by Jay | May 20, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
49th ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC STEEPED IN HISTORY
MEKKELSEN RV TWIN 100’s UP NEXT FOR THUNDER ROAD
Waterbury, VT – The 49TH annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic will have a new look for 2011. The Thunder Road American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models will begin their title chase with a 100-lap event, and the popular Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman division will open the five race Bond/WIX Tiger Tour as part of the traditional holiday event.
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by Jay | May 20, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heading back
to Stafford on May 27th for the 21st Annual TSI Harley-Davidson 125, one
driver who will be looking to knock the door down to victory lane is Mike
Stefanik. Stefanik is the Tour’s all-time winningest driver with 70 career
victories, but he hasn’t won on the Tour since Martinsville in 2009.
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by Jay | May 19, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: MIKE STEFANIK
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions for
Charities Event at Stafford Motor Speedway scheduled for June 28th is
building in momentum and excitement as the drivers gear up to raise funds
for their respective charities. The impressive field of open wheeled
division champion drivers represents over 50 championships among 14 drivers.
This week’s driver spotlight falls on Mike Stefanik, 7-time Whelen Modified
Tour Champion, who will be racing to help support Connecticut chapter of the
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by Jay | May 19, 2011 | ACT, Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., will have the advantage of experience when the ACT Late Model Tour takes on the Spring Green 111 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 22. Dragon is one of the few ACT competitors who have already raced at Devil’s Bowl, having made a start there last year in a non-sanctioned event. The Spring Green 111 will also be the first time that Dragon races his own Dragon Motorsports Late Model this season.
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by Jay | May 19, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. The week- long rain storm that has been plaguing New England forced the cancellation of the Thursday Night Thompson Thunder race event for May 19th. The seemingly endless rain and drizzle forced Thompson Speedway management to “pull the plug” on the popular Thursday night race program and to look forward to resuming the series on Thursday, May 26th.
“We wanted to announce the cancellation of tonight’s program early so that fans and competitors alike would have time to change their plans. It’s especially tough on those who travel a long distance to learn of a cancellation when they have already driven half way here. It’s not easy to cancel a program early in the day, but the weather forecast seemed to give us no other option,” said track owner, Don Hoenig.
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by Jay | May 19, 2011 | ACT, Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will return to race for the first time in three weeks in the ACT Late Model Tour Spring Green 111 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 22. The 2011 version of the Spring Green will mark Theriault’s first time competing at the flat half-mile Devil’s Bowl. This week also marks Theriault’s one-year anniversary as a full-time competitor on the ACT Late Model Tour.
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