by Jay | Aug 12, 2012 | New England, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Mulkern Racing: PASS North Series
Lonnie Sommerville WMMP Race Report
Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, finished second in the PASS North Series 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., on Sunday, August 12. The race was shortened to 123 laps by rain. After starting on the outside pole, Sommerville led a total of 40 laps in the event in the Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders/Southern Maine Motors Chevrolet and never fell out of the Top-2 in the event. It was the second straight Top-5 finish for Sommerville, who finished fifth last weekend at Seekonk Speedway.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2012 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont
Simmons with First DIRTcar Win in Bear Ridge Nailbiter; Horniak in John Poor Memorial
Holcomb with 2nd USAC win; Ellsworth, Bell turn bad seasons around with victories
Hometown dirt track stock car driver Richie Simmons waited through a two-hour rain delay to etch his name in the record books as a 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified winner for the first time at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT on Saturday night, winning the 40-lap Walker Motor Sales feature event in a thrilling finish.
Simmons, in his first full year in a Modified, jumped into the lead at the second lap after passing rookie Troy Comeau of Rumney, NH. Simmons held through a spate of early caution periods and held an extensive advantage in the middle stages of the race, but Comeau reeled the leader in as Simmons negotiated lapped traffic late in the going. Comeau nosed ahead to lead with five laps remaining, but Simmons fought back to lead lap 36.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, Seekonk Speedway
Kenny Spencer breaks 2 year winless drought in Pro Stock Action. Jeramee Lillie wins 3rd LM feature. Gerard Berthelette picked up first Sam’s Club Street Stock win. Lenny Guy grabs first Sport Truck win.
Kenny Spencer of Taunton jumped out front on the opening lap of the 40 lap Pro Stock feature and never looked back as he picked up his first win in over 18 months at Seekonk Speedway. With Spencer out front, the field behind was jockeying for position. Kyle Casper of Somerset sat in the runner up position, following the Janine’s Machine around the 1/3 mile oval, trying to hold off the challenges of Tom Scully Jr.
Ryan Vanasse was working the outside lane, and moved into the third spot on a lap eight caution, and started to challenge Casper for second, but started to slide back on the outside, but settled in and followed the lead duo until Dick Houlihan slid underneath and took over the third position. On the final restart, Houlihan moved underneath Casper and moved into second.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2012 | Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Story by Evan Beaulieu
With just two weeks remaining in the VIP Thursday Thunder Series for the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour, many different drivers were still looking to break into Victory Lane and time was running out. The driver victorious tonight however has had his share of victories and championships in his career. The 21 car field took to the racetrack as the final event of another exciting night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and another great show was in the making.
On the pole was another veteran of the Tour, Chad Harrington behind the wheel of car 46 with the 2 of sophomore driver Ryan Hammar on the outside of the front row. On the start, Hammar was able to use the outside line and vault himself to the lead with Harrington in second. Just a few laps into the race however, the 17 of Terry Kirk and the 81 of Dan Winter made contact through turns one and two, which resulted in Winter going for a spin and snapping his rear axle, ending his night early after limping back to the pits.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Vermont State Late Model Championship to be Decided at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Sweet, Pembroke tied for lead entering final round on September 16
Devil’s Bowl Speedway will be the site of the first Vermont State Late Model Championship Series celebration in a quarter-century on Sunday, September 16. The 100-lap finale for the renewed four-round stock car championship will be part of a new tradition at the West Haven track – the “Vermont 200” weekend – which also features a 100-lap event for the track’s weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified division.
Brought back in 2012 after a 25-year hiatus, the Vermont State Championship Series pits the very best Late Model stock car teams from the fast, progressively-banked Devil’s Bowl half-mile and the high-banked, quarter-mile bullring at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT against each other to crown an overall champion. A total of 44 drivers have attended the first three events, including invaders from New York, New England, and eastern Canada.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2012 | New England, New Hampshire, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain Motorsports Park
All three Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North racing divisions take to the quarter mile at North Woodstock New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park this Sunday and fans are guaranteed a non stop afternoon of PASS-style racing action.
The PASS Sportsman have two events under their belt but their schedule heats up in August starting at White Mountain. Defending Sportsman Champ Carey Martin leads Joe Pastore and Craig Smith by 12 markers. Lee USA winner JR Baril is two back from that pair and Scott Dorr sits fifth. Look for a tight battle from laps one through seventy five for the super competitive Sportsman series.
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