from front cover to rear with nary a page that doesn't have his name somewhere.

His 28 victories are the most in ACT history. No one else has won five races in a season, a feat Hoar accomplished during his 1999 title run. His seven series championships tie him with Jean-Paul Cyr for the most by a driver.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have some unfinished business. Win the 2011 ACT Late Model Tour championship and Hoar and RPM Motorsports will stand alone with an unprecedented eighth series title.

“Jimmie Johnson has done it a few years in a row, so maybe we can too, who knows?” Hoar said referencing the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. “Last year was just a phenomenal year, and the potential is obviously there to do it again. We're all feeling like we're going to be contenders.”

Where most of the sport's teams and drivers could easily become complacent after winning seven championships – including the last two back-to-back – the chance to once again make history only serves as motivation for the No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge team. Rick Paya, the car owner and crew chief, said these are the things that keep him going.

“That's why I stay in racing is because of challenges like this,” said Paya, who won five of his championships with Cyr behind the wheel. “If not for them, I probably wouldn't be doing it anymore. I'm focused 100 percent on winning the championship with Brian this year. We're going after it hard.”

The team's success is unparalleled in New England's Late Model ranks. A RPM Motorsports entry has won an amazing seven of the last eight ACT championships. Hoar, who joined RPM for the 2009 season, said there's no one thing that makes RPM so good – only that it's a myriad of things.

“There is no secret. It's a hundred things – that's what it comes down to” said Hoar, who has five of his 28 career wins in an RPM ride. “It's chemistry. It's having the right people in the right positions.

“The biggest challenge we had (when I joined the team) was just communication. But we both had some confidence in what we were doing. But the biggest thing of all is that Rick and his guys are just really, really good with the race cars. It's just amazing how good the car is when we unload.”

They'll test that theory when the 2011 season opens next weekend at Lee USA Speedway, one of the few tracks left on the circuit where Hoar has never won. But like it seems he does every weekend, Hoar has complete faith that the No. 37 will be capable of winning even before it ever gets to the race track.

“We've all got the equipment – but everybody does now,” Hoar said. “No matter what we do, it's all chemistry. Rick puts ungodly amount of hours into his race cars. Rick is the main man. He is amazing... He knows what's going on with every inch of that race car.”

But Hoar knows a few tricks, too, and Paya is effusive in his praise of the accomplished driver.

“I'm behind Brian, and he's behind me on everything that we decide,” Paya said. “He'll drive anything that I give him. That's the part I like. If I send him out in a race on new tires, or if I send him out to practice on old tires, it doesn't matter – he drives that thing and he gives me 110 percent.”

Not everything will be old and familiar for Hoar in the RPM pits this season. For the first time, he'll have a full-time teammate when second-year driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, joins the team to drive the No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford.

The team had a trial run of sorts when they competed together in the inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in February. Hoar won one of the two 100-lap races and narrowly missed out on the overall championship.

“It was a bit chaotic at first, but we totally expected that,” Hoar said of New Smyrna. “Shoot, we know the race hauler, our toolbox, everything – but it was much more chaotic for (Theriault) than it was for us. They were working with a brand new car, new toolbox, new hauler, everything.

“It was a great opportunity working with them, and it was a great start for the team... It's going to take us a few races to get things going, but they're going to be learning and we're going to have a great team.”

A great team, and sights set on Championship No. 8.

ACT Lee USA Opener Chance For Cyr And Dragon To Get Back In The Hunt

2011-04-09T16:16:00.000-04:00

ACT Lee USA Opener Chance For Cyr And Dragon To Get Back In The Hunt

Waterbury, VT – After what was by anyone’s standards a disappointing 2010 season for long-time American Canadian Tour (ACT) veterans Jean-Paul Cyr and Brent Dragon, both from Milton, VT, both expect the opening event of the season at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 17, 2011 to be a chance to get things turned into a positive change of direction.

Cyr is a seven-time ACT Champion and saw his long-standing championship record tied by Brian Hoar from Williston, VT in 2010. Cyr returned to ACT racing after taking a year to compete at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT in 2009. He won the King of the Road title that season. He had a slow start coming back to the ACT at the beginning of 2010, and by his own admission was really never a contender.

“It was a very frustrating year of racing last season. We got off to a tough start and I made the decision to go back to owning my own team after a few races. I appreciated the support from various owners over the past seasons, which allowed me to do some pretty neat things like race in the Baja 500 and 1000 motorcycle races, but I am also pretty competitive and felt I might have lost a little of the competitive edge on the Tour,” said Cyr.

“We have put together a very good team and have worked all winter changing things around on the new car we purchased a year ago. I hope the changes will give me a chance to win some races this year, and with some luck, maybe even get back to the championship. It is not going to be easy, but I am excited again and anxious to get started,” concluded Cyr.

Neighbor and good friend Brent Dragon has also made significant changes to his program during the off-season. Dragon decided to cut back so that he could be better prepared for the events he decided to enter in 2011.

“I just reached a point where competing for wins on the Tour had become so difficult over the past few years, I just didn’t have the time or team to feel that we were always 100% capable of racing up front. That was a lousy feeling, so I decided to cut back to about half the schedule in hopes that I could compete better in fewer events by being better prepared,” said Dragon.

In a surprise announcement two weeks ago, Dragon and the Avery race team announced a kind of merger of the two teams. The White Mountain Motorsport Park (WMMP) owners completed a deal to field their ACT Late Model car with Brent Dragon as driver for the other half of the events that make up the ACT schedule in 2011 that Dragon would have missed.

“This is really a great deal for us,” said Dragon.

“Donnie, David and Teri Avery are very busy operating WMMP during the peak of the season, but they also love to be involved with some of the ACT races, so this is a win-win for both of our race teams. We can split up the preparation time. I have driven the Avery’s Distance race car, which is very similar to my car, so that should work out well. We are looking to be competitive and have a lot of fun with this arrangement.”

Dragon will drive the Avery car, formerly driven by Ben Rowe of Turner, ME, at the Lee USA New Hampshire Governor’s Cup traditional opener on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Over 40 Late Model teams from throughout New England, New York, and Quebec are expected to attempt qualifying for one of the 30 starting spots.

PASS will be well represented at Northeast Motorsports Expo

2011-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:00

PASS will be well represented at Northeast Motorsports Expo

NAPLES ME (January 4) This weekend the 23^rd annual Northeast Motorsports Expo will provide racers and race fans some welcome relief from the winter doldrums and as always the Pro All Stars Series will be out in force. The grand daddy of Maine racing shows is slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 7, 8 and 9 and the list of exhibitors and vendors for 2011 is long and varied

PASS fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet the 2010 Champions in all three PASS North touring series. 2010 PASS North super late model champion Johnny Clark, PASS Mod titlist Andy Shaw, and PASS Sportsman champ Dan McKeage will all be at the autograph table throughout the weekend.

2010 PASS North super late model rookie of the year Joey Doiron will be signing. Four time PASS North super late model Champion Ben Rowe will be one of many attempting to dethrone Clark in 2011, and he'll be on hand along with PASS South regular Jay Fogleman. PASS officials will be available throughout the weekend to field questions.

The show gets the green on Friday night January 7 at 5:00 PM and runs until 10:00 PM. Saturday January 8 the Expo is open from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM . Sunday January 9 doors open at 10:00 AM and the checkered flag drops at 3:00 PM..

For more information be sure to visit www.northeastmotorsports.net . The Pro All Stars Series is on line at www.proallstarsseries.com .

PASS Autograph Schedule:

Friday January 7 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Johnny Clark, Ben Rowe, Joey Doiron

Saturday January 8 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Jay Fogleman

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Johnny Clark, Andy Shaw.Ben Rowe,Joey Doiron

Sunday January 9 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Johnny Clark, Dan McKeage

ACT CANADIAN STARS TO INVADE NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IN FEBRUARY

2011-01-04T21:55:00.001-05:00

ACT CANADIAN STARS TO INVADE NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IN FEBRUARY

Waterbury, VT – Quebec City racer Donald Theetge might have been the first Canadian to enter the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Goodyear Speedweek Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, but the Canadian competitor list continues to lead the way toward the first-ever ACT events to be held during the World Series of Asphalt Short Track Racing in New Smyrna. The two 100-lap main events will be held on Sunday, February 13th and Monday, February 14th.

While many head to Daytona during Speedweeks in February, most asphalt short track fans can be found each night from February 10th-19th during the 10 days that is the World Series of Short Track racing in nearby New Smyrna, FL. The tradition of northern competitors heading to Florida from the days of Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Bugsy Stevens and a host of the greatest from the Northeast Modified division to Late Model Canadian great Jr. Hanley--- New Smyrna has always been the place to be during the heart of the northern winters.

ACT announced today that 2010 Castrol Champion Karl Allard has entered his Quebec City Larue Industrial team into the inaugural Goodyear Speedweek Cup event. Allard narrowly beat out another Quebec Champion, Patrick Laperle from Montreal, QC, who has also entered the two events. Laperle is one of the few ACT drivers to compete at New Smyrna in the past few years. His family team led most of the World Series standings in 2009 in the Late Model crate division before he was wrecked in the next to last night of competition. The Allard-Laperle rivalry will get an early start in 2011.

Other notable Canadian teams that will make the trek to New Smyrna include Quebec veteran Yvon ‘The Bullet’ Bedard and London, Ontario’s Jonathan Urlin. A large number of young Canadian teams have entered, including: Justin Holtom, Tim Dorning and Spencer Macpherson from the Ottawa region of Ontario, along with Castrol regulars Patrick Hamel and Kevin Roberge from Quebec.

“We are really excited about the pre-entries we have received. I don’t think we will have any problem filling our 26-car field with the support we are getting. Right now we have an equal number of Canadian and US teams who have entered, and we expect another half dozen entries by the January 10 deadline,” said Tina Gallison, Director of Administration for ACT.

The Goodyear Speedweek Cup will use the unique qualifying system of heat racing, and each 100-lap event will award points on two consecutive nights to determine the overall standings and the first winner of the Goodyear Speedweek Cup.

GOODYEAR TO PRESENT THE ACT SPEEDWEEKS CUP

2010-12-07T06:44:00.000-05:00

GOODYEAR TO PRESENT THE ACT SPEEDWEEKS CUP

Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced that Goodyear, the official tire of the 25 year-old short track sanctioning body, will be the presenting sponsor of the first ever “southern swing” for the ACT Late Models on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14, 2011. Last month officials from ACT and New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida announced that the ACT Late Model teams would become part of the historic World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing (WSASCR) at the well known ½ mile speedplant.

For over four decades northern race teams and fans from Maine to Minnesota have made the annual pilgrimage to the ‘World Series’ at New Smyrna during Speedweeks at Daytona. “In the old days, the late Richie Evans would run out of the NASCAR Wednesday night awards banquet and rush down to make sure he was in the feature at New Smyrna that night. Junior Hanley, Gary Balough and a whole host of modified and late model racers made New Smyrna their ‘off-season home’. It is going to be a lot of fun to bring our northern ACT Late Model teams to Florida,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.

“ACT race teams have supported Goodyear for the past seven seasons and we are really pleased to be the presenting sponsor of the first Goodyear ACT Speedweeks Cup,” said Scott Junod, Goodyear Sales Manager, Short Track Racing.

“I have seen a lot of ACT events over the past few years, and I think the fans going down to Speedweeks and the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna are going to be in for a terrific short track show. When ACT announces the format for the two 100-lap events it should be a whole lot of fun to be a spectator. Goodyear is happy to be a part of this inaugural ACT event in February during Speedweeks,” concluded Junod.

Over thirty teams from throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada have indicated they have interest in attending the Goodyear ACT Speedweeks Cup event at New Smyrna Speedway. “We feel confident that we will get the 24-26 teams we are hoping to have for this event, and as soon as teams see what the interesting format and purse structure is going to be, we expect to be able to release a very competitive field of entrants by the first of the year,” said Nick Bigelow, spokesman for the American Canadian Tour.

Entries for the New Smyrna event will be sent in mid-December, and more information will be forthcoming throughout January 2011.

2011 PASS Sportsman, PASS Mod schedules released

2010-11-29T20:51:00.000-05:00

2011 PASS Sportsman, PASS Mod schedules released

NAPLES ME (11/29) Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry has released the 2011 schedules for both the PASS Sportsman and PASS Mod series and both are a blend of new venues, returning venues and old favorites.

The Mods currently have eleven confirmed dates with the possibility of one additional race. Oxford Plains Speedway welcomes the PASS Mods back for a Friday July 22 appearance during Oxford 250 weekend, and the series finale on October 1. White Mountain is back on the schedule for the first time since 2005 and Star Speedway adds a date.

Beech Ridge continues to anchor the series with three dates and Riverside Speedway will host the open wheelers on two occasions.. Lee USA Speedway and Canaan Fair Speedway each have single dates.

The PASS Sportsman have a nine race card confirmed with one additional date still in the works. Two White Mountain Motorsports Park appearances, Two Beech Ridge Motor Speedway dates and the series' first Oxford Plains Speedway appearance highlight the schedule. Riverside Speedway has two 2011 events on their schedule while Star Speedway and , Lee USA Speedway each have a single date.

“I think that racers in both series will be pleased with their respective schedules,” said Mayberry. “ Great facilities and reasonable travel make either one a great choice for teams that want to step up to an economical touring series. Both the Mods and the Sportsman put on a great show for the fans and we look forward to their continued growth.”

All the latest off-season news is on line now at www.proallstarsseries.com.

2011 PASS Mod Schedule

Saturday 4/30 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough ME

Saturday 5/14 Star Speedway Epping NH

Saturday 7/2 Canaan Fair Speedway Canaan NH

Saturday 7/9 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough ME

Tuesday 7/12 Lee USA Speedway Lee NH

Friday 7/22 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford ME

Saturday 7/30 Riverside Speedway Groveton NH

Sunday 8/21 Riverside Speedway Groveton NH

Sunday 8/28 White Mountain Motorsports Park N. Woodstock NH

Sat/Sun 9/17-18 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough ME

Saturday 10/1 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford ME

2011 PASS Sportsman Schedule

Saturday 4/30 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough ME

Saturday 5/14 Star Speedway Epping NH

Tuesday 7/12 Lee USA Speedway Lee NH

Sunday 8/21 Riverside Speedway Groveton NH

Sunday 8/28 White Mountain Motorsports Park N. Woodstock NH

Sat/Sun 9/17-18 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough ME

Saturday 10/1 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford ME

Saturday 10/15 Riverside Speedway Groveton NH

SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

NOTE: One additional race date may be added to each schedule

East Coast Snocross announces Choko Design Sport Cup award for 2010-2011

2010-11-29T20:46:00.001-05:00

East Coast Snocross announces Choko Design Sport Cup award for 2010-2011

CHESHIRE, Conn. (Nov. 29, 2010) - Each winter, those who follow the sport of snocross keep their eyes fixed on experienced, seasoned veterans as they strive to earn the coveted Pro class championships.

Yet beginning with the season-opening event on Dec. 11-12 at the Burke Mountain Ski Resort in East Burke, Vermont, those same fans will have good reason to follow an often-unwatched division of racers all season long.

Officials from East Coast Snocross (ECS) have announced the new Choko Design Sport Cup award for the two-day overall champion in the Sport Super Stock class. Riders in this class run two separate finals on Saturday and Sunday, so points will be tallied in both to determine the overall champion. One finish per rider can be cast out in the final tally.

Just as it does in any form of motor sports, consistency pays big dividends in snocross. The Sport Super Stock rider who has earned the most points after eight events will be pronounced 2011 Choko Design Sport Cup Winner and receive a $750 credit for Choko apparel. The second place rider will receive a $250 credit for Choko apparel.

With each new season comes an eager group of talented riders advancing to the next division. After a successful run in the hotly-contested Junior division, riders stepping up to Sport are looking to hone their skills while competing against the seasoned veterans. It’s exciting to see them improve and mature, and now there's even more reason to watch their progress.

"While the Pro and Semi-Pro riders often receive a great deal of attention, the young racers in our Sport division work hard to improve, as well," said ECS Co-Owner Bob Roscoe. "The Choko Design Sport Cup brings some well-earned recognition to the future stars of snocross. We've got some very talented riders advancing into the Sport division this season. All of us at ECS thank Choko Design Powersports for recognizing their efforts, and urge our fans to watch these young athletes as they compete for trophies, bragging rights and Choko Design apparel all season."

Founded in 1983, Choko Design originally designed high-end snowmobile suits and apparel for the developing leisure markets. The line soon grew into providing apparel for the automotive racing scene, and today U.S. auto makers GM, Dodge and Ford, as well as Snap-on tools and others - all trust Choko to design, manufacture and distribute high-end licensed apparel across Canada and the United States.

As the company grew, it decided to sell out it's snowmobile division in 1990 to CDI International, headed by current president Eddie Majerfeld. This created two sister companies under the Choko leaf brand logo; Choko Motorsports for the automotive industry, and Choko Design Powersports by CDI Inc. for the Powersports industries (snowmobile, atv and motorcycle).

Choko Design Powersports directors, who had ample experience in this industry, have built a snowmobile product line with an enviable reputation for quality design concepts and superior durability. To learn more about their full line, go to www.chokodesign.com.

A lot of hard work and preparation has taken place behind the scenes as ECS readies for its big debut at Burke Mountain. Mother Nature has been doing her part with early snowfall and cold temperatures, and ECS officials realize the season opener is just two weeks away.

For more information, go to www.eastcoastsnocross.com

ACT Tours Top $1 Million - ACT Announces ACT Late Model Tour and Série ACT Castrol Edge Schedules

2010-11-23T20:35:00.001-05:00

ACT Tours Top $1 Million
ACT Announces ACT Late Model Tour and Série ACT Castrol Edge Schedules

Waterbury, VT – The 25 year-old American Canadian Tour announces over $1 million in purses and prize funds for its touring events in 2011. ACT releases 2011 schedules for its two Late Model touring series; the American-based ACT Late Model Tour and the Canadian-based Série ACT Castrol Edge. Schedules consist of 12 events for both tours including three combination events plus several non-point counting special events.

The ACT Late Model Tour will begin their campaign on Sunday, April 17 with the traditional NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH. They will then have three events during the month of May starting with the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road in Barre, VT on Sunday, May 1. Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME will have their first of two (2) events in 2011 on Sunday, May 15. The Tour will then complete their May schedule with their first ever trip to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Fair Haven, VT on Sunday, May 22 with the 37^th Annual Spring Green 111.

The Tour will make its annual visits to White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH (Saturday, June 18), Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH (Saturday, July 9), and Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME (Saturday, July 30).

After making its second trip of the year to Thunder Road for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic on Sunday, September 4, the 2011 ACT Late Model Tour will decide its champion in the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on Saturday, October 8.

The 2011 Série ACT Castrol Edge schedule will commence on Saturday, May 21 with its first of three events at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec. The second St-Eustache event will be a 200 lap grind on Saturday, July 16 and the final event on the 1/2 mile speedway will be the St-Eustache 300 on Sunday, September 18. The Série will run two 100-lap events at Autodrome Montmagny in Montmagny, Quebec, the first on Saturday, May 28 and the second on Saturday, July 2.

It will also visit Autodrome Chaudiére in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec for two point counting events in 2011. They will be held on Saturday, June 4 and Saturday, August 6. Circuit Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, Quebec will host two stand alone point counting events on Saturday, June 18 and Saturday, July 9.

The 2011 Série ACT Castol Edge Champion will also be crowned on Saturday, October 8 following the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY.

The two tours will compete in three combination point counting events in 2011. The first will be the recently announced “Short Track Showdown” at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13, while the second will be the Riverside Can-Am 200 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, Quebec. The third will be the season finale Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne.

Competitors from both sides of the border will also enjoy four (4) special non-point counting events again in 2011. The Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, July 24 is one of the premiere Late Model events in the North America, while the “Showdown at Chaudiére”, an All-Star event, held at Autodrome Chaudiére will be run for the fourth consecutive season on Saturday, September 10.

Two of the biggest special events of the year include the 3^rd Annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH on Saturday, September 24. The event will again be included in the September NASCAR weekend at the “Magic Mile.” The 49^th running of the People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in Barre, VT will complete the 2011 special events on Sunday, October 2.

2011 ACT LATE MODEL TOUR SCHEDULE
# DAY DATE TRACK LOCATION LAPS
1. Sun. April 17 Lee USA Speedway Lee, NH 150
2. Sun. May 1 Thunder Road Barre, VT 150
3. Sun. May 15 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME 150
4. Sun. May 22 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Fair Haven, VT 111
5. Sat. June 18 White Mtn. Motorsports Park N. Woodstock, NH 150
6. Sat. June 25 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME 150
7. Sat. July 9 Twin State Speedway Claremont, NH 100
*** Sun. July 24 Oxford 250 Weekend Oxford, ME 250
8. Sat. July 30 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough, ME 150
9. Fri./Sat. Aug. 12/13 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH 100
10. Sat. Aug. 27 Circuit Riverside Speedway St-Croix, QC 200
11. Sun. Sept. 4 Thunder Road Barre, VT 200
*** Sat. Sept. 10 Autodrome Chaudiére Vallée-Jct, QC 200
*** Sat. Sept. 24 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH 60
*** Sat/Sun Oct. 1/2 Thunder Road 49^th Milk Bowl Barre, VT 200
12. Sat. Oct. 8 Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh, NY 200
*** - denotes NON-POINT events
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2011 SÉRIE ACT CASTROL EDGE SCHEDULE
# JOUR DATE CIRCUIT EMPLACEMENT TOURS
1. sam. 21 mai Autodrome St-Eustache St-Eustache, QC 100
2. sam. 28 mai Autodrome Montmagny Montmagny, QC 100
3. sam. 4 juin Autodrome Chaudiére Vallée-Jct, QC 100
4. sam. 18 juin Circuit Riverside Speedway St-Croix, QC 100
5. sam. 2 juill Autodrome Montmagny Montmagny, QC 100
6. sam. 9 juill Circuit Riverside Speedway St-Croix, QC 100
7. sam. 16 juill Autodrome St-Eustache St-Eustache, QC 200
*** dim. 24 juill Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME 250
8. sam. 6 aout Autodrome Chaudiérie Vallée-Jct, QC 150
9. ven/sam 12/13 aout New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH 100
10. sam. 27 aout Circuit Riverside Speedway St-Croix, QC 200
*** sam. 10 sept Showdown at Chaudiere Vallée-Jct, QC 200
11. dim. 18 sept Autodrome St-Eustache St-Eustache, QC 300
*** sam. 24 sept New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH 60
*** sam/dim 1/2 oct Thunder Road Barre, VT 200
12. Sam. 8 oct Airborne Speedway Plattsburgh, NY 200
*** - denotes NON-CHAMPIONSHIP events
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

NEAR Hall of Fame Adds Galullo, D’Amore, Bardwell

2010-11-16T20:37:00.000-05:00

NEAR Hall of Fame Adds Galullo, D’Amore, Bardwell

Pioneering New England modified star the late Danny Galullo, early car owner Louie D’Amore, and the much-celebrated racer Buddy Bardwell have been added to the New England Auto Racing’s Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011 by the organization’s Veterans Committee. The trio will join nine previously selected nominees at the 14th annual Induction Banquet on Sunday, Jan. 30 at LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT. Ticket forms will be on the NEAR website (www.near1.com) in the near future. The three veterans will be inducted along with the previously selected drivers Punky Caron, Dan Meservey, Russ Nutting and Jerry Dolliver, car owners Rich & Ray Garuti, Stanley “Skip” Matczak, Vic Kangas, and Speedway Scene publisher Val Lesieur.

A multi-time Riverside Park champion, “Dangerous Dan” Galullo was one of the premier players within the former United Stock Car Racing Club. Also on his career resume is the 1962 United Stock Car Racing Club Grand Championship, a feat accomplished by winning at many of the United-sanctioned tracks that once dotted the Northeast. He recorded multiple victories at Plainville Stadium, Waterford Speedbowl, West Haven, Cherry Park, Malta, NY, and Springfield, MA. He also competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division at New Jersey’s Old Bridge Stadium in 1956. Following a serious heart-attack, Galullo retired from the sport while still in his prime. He passed-away in 1974.

Harboring a life-long interest in auto racing, as a young man Louie D’Amore attended automotive trade school in Dedham, Ma. Following graduation, he owned sprint cars from the late thirties through early fifties. His car won the first-ever feature race at Thompson on May 26, 1940. He campaigned at virtually every track in the Northeast featuring sprinters enjoying success at venues such as Reading, Bloomsburg, Williams Grove, Dover, and Flemington. His cars were routinely sought out by the top drivers of the era such as future Indy 500 winner, Lee Wallard and URC champion, Bob Cooney. Today at 92 years-of-age, D’Amore campaigns a replica of his original #10 sprint cart on the Northeast vintage circuit assisted by his sons.

“Blazing Buddy” Bardwell (so-named by young announcer Ken Squire), started his remarkable New England racing career in 1949 at Brattleboro, VT. driving a 1934 Ford coupe for car owner Perley Fielders. From-there, he went on to score many wins at Northeastern haunts such as Keene and Claremont in New Hampshire, Massachusetts’ Rhythm Inn, and Brattleboro, Vermont in naming just a few. A typical racing weekend for the always-active Bardwell started on Thursday and concluded on Sunday evening. Utilizing his familiar Hudson-powered #13 1934 Ford coupe with the distinctive “steer-horns” adorning its roof, Bardwell was not only a crowd-favorite, but a huge winner. In later years, he became an active participant on the vintage circuit with the same car.

C&C Racing Promotions & Masters TV Join to Broadcast North-South Shootout

2010-10-28T21:41:00.000-04:00

C&C Racing Promotions & Masters TV Join to Broadcast North-South Shootout

Lexington, NC (October 27, 2010): C&C Racing Promotions has reached an agreement with Masters Entertainment Services to broadcast the Eighth Annual 109 U-Pull It John Blewett III Memorial North-South ShootoutTM scheduled for November 5&6, 2010 at Concord Speedway in Concord, NC. The tape delayed broadcast will air on Fox Sports South.

“We are very excited to be working with Masters TV,” said Charles Kepley, owner of C&C Racing Promotions. “They offer years of expert experience in television production and provide the highest level of professionalism. With their focus on motorsports, we are confident that the broadcast will be second-to-none.”

Masters Entertainment Group, Inc. currently produces over 200 television programs for ESPN, ESPN2, Outdoor Channel, Fox Sports, and the Sunshine Network with specialized coverage of the automotive and motorsports industries. Notable MEG Productions include Fox Sports Net’s Inside Drag Racing and On the Track, a new series that covers many different types of motorsports events from all across America. On the Outdoor Channel, MEG produces Motor Mania, a 13-week series featuring a diverse mix of motorsports programming.

With a production that will include six state-of-the-art cameras, viewers will catch all the action during the North–South Shootout. And there promises to be plenty of racing excitement as the traditional event features 125 laps of green flag racing for both the Tour-Type Modifieds and Super Late Models of the Champion Racing Association (CRA) Super Series. Support divisions include the SK-Type Modifieds, USA Modifieds, Vintage Modifieds and Vintage Sportsman.

The northern and southern Modified stars will engage in an all-out duel for racing supremacy with some of the biggest names in Modified racing including the likes of two-time and defending champion Burt Myers, Ted Christopher, Jason Myers, another two-time Shootout champion Matt Hirschman, Junior Miller and countless others.

The SK-Type Modifieds, an equally as competitive and tenacious brand of open-wheel racers, will compete in a 50-lapper of their own. New to the Shootout in 2010 will be the USA Modifieds. Joining the open-wheel brethren are the authentic and very racy Vintage Modified and Sportsman divisions.

The CRA-sanctioned 125 lap Super Late Model event will showcase drivers from various Super Late Model Series including CRA, PASS, the Blizzard Series along with a group of competitors from a number of other series and tracks. The entry list which currently stands at 27 includes the likes of young stars Ross Kenseth and Ryan Blaney, Preston Peltier, Kyle Busch Motorsports driver T.J. Reaid along with defending race winner Jeff Fultz.

On Friday, November 5, qualifying will be held for all divisions. Time trials will be run for the Tour-Type Modifieds, Super Late Models, SK-Type Modifieds and the USA Modifieds followed by heat races for all divisions. The 125-lap events for Tour-Type Modifieds and the Super Late Models will highlight the activities on Saturday, November 6. The 50-lap feature for the SK-Type Modifieds and USA Modifieds along with the Vintage divisions will also compete in feature action on Saturday.

The broadcast schedule for the Eighth Annual 109 U-Pull It John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout will be announced on the official website of the North-South Shootout, www.northsouthshootout.com as soon as it becomes available. Fox Sports South is available in the Basic Packages for both Direct TV and Dish Network. A host of other cable service providers offer Fox Sports South for a minimal charge.

Last year the broadcast of the North-South Shootout was aired over an extended period of time on Fox Sports South and was picked up nationally by Fox affiliates for a total of 30 plus airings of the event.

For more information on the Eighth Annual 109 U-Pull It John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout, please call 336-250-4383 or visit www.northsouthshootout.com.

NNS Race Recap: This Time, Keselowski Gets The Win At Gateway

2010-10-23T20:59:00.001-04:00

MADISON, Ill.—Brad Keselowski made a triumphant return to Gateway International Raceway Saturday, passing Mike Bliss with less than two laps remaining to win the 5-hour Energy 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. It was the final NASCAR race at the 1.25-mile track.

