86th Annual Loudon Classic
3 days of 27 intense motorcycle races featuring the American SportBike Racing Association and Loudon RoadRace Series. The 86th Annual (more…)
PASS Mods kick off Twin State Series at Lee USA Friday
PASS Mods kick off Twin State Series at Lee USA Friday
Naples ME (June 2) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods will be featured this Friday night at Lee (NH) USA Speedway , round one of the Twin State PASS Modified Series that will see the fast economical open wheelers at Lee USA on several occasions throughout the 2009 season.
The forty lap points paying event for the PASS Mods joins Lee USA’s exciting weekly racing card that includes the E-Keys 4-Cars Late Models, Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, David’s Race Cars & Components Roadrunners and American Race Parts Iron-Man racers.
Freeport Maine’s Jerry Harrison holds a slim two point lead in the PASS Mod series point standings over Scott Grant, 143 to 141 for Grant. Center Conway NH’s Andy Shaw trails Grant by a single point in third. Shaw, Greg Ellis and Steve Bennett Jr. have each scored feature wins in the first three events of 2009.
Admission is only $10.00 for adults . Children are encouraged to play in the “Kid Zone” adjacent to the family seating section. Racing gets the green at 7:15 P.M. . More information is available at www.leeusaspeedway.com
For the latest Pro All Stars Series news check out www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .
Wiscasset Raceway May 30th Results
Wiscasset Raceway May 30th Results
Wiscasset, ME- The racing program at Wiscasset Raceway on May 30th treated fans to more then just fun filled action packed racing in all divisions. Fans were able to go down on the race track at 5 p.m. and meet with their favorite drivers, John Linnehan gave the fans, crews and drivers a motivational speech, Rockland High Schools Life Skills class was on hand and one of their special student won a trip to New Hampshire Motor Speedway and on top of that it was also the first round of the Linnehan’s Credit Now Late Model Triple Crown Series.
When it was time to go feature racing the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock’s started things off with former champ Kevin Douglass having to work his #16 North Atlantic Disposal Toyota hard to get around the young Natasha Dyer. Thomas True of Wiscasset was also able to get by Dyer as she along with Ryan Ripley and Tim Collins who was driving for Bob Grady battled it out over the last half of the race. It would be Douglass picking up the feature victory with True coming home second. Ripley would beat Collins and Dyer for the last spot in victory lane.
The U.S. Cellular Mini Truck division saw newcomer Chad Bennett get around rookie Ryan Hayes for the lead early on and it would be clear sailing for Bennett in his #96 as he would get the win in his first trip to Wiscasset Raceway this season. Ryan Hayes would finish in the second spot after carburetor issues last week prevented him from running up front. Third would go to Opie Allard, Rick Sirios and Mike Anderson would finish fourth and fifth respectively.
The New England Transmissions Strictly Street division had last weeks feature winner Mike Moody jumping out to the early lead and staying there through out the whole race. The battle was back for the second spot between Jamie Henderson and Ian Bresnehan. Those two would battle it out over the course of the entire race with Matt Stuart holding off a hard charging Dustin Hubbard. So Mike Moody would pick up the checkers for the second straight week after a shake up in the tech shack Bresnehan would come out second with Matt Stuart third and Dustin Hubbard and Ed Sleeper rounding out the top five.
The Verizon Wireless Super Street division had a caution filled 25 lap feature event which seemed to leave every car on the track with the exception of apparent winner Ryan Gero with damage. A lot of the drivers had to fight their way back up through the field at least once. When it was all said Brian Fortin picked his first win of the season in his Jerry Childs Builders sponsored #03. Fortin who crossed the line in second was awarded the win after Ryan Gero failed post race inspection. That bumped Kris Watson up to second and last weeks feature winner Shawn Austin up to third. Gero’s disqualification also put Allan Moeller Jr. up to fourth and 2007 Super Street Champion Bernie Dinsmore up to fifth.
