by Jay | Jun 5, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
NSN Joins Vermont State Late Model Series
Live Broadcasts Come to Thunder Road, Devil’s Bowl
Barre, VT – The Northeast Sports Network, a Vermont sports broadcasting website, has teamed up with Barre’s Thunder Road and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway to incorporate live broadcasts into the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. The four race series saw it’s opening event at Thunder Road claimed by hometown sensation Nick Sweet, and heads to Devil’s Bowl Speedway this Friday, June 8 for the I Am Vermont Strong 100.
The Northeast Sports Network completed a live broadcast of the first event in the series, the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road, which can be found on their website www.nsnsports.net in high definition. It can also be found by a link on both the Thunder Road (www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com) and American Canadian Tour (www.acttour.com) websites. DVDs will be available for purchase, which include features from Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen from the Memorial Day event.
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2012 | Massachusetts, Modified, New England, Seekonk Speedway
The Valenti Modified Racing Series makes their first appearance at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, June 9 with a 100 lap main event. This marks their first appearance since October, 2011, when Mike Holdridge picked up the win in the prestigious DAV Fall Classic.
Jon McKennedy, the 2010 MRS Champion leads the charge into The Action Track of the East, picking up the win in the first two events of the season, at Waterford Speedbowl and Monadnock Speedway in the Ken Barry #2. Rowan Pennink is the most previous winner, picking up the checkered at the Thompson Speedway. The pair sits first and second in the Valenti Modified Racing Series Championship Chase. Holdridge, Doug Coby and Norm Wrenn round out the top five in the current points standings.
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by Jay | Jun 4, 2012 | Maine, New England, Speedway 95
Phil Richardson of Hermon picked up his first feature win of the season in the Dysart’s Late Models at Speedway 95 Saturday night after passing pole sitter Andy Saunders of Ellsworth on lap 5 of the 35 lap event. Deane Smart of Bradley passed Saunders on the 22nd lap when Saunders was held up momentarily while overlapping slower traffic to take the second spot with Saunders finishing in third. Winterport’s Ryan Deane finished in fourth with Hermon’s Dale Swoboda coming across the stripe in fifth.
In Maine State Lottery Sportsman action, Shane Tatro of Holden returned to the winner’s circle after missing two weeks while waiting for a new motor to be built. Tatro’s win wasn’t easy as he had to fight off a determined Steve Moulton of Holden who finished a close second. D.J. Moody of Prospect finished third, followed by Derek Mingo of Lamoine in fourth and fifth place finisher Mike Overlock of Franklin. (more…)
by Jay | Jun 4, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Scott, Cyr, others to race Devil’s Bowl Speedway Friday in preparation for June 8 event
An all-star pack of stock car drivers will come to Devil’s Bowl Speedway one week early this Friday in preparation for the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series 100 on June 8. Drivers will use the 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series J&S Steel Late Model feature at the Carrara Masonry & Concrete/Mobil 1 event on Friday, June 1 to gather notes for the second round of the Vermont State Championship the following week.
The Vermont State Late Model Championship Series opened last Sunday at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre with the 50th annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic 100. Nick Sweet took the win after a long mid-race battle with Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott of Berlin, VT.
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by Jay | Jun 3, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, Seekonk Speedway
Melberg, Ladyga, Sprague, Sanchez and Lougee pick up season opener wins for Fast Friday!
Jesse Melberg, last season’s Rookie of the Year, started 2012 off with a dominating performance. Melberg led all twenty five laps, cruising to a convincing win after holding off a late challenge from John Robidoux and Bill Chouinard.
In the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends, Nick Ladyga held firm in the top spot after passing pole sitter Tom Gray on the second lap, leading every single lap from thereon in to notch another win at Seekonk Speedway. His first since graduating from the SYRA division 3 years ago.
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by Jay | Jun 3, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Brian Hoar beats 24-car Late Model field; Keith and Germain take wins
Ron Proctor and Brian Hoar each made a big statement on Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night. Proctor came from 11th starting position to grab the Bond Auto Parts Modified victory for the second week in a row, while Hoar beat the largest weekly field of J&S Steel Late Models in the track’s history.
Proctor, of Charlton, NY, scored a dominant win in the 35-lap Modified feature. The defending track champion took the lead at lap 20 and cruised out front to the win. The race ended in bizarre fashion, as Proctor had taken the white flag on the final lap just before a crash involving Paul Braymer drew the yellow flag. Because Proctor had taken the while flag as the leader under race conditions, the race was deemed official. Hunter Bates of Middlebury, VT held off a hard-charging Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT for the runner-up position. Jessey Mueller of Olmstedville, NY recovered from a mid-race spin to finish fourth, and Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY was fifth.
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