Keselowski was 200 yards from victory in the July race at Gateway when he was knocked into the wall by Carl Edwards and finished 14th. Keselowski started in the back of the field Saturday after arriving after qualifying from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in Martinsville, Va., but still was able to lead 83 of the 200 laps en route to his second consecutive victory and sixth of the year.

Keselowski was running second to Penske Racing teammate and Illinios native Justin Allgaier with 10 laps remaining when the final caution came out. Allgaier, Keselowski and third-running Edwards pitted and took four tires. When they came out, they were behind Reed Sorenson and Josh Wise, who stayed out, and Bliss and Jason Leffler, who took two tires. Keselowski was fifth, Edwards sixth and Allgaier sixth for the restart on Lap 196.

Sorenson jumped into the lead, but Bliss passed him and had the lead halfway through the 199th lap.

Coming through Turn 4, Keselowski got a strong run on the outside and passed Bliss for the lead within sight of the white flag. Keselowski pulled ahead by a couple of car lengths and won by .227 seconds over Bliss. Allgaier finished third after capturing the pole, followed by Leffler and Edwards.

Keselowski, the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings leader, was unable to clinch the 2010 driver title early at this event, but could do so in two weeks at Texas. Keselowski is 485 points ahead of second-place Edwards and needs to leave Texas with a 391-point lead over second place in order to claim his first NASCAR national series title.

Ramstrom Finishes 3rd At Thompson World Series

2010-10-17T18:15:00.002-04:00

Ramstrom Finishes 3rd At Thompson World Series

Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., finished third in the 30-lap Super Late Model feature at the World Series of Speedway Racing held at Thompson International Speedway in
Thompson, Conn., on Sunday, October 17. Ramstrom, the 2010 track champion, started fifth in the 16-car field. Earlier in the day, he also collected another piece of hardware after being honored by the track as the 2010 Super Late Model Most Popular Driver -- an award voted on by more than 1,000 of the speedway's fans.

WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)

World Series of Speedway Racing
WHAT: 30-lap Super Late Model Feature
STARTED: 5th
FINISHED: 3rd

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DEREK, HOW WAS YOUR RACE?

The car was tight all weekend. We just tried throwing new setups at it left and right. (Second-place finisher Larry Gelinas) just has an incredible motor, and it shows. He drives right past me. If I can't get enough of a run on him on the bottom and get right up to his door, then I'm done. I know he's driving right back by me.

All in all, it was a good weekend. The car's in one piece. We tried some new stuff with the car, and we know what we can do next year and what we can get away with.

WITH A BRAND NEW SETUP THIS WEEKEND, DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING FOR NEXT YEAR?

We're just trying new stuff to get off the corners with this crate motor. We need to get through the turns as fast as possible to keep up with these big engines. We've just been testing and testing different things and trying different setups, and the Wrold Series is definitely the race to try it because it's not a points race.

Overall, I'm hapy with everything.

HOW DID IT FEEL TO BE NAMED MOST POPULAR DRIVER?

It's amazing. This track is awesome. It's got a great fan base here. It's just great it to get it two years in a row. That with two championships -- I'm loving this place.

Many Exciting Additions On Tap For 2011 PASS South Schedule

2010-10-15T18:14:00.001-04:00

Many Exciting Additions On Tap For 2011 PASS South Schedule

- Anderson Motor Speedway to host season opener on March 12

- North Wilkesboro Speedway to host $75,000 to win, 300 lap race in April

- South Boston Speedway adds second date

- Motor Mile Speedway and Gresham Motorsports Park return to schedule

For Immediate Release

CHARLOTTE, NC (October 15) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials are pleased to announce the release of the 2011 schedule for the PASS South Super Late Models. The schedule reflects the continued growth of the series with several new venues joining the list of premier facilities that PASS races at in the Southeast. The season will begin with PASS South’s first trip to the Anderson (SC) Motor Speedway since 2007. Track owner and promoter Sylvia Porter has made many improvements at the 47-year-old facility in Upstate South Carolina and will host the 2011 PASS South opener on Saturday, March 12. PASS South will stay in the Palmetto State for race number two returning to Ron Barfield’s Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 26 for the 6^th Annual South Carolina Clash.

On April 7-9, PASS returns to the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for the first of two events there. Competitors from all across the country will race for 300 laps, paying $75,000 to the winner in the nation’s richest Super Late Model event. In addition, PASS competitors who meet the proper requirements could win $100,000. The Tour-type Modifieds will join the PASS South Super Late Models at North Wilkesboro in April for a 100 lap event paying $5,000 to win and $500 to start.

PASS South will make two trips to the Hickory Motor Speedway in 2011, including the 6^th Annual Easter Bunny 150 on Saturday April 23^rd for one of the biggest Super Late Model races of the season. For the first time, South Boston Speedway in Virginia will host two PASS South events in the same season on May 7 and August 20. Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC will once again host two events, including the season-ending Thanksgiving Classic November 25-26. Other premier tracks returning to the 2011 PASS South schedule after a few years being absent include the immaculate Motor Mile Speedway near Radford, VA on Saturday, May 28 and the state-of-the-art Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia on Saturday, July 16. PASS South will be back at the high-banked Newport Speedway on Saturday, June 18. Two additional dates could be added by December 1 to complete the schedule.

“Without a doubt, this is by far the best schedule that we have been able to put together for our PASS South competitors,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “2011 will see the PASS South teams bring the most exciting form of Super Late Model racing in the country to some of the best facilities you will find anywhere in short track racing. We have a great mix of tracks and I want to thank all the track operators for their cooperation in putting together one of the most stellar schedules in touring division racing. It should be challenging, yet fun for all of our talented competitors.”

For more information on the PASS South Super Late Models visit ProAllStarsSeries.com or contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com. For technical information on any PASS division contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.

PASS South Title Comes Down to Ryan Blaney & Preston Peltier

2010-10-14T22:11:00.000-04:00

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour - Waterford Speedbowl Race Report

2010-10-12T21:45:00.000-04:00

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Waterford Speedbowl Race Report
　
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished 11th in the final event of the ACT Late Model Tour 2010 season, the Waterford 150 at Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, Conn., on Sunday, October 10. Theriault started 18th and inched closer to the Top-10 in the first half of the race -- but a lack of caution flags late in the event cost the No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford valuable track position. Still, in his first full season of ACT competition, the 16-year-old driver posted five Top-10s in 10 starts and ended with a Top-10 finish in the overall standings.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Waterford 150
WHERE: Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, Conn. (.333-mile oval)

STARTED: 18th
FINISHED: 11th

FINAL EVENT OF 2010 SEASON

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AUSTIN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEEDED ANOTHER CAUTION OR TWO TO HELP GET SOME TRACK POSITION.

It was not an ordinary race -- there were not many cautions at all (only two). We were coming up toward the front early, but (race winner Joey Polewarczyk) was just so fast he was putting people a lap down. I'd just gotten up to 13th when he lapped me -- and when the caution came out (on Lap 68), Joey was right in front of me so I kind of got caught there.

If caution had come out a little before then, we probably could have had a better day. But you know what? You can't really look at it like that. It's racing.

UNOFFICIALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MISSED THE ACT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD BY JUST A FEW POINTS. ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED?

Not at all, to be honest with you. It came down to the last race of the year, and we're not disappointed.

I was looking back at the beginning of the year -- and after Oxford (in May), we were 11 points behind. We made up that deficit and built a lead -- so even to come a couple points shy of winning it was a big deal for us.

We got better as a team. So did the competition. A couple times during the year, we probably were not on our game as much as we should have been. But we still made progress every week, and that's the big thing.

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR -- PARTICIPATING IN THE ACT INVITATIONAL AND QUALIFYING FOR THE MILK BOWL -- YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LOOK AT ALL THE POSITIVES, RIGHT?

Definitely. There were 61 cars at the Milk Bowl (at Thunder Road) and just to qualify for that race was big.

I really don't know what we could have done different this year. You know, we learned a lot every time we went back to a track -- and next year we'll get even better. Even if you go to a track twice, you can't say you're perfect at it. It takes many times to know what's going on at a place -- even the second time at tracks, I was still learning. I'm excited about next year already.

Lancaster, Bosworths win on Long John Saturday at Unity Raceway

2010-10-09T21:24:00.001-04:00

Lancaster, Bosworths win on Long John Saturday at Unity Raceway

Unity, Maine – Bryan Lancaster of Skowhegan and Cornville’s Bosworth brothers were top winners on the Saturday afternoon Long John racing card at Unity Raceway. Other victries were posted by Skowhegan’s Eddie Gilblair, Jr., Jamie Henderson of Litchfield, Kenny Robinson of East Machias, Tim Robinson of Clinton and Benton’s Samantha Letourneau.

Qualifying races were also held to set the field for Sunday’s three big main events, set to kick off at 1:00 p.m. Late Model heat races were won by Ed Drake of Vassalboro, Nick Hinckley of Wiscasset and Gary Thorne of Sidney.

Racin’ Paper Super Street heat winners were Nate Weston of Madison and Mike Landry of Oakland. The three Keystone Automotive Wildcat heat races went to Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington, Corey Morgan of Lewiston and Carl McAlpine of Burnham.

Lancaster prevailed in dominant fashion, leading all but a few brief seconds of the Uncle Henry’s Late Model Pro Four main event. Aaron Adams made his debut in the division aboard Corey Walker’s championship-winning racecar and finished in second position, with Jerry Robbins driving his newly-acquired mount to a fine third-place finish. Benton’s Alex fernald moved up from the Enduro division he championed this season to claim a fourth-place finish, with Brent Chase of Burnham ending up in fifth position.

Brad Bosworth of Cornville survived a last-lap charge by invader Kyle Hewins of Leeds to prevail in Aable Auto Parts Flyin’ 4 division competition. Auburn’s Jeff Hebert ended up with second-place hardware, with third position claimed by Hewins after rebounding from a late spin. Cole Robinsion of Clinton was fourth, followed by Kyle Treadwell of Auburn.

Jayson Bosworth of Cornville continued his late-season run of good fortune in the Geo & Sons Teen Thunder class with yet another feature event victory. Recent first-time winner Ricky Pease of Detroit was second under the checkered flag, with Emma Libby claiming a third-place finish in her first Unity Raceway appearance. Hermon’s Ryan Modery and Kyle Robinson of Clinton rounded out the top five.

Young Eddie Gilblair, Jr. of Skowhegan carried the checkered flag after a wire-to-wire win in a 15-lap invitational event for weekly Unity Raceway Wildcat competitors. The winner’s Father, Ed Gilblair of Skowhegan, finished in second position, just an inch or two ahead of Vassalboro’s Ed Sleeper.

Samantha Letourneau of Benton romped to victory in the Waterville Oaks Ladies division, easily outdistancing runner-up Christie Foster of Norridgewock and third-place finished Alica Goodwin of Clinton.

Tim Robinson of Clinton won the Enduro race after apparent victor Lance Chapman weas disqualified for technical infractions. Mickey Landry of Norridgewock ended up with asecond-place finish, with third-place hardware awarded to Kayla Allen of Bucksport. Daymon Dodge of Troy and Jamie Knight of Vassalboro rounded out the top ten.

Jamie Henderson of Litchfield made a late charge to the front to win Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association Late Model feature race. Wally Henderson of Litchfield was the runner-up, with George Cantwell of Hermon, Keith Smalley of Warren and Dick McPhail of Fairfield rounding out the top five.

Kenny Robinson of East Machias prevailed in the main event for Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association Outlaws, taking the lead away from Hermon’s Kris Watson on the final lap. Greg Veinote of Newburgh was third across the line, followed by Tim Reynolds of Bradley and Hermon’s Duane Dunifer.

Long John Sunday brings the curtain down on the 2010 season Sunday (October 10) at 1:00 p.m. Late Models race 100 laps, with 75-lappers on tap for Super Streets and Wildcats. Three other main events round out the card. For more information call (207) 453-2021 or visit unityraceway.info

Uncle Henry’s Late Model Pro Four (30 laps): 1. 81 Bryan Lancaster, Skowhegan; 2. 20 Aaron Adams, Avon; 3. 03 Jerry Robbins, Liberty; 4. 91 Alex Fernald, Benton; 5. 08 Brent Chase, Burnham; 6. 73 Adam Polvinen, Oxford; 8. 38 Tim Robinson, Clinton.

Aable Auto Parts Flyin’ 4 (30 laps): 1. 15 Brad Bosworth, Cornville; 2. 22 Jeff Hebert, Auburn; 3. 55 Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 4. 61 Cole Robinson, Clinton; 5. 26 Kyle Treadwell, Auburn; 6. 17 Kris Matchett, Skowhegan; 7. 19 Zach Audet, New Sharon; 8. 88 Mike Fernald, Benton; 9. 15 Chuck Robbins, Montville.

Waterville Oaks Ladies: 1. 21 Samantha Letourneau, Benton; 2. 25 Christie Foster, Norridgewock; 3. Alica Goodwin, Clinton.

Geo & Sons Teen Thunder: 1. 51 Jayson Bosworth, Cornville; 2. 20 Ricky Pease, Detroit; 3. 23 Emma Libby, Glenburn; 4. 11 Ryan Modery, Hermon; 5. 62 Kyle Robinson, Clinton; 6. 55 Chad Wills, Leeds; 7. 7 DC Alexander, Carmel; 8. 88 Mike Fernald, Benton; 9. 18 Emily McAlpine, Burnham.

Wildcat Invitational (15 laps): 1. Eddie Gilblair, Jr., Skowhegan; 2. 33 Ed Gilblair, Sr., Skowhegan; 3. 22 Ed Sleeper, Vassalboro; 4. 29 Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 5. 14 Chris King, Burnham; 6. 18 Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 7. 82 Mike Moore, Smithfield.

Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association Late Models: 1. 52 Jamie Henderson, Litchfield; 2. 155 Wally Henderson, Litchfield; 3. 31 George Cantwell, Hermon; 4. 420 Keith Smalley, Warren; 5. 61 Dick McPhail, Fairfield; 6. 96 Steve Kaler, Warren; 7. 33 Mark Golden, Palermo, 8. V8 Jeff Willett, Winslow; 9. 49 Roger Raymond, Hartland; 10. 8 Norris Willett, Winslow; 11. 8-ball, driver’s name unavailable.

Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association Outlaws: 1. 83 Kenny Robinson, East Machias; 2. 06 Kris Watson, Hermon; 3. 77 Greg Veinote, Newburgh; 4. 13 Tim Reynolds, Bradley; 5. 27 Duane Dunifer, Hermon; 6. 15 Mike Millett, Bradley; 7. 88 Lyle Turtelotte, Lagrange; 8. 2 Bub Wilcox, Levant; 9. 3 Paul Pierce, Hope.

Enduro (top five of 15): 1. 2 Tim Robinson, Clinton; 2. 0 Mickey Landry, Oakland; 3. 16j Kayla Allen, Bucksport; 4. 16x Daymon Dodge, Troy; 5. 60 Jamie Knight, Vassalboro.

Joey Polewarczyk Wins 48th Annual Milk Bowl At Thunder Road

2010-10-03T23:01:00.001-04:00

Joey Polewarczyk Wins 48th Annual Milk Bowl At Thunder Road

BARRE, Vt. -- Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., won the 48th annual People's United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, October 3. Polewarczyk won the first of three segments en route to a low score of 12 points in the monza-style scored event. It was Polewarczyk's fifth win of the season in Late Model competitition, including the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last month and two ACT Late Model Tour events this season. Polewarczyk, who holds the track record at Thunder Road, qualified second on Saturday, won the first 50-lap segment Sunday and then finished seventh and fourth, respectively, in the final two 75-lap segments en route to the win. Polewarczyk now has two career wins at the track, including the 2009 VT Governor's Cup 150.

WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole's Automotive/NH Precision Ford
WHAT: 48th annual People's United Bank Milk Bowl
WHERE: Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)

STARTED: 2nd
FINISHED: 1st
SEGMENT FINISHES: 1st, 7th, 4th (12 points)
NEXT: Sunday, October 10, ACT 150, Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, Conn. (.333-mile oval)

JOEY, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN THE MILK BOWL?

It's amazing. It really hasn't sunk in. To look at the names that have been on the list of people that have won this race in the past -- and to know how old I am now -- it's pretty amazing to have my name on that list now, too. Luck was on our side today. You couldn't say that a lot about us early in the year, but today it definitely was.

This feels awesome. It's just been an amazing two weeks for us.

AFTER QUALIFYING ON THE FRONT ROW AND THEN WINNING THE FIRST SEGMENT, YOU HAD TO FEEL LIKE YOUR CAR WAS CAPABLE OF WINNING THE RACE.

It definitely helped winning that first segment and getting a 'one.' I knew as soon as we turned some laps on the track that we would be good -- as long as I was smart, the car was capable of winning. We made some good moves out there, and the luck luck really plays into it, too.

One time in second segment, I was on inside lane and (second-place finisher Brian Hoar) was on outside. The inside lane just went and the outside didn't -- and I was able to make some room between him and I.

WAS THERE ONE KEY FOR YOU IN THE RACE?

You know, in the first segment, Brian got out to an early lead and made I made a good move to get by him -- and that was probably a key. But really, the move that probably won us the race was just being patient.

There were a lot of chances where I could have stuck it where I shouldn't and risked getting into a wreck. But I stayed patient, because I had a car I could make some passes. Just by being patient and smooth, I could get a good stretch over second place, especially in that last segment.

Chase Elliott Gulf Coast Championship Wrap Up Music Video

2010-09-27T22:34:00.000-04:00

Jeff Burgess best in Unity Raceway Late Model race, Frank Moulton locks up third straight track title

2010-09-27T06:38:00.000-04:00

Jeff Burgess best in Unity Raceway Late Model race, Frank Moulton locks up third straight track title

Unity, Maine – Jeff Burgess of Fairfield won his fourth Late Model feature race of the season Saturday night at Unity Raceway, while an eventful 10^th-place run was more than enough for Frank Moulton of Burnham to nail down his third consecutive track championship at the third-mile oval track.

Burgess was stuck deep in the pack as the 23-car field went 23 laps before the caution flag waved, but a rash of yellow fever over the next several laps eliminated many frontrunners from contention for the win, including Jefferson’s Mike Hodgkins, who led most of that race-opening green flag stretch.

Ed Drake made a late charge into second place, bouncing back after being spun from the lead by Moulton when the champion’s right front tire went flat. Moulton later got into David Folsom I of Skowhegan while racing for third position after the white flag waved, triggering a controversial yellow-checkered finish.

Burgess drove to victory lane with Drake posting an impressive second-place finish. Chelsea’s Poncho Darveau claimed his third straight podium finish since returning to competition after a five-year hiatus, crossing the line third in the Mo Young 03. Rookie Markus Lowe of Jackson finished fourth, with Steve Rackliff of Starks ending up with a season-best fifth-place finish.

Darveau and multi-time Unity Raceway Pro Stock champion Dean Fuller of Albion were victorious in Late Model heat race action.

The NELCAR Legends Cars touring series closed out their championship season at Unity Raceway with the 16-year-old ‘K-Man’ claiming victory in the race, and a 40-something guy who’ll still race bikes – even on ice – wrapping up the 2010 series championship with a third-place finish.

NELCAR Legends Cars races at Unity are rarely filled with caution flags, but the series finale was far from the norm, with multiple examples of minor mechanical failure turning into multi-car melees. The chief victim was Durham’s Evan Beaulieu, who entered the night’s competition nine points behind Topsham’s Bobby Weymouth, the aforementioned 40-something bike racer who paid some oval track dues at Unity Raceway, Wiscasset Raceway and other venues before finding a home with NELCAR. Beaulieu got wrecked trying to take evasive action to avoid the disabled mount of early contender Tyler Jordan of Scarborough.

Eventual winner Kevin ‘K-man’ Hutchens nearly suffered the same fate of driving into someone’s wreck as Bobby Timmons broke a hub just as it appeared he was going to take the lead away from the eventual winner – Timmons was hooked up – but at the checkered flag it was Hutchens in front of Field and new champ Weymouth, with Lincoln’s Alan Smith and Matthew Burgoine of Newport closing out the top-five.

Nick Huff of Orrington made it two straight wins in the Racin’ Paper Super Street division, bouncing back from early adversity to prevail in the 25-lap main event. Huff and Nate Weston, this year’s champion in the class, clashed while racing for the lead on more than one occasion during the 25-lapper, and after a restart found both at the back of the lineup Huff made progress while Weston encountered further problems, along with Josh Bailey. When the checkered flag flew it was Huff racing underneath it first in front of Waterville’s Ricky Burgess, who took a turn or two pacing the field before settling for runner-up honors. Bucksport’s Artie Maguire claimed the third-place trophy in front of Bailey and Weston.

Andy Turbovsky of Winslow did all that he could do, attempting to come from behind in the championship chase in the Keystone Automotive Wildcat division, entering the night nine points behind Burnham’s Chris King in the title bout. Turbovsky could do no better than to win the 20-lap main event, and the ‘Lazy Boy’ one-handed his way to another popular feature race triumph. Burnham’s Carl McAlpine, a multi-time division champion, kept things interesting in the end and claimed runner-up honors, while King drove from the back of the starting line-up into third position under the checkered flag, claiming the Wildcat championship by seven points, unofficially. Mo Young of Chelsea and Ed Sleeper of Vassalboro rounded out the top five.

Already champion of the Aable Auto Parts Flyin’ 4 division, Justin Moore of Madison aced the 50-lap special for the entry-level, four-cylinder class in dominant fashion, never more than a car-length from the lead. Cornville teen Brad Bosworth stayed close to the champion and claimed runner-up honors, with official third-place finishing honors earned by Clinton teenager Cole Robinson – still to young for a learner’s permit let alone a driver’s license. Young Robinson crossed the line in fourth position, but apparent third-place finisher Tim Collins did not pass post-race technical inspection with illegal tires that should have been enough to win the race with ease. Lance Chapman of Benton bounced back from several altercations to post a fourth-place finish, with early race frontrunner David ‘Deuce’ Folsom II of Skowhegan rounding out the top five in the official finishing order.

Despite a hard hit into the turn four sand pile during the 50-lap Waterville Oaks Ladies division race run in conjunction with the Flyin’ 4 class, Chelsea’s Mika Wilson was the chief survivor and winner in both heat race and feature event competition. Wilson had already clinched the 2010 championship in the division. Clinton’s Alicia Goodwin was second-best in the Ladies class, with Winterport’s Chelsea Young finishing third, nailing down season-long runner-up honors.

New Vineyard’s Corey Walker closed out his championship season in dominant fashion with a 20-lap feature win in the Uncle Henry’s Late Model Pro Four division. Walker’s closest rival in the race, Clinton’s Ben Clark, crashed coming out of turn four on the final lap, handing second-place to Skowhegan’s Bryan Lancaster. Multi-time division champ Steve Rackliff was third under the checkered flag, followed by Alex Fernald and Clark.

Mike Wilson wrapped up yet another championship season in the Monster Energy Drink Monsta Mini class with a feature race victory. Dylan Lancaster of Skowhegan claimed runner-up honors, with John Fortin of Vassalboro finishing in third position.

Detroit’s Ricky Pease drove to his first feature win in the Geo & Sons Teen Thunder main event, leading throughout the non-stop event by a comfortable margin. Newly-crowned Teen Thunder champion Wes Turner of Montville prevailed in a thrilling, three-car battle for second position. Kyle Robinson of Clinton just edged out Burnham’s Emily McAlpine for the final podium finishing position. Colby Robbins of Montville was the fifth-place finisher.

Saturday, October 2 Unity Raceway kicks off with a car show in the track parking lot at 9: 30 a.m., with trophies awarded to the top three cars in eleven classes. At 2:00 p.m. action shifts to the racetrack for a Fernald Frenzy Fun racing program, highlighted by a pair of 50-lap enduro races. Following that competition Be Bop Bob hosts a track dance.

The 2010 Unity Raceway season concludes on Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10 with the annual “Longjohn” program, with heat races on Saturday and feature events on Sunday. Late Models and Wildcats will race 100 laps on Longjohn Weekend, with all other weekly divisions contesting 50-lap feature events.

For more information visit unityraceway.info or call (207) 453-2021.

Late Model (35 laps): 1. X Jeff Burgess, Fairfield; 2. 09 Ed Drake, Vassalboro; 3. 03 Poncho Darveau, Chelsea; 4. 10x Markus Lowe, Jackson; 5. 94 Steve Rackliff, Starks; 6. 22 Ajay Picard, Palmyra; 7. 87 Chuck Colby, Newcastle; 8. x15 David Folsom I, Skowhegan; 9. 9 Dylan Turner, Freedom; 10. 15 Frank Moulton, Burnham; 11. 6 Danny Smart, Buxton; 12. 3x Richard Jordan, Kingfield; 13. 1 Willy Pelotte, Oakland; 14. 3 Darren Doucette, Sidney; 15. 25 Will Collins, Appleton; 16. 20 Dean Fuller, Albion; 17. 27 Brenton Parritt, Steuben; 18. 23x Mike Hodgkins, Jefferson; 19. 15x Nick Hinckley, Wiscasset; 20. 12 Seth Raven, Waldo; 21. 34x Dickie Byron, Madison; 22. 99 Louis Picard, Palmyra; 23. 23 Dave Farrington, Jay. Heat race winners: Darveau, Fuller.

Racin’ Paper Super Street (25 laps): 1. 21 Nick Huff, Orrington; 2. 34 Ricky Burgess, Jr., Waterville; 3. 47x Artie Maguire, Bucksport; 4. 2 Josh Bailey, Wiscasset; 5. 47 Nate Weston, Madison; 6. 79 Rick Turner, Montville; 7. 94 Steve Rackliff, Starks, 8. 73 Mark Dodge, Anson. Heat race winner: Huff.

Keystone Automotive Industries Wildcat (20 laps): 1. 14 Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 2. 18 Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 3. 29 Chris King, Burnham; 4. 03 Maurice Young, Chelsea; 5. 22 Ed Sleeper, Vassalboro; 6. 26 Andrew McLaughlin, Harrington; 7. 18x Ian Bresnahan, West Bath; 8. 8 Brad Norris, Ellsworth; 9. 24 Eddie Gilblair, Skowhegan; 10. 99 Al Libby, Brooks; 11. 33 Ed Gilblair, Sr., Skowhegan; 12. 98 Todd Rollins, St. Albans; DNS 53 Sonny Robinson, Clinton; DNS 2 Ryan Robinson, Waterville. Heat race winners: Sleeper, McAlpine.

Uncle Henry’s Late Model Pro Four (20 laps): 1. 20 Corey Walker, New Vineyard; 2. 81 Bryan Lancaster, Skowhegan; 3. 08 Steve Rackliff, Starks; 4. Alex Fernald, Benton; 5. Ben Clark, Clinton; 6. Tim Robinson, Clinton. Heat race winner: Walker.

Monster Energy Drink Monsta Mini (20 laps): 1. Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 2. 1 Dylan Lancaster, Skowhegan; 3. 46 John Fortin, Vassalboro; DNS 84 Jeff Minchin, Pittston; DNS 18 Tim Collins, Farmingdale. Heat race winner: Wilson.

Aable Auto Parts Flyin’ 4 (50 laps): 1. 5 Justin Moore, Madison; 2. 15 Brad Bosworth, Cornville; 3. 61 Cole Robinson, Clinton; 4. 21 Lance Chapman, Benton; 5. 11 David Folsom II, Skowhegan; 6. 17 Kris Matchett, Skowhegan; 7. 77 Rodney Williams, Oakland; 8. 19 Zach Audet, New Sharon; 9. 57 Brian Dickey, Madison; DQ 84 Tim Collins, Farmingdale. Heat Race winner: Moore.

Waterville Oaks Ladies (50 laps): 1. 92 Mika Wilson, Chelsea; 2. 00 Alica Goodwin, Clinton; 3. 18 Chelsea Young, Winterport; DQ 25 Christie Foster, Norridgewock. Heat race winner: Wilson.

Geo & Sons Teen Thunder (15 laps): 1. 20 Ricky Pease, Detroit; 2. 88 Wes Turner, Montville; 3. 62 Kyle Robinson, Clinton; 4. 18 Emily McAlpine, Burnham; 5. 15 Colby Robbins, Montville; DNS 1 Mike Fernald, Benton. Heat race winner: Pease.

Enduro (30 laps, top five of 16): 1. 71 Donny Silva, Hudson; 2. 95 Zack Gagnon, Clinton; 3. 16j Kayla Allen, Bucksport; 4. 5 Ryan Chadwick, Wiscasset; 5. 15 George Fernald III, Benton.

NELCAR Legends Cars (25 laps): 1. 72 Kevin Hutchens, East Waterboro; 2. 30 Ed Field, Deep River, CT; 3. 399 Bobby Weymouth, Topsham; 4. 33 Alan Smith, Lincoln; 5. 38 Matthew Burgoine, Newport; 6. 49 Pete Cannell, South Berwick; 7. 31 Bobby Timmons, Windham; 8. 29 Tyler Jordan, Scarborough; 9. 56 Evan Beaulieu, Durham; 10. 17 Terry Kirk, Durham; 11. 13 Carl Blandina, Milford, CT; 12. 48 Kendall Curit, Windham. Heat race winners: Burgoine, Timmons.

