{"id":24537,"date":"2019-01-30T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=24537"},"modified":"2019-01-30T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T13:41:57","slug":"huge-new-events-fill-robust-schedule-at-devils-bowl-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2019\/01\/huge-new-events-fill-robust-schedule-at-devils-bowl-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge New Events Fill Robust Schedule at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dirt Sportsman Modifieds continue climb as top weekly division in New England<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway has unveiled its 2019 schedule, jam-packed from May to September with special events.  The Vermont facility enters its 53rd season after an ultra-successful transitional year that saw the full-time return of exciting weekly dirt racing to its half-mile surface, larger car counts, and more fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The \u201c602\u201d crate-engine Sportsman Modified division continues as the weekly Sunday night headliner.  All 19 events will feature the Sportsman cars, and all but one includes the Limited Sportsman, Super Stock, Mini Stock, and 500cc Mini Sprint divisions.  The Sportsman field exploded last summer to be one of the best car-counts of any division in New England, with an average of more than 27 cars per event and a total of 93 drivers participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reward to the Sportsman teams, several new big events have been created including two 100-lap races, two King of Dirt Racing (KOD) Crate Modified Series races, and two other extra-distance races.  Those events all build up to the blockbuster $12,000-to-win Interstate All Battery Center \u201cVermont 200\u201d on Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly Sunday night racing begins on May 19 and continues each week through September 15.  The first major event will be May 26 when the KOD stars roll in for the 50-lap \u201cMemorial Day Kickoff\u201d along with the winged, wild, and wicked-fast warriors from the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) tour.  The next extra-distance race will be on June 9 when the Charlie LaDuc Memorial race shifts to a new early-season date for its annual 54-lap feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lone midweek event of the 2019 season will be on Wednesday, July 3, with Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s famous Independence Day fireworks celebration.  The Sportsman Modifieds will race 100 laps and the SCoNE Sprint Cars are also in action with all weekly divisions.  The SCoNE Sprint Cars are back on Sunday, July 14, followed by the eighth annual C.J. Richards Memorial on July 28, which has been extended to 100 laps for the Sportsman Modifieds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ground will rumble on August 11 with a major special event pitting the region\u2019s Big Block and Small Block \u201c358\u201d Modifieds against each other.  Two 25-lap features will be run \u2013 each paying $1,500 to win \u2013 with the top 12 finishers from each qualifying for the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win showdown.  The KOD Crate Modified Series is also back in town for the Leon Gonyo Memorial 40, while the weekly Devil\u2019s Bowl divisions get a summer break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vermont 200 returns with a new date on Labor Day weekend.  The event opens on Saturday, August 31, with a new \u201cWin & You\u2019re In!\u201d race for the Limited Sportsman division \u2013 guaranteeing the winner a starting position in Sunday\u2019s 200-lapper \u2013 plus special events for Super Stock, Mini Stock, and Mini Sprint classes and the Ron Casey Memorial Non-Winners Shootout for Sportsman Modifieds.  The action on Sunday, September 1, features all Sportsman qualifying races and the 200-lap, $12,000-to-win main event, along with the SCoNE Sprint Cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2019 track champions in all divisions will be crowned on September 15 with a 50-lap Sportsman special, along with a 100-lap Enduro race for bone stock vehicles with only safety modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each support division will have a special event during the year; the Mini Stocks are up first on June 2, followed by the Mini Sprints on June 23, Super Stocks on July 7, and Limited Sportsmen on August 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new event already creating lots of buzz is the Vintage Racing Celebration on Sunday, June 30.  The event is an open-invite race for cars and competitors from all vintage racing clubs and organizations, and Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway will have drivers and personalities from days gone by on hand to meet with fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The double-points Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial Mid-Season Championships and driver autograph session will be held on July 21, and the Can-Am Mod-Lite Series invades Devil\u2019s Bowl for the first time on August 18 with half-scale dirt Modifieds capable of the same speeds as full-size Sportsman cars.  The annual \u201cDouble Stack\u201d Night with double features for all five weekly divisions will be held on August 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popular and unpredictable Street-Legal Spectator Races highlight opening night on May 19 and again on September 8.  Devil\u2019s Bowl goes \u201cTopless for Dad\u201d on Father\u2019s Day, June 16, as the Modified classes take their roofs off and the Mini Sprint division goes wingless, and \u201cHometown Heroes Night\u201d returns July 7 with free admission for first responders and military members who wear their uniform or provide proper identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competitor registration forms and membership licenses are available at a discounted rate now through March 31.  Season passes for both general admission grandstand seating and the pit area are also on sale now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2, and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt.  For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com<\/a> or call (802) 265-3112. Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com\/DevilsBowlSpeedway<\/a>, and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEVIL\u2019S BOWL SPEEDWAY \u2013 2019 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS<\/strong> (subject to change)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., May 19 \u2013 53rd<\/sup> Annual Season Opener \u2013 Street-Legal Spectator Races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., May 26 \u2013 \u201cMemorial Day Kickoff 50\u201d \u2013 King of Dirt Series \u2013 Sprint Cars of New England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., June 2 \u2013 Mini Stock Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., June 9 \u2013 Charlie LaDuc Memorial Sportsman 54<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., June 16 \u2013 Father\u2019s Day Special \u2013 Topless\/Wingless Night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., June 23 \u2013 500cc Mini Sprint Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., June 30 \u2013 Vintage Racing Celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wed., July 3 \u2013 FIREWORKS \u2013 Sportsman 100 \u2013Sprint Cars of New England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., July 7 \u2013 Hometown Heroes Night \u2013 Super Stock Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., July 14 \u2013 Sprint Cars of New England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., July 21 \u2013 Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial Mid-Season Championships (Double Points)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., July 28 \u2013 C.J. Richards Memorial Sportsman 100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Aug 4 \u2013 Limited Sportsman Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Aug 11 \u2013 Big Block\/358 Challenge \u2013 $10,000 To Win \u2013 King of Dirt Series Leon Gonyo Memorial 40<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Aug 18 \u2013 Can-Am Mod-Lite Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Aug 25 \u2013 Double Stack Night \u2013 Double Features All Divisions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat., Aug 31 \u2013 VERMONT 200 WEEKEND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Limited Sportsman \u201cWin & You\u2019re In\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, 500cc Mini Sprints<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         \u201cRon Casey Memorial\u201d Sportsman Non-Winners Shootout<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Sept 1 \u2013 VERMONT 200 WEEKEND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Sportsman Modifieds \u2013 200 Laps \u2013 $12,000 To Win<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         All Sportsman Modified Qualifying & Main Event<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Sprint Cars of New England<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Sept 8 \u2013 Street-Legal Spectator Races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun., Sept 15 \u2013 Championship Finale \u2013 Sportsman 50 \u2013 Enduro 100<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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