St-Eustache, QC – Veteran Série ACT Castrol competitor Daniel Descoste of St-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec earned his first career win on the series in the St-Eustache 100 at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec. Descoste worked his way by 2010 Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard on lap 66 and was never seriously contested in the remainder of the 100 lap event.
Allard fell back to third behind runner-up Patrick Hamel on the final restart. Jonathan Bouvrette and Patrick Laperle, who recovered from a spin, completed the top five. Donald Theetge, Dany Trepanier, Alex Labbe, Claude Leclerc and Marc-Andre Cliche rounded out the top ten. (more…)
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Bowman Gray Stadium Race Report
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., posted his best-career finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a strong 8th-place run in the Army Strong 150 at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 4. Hodgson’s career night came in the series’ inaugural visit to the track affectionately known as “The Madhouse.” After starting 22nd in the 27-car field, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate slowly worked his way to the front by avoiding one of the many spins that dotted the evening. For his efforts, Hodgson leapt three spots in the K&N Pro Series East standings to ninth through five races. (more…)
SunTrust Racing Takes the Win in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen; GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Finishes Third in DP; Autohaus Motorsports Continues Strong Performance in GT with Runner-up Finish
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 4, 2011) – For the second consecutive week in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series competition, the No. 10 SunTrust Racing team of Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor stood a-top the podium as the race winners. It was Taylor who piloted the beautiful Chevrolet-powered Daytona Prototype (DP) Dallara race car of the Wayne Taylor-owned team to the checkered flag in the famed Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
The weekend got off to a fast start on Friday when Ricky and his brother Jordan Taylor led their respective classes in qualifying becoming the first brothers to win pole positions for both DP and Grand Touring (GT) classes at the same GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event. Jordan was behind the wheel of No. 88 Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro GT.R. (more…)