by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | Maine, New England, Spud
Austin Theriault: Maine Racing Alliance
Spud 150 Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns home this weekend to the track where it all started for him as he competes in the Maine Racing Alliance’s Spud 150 at Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, on Saturday, September 25. Theriault, 16, gained regional attention for the first time in this race last year — winning the first Late Model race of his career on the track where he began racing in a 4-cylinder entry-level division. The race will be divided into two segments with a “halftime” break and a field inversion. Theriault is currently the Rookie of the Year leader on the ACT Late Model Tour, where he competes full-time and sits eighth in the overall standings with one race remaining. The Maine Racing Alliance is a 3-race Late Model series held at Speedway 95, Wiscasset Raceway and Spud Speedway. This is Theriault’s first Maine Racing Alliance event of the season.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER SPUD 150 FINISH: 1st (August 2009)
LAST RACE SPUD 150 FINISH: 1st (August 2009)
WHAT: 2nd annual Spud 150
WHERE: Spud Speedway, Caribou, Maine (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 4 p.m., Saturday, September 25
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by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
JUSTIN BONSIGNORE AND RICHIE PALLAI, JR. DUELING FOR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With a tight race for the championship on the
Whelen Modified Tour this season, there is another tight battle brewing
between Justin Bonsignore and Richie Pallai, Jr. for Sunoco Rookie of the
Year honors. Bonsignore comes to Stafford leading Pallai 116-112 in the
Rookie of the Year standings, having won 8 Rookie of the Race Awards to
Pallai’s four this season. Bonsignore is currently 11th in the Whelen
Modified Tour Standings, while Pallai is 13th in the standings, only 46
points behind Bonsignore. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
MIKE STEFANIK MAKING LATE SEASON CHARGE INTO CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION AS
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR HEADS TO STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the Whelen Modified Tour makes its penultimate
stop of the 2010 season at Stafford Motor Speedway for the 38th Annual
CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on Oct. 1-Oct. 3, Mike Stefanik has charged back
into championship contention on the strength of 5 consecutive top-5
finishes. The seven-time Whelen Modified Tour champion comes to Stafford, a
track that he has won at 20 times in his career, only 7 points adrift of
championship leader Bobby Santos, III. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | NASCAR, New England
Donny Lia Looks to Let it Ride at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
(Huntington, NY) The bright lights and fast past action of the Las Vegas strip adds the speed and roar of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this weekend. Donny Lia and Stringer Motorsports, fresh off a 12th place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, are ready to hit it big at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“It’s Vegas! It’s such a fun place to go to for so many reasons,” says Lia. “Who doesn’t like the bright lights and excitement of Las Vegas? It’s also a very exciting race track. To be honest with you, I always had New Hampshire circled on my calendar, but Vegas is actually a close second for a lot of reasons. I like the city and really like the track. I have family out there and am looking forward to having them at the track with me. Plus, we have a lot of momentum going after our effort at New Hampshire. ”
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by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | New England, PASS
Joey Doiron Wins PASS North Series Rookie Of The Year
BERWICK, Maine — When the PASS North Series season rolled to an end last weekend at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., there was one celebration nobody witnessed in front of the main grandstands.
That celebration took place in a tiny corner of the tiny track’s sprawling pit area.
Joey Doiron completed his season as the series’ Rookie of the Year.
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