by Jay | Jul 9, 2009 | New
BARRE, VT – For the second time this week at Thunder Road International Speedbowl a Late Model competitor has scored his first career victory. Grant Folsom of Waitsfield, VT captured his first win during the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” Charter Communications stock car event on Thursday, July 9th. Folsom joins last Sunday’s winner Reno Gervais as first-time winners this week.
Folsom fought past Brooks Clark to take the lead and then held off Mike “Beatle” Bailey and eventual runner-up finisher Phil Scott to claim the win. Jean-Paul Cyr would come home third followed by Bailey, and Dave Pembroke to round out the top ten. Gervais finished sixth, Rich Lowrey seventh, Clark eighth, Craig Bushey ninth and Tony Andrews took tenth.
Milton’s Eric Badore continued the night of firsts with his first career NAPA Tiger Sportsman feature win. Badore started on the outside pole and held off Jeff French to seal the victory. French came home second, chased to the line by Cody Blake, Ray Stearns and Mark Barnier to complete the top five. Finishing out the top ten was Scott Coburn, Joel Hodgdon, David Finck, Brendan Moodie and James Hebert.
Rookie driver Tucker Williams of Hyde Park, VT took his second Allen Lumber Street Stock feature win of the 2009 season on Charter Communications Night. Williams had the field covered as Michael MacAskill took second followed by Gary Mullen, Jason Corliss, and Tommy Smith to complete the top five. Ron Gabaree, Bunker Hodgdon, David Whitcomb, Michael Moore and Tim Campbell filled the sixth through tenth positions respectively.
Another first time winner capped off Charter Communications Night as Cabot’s Ken Christman took home the Power Shift Junkyard Warriors feature win. Alex Whitcomb came home second, Troy Kingsbury third, Kevin Streeter fourth and Mark LaFleche fifth.
Next week at Thunder Road International Speedbowl is Times Argus Midseason Championship Night with double points on the line for all four divisions. Post time is 6:30 pm. The Tiger Sportsman will take their act on the road this Saturday, July 11 when they visit Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY for the first event of the Tiger Sportsman Tri-State Series.
Unofficial Charter Communications Night Results
Unofficial Late Model Feature Results – 1. Grant Folsom (81) Waitsfield, VT, 2. Phil Scott (14) Montpelier, VT, 3. Jean-Paul Cyr (11VT) Milton, VT, 4. Mike Bailey (00) Barre, VT, 5. Dave Pembroke (44) Montpelier, VT, 6. Reno Gervais (12VT) Island Pond, VT, 7. Rich Lowrey (8VT) Charlotte, VT, 8. Brooks Clark (68) Fayston, VT, 9. Craig Bushey (05) Cambridge, VT, 10. Tony Andrews (1) Northfield, VT, 11. John Donahue (26VT) Graniteville, VT, 12. Matt White (42VT) Northfield, VT, 13. Nicholas Sweet (88) Barre, VT, 14. Trampas Demers (85) South Burlington, VT, 15. Eric Chase (40VT) Milton, VT, 16. David Whitcomb (25) Essex Jct., VT, 17. Dylan Smith (34) Randolph, VT, 18. Doug Murphy (4) Tunbridge, VT, 19. Jamie Fisher (18) Shelburne, VT, 20. Cal Poulin (87) Braintree, VT, 21. Joe Becker (16) Jeffersonville, VT, 22. Jerry Lesage (74) Winooski, VT, 23. Chris Chambers (20VT) Brookfield, VT, 24. Cris Michaud (6) Northfield, VT, 25. Dave Paya (72VT) N. Clarendon, VT, 26. Steve Fisher (24) Shelburne, VT, 27. Dwayne Lanphear (28VT) Morrisville, VT.
Unofficial NAPA Tiger Sportsman Feature Results – 1. Eric Badore (04) Milton, VT, 2. Jeff French (06) Northfield, VT, 3. Cody Blake (99) Barre, VT, 4. Ray Stearns (89) E. Corinth, VT, 5. Mark Barnier (0) Essex Jct., VT, 6. Scott Coburn (1) Barre, VT, 7. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT, 8. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 9. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 10. James Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 11. Pete Ainsworth Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 12. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 13. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 14. Tony Rossi (90) Barre, VT, 15. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT, 16. Joey Roberts (50) Georgia, VT, 17. Josh Demers (10) Middlesex, VT, 18. George May (16) Barre, VT, 19. Joey Laquerre (15) E. Montpelier, VT, 20. Shawn Fleury (31) Middlesex, VT, 21. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 22. Ricky Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 23. Sean McCarthy (86) Williamstown, VT, 24. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 25. Josh Lovely (54) Barre, VT, 26. Brian Delphia (55) Waterbury, VT, 27. Kris Grout (49) Waterbury, VT, 28. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT.
