Stone, Dragon Thrill in Vermont 200 Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

by | Sep 17, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Photos, Vermont

Stone, Dragon Thrill in Vermont 200 Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Pembroke wins Vermont State Championship by single point

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Todd Stone and Brent Dragon left stock car racing fans cheering at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, picking up wins in the twin 100-lap events during the second day of the Vermont 200 Weekend. The event was the final race on the regular stock car racing schedule for 2012.

Stone, a Middlebury, VT native who won the 2008 Devil’s Bowl Speedway championship when the track had a clay surface, made a triumphant return to his home track in winning the 100-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified race. Stone overcame a mechanical failure on lap 11 that left his car stopped on the track and caused a caution period, but after pitting for repairs, the No. 1x G. Stone Motors car tore its way through heavy traffic to catch leaders Jessey Mueller and Roger Labreche late in the race.

Seventeen year-old Mueller, of Olmstedville, NY, expertly navigated lapped traffic, but the right-front tire on his No. 19 Mueller & Sons Heavy Duty Towing car gave up with ten laps remaining. Stone snuck underneath Mueller exiting Turn 4 on lap 92 to take the lead and never looked back. Mueller took the runner-up spot, with St-Remis, QC racer Labreche third in his first-ever Devil’s Bowl appearance. Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT was fourth with Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY fifth. Alex Bell, Kenny Tremont, Jr., Hunter Bates, Joey Roberts, and Nick Heywood completed the unofficial top ten.
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Gray, Williams, Seals-It Team Celebrate Wins at Bear Ridge Speedway’s 45th Anniversary

by | Aug 26, 2012 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, Media, Photos, Vermont

Gray, Williams, Seals-It Team Celebrate Wins at Bear Ridge Speedway’s 45th Anniversary
Gray steals Modified win; Matczak/Seals-it team takes USAC Midget podium sweep

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Bear Ridge Speedway celebrated its 45th anniversary dirt track stock car racing season in style on Sabil & Sons Towing Night on Saturday with hard-nosed racing, exciting finishes, and a major milestone for one of the country’s most well-respected short track race teams.

Lyndon State College student Jason Gray of East Thetford, VT ran to his second Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified win of the season with a spirited charge in the second half of the special 45-lap main event. Gray’s No. 00 C.W. Gray & Sons Auctioneers, Inc.-sponsored Bicknell car ran from eighth place on a lap 22 restart to take the lead from Fairlee, VT’s Adam Pierson with five laps remaining. Pierson and fellow Fairlee resident Kevin Chaffee, the top-two point leaders, engaged in a battle for the runner-up spot, which took Chaffee took on the outside lane.
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