by Jay | May 27, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Proctor takes overall win; Bushey doubles up in Late Models
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Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing champion Ron Proctor made a statement that he’s in the running for a second title at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The Charlton, NY veteran posted a victory and a second-place finish in twin 20-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified features at the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special on Friday night.
Proctor’s No. 27 Timco Towing & Transportation/Charlton Oil-sponsored Teo Pro Car came from 11th starting position to win the first 20-lap run, earning one point toward his overall total in the cumulatively scored two-segment race, beating Vince Quenneville, Jr., nephew Jamie Proctor, Cody Sargen, and rookie Joey Roberts in convincing fashion. Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY put on a similarly impressive performance in the second segment, driving through traffic from ninth place to win, but Proctor came from 14th to finish second. Jason Bruno, Hunter Bates, and Roberts completed the top five in the segment.
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by Jay | May 26, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing with the 22nd
Annual TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Taking down feature victories were Michael
Gervias, Jr. in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Tom Fearn in the
30-lap Late Model feature, Dylan Kopec in the 20-lap SK Light Modified
feature, D.J. Burnham in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle
Casagrande in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. For Gervais, it was his first
career win in any division at Stafford, Fearn won for the first time since
the 2009 season, Kopec was a winner for the third time in 4 SK Light races
this season, Burnham ended Josh Wood’s winning streak at three races, and
Casagrande became the all-time winningest DARE Stock driver in Stafford
history with his 13th career victory.
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by Jay | May 25, 2012 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont
Jeff Horn Will Take One Off The Bucket List This Saturday,
Makes Sprint Car Debut with SCoNE at Bear Ridge Speedway
BY MARK McKEON
Vermont native Jeff Horn, who’s lived the flatlander’s life in Massachusetts for the past few decades, hasn’t left many mountains unclimbed. The 67 year old began his racing career at the late, lamented Catamount Stadium in Milton, VT back in 1965 and except for a couple of years in the U.S. Army- including a tour of duty as an infantry soldier in Viet Nam- he hasn’t stopped racing since.
A pavement specialist, Horn has had spectacular success with Midgets, Supermodifieds, Late Models and Modifieds, but he’s never raced a Sprint Car, let alone raced one on dirt. That omission will be rectified this Saturday night when Horn makes his Sprint Car debut with the Sprint Cars of New England at Bear Ridge Speedway.
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by Jay | May 25, 2012 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
The quest to become the Vermont State Late Model Champion begins this coming Sunday, May 27 at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road for the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic 150. The four race series between Thunder Road and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT will crown the Vermont State Champion of 2012. The Memorial Day Classic is also the first event in the bid to become the 2012 “King of the Road.”
Though the series has yet to begin, it has already gained prestige with its star-studded entry list alone. Multi-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud will attempt to be the next Vermont State Champion, as well as Lt. Governor Phil Scott, former Thunder Road Champions David Pembroke and Nick Sweet, former Oxford Plains Speedway Champion Ricky Rolfe, and a slew of the Northeast’s biggest names in late model racing.
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by Jay | May 25, 2012 | Maine, New England, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
White Mountain Motorsports Park Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, will try and keep the momentum rolling in the White Mountains when the PASS North Series heads to the PASS 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., on Saturday, May 26. The 20-year-old Doiron leads the series point standings through two events with a win and a pair of Top-5 finishes on his resume in 2012. Though he doesn’t consider White Mountain Motorsports Park among his favorite annual stops on the circuit, the No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet has only finished outside the Top-10 on the high-banked quarter-mile once in four career PASS starts there.
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by Jay | May 25, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Summer schedule begins at People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special event
The summer stock car racing season starts with a bang – literally – at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night, as People’s United Bank presents a full card of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing and a spectacular Memorial Day fireworks show, Friday, May 25 at 7:30pm. The People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special is the fourth event of 2012 at the West Haven, VT track, but will begin a new tradition as it kicks off the Friday-night summer schedule.
A full field of Bond Auto Parts Modifieds is expected for a special Twin 20-lap main event. The ground-pounding open-wheel cars will start the event lined up according to handicapped positions, with high-point drivers near the back of the field. After the initial 20-lap sprint, the winner will be given one point, the runner-up two points, etc., and the finish order will be inverted to start the final 20 laps. A second set of points will be awarded using the same format, and the driver with the lowest overall score will be declared the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special winner.
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