by Jay | May 31, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Bushey tops Late Models, Renegade leaders deadlocked
Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing champion Ron Proctor finds himself atop the Devil’s Bowl Speedway point standings for the first time in 2012 entering Friday’s Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1. The Charlton, NY veteran used a stellar double-feature performance to vault ahead of Jessey Mueller at last week’s People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special.
Proctor’s victory and runner-up finishes in twin 20-lap races came at the right time, as previous leaders Jessey Mueller and Vince Quenneville, Jr., suffered their worst showings of the season in the crash-marred second feature. Proctor now leads Brandon, VT driver Quenneville by 26 points (253-227), while Mueller is part of a three-way tie for third with Alex Bell and rookie Joey Roberts, each with 222 points through the first five feature events.
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by Jay | May 29, 2012 | Airborne, New England, New York
George Foley of Vermontville took the lead on lap nine of the 30-lap Modified feature at Airborne Speedway Saturday night and went on to become the first two-time winner of the season.
Foley’s Shamrock Bar& Grill/Pulsifer Logging No. 34 was Chevy-powered after having Ford engine problems a week ago. Adam Bartemy, who stuck with Foley during the middle third of the race, yielded two spots in the final laps and finished 4th.
Patrick Dupree of Saranac Lake got up for second. Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified point leader Pat McGrail of Candiac, QC, was third. Todd Ormsby of Ausable Forks rounded out the top five.
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by Jay | May 29, 2012 | Hudson, New England, New Hampshire
A special Memorial Day program went into the record books at Hudson International Speedway on Monday afternoon, with a full card of stock car and Enduro action entertaining the crowd on another perfect afternoon for racing.
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Andrew Morin picked up the Thunder Light win over Nick Dombrowski to start off the day’s feature event activity, and the action got even tighter as the day went on. The New England V-6 Modifieds made their first appearance of the year on the high banks, and the open wheelers put on a terrific battle to the finish in their feature event.
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by Jay | May 29, 2012 | Maine, New England, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Cassius Clark made an early outside charge in Saturday nights Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 150 to capture the lead and score the super late model feature win at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Joey Polewarczyk earned the second spot with defending series champion Johnny Clark third, DJ Shaw fourth and Travis Benjamin fifth.
The win was Clark’s first PASS North checker since the 2009 season and the fourteenth of his PASS North career.
Gary Smith and Travis Benjamin led the twenty six car field to the green and it was Benjamin jumping out to the lead with Joey Pole, Derek Ramstrom, Smith and Ben Rowe in tow. Clark was coming from his eighth starting spot and as the field strung out he rambled up the outside groove, putting his Hight Chevrolet out front on lap eighteen.
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by Jay | May 29, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
The much anticipated return to Thursday night racing at Thompson International Speedway gets underway this coming Thursday night, May 31st. at 6 PM. Thursday Night Thompson Thunder, better known as TNTT, will feature six divisions of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions in qualifying races and feature events.
Thursday night races have become a mainstay at Thompson and have proven to be very popular with both fans and competitors. The race program is run virtually non-stop. The track has set a target of 9:30 PM to have the show over. This allows fans to enjoy a fun night out and still be able to be home at an early hour.
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by Jay | May 28, 2012 | Media, New England, Photos, Thunder Road, Vermont
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Race Story – Nick Sweet Rolls to First Memorial Day Classic Victory at Thunder Road
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