{"id":23205,"date":"2018-05-20T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T16:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=23205"},"modified":"2018-05-20T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T16:35:56","slug":"central-vermont-motorcycles-creates-sportsman-challenger-series-at-devils-bowl-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2018\/05\/central-vermont-motorcycles-creates-sportsman-challenger-series-at-devils-bowl-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Vermont Motorcycles Creates Sportsman \u201cChallenger Series\u201d at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Central Vermont Motorcycles Creates Sportsman \u201cChallenger Series\u201d at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway<\/strong>
\nLongtime track sponsor to offer bonus program for the \u201clittle guys\u201d<\/p>\n

WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 The \u201clittle guys\u201d have something extra to race for at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in 2018, thanks to Central Vermont Motorcycles of Rutland, Vt., The all-new \u201cCentral Vermont Motorcycles Challenger Series\u201d will give bonuses and extra recognition to drivers throughout the field in the Sportsman Modified division throughout the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season.
\n<\/p>\n

Central Vermont Motorcycles (CVM) returns for its third season as the sponsor of the headline Sportsman Modified class and has expanded its commitment by forming the CVM Challenger Series bonus program for drivers who did not win a dirt track feature race on the former infield track at Devil\u2019s Bowl in the 2014-2017 seasons.<\/p>\n

Five Devil\u2019s Bowl races are designated as CVM Challenger Series events: The annual Father\u2019s Day \u201cTopless Night\u201d on June 17, the \u201cFirecracker Spectacular\u201d on July 3, the Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial on July 15, the Charlie LaDuc Memorial on August 19, and The Stove Depot Labor Day Special on September 2.<\/p>\n

The top-finishing eligible driver in each race will be named the \u201cTop Challenger\u201d and will receive a $50 cash bonus and a $50 gift certificate from Central Vermont Motorcycles. Series points will be carried down through all eligible drivers who participate in all five events; the champion will receive a $150 cash bonus, a $150 Central Vermont Motorcycles gift certificate, and a commemorative plaque. The point standings runner-up will earn $100 cash and a $100 gift certificate, and the third-place driver will earn $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate.<\/p>\n

The long list of talented drivers who are eligible for the CVM Challenger Series includes veteran racers Ron Proctor, Frank Hoard Jr., Alex Bell, Billy Lussier, Brian Whittemore, and Kevin Chaffee \u2013 each of whom are expected to be weekly competitors at Devil\u2019s Bowl in 2018. An impressive group of up-and-coming drivers joins them including 2017 Rookie of the Year James Fadden, David Schilling, Jack Speshock, Jake Scarborough, Codie Aubin, Jim Introne Jr., Marty Kelly III, Trevor Rocke, Tomas Kimball, Ricky Sanville, and rookie Tanner Siemons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program was created by Central Vermont Motorcycles, and they\u2019re behind it one-hundred percent,\u201d Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway media director Justin St. Louis said. \u201cWe have a very deep field of talent shaping up in the Sportsman Modified division, and the Challenger Series is a way of thanking some of the smaller \u2018middle\u2019 teams for their support and making sure they have a little extra to race for.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new era begins at Devil\u2019s Bowl on Sunday, May 27, as the King of Dirt Racing Series and the Sprint Cars of New England are on hand for the Grand Opening of the new half-mile clay surface. Racing starts at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Central Vermont Motorcycles Creates Sportsman \u201cChallenger Series\u201d at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Longtime track sponsor to offer bonus program for the \u201clittle guys\u201d WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 The \u201clittle guys\u201d have something extra to race for at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in 2018, thanks to Central Vermont Motorcycles of Rutland, Vt., The all-new \u201cCentral Vermont Motorcycles Challenger […]<\/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-23205","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\/23205","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=23205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23206,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23205\/revisions\/23206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}