Unofficial Allen Lumber Street Stock Feature Top Ten – 1. #Tucker Williams (99) Hyde Park, VT, 2. Michael MacAskill (3) Williamstown, VT, 3. Gary Mullen (29) Tunbridge, VT, 4. Jason Corliss (61) Danville, VT, 5. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT, 6. Ron Gabaree (9) Barre, VT, 7. Bunker Hodgdon (83) Hardwick, VT, 8. Dave Whitcomb (77) Elmore, VT, 9. Michael Moore (06) East Haven, VT, 10. Timmy Campbell (34) W. Topsham, VT.
Unofficial Power Shift Junkyard Warriors Feature Top Ten – 1. Ken Christman (4) Cabot, VT, 2. Alex Whitcomb (78) Montpelier, VT, 3. Troy Kingsbury (7) Waitsfield, VT, 4. Kevin Streeter (61) Waitsfield, VT, 5. Mark LaFleche (63) Williamstown, VT, 6. Kevin Dodge (8) Barre, VT, 7. Lance Donald (52) Williamstown, VT, 8. Thomas Elwood (88) Morrisville, VT, 9. John Prentice (87), 10. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT.
by Jay | Jul 9, 2009 | New
Naples ME (July 6) The fastest full fendered race cars in the east are back! Lee USA Speedway will host the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models for a special Tuesday night July 14 appearance at the Route 125 oval, and the series competitor’s couldn’t be more pleased with their return to the immaculate speedway that hosted the first ever PASS race nine seasons ago.
Dale Shaw was the victor that time around, and DJ Shaw will look to follow in his father’s footsteps He’s already visited Lee USA victory lane in a late model and has to be considered one of the favorites on Tuesday night. His dad will be behind the wheel of a second Dennis Ciotti super late model for the Bastille PASS 200 in a rare on track appearance for the veteran racer and car builder. Steve Knowlton will be behind the wheel of Ciotti’s primary car, and he’s well capable of putting it up front at Lee.
The Bastille PASS 200 will have a little southern flavor added. Michael Pope will attempt his first PASS North race behind the wheel of SPEED TV personality Bob Dillner’s potent machine, and Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing Sprint Cup Series driver Aric Almirola will travel to New Hampshire to pilot his friend D.J. Howards’ car. The Howards are well known to Lee USA fans and D.J.’s home track experience makes this pairing an immediate threat. Wayne Helliwell Jr. will be taking his family super late model out of mothballs for his first PASS start in several seasons, and if anyone has the home track advantage it’s Helliwell.
In addition to Shaw’s 2001 PASS win, the travelling pros visited Lee USA on two occasions in 2004. Richie Dearborn and Tracy Gordon each went home with a victory and Dearborn will be back to try and get his first win of 2009.
Two names noticeably absent from the victory column at LEE USA are Johnny Clark and Ben Rowe. The pair has seven PASS titles between them and they both have to be hungry for a Lee win. It’s one of only a handful of tracks that neither has conquered, and one that has to be on top of both drivers must win lists.
The 200 lap distance will add pit strategy to the mix and guarantee a cliff hanger of a finish. Expect all the usual front runners to be on hand; Adam Bates, Derek Ramstrom, Kelly Moore, Travis Benjamin, Scott Chubbuck, Chris Staples and many , many more. It’s likely that the Bastille 200 will see several surprise entrants from the southern tier due to the special Tuesday night schedule.
The PASS Mods will share the bill along with Lee’s own small block supermodifieds and Iron Man series. The action gets underway at a special start time of 6:00 PM, so make plans now to be at Lee USA for the only PASS super late model stop in Southern New Hampshire this season.
All the latest PASS news is on line at www.racewithpass.com. and www.proallstarsseries.com .Lee USA Speedway’s can be found at www.leeusaspeedway.com .
by Jay | Jul 8, 2009 | New
Fredericton, NB – After a very successful first ever FANFEST at Speedway 660 we are ready for some more excitement this weekend. Fans can see exciting racing this Saturday under the lights as the Coast Tire “Best of the Best” Pro Stock 100 and the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman 100. Fans will get to see their favorite drivers in the Martins Sportsman and Irving Lubricants Pro Stock classes compete for 100 laps. This will be the first big event of the season for the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman division as well as the second race of the “Best of the Best” Pro Stock series.
The Coast Tire Street Stock will be racing in the weekly points series as well. They will have their turn soon, as their first big race is coming up in a couple weeks. Last week fans got to see one of the most popular drivers back at the track as ‘Smokin’ Joe Albert was in his orange 04 Street Stock. The points are heating up in this division and this weekend they will get a chance to add to those points.
The “Best of the Best” Pro Stock Series is a two-race mini-series featuring 100 lap events. Position points are awarded for each event with a series winner being determined after the second race on the July 11th event. Position points accumulated during the “Best of the Best” series are not added to the season long Irving Lubricants Pro Stock Division Points Championship. Each driver who runs a “Best of the Best” series event will receive 30 points towards the overall points championship; these are points for showing up for the event. This event will tell the tale of who will win the overall Best of the Best series. Matt Harris was the winner of the first Best of the Best race, past champ Greg Fahey was second and Big Kevin Moore took third place honors. They will have some strong competition heading into the second and final race of the series.
The CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour has an off weekend on their schedule but for some of the drivers it might not be. Some of the drivers that usually attend the “Best of the Best” series races are, Shawn Tucker, Dave O’Blenis, and Lonnie Sommerville. It is quite possible that fans may see them there to challenge for the win. Some other drivers that were in attendance at the first leg of the “Best of the Best” were Bedeque, PEI’s, Lowell Affleck, long time Speedway 660 driver Leon Christie, Morrell ME’s, Travis Benjamin and Fort Fairfield’s, Kirk Thibeau, as well as, our weekly point series drivers. There were approximately 20 cars in attendance for the first race and there should be around the same amount for the Best of the Best series finale.
The Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman 100 event is one of many big events for the Sportsman division. This is an opportunity for this very exciting and competitive division to show race fans how it is done with a few more laps to go. This division has heated up this season with some new winners, drivers returning and drivers changing classes. John Rankin has been on fire this season. With a feature win last week, he will return to track and compete for the win the in the first 100 lap race of the 2009 season for the Sportsman. With this being such a competitive division Rankin will have his hands full trying to hold off some strong competition. Race fans may see drivers from other tracks in attendance to add to the competition. This will be a very exciting race for sure.
This weekend promises to be another weekend of WicKID family fun. So come out and see the second and final race of the “Best of the Best” Pro Stock two race series as well as the first big race for the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman and regular points racing in the Coast Tire Street Stocks.
Twin 100’s – Coast Tire “Best of the Best” Pro Stock 100 – Race #2 + Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman 100
Saturday, July 11th @ 6p.m.
Pit gates open at 1p.m.
Grandstands open at 4p,m.
Racing starts at 6p.m.
Raindate: July 12th @ 2p.m.
by Jay | Jul 8, 2009 | New
Stafford, CT – The Pro Four Modifieds of New England (PFMNE) battled with mother nature but were able to complete their fifth race of the 2009 campaign as part of CarQuest Xtreme Tuesday at Stafford Motor Speedway. The #1m of “Stormin’ Norman” Wrenn continued his undefeated season, but not without a fight from the #10 of Brian Vincent—the heat race winner.
After a one-hour rain delay, the 25-lap feature event got under way with fifteen cars parading around the 1/2-mile oval. The #86 of Mark Charette was unable to make it out after qualifying due to mechanical failure. When the green flag waved, the #13 of George Sherman was on the pole with Vincent’s Sprague’s Auto-sponsored modified on the outside. As they rolled off of turn two, Vincent powered by Sherman on the outside. Meanwhile, having started in the 14th position, Wrenn had begun making his way through the field, following the #83 of Franky Perry and the #29 of Matt Sagar. Progress was slowed, however, before two laps could be completed when the #34 of Mark Giordano went spinning in turns three and four.
On the restart, the #4 of Cory Cleary moved his Tools 4 Hire 4-cylinder under Sherman for second. By lap 3, Wrenn had driven his Bot-L-Gas modified past four others to challenge the #12 of Rob Richardi, Jr. for the fourth position. Motoring off of the second corner, Wrenn moved to the inside of Richardi, Jr., eventually besting the N. Easton, MA-native one lap later. On lap 6, the #11a of Dan Meservey and Sagar were able to move their machines passed Perry to claim the seventh and eighth positions, respectively. Sagar and Meservey would race door-to-door until the Meservey Family Restaurant machine dove low and slowed considerably. When he was unable to make it to the pit area, the second yellow flag of the event was displayed.
As the cars lined up for the restart, the top five running wereVincent, Cleary, Sherman, Wrenn, and Richardi Jr. At the drop of the green, Sagar drove his Kraze Korlacki Speed Equipment machine by Richardi Jr. for a spot in the top five and Wrenn took the opportunity to move into the third position. By the time the scoreboard showed 13, the racing began to heat up for the top three. Cleary challenged Vincent for the lead, with Wrenn not too far behind. Coming out of turn four, Cleary went high only to have his progress slowed by the third caution flag of the event for Billy Joerres, whose car came to rest sideways in the middle of turns of one and two. As the field began to assemble for the restart, Crawford and Sherman both brought their vehicles down pit road with mechanical difficulties.
The restart was aborted when the cars came up to speed before the start cone. After the dust settled, Cleary headed to the infield with a flat tire, ending a strong run for the family-owned mount. The second restart stuck and Wrenn moved into the lead, with Vincent close behind him and Sagar also gaining ground. As the white flag came out, Vincent closed the distance between himself and Wrenn, but it was all-for-not as he was unable to complete the pass before the checkers.
Wrenn took home his fifth consecutive win as Vincent and Sagar rounded out the top three. Positions six through ten went to Richardi Jr., Lausier, Perry, Berghman, Giordano, D’Amico, and Mertz. Joerres, Cleary, Sherman, Crawford, and Meservey rounded out the field.
The next race for the 4-cylinder modifieds will be the highly-acclaimed Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk Speedway on July 15, 2009.
