COUNTDOWN TO THOMPSON’S ICEBREAKER IS ON
THOMPSON, CT. The countdown to the 2011 Icebreaker at The Thompson International Speedway is well underway by competitors and New England race fans. The weekend of April 9th & 10th is coming fast and everyone is ready for a brand new racing season to get started.
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CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: CHRIS PERLEY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions for
Charities Event at Stafford Motor Speedway scheduled for June 28th is
building in momentum and excitement as the drivers gear up to raise funds
for their respective charities. The impressive field of open wheeled
division champion drivers represents 42 championships among 12 drivers.
This week’s spotlight is on Chris Perley, the 6-time ISMA Supermodified
Champion, and he will be racing to raise funds for the North Shore Arthritis
Walk in Honor of Katie Blouin. (more…)
Bubba Pollard wins Twice on the Gulf Coast and dedicates win to fellow racer Beau Slocumb who is battling cancer.
Waterford Champ Jordan Moves to Valenti Modified Racing Series
Canaan, NH. — Two-time Waterford Speedbowl Late Model champion Timmy Jordan of Plainfield, CT, will move to open-wheel racing and the Valenti Modified Racing Series when the tour opens its 2011 season at the famed race track Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3. The two-day event marks the second consecutive season the VMRS will be part of the annual Budweiser Blast-Off Weekend.
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Busch Dominates, but Settles for Solid Third-Place Finish at Fontana
Interstate Batteries Team Leads Race-High 151 Laps, Gains Two Spots in the Standings
Date: March 27, 2011
Event: Auto Club 400 (Round 5 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (2-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 8th/3rd (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)
Winner: Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
Kyle Busch dominated Sunday’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., leading five times for a race-high 151 laps. But despite the strong effort, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) couldn’t hold off the hard charges of Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick in a nine-lap shootout to the finish, and he wound up third.
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