Shaw Posts Top-10 At Dover; Concludes Season With Sixth Place Finish In Points

2010-09-26T08:07:00.000-04:00

Shaw Posts Top-10 At Dover; Concludes Season With Sixth Place Finish In Points

Dover, DE (September 25, 2010): DJ Shaw recovered from a late-race spin to finish the Sunoco 150 at Dover International Speedway in tenth. Shaw led 13 laps of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season finale and was a solid contender in the top-five after an early race pit strategy paid big dividends. The finish was enough to move the 20-year-old driver from ninth to sixth in the points.

"Finishing sixth is a success for us. We wanted a top-five in the points and we would have been pretty close to it if I had not gotten spun out," said Shaw. "But overall, it's a good end to the season."

Shaw acclimated himself with the famed Monster Mile in the two practice sessions on Thursday afternoon and put himself in the list of top-15 fastest drivers despite never having run the track before. In qualifying, Shaw posted a lap of 24.383 seconds (147.644 mph) behind the wheel of his No. 60 Precision JLM Ford and earned a 17th place starting position.

"The car was really tight. We only lost three spots from where we practiced, but a couple of the drivers picked up and we didn't," said Shaw about qualifying. "I thought it was going to be a long day trying to get up through. It was tough learning how to pass there, and I had hoped to follow (Dale) Quarterley, but it was tough to hang with him in traffic."

Shaw ran in the top-15 in the early laps of the race, but gained dramatically after using an early pit strategy that saw him take tires before the lap 50 mark. When the leaders did pit right before the halfway mark, Shaw moved up to third for the restart at lap 77. It was a short-lived green flag period and Shaw moved into second before the yellow was back out.

"We pitted early for left side tires and when the leaders pitted for four tires we only took on two. That helped us a bunch, and we had fresh tires."

On the following restart at lap 85, Shaw jumped in front of Brandon Ward to take the lead, where he would remain until lap 97 when Andrew Ranger got by him. Shaw wasn't about to give up, however, and continued to pressure the leader. He was a mainstay in the top-five until he spun with 25 laps to go.

"I had the lead there for a while, and in clean air we were pretty good. I was able to drive away from everyone behind me. On the next restart, I made a rookie mistake and I let Ranger slow me down too much. I got back to seventh before we were done with that first lap. I was too worried about jumping the restart so I stayed with him instead of setting the pace."

Shaw's spin relegated him back to 17th place, but the young driver wasn't about to let that deter him. He progressed through the field seven places before the race took the checkered flag at an extended distance of 155 laps.

"We got back up to fourth or fifth and I caught the 00 and the 35. They were in a battle and I had no where to go behind them. The 2 caught up with us and we were side-by-side and he used me up pretty good. The 2 car got to the inside of me and way overdrove it into turn one, and chased it all the way up into the top. He got me in the door and I spun," Shaw said about the spin.

The Sunoco 150, which will air on SPEED on Thursday, October 7 at 6 p.m. ET, marked the final race of the 2010 season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Shaw concluded his campaign sixth in the championship point standings.

Joey Doiron Wins PASS North Series Rookie Of The Year

2010-09-23T22:11:00.000-04:00

Joey Doiron Wins PASS North Series Rookie Of The Year

BERWICK, Maine -- When the PASS North Series season rolled to an end last weekend at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., there was one celebration nobody witnessed in front of the main grandstands.

That celebration took place in a tiny corner of the tiny track's sprawling pit area.

Joey Doiron completed his season as the series' Rookie of the Year.

"It feels pretty good," Doiron said. "For going into this season having only run these (Super Late Model) cars a couple of times ever in my life, I think it was a pretty good accomplishment for us."

Doiron posted one Top-5 and four Top-10 finishes in 12 starts this season, and he finished ninth overall in the final PASS North standings. With his efforts, he was able to check off two of his biggest goals heading into the season -- winning Rookie of the Year and finishing in the Top-10 in the standings.

It marked Doiron's second straight Rookie of the Year award in a major touring series, having done the same in 2009 while competing on the ACT Late Model Tour.

"The hardest thing was that we didn't have a lot of information on so many tracks I'd never been to before," said the 19-year-old Doiron. "We were good at Spud Speedway, Speedway 660 (in New Brunswick) and Seekonk Speedway.

"There was really only one place that we struggled badly, and that was at (Riverside Speedway) -- but we found out after that race that we'd bent the front end. Really, we can't be upset about that."

The obvious goal, Doiron said, missing from his wish list was a trip to Victory Lane.

"We've got to get better at running our new car with the (built) motor," said Doiron, who switched from an older car with a crate engine to a newer chassis with the built engine midway through the season. "We learned a lot in the last two races with that car. It's important to learn how to drive that car without burning up the tires too early, because it's a big asset to have that big power with that car."

With his Top-10 points finish, Doiron laid the foundation for a good start to the 2011 season -- both literally and figuratively. The Top-10 in the PASS North and PASS South standings this season are guaranteed starting spots in the lucrative 300-lap event scheduled for next April a North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.

"That's a big deal," said Doiron, who plans to compete full-time in PASS North again next year, while also attempting some of the bigger PASS South Series events, including any PASS National Championshp races.

Having experience with the cars and tracks should help Doiron going forward.

"We ran a lot better than what our stats show from this year," he said. "But you can't change luck, per se. You can only make your own luck for so long."

PASS North Finale at White Mt Recap 9-17-2010

2010-09-19T17:06:00.000-04:00

Joey Polewarczyk Wins ACT Invitational

2010-09-19T07:53:00.000-04:00

2012 McLaren MP4-12C -- 360 View and Start-Up - Car and Driver

2010-09-15T23:17:00.000-04:00

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour - ACT Invitational Race Preview

2010-09-15T18:16:00.001-04:00

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour - ACT Invitational Race Preview

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, heads to center of racing in New England where he will compete in the ACT Late Model Tour's second annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 18. The race takes place during Sylvania 300 weekend -- the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and is part of a Saturday tripleheader at the track which includes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Whelen Modified Tour. Theriault was among the first 20 drivers invited to the 43-car starting field out of nearly 80 Late Model drivers to test at the track back in August. Theriault leads the ACT Late Model Tour rookie standings with one race remaining and is eighth inver overall standings with five Top-10 finishes in nine starts.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER ACT INVITATIONAL FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: N/A

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour 2nd annual ACT Inviatational
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
WHEN: 5:45 p.m., Saturday, September 18

ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: Sunday, September 12, Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (12th-place finish)
NEXT RACE: October 2-3, Milk Bowl, Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.250-mile oval)
POINTS POSITION: 8th

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AUSTIN, HOW ARE YOU FEELING HEADING INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST WEEKENDS OF YOUR ENTIRE CAREER?

There will be some pressure because there's a whole bunch of people watching, and the stands will still be pretty full for the race. But even though there's that little bit of pressure, this is probably also a time where we can have some fun as a team.

Not many people get the opportunity to race on a track that's that popular in New England with all the race fans. It's a luxury not many people get have, and I'm looking forward to it.

HAS THE TEAM SET A CONCRETE GOAL FOR THIS WEEKEND?

I honestly don't really have a goal. We have goals to run good every weekend at every track we go to, but we'll take it the way it comes. If we come out of there and don't win or don't finish in the Top-5, we're not going to look at that as a disappointment. Not by any standard.

I'm sure by a couple hours before the race, the nerves will be pretty high. But this is going to be a lot of fun for a lot of people -- it's the 43 best Late Model teams in New England and Canada.

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH - By Lou Modestino(for 9/17-9/19/10)

2010-09-14T18:58:00.000-04:00

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH - By Lou Modestino(for 9/17-9/19/10)

It was the fastest commute in New Hampshire today as Governor John Lynch raced to work in New Hampshire Motor Speedway's official Toyota Hybrid Pace Car this afternoon with Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway.
Governor John Lynch declared the week of September 13-19 "Race Week" for the Granite State. The week kicks off the SYLVANIA 300 festivities and the biggest sporting event in New England.

"We are delighted to be here today, and I wanted to thank Jerry Gappens and Bruton Smith for their ongoing commitment to New Hampshire. The speedway is such an important factor in our economy. Each year the races bring in hundreds and thousands of visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars to New Hampshire and we again thank you for stating your commitment to the state," said Governor John Lynch at the press conference.

Executive vice president and general manager of the speedway Jerry Gappens was on hand to present Governor Lynch with a green flag signifying the start of race week and a personalized racing helmet with his name. "We would like to hand you this green flag not only to start race but to signify money and how much tourism NASCAR brings into New Hampshire. The speedway has fans from 38 states and five countries to spend money and visit our great state," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Come on over and enjoy all of the motorsports entertainment. Joining the cars and stars of NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series is NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175, NASCAR's K&N Pro Series East New Hampshire 125, the mighty Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100 and the American-Canadian Tour Invitational.

Race fans get ready the top-12 Chase contenders are set and NASCAR’s playoffs are headed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in just a few days. Ten drivers Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin already clinched berths in the Chase going into the Richmond race. It was the two drivers on the outside looking in who headlined the night. Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer raced their way into the Chase to round out the final top-12. Bowyer remained in the top-10 the entire night while Biffle struggled early on and finished in the 32nd position.

The cars and the stars of NASCAR will make their way for the second New England trip of the 2010 season beginning on Thursday with practice and qualifying for the K&N Pro Series East New Hampshire 125 and the Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100. Friday brings qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the New Hampshire 125 K&N Pro Series East race. Saturday’s thrilling triple header includes the Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100, the Camping World Truck Series TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175, and the American-Canadian Tour Invitational. Finally the Sprint Cup Series drivers will take on “The Magic Mile” during the SYLVANIA 300 in the first race in the “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.”

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is accepting entries for the track's first TUMS "Chowdah" Challenge. The best homemade clam chowder, a regional specialty throughout New England, will be chosen in a live cook-off on Sunday, September 19. The contest will be judged by some of the biggest names in NASCAR and the track executive chef.

Second-generation racer Poncho Darveau of Chelsea came back after some time away from the sport just a week prior to claiming victory in the 35-lap Late Model feature, topping the stock car racing card at Unity Raceway Saturday night. Other feature event winners included Ricky Burgess, Jr. (Waterville), Andy Turbovsky (Winslow), Mike Mason (Skowhegan), Mike Wilson (Chelsea), Zach Audet (New Sharon), Mika Wilson (Chelsea), Jayson Bosworth (Cornville) and Donny Silva (Hudson).

The Classic, traditionally held at Star Speedway the week after the Labor Day International Classic at Oswego, continued for the 45th time on Saturday, but it was held 15 miles away from that Epping, NH venue at Lee USA. Chris Perley was the 2009 Classic champion and he defended his title taking both 50-lap segments to win the overall championship. Starting twelfth in the first 50, he traveled up through a pack of talent to take the lead on lap 33.

In the second, after a redraw of the top eight finishers from the first 50, Chris was third on the grid, a unique starting spot for the man who has dominated ISMA races for the past few years. By the time one lap was complete, the 11 was out front and the cliché, “never looked back” was never truer here as he sped to the second 50 win. The overall “Classic” championship was determined by points and Perley made the calculation easy. The title also earned him an extra $1500 bonus, added to his double victories worth $3000 each for the Vic Miller team. It was Perley’s fifth win and third consecutive of the Classic event.

Twenty-five winged supers headed to the line for the first segment of the 45th annual Classic 100 after poignant ceremonies to mark the anniversary of 9-11.

Nearing the halfway mark, it was Bobby Santos, III with a couple car lengths over Summers, Belfiore, Wood Perley who was moving steadily forward. There was nothing stopping the Rowley Rocket now, even some heavy traffic. At race end several lap cars separated him from the pack. Behind him, though, some intense battling ensued between Santos, Summers, Cicconi, Magner and Locke until a white flag accident saw Danny Lane and Ben Seitz tangle and go off on the hooks. The redo of the white and checkered didn’t change Perley’s position any but Wood took the runner-up spot from Santos on the last lap. Bobby settled in for third pressured by Cicconi and Summers for the top five.

It was Perley’s second straight Lee USA win, having copped the Ollie Silva Memorial 75 just a month previous. “This whole race was about patience. We still have 50 to go. And, we’re allowed to change one tire when we get into the pits, but one tire isn’t going to carry it if you burn everything else off. I played the waiting game and luckily I caught the leaders. The cautions helped me out a little better. I just got the front somehow. The car worked and it seems really good. It probably slipped a little toward the end but a new right rear will help that. Hopefully we’ll have something for the next 50.”

Wood was happy picking up second with a skating car. “We were slipping and sliding at the end and the traffic helped me. The 61 was fading a little. It was weird. We pushed the first half of the race and the second half I was really loose. I don’t know how we can correct that problem but we’re going to make a couple changes for the second race. I know Chris will be hard to beat. He’s starting third and we’re starting seventh. We’ll just keep plucking away. This was fun for me. I enjoyed it.”

The talented Santos, jumping aboard the 61 for his first race in the potent machine, said of his good run, “It was fun. We have a good car here. I think we just got a little looser than we wanted to be, but I think we have some good ideas to get it better for the second half.” Bob Magner, Jeff Locke, Mark Sammut, Eric Lewis and Mike Lichty finished up the top ten.

The veterans of the very first Classic, which was actually held at Lee Speedway, drew the positions for the top 8 finishers in the second 50 lapper, which saw Jeff Locke on the pole with Mark Sammut outside. The second row consisted of Perley and Cicconi trailed in order by Santos, Magner, Wood and Locke.

Finally underway Locke and Sammut were passed by Perley before one lap clicked off. Santos had moved up quickly to take over third from Sammut with Cicconi hot on their tail. A restart lineup showed Perley, three lap cars, then Magner who had taken over second, trailed by Cicconi, Wood, Locke and Bob Bond.

There were no other yellows to slow the fast-paced action as Perley moved flawlessly around the Lee oval. Magner was second but was being reeled by Cicconi as Wood, Bond and now Sammut battled for top spots. Mike Lichty, fighting for points as the two races carried ISMA points, stayed behind Sammut with Locke and Vern Romanoski. As the white flew for Perley, half a track away from the others, Cicconi snuck up and stole second from Magner who suddenly was fading backwards. On the last lap, Wood snuck up on Cicconi and took the runner-up spot. Cicconi, Sammut and Magner finished up the top five in some wild last laps of racing.

After at a fizzled attempt at victory flag carrying he tried doughnuts in turn 1, Perley pulled the car into victory lane for his second win of the night. “The car is just unbelievable. The first race it was great. I didn’t think it could get any better but it this race it was just awesome. We usually don’t start up front that much. I really didn’t want to bide my time on this one since we started up front. I figured we’d just get it and try not to run my own tires off. The car just stuck with it. What an awesome car. Vic Miller’s cars are so good. They top everything. With R&R motors powering them it’s just an awesome package.

“I have a great crew backing me. And awesome sponsors with Ed Shea, Perley’s Marina, NEMRS, Blink’s Fried Doe, Malco Products of New England and Barrett’s Transportation. I hope the fans enjoyed this. It’s the first time they’ve tried this format. I liked it.” With separate points being calculated to determine the overall Classic top three, ironically, it was the three finishers standing in victory lane. Both Wood and Cicconi collected bonus cash for their paired finishes.

Lou Cicconi smiled and said, “Well, I got second. I was watching the 41 car. He passed me early. I knew he was going to come back to me because he was going too fast. I reeled him in and eventually I got second.” Russ Wood, who was third finisher of the race, collected the second place overall bonus “Not a bad night – a second and a third. We weren’t too bad but Chris was awesome. Those guys are unbelievable. Nobody is going to beat them when they are on. It was fun out there. Looked like there was some good racing. We were sliding at the end but it wasn’t a bad weekend for us. We’ll take it.”

Bob Magner who has recently returned to the Holbrook 41 commented on his fourth. “This place is horrendous. I guess unless you are the master Chris Perley, it’s hard to be smooth here. My car was really good. I could roll into the center of the corner. The car was awesome but I was trying to be careful and not spin tires on the way out. At the end, it was driver error. I forgot to pump the fuel from the back end. I probably put myself in the way to get passed by all those cars at the end. To come away with a fifth and sixth, I’m happy. The car’s in one piece and this is the best we’ve been in a long time.”

Mark Sammut was content with fifth after recent weeks. “It was okay, the car wasn’t great but considering where we started in the first, we ended up eighth. And, unfortunately we started outside pole in that one but the car just wasn’t as fast as the guys at the start. At the end, the car was better but I was already behind them then. To finish and eighth and a fourth is not too bad. Obviously we would have liked to do better. But, we can go home in one piece and work on it for Berlin.” Bob Bond, Mike Lichty, Vern Romanoski, Jeff Locke and Justin Belfiore finished the top ten. Belfiore, amazingly after his hit in the first race, was able to race the second with no nose wing, an old tire and a somewhat banged up machine.

SUMMARY:

Heat 1: Bob Santos, Bob Bond, Russ Wood, Jeff Locke, Bobby Haynes, Eric Lewis, Craig Rayvals, Artie Rousseau, Brandon Bellinger

Heat 2: Dave Duggan, Joey Scanlon, Lou Cicconi, Bob Magner, Danny Lane, Mark Sammut, Vern Romanoski, Billy Gove, Bob Fitzpatrick

Heat 3: Rob Summers, Justin Belfiore, Chris Perley, Mike Lichty, Ben Seitz, Jon Gambuti, Rich Reid, Eric Emhoff

Feature 1: 1. Chris Perley (11), 2. Russ Wood (29), 3. Bob Santos (61), 4. Lou Cicconi (10), 5. Rob Summers (35), 6. Bob Magner (41), 7. Jeff Locke (37), 8. Mark Sammut (78), 9. Eric Lewis (28), 10. Mike Lichty (84), 11. Vern Romanoski (5), 12. Craig Rayvals (94), 13. Dave Duggan (51), 14. Bobby Haynes (44), 15. Jon Gambuti (14), 16. Brandon Bellinger (02), 17. Ben Seitz (17), 18. Danny Lane (97), 19. Bob Bond (25), 20. Justin Belfiore (98), 21. Artie Rousseau (616), 22. Joey Scanlon (88), 23. Bob Fitzpatrick (109), 24. Eric Emhoff (2), 25. Rich Reid (92) (01 dns)

Feature 2: 1. Chris Perley (11), 2. Lou Cicconi (10), 3. Russ Wood (29), 4. Mark Sammut (78), 5. Bobby Magner (41), 6. Bobby Bond (25), 7. Mike Lichty (84), 8. Vern Romanoski (5), 9. Jeff Locke (37), 10. Justin Belfiore (98), 11. Jon Gambuti (14), 12. Danny Lane (97), 13. Eric Lewis (28), 14. Dave Duggan (51), 15. Rich Reid (92), 16. Brandon Bellinger (02), 17. Rob Summers (35), 18. Bobby Haynes (44), 19. Bobby Santos (61), 20. Eric Emhoff (2), 21. Craig Rayvals (04), 22. Bobby Fitzpatrick (109).

The final eight (8) teams have been notified that they will be invited to attend this coming weekend’s second annual ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) completed the final qualifying event at the Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY Sunday, September 12, 2010 and several teams who were on the ‘short list’ locked in several of the final spots.

The final invitees include a newly crowned Champion at the Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS), Tim Brackett, and another OPS seven (7) time track champion, Travis Adams. Quinny Welch locked in his invite by winning last Saturday night’s weekly event at the White Mountain Motorsport Park in North Woodstock, NH. Welch took over a more comfortable lead from both Stacy Cahoon and his son Tyler. The three have battled all summer for the WMMP title, and all have attended the test and tune sessions at NHMS. Welch gets the nod for 2010 after losing the title in 2009 by a single digit number on the eve of the inaugural invitational. TJ Watson and Jamie Fisher received ‘at large’ invites for their year-long participation on the US Tour and Thunder Road weekly racing respectively. Rounding out the final invited teams is Scott Payea who has been a title contender for many years on the ACT US Tour and David Michaud from Quebec who literally raced his way into the Invitational with an at-large bid following the Fall Foliage 300 at Airborne Speedway.

One of the most popular and most successful drivers in the 20-year history of NHMS will complete the field of 43 invited teams. Running a part-time schedule Brad Leighton used the 300-lap Airborne event to lock up one of the final invitations.

“This has been a very difficult process,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “We had a group of 15 drivers on the ‘short list’ going into the final event before this weekend’s Invitational. I think we have assembled a very good field of 43 teams to represent us at NHMS this coming Saturday, and I know there are some teams that could have joined them. That makes this a very tough day. The bottom line is that the fans this Saturday will get to see some of the best short track racers in the region put on a great race, and I think this group will do just that,” concluded Curley.

St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle earned his second consecutive ACT Late Model Tour win and second consecutive Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY. Laperle led early in the event after starting on the outside pole but faded during the mid-portion of the event and went down a lap after spinning on lap 161. After pitting for tires Laperle raced his way back onto the lead lap on lap 211.

Current point leader Brian Hoar and Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr., spent much of the race running side by side, swapping the lead, much like last weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. Eric Williams joined the mix late in the event. Laperle made a three wide pass for the lead under Hoar and Williams after the final restart on lap 285.

Hoar’s second place finish was enough to clinch his seventh ACT Late Model Tour Championship. Pole took third, Brad Leighton fourth and Williams rounded out the top five. Rand Potter, Scott Payea, Brent Dragon, Craig Bushey and Joey Becker completed the top ten. The event saw seven different leaders swap the lead an official 16 times. Leighton, Pole, Donald Theetge, Payea, Hoar, Williams and Laperle all spent time at the front. The race was completed in 2 hours and 15 minutes with 10 cautions. Nine of the 35 starters completed all 300 laps.

The American Canadian Tour will be back in action next Saturday, September 18 for the second annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Thirty-five of the 43 invitations have been handed out with the eight remaining drivers. The 60 lap Invitational will join the Whelen Modified Series and the Camping World Truck Series for a tripleheader event on Saturday.

The 149-year-old Mt. Washington Auto Road in Gorham, NH has seen the likes of horses and carriages, camels, people, bicycles and most famously, competition race cars. Traveling at an average speed of nearly 72 mph in a Vermont SportsCar-prepared, BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, four-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana made sure the project name, Red Bull Speed Chasers, lived up to its name. He reached the summit faster than anyone else in history by clocking an officially timed run of 6 minutes 20.47 seconds, besting the previous record by more than twenty seconds. Amazingly, Pastrana achieved the impressive time on his first ever high-speed run to the summit. Pastrana has effectively thrown down the gauntlet in advance of the legendary Mt. Washington "Climb to the Clouds" Automobile Hillclimb, which will take place in June 22-26, 2011 after a ten year hiatus.

Here's what else is going on in the North Country. It's Street Night drags at New England Dragway in Epping, NH on Wednesday and Friday at 5 p.m. On Friday and Saturday Old Orchard Beach in ME offers a car show at 9 a.m. each day. From Friday thru Sunday the Champlain Valley Expo in Burlington, VT hosts the Street Rod National while Green Mountain Park in Pownal, VT offers a car/truck show with Weed's Hill in Stowe, VT plans a British Classic Car Show, all at 10 a.m. New England Dragway comes back with the IHRA Pro Am all day Saturday and Sunday starting at 8 a.m.

On Friday night Beech Ridge in Scarborough, ME has a Demo Derby while stockcar racing is on at 7 p.m. While the Canaan (NH) Fairgrounds, dirt track, Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH and White Mountain Motorsports Park in N. Woodstock, NH. At the the same time there's snowmobile drags at the Pathfinders Club in Saco, ME. Saturday has more stockcar action at Big Daddy's in Wentworth, NH, Devil's Bowl in W. Haven, VT, Spud in Limestone, ME and Unity, ME, all at 6 p.m. The Action Fairgrounds will hold an automotive flea market all day. Sunday will find Mud Bog action in Lebanon, ME and dragracing at the Winterport Dragway in ME starting at 9 a.m.

Stafford incar practice

2010-09-13T19:48:00.000-04:00

Shaw, McKeage and McKinstry all winners on PASS 300 Sunday

2010-09-13T19:31:00.000-04:00

Shaw, McKeage and McKinstry all winners on PASS 300 Sunday

Scarborough ME (9/12) The PASS Sportsman and Mod series joined the North East Mini Stock tour on Sunday’s PASS 400 Weekend card and all three divisions came through with exciting extra distance feature racing for the fans in the stands.

Grant Aither led thirty two PASS Sportsman racers to the green and kept the lead until both Jay Sands and Craig Smith slipped under the LEE USA track champion on lap five when Smith took the point away from Sands and Clyde Hennessey followed him through. Smith kept the field at bay until lap 35 when mechanical issues ended his afternoon. Sands resumed command and ran away and hid, but another caution erased his straightaway lead. Meanwhile the PASS points leaders had worked their way toward the front Mike Landry, Dan McKeage, and Carey Martin restarted 4^th, 6^th and 7the respectively. On the restart Landry made his way to second with McKeage hot on his heels. Now it was time to challenge Sands. Sands ran the second groove and Landry the bottom, the pair battling side by side at the half way mark. Hennessey sat third, McKeage fourth and Martin fifth when the field received the crossed flags.

The second half of the 100 lapper featured some longer green flag runs and there was no lack of action. Sands and Landry were still battling for the point and Carey Martin won a battle with McKeage for fourth. The yellow flag flew at lap seventy one and PASS Sportsman point leader Landry was forced to pit returning to the line- up twentieth. Sands now had Martin on his tail with McKeage, Hennessey, and Corey Bubar the top five.

McKeage moved under Martin on the restart and the 2010 Beech Ridge Pro Series champ took the battle to Sands. Meanwhile Landry was watching his thirteen point series slip away, sitting in fourteenth spot with two rows of side by side traffic holding him back. His day went from bad to worse on lap 85 when he got together with Nate Leavitt and crashed off the top of turn three, ending a great race. Race control parked Leavitt for the night.

So Sands had McKeage, Martin and Hennessey to contend with at 15 to go and the front four raced side by side with McKeage by a nose on lap 88,clearing Sands on lap 89. Sands now had his hands full with Carey Martin, giving McKeage a two car length edge, the most any leader had enjoyed all night. At the stripe there was a new PASS Sportsman point leader as Dan McKeage captured his first win of 2010 with Sands, Martin, Hennessey and Bubar second through fifth.

Sumner Sessions jumped out front early in the 50 lap PASS Mod main with Rich Ferriera second and Scott McDaniel up to race third. McDaniel and Jon Brill split the leader with a three wide move to take over the top two spots. Brill took over the point on a lap 13 restart but McDaniel continued to challenge on the bottom, settling into second just in front of Andy Shaw. That trio took off and left the pack and the order remained the same at the half way mark with past series champion Mark Lucas and Allan Wilson completing the top five. Shaw made his move on McDaniel on lap 28 and set sail after Brill. Without a doubt Shaw was looking for a a win to go with his first series championship The caution flew with 15 laps to go, giving Shaw his best shot at Brill. Shaw nosed ahead on the restart and cleared the 77 on lap 39 but the front four raced nose to tail. Another caution gave the front four another shot at the checkers with eight to go. Brill took over the lead after one last caution inducing spin but Shaw came right back on the outside to fulfill every racer’s dream when the third generation racer captured both the PASS Mod fifty lap feature and the 2010 PASS Mod title on the same day. Brill, McDaniel, Lucas and Wilson finished second through fifth.

The North East Mini Stock Tour made their first PASS 300 Sunday appearance and the 50 lap feature win went to Vermonter Chris McKinstry with Tim Boyle second and Calvin Rose third.

The PASS Sportsman Championship will be decided on October 16 when the series wraps up their 2010 campaign at Riverside Speedway in Groveton NH.

There’s plenty of PASS 300 results and action photos on line now at www.proallstarsseries.com .

Unofficial Results PASS Sportsman 100

1 38 Dan McKeage 2 09 Jay Sands 3 18 Carey Martin 4 8 Clyde Hennessey 5 42 Corey Bubar 6 58NH Sparky MacIver 7 7OZ Grant Aither 8 75 Doug Wolfe Jr. 9 63 Russell Morse 10 54 Steve Fogg 11 16 Dan Colpritt 12 34 Spencer Morse 13 83 Ryan Greene 14 40M Laura McKeage 15 07 Richard Pelton 16 0 Shane Green 17 60D Dave Torfano 18 51A RJ Austin 19 58 Lyman McKeage 20 40 Mike Landry 21 2 Robert Emery 22 35x Kris Watson 23 60ME Scott Dorr 24 77 Sally Ghrardi 25 20 Frank Wear 26 80 Steve Moulton 27 15 Craig Smith 28 36x Peter Cook 29 7 Shane Tatro 30 35 Bobby Nadeau 31 7x Jimmy Burnham 32 36 Nate Leavitt

Unofficial Results - PASS Mod 50

1 66 Andy Shaw 2 77 Jon Brill 3 14 Scott McDaniel 4 9 Marc Lucas 5 53W Alan Wilson 6 2X Wayne Whitten Jr. 7 33 Bill Dixon 8 50 Sumner Sessions 9 53 Leo Oliiveira 10 56X Richard Ferreira 11 28 Mark Lundbland 12 20 Charlie Small

Johnny Clark scores PASS 300

2010-09-13T18:55:00.001-04:00

Johnny Clark scores PASS 300

Scarborough ME (9/12) Johnny Clark got his shot at the lead late in Sunday’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and he led when it counted to earn his second win in PASS North’s longest and richest super late model race. Clark passed Bill Rogers with forty to go and held off Cassius Clark by less than three tenths of a second to earn 2010 victory number five for the Clark’s Car Crushing team.

