NASCAR’S KURT BUSCH TO MAKE NHRA PRO DEBUT AT THE 41ST ANNUAL TIRE KINGDOM NHRA GATORNATIONALS
Busch will compete in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock category March 11-13 at Gainesville Raceway
GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2011) – Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has announced that he will be making his NHRA Full Throttle Series debut at the 41st annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, March 11-13, at historic Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway.
The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion will be competing for one of the 16 qualifying spots in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock class in the Shell Dodge Avenger for Allen Johnson and J & J Racing. (more…)
SQUIER AND MOODY TO CALL NEW SMYRNA ACT WORLD SERIES EVENTS
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that Motorsports Hall of Famer and former CBS Senior Motorsports Editor Ken Squier will join Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Radio host Dave Moody at the ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup events in Florida next month.
Squier, founder and co-owner of Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT has been synonymous with Daytona Speedweeks since the 1960’s. He was the public address announcer for many years, beginning in 1965, co-founded the Motor Racing Network, and he may be most recognized as the person most responsible in brokering the 1979 CBS television network first ever live four-hour broadcast of the Daytona 500 between the network, the Daytona Int’l Speedway and NASCAR. Squier still is active in short track racing and many nights will be behind the microphone at the Thursday night weekly races at Thunder Road. He shared the radio broadcast duties with Dave Moody at the first ACT Invitational held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2009. Squier will continue his work with Speed Channel next month, bringing historic insights to viewers throughout the 2011 Speedweek events at Daytona. He will also call the first-ever ACT event at the New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday night, February 13, 2011. (more…)
Bear Ridge Speedway “the fastest dirt track in Vermont” is proud to announce the return of Bond Auto as part of the 2011 “99ROCK WFRD” Weekly Racing Series sponsoring the Sportsman Modifieds.
There is a lot of buzz on the street with anticipated excitement for this year’s Bond Auto Sportsman Modified division and one can only ask, will this be the year when “B Mains” will be run, due to the outstanding car counts on a weekly basis? The 2010 banquet heard many a driver saying they wanted to lay claim on the 1st place trophy in 2011, which can only lead one to believe that competition will be fierce and exciting for this headliner division. Gary Siemons is eager to reclaim the thrown, and is prepared to do battle with the young gun Adam Pierson. Jason Gray no stranger to victory lane, but having yet to claim the thrown will surely be a contender as will many of the other drivers who finished in the top ten in 2010. (more…)
South Burlington, VT – Seven-time American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Brian Hoar of Williston was honored for his 2011 ACT Late Model Tour stock car championship on Saturday, January 22 at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington. Hoar earned three wins and never finished outside the top ten in the 13 event 2011 season. The championship was his second in a row with car owner and crew chief Rick Paya, who also has seven career titles as a crew chief and owner. Over 400 team, fans and officials were in attendance to help celebrate the team’s championship, which included a $10,000 point fund check. The team earned over $30,000 for their efforts in 2010.
The 42nd Annual MacTavish Award was given to two-time Série ACT Castrol Edge Champion Donald Theetge of Boischatel, Quebec for his dedication to Northeast stock car racing and ACT for over two decades. The prestigious MacTavish Award is named for legendary New England racer Don MacTavish who was killed in 1969 while racing at Daytona International Speedway. Theetge began racing with ACT in 1988 on the former Pro Stock Tour and has been one of the most skilled and respected drivers in the Northeast and Quebec ever since. He accepted the award at the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Banquet of Champions in Quebec City, Quebec on Saturday, January 15. (more…)
