Série ACT 100 at Montmagny Postponed

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Montmagny, QC — The ACT 100 at Autodrome Montmagny in Montmagny, QC scheduled for Saturday, May 25 has been postponed due to weather.

The race scheduled for Saturday would have been the season opener for the Série ACT, kicking off an 11-race championship chase with unprecedented money on the line. The series came to the track three times in 2012, seeing former Champions Karl Allard, Patrick Laperle, and 2013 title favorite Jean-Francois Dery take victories. A make-up date will be announced in the near future.

Thunder Road’s Memorial Day Classic Postponed

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Barre, VT – The 51st Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road scheduled for Sunday, May 26 has been postponed to Monday, May 27 for a Memorial Day special due to inclement weather.

The Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic will serve as the first race of the Vermont State Championship Series as well as the first point-counting event for the King of the Road Title at Thunder Road. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will continue their point battles, along with a special first-time appearance from the Devil’s Bowl Dirt Modifieds.

Camping will still be allowed at Thunder Road for the weekend, starting at noon on Friday, May 24.

Post time will be 1:30pm for The 51st Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Monday, May 27.

DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY RAINED OUT FRIDAY 5/24

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Memorial Day Special Washed Out at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Sunday’s Vermont Late Model, Northern Modified Challenge events still on at Thunder Road

WEST HAVEN, VT – Saturated grounds and a dismal weather forecast will keep Devil’s Bowl Speedway silent on Friday, May 24 as the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special stock car event has been washed out.

Details regarding the rescheduling of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship races for the track’s Bond Auto Parts Modified, Late Model, Renegade, and Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock divisions will be announced soon. Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT leads the Modified point standings, with Richie Turner of Fairfax, VT on top in the Renegades and Chris LaVair of Gabriels, NY pacing the Mini Stocks; Friday’s event was scheduled to be the championship opener for the Late Model division.
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BRADLEY BABB RACING: Babb Begins NASCAR Title Defense At Beech Ridge This Weekend

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NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bradley Babb
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WINDHAM, Maine – Third-generation champion Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, returns to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 25, for the season-opening Pro Series 40. Babb won the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship at Beech Ridge last season after winning this race, and he plans on trying to become the track’s first third-generation multi-time champion – after both his grandfather, Robert Babb Sr., and father, Bobby Babb, each won multiple championships during their careers at the .333-mile oval. The No. 4 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet will be joined in the field by the No. 14 Chevrolet for Bobby Babb in 2013. Read Full Article →

EMILY PACKARD MOTORSPORTS: Packard Ready For Doubleheader Of Holiday Weekend Late Model Racing

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Vermont State Championship Series: Emily Packard
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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., has a doubleheader holiday weekend of Late Model racing in store when she returns to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competition at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, May 25, before heading to Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the first round of the Vermont State Championship Series with with Mekkelson RV Memorial Day Classic 100 on Sunday, May 26. Packard finished a disappointing 14th in the season opener at Canaan last weekend, though she left encouraged after having the fastest car in all three practice sessions during the day. After a short turnaround following Saturday night’s 35-lap Late Model feature, she’ll head to Thunder Road, where she won one of four qualifying races for the ACT Late Model Tour event there last month. Read Full Article →

MULKERN RACING: Timmons Sets Sights On NASCAR Title At Beech Ridge

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NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bobby Timmons
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FALMOUTH, Maine – Bobby Timmons III of Windham, Maine, returns to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with a 40-lap Pro Series feature event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 25. Timmons finished sixth in the final Pro Series standings in his first full season of competition last year, and the Mulkern Racing No. 48 Timmons Machine/Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge returns in 2013 with championship aspirations for the second-generation driver. Timmons won one event last season in a division that saw 12 different race winners in 13 events at Beech Ridge. Read Full Article →

Thunder Road Practice Cancelled

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Thunder RoadBarre, VT — An all division practice at Barre’s Thunder Road scheduled for Wednesday evening (May 22) has been canceled due to impending weather.

The practice was schedule for Wednesday in preparation for the 51st Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, which is slated to run this Sunday, May 26. The annual event will begin the title chase for the Late Model King of the Road, as well as continue the point battle for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks. It is also the first race of the four-race Vermont State Championship Series, and will include a special first appearance from the Devil’s Bowl Dirt Modified division.
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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH May 22, 2013

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Waterford Speedbowl returned to action with its second Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday program of the season on Wednesday evening. Taking down victories included Joey Ternullo of Middletown, CT in the INEX Legend Cars and Christian Eckes of Middletown, NY in the accompanying Bandolero race. Mike Trask of Plainfield scored a popular
X-Car win and Mike Maskell of Quaker Hill took the Super-X Car feature.
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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH May 22, 2013

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The 51st Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road on Sunday, May 26 will be the kickoff event in the search for the next King of the Road in the premiere Late Model stock car division.

Barre’s own Nick Sweet will look to defend his Late Model title and win his third championship in five years in Thunder Road’s top-flight division.
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Memorial Day Weekend Double Set For PASS Competitors

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PASS RacingNAPLES, ME (May 22) – For many, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer. Folks all over the country break out their swimsuits and sunscreen to unwind after hibernating through the winter and spring. For race fans, the upcoming weekend highlights many of the pinnacles in racing. Open wheel’s Indianapolis 500 and the Grand Prix of Monaco and stock car racing’s Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte are some of the most coveted trophies in all of motorsports.
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