Cassius Clark took his EJ Prescott mount to the front several times throughout the event and looked like the man to beat, but a long battle over third with Richie Dearborn delayed him from catching the front pair until the day’s final restart with nineteen to go. Cassius got to Johnny’s rear bumper cover but the second generation Farmington Flyer raced the leader hard and clean to the checkers, settling for second.

Long stretches of green flag racing and plenty of lead changes highlighted the afternoon. Seekonk Speedway regular Tom Scully led from the pole to lap 30 when Cassius Clark took over and ran off to a straightaway lead. Scully took back the top spot on a restart and then it was Scott Chubbuck using the outside line to take a turn up front. Beech Ridge regular David Oliver led next, putting defending and three time race winner Mike Rowe a lap down just before the 100 lap mark.

Oliver ducked in the pits following a lap120 caution, handing the lead to Travis Benjamin but at the midway mark it was Cassius Clark’s turn to flex his muscle once again He led Benjamin, Johnny Clark, Richie Dearborn and Bill Rodgers across the line at the crossed flags.

The PASS 300 features live pitting and once again strategy, skill and luck in the infield played a role in the event’s outcome. Three quarters of the field came in for fuel and tires during a lap 177 caution period and Johnny Clark was first off pit road with fresh rubber all around, while many of his challengers had slow stops or problems exiting the crowded pit road.

It was Donnie Whitten and Lonnie Sommerville’s turn to battle up front and the pair raced side by side for nearly fifty laps with Bill Rodgers and Johnny Clark right behind. The front four raced side by side lap after lap until Rogers found a way by Sommerville on lap 226, bringing Johnny Clark with him. Rodgers was strong all day and the July PASS 150 winner at the Ridge looked like he might just repeat in the season’s biggest race. Rodgers kept Clark at bay lap after lap until the four time PASS champ slipped by on the bottom at lap 260 for the winning move.

Clark’s nearest championship challenger didn’t fare as well. Ben Rowe’s day was a long one that ended on lap 232 when a sour engine sent him to the infield. Clark’s win and Rowe’s 28^th place result nearly locked up a fifth PASS North crown for the Farmingdale Maine super late model star, his third in a row.

The PASS 300 also carried PASS National Championship status and Clark’s win put him in contention for that title as well. National points leader Preston Peltier (15^th) second place points man Jay Fogleman (26^th) and National third place runner Rowe (28^th) all had less than stellar results so that title race will go down to the wire at Newport (TN) Speedway when the PASS South and National Championships are decided at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown on October 16.

The PASS North super late models wrap up their season this Friday evening September 17 at North Woodstock New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park.

All the PASS 300 results, PASS news and point standings are on line at www.proallstarsseries.com .

Unofficial Results: PASS North super late model 300 – PASS National Championship Series race #4 - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough ME - 9/12/ 2010

1 54 Johnny Clark 300 2 8 Cassius Clark 300 3 53 Bill Rodgers 300 4 33 Richie Dearborn 300 5 84 Scott Mulkern 300 6 21 David Oliver 300 7 17 Travis Benjamin 300 8 14M Matt Frahm 300 9 1T Chris Thorne 300 10 10 Scott Dragon 300 11 22 Aaron Ricker 300 12 2 Tom Scully Jr. 300 13 77 Scott Chubbuck 300 14 60 DJ Shaw 300 15 26 Preston Peltier 300 16 20 Steve Legendre 300 17 23 Lonnie Sommerville 299 18 47 Kelly Moore 299 19 7 Donnie Whitten 299 20 85 Nick Ribbe 298 21 03 Scott Moore 298 22 44 Trevor Sanborn 297 23 73 Joey Doiron 296 24 2X Mike Rowe 294 25 98 Adam Bates 279 26 4 Jay Fogleman 243 27 75 Gary Smith 237 28 48 Ben Rowe 224 29 29 Ricky Morse 184 30 17A Scott Alexander 181 31 0 Bill Whorff Jr. 178 32 71 Gary Drew 136 33 79 Keith McKinnon 59

Drive For Five: Johnny Clark Wins PASS 300

2010-09-12T21:47:00.001-04:00

Drive For Five: Johnny Clark Wins PASS 300

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Johnny Clark continued his storybook season on Sunday afternoon at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, winning the PASS 300 for his fifth PASS North Series victory of the year and firming his grasp on a fifth career series championship.

"We've been on an awesome tear all year long," said Clark, a two-time winner of the PASS 300, having won the event in 2008 as well. "This is just phenomenal."

Clark took the lead from Bill Rodgers on Lap 260 and then held off Cassius Clark on a restart with 19 laps remaining.

"I was pretty nervous when Cassius was coming," Clark said. "He was the class of the field for the whole race, even on old tires."

Clark used pit strategy past the midpoint of the event to put himself in position for victory, choosing to change all four tires at once to gain track position over other cars pitting for fresh tires and fuel.

He gave up the sixth position on Lap 177 to head to pit road, emerging with fifth place when the race went back to green.

"We weren't very good for the first half of the race. The car was getting tight, loose -- everything," Clark said. "I just didn't want to race anybody (early on). I figured we'd race them in the pits.

"The guys just did an awesome job on a 4-tire stop, coming in a straightaway behind the pace car and not losing a lap. It was a big gamble, but I think it was the winning gamble."

Clark has now won three straight races, including two in PASS competition. He won the PASS North Series' return to Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, on Aug. 21, and then won the Auto Value 250 open competition at Geary, New Brunswick's Speedway 660 last weekend.

Perhaps more importantly, with fellow title contender Ben Rowe retiring early from the event with mechanical troubles, Clark has a comfortable points lead heading into the season finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park next weekend.

Unofficially, Clark owns a 71-point led over Rowe.

"We can't control what (Rowe) is going to do. All we can control is the 54 car and make sure it's fast and gives us a shot to win the race," Clark said. "The guys just work their butts off all week long to make this happen."

Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour - Airborne Speedway Race Preview

2010-09-11T08:58:00.000-04:00

Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway Race Preview

Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., and the ACT Late Model Tour head to the series' longest race with the Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on September 12. Polewarczyk has made a second-half charge from obscurity to the Top-3 in the ACT point standings, just two points out of second. Polewarczyk posted his best career Airborne Speedway finish of fifth the last time the ACT was there, in July for the rain-delayed Spring Green 100, and he has won two of the series' last five points races. Last weekend. Polewarczyk led more than three-quarters of the Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road en route to posting an eighth-place finish.

WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole's Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 5th (July 2010)
LAST RACE AT AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY: 5th (July 2010)

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300
WHERE: Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
WHEN: 1 p.m., Sunday, September 12

ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: Sunday, September 5, Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200, Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (8th-place finish)
NEXT RACE: Saturday, September 18, 2nd annual ACT Invitational, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval).
POINTS POSITION: 3rd

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JOEY, PIT STRATEGY CAME INTO PLAY AT THUNDER ROAD LAST WEEKEND AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE FALL FOLIAGE 300 COULD BE MORE OF THE SAME.

It's pit strategy -- again. It's just a long race. On a half-mile track, that's a long race and a lot of time. You've got to keep yourself good enough to make it the whole race, and the car's got to be good, too.

It's all about staying on the lead lap and getting in a place early where you can pace yourself. Ideally, Lap 180-200 is a great time to pit, but then you never really know how it's all going to work out. It will be interesting to see.

HAVE YOU GROWN TO LIKE AIRBORNE?

We learned a lot last time. We've never been really good there, but we've been trying new setups everywhere. We've changed things up a little bit -- and now we're really looking forward to it. It's definitely a good Ford track.

Last time we were there, I tried a bunch of different lines and I learned that the more you use the brake there, the better -- and where you use it is really important. I'm type of driver that likes to use as little brake as possible and just roll through the corners, because that's how I learned coming up from go-karts. But last time there, in practice it seemed nothing was working and I got mad and drove like an animal. Now, I just use a lot of brake and it works.

CAN YOU BELIEVE HOW FAR YOU'VE CLIMBED IN THE POINT STANDINGS?

Everyone counted us out in the beginning of year and wrote us off, as well they should have. We were horrible. There were times where we were really down as a team.

But we've worked our tails off, and we want to finish on a high note. Everyone is hitting on all cylinders. We won at Waterford and Beech Ridge, and hopefully we can keep that up. To now be just two points out of second -- with all that hard luck early in the year -- it says a lot about our team.

Thursday Night Open gets PASS 400 Weekend off to a fast start

2010-09-11T08:47:00.000-04:00

Thursday Night Open gets PASS 400 Weekend off to a fast start

NAPLES ME (9/10) The stars of Maine’s mid week racing series took the spot light Thursday, opening four days of motorsports mania at Scarborough Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.120 of the fast and furious racers answered the call to get the sixth annual PASS 400 party started in style.

The Four Cylinders kicked off the night with a fifty lap feature and a thirty-one car field. Kyle Hewins made it two in a row on PASS 400 Thursday night, surviving a torrid battle with Troy Jordan. The pair worked lap traffic for much of the night and Jordan got the better of Hewins from laps 11 to 26 but Hewins was able to drive under Morse to reclaim the lead. The pair put on a show as they worked lap traffic, splitting slower cars and battling for the $500.00 payday e but into the end it was Hewins by 6 car lengths.

The 305/Mad Bomber feature was up next and Adam Lovejoy jumped out front early. Trouble was, Lovejoy made that jump a little too soon and he was docked four spots at the next yellow. That put Paul Ureneck out front on the restart but Lovejoy wasted no time getting to second, putting his ride on Ureneck’s bumper by lap 15. AT the half-way mark it was still Ureneck with Lovejoy hot on his heels, then a straightaway back to Kirk Bean, John Lord and Jason Inman. Lovejoy saw an opening on the bottom and took over the top spot at the line on lap 31 to claim the feature over Ureneck, Kirk Bean, Jon Lord and Jason Curtis.

The Mighty Truckers were up next with Chad Binette and Troy Field occupying the front row Binette led lap one but Field hung tough on the outside and led lap two. Binette kept the pressure on but Field kept control, slowly building upon his lead. At the half way it was Fields, Binette, Brian Beaulieu, Duane Booth and Roger Allard the top five. Jeremy Binette moved up to run fourth with ten to go and Ryan Farrar broke into the top five. Farrar took fourth away from Jeremy Binette with five remaining. Binette caught Field in lapped traffic but Field made it three wide to keep the lead and take home the win by a truck length.

The 350/Outlaws rolled out for the night’s final fifty lapper with Bill Childs Jr. and Mike Short leading the 33 car field to the green. Childs and Short raced the early laps like they were the final five, side by side and rubbing fenders. Short got the jump on an early restart but Childs kept his ride right on Short’s bumper with Chris Burgess and Corey Morgan giving chase. The caution flew on lap seven and race control sent Short to the back of the pack for jumping the previous restart. Short chose to take his mount to the pits and call it a night. That gave Childs back the point with Chris Burgess to his outside. Another early caution flew but not before Corey Morgan was able to take over second from Burgess. That set up a Childs/Morgan restart. Once again it was Childs in the lead with Morgan right on his bumper then Ryan Robbins, Burgess, and Dan Lovejoy third through fifth. Childs held the point at half way and Burgess reclaimed third from Robbins. The Outlaws were having a serious bout with yellow fever but Childs was keeping the field behind him with little difficulty. A lap 34 restart decided the race when Childs failed to come up to speed on the restart, sliding all the way back to fourth. It was Morgan to the lead with Burgess second but Childs was on the move, taking over second from Burgess with ten to go. Morgan had a ten car length advantage but Childs slowly narrowed the gap. Robbins spun out of fourth with eight to go, setting up a battle between Childs and Morgan for the win. The pair got an even restart with Morgan prevailing. Childs stayed right on his bumper, applying the chrome horn but Morgan withstood the challenge and slid across the finish line with an assist from Childs for the victory. Childs, Burgess, Dan Lovejoy and Brian Picard finished second through fifth.

Saturday September 11 is race time with qualifying for the PASS Super Late Models, Mods and Sportsman plus feature racing for the Road Runners, Wildcat/Strictly and Legends divisions. The first green flies at 12:15 PM.

Sunday September 12 will see 50 laps for the PASS Mods, 100 for the PASS Sportsman and a new addition for 2010, a 50 lapper for the North East Mini Stock Tour. Topping off the day will be the sixth annual PASS 300, 300 green flag laps for the super stars in the super cars.

Sunday practice gets underway at 11:00 AM and the first feature is set for a 12:15 PM green flag. All the details are on line at www.proallstarsseries.com and www.beechridge.com

MIGHTY TRUCKS

1 1 Troy Field Buxton ME 2 96 Chad Binette Arundel ME 3 24 Brian Beaulieu Saco ME 4 69 Ryan Farrar S. Paris ME 5 96X Jeremy Binette E. Waterboro ME 6 50 Duane Booth Wells ME 7 66 Roger Allard Cundy’s Harbor ME 8 2 Mike Carrigan Somersworth NH 9 22 Jeff Schmidt 10 29 Dale Gagne N Waterboro ME 11 3 Kurt Nolden Cape Neddick ME 12 17 Ken Coombs Gray ME 13 35 Sean Smith So. Windham ME 14 71 Peter Reynolds Limington ME 15 8 Tom Petrin Lyman ME 16 88 Chaz Briggs Westbrook ME 17 1X Charlie Sanborn Scarborough ME 18 19 David Lamson Saco ME 19 68 Opie Allard Harpswell ME 20 2X Gary Perkins North Waterboro ME 21 39 Corey Williams Sumner ME 22 16 Rick Emmons Waterboro ME 23 6 Travis Lovejoy Alfred ME

305/MAD BOMBERS

1 33 Adam Lovejoy Sanford ME 2 8 Paul Ureneck Portland ME 3 70 Kirk Bean Jr. Alfred ME 4 21 John Lord Scarborough ME 5 5 Jason Curtis Hollis ME 6 11 Garrett Hall Scarborough ME 7 42 Johnny Wolfe Gorham ME 8 12 David Marsh Buxton ME 9 19 Ryan Tenney Windham ME 10 94 Archer Bernard Sanford ME 11 08 Ryan Villacci Falmouth ME 12 1 Charlie Sanborn Scarborough ME 13 97 Jason Inman Steep Falls ME 14 13 Brian Babb Windham ME 15 6 Robert Williams Limington 16 96 Devin DiRenzo Windham ME 17 25 Bob Hogan Wells ME 18 64 19 01 Jeff Cannell Standish ME 20 35 Kristina Nadeau Buxton ME 21 16 Tim Brown Westbrook ME

350/ OUTLAWS

1 26 Corey Morgan 2 1 Bill Childs Jr. Peru ME 3 07 Chris Burgess Buckfield ME 4 22 Dan Lovejoy Alfred ME 5 68 Brian Picard Gorham ME 6 84 Matt Dow Buxton ME 7 08 8 31 Shawn Brackett Gray ME 9 9 Ryan Robbins Dixfield ME 10 67 Michael Haynes Livermore Falls ME 11 14 Scott Hethcoat Danville ME 12 11X Dennis Hall Scarborough ME 13 81 Ray Dinsmore Waterboro ME 14 11 Spencer Morse Waterford ME 15 99 Matt Lude Hollis ME 16 37 David Brown Oxford ME 17 04 Ray Chesley Porter ME 18 00 Mike Childs Turner ME 19 7 20 18 Thom Bell Minot ME 21 86 Zack Emerson Durham ME 22 82 Jeremy Paradis Minot ME 23 36 Nick Hoyt Poland ME 24 50 Jim Lavoie Alfred ME 25 23 John White Sr. New Gloucester ME 26 04X Zach Bowie Poland ME 27 78 Pat Malloy Lisbon Falls 28 54 Jonathan Baldwin Auburn ME 29 59 Tyson Jordan Poland ME 30 01 Ed Connolly Scarborough ME 31 3X Mike Short Auburn ME 32 64 Renn Noble Kennebunk ME 33 1X Matt Hodsdon Scarborough ME

FOUR CYLINDERS

1 54 Kyle Hewins Leeds ME 2 6 Troy Jordan Turner ME 3 26 Kyle Treadwell Auburn ME 4 5X Justin Moore Skowhegan ME 5 56 Derrick Cook 6 2 Craig Bartlett Denmark ME 7 59 Corey Bealieu W. Paris ME 8 93 Jamie Leavitt Minot ME 9 46 Jason Berry Turner ME 10 12 11 55X Ryan Hewins Leeds ME Gorham ME 12 83 Brady Romano Livermore Falls ME 13 86 Jeff Hebert Auburn ME 14 11 Jeff Walker Saco ME 15 91 16 69 Jeff Kearney Limerick ME 17 55 Craig Pyy II Gorham ME 18 5 19 15 Craig Pyy Gorham ME 20 28 David Stone Jr. Sanford ME 21 8X Nate Dubuc Lewiston ME 22 1 Dan Walker Yarmouth ME 23 3 Charlie Hall Oxford ME 24 8 Kevin Noyes Raymond ME 25 51 Dustin Moreau Lyman ME 26 08 Sean Maguire Otisfield ME 27 50 Todd Foss Windham ME 28 18 Tasha Dyer Arrowsic ME 29 33 Jonah Farrington Minot ME 30 64 Gary Salamancha Old Orchard Beach ME 31 20 Adam Jalbert Waterboro ME

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH - By Lou Modestino(for 9/10-9/12/10)

2010-09-08T20:32:00.001-04:00

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH - By Lou Modestino(for 9/10-9/12/10)

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.theracedayraffleseries.com fans can purchase raffle tickets for $10 each. All of the $10 raffle tickets will be entered to win.

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 45^th 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 3/8^th -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 32^nd 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 11^th 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.

Mid Week Warriors kick off PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Thursday

2010-09-07T16:15:00.003-04:00

Mid Week Warriors kick off PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Thursday

Naples ME (9/6) Their racing divisions have the best names in the sport;; Mad Bombers, Mighty Trucks, Outlaws, Varsity, Runnin’ Rebels, Beetle Bugs and a whole bunch more. They’re the Mid Week Warriors that take little more than a street car (or truck), add the required safety equipment and go racing. For many competitors they are in their first race car ever, and for others the mid week racing wars are just perfect for their budget. It takes cubic inches and talent to win at this level, not cubic dollars.

Maine’s midweek racers put on some of the most competitive and exciting racing out there and they will be in the spotlight Thursday September 9th when they kick off PASS 400 weekend ay Scarborough Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Depending on car count there’s up to fifty laps of racing and five hundred dollars on the line for the winners. That payday is more than most of these guys and gals can earn in a season, so there’s plenty of incentive to win this one. The back gate at Beech Ridge swings open at noon and practice gets underway at 2:00 PM.

2009 Thursday night feature wins went to Kyle Hewins (Runnin’ Rebel four cylinder), Chad Binette ( MightyTrucks), Jason Curtis (Junior Varsity) and Larry Emerson (Outlaws).

The biggest Maine racing week of 2010 gets started Thursday at 5:45 PM. There’s a full day of practice set for Friday September 10th starting at 12:00 noon. On Saturday September 11th the racing goes green in earnest with qualifying races for the PASS Super Late Models, Mods and Sportsman plus feature racing for the Road Runners, Wildcat/Strictly and Legends divisions.

Then on Sunday its feature racing time with extra distance for every division. There are 50 laps on tap for the PASS Mods, 100 for the PASS Sportsman and a new addition for 2010, a 50 lapper for the New England Mini Stock Tour. Topping off the day will be the sixth annual PASS 300, 300 green flag laps for the super stars in the super cars of the Pro All Stars Series with a cool $10,000.00 on the line for the 300 winner.

Sunday practice gets underway at 11:00 AM and the first feature is set for a 12:15 PM green flag.

Look for all the Thursday night information, schedules, PASS 400 weekend camping info and up to date point standings at www.proallstarsseries.com

http://www.maineracer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=22896

TV TIMES - By Lou Modestino (for 9/10-9/12/10)

2010-09-07T16:15:00.002-04:00

TV TIMES - By Lou Modestino (for 9/10-9/12/10)

Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch went at it in the NASCAR Truck race at Kentucky with Bodine coming out on top with the win. Bodine's comments while in Victory Lane about Busch's "dirty driving" resulted in the latter's rushing over into Todd's face, going toe-to-toe with him - no doubt generating some much-needed publicity for NASCAR's third-tier division!

In the meantime, Hilio Castro-Neves won the IZOD Indy Car race at the same site, long overdue. At Atlanta Tony Stewart won the Sprint Cup event, and he also was due for a win, with Edwards next and then Johnson. Jamie McMurray got to visit the Winner's Circle at Atlanta in the Nationwide race, while Brad Kasalowski still leads the Nationwide point chase by a wide margin over his rival, Carl Edwards.

Robin Miller, who covers the IZOD Indy Cars for SPEED, says there's going to be a shift from ISC-owned tracks to SMI venues owned by Bruton Smith. And as far as the IZOD Indy Cars go, it appears that Milwaukee will be on the 2011 schedule. According to the Atlanta Constitution, Smith was quite vocal about his disappointment of NASCAR ending the Sprint Cup season at Homestead, calling Homestead "North Cuba".

He's still smarting over the fact that ISC wouldn't change the NASCAR Cup finale to Las Vegas which would have resulted in the SMI principal to move one of the NHMS dates to Glitter Gulch. Having the last and deciding Sprint Cup date is a valuable asset. (So what's in it for ISC?) Smith wanted the Homestead single Cup date moved to late February, but ISC and NASCAR wouldn't budge.

It may have been Labor Day Weekend - a time for a little R&R, but there was no holiday for Tomy Drissi and the RSR team as they worked hard to return to the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series podium at Brainerd International Raceway. Driving the #5 Unstoppable Jaguar XKR, Drissi topped the charts during the morning practice session ahead of qualifying.

Looking for his second pole of the season, the 2009 Trans-Am champion recorded a best qualifying lap at 1:28.198 (102.043 mph) around BIR's 2.5-mile circuit, but fell just short of the pole. Tony Ave was the pole sitter, and Drissi started on the outside of row one. "I believe our chances of success were hampered by traffic," commented Drissi. "Ave got two clean laps and his second lap was the fastest one. My first lap was faster than his first lap, so I think we could have had the pole here and that is just upsetting."
Round 8 took the green flag on Sunday afternoon. Drissi had a good start, but it was Ave who took the lead. Ave and Drissi raced closely through the early stages of the 36-lap race before Ave managed to pull away and take the checkered flag to win by one minute and five seconds over Drissi. "Second place is OK; it is just frustrating to lose to Tony Ave again," said Drissi. "But at the end, he had the better car and deserved it."

"We never had the opportunity to run next to Ave during the weekend before the race to be able to compare our cars on-track. Times were close, but I thought that we had the winning combination this weekend. I think that it turned out that the #5 Unstoppable Jaguar XKR was better in handling and braking, but Ave had more speed on the straightaway. I tried to make up for that in braking and cornering, but I used up my tires. Overall, it was a good day for the team; we finished the race and returned to the podium."

Drissi earned his fourth podium result of the year. He remains third in the Trans-Am driver standings with 834 points, trailing RJ Lopez (in second) by only 55 points. With two races remaining, it is still possible for him to defend his 2009 title. The RSR team will have a quick turnaround for Round 9 of the 10-race season, which will be next weekend at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA, September 11 - 12.

The Malaysian GP has secured Petronas as its title sponsor for a further five years as the national oil and gas corporation signed a contract extension with the Formula One Group. The company will also enjoy extensive advertising, branding and promotional benefits until 2015, pushing its international expansion efforts. “Apart from the continuous benefits our businesses and brand receive through the Formula One exposure, our extension of the agreement to partner Formula One reflects our long-term commitment and continued dedication to support efforts to position Malaysia as a major motorsport hub and tourist destination,” said Mohd Medan Abdullah, senior general manager, corporate services division at Petronas.

“As the first modern Asian Formula One venue since Japan, the Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix has since been credited as the catalyst in opening Asia to the sport,” recalled Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One group chief executive officer. Petronas has been involved in international motorsport for the past two decades and has seen a steep increase in its lubricant business internationally ever since.
The Leaders event is to host a “behind closed doors” session for directors from teams, sponsors and broadcasters involved in Formula One.

The gathering will take place on October 6 as part of the event that runs separate conferences for the football, sponsorship and performance industries. Some of the guests already confirmed are Sheikh Salman, CEO, Bahrain International Circuit; Simone Perillo, secretary general, Formula One Teams Association; Rob Montague, CEO, F1 Rocks; Derk Saur, chairman, Moscow City Racing; and Ishmael Pena Munoz, chief director, La Sexta News and Sports.
“Everyone involved is also looking forward to sharing ideas and knowledge with all the other sports attending Leaders in Football and Leaders in Sponsorship in order to further develop new opportunities and business relationships across the sports industry,” said Leaders event chief executive officer James Worrall. The Leaders event takes place at Chelsea FC on October 6 and 7. This came from SportsBusiness.com.

Here's what's going on this weekend: NASCAR moves to Richmond, F1 will be at Monza, Italy, and the Grand-Am Series will perform at Tooele, UT. Check out RaceFanTV.com for all of the details.

David Oliver, Russ Morse, Dan Bean & Natasha Dyer score wins

2010-09-04T22:59:00.000-04:00

David Oliver, Russ Morse, Dan Bean & Natasha Dyer score wins;

Dan McKeage, Chris Smith, David Vaughn & Matt Dow Beech Ridge champions.

Scarborough,Maine-The final night of the racing season saw some of the division championships settled on the final lap as Beech Ridge Motor Speedway closed the curtain on the 2010 NASCAR Whelan All American Series. The NASCAR Pro Series division entered the night with Dan McKeage holding an 11 point lead over Mike Rowe and a 16 point lead over David Oliver. Charlie Colby blasted into the lead at the drop of the green flag and checked out on the field. A caution flag on lap 6 came out as a result of point leader Dan McKeage exploding a tire in turn 2. Colby went back to the lead and easily held the top spot until another caution flag waved on lap 23. Colby went back in front but David Oliver was working the bottom as Bill Rodgers and Mike Rowe race side by side behind the leaders. Lap 32 Oliver took the lead but Colby came back on lap 38 with just 2 laps remaining. Oliver charged back in front on the white flag lap and got to the finish line 3 feet in front of Colby for the win. Rodgers was third and Rowe was fourth with Mike Landry in fifth. Dan McKeage finished seventh to claim the title by just 2 points over Oliver. Chris Smith entered the final Sport Series race with a seemingly comfortable 24 point lead over Don Colpritt. At the start of the race Marcel Chauvette took the lead until Bobby Nadeau powered past on lap 11. Nadeau stayed in front until 18 when Russ Morse went to the lead. The caution flag on lap 29 set the stage for a 5 lap showdown for the win. Nadeau nosed in front of Morse on the restart but Morse held the inside lane. On the final lap, contact between Morse and Nadeau sent Nadeau spinning down the backstretch scattering the point leaders. Morse took the win with Don Colpritt second and Doug Wolf third. Nate Leavitt and Reggie Leeman were fourth and fifth. Chris Smith finished 9^th and claimed the division championship. The Wildcat division was the tightest of all as David Vaughn, Dan Wink and Alby Ovitt entered the night separated by just 3 points. Andy Ayers led the opening 5 laps before yielding to Dan Bean who later handed the lead over to Brian Caswell on lap 10. Caswell was cruising opening up a comfortable lead when suddenly on lap 22 he headed to the pit area with a mechanical problem giving the lead back to Bean. Bean had to hold off Matt Hodgdon for the win with Paul Lund taking third. Cole Watson and Keith Stuart were fourth and fifth. David Vaughn finished 7^th to claim the division championship. Matt Dow only needed to show up to secure the Road Runner championship last week. Natasha Dyer led the field to the green flag and quickly took command of the race. Dyer led all 20 laps to easily secure the win with Matt Dow finishing second and taking home the championship. Dave Turner was third with Ryan Phillips and Taylor Lampron fourth and fifth.

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour - Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl Race Preview

2010-09-04T22:41:00.000-04:00

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl Race Preview

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to one of the northeast's trickiest tracks for the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. The 16-year-old high school junior made his debut at the track an impressive one -- finishing seventh in the non-points Vermont Governor's Cup 100 in late June. Theriault enters the weekend having finished fifth last time out in the all-star "Showdown at Chaudiere" and having been named as one of the 43 drivers who will be in the starting field for the 2nd annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway later this month. Ninth in the overall ACT standings and leading the Rookie of the Year race by five points with three races remaining, Theriault has five Top-10 finishes in eight starts.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER THUNDER ROAD FINISH: 7th (June 2010)
LAST RACE AT THUNDER ROAD: 7th (June 2010)

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Sunday, September 5

ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: Saturday, Aug. 28, Showdown At Chaudiere, Vallee-Jonction, Que. (5th-place)
NEXT RACE: Sunday, Sept. 12, Mohawk Casino 300, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval).
POINTS POSITION: 9th

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AUSTIN, WHAT'S BEEN THE KEY TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON FOR YOU?

I just think we're better organized as a team than maybe we were at the start, and we're all better understanding each other and what each person's role is. Being a team can be difficult at times, especially when you're just starting out. Even now, we're still a new team compared to the teams that Brian Hoar and guys like that have, but we're getting better.

