by Jay | Aug 9, 2012 | ACT, Canada, Touring Series News
RPM Motorsports: ACT Late Model Tour
Brian Hoar Sanair Super Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., joins the ACT Late Model Tour for its return to Sanair Super Speedway in St-Pie, Quebec, with the Sanair 100 on Saturday, August 11. The ACT-sanctioned race on the .875-mile triangle is a combination event with the ACT Castrol Series and the first for the Tour at the track since 2006. Hoar, the 8-time ACT Late Model Tour champion, swept a pair of races at Sanair Super Speedway in 1993. The RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger currently sits in a tie for third in the ACT standings with four races remaining, just 32 points out of the lead. Earlier this week, Hoar was named as one of the first 10 drivers to be selected to participate in the fourth annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22.
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by Jay | Aug 8, 2012 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Touring Series News
Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) driver Brett Moffitt scored another top-five finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination Pork Be Inspired! 150 at Iowa Speedway on Friday, August 3rd, and immediately followed it with a 9th place finish in his Nationwide Series debut on Saturday, August 4th, driving for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard (RAB).
The weekend’s events began on Friday with temperatures near 100 degrees, with the temperature of the track’s asphalt soaring, and with race teams searching for the right set up for the night’s race, which would be run under cooler conditions. 42 teams made the trip for the K&N Pro Series combination race, and the #11 HRE Aisin Toyota unloaded 3rd quickest to start the first practice session. As temperatures continued to rise, practice times slowed during the second session, and Moffitt posted the 8th quickest time.
Qualifying was scheduled for the hottest part of the afternoon, and points leader Brett Moffitt ran a lap of 24.211 seconds (130.106 mph) around the .875 mile banked asphalt oval. Moffitt’s qualifying lap was identical to the time he clocked during the first practice session, and it placed the #11 in the 6th position, with Moffitt starting on the outside of the 3rd row.
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by Jay | Aug 7, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, Thompson
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads for Thompson International Speedway this Thursday night for the annual running of the King of Beers Budweiser 150. The Bud 150 will mark the Tour’s first appearance at Thompson since the track hosted the season-opening Icebreaker back in April.
Fresh off his win at Stafford, Doug Coby, current WMT points leader, will head a potent field of New England’s most popular touring series to the historic speedway for what is traditionally one of the best races of the year. The race has become a true fan favorite based in its rich history of incredible competition by NASCAR’s best Modified drivers.
Defending WMT champion, Ron Silk opened the season by winning Thompson’s Icebreaker and he will look to repeat that magic in the Bud 150. Silk, who comes into the race sitting third in the points battle, will face Ryan Preece, second in points, and others who have seen much success at Thompson. Some on that list include Jimmy Blewett, Ted Christopher, Justin Bonsignore, Eric Beers, Rowan Pennink, Mike Stefanik and many more.
Preece has had a tremendous year in Thompson’s Sunoco Modified division and will be tough to beat. To date, Preece has four wins, two seconds, a third and a fourth in this division and is the current points leader.
Mike Stefanik, always tough at Thompson, claimed the win at NHMS in July and the seven-time champ proved that he is still very much a factor in WMT competition. Other former champs, Todd Szegedy and Donny Lia will be part of this star-studded field. The WMT will be joined by Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series ‘Super 6” divisions.
Grandstands will open at 2 PM so that fans can watch race teams practice prior to qualifying time trials slated for 5:30 PM. Feature event races will follow time trials with the King of Beers Bud 150 scheduled to take the green at roughly 8:30 PM.
by Jay | Aug 6, 2012 | Connecticut, NEMST, Waterford
Swallow Builds Point Lead With Consecutive Wins
Point leader and Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour rookie Shawn Swallow extended his point lead in a thrilling photo finish victory at Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT Saturday night. As the pit gates opened at 2 P.M. NEMST and weekly Speedbowl competitors began to line the pit area and descend on the NEMST sign in table, By 5:30 when the heat races began for the nights events thrity-one tour style mini stocks had registered for the nights 50 lap feature event.
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by Jay | Aug 6, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, PASS, Photos, Seekonk Speedway
DJ Shaw put his Precision JLM Toyota out front on lap 104 of Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 150 to earn his first super late model feature win of 2012. Travis Benjamin raced home in second and Ben Rowe was third.
The victory was Shaw’s first PASS feature victory since September of 2011 when he checkered at White Mountain Motorsports Park. The Center Conway New Hampshire racer, who builds the race cars he drives for Julio and Rita Miglioli, now has four PASS North career wins. He joins Cassius Clark, Travis Benjamin,Johnny Clark, Derek Ramstrom, Joey Doiron and Scott Dragon on the 2012 PASS North winner’s list.
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