Saturday, 12/8/12
Elk’s Lodge(Rt. 152, Attleboro, MA)-Bristol County Street Rods Holiday Party And Dance, 6 p.m.
Polish-American Club(194 West Spring St., West Haven, CT)-Billy Greco’s NEAR Movie Party, Tickets
$20 Sold At The Door. Donations For The Raffle Are Welcome. 6 p.m.
The Clarion Hotel(1080 Riverdale Rd., W. Springfield, MA)-2012 Valente Modified Racing Series Awards
Banquet 6 p.m. Social Followed By Dinner.
Sunday, 12/9/12
Holiday Inn(Dedham, MA)-Antique/Collectable Toy Show, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.(
Inaugural Granite State Pro Stock Series champion Bobby Cabral will be honored during the awards banquet, which is set for Friday night, January 18th at The Yard Restaurant in Manchester, NH. The awards banquet will also celebrate the first season of the Granite State Pro Stock Series that saw six different winners in the six events held in 2012. Six winners in six races highlighted the inaugural season.
The veteran Cabral, of East Kingston, NH, captured the title in the final race of the season, a season that saw him visit victory lane in July at Hudson Speedway, and finish inside the top-five in five of the six races. Cabral’s worst finish of the season was a seventh place finish. (more…)
Plans are in the making for the two NASCAR Whelen North and South Modified Tour races at the Daytona International Speedway’s backstretch. No doubt those dates will be part of the plans, of Modified teams, to also take in the six Open Comp Tour Type Modified races at the nearby New Smyrna Speedway which has experienced sparse entries since the economy take a big bump starting in 2008. Every year since then has seen a significant drop in entries. So bad was was the entry list at NSS that the officials had to combine them with the Sk Modifieds. Two races at Daytona are expected to entice a lot more entries is the feeling of the owners/promoters of the New Smyrna half-mile. (more…)
Impressive Runs For Theriault At Snowball Derby
Rookie Finishes 4th In Snowflake 100, Day Ends Early In Snowball 300
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Austin Theriault finished fourth in the Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., on Saturday, December 1, and came within 60 laps of posting a second Top-5 finish on the weekend before an electrical issue ended his first Snowball Derby 300 prematurely on Sunday, December 2.
Theriault qualified 33rd for the Snowball Derby after finishing third in a large field in the 50-lap Last-Chance Qualifier on Saturday, and he drove all the way into the Top-10 at the midway point of the 45th annual 300-lap event. He managed to get on the same tire strategy as the race leaders by the time he was running as high as third with less than 60 laps remaining, but a broken power steering belt sapped his engine of power and forced him to retire early from the prestigious Super Late Model event. (more…)
Discussions about various topics to be held during offseason meeting
CANAAN, NH — Granite State Pro Stock Series officials have scheduled an informational meeting for the upcoming 2013 racing season on Sunday, December 16 at 1:00pm at the Best Western Hotel in Keene, NH.
Officials have stated that tires, rules, and the schedule will be discussed, as well as a general overview for the 2013 season. Race teams interested in participating with the Granite State Pro Stock Series in 2013 are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting. Registrations will be available for race teams that wish to participate with the Granite State Pro Stock Series in 2013. (more…)
Discussions about various topics to be held during offseason meeting