We're learning all the time, and we've become a lot better since we entered into ACT Tour racing.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THUNDER ROAD THAT MADE FOR SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT THERE BACK IN JUNE?

It's all about being patient there. You can't take any more than the track gives you. You can really ruin your night in those corners if you try to do too much. That place can bite you in a hurry.

I don't know, but it's already one of my favorite tracks. It's very hard to compare it to anywhere else that we go. That place just has a mind of its own.

I know it's a huge race there this weekend, and I think how we run this weekend will set the tone for the remainder of the year as far as the Rookie of the Year (battle) goes. If we can pull off a good finish this weekend, it should set us up for the final two races.

ARE YOU GUYS CLOSE TO WINNING THAT FIRST ACT RACE?

I don't know. I don't want to say too much about that and jinx anything. Honestly, it could come at any time -- we're right there. If things work out it would be great to win, but our goal right now has to be to finish off the Rookie of the Year. It's still a pretty close race with Brad Babb, and hopefully we can come out on top of that.

Rowe Keeps Title Hopes Alive With Top-5 Finishes

2010-09-01T22:03:00.000-04:00

Rowe Keeps Title Hopes Alive With Top-5 Finishes

FALMOUTH, Maine -- Ben Rowe sits just a handful of points out of the PASS North Series championship lead as the tour barrels down the homestretch.

Rowe, of Turner, Maine, posted back-to-back Top-5 finishes at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass., and Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine to position himself just 13 points out of the PASS North Series lead with two races remaining.

"Everybody's still working really hard," Rowe said of the No. 48 Community Pharmacies team. "We're getting close. And we're still in the hunt for the championship -- so we may not be quite where we want to be, but we're not that far off, either."

Rowe finished fourth at Seekonk Speedway on Aug. 14. Just one week later, he ran fifth in the series' inaugural visit to Spud Speedway.

In both cases, Rowe said he had a competitive car early on.

"The car seems to be really fast for the first few laps, but it drops off pretty quickly for some reason," said Rowe, who has two wins and nine Top-5s through the first 11 races of the year. "Obviously, if we can figure out why that happens and fix it, we're going to be really good."

The series returns to action in the PASS 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on September 12 -- the longest race of the season -- and concludes with a final PASS 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park on September 17.

The PASS 300 is also the fourth of five PASS National Series events. The 4-time PASS North champion Rowe sits third in the National standings, just 27 points out of the lead in that series. He is the reigning PASS National and PASS South Series champion.

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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH - By Lou Modestino(for 9/3-9/6/10)

2010-09-01T21:52:00.000-04:00

NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH
By Lou Modestino(for 9/3-9/6/10)

According to reports in the Boston Globe New England Dragway in Epping, NH will join NHRA, the premier drag racing sanctioning body, in 2011. There's also discussion and consideration of bringing in a NHRA National event which includes the biggest names in AA Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stocks. Due to the required $6-$7 million improvements needed at NED, not to mention an estimated five-year time line to do all of the work, it could be a while before New England Dragway announces a NHRA National date.

Barre’s own Nick Sweet claimed the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model “King of the Road” title with his third place finish on Aubuchon Hardware Late Model Championship night on Thursday, August 26. Sweet’s third was enough to edge out Middlesex’s Dave Pembroke by just six points. Sweet went into the final Thursday night event of the season trailing Pembroke by just two points. After winning his heat race, Sweet led Pembroke by eight points going into the final 75 lap feature. The two contenders started the race door handle to door handle with Sweet 13^th and Pembroke 14^th. They weaved their way through heavy traffic to get to the front by the first caution on lap 43. Pembroke would get around Sweet during the remaining 3 cautions but came up just short of getting around John Donahue for the feature and championship win.

Sweet can add the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model title to his 2007 Thunder Road Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen title and his 2008 ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year title. He took home two feature wins during the 2010 season. The first was the opening day ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 and the second was the Carquest Governor’s Cup in June.

Graniteville’s John Donahue earned his third straight Thunder Road Late Model feature win. Pembroke and Sweet were followed to the line by Grant Folsom and Doug Murphy rounding out the top five. Eric Williams took sixth, rookie Cody Blake was seventh, Phil Scott took eighth, Jamie Fisher ninth and Brooks Clark completed the top ten.

Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien picked up his second Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen feature win of the season. He held off Shawn Fleury, John Lambert, Jimmy Hebert and Joel Hodgdon in the top five. George May, David Finck, Jason Corliss, Tony Rossi and Eric Badore completed the top ten.

Hardwick’s Joe Fecteau earned his first Allen Lumber Street Stock win of the 2010 season. He beat 2009 Street Stock Champion Gary Mullen, Gary Bashaw, Bunker Hodgdon and Ron Gabaree rounding out the top five. Mike MacAskill, Eric Johnson, Jamie Davis, Jean Leblanc and Kyle Hess took home top tens.

Cabot’s Ken Christman took home his tenth Junkyard Warrior win of the season. Kevin Wheatley and Fred Schroeder completed the top three.

Thunder Road’s Thursday nights have now come to a close for the 2010 season. The next event will be next Sunday, September 5 for the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. The ACT Tour will be joined by a regular event for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Junkyard Warriors. Post time is 1:30 p.m.

We've heard the the NHMS in Loudon, NH is negotiating with a group of principals about a New England Racing Hall of Fame on the grounds of the Speedway Motorsports Inc. track. This idea was approached before when former owner Bob Bahre was in control of that venue. But, nothing real came of the idea. The SMI crowd seem to be much more interested in this idea and it's at the point where there designs and renderings are being considered.

AMA Pro Hillclimbers competed in round 6 on August 29 in Canaan, N.H. - the first time the series has visited the "Granite State." Shawn Farnsworth won the Unlimited Class with the fastest time of the day in a wild body-flipping crash at the finish line. Nate Redmann scored a win in Xtreme Class and strengthened his lead in the series points. Sixteen year old rookie, John Koester won his second in a row in the Pro Sport Class. In exhibition Verti-Cross, Ryan Thibault took the trophy.

To welcome hill climbers on their first visit, New Hampshire served up the best weather of the summer: clear blue skies, low humidity and an uphill breeze to clear away the dust. Ridge Runner Promotions, the event hosts, created a very technical hill to test the riders' mettle. The flat section at the start line rose to a jump over a rough pit and then got progressively steeper with each jump. The approach to the crest from 300 to 375 feet was a "wall" that made quite an impact with bikes and riders alike.

First up were the Verti-Cross riders with four heats followed by two semi-finals. Colby McCutcheon faced Thibault and Walter "Tiger" Strank raced against Vinny Nuzzolilli. Thibault and Nuzzolilli advanced to the final- held at intermission between pro bike runs. In the final Thibault took the win with a crowd-pleasing style over the crest while Nuzzolilli flipped his bike over backwards at the top in a side by side finish.

In the first run of the Xtreme Class, the advantage clearly went to the early draws. Redmann drew third, picked a good line and held on for a 5.922 second ride that set the bar for all who rode later. Phil Libhart and Robby DeBusk followed and both rode in the high sevens. Then Alex Benner exhibited his all-out style for a 6.901 second ride- propelling him solidly into second at the half. Thibault edged Libhart out of third with a 7.488 second ride in the middle of the order.

The Xtreme Class order did not change in the second half, but not for lack of trying. Six riders bettered their performance, most notable was Thibault who shaved three tenths off his time- better, but not enough to move up. Redmann sat out and watched as no one came close to his time. The finish was Redmann, Benner and Thibault in 1,2,3 on the podium.

Points leader, Josh Lingle, lead off the Pro Sport class with a 9.026 E.T. Koester followed with an 8.674 second time to jump ahead. Ian Lau laid down a respectable 8.889 second ride for second at the half.

In second half Pro Sport action, like Xtreme Class, the order remained the same. Koester sat out and never needed to defend his position. The Pro Sport podium had Koester on top, Lau in second and Lingle in third.

Thibault blasted to the top of the hill and the front of the Unlimited Class in the first run with a 6.800 second ride. Jay Sallstrom crested very smoothly in 6.947 seconds, just behind Thibault. Shane Green let it all hang out for a 7.090 second ride with an over-the-bars inverted flip at the finish line. The impact broke half the spokes in his rear wheel forcing him to scratch for the second half.

Second half Unlimited action sure lived up to its name. Riders, desperate for a win, threw caution to the wind and one after another hit the "wall" at 350 feet until it and they bore the scars to prove it. Matt Luna crashed over the finish line, temporarily in second with a 6.920 ride. Shawn Farnsworth hit, crashed, flipped and landed on his feet over the line for fast time of the day at 5.676 seconds. Sallstrom battled back into second place with a 6.613 E.T. Then, late in the order, Benner stopped the clock at 6.126 seconds to snatch the number two spot from Sallstrom. At the finish it was Farnsworth, Benner and Sallstrom in 1,2,3 for the Unlimited Class.

Series points leaders, first through third, are: Unlimited- Colby McCutcheon, Benner and Scott Campbell; Xtreme- Redmann, Libhart and Chris VanHyning; and Pro Sport- Lingle, Hoke and Mosko.

Round 7 of the AMA Pro Hillclimb will be hosted by the Bushkill Valley MC at Freemansburg, PA on September 12.

Results
U/L: 1. Shawn Farnsworth (H-D); 2. Alex Benner (Hon); 3. Jay Sallstrom (Yam); 4. Ryan Thibault (Hon); 5. Matt Luna (Kaw).

Xtreme: 1. Nate Redmann (Yam); 2. Alex Benner (Hon); 3. Ryan Thibault (Hon); 4. Phil Libhart (Tri); 5. Robby DeBusk (Yam).

Pro Spt: 1. John Koester (Suz); 2. Ian Lau (Hon); 3. Josh Lingle (Yam); 4. Scott Hoke (Suz); 5. John Mosko (Hon).

Verti-Cross: 1. Ryan Thibault (Hon); 2. Vinny Nuzzolilli (Hon); 3. Colby McCutcheon (Hon).

Owner and fabricator Charlie Benton sets out to chase a couple of 40 year old land speed records with the help of 2009 650 twin record holder James Rispoli, formerly of Londonderry, NH. Benton who is a veteran tuner relies on his experience and knowledge that dates back to the glory days of NASCAR. Benton continues to use the same competitive spirit when working in his own Southport, NC race facility.

In 2007 Benton built and tuned the race bikes for the Pair of Nines Moto-ST race team of Hall of Famers Gary Nixon, Jay Springsteen and Jimmy Filice. On March 2, 2008 Benton’s team of Rispoli and Cobb took home first place gold at the legendary Daytona speedway winning the Daytona 300 Moto/ST. In 2009, his first time on the Salt Flats, Benton and rider James Rispoli set a new AMA Land speed record in the 650 twin class. In 2010 Benton sets his sights on crushing the 750 twin land speed record in both the open bike classes and the streamliner class that have been standing since 1969 and 1974. To attack the records Benton has again chosen pro road racer and pro flattracker James “the Rocket” Rispoli to get the job done.

“I am so excited to be going back to Bonneville after some records that have been standing for better than 40 years,” said Benton. “We spent time in the wind tunnel after last years record breaking and learned a lot. I built a new 750 cc class twin on a modified chassis and we think we have a great shot a new record. I’m confident James will do his job and now with some experience under the team’s belt, we are better prepared than ever.”

Rispoli said, “To have this opportunity again with Charlie this year is even more special than last years Bonneville run. Charlie has built a crazy fast 750 motor and I can’t wait to ease it down the measured mile in hopes of capturing a world record. Last year was incredible, but this year should be the best. My mechanic Dustin will join me in support of our efforts and it will be a great experience for all of us again.” Cycle Dynamics will be on the salt August 30^th – September 1st.

DJ Shaw of Center Conway, NH had to face a lot of hurdles at Gresham Motorsports Park Saturday night. He wrecked in practice, had a battery problem that further limited practice time, and then struggled with a tire problem throughout the second half of the American Fence Association 150. Despite being three laps down at one point, the 20-year-old Rookie-of-the-Year candidate was able to rally in the last five laps of the race and bring home a ninth place finish in his No. 60 Precision JLM Chevrolet. "It was a good recovery from the day," admitted Shaw. "It's pretty exciting though. We were three laps down with 17 to go and I got all those laps back before the last green flag with five to go. No one gave up on this team today and I have to thank my guys. They worked really hard all day."

Fadden Racing of N. Haverhill, NC experienced a roller coaster day at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut at Gresham Motorsports Park this weekend. Development driver and Columbia native Julian Albarracin was well on his way to a top-15 finish when he spun the No. 54 AAIC Chevrolet and hit the wall off of turn two at lap 90. The damage was too extensive and the team made the call to park the car for the remainder of the event. Tyler Laing, who was making his series debut in the No. 61 Ultimate Fish Scaler/Myachi.com Chevrolet, posted an impressive 11th place finish. Albarracin, who never even tested at Gresham Motorsports Park, used the first practice session to become familiar with the track and improved steadily throughout the day. He posted his quickest lap during time trials and earned a 23rd place starting position.

Defending Unity Raceway Late Model champion Frank Moulton of Burnham took another big step toward his third straight championship in the premiere division at Maine’s Toughest Racing Oval Saturday night, posting his fifth straight victory in the 35-lap feature race.

Other racers visiting victory lane before one of the season’s best crowds included Brad Bellows (China Village), Chris King (Burnham), Corey Walker (Augusta), Mike Wilson (Chelsea), Justin Moore (Madison), Mika Wilson (Chelsea), Jason Bosworth (Cornville), Ryan Chadwick (Wiscasset) and Dan Snow (Pittston).

The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the first group of invitees to the second annual ACT Invitational to be held Saturday, September 18, 2010. The region’s greatest triple header of the year at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway will have the ACT Invitational joining the NASCAR Whelen Modified division and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in an event with added laps and additional teams for the 2010 version.

“The second ACT Invitational is one of the most anticipated events of the year for short track teams from throughout New England and the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. We had two great days of testing this month, with over 70 teams spending two days at the ‘Magic Mile’. Now the hard part of determining who will make up the 43-team roster begins. This first group is mostly made up of those that have gotten invited by winning races in 2010 or a few ‘at large’ bids for those that are having outstanding seasons and have been supporters of ACT racing,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.

The following is a list of the first 20 teams that have been invited to participate in the second ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The additional 23 teams will be announced on Tuesday, September 06, 2010 and the final few on Monday, September 13, 2010:

(* Indicates winners of ACT US or ACT Série Castrol events)

8NH Guy Caron Lempster, NH 51ME Ricky Rolfe Albany Twnshp, ME

02NH Randy Potter Groveton, NH 52NH *Miles Chipman Epping, NH

3ME Dennis Spencer, Jr Oxford, ME 55VT Brent Dragon Milton, VT

17MA *Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA 57ME Austin Theriault Fort Kent, ME

26VT John Donahue Graniteville, VT 71ON Dan McHattie Cavan, ON

36QC Alex Labbe Ste Albert, QC 77NH *Mark Hayward Newport, NH

37VT *Brian Hoar Williston, VT 80QC Donald Theetge Quebec City, QC

44VT *David Pembroke Montpelier, VT 88VT *Nick Sweet Barre, VT

47CT Tim Jordan Plainfield, CT 91QC *Patrick Laperle Montreal, QC

48QC *Karl Allard Ste Felicien, QC 97NH *Joey Polewarczyk, Jr Hudson, NH

The next event on the American Canadian Tour is over Labor Day weekend with the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. This traditional summer closing event will award a starting spot in the ACT Invitational to any new winner of the event. Post time Sunday, September 5 is at 1:30 p.m.

A "New Breed of Speed" stormed into New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Tuesday, August 31, when two of the top teams from the IZOD IndyCar Series completed the first official testing laps in preparation for next year's return of IndyCar racing to New England.

The teams, with drivers Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon, are participating in a two-day Firestone Tire Tests. The test wraps up Wednesday. In just a little less than a year, the IZOD IndyCar Series will race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011.

"The track is very suitable for these cars," said 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon, driver of the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, during a break in testing. "I think we are already averaging over 160 mph. The racing here is going to be unbelievable."

Sharing the testing responsibilities with Dixon is 2004 IZOD IndyCar Series Champion, Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven car. While he is looking forward to next year's race, Kanaan knows how important his role is during the two-day Firestone Test. "For now, we have a big responsibility to get a good package for next year," said Kanaan during the first day's lunch break.

Tuesday's Firestone Tire Test session was open free-of-charge to fans. Wednesday's testing will be closed to the public. IZOD IndyCar Series Technical Director Kevin Blanch is one of the many people in the IndyCar community who is excited to return to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Blanch's enthusiasm for the event cannot only be attributed to the great racing he expects to see, but also to experience the natural beauty that New Hampshire has to offer.

When he was last at NHMS in 1998, Blanch was the crew chief for Panther Racing and driver Scott Goodyear. Blanch was telling Lake Winnipesaukee fishing stories on pit road during a break in testing. "I rented boats each night for the crew, and there were guys catching big smallmouth (bass) who had never fished before. Each night, we'd lose count how many we were catching."

Firestone tire engineers brought more than 400 tires for the two-day test. More than 20 different combinations of compounds will be tested. The first set of tires Kanaan and Dixon used was the same compound used at the 2009 race on the one-mile oval in Milwaukee.

"We came here with the Milwaukee (aero) numbers and out of the box we were very close," said IZOD IndyCar Series technical director Kevin Blanch. "In qualifying, with the package we have now, the drivers can probably get flat (around the 1-mile oval) if the car is really good. In the race, there will be no way you're going to get flat. They'll have to constantly work the throttle, which is what you want. We're also learning here, with the progressive banking, that if the car isn't quite right, they (the drivers) can just change to the next lane and that helps the car. The track is going to lend itself to really good racing when we get the numbers right on the downforce."

Both Dixon and Kanaan confirmed this Firestone Test was the first trip to "The Magic Mile" for each. "It's kind of refreshing to come to a place that you have never been before," Dixon said. "It's nice to branch out to new places and the (fan) following for racing is already tremendous as you can see by the Cup races they have here."

For Kanaan, his first trip to NHMS was not without its detours. "This morning I got here late because I realized I didn't know how to get here," said Kanaan. "I am not good at directions, so I had to ask at the hotel. I had to stop at the gas station to ask for directions too!" The next major event scheduled for NHMS is the SYLVANIA 300, September 16-19.

Here's what else is happening in the North Country over the Labor Day weekend. New England Dragway offers Street Night on Wednesday and Friday at 5 p.m. The Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Jct., VT offers a Demo Derby on Thursday night. On Friday stockcar racing is on at the Canaan (NH) Fairgrounds, Lee (NH), Twin State in Claremont, NH, Unity Raceway in ME, all at 7 p.m. . The Pathfinders Snowmobile Club in Saco, ME plans lawn mower races with the Richmond Raceway in ME offering kart action at the same time. Downtown Manchester, NH plans cruise nights on Friday at 5 p.m. and all day Saturday. Owls Head in ME offers a vintage motorcycle and airplane show on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. each day.

Saturday is very busy with Bear Ridge in Bradford, VT, Beech Ridge in Scarbrough, ME, Big Daddy's in Wentworth, NH, the Canaan (NH) paved track, Monadnock in Winchester, NH, 95 in Hermon, ME, Spud in Limestone, ME, Unity, ME and White Mountain in N. Woodstock, NH going with stockcar action at 6 p.m. Oxford Plains (ME) offers Motor Mayhem at the same time. Sunday stockcar action is on at Devil's Bowl in W. Haven, VT, Hudson in NH and Wiscasset in ME. all around 5 p.m. New England Dragway plans ET racing at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Car and Truck shows go at Atkinson, NH, Mexico, ME Recreation Park and the Trade Center in Portsmouth, NH at 9 a.m. Sunday. On Monday Hudson comes back with stockcars and a Figure 8 program at 1 p.m. Earlier in the day NHMS in Loudon, NH has championship motorcycles all day long while the Rutland (VT) Fairgrounds plans a Demo Derby. All this provided the weather co-operates.

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PASS 400 week end just around the corner

2010-09-01T21:50:00.001-04:00

PASS 400 week end just around the corner

Naples ME (8/31) While the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model race teams are prepping for the return of oval track racing to North Wilkesboro (NC) Speedway this weekend, there’ another big weekend of racing on the horizon when the PASS Super Late Models, Mods and Sportsman take to another history-laden venue in the form of Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 11 and 12.

It’s the sixth edition of PASS 400 weekend, a four day motorsports extravaganza that’s become a must attend event for racers and race fans from all over the eastern seaboard. It’s the longest race of the season for all three PASS North touring series, and there’s track time for almost every circle track division one can find in northern New England.

There’ll be a full field of super late models on hand to try and break the Rowe stranglehold on the 300 lap grind. Mike and Ben Rowe finished 1-2 in the inaugural PASS 300 and Ben earned the victory in 2006. Ben’s dad was back in victory lane in 2007 but Johnny Clark broke the Rowe win skein in 2008. Mike Rowe came back in 2009 to score his third PASS 300.

So will the Rowe family dominance continue in 2010, or will a new face grace victory lane? Certainly there’s plenty of worthy challengers. Johnny Clark has already proven he can get the job done. Adam Bates would like nothing better than to reclaim his Beech Ridge dominance in the 300. Bates has had a tough season but there’s no question he and his team are capable of putting together a winning performance at the Cusack family’s immaculate oval. Beech Ridge regular Bill Rodgers scored a big PASS win in July, and he knows the secret to being around at the end of distance races. Kelly Moore is due at the Ridge, and the veteran racer still has all the necessary tools to score in the 300. Cassius Clark is third in the series standings, but he hasn’t stood atop the podium in 2010. Beech Ridge might be the perfect opportunity for Cash to cash in.

What about Trevor Sanborn? He’s won in both PASS North and South, he’s a multi-time weekly Pro Series winner at Beech Ridge, but a PASS win on his home track continues to elude him. He’s come close on many occasions, but he has all the pieces to the puzzle now and 2010 may be his year to capture the big one.

The list of potential winners goes on and on, and the fact that the PASS 300 is race four of the five race PASS National Championship series will likely add PASS National and PASS South point leader Preston Peltier and his nearest National Championship challenger Jay Fogleman into the mix as well.

The four day racing party gets started Thursday at 5:45 PM with the Little Guy’s PASS mid-week open (more on that next week!), and there’s a full day of practice set for Friday September 10^th , starting at 12:00 noon. On Saturday September 11^th the racing goes green in earnest with qualifying for the PASS Super Late Models, Mods and Sportsman plus feature racing for the Road Runners, Wildcat/Strictly and Legends divisions.

Then on Sunday September 12th its feature time: 50 laps for the PASS Mods, 100 for the PASS Sportsman and a new addition for 2010, a 50 lapper for the New England Mini Stock Tour. Topping off the day will be the sixth annual PASS 300, 300 green flag laps for the super stars in the super cars.

Sunday practice gets underway at 11:00 AM and the first feature is set for a 12:15 PM green flag.

Look for more information as the big weekend approaches at www.proallstarsseries.com and www.beechridge.com

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PASS National Championship Series heats up starting with Beech Ridge

2009-08-24T22:37:00.001-04:00

PASS National Championship Series heats up starting with Beech Ridge

Naples ME (8/24/2009) It's been four months since Ben Rowe captured the first round of the four race Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Championship Series at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway, but the series will heat up in earnest when the National Championship trail leads to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 12 and 13^th for the PASS 300.

There's still three weeks before the series takes to the beautiful Scarborough Maine oval for their biggest event of the season, but the early entries are already rolling in.

The PASS South super late model contingent is already well represented. Teen sensation Ryan Blaney, three time 2009 PASS South winner Jay Fogleman, PASS South stalwarts Jeff and Jane Day's entry with Mark Gibson at the wheel and John Batten have already filed entries, and there's more to come from the south.

Bub Bilodeau has what it takes to race with PASS anytime, anywhere. Bilodeau is a multi-time Beech Ridge Pro Series champion, and he's the first home track regular to to file an entry for the 300 lap showdown. PASS North touring pro Richie Dearborn cut his racing teeth at the Ridge, and his was the first entry blank to arrive at the PASS office.

Adam Bates has been tough to beat at Beech Ridge; he's got two wins under his belt and ran a close second to 2008 PASS 300 race winner and series champ Johnny Clark. He'll be trying to better that by one spot but Clark will be back to try and make it two "300s" in a row.

There's a whole lot of racing on tap over the course of the weekend. On Saturday all divisions will qualify and the Wildcats, Road Runners and Legends will have their feature events. Sunday kicks off with the PASS 300 "B" main for the super late models. Then it's 100 laps for the PASS Sportsman division, a 50 lap shootout for the PASS Mods and the $10,000.00 to win PASS Super Late Model 300.

Entry blanks for the Wildcats, PASS Sportsman and PASS Super Late Models are available now at www.racewithpass.com .

The races go green at noon on both Saturday and Sunday. Check out the complete PASS 300 entry list by visiting www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com . Beech Ridge Motor Speedway is on line at www.beechridge.com .

double your pleasure, double your fun With a PASS South Independence Weekend Double Header!

2009-06-30T20:42:00.001-04:00

double your pleasure, double your fun With a PASS South Independence
Weekend Double Header!

Naples, ME 6/30/09- Race fans, teams, and officials will all prepare
for a double header this weekend as the PASS South super late model
series will invade the Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Friday July 3rd
for the Firecracker 125 followed by a Sunday night shootout at the
famed Hickory Motor Speedway on Sunday July 5th for the first ever
Independence 150. The double header will mark the first of its kind
for the five year old series and with the anticipation of several
newcomers expected to make their 2009 PASS South series debuts, it's
shaping up to be one of the best Fourth of July weekend races in the
country.

Race one of the double header will be featured at the
Greenville-Pickens Speedway, a paper clip shaped half mile track known
to produce some tight racing. Last year's winner, Alex Haase, will not
be in attendance to defend his win but his Kyle Busch Motorsports team
with youngster Bryce Walker behind the wheel will. Another driver to
watch is Justin Wakefield, the exact guy who battled the #51 machine
for the win just a season ago before a wreck ended his night early.
Three time winner Preston Peltier, along with Ben Rowe, Heath Hindman,
and Ryan Blaney are among the championship contenders that will have
to fend off a list of drivers making their return to the series in
2009 that include Clete Caywood, Dean Clattenburg, and J.R. Norris. An
expected capacity size crowd along with a stellar field of race cars
as well as one of upstate South Carolina's largest fireworks shows to
conclude the night's activities adds up to produce one of the best
Fourth of July celebrations for any race fan around.

An open practice for the Firecracker 125 will kick off Thursday July
2nd from 6-8pm then the following day the cars and stars of the PASS
South super late model series will take to the track for the 125 lap
event set to go off at 7pm. For more information including how to get
your hands on tickets to the Firecracker 125 visit the
Greenville-Pickens Speedway at www.greenvillepickens.com.

The second leg of the double header concludes at the first ever
Independence 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway. The race will mark the
second of three events that the PASS South series has planned at the
famed oval in 2009, making it a facility the championship contenders
must run well at in order to have a shot at the championship. Always
producing strong car counts at Hickory makes for impressive side by
side racing and with this event being the first during the month of
July one can bet that a slick race track will produce some wild racing
action.

Having won the 2009 version of the Easter Bunny 150 earlier in the
year, Maine's Ben Rowe has to be considered a favorite heading into
this weekend. Several drivers such as Jeff Bolen and thirteen-year-old
Chase Elliot, who is the son of NASCAR star Bill Elliot, will be
making their first career PASS South series starts. In addition, Corey
Williams (2008) and Tennessee native Heath Hindman (2007) have to be
thrown into the mix as each has scored a win at the Hickory, North
Carolina track. Hickory also marks the only track so far this season
that current hot shoe Preston Peltier has struggled at. Early in the
year, Peltier posted only a seventeenth place finish but since then
has racked up three series wins and moved into third in the series
standings just forty points out of the top spot.

The Independence 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway kicks off Sunday
July 5th with racing set to begin at 6:15pm. For directions and ticket
information visit the track's website at www.hickorymotorspeedway.com.

PASS racing at The Ridge Friday evening

2009-06-24T23:01:00.001-04:00

PASS racing at The Ridge Friday evening

NAPLES ME (6/24/2009) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North traveling
road show returns to Scarborough Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
for round two at the tough third mile, and there's a whole slew of
drivers with different agendas as the series ' nears the season's
half way mark.

Ben Rowe will be looking for his third win in as many starts, and
Johnny Clark is looking to get back on top of his game after a wheel
departed at New Brunswick's' Speedway 660, sending him back across the
border with a fourteenth place finish that dropped the Hallowell ace
from first to third in the standings.

There is no doubt Rowe has momentum on his side. The four time PASS
North Champ leads the 2009 standings in the North, the South, and the
PASS National Championship. Rowe is tough no matter where the series
travels. But Adam Bates may be the driver to stop Rowe's win streak at
two. Bates has shown the necessary consistency to earn a PASS title.
He leads the series in top five finishes with four and hasn't finished
outside the top ten all season. Bates won his first PASS race in the
2008 version of Friday's 150 green flag lap event and finished second
to Chris Staples earlier in the season. He trails Rowe by just two
points in the PASS North Championship chase ( 1074-1072) and Johnny
Clark lurks in third, just one marker back from Bates. With just three
points separating the top three, there could easily be a new point
leader when the heat races are completed

While this pair will ride the Big Mo into Beech Ridge, Chris Staples
will look for a comeback after a last place (22nd) finish at Speedway
660. Don't be surprised if the relative newcomer to PASS super late
model racing contends for a second win Friday night. Speedway 660 was
Staples first finish outside the top ten this season, and this team
has too much talent to stay down for long.

