by Jay | Sep 4, 2011 | New England, New York
Dupree wins Modified 50; Roy crowned champion
South Plattsburgh – Patrick Dupree rebounded from a hard crash last week and drove the Saranac Country Store No. 24 to his fourth win in the Mike Watts Memorial 50 for DIRTcar Modifieds Saturday at Airborne Speedway. Runner-up Kris Vernold, Craig Reyell and George Foley went wheel to wheel for second for the final 15 laps.
Several car-lengths back, at speed, but taking no chances, Martin Roy of Napierville, QC brought the Gamache Trucking No. 90 home in seventh place to secure the 2011 Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified championship. Roy, the 2009 champion, is the first Canadian racer ever to win two Airborne lead division championships.
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2011 | Maine, New England, Speedway 95
SWOBODA TAKES CRASH MARRED 95 LATE MODEL FEATURE
Hermon’s Dale Swoboda started on the front row of the 35 lap Dysart’s Late Model Feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night, but what happened in between made it far from an easy run for him. Swoboda and Ryan Deane of Winterport battled side by side in the early laps, swapping the lead several times before Deane took the point. A caution on lap 4 bunched the field back up when George Dunn of Eastbrook side-slapped Winterport’s Shane Clark, sending him to the infield. Clark recovered, but restarted at the rear of the 15 car field. Another yellow fell on lap 9, when John Kalel II stopped the race for a flat tire. On the restart, it was Swoboda and Deane again until lap 19, when points leader Mike Hopkins brought out the caution as he slowed due to a flat right front tire. A quick trip to the pit and Hopkins was back out, but at the back of the field. Four more yellows for minor incidents kept the field close, but Wayne Parritt of Steuben had worked his way up past Swoboda and was battling Deane for the lead on lap 32. Hopkins had also returned to the front of the field, riding in fourth when Parritt and Deane started bumping and spinning each other as they raced for the lead with 3 to go. Swoboda somehow got by, but Hopkins ended up on his roof on the back stretch after hitting the back stretch retaining wall trying to avoid what Parritt and Deane were doing in front of him . Hopkins climbed out of his wrecked car, and was out for the night. The red flag that stopped the field on lap 32 for that incident set up a 3 lap dash for the checkers with Swoboda at the head of the field. Swoboda led the pack under the green, with Duane Seekins beside him. As the cars got back up to speed, Seekins tucked in behind Swoboda, and Shane Clark made a mad dash for the front on the outside, passing Seekins on the final lap, finishing in second just behind Swoboda when he drove under the checkers for his third win of the season. Seekins finished third, with Deane Smart of Bradley in fourth. Donny Blanchard of Bangor posted a fifth place finish. Hopkins and Deane won the evening’s Late Model qualifiers. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 4, 2011 | Canada, New England
Sommerville comes from behind to win Sportsman 150
Fredericton N.B. September 3, 2011
Starting on the pole, Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John would lead the first 75 laps of the Coastal Blending and Packaging Sportsman 150.
On lap 75 there would be the competition caution for cars to refuel and make any adjustments. At the halfway point Dave O’Blenis of Boundary Creek was in second, with Matt Maillet of Oromocto in third, John Rankin of St. Martin’s in fourth, and Colby Smith of Cape Sable Island, NS rounding out the top five.
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Brendan Moodie, Greg Adams and Jason Woodard Take Monza Segment 1 Wins
Barre, VT – Jefferson, New Hampshire’s Nick Pilotte claimed his second career Allen Lumber Street Stock win at Thunder Road during the previously postponed 50 lap event which began at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH. The Street Stocks completed the final 41 laps with just one caution. Pilotte came from seventh on the field to take the win after getting around Alan Maynard. Maynard was followed to the line by Martin Ingram, Garry Bashaw and point leader Greg Adams rounding out the top five.
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by Jay | Sep 3, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
PITKAT, HUTCHINGS, CIPRIANO, BURNHAM, & CASAGRANDE SCORE SEPTEMBER 2nd
NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back on track with a
5-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event on Friday, September 2nd.
Woody Pitkat nailed down his first win of the 2011 season in the 40-lap SK
Modified® feature event, Corey Hutchings picked up his first win of 2011 in
the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano scored his fifth win of 2011 in
the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, D.J. Burnham picked up his first
career victory in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande
picked up his division leading 5th win of the 2011 season in the 15-lap DARE
Stock feature.
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by Jay | Sep 3, 2011 | Canada, New England
Clark to Defend, Rowe with Unfinished business, Many Others with their own Plans!
Strong field of talent heading into the 11th Annual Auto Value 250!
September 1st , 2011
Fredericton, NB – Johnny Clark, based on last years performance and the season he has had to date would arguably be the man to beat heading into this weekends Auto Value 250. But there are several teams heading to the Geary woods this weekend that have different plans. The biggest name in modern stock car racing in the Northeast, Ben Rowe has some unfinished business at the Auto Value 250 and is retuning to see what he can do about that. After missing his heat race in 2010 due to a motor change, Rowe won his consi and was heading to the front early in the 250 we he was involved in a wreck that ended his day. “We had a great car last year and the team worked their tails off to change that motor on Sunday morning. I cant wait to take another crack at these guys and that Auto Value 250 trophy!”. Rowe is fresh of his win in the Atlantic Cat 250 and is a four time PASS North Champion as well as a two time winner of the Oxford 250. Rowe will again pilot a car prepared by O’Neal Racing crew, the same car Sterling Marlin entered in the 2009 event.
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