The word from the Valenti Modified Racing Series is that the tour hired Warren Alston as the Race Director for 2015. Warren was the flagman last year and brings a lot of experience to the position. Flagman John Spence, Jr, will be his backup when needed and already has two shows to do this season.
The schedule was just finalized. The VMRS will be at the Waterford Speedbowl in August with ISMA and NEMA. That tour will be making its first visit to Devils Bowl and that tour will also be going to Oxford Plains for the 250 weekend. Beech Ridge is another popular stop in August. Kirk Alexander, all time VMRS winner with 31 victories, returns full-time this season. (more…)
Entries have already started coming in for the 42nd Annual Oxford 250, slated for August 28-30 at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. 21 drivers have already filed entries for the event with local drivers making up the majority of those entries.
Early entries include Cassius Clark, the 2013 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model champion from Farmington, ME, who filed the first entry for the 2015 Oxford 250. Two-time defending Oxford 250 champion Travis Benjamin out of Morrill, ME will be attempting to pull off what only one other driver has ever done in the history of the Oxford 250 as he tries to win three back-to-back Oxford 250s. Benjamin will have plenty of competition with past 250 Champions Mike Rowe and Ben Rowe out of Turner, ME on the early entry list along with six-time PASS North champion Johnny Clark as he tries to grab his first 250 Victory. (more…)
Get ready for Frank Maratta Auto Show and Race A Rama this weekend.Saturday, February 28 the doors open at 10 am-9 pm and Sunday, March 1 from 10 am-5 pm. Many New England race tracks and tours will be on hand with race cars and drivers. There will be lots of schedules from the different tracks and tours with the possibility of getting autographs and pictures.
The show features the Pit Crew Challenge, Pin-up Pageant 2015, show cars, hot rods, drag and road racing vehicles and oval track race cars. Some of the venues represented include; Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Motorsports Park, Waterford Speedbowl, New England Dragway, Lime Rock among others. Also tours such as the NEMA Midgets, Valenti Modified Racing Series, New England Mini Stock Tour, Pro 4 Modified Tour and NEAR Vintage Race Cars along with other racing series.
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH For Feb 19, 2015
By Lou Modestino
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on the rise as one of Vermont’s top family entertainment hot spots, and businesses in and around Rutland County are taking notice. The region’s only dual-surface stock car racing facility welcomes several new and returning sponsorship partners in 2015 and is poised for continued growth with both its NASCAR-sanctioned 1/2-mile asphalt oval and its new 1/3-mile dirt track.
Bond Auto Parts has extended its sponsorship of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified division to a fourth consecutive year and will again present “Hard Charger” awards in the Renegade and Mini Stock classes. Family owned and based in Barre, VT, Bond Auto Parts is among the country’s leading auto parts retailers and has partnerships with the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bruins, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bond Auto Parts supports Devil’s Bowl Speedway through its store on Strongs Avenue in Rutland. (more…)
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 – Multi-platinum selling and Award-winning duo Florida Georgia Line will headline the second annual Legends Day concert presented by Firestone on Saturday, May 23, on the Turn 4 infield stage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with special guests Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard rounding out the lineup.