Kelly Moore is another driver that has seen a bad race or two derail
his championship aspirations. Moore suffered a horrendous crash at
White Mountain Motorsports Park but the veteran bounced back at
Speedway 660 with a solid sixth place run. Moore trails Derek Ramstrom
(4th) and Chris Staples (5th) in the standings, but the former Beech
Ridge regular finished third in race number one at the Ridge and he'll
be looking for his first PASS win of 2009 Friday night.

D.J. Shaw is coming off a win and a second place finish in weekly Pro
Series competition at the Ridge, and Shaw lead more than half the
distance earlier this season before fading to fourth at the finish. If
D.J.'s 150 lap package is strong, he'll be a threat for the win this
time around

The speedway's own weekly racing series (Sport Series, Wildcats and
Road Runners) will complete the card. Racing gets the green on a
special day and time, Friday June 26th at 6:00 PM sharp.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway is at 70 Holmes Road in Scarborough Maine.
Visit the track's web site at www.beechridge.com . The Pro All Stars
are on line at www.proallstarsseries.com and www.racewithpass.com .

Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!

2009-06-21T18:51:00.001-04:00

Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!

Wiscasset, ME- Ryan Hayes is a busy kid. Not only does he have
the hectic life of a 17 year old Erskine Academy Senior but the
Jefferson, ME resident is also hard at work becoming an Eagle Scout,
playing varsity basketball and being on the track team. Oh yeah and by
the way, he is also busy racing in the U.S. Cellular Mini Track
division at Wiscasset Raceway where he picked up his first career
feature victory Saturday night on Ray Haskell Ford night at the center
of speed. Ryan started on the pole and led every lap of the 15 lap
event, holding off Russ Anderson of Portsmith, NH and Gray's Kevin
Oliver for the win. Anderson and Oliver would finish second and third
respectively while Josh Hajula and Bruce Oren rounded out the top
five.

In the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock division Waldoboro's Ryan
Ripley was able to overcome lapped traffic and a lot of pressure from
Thomas True to get the feature victory. True would finish second and
Mike Mason would get his first Wiscasset Raceway trophy finishing in
the third spot. Mike Wilson took home fourth in his first trip to
Wiscasset this year and Pete McCollet would finish fifth after coming
from the back of the pack after a racing incident with point leader
Kevin Douglass.

The New England Transmission's Strictly Street division saw a new
face in victory lane this year. Litchfield's Wally Henderson got his
first win at Wiscasset Raceway this year. The win was Wally's first in
six years. The win did not come easy for the veteran driver though as
he had to hold off point leader Mike Moody over the closing laps.
Moody would finish second with Mike Hodgkin's driving for Maurice
Young Motorsports taking home third. Wally's son Jamie Henderson would
end up fourth with Ian Bresnehan fifth.

Your Verizon Wireless Super Street division had current point
leader Shawn Austin picking up the checkered flag. About half a
straightway back from him Jeremy Glasier of Appleton held of Josh
St.Clair to take home second. Allan Moeller Jr. would get fourth with
Jason Gaboury settling for the fifth position.

The Clark's Car Crushing Pro Stock's put on a great show. Scott
Moore and Jeff Burgess ran side by side for about twenty laps before
the two tangled coming into turn one. With the caution period lasting
a long time and the rain starting to come down track officials decided
to call the race. Charlie Colby would end up getting the feature win.
Youngster Dave Farrington turned in his best career finish coming home
second. Third would go to Joe Creamer. Moore would end up fourth with
Scott King in fifth.

Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100; "Slick Nick," 18, is a Late Model winner

2009-06-21T18:41:00.001-04:00

Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100; "Slick Nick," 18, is a Late Model winner

OXFORD, Maine - The same, old Mini Stock domination by Justin Karkos
and a fresh, new Late Model winner highlighted Saturday night at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
Karkos cruised to victory by a margin of more than nine seconds in the
Subway 100 main event.
He was forced to share the spotlight, however, with 18-year-old Nick
Brown, who became one of the youngest headline division feature
winners in OPS history with his 40-lap triumph.
Mike Short (Strictly Stock), Jim Davis Jr. (Outlaw) and Cathy
Manchester (Ladies) also scored victories.
Karkos drove around former division champion Dan Morris on lap 36 and
set sail from the second-place battle between Morris, Jimmy Childs and
Ashley Marshall.
With no caution flags to slow his progress over the second half of the
event, Karkos' only threat was slower traffic. He calmly slowed his
pace just enough over the final 20 laps to steer clear and still
finish a half-lap ahead of runner-up Childs.
It was the third win in the last four weeks for Karkos, who has led at
least one lap in five of the first six races after winning seven times
in 2008.
"That was fun. I think we put on a show," said Karkos, who bowed to
the crowd Kyle Busch-style with his pit crew at the start-finish line.
Ashley Marshall made a late-race move around Morris to claim third,
with Jake Burns edging Shane Kaherl for fifth. Kaherl was the last
driver on the lead lap.
Brown missed a race late last month to attend his senior prom at Morse
High School. Mercifully, graduation ceremonies were last Sunday,
preventing the second-year Late Model racer from having to skip a
second Saturday night.
He wouldn't have wanted to miss this one for the world. Brown snagged
the lead from Ron Charpentier Jr. on a restart shortly before the
halfway point and survived another resumption with 10 laps to go for
the breakthrough victory.
"You can't imagine the smile on my face right now. I can't believe I'm
even out here after all those years of watching up there (in the
grandstands)," said Brown, who was a multi-time champion in Oxford's
JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in his early teens.
Shawn Knight matched his Late Model career-best second place in
controversial fashion, as contact from his front bumper sent mentor
and runner-up Tim Brackett for a spin with under two laps remaining.
The two drivers typically park side-by-side in the OPS garage.
"I feel terrible, and I hope he'll understand," Knight said. "I was
having to hold the car in gear on that last green-flag run and steer
it with one hand, and unfortunately that's what happened. I think I
had enough car to get to the outside and fight for the win without
that problem."
Kenny Harrison held off four-time champion Travis Adams by a fender
for third, with Shawn Martin fifth.
Short earned a measure of vindication for last week, when he was
disqualified from a Strictly Stock win after the post-race inspection.
This time, he dominated the final 21 laps to snag his second official
victory in three weeks by a wide margin over Tommy Tompkins.
Larry Emerson hopped the curb to miss a wild scramble in the final
turn to claim third, less than a foot in front of reigning champion
Skip Tripp. Tripp's team scrambled to get the car ready in time for
the feature after a crash at the end of his qualifying race.
Davis won his third straight Outlaw start, backing up consecutive
triumphs in the Wednesday night Acceleration Series.
David Childs (second) and Chris Burgess (third) whittled Davis'
dominant early lead to nothing but fell a car length shy.
"My set-up wasn't real hot tonight," said Davis. "I got out to a
pretty big lead, and all of a sudden I saw those guys coming and said
I'd better step it up."
Twenty-three cars started the caution-free Outlaw scramble, with Guy
Childs and Jerry Goss rounding out the top five.
Manchester led all 20 laps of the Ladies tangle, matching second-place
Dottie Patria and third-place Vanna Brackett in the wins category with
her second of the season.
"Starting up front was a stroke of good luck," said Manchester. "I
love it when Dottie and I finish one-two."
Patria, the defending Ladies champion, secured that status by passing
Brackett to the outside in the final corner.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (100 laps): 1. Justin
Karkos, Jay; 2. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 3. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 4. Dan
Morris, Turner; 5. Jake Burns, Gray; 6. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 7. Steve
Barker, Jay; 8. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 9. Don Frechette, Turner;
10. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 11. Greg Aptt, Oxford; 12. Butch Keene,
Turner; 13. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 14. Matt Moore, South Paris; 15.
Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 16. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 17. Darrell
Moore, Mechanic Falls; 18. Greg Watkins, Bridgton.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Nick Brown, Bath; 2. Shawn
Knight, South Paris; 3. Kenny Harrison, Pownal; 4. Travis Adams,
Canton; 5. Shawn Martin, Turner; 6. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 7. Jeff
White, Winthrop; 8. Doug Coombs, Livermore; 9. Gary Chiasson, Peru;
10. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 11. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 12. Billy
Childs Jr., Leeds; 13. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township; 14. Scott
Robbins, Dixfield; 15. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 16. Ron Charpentier
Jr., Wales; 17. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 18. Tim Brackett, Buckfield;
19. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 20. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 21. Gerald
Parlin, South Paris; 22. Randy Sanborn, West Baldwin.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Mike
Short, Auburn; 2. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 3. Larry Emerson, Durham;
4. Skip Tripp, Poland; 5. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 6. Zach Emerson,
Sabattus; 7. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 8. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 9. Ben
Krauter, Raymond; 10. Keith Stuart, Naples; 11. Matt Williams,
Brownfield; 12. Ed Burlock, Minot; 13. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 14.
Jeff Merrill, Turner; 15. Rick Spaulding, Lewiston.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. David
Childs, Oxford; 3. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 4. Guy Childs, Turner; 5.
Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 6. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 7. Ron Abbott
Jr., Sabattus; 8. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 9. Steve Moon, Gray; 10. Jay
Wilkins, Gray; 11. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 12. Shannon Judd,
Jay; 13. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 14. Dennis Morang, South Paris; 15. Scott
Hethcoat, Danville Junction; 16. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 17. Charlie
Webster, Auburn; 18. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 19. Randy Desmarais,
Auburn; 20. Todd Hall, Auburn; 21. Jason Small, Poland; 22. John
Patria, Turner; 23. Doug Degroat, Oxford.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester,
Gray; 2. Dottie Patria, Turner; 3. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 4.
Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 5. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 6. Tori
Burgess, Sabattus; 7. Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 8. Annie
Chartier, Mexico.

Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

2009-06-21T18:36:00.001-04:00

Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

Scarborough,Maine- Mike Ramsey used a late race caution flag to his
advantage and captured the annual 50 lap race for the Wildcat division
on Saturday night. D.J. Shaw, Bobby Nadeau and Matt Dow also shared
victory lane on this fog filled evening of racing.

Shawn Gilpatrick jumped into the lead at the wave of the green flag
for the 50 lap Wildcat race. Gilpatrick would soon go under attack
from Gary Babineau as the 2 leaders started a side by side duel for
the lead at lap 9. Babineau went in front on the 10th trip around the
oval but Gilpatrick still had the inside lane.

Gilpatrick poked his nose back in front on lap 15 and then Babineau
went back in front 1 lap later as Gilpatrick wiggled exiting turn 4.
Babineau was now in cruise control opening up a comfortable lead as
the race appeared to be headed to a green-to-checkered run. The
complexion of the race changed when the caution flag waved on lap 46
setting up a Babineau- Mike Ramsey front row restart.

Coming to the green flag, Ramsey got a quicker start and took the lead from

Babineau but it was not over yet. Ramsey was driving hard and
washing up in the corners and Babineau was trying to get to the inside
as they swapped paint and bumps for the final 4 laps until Ramsey got
to the finish a half car length in front for the win. Babineau was
second with Darin Kilton third, Gilpatrick fourth and Dan Bean fifth.

D.J. Shaw won for the first time at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
Saturday night taking a dominating victory. Walt Pugsley led for the
first 14 laps until Dan McKeage took over on lap 14 following a
restart. McKeage would stay in front until lap 20 when Shaw went to
the inside and took over. Once in front Shaw pulled away from the
field in commanding fashion despite having to start the race at the
rear of the field.

Bill Rodgers finished second with McKeage third. Bub Bilodeau and Jay
Sands were fourth and fifth at the finish.

Bobby Nadeau passed Frank Wear 21 laps into the 35 lap Sport Series
race and went on for his first checkered flag of the season. The race
was slowed 5 times by the caution flag and despite the field staying
bunched up Nadeau was able to cruise into the win. Wear finished
second and Doug Wolfe third. Russ Morse was fourth and Dalton Gagnon
fifth at the end of the 35 lap run.

Matt Dow rounded out the evening of winners as he took down the 20 lap
Road Runner feature race honors. Dow took over the lead on lap 3 and
was chased to all the way from that point to the finish by Shawn
Brackett. Point leader Ray Letellier was third with Clayton Loubier
fourth. Ed Connolly rounded out the top 5 finishers.

PASS North: Two wins in a Row for Rowe

2009-06-15T20:46:00.001-04:00

PASS North: Two wins in a Row for Rowe

Naples ME (June 14) Ben Rowe hung out in the top five for the majority
of Saturday night's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 200 at Geary New
Brunswick's Speedway 660 and took the lead from Kirk Thibeau for good
on lap 149 to claim his second PASS North super late model win of
2009.

Adam Bates chased Rowe to the checkers and Nova Scotian John Flemming
returned to PASS competition with a third place finish. Kirk Thibeau
hung on to finish fourth with Travis Benjamin fifth. Kelly Moore
rebounded from a spectacular wreck at the touring series' last outing
at White Mountain Motorsports Park with a sixth place run. Lonnie
Sommerville dominated the first half of the 200 lap grind, but a flat
shortly after the half way break set him back to seventh Richie
Dearborn, Shawn Tucker, and Greg Fahey completed the top ten.

Problems beset a number of the PASS front runners. Johnny Clark lost a
right front wheel on lap 68, sending the point leader into the sand
banks. Clark returned many laps down to salvage a 14th place finish.
DJ Shaw started on the pole but suffered a flat tire and lost several
laps, eventually finishing fifteenth. An early race wreck claimed
Cassius Clark, local racer Brent Wiggins and Scott Alexander. Local
super late model favorite Dave O'Blenis was out at the half-way mark.

Nine cars completed the 200 lap distance. The lead changed hands six
times amongst five drivers; eleven cautions slowed the race. DJ Shaw,
Kelly Moore and Adam Bates claimed the qualifying races.

Next weekend it's a doubleheader for the PASS super late models. The
PASS South warriors head for Georgia's New Senoia Raceway for the
Dixie 150 on Saturday night June 20th. The PASS North teams will take
on "Maine's toughest oval", Unity Raceway on Sunday afternoon June
21st for the NAPA 150. The PASS Mod and PASS Sportsman series complete
that card, and there are two-for-one admission coupons available now
at all northern New England NAPA stores.

For all the latest PASS news, photos, schedules and standings visit
www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .

Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 200 –
Speedway 660, Geary New Brunswick Canada – June 13, 2009 ( with
finishing position, car number, driver, home town, laps completed)

1) 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 200 2) 98 Adam Bates Warner, NH 200 3)
97 John Fleming Halifax, NS 200 4) 28 Kirk Thibeau Fort
Fairfield, ME 200 5) 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill, ME 200 6) 47
Kelly Moore Scarborough, Me 200 7) 23 Lonnie Sommerville Saint
John, NB 200 8) 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis, ME 200 9) 52 Shawn
Tucker Fredericton, NB 200 10) 20F Greg Fahey St. Stephen, NB
199 11) 87 Matt Harris Fredericton Jct, NB 199 12) 85 Nick
Ribbe Kingston, MA 199 13) 35 Derek Ramstrom Worcester, MA 198
14) 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell, ME 178 15) 60 DJ Shaw
Center Conway, NH 175 16) 20 Steven Legendre Danville, VT 137
17) 8 Cassius Clark Farmington, ME 135 18) 17W Brent Wiggins
Fredericton, NB 113 19) 17A Scott Alexander Orrington, ME 103 20)
48 Dave O'Blenis Boundary Creek, NB 100 21) 12 John Danbrowski
W. Bridgewater, Ma 92 22) 5 Chris Staples Brunswick, ME 78

Ben Rowe Does it Again at Speedway 660

2009-06-14T07:06:00.001-04:00

Ben Rowe Does it Again at Speedway 660

Fredericton N.B., June 13, 2009-It was another great turnout tonight
for the Pro All Star Series 200. After last year's Pro All Star Series
event was cancelled due to rain and was unable to be re-scheduled fans
were excited to see racing from drivers from Eastern Canada & the
United States. Pro All Star Series visits many speedways throughout
the United States each year and Speedway 660 was very lucky to have
them come here, as this was their only stop at a Canadian speedway in
2009.

Fans saw regular weekly points racing in the Coast Tire Street Stock
and Martin's Home Heating Sportsman Division. These two classes
feature some of the most exciting racing action each week and this
week was no exception.

Fans saw some very exciting racing the Coast Tire Street Stock
division. It was really a family affair tonight and the big story was
Heidi Cooper winning the 20 lap feature holding off the hard charger
#88 of Brian Fox and #11 Rocket Rodney Ness. Heidi started the race on
the pole and led every lap of the caution free race. This was a very
special evening for Heidi, not only because she dominated the feature
and took her #1car to the Auto Pride Victory Lane but that she got to
share a podium finish with her father. Both Heidi and Rodney have had
podium finishes in the past but not at the same time. This is what
racing is all about.

Randy Moore was the big story in the Martin's Home Heating Sportman
division as he started on the outside pole and sprinted out on the
high side to take the early lead in the 30 lap feature. Moore
dominated the race holding off challengers and leading the race until
the only caution of the evening on lap 24 when Dave Biggar and Cody
Price got together and spun between turn 3 and 4. In the closing laps,
Moore was being challenged for the lead by Cal Hatfield. The two of
them battled back and forth until the last lap when the two got
together and Hatfield spun coming to the checkers in turn 3 and 4.
This resulted in Moore being disqualified, which gave the win to Myles
Harris. Finishing a close second was Michael Banks and rounding out
the top three was Glyn Nott.

It's not over till the last lap. This was the case in the Pro All Star
Series 200. In the early laps of the race pole sitter, DJ Shaw and
Kelly Moore battled for the lead. It wasn't long before Saint. John's
Lonnie Sommerville had moved up to challenge for the lead from Kelly
Moore. Sommerville soon had the #28 Ford of Kirk Thibeau knocking on
his door. The two of them battled for most of race. Restart after
restart they would take turns sprinting out into the lead. Quietly
moving up was the #4 of Ben Rowe. He had been in the top five for most
of the race. Throughout all the cautions and mechanical problems
Sommerville had remained up front until after the break at half way.
After that Sommerville experienced minor mechanical problems causing
him to lose positions and eventually spin out. After the problem was
fixed Sommerville began moving back up towards the front but ending up
a little short. He still had a very good finish after all that.

In the closing laps of the race Ben Rowe had moved in into the lead
and never looked back. Rowe held off the #98 of Adam Bates and the
#97 belonging to John Flemming for the win. Rowe is a 4 time Pass
Tour points champ and has won many races. Of the local cars Lonnie
Sommerville finished in the highest position finishing seventh on the
grid. Also, Shawn Tucker finished in 9th and Greg Fahey rounded out
the top ten.

The Pro All Star Series next race on the schedule is in Unity, ME.

Sunday, June 14 will be the second day of the double header weekend
featuring the Enduro 200.

Don't miss it race fans. This weekend promises to be a very exciting
weekend of racing. So come on out to the Geary Woods this weekend and
check out Speedway 660 for some WicKID Family Fun.

White washes Oxford Networks LM field; Childs holds off Karkos in Mini showdown

2009-06-13T21:47:00.001-04:00

White washes Oxford Networks LM field; Childs holds off Karkos in Mini showdown

OXFORD, Maine - Jeff White's total destruction of his Oxford Networks
Late Model ride last week was the worst thing that could have happened
... for his competition.
The White Lightning race team put the No. 50 back together better and
faster than before, as evidenced by a convincing victory in Saturday
night's 40-lap feature victory at Oxford Plains Speedway.
White, who picked up his first top-division win in 10 seasons of
trying late last summer, took the lead on lap 5 and dominated the
caution-free encounter. He beat former OPS champion Tim Brackett to
the checkers by a margin of more than 1.3 seconds.
"If you saw the race last week, you know how bad (the wreck) was. We
busted our humps to get here," White said.
Teenager Ben Ashline finished on the podium for the second straight
week, taking away third from impressive Gerald Parlin over the final
five laps. Parlin was a career-best fourth, with four-time champion
and two-time 2009 feature winner Travis Adams making a late-race
charge in the outside lane to fifth.
One winning streak continued and another ended in accompanying
Championship Series feature action.
Mike Short backed up his 100-lap victory in last week's Allen's Coffee
Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock main event with a 30-lap triumph on Sun
Journal Night.
Short went three-wide to move from fifth to second on lap 10 before
taking the top spot away from Kim Tripp on the following circuit.
Nobody was able to challenge Short without the help of a caution down
the stretch. Reigning division champion Skip Tripp was second, with
B.J. Chapman holding off 2007 champ Tommy Tompkins -- making his first
start of the season -- for third. Jeff Merrill emerged from a tense,
five-car battle for fifth.
Jimmy Childs, who returned this year the Allen's Mini Stock division
where he won a pair of division championships, snapped Justin Karkos'
two-race run when he held off the red-hot Karkos by less than a car
length.
It was the first win of the season for Childs, who scored a Late Model
victory in 2008.
Darrell Moore was third after his runner-up effort a week ago,
followed by former champion Dan Morris and Larry Melcher. After a
rough 30-lap race one week ago, the Minis went flag-to-flag without a
stoppage.
Troy Jordan (Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel) and Ryan Farrar (Call of
the Wild RV Center Sport Truck) were tops in Agren Appliance Saturday
Showdown action.
Jordan led his teammates Matt Dufault and Jason Berry in a 1-2-3 sweep
of the 30-lap Runnin' Rebel event.
Twenty-five cars started the race, with Derek Cook dominating early
before his mechanical woes allowed Jordan to speed away with ease.
Charlie Webster took fourth, with Gerard Cote enjoying his second
straight fifth-place finish.
Farrar ascended to the top of the podium after three consecutive
runner-up finishes to start the season. John Lizotte, Jeff Schmidt,
Herb Farrar and Kevin Oliver completed the top five in the 10-lap
sprint.
OPS gets the green flag again this Wednesday, June 17 with the
Acceleration Series at 6:30 p.m. Next Saturday's Double T Fence Night
includes a 100-lap Mini Stock showcase.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Jeff White, Winthrop; 2. Tim
Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 4. Gerald Parlin, South
Paris; 5. Travis Adams, Canton; 6. Doug Coombs, Livermore; 7. Corey
Morgan, Lewiston; 8. Shawn Knight, South Paris; 9. Don Wentworth,
Otisfield; 10. Kenny Harrison, Pownal; 11. Shawn Martin, Turner; 12.
Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 13. Scott Luce, Strong; 14. Travis Stearns,
Auburn; 15. Billy Childs Jr. Leeds; 16. Ron Charpentier Jr., Wales;
17. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 18. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 19. Randy
Sanborn, West Baldwin; 20. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 21. Gary Chiasson,
Peru.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Mike
Short, Auburn; 2. Skip Tripp, Poland; 3. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 4.
Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 5. Jeff Merrill, Turner; 6. Kenny Harrison,
Pownal; 7. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 8. Larry Emerson, Durham; 9. Kurt
Hewins, Leeds; 10. Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 11. Ben Krauter, Raymond;
12. Bob Crocker, Freeport; 13. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 14. Kim
Tripp, Oxford; 15. Jon Brill, Bridgton; 16. Ed Burlock, Minot; 17.
Matt Williams, Brownfield.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Jimmy Childs,
Leeds; 2. Justin Karkos, Jay; 3. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 4. Dan
Morris, Lisbon; 5. Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls; 6. Ashley Marshall,
Jay; 7. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 8. Steve Barker, Jay; 9. Shane
Kaherl, Jay; 10. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 11. Kevin Bishop, South Paris;
12. Jeff Moon, Gray; 13. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 14. Nathan Guptill, North
Turner; 15. Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon; 16, Jake Burns, Gray; 17. Matt
Moore, Mechanic Falls.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL (30 laps): 1. Troy Jordan, Turner; 2.
Matt Dufault, Turner; 3. Jason Berry, Turner; 4. Charlie Webster,
Auburn; 5. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 6. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 7. Jamie
Heath, Waterford; 8. Brady Romano, Livermore Falls; 9. Roger Bourgoin,
Mechanic Falls; 10. Ryan Philbrick, Greenwood; 11. Corey Beaulieu,
Oxford; 12. Craig Farrington, Hebron; 13. Zach Audet, Chesterville;
14. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 15. Nate Dubuc, Auburn; 16. Craig Bartlett,
Denmark; 17. Bill Dunphy, New Gloucester; 18. Derek Cook, Livermore
Falls; 19. Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls; 20. Randy Desmarais,
Auburn; 21. Bob Lucas, Peru; 22. John Mason, Bethel; 23. Carl Griffin,
Farmingdale; 24. Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 25. Gene White, Lisbon.

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (10 laps): 1. Ryan Farrar,
Oxford; 2. John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 3. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic
Falls; 4. Herb Farrar, Sumner; 5. Kevin Oliver, Gray; 6. Ryan Varney,
South Paris.

Pelletier, Davis, Hendsbee and Rich first-time 2009 winners on fast Friday

2009-06-13T06:29:00.001-04:00

Pelletier, Davis, Hendsbee and Rich first-time 2009 winners on fast Friday

OXFORD, Maine – Four drivers captured their first feature wins of the
season in their current division on a closely contested Friday night
of JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series action at Oxford Plains
Speedway.
Dan Pelletier Jr. pulled off the most exciting move of many on the
evening, getting underneath leaders Charlie Tyler and Brandon Douglas
in three-wide formation with only three laps remaining in the 13-kart
Unrestricted main event.
Pelletier, a champion in three different youth divisions, pedaled on
to his initial victory of the season in the 15-and-up Sportsman ranks.
Tyler finished second with rookie Douglas third.
Troy Davis, like Pelletier a frequent winner and multi-time champion
in the entry-level divisions, captured his first victory in only his
second try at Gold Plate.
Jacob Hendsbee (Blue Plate) and Zachary Rich (Purple Plate) also
visited victory lane for the first time on the young campaign.
Mike Ricker (Star Champ) and Kyle Mooney (Box Stock) each pulled off
their second triumph. Mooney has four in all through the first three
weeks.
Davis=2 0swapped the lead with Spencer Thompson three times before
taking command for good on lap 7 of the Gold Plate encounter.
Thompson, also a champ in supporting classes, held off opening-night
winner Avery Spear for second.
Hendsbee led all 20 laps of the Blue Plate battle while Wade
Blanchette, Evan Armington and Brandon Varney tussled behind him.
It was heat winner and division point leader Blanchette getting the
best of the runner-up battle. Armington backed up last week's victory
with a third-place trophy.
Rich led the first half of the Purple Plate scramble, then lost it to
Varney for three circuits before reclaiming it for the duration.
Mooney shadowed him much of the way in pursuit of his third straight
win in the division to start the season, but the young lion settled
for second. Owen Poisson enjoyed his best run to date in third.
Ricker lost the Star Champ point to Stephen Beattie, but night-long
ignition problems sent Beattie to the pit during a lap 16 caution flag
for Douglas' spin.
That allowed Ricker to reclaim the top spot and his second win of the
spring. Douglas, making his first Star Champ start, stayed a wide
margin in front of the ailing Beattie for second.
M ooney watched Ethan Matot and Ethan Brown lead the Box Stock sprint
early, but he had no problems breezing to his second win after moving
to the head of the class on lap 3.
Heat winner Chase Staples put up a worthy fight before claiming
second, with Matot third.
The JARRacing series resumes next Friday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m.
OPS cranks it up again Saturday with Sun Journal Night. Five divisions
of racing hit the historic, 3/8-mile oval starting at 6:30 p.m.

UNRESTRICTED (20 laps): 1. Dan Pelletier Jr., East Poland; 2. Charlie
Tyler, Buxton; 3. Brandon Douglas, West Paris; 4. Aaron Collomy, Saco;
5. David Blackwell, Brunswick; 6. Kyle Metivier, Lisbon; 7,. Kayla
Ashline, Pittston; 8. Ryan Phillips, Buxton; 9. Nate Knowles,
Dixfield; 10. Leo Jolin III, Rumford; 11. Josh Brown, South Paris; 12.
Nick Pingree, Mexico; 13. Chris Taylor, Mexico.
Heat winner: Tyler.
Lap leaders: Tyler 1-14, Douglas 15, Tyler 16, Pelletier 17-20.

STAR CHAMP (20 laps): 1. Mike Ricker, Sebago; 2. Brandon Douglas, West
Paris; 3. Stephen Beattie, Conway, N.H.;
Heat winner: Beattie.
Lap leaders: Ricker 1-12, Beattie 13-16, Ricker 17-20.

GOLD PLATE (20 laps): 1. Troy Davis, Windham; 2. Spencer Thompson,
Oxford; 3. Avery Spear, Oxford; 4. Cody Wilson, West Paris.
Heat winner: Davis.
Lap leaders: Thompson 1-4, Davis 5, Thompson 6,20Davis 7-20.

BLUE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Jacob Hendsbee, Whitefield; 2. Wade
Blanchette, Buxton; 3. Evan Armington, Lovell; 4. Brandon Varney,
Lewiston; 5. Chris Staples Jr., Brunswick; 6. Gabe Seavey, Conway,
N.H..
Heat winner: Blanchette.
Lap leaders: Hendsbee 1-20.

