by Jay | Aug 10, 2012 | New England, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain Motorsports Park
All three Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North racing divisions take to the quarter mile at North Woodstock New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park this Sunday and fans are guaranteed a non stop afternoon of PASS-style racing action.
The PASS Sportsman have two events under their belt but their schedule heats up in August starting at White Mountain. Defending Sportsman Champ Carey Martin leads Joe Pastore and Craig Smith by 12 markers. Lee USA winner JR Baril is two back from that pair and Scott Dorr sits fifth. Look for a tight battle from laps one through seventy five for the super competitive Sportsman series.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2012 | Maine, Speedway 95
Bob Seger Jr. of Frankfort won the Big Enduro feature Wednesday night and made it three for three in the Big Enduro Series at Speedway 95 this summer as he won all three qualifiers and features in the series, ending with a perfect 300 points. Alvin MacNevin of Clifton gave chase to Seger in the series finale but was only able to get as close as Seger would let him get in the closing laps. MacNevin finished second with his brother, Shawn MacNevin of Hudson finishing third after a race long battle with Shawn Racilla of Dover-Foxcroft for the position. Racilla finished fourth with Melanie Mitchell of Milo finishing fifth.
In the Little Enduros, Darren Durrell of Newburgh took the lead from Andrew Crosby of Hermon on a lap 11 restart and held on for the win after working his way up from the rear of the field at the start. Crosby hung on to second with Milford’s Garett Hayman right on his bumper to finish third. Kyle Gallant of Veazie fell to fourth in the late stages of the event, and Charles McKusic of Abbott finished fifth.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Sugar & Spice, Devil’s Bowl Speedway Team Up For Pancake Eating Contest on August 24
Qualifying eat-off on August 18; top three to face off against Devil’s Bowl dignitaries
Gentlemen, start your griddles! Devil’s Bowl Speedway and Sugar & Spice Restaurant are teaming up to host the first pancake and Vermont maple syrup eating contest ever held at a stock car track on Friday, August 24.
In a Vermont-themed upgrade on the annual hot dog eating contest on Coney Island, Sugar & Spice – an authentic sugar house, restaurant, and gift shop located on Route 4 in Mendon, VT near the Pico and Killington ski resorts – will host the preliminary qualifying round on Saturday, August 18 at 9:00am. The contest will pit eager eaters against each other in five-minute showdowns; the three contestants who are able to pack away the most pancakes in five minutes will qualify for the finale.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Thompson, CT: Donny Lia earned his 16th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race and his third at Thompson International Speedway when he won the Bud 150 in convincing fashion and ended a winless drought that dates back to 2009. Danny Gamache, Jr. visited Thompson International Speedway victory lane for the first time in his career when he checkered the Thompson Modified division in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action. Other winners included Ryan Preece in the Sunoco Modified division, Tommy O’Sullivan in the Late Models, Jesse Gleason in the Limited Sportsman division, Eric Bourgeois in the Monster Mini Stocks, and Cam McDermott in the Lite Modifieds.
In the Bud 150, pole sitter Mike Stefanik battled Ron Silk to lead all but one circuit in the first 75 laps before losing the point to Todd Szegedy coming out of turn four. A red flag stopped the action at lap 87 when Woody Pitkat’s No. 11 machine landed on top of Ed Flemke’s No. 28 machine and remained there halfway down the backstretch. On the restart, Silk drove underneath Szegedy heading into turn one and after a side-by-side battle drove to the front coming out of turn three. The race remained green until a caution tightened the field up for a restart at lap 123. Silk held the lead at the green, but Donny Lia took it away at lap 129 in turn two. Lia pulled away from Silk as the laps ticked off and drove to the checkered flag for the first time since 2009.
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by Jay | Aug 9, 2012 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, Vermont
John Poor Memorial Offers Over $6,000 for Coupes at Bear Ridge Speedway
“Madness” event draws huge purse, USAC Midgets back in town
Bear Ridge Speedway – “The Home of the Coupes” – has posted a mammoth prize purse for its iconic Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division at the John Poor Memorial presented by Walker Motor Sales of Woodsville, NH on Saturday. Between the finish payout and bonus lap money raised by race teams through various sponsors, more than $6,000 is up for grabs. The race, named in honor of late Bear Ridge official John Poor, will be run in the popular “Madness” segmented format with full-field inversions and cumulative scoring, with bonus money paid to each of the top-five runners on every lap.
Sophomore driver Jason Colbeth of Newbury, VT became the latest first-time winner in the division at last week’s Interstate Batteries of New-Mont/JTB Towing & Recovery event. Colbeth, Teddy Salomaa, and rookies Jesse Smith and Tom Placey have each broken through to carry their first checkered flags this season, joining veterans Gene Pierson, Jr., Mike McGinley, Terry Williams, Jason Horniak, Steve Ellsworth, and point leader Josh Harrington as feature winners in 2012.
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