The Clark’s Car Cushing Pro Stocks had their defending champion Randy Turner back in action in his new Central Maine Motors sponsored Toyota after missing week one. Turner however didn’t lose any speed over the winter as he would pick the victory in the 35 lap feature event with Scott King finishing second for his second straight top three finish. Charlie Colby would pick up the last spot in victory lane. Scott Moore crossed the line in fourth but last weeks feature winner forgot to go to tech which meant he was disqualified and that moved Jesse Smith up to fourth and Ryan Dean up into the fifth spot.
The first race of the Linnehan’s Credit Now Late Model Triple Crown series was a good one. It was packed full of side by side fender to fender racing. Racing along with the Wiscasset regulars where drivers from Unity Raceway, Speedway 95 and even one driver from Spud Speedway. However out of the twenty six cars from all over the state that started the race it was Wiscasset Raceway regular T.J. Watson out of Harpswell picking up the feature victory. The youngest member of the St. Clair family that was racing in this thirty lap main event, Josh St. Clair finished second with Pro-Stock racer John Phippen finishing third. Last year’s second place point man Adam Chadbourne would take home fourth with Shane Clark rounding out the top five.
Next week at the “Center of Speed “ Wiscasset Raceway
Saturday June 6th
NAPA AUTO PARTS Night
Featuring
Regular Racing in All Divisions
Plus
NELCAR Legends
Pit Gate Opens at Noon
Grandstands: 3:00 p.m.
Racing Starts at: 5:00 p.m.
Grandstand Admission:
Adults 18 to 64………..$10.00
Seniors……………………$8.00
Students 12 to 17………$8.00
Children 6 to 11………..$5.00
5 and under…………….FREE
Pit Admission:
All Ages…….$25.00
Moffitt Ready To Tackle Road Course At Watkins Glen
Moffitt Ready To Tackle Road Course At Watkins Glen
Harrisburg, N.C. (June 1, 2009): Fresh off his first career win at South Boston Speedway, Brett Moffitt, a development driver with Andy Santerre Motorsports, will be tackling the right and left hand turns at Watkins Glen International road course. It will be the 16-year-old’s debut on this track style, but car owner Andy Santerre is more than confident heading into this weekend’s activities surrounding the Sahlen’s Six Hours At The Glen.
“We wanted to go test him on a road course so I took him up to Virginia International Raceway. Brett was the fastest of anyone I’ve ever had there. It only took him four laps to get up to speed. He adapts well to any track that we’ve been to, and I don’t expect any less heading onto the road course. He knows what he wants in the car, and he knows how to communicate that to the crew,” Santerre said.
Moffitt, looking ahead to this very event, received instruction at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving at the end of last year.
“Andy recommended that I go to the school, and I think it’ll pay off. I learned a ton about how important hitting your marks are on a road course, and that road racing takes a whole different strategy as far as your driving is concerned. I’m excited about putting the skills I’ve learned to work at Watkins Glen.”
Moffitt has impressed in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Series East. To date, he holds the record as the youngest driver to ever win a Coors Light Pole Award, which he accomplished at the season opening event at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. He also holds the record as the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR Camping World Series East race. Moffitt is currently second in the points with one win, three top-five, and three top-10 finishes.
“We’ve got a lot of momentum heading into Watkins Glen. It’s really awesome to have a team that has the same drive that I do to win. It makes me glad, looking back, that we prepared so well for the road courses. We’ve tested, I’ve done the school, and Andy has a lot of experience and success there to draw from. We want to keep this momentum going, and we want to be there at the end in contention for the win.”
The Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen kicks off on Friday, June 5th with green flag action set for Saturday, June 6th.
