Clark claims win number four after a tough night at the races for many
Thompson CT (7/21) Johnny Clark snatched the lead away from Cassius Clark on a lap 60 restart to capture his fourth PASS North win of 2011 in a wild 100 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Championship event at Thompson (CT) International Speedway. Cassius Clark crossed the stripe in second and Travis Benjamin completed the podium
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WOODY PITKAT LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN OF 2011 SEASON IN CARQUEST SK 150 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When it comes to winning SK Modified® races at
Stafford Speedway, Woody Pitkat certainly knows his way to CARQUEST Victory
Lane with 17 SK Modified wins to his credit since the 2007 season. After
switching to a new car for the 2011 season, Pitkat has yet to find his way
to victory lane this year, although he has posted 7 top-5 finishes in the 9
SK Modified® features run so far this season. Pitkat won the CARQUEST SK
150 in 2008 and he will look to repeat his winning ways and capture his
first victory of the 2011 season in tomorrow night’s 8th Annual CARQUEST SK
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TD Bank Oxford 250
Dragon Thinks Oxford 250 Win Could Be In The Cards
MILTON, Vt. – Brent Dragon thought he was doing another team a favor. Instead, it turned into one of the best opportunities the veteran Vermont driver has ever had to win the TD Bank Oxford 250.
“It on Saturday last year, and we weren’t practicing that much with our car.,” said Dragon, who has an Oxford 250 pole and a fourth-place finish in the race over the last three seasons. “Donnie and David (Avery) came over and said their driver wasn’t here and they needed someone to take the car out and just let them know if it was fairly close on the setup.
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Barre, VT – Graniteville’s John Donahue rebounded from an eventful Mid-Season Championship just a week ago with a win on Casella night Thursday, July 21 at Thunder Road. Donahue came from the 13th starting position and worked his way through heavy traffic to earn his third win of the season.
Joey Becker led early from the outside pole after a caution on the original green. He would hold a comfortable lead for the first 30 laps before it appeared his car started going away. Dave Whitcomb made a power move on the outside on lap 30 to take the lead. He would hold the lead for less than a lap as Donahue moved from the outside of Becker to under Whitcomb in the blink of an eye.
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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH EXTRA
By Lou Modestino
Milford, Connecticut’s Doug Coby really had the other 23 Tour Type Modified drivers covered at Seekonk Speedway’s 7th Annual Open Wheel Wednesday 100 lap race. Taking the lead early on and holding off Matt Hirshman of Pennsylvania, Coby took the 10 grand first place money back to the Nutmeg State. The event has been a fan favorite since the inception of the race. Getting the leftovers were; Swansea’s Todd Annarummo, Mike Stefanik of Coventry, RI and Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon, CT, who placed third through fifth.
Surviving three restart challenges, Randy Cabral (Bertrand 47) won the Northeastern Midget Association’s 25-lap feature at Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday. It was the first win of the season for Cabral, the fourth winner in the last four NEMA races. “It was just great getting that monkey off my back,” he said in victory lane.
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Kyle Busch Ready for this Weekend’s “Maine” Event
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Star Racing Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 21, 2011) – While most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will be spending their off weekend relaxing far away from the race track, Kyle Busch considers running two late model races at Oxford (Maine) Plains Speedway a relaxing weekend. The 26-year-old’s main goal this weekend is to knock winning the TD Bank 250 off his racing bucket list, but Busch, who is used to running multiple NASCAR races in the same weekend, is also entered in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Super Late Model 150 on Saturday.
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