PURPLE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Zachary Rich, Casco; 2. Kyle Mooney, New
Gloucester; 3. Owen Poisson, Brunswick; 4. Brandon Varney, Lewiston.
DNS: Nick McNelly, Oxford.
Heat winner: Rich.
Lap leaders: Rich 1-10, Varney 11-13, Rich 14-20.

BOX STOCK (20 laps): 1. Kyle Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Chase Staples,
Durham; 3. Ethan Matot, Casco; 4. Ethan Brown, South Paris. DNS:
Brandon Varney, Lewiston.
Heat winner: Staples.
Lap leaders: Matot 1, Brown 2, Mooney 3-20.

Oliver, Grover win first OPS features on caution-free Acceleration Series card

2009-06-10T21:19:00.001-04:00

Oliver, Grover win first OPS features on caution-free Acceleration Series card

OXFORD, Maine - The cars and even the technology have changed since
Jim Davis Jr. last competed in the Acceleration Series at Oxford
Plains Speedway. Getting to victory lane in the Chimney Tech Outlaw
division where Davis was a champion six years ago still isn't a
problem.
Driving a car he once built and pronounced a little bit outdated,
Davis nevertheless held off Chris Burgess to capture the first of two
20-lap features in the headline division on a cool, misty Wednesday
night.
In what is believed to be a first for the 11-year old midweek series,
all seven features (130 green-flag laps) were completed without a
caution flag.
Dan Brown, Zach Bowie and Addison Bowie chased Davis and Burgess
across the line in the hotly contested Outlaw 'B' feature.
Outlaw 'A' produced the closest finish of the night when Jim Drake and
rookie Ryan Robbins ran side-by-side through the entire final lap,
bumping in the fourth turn before Drake crossed the line first.
That result was soured when both cars failed the post-race technical
inspection, however, handing the victory to Jerry "The Shoe" Goss.
David Childs moved up to second, maintaining his streak of five races
to start the season without a finish worse than runner-up.
Fred Clavet, Chris Coolidge and Bubba Collins rounded our the top five.
Kevin Oliver highlighted other action with his first OPS victory in
six years of trying in the Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck
division.
"Flyin'" Ryan Farrar settled for his third straight second-place
finish, while Ross "The Boss" Spurling saw his winning streak end with
a third-place trophy. John Lizotte edged Jeff Schmidt for fifth.
John Childs and early-season dominator Kyle Hewins took the two
Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel features.
Childs spent most of his 20-lap race with Derek Cook as a shadow. Cook
didn't get through the tech inspection line unscathed, vaulting
Charlie Webster and Craig Bartlett to second and third, respectively.
Nate Dubuc was fourth and Roger Bourgoin fifth, the best career finish
for each in the four-cylinder division.
Hewins needed less than half the event to charge from his mid-pack
starting position to the lead. He cruised to his third win in four
2009 starts.
Early leader Brady Romano faced no challenges for second. Troy Jordan
landed third for the second straight Wednesday, followed by teammate
and opening-night winner Matt Dufault and Gerard Cote.
Cathy Manchester nearly lapped the field in the Allen's Coffee
Flavored Brandy Ladies feature, although she had some help when the
2-3-4 battle of Christina Spaulding, Vanna Brackett and Dottie Patria
briefly ventured off the track in turn one around the halfway point.
The trio straightened it out without any damage. Brackett steered
through the near-disaster to run second. Patria finally wheeled around
Spaulding on the final lap to claim third, with Missy Blash fifth.
Bill Grover joined Oliver as a first-time Oxford winner by ruling the
10-lap Goulet Home Inspections Renegade sprint. Division champion
Jason Hannigan was a close second throughout after following Grover
past early leader Gerard Cote.
Cote kept Bob Morey at bay for third.
OPS returns to action Saturday with Sun Journal Night. Five divisions
of racing hit the track at 6:30 p.m.
The Acceleration Series continues Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. Chris
Burgess, Sabattus; 3. Dan Brown, Peru; 4. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 5.
Addison Bowie, Auburn; 6. Clint Sherwood, Poland; 7. Jay Wilkins,
Gray; 8. Shannon Judd, Jay; 9. David Brown, Gray; 10. Scott Ellis,
Lewiston; 11. Kyle Curtis, Oxford; 12. Josh Paradis, Sumner; 13.
Dennis Morang, South Paris; 14. Rob Lowe, Auburn; 15. Scott Hethcoat,
Danville Junction; 16. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 17. Chad Truman, South
Paris; 18. Todd Hall, Auburn; 19. Ron Parker, New Gloucester.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (20 laps): 1. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 2.
David Childs, Leeds; 3. Fred Clavet, Buckfield; 4. Chris Coolidge,
Norway; 5. Bubba Collins, New Gloucester; 6. Guy Childs, Turner; 7.
Tyler Belanger, Sumner; 8. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 9. John Patria,
Turner; 10. Jerry Freve, Buckfield; 11. Steve Moon, Gray; 12. Ron
Abbott Jr., Sabattus; 13. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 14. Kevin
Lawrence, South Paris; 15. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 16. Jonathan
Baldwin, Auburn; 17. John Spencer Jr., Farmington; 18. Bob Ferguson,
New Gloucester; 19. Gerry Richard, Leeds. DQ: Jim Drake, Hebron; Ryan
Robbins, Dixfield.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL (20 laps): 1. John Childs, Leeds; 2.
Charlie Webster, Auburn; 3. Craig Bartlett, Denmark; 4. Nate Dubuc,
Auburn; 5. Roger Bourgoin, Mechanic Falls; 6. Michael Carver, Durham;
7. Eric Rowles, Lewiston; 8. Bob Lucas, Peru; 9. John Mason, Bethel;
10. Charlie Hall, Oxford; 11. Troy Gamrat, Lisbon Falls; 12. Ryan
Philbrick, Greenwood; 13. Mark Childs Sr., Mechanic Falls; 15. Ellery
Phillips Jr., Turner. DQ: Derek Cook, Livermore Falls.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #2 (20 laps): 1. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 2.
Brady Romano, Livermore Falls; 3. Troy Jordan, Turner; 4. Matt
Dufault, Turner; 5. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 6. Jason Berry, Turner; 7.
Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 8. Craig Farrington, Hebron; 9. Mike Ward,
Harrison; 10. Scott Farrington, Minot; 11. Zach Audet, Chesterville;
12. Dustin Salley, Auburn; 13. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 14. Martin
Krauter, Raymond; 15. Jamie Leavitt, Minot; 16. Corey Beaulieu,
Oxford; 17. Jamie Heath, Waterford.

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Kevin Oliver,
Gray; 2. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 3. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 4.
John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 6. Opie
Allard, Harpswell; 7. Corey Williams, Sumner; 8. Peter Green, Poland;
9. Brent Westberry, Buckfield; 10. Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond; 11.
Laurette Theriault, Casco.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester,
Gray; 2. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Dottie Patria, Turner; 4.
Christina Spaulding, Lisbon; 5. Missy Blash, Oxford; 6. Missy Morgan,
Lewiston; 7. Kristen Brown, Gray; 8. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 9. Jodie
Truman, South Paris; 10. Annie Chartier, Mexico; 11. Tricia Thomas,
Farmington.

GOULET HOME INSPECTIONS RENEGADE (10 laps): 1. Bill Grover, Topsham;
2. Jason Hannigan, Greene; 3. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 4. Bob Morey,
Lisbon.

Johnny Clark leads the Pro All Stars to Speedway 660

2009-06-09T22:17:00.001-04:00

Johnny Clark leads the Pro All Stars to Speedway 660

Naples ME ( June 9, 2009) The super cars and stars of the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) North return to Speedway 660 in the Geary Woods
0f New Brunswick Canada on Saturday June 13th and the super late
model series regulars are looking forward to their only event in the
Maritimes for 2009.

PASS has two previous appearances at Speedway 660 (a 2007 event was
lost to rain) and some familiar faces were on the podium. The late
Scott Fraser topped the field in 2003, with Ben Rowe second and Johnny
Clark in third. Rowe came home first in the series' inaugural
appearance in 2002, with "Sud'n" Sam Sessions in the runner up spot
and Kirk Thibeau third.

While this will be the first extra distance PASS sanctioned event at
Speedway 660, PASS regulars have fared well in the tracks annual open
competition Peterbilt 250. Johnny Clark has a win in the 2007 edition,
and Kirk Thibeau has visited victory lane in Speedway 660's extra
distance event as well.

Clark, Rowe and Thibeau will all be on hand for Saturday's showdown,
and entries have been filed for Travis Benjamin, Kelly Moore, Richie
Dearborn, Super Sophomore DJ Shaw, Adam Bates, Scott Alexander, Rookie
John Danbrowski and Nick Ribbe.

Cassius Clark, Chris Staples, Rookie Steve Legendre and Derek Ramstrom
are all expected to make the trip to take on the Maritime racers on
their home turf. Shawn Turple, Lonnie Somerville, John Flemming and
Marty Prevost have all competed successfully with the PASS touring
regulars this season.

After four of the fourteen event 2009 PASS North schedule, Johnny
Clark is on top of the points heap , leading a surprisingly strong
Chris Staples by sixteen points (875-858). Derek Ramstrom trails
Staples by just six points in third. Ben Rowe sits in fourth, two
points back from Ramstrom (852-850) and Adam Bates rounds out the top
five with 849. Clark has two feature wins (Unity Raceway, Speedway 95)
while Staples (Beech Ridge Motor Speedway) and a resurgent Rowe
(White Mountain Motorsports Park) each have a win a piece.

Gates open at 1:00 PM for the Pro All Stars 200, with practice slated
from 3:00 until 6:00 PM. The racing goes green at 7:00 PM. The
Speedway is located at 588 Branch Road in Geary, New Brunswick,
Canada, just outside the city of Fredericton Rain Date is Sunday at
2:00 PM. For more information on Speedway 660, visit
www.speedway660.com .

All the latest PASS news, results, points and schedules can be found
by clicking on www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .

Wiscasset Raceway June 6th Results

2009-06-09T22:13:00.001-04:00

Wiscasset Raceway June 6th Results

Wiscasset, ME- Wiscasset Raceway hosted another great event on
Saturday, June 6th. On top of it being a great day outside for racing
action, Wiscasset Raceway also had the Kora mini racer there to help
raise money for the Shriners on Napa Auto Parts night.
In the U.S. Cellular Mini Truck division it was Chad Binette picking
up the feature victory for the second week in a row in his #96 truck.
Rookie Ryan Hayes would cross the line in second, giving the youngster
out of Jefferson, ME. His third straight top 3 finish and after
missing last week Kevin Oliver came back to grab 3rd . Josh Harjula
and Jon Reynolds would finish 4th and 5th.
The Verizon Wireless Super Street division started out with a bang as
several cars made contact shortly after the start/finish line on lap
one leaving then current point leader Brian Fortin out for the rest of
the night. Opening day winner Shawn Austin would go on to win his
second race of the year. 2007 division champion Bernie Dinsmore would
finish second just ahead of Jeremy Glasier who would take home 3rd.
Allen Moeller Jr. would finish 4th and last weeks apparent winner Ryan
Gero would grab 5th.
The Clarks Car Crushing Pro-Stocks had a lot of good side by side
racing though the entire race but in the end it would be the defending
champ Randy Turner picking up his second win a row with a vary excited
Charlie Colby in 2nd. Scott King turned in another good run as he
would take home 3rd. Jeff Burgess and Ryan Deane would round out the
top 5. Big news surrounding the Pro-Stocks. The defending champion of
The Center of Speed 300 has confirmed that he will be fielding an
entree for this years big event on August 16th.
The Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock's division saw Waldoboro's Ryan Ripley
grab the lead from Natasha Dyer early on in the race and he would hold
onto that lead to become the division third different winner this
year. 15 year old Natasha Dyer of Arrowsic did manage to hold on for
second. She held off 2007 division Champion Kevin Douglass for the
better part of the race. Douglass would get 3rd followed by Thomas
True of Wiscasset and defending champion Dylan Lancaster of Skowhegan.
In the New England Transmissions Strictly Street division Carl
McAlpine who won a 50 lap feature the night before at Unity Raceway
made it two for two this weekend as he beat point leader Mike Moody to
pick up the feature victory at the "Center of Speed". Moody would
finish 2nd with Unity regular Dustin Hubbard 3rd. Jamie Henderson
would finish 4th and Ian Bresnehan of Bath would round out the top 5.
The Steel's Real Rod's and Custom's Late Model division feature race
was full of action right from the green to the checkered flag. Not
only did the race involve great side by side racing action but a few
hard wrecks as well. The then top two in points T.J. Watson and
Maurice Young were involved in a bad wreck in turn three as Watson's
car was sideways and Young had no were to go. That ended both drivers
night. After mechanical issues the last two weeks Duane Love was able
to capture the win, his first since 2006. Ajay Picard driving to help
support the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital would get 2nd with Seth
Raven coming home 3rd. Adam Chadboune 4th and Tyler Robbins of
Montville had an impressive run finishing 5th.
Join Us Next Saturday
June 13th for Exciting
Racing in All Divisions

Racing Starts at 5 p.m.

Grandstand Admission:
Adults 18 to 64...........$10.00
Seniors........................$8.00
Students 12 to 17.........$8.00
Children 6 to 11...........$5.00
5 and under................FREE

Pit Admission:
All Ages.......$25.00

NASCAR’S Tony Stewart Excited about Thunder Road Governor’s Cup

2009-06-08T23:21:00.001-04:00

NASCAR'S Tony Stewart Excited about Thunder Road Governor's Cup

Barre, VT – NASCAR Sprint Cup point leader Tony Stewart told
GWC blogger Travis Barrett at Dover, Delaware last week that he is
excited about his upcoming June 25th visit to Thunder Road. Stewart
will compete in the CARQUEST Governor's Cup 150 with 30 of the best
Late Model teams of the American Canadian and Thunder Road regulars.

Stewart, coming off his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory as a car owner
at Pocono Raceway last Sunday, is now perhaps the premiere racing star
of the NASCAR Cup circuit. Stewart transcends 'old school' drivers
like Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip and the new
breed drivers like Carl Edwards, the Busch brothers and Jimmy Johnson.
Stewart has raced in multiple disciplines of racecars, including Indy
open wheel cars, sprint cars, and all forms of stock cars. He has made
it clear to track owners that he is coming to Thunder Road to race.

The appearance by Stewart at Thunder Road will highlight the track's
50th Anniversary season. Thunder Road would appear to fit Tony
Stewart's passionate love for racing like a glove. Tough and
challenging, lots of history, heavy-duty competition, along with avid
and knowledgeable race fans ---- Tony Stewart is expected to have a
lot of fun at the CARQUEST Governor's Cup 150. Thunder Road is selling
a 50th Anniversary souvenir ticket to mark the special occasion.
Stewart will attempt to be the first non-Vermont driver to take the
Cup out of the home state. With the appearance of Tony Stewart
competing in the Governor's Cup, Thunder Road has expanded its parking
lot to nearly double the size of the main lot. In anticipation of this
historic night of racing, Thunder Road has added another 500 seats to
the already largest spectator venue in the state of Vermont. The local
divisions will share the spotlight at the Governor's Cup and will run
extended lap features only on race night.

Stewart will be driving an American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model car
prepared by Joey Pole Racing (JPR) from Hudson, New Hampshire. Stewart
will drive the same car that Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. drove to the pole
position in the Chittenden Milk Bowl in 2008. "We have spent a lot of
time since March getting this car as near perfect as we can for Tony
Stewart. He is definitely our kind of racer, and I think he will be
pleased with the car. Actually, our team is as excited about watching
him race at Thunder Road as we are at getting the car set up for him.
It will be a real experience for Joey to be able to tell NASCAR Cup
Champion Tony Stewart how to get around Thunder Road!! We can't wait
to meet him and share a few laughs", said Joe 'Pole', Sr.

The 50th Anniversary CARQUEST Governor's Cup 150 will post $3,000 to
win and the best of Thunder Road and ACT teams will be looking to lock
up a qualified spot in the ACT INVITATIONAL to be held on September 19
at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Governor's Cup winner will
join all ACT Tour winners, ACT Castrol Series winners, and other
invited teams to participate in the inaugural 50-mile ACT Invitational
at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 19 during
the NASCAR Chase weekend. This will be the first time local Late
Model teams will have a chance to race at the only Super Speedway in
New England. "If Tony wins the Governor's Cup, the JPR car will be
waiting for him at NHMS if he wants to have some Saturday fun, said
Joe Pole, "Now that would be something to see if he decides he wants
to show us around the 'magic mile."

Gates will open at Thunder Road on June 25th at 4 PM; post time is
scheduled for 6 PM. The CARQUEST Governor's Cup 150 is slated to begin
at 8PM. Advanced tickets for the Governor's Cup are now on sale at
only $17 for Adults and day of race tickets will be sold at $20.
Children's (6-12) tickets are $5, under 6 are admitted free. Thunder
Road has announced that it will hold a minimum of 2,000 tickets for
race day fans.

Thunder Road opens its 50th season of Thursday night racing this
coming Thursday night, June 11th, with the Ferguson Waterworks trophy
dashes. Gates open at 5 PM, post time is 6:30. Admission is only $9.50
for Adults, $3.00 for kids and a family ticket for two adults and two
kids is only $20 dollars for the 16-event show at the 'Nation's Site
of Excitement'.

Podium Finish Vaults Moffitt Into NCWSE Point Lead

2009-06-07T21:07:00.001-04:00

Podium Finish Vaults Moffitt Into NCWSE Point Lead

Watkins Glen, N.Y. (June 7, 2009): Brett Moffitt has
already set records as the youngest driver to ever win a race and the
youngest driver to ever win a pole. Following a third place finish in
the Tioga Downs Casino 125 at Watkins Glen International road course,
Moffitt is now the youngest driver to ever lead the NASCAR Camping
World Series East point standings. It's a record that Joey Logano, who
was 16 years, 11 months, and 4 days old when he first led the series,
held until now.

"It's awesome," said Moffitt after learning he took over
the point standings. "The bigger point lead we can get right now makes
it an easier walk to go at the end of the season. Hopefully now we
have a nice little cushion and we're able to go hard at some races and
real conservative to keep that lead."

Moffitt kicked off the weekend with a qualifying lap of
118.504 mph to earn a fourth place starting position in the 22-car
field. However, the team found an exhaust leak in the car following
time trial procedures and opted to go the rear of the field so that
they could fix it.

"We cracked the exhaust actually and it was right below
the driver's area. There aren't too many cars here. It put us to the
back but it wasn't too far to go," he said.

At the drop of the green, Moffitt catapulted from the rear
of the field to eighth in less than ten laps, and was running in the
top-five by lap 22.

"There were a lot of openings to make a move. I wasn't
going to make a move that I thought was going to risk the car, but
where I could, I did and it paid off," Moffitt said about his early
progress.

On a restart at lap 35, Moffitt wheeled his No. 44 Castle
Packs Power Chevrolet into fourth, where he remained until the final
lap when he got by Patrick Long for the third position.

"This is quite the place," said Moffitt. "It's a really
fast track and it's a lot of fun to come and do this instead of just
running in circles. Overall it was a good day and hopefully we can get
a few more of these."

Moffitt signed on with ASM Motorsports for a limited
schedule in 2009, but hopes to secure a sponsor this month in order to
finish out the season.

"We are going to assess what our options are after the
race at New Hampshire, but without sponsorship, it doesn't look good
at finishing out the season. We're really hoping that a company can
see the benefit of a partnership with me and ASM Motorsports. We've
been setting records and winning races, but without that partnership,
we won't be able to continue doing it."

Wrenn Picks Up First Pro-4 Win at Seekonk

2009-06-07T21:06:00.000-04:00

Wrenn Picks Up First Pro-4 Win at Seekonk

Seekonk, MA – The Pro Four Modified Racing Series of New England
(PFMNE) took to the "Cement Palace," Seekonk Speedway, on Saturday,
June 6, for their fourth event of the 2009 season. A strong field of
19 four-cylinder modifieds signed into the paddock area for the extra
distance main presented by Kraze Korlacki Speed Equipment. "Stormin'
Norman" Wrenn made it four for four this season, picking up his first
career victory at the famed Massachusetts oval.

The #73 of Jim Darlington wasn't able to make it out after the
practice due to motor problems. The remaining 18 cars competed in two
qualifying heats. In the first heat, a three-car wreck collected the
#34 of Mark Giordano, #16 of Stan Mertz, and the #99 of Billy Joerres.
The wreck proved terminal for Giordano, but Mertz and Joerres both
were able to repair their Limited Pro Fours before the main event.

The 30-lap main event started 17 strong, with the #13 of George
Sherman on the pole and the #10 of Brian Vincent on the outside. At
the drop of the green, the #4 of Cory Cleary began challenging the #07
of Phil Lausier for the fourth position. Meanwhile, Mertz advanced
from his scratch starting spot, passing #19 of Tim D'Amico.

The first of four yellows slowed the race on lap six when the #12 of
Rob Richardi, Jr. spun around coming out of turn two. Richardi, Jr.
would go pitside, but return several laps later after repairs were
made to his #12 family-owned racecar. On the restart, Vincent powered
by Sherman, placing his machine firmly in the lead. While those two
duked it out for the top stop, the #1m of Wrenn continued to improve
from his 11th place starting position. By the time lap nine was
complete, Wrenn had already passed both Cleary and Sherman, and had
his eyes set on Vincent, who continued to show the way. As Wrenn
began to challenge Vincent for the lead, the second caution flag of
the event was displayed when the orange #4 of Cory Cleary lost its
motor, setting him on the sidelines for the remaining 18 laps.

On the restart, the #07x of Robin Berghman—who was competing in her
first event of the 2009 season—moved under Lausier to firmly plant
herself inside of the top five. Just shy of the halfway signal, the
#29 of Matt Sagar rebounded from pitting early on to wrestle the
seventh position away from the #11 of Keith Caruso. Further up in the
field, Vincent got loose coming off of turn four, allowing Sherman to
take over his spot. On the very next lap, Vincent got loose again,
but this time he was unable to save it, necessitating the third
caution flag of the event on lap 21.

Problems on the restart caused the field to get bottled up, damaging
the cars of Vincent and the #83 of Franky Perry, resulting in the
final yellow flag of the event as both cars came to rest on the
racetrack. This restart was a success with Sherman proving to be no
challenge for Wrenn. When the five to go signal was shown, Berghman
made her move under Sagar on the frontstretch, and completed her pass
on the backstretch to move into third position. When the checkers
were unfurled it was Wrenn picking up his fourth consecutive victory,
followed by Sherman, Berghman, Sagar, and Lausier who rounded out the
top five. Positions six through ten went to Caruso, Mertz, Mark
Charette, Richardi, Jr., and D'Amico. Eric McGovern, Vincent, Perry,
Joerres, Cleary, Henry Sirignano, and Dan Meservey rounded out the
rest of the field.

On Saturday, June 20, 2009, the PFMNE will make their second
appearance of the season at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, New
Hampshire.

Robinson, McAlpine triumphant at Unity Raceway

2009-06-07T20:42:00.001-04:00

Robinson, McAlpine triumphant at Unity Raceway

Unity, ME – Rowland Robinson, Jr. of Steuben and Burnham's Carl
McAlpine drove to victory lane, topping the stock car racing card at
Unity Raceway Friday night.

Robinson bounced back from a late-race altercation while battling for
the lead on opening night to win the Late Model feature, while
McAlpine dominated the Wildcat division's special, 50-lap main event
on the racy, 1/3-mile oval.

Other feature winners at 'Maine's Toughest Racing oval included Kris
Watson, Steve Rackliff, Kyle Gallant, Lance Chapman, Mickey Landry,
Shelby Kimball and Gage Landry.

The Late Model winner, also known as 'JR Rockin' Robinson, rebounded
from a late-race crash that cost him a shot at victory in the opening
night 109-lap main event, and some issues that came up in post-race
inspection, to claim his first Unity Raceway Late Model win.

Robinson started from the pole but watched Joe Allard and Brad Bellows
drive by in the opening laps. Defending track champion Bellows made a
daring, three-wide move in lapped traffic to take the lead away from
Allard and set the pace for several laps before Robinson loosened him
up midway through the 30-lapper and drove underneath the reigning
Unity king for good.

Bellows, of China Village, maintained second position on the track
after yielding to Robinson but his apparent runner-up finish was
negated in post-race tech by a carburetor infraction. Opening night
winner Deane Smart crossed the line in third position, but like
Bellows he ran afoul of the technical inspectors after the race and
was disqualified for an excessive engine setback violation, as was
apparent fifth-place finisher Dylan Turner.

Glenburn's Joe Allard was second in the official order of finish for
the Late Models, with Mike Lynch of Winterport picking up the
third-place trophy. Frankie Moulton of Burnham and Matt Eaton of Deer
Isle rounded out the top five.

McAlpine absolutely dominated the 50-lap special for Wildcat division
competitors, lapping all but runner-up finisher, and opening night
winner, Dustin Hubbard of Unity in an extremely-clean main event.

Both Tim Hudson and Chet Hanscom were contenders for podium finishes
before troubles knocked them from the ranks of frontrunners in the
night's longest-distance race.

Bangor's Shawn Hamel II claimed third-place laurels in his first
appearance of the season at Unity, with Luke Rickards of Anson and
Burnham's Chris King filling out the top five.

Watson, of Hermon, took his second straight feature win in the Super
Street 20-lapper, grabbing the top spot from early pacesetter Donnie
York of Knox, who held on to second spot throughout the event, but
lost the runner-up finish in post-race inspection due to a shock
absorber violation. That handed the official second-place finish to
Steve Moulton of Glenburn, with third-place hardware collected by
Steve Rackliff of Starks, who prevailed in a racelng battle against
Orrington's John Kalel II. Hurricane Hal Stratton of Belgrade was the
fifth-place finisher.

Rackliff, doing double duty, cruised to victory in the Late Model Pro
4 feature race, capitalizing on problems suffered by early race leader
Jimmy Dennis of Benton, who was looking like the man to beat in the
race before sparks began to show below his machine, causing him to
drop back several positions in the final half of the event. China's
Gregg Cummings was a contender throughout the 20-lap feature, claiming
runner-up honors. Justin Drake of Burnham crossed the line in third
position, but didn't make it through post-race inspection after an
engine violation was detected. That moved Skowhegan's Brian Lancaster
into the show position after a nice drive, bouncing back from an early
spin to claim a trophy. Augusta's Norm Cummings ended up in fourth
spot, followed by Ben Nile of New Vinyard.

Veazie's Gallant led wire-to-wire in a non-stop, 15-lap Monsta Mini
feature race. Opening night winner and defending division champion
Mike Wilson of Chelsea chased Gallant throughout the race, but never
mounted a serious challenge for the victory. Paul Jason of Augusta
outran Clinton's Alicia Goodwin for the final trophy.

Chapman, of Benton, raced from the back of the pack to take the lead
away from Clinton's Merv Greene before the 20-lap Flyin' Four division
main event was halfway completed, then barely held off a hard-charging
Cody Sleeper to post his second straight victory. Sleeper, of Chelsea
came up about a foot short of victory under the checkered flag and
settled for runner-up honors, with Skowhegan's Mike Mason racing to a
hard-earned third-place finish. Justin Moore of Madison crossed the
finish line in fourth spot, with Vassalboro's John Fortin making a
last-lap move into fifth position.

Anson's Landry negotiated traffic flawlessly, driving from the back to
the front to score his second straight triumph in the enduro class.
Chris Burbelo of Frankfort picked up his second consecutive runner-up
trophy, with Herny Boudreau of Bristol nailing down a third-place
finish after leading much of the 15-lapper before Landry drove on by.

Shelby Kimball of Cornville raced to an impressive victory in Ladies
division competition. Kimball led early, gave the lead up for a few
laps to Mika Wilson of Chelsea, then made a slick move in lapped
traffic to take the lead back for good. Wilson claimed runner-up
honors, with opening night winner Molly Feeney of Hope charging from
the back of the starting field to end up in third position. Alicia
Goodwin of Clinton and Meaghan Allen of Winterport rounded out the top
five.

In a wild Teen Thunder event under a near-full moon, Gage Landry of
Sidney claimed a popular victory. Landry inherited the lead when
Clinton's Cole Robinson and the extremely-quick Brandon Greenleaf of
Searsport crashed in turn four, ending Greenleaf's impressive run.
Landry had things his way for the rest of the race, taking the
checkered flag ahead of Canaan's Robert Dyer and Matt Kimball of
Cornville, who overcame his fair share of adversity to pick up the
third-place trophy. Brooke Getchell of Pittsfield was fourth, followed
by Robinson.

Unity Raceway hosts a pair of events this weekend, with NELCAR Legends
and a burnout contest joining the weekly racing divisions on Friday
night. Sunday afternoon the Wildcat and Flyin' 4 divisions see action
on a Fernald Frenzy program with several novelty races and a
demolition derby also featured. For more information please visit
unityraceway.info

Late Model: 1. Rowland Robinson, Jr, Steuben; 2. Joe Allard, Glenburn;
3. Mike Lynch, Winterport; 4. Frank Moulton, Burnham; 5. Matt Eaton,
Deer Isle; 6. Jon Vashon, Benton; DQ Brad Bellows, China Village; DQ
Deane Smart, Bradley; DQ Dylan Turner, Freedom.

