{"id":21573,"date":"2017-04-15T13:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T17:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=21573"},"modified":"2017-04-15T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T13:49:41","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-car-show-heading-to-downtown-rutland-on-may-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2017\/04\/devils-bowl-speedway-car-show-heading-to-downtown-rutland-on-may-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Car Show Heading to Downtown Rutland on May 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Car Show Heading to Downtown Rutland on May 21
\nSee the cars and meet the stars in two locations<\/strong><\/p>\n

RUTLAND, Vt. \u2013 The City of Rutland, Vt., will once again host the cars and stars of Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway and the annual \u201cDevil\u2019s Bowl Downtown\u201d car show on Sunday, May 21. Stock car racing machines and local drivers will be on hand for the fun, free, and family-friendly event in the heart of Vermont\u2019s third-largest city, which coincides with the City\u2019s annual \u201cBlessing of the Bikes\u201d charity event.
\n<\/p>\n

The Devil\u2019s Bowl Downtown event is a favorite among fans of all ages. Speedway officials, the Downtown Rutland Partnership, and the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club bring together motorcycle riders and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competitors from Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 1\/2-mile Asphalt Track and 3\/10-mile Dirt Track for an exciting day of interaction with racing fans, gearheads, and newcomers.<\/p>\n

The day begins at Rutland\u2019s newest restaurant, Ground Round Grill & Bar, coming soon to the site of the former Ponderosa Steakhouse on U.S. Route 7. Racecars are on display from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and then the show moves to Center Street and Merchants Row in Downtown Rutland at 11:00 a.m. Fans can see the cars up close, meet the drivers, and greet the Red Knights as they arrive around 12:30 p.m. for the annual Blessing of the Bikes. The Downtown portion of the show also offers dining, shopping, and entertainment options for everyone.<\/p>\n

The show wraps up in dramatic fashion at 2:00 p.m., as the engines fire up and the city streets rumble with a parade of racecars. Best Appearing Car awards will be decided at the event, and all drivers who attend with their racecars will receive 10 bonus points toward the 2017 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway track championships. The car show will be followed by an open practice session on the Dirt Track at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in West Haven \u2013 a short 20-minute drive from Downtown Rutland \u2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Grandstand admission is free for the practice session, and pit passes are just $20.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Devil\u2019s Bowl Downtown car show is always one of our favorite events every year,\u201d Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway media director Justin St. Louis said. \u201cThe fans really look forward to seeing the machines up close, and the drivers and teams love to spend time with their supporters. Plus, the sight of a pack of racecars roaring past the Paramount Theatre isn\u2019t something you get to see every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 51st season of stock car racing action opens on Sunday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. with the famed \u201cSpring Green\u201d event. The first-ever \u201cRutland County Rumble\u201d on Saturday, May 13, features truck and tractor pulls and a demolition derby. Weekly stock car racing begins on Memorial Day weekend on May 27-28.<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com\/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Car Show Heading to Downtown Rutland on May 21 See the cars and meet the stars in two locations RUTLAND, Vt. \u2013 The City of Rutland, Vt., will once again host the cars and stars of Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway and the annual \u201cDevil\u2019s Bowl Downtown\u201d car show on Sunday, May 21. Stock […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devils-bowl","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21574,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21573\/revisions\/21574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}