Bear Ridge Speedway “the fastest dirt track in Vermont” is proud to announce the return of Wells River Chevrolet as part of the 2011 “99ROCK WFRD” Weekly Racing Series sponsoring the Sportsman Coupes.
The buzz on the street continues with anticipated excitement for this year’s Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division as once again it looks like there will be a fine field of rookies doing battle in this ever popular division run first here at the Ridge and continuously every year for the past 43. Not only will there be new faces, as well as last year’s contenders on hand, there will also be the return of some “seasoned” veterans, who will once again be seen doing battle in this division. One such contender Bobby Shepard, who definitely will not be able to compete for rookie of the year, suggested we start a “senior class award”. Who knows maybe we will, as we suspect we would be able to get a few drivers out there who would qualify even if they didn’t want too!
The Coupes have always called Bear Ridge Speedway their home, and this year will be no exception. As with anything, this division has ebbed and flowed with the times and has NEVER been told they were not welcome. This has paid off for them as this past year saw a rise once again in the car count, and 2011 is expected to be even greater. Will their numbers exceed 20 on a weekly basis as they have in the Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds? Mark your calendars for every Saturday night starting May 7th to find out for yourself!
Everyone is anxious to see the 2011 season kick into gear, which will begin this year with the annual car show at the Jiffy Mart ~ Bradford Mini Mart followed by a free general admission practice session on Saturday May 7th. The 99ROCK wfrd weekly racing season will then see weekly competition in all five divisions starting that same night May 7th . Racing will kick into gear at 6:30 pm, based on track conditions. (more…)
FREDERICTON: Saturday night at the Fredericton Inn Speedway 660 held its annual Awards banquet to honour the champions and award winners from the past season. With a great crowd of over 300 on hand this evening is always a hit as a mid winter gathering to celebrate the past years events and get excited about the upcoming season.
The big winners in 2010 were division champions Chris Duncan, Ken Mackenzie, Rick Cashol, Ryan Messer, Kevin Peterson and Pat Sharpe.
This years Hughie Yorke Dedication to the Sport award was presented to long time supporters Richard and Ann Martin of Martins Home Heating. (more…)
Homecoming Sweet For SoCal’s Bowles – 2009 K&N West Champ Returns For Showdown Victory
IRWINDALE, Calif. – Jason Bowles got the one victory that had alluded him during his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career. The Ontario, Calif., native drove the No. 75 Rusty Wallace Racing Experience Toyota to the win in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown Saturday night.
Bowles grabbed the lead on the race’s final restart and held off DJ Kennington through the final eight laps. The win for Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion, came in front of a sold-out crowd at NASCAR’s premier short-track event. (more…)
CHAMPIONS HONORED AT THOMPSON’S ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUETS
THOMPSON, CT. Six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champions were honored over the weekend at the Thompson International Speedway’s annual awards banquets. It took two evenings to pay tribute to all of the champions as well as racers who finished in the top ten in the points standings in their 2010 racing divisions.
Ted Christopher claimed his third Sunoco Modified title in the past ten years by winning an amazing ten feature event races during the 2010 racing season. Also honored during the Saturday night gala was Late Model division champion, Rick Gentes and Thompson Modified division titlist, R. J. Marcotte. (more…)
EARL PELLETIER LOOKS TO RACE HIS WAY BACK INTO CARQUEST VICTORY LANE IN 2011 AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season looming on the horizon, drivers are busy preparing their cars for
competition while looking forward to the excitement of a new season. Such is
the case for Stafford SK Light Modified driver Earl Pelletier and the #27
Earl Pelletier Concrete Services team. Pelletier has partnered with Steve
Greer to share notes and most importantly, to receive some extra support in
his pursuit of CARQUEST Victory Lane. (more…)
CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: TED CHRISTOPHER
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the excitement builds for the June 28th CARQUEST
Extreme Tuesday Champions for Charities event, Stafford Speedway has been
busy coordinating charities and the drivers that will represent them. The
field for the CARQUEST Champions for Charities race is impressive, as it
represents 42 championships among 12 drivers and 5 different open wheel
divisions. (more…)
