by Jay | May 2, 2010 | Monadnock Speedway, New England, New Hampshire
Jarvis Wins Monadnock Bond Auto Parts Spring Dash 100
WINCHESTER, NH – With a large opening night crowd on hand, Ascutney, VT., racing veteran Dwight Jarvis scored his first win of the season Saturday night capturing the Bond Auto Parts Spring Dash 100 for modified race cars at Monadnock Speedway.
Jarvis’ victory was his fifth career win with the Modified Racing Series, sponsored by BobValentiAutoMall.Com, and his third score at the Winchester, NH., oval. Jarvis is ranked fourth on the all-time win list for the MRS.
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by Jay | May 2, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road
Nick Sweet Earns First Career ACT Win in Merchants Bank 150
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Nick Sweet earned his first career American Canadian Tour (ACT) stock car win in the 12th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday, May 2. Sweet started from the 12th position after qualifying through a consi. He battled his way to the front, driving around Patrick Laperle and then Dave Pembroke for the lead. Sweet held off six-time and defending ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston late in the event. Hoar took second followed by Laperle in third.
Pembroke led the majority of the first half of the race before battling Laperle just after the halfway point in the 150 lap event. Pembroke drove back around Laperle but then lost the battle with Sweet. Pembroke would hold on for fourth and Mark Lamberton took fifth. Craig Bushey, Joey Laquerre, Chip Grenier, Scott Payea and Mark Hayward rounded out the top ten.
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by Jay | May 2, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine, PASS
Ben Rowe: PASS North Series – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
4-time PASS North Series champion Ben Rowe of Turner, Maine, finished 3rd in the season-opening PASS 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 1. He led on one occasion for a total of nine laps in the Mulkern Racing Community Pharmacies No. 48 Chevrolet, his PASS North debut with his new team and crew chief Seth Holbrook. Team owner Scott Mulkern finished 20th in a second Mulkern Racing car in the event.
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by Jay | May 2, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Scarborough, ME – May 1, 2010 – The RF Logic / Bot-L-Gas Pro Four Modifieds of New England successfully completed their second race of the season this Saturday as part of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway’s Pro All-Stars Series opener event. The special 35 lap main event was preceded by two qualifying heat events, where #25 of Tyler Anderson and #01 of Adam Norton took the checkers.
Stan Mertz of Whitinsville, Ma and Phil Lausier of Hudson, NH lead the field to the initial green of the feature. Lausier stayed in the high grove to make the pass on the green while fourth place starter, Anderson, followed in line. Rob Richardi, Jr. quickly jumped in line and also made the pass.
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by Jay | May 2, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
KEITH ROCCO & DILLON MOLTZ SCORE 39TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING
SIZZLER FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Under bright and sunny skies with temperatures in
the mid-80’s, Stafford Motor Speedway hosted the completion of “The Greatest
Race in the History of Spring”, the 39th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler. Taking down feature victories were Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK
Modified® feature and Dillon Moltz in the 30-lap Late Model feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Keith Rocco led the field to the
green flag with Ted Christopher, Frank Ruocco, Jeff Malave, and Woody Pitkat
behind him in the top-5. The top-5 quickly settled into single file racing,
but that single file was eliminated when the caution came out with 4 laps
complete for a spin by Brit Andersen.
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