by Jay | Mar 12, 2012 | Airborne, New England, New York
PLATTSBURGH – Race fans and vintage car enthusiasts can preview the equipment being readied for the 2012 stock car racing season at the Mike Watts Motorsports Show Friday and Saturday April 13, 14 in Plattsburgh’s Crete Memorial Civic Center.
More than 70 race cars, street rods, go-karts and restored race cars from past decades will be displayed, including perennial Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified title contenders Patrick Dupree and George Foley of Saranac Lake, Andy Heywood of Morrisonville and Leon Gonyo of Chazy.
Competitors from Airborne Speedway’s new Adirondack Water Sportsman Modified division will attend, including former Renegade champion Lonnie Rivers of Cadyville, 2011 Bomber champion Johnmichael Bresette of Ausable Forks and Nick Heywood of Plattsburgh.
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by Jay | Mar 11, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
People’s United Bank to host Memorial Day Modified Special at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Holiday event to begin new Friday-night schedule at Vermont track
WEST HAVEN, VT — People’s United Bank will usher in the new Friday night stock car racing schedule at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Modified Special on Friday, May 25. The event kicks off the new summer schedule for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at the West Haven, VT asphalt half-mile.
With several convenient locations in the Devil’s Bowl community including a branch in Fair Haven, VT just five miles from the race track, the People’s United Bank event continues a relationship that began at the speedway several years ago. A special feature race will be on tap for the Bond Auto Parts Modifieds, with the format to be announced in the coming weeks. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will also be on the card.
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by Jay | Mar 11, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2012 Season Ticket
Packages are available and are on sale now at the SMS Box Office. After
March 16, all season ticket packages will increase in price. Season tickets
include General Admission, Reserved Seat, Season Paddock Pass, and Kids Club
season packages. Season tickets offer fans access to all Stafford Motor
Speedway NASCAR Racing events during the 2012 season, including NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday ISMA Supermodified, and
Modified Racing Series events. Season tickets do not include admission to
Monster Truck events, Swap Meets, PASS Events, or Wild Thing Kart events.
Stafford’s Season Paddock Pass grants weekly admission to the paddock area,
as well as the paddock area grandstands and the general admission seats in
the main grandstand. The paddock pass is priced at $465.00 if purchased
before March 16, and increases to $515.00 if purchased after March 16.
Season Paddock Passes can be upgraded to include a reserved seat in the main
grandstand for an additional charge of $35.00.
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by Jay | Mar 10, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Like most teams during the off-season, the #41
TicketNetwork.com Late Model team of J.J. Hill has been hard at work
preparing for the 2012 Late Model season at Stafford. The team has been
preparing a brand new Late Model for the 2012 season, which has Hill excited
about his prospects for the upcoming season, where he is looking to be a
championship contender.
“We started from the ground up putting a new car together,” said Hill. “We’
ve been running some ancient equipment, so it’s nice to be building a new
car from the ground up. The car has everything we want in it, so we’re very
excited about the season.”
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by Jay | Mar 9, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, Seekonk Speedway
“There’s an app for that.” Those are the words coming from the fans of Seekonk Speedway. With the increase in smartphone usage, Seekonk Speedway has become a leader in the information age, announcing the all new Seekonk Speedway mobile app.
“With the advancement of mobile devises and the opportunity to give our customers information at their fingertips, moving in this direction was a smart decision.” Vice President Francis Venditti stated. “It gives folks the opportunity to find out what is happening, see upcoming events, get coupons that will be available just to the app users, check out the updated points and more.”
“Being at the forefront of the newest technology is putting us at the front of the pack when it comes to giving our fans the most information. Last year, we integrated our AMB Electronic Timing and Scoring System to our customers, and this just seemed like a natural progression.” continued Venditti.
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by Jay | Mar 9, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an
impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST
Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June
30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its
championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for and
this week’s CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlights falls on 2-time
Pro-4 Modified Limited champion Stan Mertz, who will be racing to support
the Connecticut chapter of Autism Speaks.
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