by Jay | Jul 13, 2010 | Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, PASS
Ben Rowe: PASS North Series
Lee USA Speedway Race Report
Ben Rowe of Turner, Maine, finished third in the PASS North Series Bastille 200 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Tuesday, July 13. With the effort, Rowe continues to be the only driver in the series to have posted top-5 finishes in each of the series six events. After struggling in the back half of the field for most of the first half of the 200-lap event, Rowe gained 13 spots on pit road during a lap 101 stop for tires and adjustments and emerged in the fifth spot on the restart. He then climbed to as high as second place with 50 laps remaining before relinquishing second to his father and eventual race winner Mike Rowe.
WHO: Ben Rowe, Turner, Maine
TEAM: No. 48 Community Pharmacies Chevrolet
WHAT: PASS North Series Bastille 200
WHERE: Lee USA Speedway, Lee, N.H. (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 12th
FINISHED: 3rd
LED: 0 times for 0 laps
NEXT RACE: Saturday, July 17th, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250
ACT Late Model Tour rookie Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will attempt to qualify for the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. This weekend marks Theriault’s first attempt at qualifying for the northeast’s marquee summer stock car racing event — in fact, the 16-year-old driver has never even been to the TD Bank Oxford 250 as a spectator. He has, however, enjoyed most of his ACT success at Oxford. In 2009, Theriault qualified for his first career ACT race at the track, and this year he’s posted his best starting position in an ACT race (sixth) and a top-10 finish on Oxford’s flat layout. He enters the weekend having finished 14th at Airborne Speedway last Saturday night — the highest finishing rookie in the ACT Spring Green 100.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle&Houghton Ford Fusion
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 0
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: N/A
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: N/A
WHAT: 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Sunday, July 18 — 2 p.m., Qualifying; 6:30 p.m., Race
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., returns to the event that put him squarely on New England’s racing map with the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Polewarczyk has qualified for the last two TD Bank 250s, never starting worse than 12th on a grid of more than 40 cars in both 2008 and 2009. In his first career start in the event, Polewarczyk finished third behind winner and Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick in 2008. He has won a total of $9,700 in prize money over his two starts in the race. Oxford Plains Speedway has proven a special place for the No. 97 team, as two of Polewarczyk’s four career ACT Late Model Tour victories have come at the track.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 2
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: 3rd (2008)
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: 15th (2009)
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2010 | Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt. brings a streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes into the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Dragon has made three career starts in the northeast’s marquee summer stock car event, never finishing worse than 10th. Last year, Dragon started on the pole for the first time and led 46 laps en route to a career-best sixth-place finish, and he finished seventh in the 2008 version of the race won by Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick. Dragon has earned a total of $18,000 across his three starts in the event.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlesbois Freightliner/Newton Pellets Chevrolet
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 3
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: 6th (2009)
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: 6th (2009)
WHAT: 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Sunday, July 18 — 2 p.m., Qualifying; 6:30 p.m., Race
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by Jay | Jul 12, 2010 | Monadnock Speedway, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visit High Banks
Winchester, NH: Monadnock Speedway was forced to cancel their race program due to inclement weather this past Saturday. This is the fourth rain out this season. The Modifieds and Full Size Enduros which were scheduled to run July 10 will have a make-up race on July 31st due to the Whelen Modified Tour coming in this Saturday, July 17th.
This upcoming Saturday, the speedway will be bustling with fans from all over the Northeast as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to the high banked ¼ mile. The Tour has not been to the speedway in nearly twenty years and will guarantee to keep all fans at the edge of their seat as the competitors try to master high banks. The event will have an earlier start time than usual with the NASCAR Whelen Modified competitors will have their 45 minute practice session at 1pm and will return to the track for their second round following the speedway’s regular divisions. At 5pm, the speedway will hold their division heat races as the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds will take to the track at 6pm for their time trials.
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by Jay | Jul 11, 2010 | New England
Hoar Soars to ACT win at Airborne
Martin Roy Grabs 3rd Modified Win
South Plattsburgh, NY – Brian Hoar led all 100 laps of the 36th Furniture World of VT Spring Green 100 before a big crowd at Airborne Speedway Saturday. Thirty-four ACT Late Models and 28 DIRTcar Modifieds were in the pits.
Martin Roy of Napierville, Quebec won the 30-lap Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified event. It was the third win of the year for the defending track champion. Roy took the lead from Jason Durgan on lap 15 and beat eventual runner-up Patrick Dupree to the line by six car-lengths. Vince Quenneville, who ran in the top-3 all night, had his best ever Airborne finish. Durgan and Greg Atkins took spots 4-5. Richard Tisseur, Don Scarborough, Maxime Viens, Leon Gonyo and Mike Reyell completed the top ten.
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