by Jay | May 23, 2010 | New England
Pennink Best of the East at Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Malta, New York- Huntington Valley, PA, modified racer, Rowan Pennink knows about comebacks. Been there, done that. Forced to restart races from the back of the field and drive his way to the front, Pennink did it again Friday night May 21, when he overcame a cut tire on lap 2 and came back to win the 100 lap “East-West Showdown” at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta, New York.
The race was co-sanctioned by the Modified Racing Series, sponsored by the BobValentiAutomall.com and the Race of Champions DART Asphalt Series.
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by Jay | May 23, 2010 | ACT, Canada, New England
Patrick Laperle Wins Série ACT Castrol Season Opener
St-Eustache, QC – Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC won the season opening Série ACT Castrol event at Autodrome St-Eustache. Laperle worked his way to the front after starting in the 19th position and took the lead from Jonathan Urlin on lap 39. The two swapped the lead once more before Laperle took over for good on lap 43.
Pete Vanderwyst of St. Thomas, QC took second with St-Felicien, QC’s Karl Allard third. 2009 Série Castrol Champion Donald Theetge finished 4th and Urlin rounded out the top five. Sylvain Lacombe, Jean-François Déry, Martin Lacombe, Jonathan Desbiens, and Gaitan Lauzier completed the top ten.
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by Jay | May 23, 2010 | New England, New Hampshire, PASS, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Johnny Clark Claims First Win at White Mountain Motorsports Park
NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — After 12 years of trying, Johnny Clark finally got what he wanted in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Clark led the final 37 laps of the PASS North Series 150 on Saturday night, claiming his 20th career series victory — and his first-ever at White Mountain Motorsports Park. The 4-time series champion recovered from a scrape with Richie Dearborn on a late-race restart before driving to victory lane.
“This feels so good,” Clark said of the win on the high-banked quarter-mile track. “Honestly, the way the car was, I felt like I had a dominant car the whole race. Man, this thing was just unreal.”
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by Jay | May 23, 2010 | Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, Pro Four Modifieds
Former Series Champ, George Sherman, Captures Win at Lee
Lee, NH – May 21, 2010 – The RF Logic/ Bot-L Gas Pro Four Modifieds of New England visited Lee USA Speedway this Friday for their second race within a week. Dave Richardi and Phil Lausier took down the checkers in the heat events. Stan Mertz, #16, had mechanical malfunctions in the practice sessions and was unable to take the green.
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by Jay | May 22, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
ROCCO, HUTCHINGS, GALKO, NOCERA, & WOOD SCORE MAY 21st WHELEN EVENT NIGHT / NASCAR DAY FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway was back in action on a
Friday, May 21st celebrating NASCAR Day with a Whelen Event Night race
program consisting of five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions.
Keith Rocco picked up his second win of 2010 in the 40-lap SK Modified®
feature, Corey Hutchings took down his first victory of 2010 in the 30-lap
Late Model feature, Matt Galko was a first-time career winner in the 20-lap
SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera took down his first win of 2010 in
the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Don Wood scored his second
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by Jay | May 21, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Christopher Wins Sunoco Modified Thriller
Ramstrom Streaks in Super Late Models
O’Sullivan, Douton, Marcotte & Anderson Score Victories
Thompson, CT (May 20, 2010): Thompson International Speedway hosted an exciting night of racing to kick-off the first Thursday Night Thompson Thunder event of the 2010 season. Fans were treated to an incredible night of racing highlighted by the Sunoco Modified main event. Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, made a thrilling last lap pass to score the victory.
Derek Ramstrom of Worcester, MA, made it three straight in Super Late Model competition. Tommy O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, was victorious in Late Models while an ailing Chris “Moose” Douton of Waterford, CT, was tops in the Limited Sportsman division. R.J. Marcotte of Millville, MA, scored the TIS Modified feature win while it was a career first for Lloyd Anderson of Wauregan, CT, in the Mini Stocks.
The cagey veteran, Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, used years of experience to set-up Keith Rocco for a last lap winning pass in a gripping Sunoco Modified feature event. Woody Pitkat set sail to lead the opening laps of the event with Bert Marvin taking chase in the runner-up spot followed by Danny Cates, Keith Rocco, and Rowan Pennink. Pitkat managed to get some breathing room as Marvin, Cates, Rocco, and Pennink battled.
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