Boniface Celebrates Modified Victory
Boniface Celebrates Modified Victory
Winchester, NH: This past Saturday Monadnock Speedway held their fifth event of the season where Jim Boniface scored the victory in the Modified feature event beating out Todd Patnode. Sixteen year old Super Stock Rookie, Ed Brehio III, claimed his first win and Chris McTaggart took the checkers in the Mini Stock feature. Dick Houle won the 4-cylinder Enduro event.
Travis Grover set the pace for the twenty five lap Mini Stock event. Grover led the first two laps until Joey Kendall looked to the inside on lap three and took the lead. On lap four, Grover was shuffled to fifth as Beth Adams, Chris McTaggart and Kim Rivet moved into the top four spots. On lap six, a battle for second developed between Adams and McTaggart with McTaggart coming out on top for second. On lap nine, the caution was out for debris on the track as Rivet pulled into the pits for a flat tire. On the restart, Kendall brought the field to the green as McTaggart put the heat on for the number one spot. By the next lap, McTaggart took over the lead leaving Kendall in a battle with Derek Bergquist. Tim Jackson look under Rich Fournier in turn two for fifth. Half way to go, McTaggart stretched his lead as Adams felt the pressure from Jackson for fourth. Five laps to go, McTaggart and Bergquist pulled away from the fierce battle for third between Kendall, Jackson and Fournier. The three ran nose to tail. Three laps to go, Kendall and Fournier made contact loosing their top five position as Jackson took over third. At the checkers, it was McTaggart followed by Bergquist, Jackson, Adams and Dennis Wallace.
Ken Thompson and Rookie Ed Brehio III brought the Super Stock field to the green. Brehio III wasted no time to take the lead. On lap two, Thompson struggled to keep his car from going sideways into turn one but eventually spun collecting Matt Mead, Adam Brooks and Craig Cashman. Mead suffered extensive damage from the contact with Cashman and to retire to the pit area. Cashman also suffered a broken rear end and also pulled it into the pits for the night. On the restart, Brehio III continued to lead as Bill Johnston moved into second. Nancy Muni and Ken Springer battled for third. On lap seven the battle for the top five spot was between Jeff Wright and Robert Bedaw as Brehio III took off from the rest of the field. Johnston, Springer and Muni ran tight challenging each other for second. Ten laps to go, the top three were not challenged as Muni, Wright, Bedaw and Jeremy Sorel all ran nose to tail for fourth. Five laps to go, Brehio III was on cruise control as Johnston and Springer attempted to make up ground to catch him. On the final lap, it was Brehio III collecting his first Super Stock win followed by Johnston, Springer, Muni and Wright.
The Modifieds rolled onto the track with Josh Cantara on the pole. Cantara quickly took the lead as Rusty Ball looked to take it over. Before one lap was complete Ball spun in turn four bringing out the first caution. On the restart, Cantara once again brought the field to the green. Before the field could cross the start line, Butch Perry had a problem getting to speed as multiple cars piled up on the front stretch which included Vic Johnson, Shelly Perry, Rob Williams and newcomer Anthony Sesely. The field was again showed the green as Cantara remained the leader. Jim Boniface, Todd Patnode, Dave Berube and Rowan Pennink all followed closely behind. On lap ten, Cantara held the lead as Pennink felt the pressure from Kirk Alexander on his back bumper. Lap thirteen proved to be lucky for Boniface as he went to the inside of Cantara for the lead. Patnode followed Boniface’s line and took over second. Cantara forced to run the outside lost position as Berube and Pennink took over third and fourth. Half way to go, Boniface continued to feel the presence of Patnode as Berube, Pennink and Alexander ran tight. Patnode continued to await the opportunity to make the pass on Boniface for the lead as Alexander worked on Pennink for fourth. Less then 10 laps to go, a caution came out for Bryan Shumway setting the field for a nine lap shoot out. On the restart, Boniface fought of Patnode as Pennink made the pass on Berube for third. Two laps later, Alexander looked to the inside of Berube and made the pass for fourth. On the final lap, Boniface took the checkers followed by Patnode, Pennink, Alexander and Berube.
