LUCAS OIL 150 SET TO LAUNCH 2013 PRO STOCK TOUR SEASON THIS SUNDAY AT SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD

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(Halifax, NS, May 15, 2013) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will open another sensational season of stock car racing this Sunday at Scotia Speedworld with the Lucas Oil 150. The season opener will launch the 12-race schedule that will take the Tour to five Maritime markets over the next 17 weeks. Thirty of the best teams from across the region are expected to battle for a spot in Sunday’s feature event. Qualifying for the Lucas Oil 150 gets underway at 3:10 PM with racing slated for 4:00 PM. Grandstands gates open at 1:00 PM.
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Veteran ACT Drivers Look for Edge at Airborne

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Tiverton, RI's Ray Parent (17RI) races underneath veteran Milton, VT driver Brent Dragon (55VT). Parent will try to continue his hot season in only his second Airborne start at the ACT 100 this Saturday, May 18 while Dragon takes his 35th green flag at the fast half mile. (Photo Credit: Eric LaFleche)Waterbury, VT—This Saturday, May 18 the American Canadian Tour will head to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100: a race that will pit an experienced veteran class against ACT’s latest youth movement.

Point leader Jimmy Hebert and fourth-place point man Ray Parent will make just their second trip to Airborne Speedway in their ACT careers, but both earned top ten finishes when they debuted at the track in last year’s season finale. They make their return in brand new cars in 2013, and look to continue the hottest start of their ACT careers.

Defending ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. has only raced with ACT twice at Airborne Speedway, claiming a fourth in his first try, and famously winning his first ACT title in last year’s finale with a victory in his second start. Airborne has been good to Helliwell, but veterans Brian Hoar and Brent Dragon will look to make use of their years of experience to dethrone the Champ. Hoar leads all ACT drivers with 7 victories at Airborne, while leading the most laps (723), and making the most money ($31,857). Dragon, on the other hand, has tamed the track for a series-leading 26 top tens in 34 starts.

Not to be counted out is former Fall Foliage 200 winner Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., who, in his last four attempts at Airborne, has an average finish of 3.5 including his 2011 victory. Polewarczyk comes into Saturday’s showdown tied with Dragon for fifth overall in the ACT standings.

Post time for the ACT 100 is 5pm this Saturday, May 18. The race will be part of a full card of racing action including Airborne’s own Modified, Renegade, Mini-Mod, and Sportsman divisions. Adult tickets are $17, children 12 and under are free.

CRAZY HORSE RACING: Theetge Debuts Super Late Model This Weekend At Chaudiere

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Donald TheetgeSOUTH PARIS, Maine – For veteran Late Model racer Donald Theetge, reaching out to a good friend for a little help made perfect sense.

“The first time we made a deal together was in 2008,” Theetge said of the first time he met Crazy Horse Racing owners Mitch and Judy Green. “Mitch was at Thunder Road with a new chassis, and I decided in wintertime to build a brand new car. I had a good friendship with Mitch and Judy, so I went to them and in 2009 I won the championship on the ACT Castrol Series in that car.
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VALENTI MODIFIEDS READY TO TACKLE THOMPSON ON SUNDAY

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THOMPSON,CT. The Valenti Modified Racing Series heads to Thompson Speedway this Sunday for the first of three appearances this year at the storied oval. A star-studded field of drivers is expected including defending champion, Jon McKennedy.

McKennedy will make his first start of the season in a Valenti Modified. His car owner, Art Barry, has been sidelined due to illness but he has improved enough to where he not only plans to field a car but fully intends to be at the track. “I’ve got enough guys to put a team together and I’m really looking forward to it,” said the long-time car owner.

The last time the Valenti Modified Racing Series was at Thompson was during the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing last October. Rowan Pennink claimed the 75-lap victory and the current VMRS point leader will be looking for a repeat win. That, however, will be a tall order for the Pennsylvania driver who will face stiff competition from a host of extremely competitive VRMS race teams. Read Full Article →

Drive For Canaan Championship Begins Saturday

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NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Emily Packard Canaan Fair Speedway Race Preview

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EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., opens the 2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with a 35-lap Late Model feature event at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, May 18. The 16-year-old Late Model driver won the track’s Rookie of the Year title in 2012, finishing fourth in the overall NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model standings to ACT Late Model Tour champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. Packard has said her goal this year is to win the track championship at the track she calls home.
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Brian Hoar Leads ACT Contingent To Airborne Speedway

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ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar Airborne Speedway Race Preview

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GEORGIA, Vt. – Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., attempts to add to his impressive Airborne Speedway resume when the ACT Late Model Tour heads to the Airborne 100 in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, May 18. Hoar has a series-record seven career wins at a track where he began his racing career in weekly competition, and the driver of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger has 38 career ACT victories in all. This marks Hoar’s final Tour race before he plans to take a break from racing until later this summer as the veteran driver scales back to a part-time schedule in 2013.
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ACT Heads to Airborne Speedway

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The field prepares for last year's American Canadian Tour season finale at Airborne Speedway. The ACT 100 at Airborne this Saturday, May 18th will be the Tour's fourth point counting event. (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour Stock Car Championship Series turns to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100 this Saturday, May 18, marking the fourth point-counting event on the 14-race schedule.
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Pennink Looks To Continue Thompson Success This Sunday

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Canaan, NH. — Huntingdon Valley, PA, modified driver Rowan Pennink knows the way to victory lane at Thompson International Speedway. He’s won three races at the famed Connecticut oval and will be looking for his second straight win there when the Valenti Modified Racing Series swings into Thompson, this Sunday afternoon, May 19, for the first of three scheduled 75-lap events this season. Pennink won the May and October races last year.
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