by Jay | Apr 28, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., looks to keep his momentum rolling when the ACT Late Model Tour visits Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the Merchants Bank 150 on Sunday, May 1. Hoar has won the last two ACT-sanctioned events, including a Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100 in New Smyrna, Fla., in February and the ACT Tour season opener at Lee USA Speedway two weeks ago. Hoar is the owner of a record 29 career ACT victories and, as the early points leader, has a leg up in his quest for a third straight and eighth overall Tour title. Five of his ACT victories have come at Thunder Road, where he was also the 1999 track champion.
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by Jay | Apr 27, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
THURSDAY NIGHT THOMPSON THUNDER BEGINS ON MAY 12TH
THOMPSON, CT. The popular Thursday night racing program at the Thompson International Speedway begins its new season on Thursday, May 12th. Known as “TNTT”, Thursday night racing action includes six exciting NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions along with many special event races throughout the season. May 12th marks the beginning of a season-long schedule filled with a variety of auto racing’s best in the northeast.
Thompson’s “TNTT” race events have become fan favorites due to family pricing, free parking, great food and thrilling high speed competition. The race programs begin at 6 PM and are run at a very fast pace so that fans can enjoy an action packed evening and still get home at an early hour.
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by Jay | Apr 27, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
TODD SZEGEDY FEELS GOOD ABOUT CHANCES OF WINNING 40th ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER AT STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As Stafford Speedway readies to let the green flag
fly on the 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler this weekend, 2003
Whelen Modified Tour champion Todd Szegedy has to be counted among the
favorites to take home the checkered flag. Being a former SK Modified®
driver at Stafford, Szegedy has track experience on his side, and he was
among the fastest cars that participated in an open test session with his #2
Wisk sponsored Ford.
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by Jay | Apr 26, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
THUNDER ROAD REGULARS DEFEND TURF IN MERCHANTS BANK 150
Waterbury, VT – The 13th annual Merchants Bank 150 will open the new season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday, May 1, 2011. There is no track on the American Canadian Tour (ACT) schedule that presents a bigger challenge to the ACT regular touring teams than Thunder Road and its regular teams. As many as eight (8) former Thunder Road “King of the Road” champions are expected to be at the opening event.
Defending ACT Champion and 2011 point leader coming out of the opening event at Lee USA Speedway, Brian Hoar said, “I have had some pretty good success over the years at Thunder Road, I even won the King of the Road title in 1999, but that seems like a long, long time ago.”
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by Jay | Apr 26, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Divisional Champions Lead 2011 Thunder Road Rookie Class
Barre, VT – The 2011 Thunder Road stock car season will see three divisional track champions enter the Rookie of the Year running at the next level. While the champions will lead the way, the majority of the rookie class will be made up of new faces at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement.”
“The 2011 rookie class is shaping up with a lot of new drivers, which is a different from seasons past. Normally we see a lot more movement through the divisions, but this season the new faces will add a new dynamic,” said Thunder Road Promoter Tom Curley. “It’s always exciting watching new drivers develop.”
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by Jay | Apr 26, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
COUNTRY MUSIC VOCALIST AJ JANSEN TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM AT CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler
will play host to country music artist AJ Jansen, “Country Music’s Rebel
Rose.” Jansen will perform the national anthem just prior to the 40-lap SK
Modified® feature event on Sunday, May 1st to kick off the day’s feature
races. Jansen will also be on hand during the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit
Party, performing some of her songs as part of the pre-race festivities.
Jansen hails from Connecticut and she has won several awards for her music.
Jansen won Best Female Modern Country Vocalist from the Connecticut Country
Music Association (CCMA) back in 2005. Also that year, she won Best
Recording for her original single, “Moments”, which is featured on the CCMA
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