Wildcat (50 laps): 1. Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 2. Dustin Hubbard,
Unity; 3. Shawn Hamel II, Bangor; 4. Luke Rickards, Anson; 5. Chris
King, Burnham; 5. 6. Bo Ivey, Winslow; 7. Richard Jackson, Hudson; 8.
Tim Hudson, Windsor; 9. Chet Hanscom, Benton; Ed Sleeper, Vassalboro;
11. Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 12. Brent Chase, Burnham.

Super Street: 1. Kris Watson, Hermon; 2. Steve Moulton, Glenburn; 3.
Steve Rackliff, Starks; 4. John Kalel II, Orrington; 5. Hal Stratton,
Belgrade; DQ Donnie York, Knox.

Late Model Pro 4: 1. Steve Rackliff, Starks; 2. Gregg Cummings, China;
3. Brian Lancaster, Skowhegan; 4. Norm Cummings, Augusta; 5. Ben Nile,
New Vineyard; 6. Jimmy Dennis, Benton; 7. Shane Smith, Augusta; 8.
Corey Walker, New Vineyard; 9. Dixon Smith, Sidney; DQ Justin Drake,
Burnham.

Monsta Mini: 1. Kyle Gallant, Veazie; 2. Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 3. Paul
Jackson, Augusta; 4. Alicia Goodwin, Clinton.

Flyin' 4: 1. Lance Chapman, Benton; 2. Cody Sleeper, Chelsea; 3. Mike
Mason, Skowhegan; 4. Justin Moore, Madison; 5. John Fortin,
Vassalboro; 6. Merv Greene, Clinton; 7. Chris Williams, Oakland; 8.
Nicholas Lizotte, Sidney; 9. Jordan Hawes, Skowhegan; 10. #1 (name,
town unavailable); 11. Tony DeJulio, Ellsworth; 12. Patrcik Cook,
Swansville.

Ladies: 1. Shelby Kimball, Cornville; 2. Mika Wilson, Chelsea; 3.
Molly Feeney, Hope; 4. Alicia Goodwin, Clinton; 5. Meaghan Allen,
Winterport; 6. Kayla Allen, Bucksport; 7. Sandy Greene, Clinton; 8.
Kayla Robinson, Clinton; 9. Mary Reed, Unity.

Teen Thunder: 1. Gage Landry, Sidney; 2. Robert Dyer, Canaan; 3. Matt
Kimball, Cornville; 4. Brooke Getchell, Pittsfield; 5. Cole Robinson,
Clinton; 6. Lucas Porter, Norridewock; 7. Westley Turner, Montville;
8. Brandon Greenleaf, Searsport.

Enduro: 1. Mickey Landry, Anson; 2. Chris Burbelo, Frankfort; 3. Herny
Boudreau, Bristol; 4. Robert Dyer, Canaan; 5. Darrin Dyer, Canaan; 6.
#2, (name, town unavailable); 7. James Corson, Clinton.

Short goes long distance in Strictly; Adams won't be denied in LM thriller

2009-06-07T07:26:00.000-04:00

Short goes long distance in Strictly; Adams won't be denied in LM thriller

OXFORD, Maine - Mike Short dominated the first 100-lap race of 2009 as
convincingly as he aced the final long-distance test of 2008, cruising
to victory in the Sunoco Race Fuels 100 for Allen's Coffee Flavored
Brandy Strictly Stocks at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Short led the final 71 laps of the event, winning an eight-lap sprint
to the finish after the lone caution flag tightened the field. Short
won six races in '08, including the September New England Dodge
Dealers Little Guy 100. He is the fourth different Strictly feature
winner to launch the current campaign.
Former division champion Jim Duguay was unofficially second in his
first start of the season, with division point leader Zach Emerson
third and the final car on the lead lap. Jeff Merrill and Larry
Emerson rounded out the top five.
The post-race technical inspection was still in progress at press time.
In the co-main event, Travis Adams made a dramatic, three-wide charge
from fifth to first in the final 10 laps to capture his second Oxford
Networks Late Model win in the first three weeks.
Ben Ashline, who skipped his graduation ceremony at Gardiner Area High
School to race Saturday, held on for a career-best second after
yielding the lead to Adams with five laps remaining in the 40-lap
contest.
Don Wentworth, Shawn Martin and Travis Stearns completed the top five.
Adams plotted his winning move after following the side-by-side battle
for second between Wentworth and Stearns for more than 20 laps.
Justin Karkos survived a wild Allen's Mini encounter for his second
straight 30-lap victory. Darrell Moore led until surrendering the top
spot to Karkos on a restart with nine circuits left.
Moore sped to second, with Jake Burns inheriting third after a
multi-car crash and subsequent penalties shook up the order on the
final lap. Reigning division champion Ashley Marshall recovered from
two early spins to finish fourth ahead of Kevin Bishop.
David Childs held off his uncle Guy Childs to top a 26-car field in
the Chimney Tech Outlaw feature. Childs has finished no worse than
second in four starts this season.
Steve Brill took home the third-place trophy in front of Kevin
Lawrence and John Patria.
Dottie Patria prevailed in the closest finish of the night, pulling
even with Vanna Brackett in the final corner and winning the drag race
to the finish line to swipe the 20-lap Allen's Ladies scramble. Cathy
Manchester was in close proximity to finish third, with Deanna
Robertson fourth and rookie Tori Burgess fifth.
The Wicked Good Vintage Race Cars also made their annual appearance at
OPS, with Kenny Robinson of East Machias claiming the checkers.
Oxford's Acceleration Series next takes center stage Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (100 laps): 1. Mike
Short, Auburn; 2. Jim Duguay, Greene; 3. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 4.
Jeff Merrill, Turner; 5. Larry Emerson, Durham; 6. Ben Krauter,
Raymond; 7. Skip Tripp, Poland; 8. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 9. Derek
Farrington, Freeport; 10. Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 11. Jon Brill,
Bridgton; 12. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton. DNS: Mike St. Germain, Auburn;
Kim Tripp, Oxford; Perry Tucker, Sumner.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Travis Adams, Canton; 2. Ben
Ashline, Pittston; 3. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 4. Shawn Martin,
Turner; 5. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 6. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township; 7.
Tim Brackett, Oxford; 8. Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 9. Billy Childs Jr.,
Leeds; 10. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 11. Gary Chiasson, Peru; 12. Gerald
Parlin, South Paris; 13. Randy Sanborn, West Baldwin; 14. Matt
Sanborn, West Baldwin; 15. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 16. Ron Charpentier
Jr., Wales; 17. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 18. Jeff White, Winthrop; 19.
Shawn Knight, South Paris; 20. Nick Brown, Bath.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Justin Karkos,
Jay; 2. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 3. Jake Burns, Gray; 4. Ashley
Marshall, Jay; 5. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 6. Greg Aptt, Oxford; 7.
Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 8. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 9. Matt Moore,
South Paris; 10. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 11. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner;
12. Bill Irving, New Gloucester; 13. Greg Watkins, Bridgton; 14. Nik
Coates, Lisbon; 15. Don Frechette, Turner; 16. Ken Daigle Jr. Lisbon;
17. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 18. Jeff Moon, Gray; 19. Dale Brackett,
Oxford; 20. Dan Morris, Lisbon.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW (20 laps): 1. David Childs, Oxford; 2. Guy Childs,
Turner; 3. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 4. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 5.
John Patria, Turner; 6. Steve Moon, Gray; 7. Ryan Robbins, Dixfield;
8. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 9. Ron Abbott Jr., Sabattus; 10. Zach Bowie,
Lisbon; 11. Scott Ellis, Lewiston; 12. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 13.
Charlie Webster, Auburn; 14. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 15. Josh
Childs, Oxford; 16. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 17. Jay Wilkins, Gray;
18. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 19. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 20.
John Spencer Jr., Farmington; 21. Zach Robitaille, Norway; 22. Chris
Burgess, Sabattus; 23. Chris Coolidge, Norway; 24. Scott Hethcoat,
Danville Junction; 25. Bob Morey, Lisbon. DQ: Addison Bowie, Auburn.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Dottie Patria,
Turner; 2. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Cathy Manchester, Gray; 4.
Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 5. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 6. Missy
Morgan, Lewiston; 7. Annie Chartier, Mexico; 8. Kimberly Sessions,
Auburn. DQ: Debbie Marston, Hartford.

Mike Rowe wins Coors Light 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

2009-06-07T07:20:00.001-04:00

Mike Rowe wins Coors Light 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

By Dan Walker

Scarborough, Maine- Maine racing legend Mike Rowe used his long
distance race experience to full advantage Saturday night to win the
Coors Light 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The story of the race
was the experienced Rowe versus the young charger D.J. Shaw for the
win. Dave Oliver and Mike Maietta Jr led the field to the green flag
with Maietta Jr taking the lead.

D.J. Shaw moved to second position on lap 5 and pole sitter Oliver was
riding in third. Oliver went to the outside lane and picked off Shaw
for second and then Maietta Jr on lap 21 to re-take the lead. As the
race hit the 25 lap mark, Shaw began to look to challenge Oliver for
the lead as they raced side by side for the next 5 laps. On lap 30
Shaw went back in front but behind him was a fast closing Mike Rowe
who had moved from his 12th starting position into the third spot.

Caution flags on lap 40 and then lap 45 kept the field tight with Shaw
in front and Rowe moving to second place on lap 50. For the next 24
laps Rowe applied pressure to Shaw looking inside and then outside as
the wily veteran was sizing up the situation to make his move, but
Shaw was not falling for any of it and held his line.

Rowe made his move on lap 74 as he went down the backstretch looking
to the outside of Shaw as they raced into turn 3. Shaw moved up just
a bit exiting turn 4 and Rowe cut a hard left and got inside of Shaw
as they hit the front straight. Rowe raced into turn 1 with the lead
and never looked back as he led the final 26 laps for the win over
Shaw in second and Oliver third. Dan McKeage and Bradley Babb were
fourth and fifth at the finish.

In Sport Series action Scott Dorr became the first repeat winner this
season as he won the 35 lap feature race. Dorr took the lead from
Marty Adams on lap 19 and sailed to the win. Adams finished second
with Don Morse, Nate Leavitt and Craig Smith the top finishers.

The Wildcat 30 lap feature race was a trip down easy street for Jesse
Tolman as he led all 30 laps to win the race. Gary Babineau made a
late race charge to the front but settled for second place with Lyman
McKeage third. Matt Hodgdon and Mike Ramsey were fourth and fifth at
the finish.

Ray Letellier won his first Road Runner feature race as his rookie
season is well underway. Letellier took the lead from Brian Graffam
on the 11th lap and held off Shawn Brackett for the win. Matt Dow was
third with Graffam fourth and David Turner fifth.

Shaw charges to Lee USA PASS Mod Win

2009-06-07T07:16:00.001-04:00

Shaw charges to Lee USA PASS Mod Win

NAPLES ME (June 6) Andy Shaw drove from the back of the pack to the
front to capture his second Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod series win
of 2009 Friday night at Lee (NH) USA Speedway. Shaw battled visiting
North Carolina super late model star Jay Fogleman and Sulo Burbank for
the win in the first of a four race Twin State Series for the open
wheelers.

Shaw and his team were fortunate to be in the feature at all. The rear
end in their race car blew up in practice but they were able to borrow
another from a fellow competitor, swap them out, and run second in
their qualifying race. But the work wasn't over then; the team had
holed a radiator in the heat and had to make another hasty swap before
feature time. Shaw, Dave Weir and the entire 66 team proved that once
again, hard work and perseverance pay off at the race track.

Sulo Burbank had luck on his side as well. After his best PASS Mod
finish of the season in third, the team discovered a broken hub held
in place only by the wheel after giving the Lee USA concrete a tap
midway through the feature.

Unofficially, Shaw vaults from third to first in the PASS Mod points
standings after four races. Jerry Harrison held the top spot going
into the race but a hard trip into the turn one wall resulted in a
12th place finish and second place points man Scott Grant came home
seventh. The top three were only separated by three points prior to
the Lee USA event.

Keep up with all the Pro All Stars Series news at www.racewithpass.com
or visit www.proallstarsseries.com

Unofficial Finish – PASS Mod Feature (40 laps) - Lee USA Speedway – 6/5/2009

1) 66 Andy Shaw, Center Conway NH 2) 2 Jay Fogleman, Durham NC 3)
21 Sulo Burbank, Gorham ME 4) 33 Bill Dixon, North Waterboro ME 5)
14 Scott McDaniel, Livermore ME 6) 56 Dan Somes, Belgrade ME 7) 27
Scott Grant, Waterboro ME 8) 12 Steve Bennett Jr., Buckfield ME 9) 31
Glen Boss 10) 29 Greg Ellis, Hermon ME 11) 50 Sumner Sessions, Norway
ME 12) 5 Jerry Harrison, Freeport ME 13) 03 Gary Norris, West
Gardiner, ME 14) 85 Glen Bradbury, Hollis Center ME

Another Mooney double highlights Week 2 of karting at Oxford Plains

2009-06-06T21:45:00.001-04:00

Another Mooney double highlights Week 2 of karting at Oxford Plains

OXFORD, Maine – Kyle Mooney was the model of perfection again Friday
night in the JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series at Oxford Plains
Speedway, sweeping his 10-lap heats and 20-lap feature races in both
the Box Stock and Purple Plate divisions.
Brandon Varney was the runner-up in both main events to Mooney, who
led a total of 29 laps and made each of his winning passes the hard
way, driving to the outside. Chase Staples was third in Box, with
Zachary Rich taking home the show trophy in Purple.
Familiar faces fared well in new surroundings in other action.
David Blackwell took advantage of Brandon Douglas' late misfortune to
win for the second time in as many starts since jumping to the
Unrestricted division.
Already a previous winner in two younger divisions at Oxford, Tommy
Stilphen aced his first test in the Gold Plate class for
12-to-15-year-olds.
Evan Armington, a two-time champion in Purple Plate, claimed the
checkered flag in only his second Blue Plate start.
Two-time defending Star Champ ki ng Stephen Beattie scored his first
triumph of the season.
Blackwell was pitted in a tense battle for second through fifth for
most of the Unrestricted finale. When early dominator Douglas coasted
across the line under no power with two laps remaining, Blackwell
steered through the resulting jumble and powered to victory.
Dan Pelletier Jr. followed him into the runner-up slot for the second
outing in a row. Josh Brown, who led the first four laps and was
second to Douglas for the duration, slipped back to third after the
leader's departure but held off Kyle Metivier for that position.
New blood infused the Gold Plate ranks in the second week, with
Stilphen, Tyler King and Garrett Leiter joining past Blue Plate
champion Troy Davis in making their first starts of the season.
That group dominated the night, with Davis edging King in the
qualifier before Stilphen scooted by King on lap 8 of the main.
Davis, Leiter and King diced it out furiously for the runner-up honor
before crossing the line in that order.
Beattie bolted past early leader Erwin Carey on lap 6 of the Star
Champ scramble, then withstood the challenge of fellow two-time
champion Mike Ricker for the victory. Carey was third.
Armington chased down Chris Staples Jr. and forged ahead on the
halfway lap of the Blue Plate tangle. Varney out-dueled Wade
Blanchette (third) and Staples (fourth) for his third runner-up trophy
of the night.
The JARRacing series cranks up again next Friday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
OPS continues its weekend Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with Sunoco Race Fuels
Night. Racing is on tap for six divisions, capped by a 100-lap feature
for the Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stocks.

UNRESTRICTED (20 laps): 1. David Blackwell, Brunswick; 2. Dan
Pelletier Jr., East Poland; 3. Josh Brown, South Paris; 4. Kyle
Metivier, Lisbon; 5. Nate Knowles, Dixfield; 6. Leo Jolin II, Rumford;
7. Brandon Douglas, West Paris; 8. Charlie Tyler, Buxton. DQ: Chris
Tyler, Buxton.
Heat winner: Douglas.
Lap leaders: Brown 1-4, Douglas 5-18, Blackwell 19-20..

STAR CHAMP (20 laps): 1. Stephen Beattie, Conway, N.H.; 2. Mike
Ricker, Sebago; 3. Erwin Carey, Mexic; 4. Tyler Braunschweig,
Newfield.
Heat winner: Ricker.
Lap leaders: Carey 1-5, Beattie 6-20.

GOLD PLATE (20 laps): 1. Tommy Stilphen, Kennebunk; 2. Troy Davis,
Windham; 3. Garrett Leiter, Livermore Falls; 4. Tyler King, Livermore
Falls; 5. Avery Spear, Oxford; 6. Spencer Thompson, Oxford; 7. Cody
Wilson, West Paris.
Heat winner: Davis.
Lap leaders: King 1-7, Stilphen 8-20.

BLUE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Evan Armington, Lovell; 2. Brandon Varney,
Lewiston; 3. Wade Blanchette , Buxton; 4. Chris Staples Jr.,
Brunswick; 5. Jacob Hendsbee, Whitefield.
Heat winner: Varney.
Lap leaders: Staples 1-9, Armington 10-20.

PURPLE PLATE (20 laps): 1. Kyle Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Brandon
Varney, Lewiston; 3. Zachary Rich, Casco; 4. Owen Poisson, Brunswick;
5. Nick McNelly, Oxford.
Heat winner: Mooney.
Lap leaders: Varney 1-9, Mooney 10-20.

BOX STOCK (20 laps): 1. Kyle Mooney, New Gloucester; 2. Brandon
Varney, Lewiston; 3. Chase Staples, Durham; 4. Ethan Brown, South
Paris; 5. Ethan Matot, Casco.
Heat winner: Mooney.
Lap leaders: Varney 1-2, Mooney 3-20.

Father-son sweep for David & Josh Childs in 11th annual Acceleration Series opener

2009-06-03T22:26:00.001-04:00

Father-son sweep for David & Josh Childs
in 11th annual Acceleration Series opener

OXFORD, Maine - The father-son combination of David and Josh Childs
combined for 18 feature wins in two different Oxford Plains Speedway
Acceleration Series divisions last season.
Now that the two are competing in the same class, the peer pressure
and the quest for bragging rights might make them even more dangerous.
After hearing the Chimney Tech Outlaw rookie Josh had won his 20-lap
event while waiting to take the track for his own race, David drove to
a convincing victory in his portion of the first Wednesday night
program of the season.
Reigning Outlaw champion Ron Abbott Jr. also accomplished what he was
unable to achieve in his title-winning season, leading every lap to
capture the checkered flag in the first of three features for that
division.
Zach Audet and Matt Dufault ruled the Macdonald Motors Runnin' Rebel
features. Vanna Brackett emerged from a highly competitive Allen's
Coffee Flavored Brandy Ladies field to score a win.
Ross Spurling backed up his first career victory four nights earlier
with another triumph. Defending champion Jason Hannigan picked up
where he left off with a Goulet Home Inspections Renegade victory.
Abbott held off Jerry Freve, who was a car length back throughout
their 20-lap tangle.
"Zach and Larry Emerson helped me get here," Abbott said. "I kind of
dragged my butt until the last minute."
John Patria made a spirited charge on the outside throughout the event
but settled for third. Guy Childs threatened to make it a family sweep
but filed into fourth ahead of Kevin Lawrence.
By virtue of having no 2008 points in the division, Josh Childs
started last in his 16-car grid. He flew past more than half the field
over the first three laps, then calmly picked his way past Chris
Coolidge, Steve Brill and early dominator Gerry Richard to score his
second straight victory.
Childs, 18, also won in his most recent Saturday night start.
"Holy cow, that was a fun race," said Childs. "I can't even believe I
made it here. I didn't think I'd be able to get up front. The car was
pushing, and I had to use a little more brake than usual."
Richard, Brill, Coolidge and Bob Ferguson completed the top five.
David Childs bolted from 11th to first in under 10 laps and cruised to his win.
"They came down and told me my boy won," Childs said, "so I had to
drive my butt off."
Steve Moon had a mirror full of John Spencer Jr. throughout but held
on for second. Tyler Belanger and Jonathan Baldwin traded fourth
position five different times before Belanger finally claimed it, with
Baldwin a career-best fifth.
Audet had a shadow in Scott Farrington for the duration of the 20-lap
Rebel opener, but last year's four-time feature winner started off
2009 in a similar fashion with a narrow victory.
"He ran me really clean. I'm happy about that," Audet said of Farrington.
Troy Jordan wasted no time charging from 12th to third, but without
the help of a caution flag to slow the leaders, he only had time to
catch their rear bumper before the finish. Dustin Salley backed up
Saturday's first career victory in fourth, followed by Jamie Heath
after a late skirmish scattered the eight-car battle for fifth.
Dufault drew the outside of the front row for round two and kept the
pack at a safe distance to the checkers. Kyle Hewins and Jason Berry
applied early pressure, but their slight entanglement in a multi-car
incident gave Dufault slightly more breathing room.
"The car was right on tonight," said Dufault. "We made a bunch of
changes from Saturday, and it worked out pretty good."
Racing for the first time since the birth of his first child, Jamie
Leavitt avoided the mid-race mess to take second. Berry stayed the
course and took third. Hewins' early-season winning streak ended at
two with a fourth-place run, followed by Corey Beaulieu.
Spurling inherited some space after closest pursuers Ryan Farrar and
Kevin Oliver got tangled with a lapped truck. Opie Allard advanced to
second and supplied some heat, but it was Spurling scoring his second
straight set of checkers.
"It's hard to keep those Toyotas back there, but we're getting better
and better," Spurling said.
The Ladies swapped lanes and paint repeatedly, with six drivers having
a crack at the win in the closing laps. Until Brackett moved to the
front, that is, continuing the momentum she produced with her 10 wins
in '08.
Cathy Manchester made a late move to the inside and took second in
front of defending champion Dottie Patria. Deanna Robertson and Debbie
Marston completed the top five.
Hannigan led every lap of the 10-lap Renegade scramble, holding rookie
Bill Grover at a safe, four-car length distance. Gerard Cote was next
in line.
OPS roars to life again at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with Sunoco Race Fuels
Night. A 100-lap Strictly Stock feature headlines a five-division
card.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #1 (20 laps): 1. Ron Abbott Jr., Sabattus; 2.
Jerry Freve, Buckfield; 3. John Patria, Turner; 4. Guy Childs, Turner;
5. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 6. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 7. Ryan
Robbins, Dixfield; 8. Jim Drake, Hebron; 9. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 10.
Scott Ellis, Lewiston; 11. David Brown, Gray; 12. Jim Davis Jr.,
Sabattus; 13. Josh Paradis, Sumner; 14. Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic
Falls; 15. Shannon Judd, Jay; 16. Carl Conant, Lewiston.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #2 (20 laps): 1. Josh Childs, Oxford; 2. Gerry
Richard, Leeds; 3. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 4. Chris Coolidge, Norway;
5. Bob Ferguson, New Gloucester; 6. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 7. Michael
Haynes, Livermore Falls; 8. Kyle Curtis, Oxford; 9. Jay Wilkins, Gray;
10. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 11. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 12. Don Veinott,
Sabattus; 13. Scott Veinott, Sabattus; 14. Robert Lowe, Auburn; 15.
Zach Robitaille, Norway.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW #3 (20 laps): 1. David Childs, Oxford; 2. Steve
Moon, Gray; 3. John Spencer Jr., Auburn; 4. Tyler Belanger, Sumner; 5.
Jonathan Baldwin, Auburn; 6. Mike Rand, Bridgton; 7. Bubba Collins,
New Gloucester; 8. Fred Clavet, Buckfield; 9. Mike Blash, Norway; 10.
Mike Kyllonen, Mechanic Falls; 11. Matt Weeks, Greene; 12. Todd
Bisbee, South Paris; 13. Scott Hethcoat, Auburn; 14. Clint Sherwood,
Poland; 15. Ron Parker, New Gloucester; 16. Dan Brown, Peru.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #1 (20 laps): 1. Zach Audet, Wilton; 2.
Scott Farrington, Minot; 3. Troy Jordan, Turner; 4. Dustin Salley,
Auburn; 5. Jamie Heath, Waterford; 6. Craig Farrington, Hebron; 7.
Mike Ward, Harrison; 8. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 9. Nate Dubuc, Auburn;
10. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 11. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 12. Craig
Bartlett, Denmark; 13. Roger Bourgoin, Mechanic Falls; 14. Charlie
Hall, Oxford; 15. Michael Carver, Durham; 16. Ellery Phillips Jr.,
Turner.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN' REBEL #2 (20 laps): 1. Matt Dufault, Turner;
2. Jamie Leavitt, Minot; 3. Jason Berry, Turner; 4. Kyle Hewins,
Leeds; 5. Corey Beaulieu, Oxford; 6. Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 7. Brady
Romano, Livermore Falls; 8. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 9. Martin
Krauter, Raymond; 10. Cody Smith, Oxford; 11. Eric Rowles, Lewiston;
12. Ryan Philbrick, Greenwood; 13. Troy Gamrat, Lisbon; 14. Derek
Cook, Livermore Falls; 15. John Childs, Leeds; 16. Carl Griffin,
Farmingdale; 17. Bob Danforth, Stoneham.

CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Ross Spurling,
New Gloucester; 2. Opie Allard, Harpswell; 3. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 4.
Kevin Oliver, Gray; 5. Herb Farrar, Oxford; 6. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic
Falls; 7. Laurette Theriault, Casco; 8. Doug Stevens, West Sumner; 9.
Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond; 10. Brent Westberry, Buckfield; 11. Ben
Yap, Bryant Pond.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Vanna Brackett,
Buckfield; 2. Cathy Manchester, Gray; 3. Dottie Patria, Turner; 4.
Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 5. Debbie Marston, Hartford; 6.
Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 7. Missy Blash, Oxford; 8. Sue Veinott,
Sabattus; 9. Lisa Brooks, Auburn; 10. Kimberly Sessions, Auburn; 11.
Kristen Brown, Gray; 12. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 13. Missy Morgan,
Lewiston; 14. Tricia Thomas, Auburn; 15. Amanda Fogg, Sabattus; 16.
Annie Chartier, Mexico.

GOULET HOME INSPECTIONS RENEGADE (10 laps): 1. Jason Hannigan, Greene;
2. Bill Grover, Topsham; 3. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 4. Bob Morey, Lisbon;
5. Jeremy Cormier, Auburn.

PASS Mods kick off Twin State Series at Lee USA Friday

2009-06-02T23:17:00.001-04:00

PASS Mods kick off Twin State Series at Lee USA Friday

Naples ME (June 2) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods will be
featured this Friday night at Lee (NH) USA Speedway , round one of the
Twin State PASS Modified Series that will see the fast economical
open wheelers at Lee USA on several occasions throughout the 2009
season.

The forty lap points paying event for the PASS Mods joins Lee USA's
exciting weekly racing card that includes the E-Keys 4-Cars Late
Models, Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, David's Race
Cars & Components Roadrunners and American Race Parts Iron-Man
racers.

Freeport Maine's Jerry Harrison holds a slim two point lead in the
PASS Mod series point standings over Scott Grant, 143 to 141 for
Grant. Center Conway NH's Andy Shaw trails Grant by a single point in
third. Shaw, Greg Ellis and Steve Bennett Jr. have each scored feature
wins in the first three events of 2009.

Admission is only $10.00 for adults . Children are encouraged to play
in the "Kid Zone" adjacent to the family seating section. Racing gets
the green at 7:15 P.M. . More information is available at
www.leeusaspeedway.com

For the latest Pro All Stars Series news check out
www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .

Hank Thomas Performance Supports PASS Late Model Trucks

2009-04-30T07:01:00.001-04:00

Hank Thomas Performance Supports PASS Late Model Trucks

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 28) – Hank Thomas Performance of Winston-Salem,
NC, has come on board as the first contingency sponsor of the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) Late Model Truck division. Hank Thomas
Performance will sponsor the "Get Lucky And Win" Award. The "Get
Lucky and Win" Award will give the 7th and 11th place finishers in
each PASS Late Model Truck event product certificates to Hank Thomas
Performance for $60 and $40 respectively.

"The PASS Late Model Trucks are a great compliment to the PASS South
Super Late Models and we are very thankful to everyone at Hank Thomas
Performance for their support in this new endeavor," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry.

Hank Thomas began selling racing parts in 1961 when he purchased a
parts truck and inventory from Wayne Lambeth who was selling parts out
of a mobile truck at Bowman-Gray Stadium. Hank founded Hank Thomas
Motors and Speed Parts after visualizing the potential for parts sales
to the local racing circuit, and the potential to support his own
racing interests. Hank Thomas Performance has grown into one of the
largest volume Sunoco Race Fuels distributors in the nation, serving
approximately 25 race tracks, and a dealer network across North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Hank Thomas Motors and Speed Parts began building racecars in the late
50's. They supplied cars to such notable drivers as Paul Radford,
Freddy Query, Max Berrier, Johnny Bryant, and others. In 1996, he
discontinued the fabrication operations at his business to focus on
other aspects of the business, especially the growing race fuel
business.

While continuing the tradition started in 1961, Hank Thomas
Performance still carries a full line of performance products for the
racing industry, including Moroso, Neo, Synthetics, Longacre, RJS
Safety Equipment, Goodridge fittings, HANS, and more. Hank Thomas
Performance serves approximately 3,000 local and area customers, and
is now expanding nationwide through Internet and telephone sales. For
more information go to HankThomasPerformance.com or click the Hank
Thomas Performance link on racewithpass.com.