The final feature of the night were the 4-cylinder Enduros. Tim Leblanc took the lead early as John Houle, John Walker and Heath Renaud followed. Lap ten, Leblanc already cleared lap traffic as Renaud move into the second spot. John Houle and Walker battled for third. Five laps later, the leader approached heavy lap traffic as Walker made a move to the inside of Renaud for second. Half way to go, Leblanc continued to lead as Josh Houle, Adam Houle and Julia Raymond battle for third. Lap thirty, Leblanc still showed the way as a four battle for second developed between John Walker, Adam Houle, Josh Houle and Dick Houle. On lap thirty five, Dick Houle broke away from the battle and hunted down the leader. Leblanc and Houle ran side by side as Dick Houle took over the top spot. Ten laps to go, Leblanc gets out of shape and looses position dropping out of the top five. Julia Raymond, on a mission moved into fifth and challenged Walker for fourth. Dick Houle continued to lead as Josh Houle and Adam Houle fought for second. Matt Gauffin worked his way to the top five putting the pressure on Raymond for fourth. At the wave of the checkers, it was Dick Houle followed by Adam Houle, Josh Houle, Matt Gauffin and Julia Raymond.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway will welcome back the Allison Legacy North Series along with the Outlaw Pros, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks and Full Size Enduros. Race time is at 6pm.
Mini Stock Finish: Chris McTaggart, Swanzey, NH; Derek Bergquist, Warwick, Ma; Tim Jackson, Jaffrey, NH; Beth Adams, Winchendon, Ma; Dennis Wallace, Jaffrey, NH; Rich Fournier, Warwick, Ma; Joey Kendall, Winchendon, Ma; Brennan Johnson, Winchendon, Ma; Kim Rivet, Chicopee, Ma; Travis Grover, Brattleboro, VT; Cosmo Cassamassa; Brimfield, Ma; Shawn Doubleday, Belchertown, Ma; Jamey King, Orange, Ma; Ricky Bernard, Whitingham, Vt; Kevin McKnight, Orange, Ma; Chris Davis, Winchester, NH
Super Stock Finish: Ed Brehio III, Baldwinville, Ma; Bill Johnston, Athol, Ma; Ken Springer, Swanzey, NH; |Nancy Muni, Harwinton, CT; Jeff Wright, Jaffrey, NH; Robert Bedaw, Greenfield, Ma; Jeremy Sorel, Westfield, Ma; Andy Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Ken Thompson, Alstead, NH; Dana Shepard, Putney, VT; Adam Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Matt Mead, Richmond, NH; Craig Cashman, Keene, NH
Modified Finish: Jim Boniface, Richmond, NH; Todd Patnode, Richmond, NH; Rowan Pennink, Huntington, NJ; Kirk Alexander, Swanzey, NH; Dave Berube, |Bristol, Ct; Josh Cantara, Alfred, ME; Ed Reed, Groton, Ct; Rusty Ball, Keene, NH; Bryan Shumway, Belchertown, Ma; Glen Griswold, Vernon, Ct; Eric Leclair, Southampton, Ma; Rich Founier, Warwick, Ma; Kevin Bolduc, Hudson, NH; Anthony Sesely, Matawan, NJ; Rob Williams, Winchendon, Ma; Vic Johnson, Troy, NH; Shelly Perry, Ashaway, RI; Butch Perry, Ashaway, RI; Butch Perry, Ashaway, RI;
4-Cylinder Enduro (Top Ten): Dick Houle, Brattleboro, VT; Adam Houle, Vrenon, VT; Josh Houle, Vernon, VT; Matt Gauffin, Hancock, NH; Julia Raymond, Winchester, NH; John Walker, Ludlow, Ma; Timn Leblanc, Swanzey, NH; CJ Johnson, Keene, NH; Eric Pomaski, Peterborough, NH; Craig Chaffee, Keene, NH