by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | New Hampshire, PASS
Trevor Sanborn: PASS North Series
Canaan Fair Speedway Race Preview
Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, visits one of the few tracks in New England he’s never seen as the PASS North Series runs the Firecracker 150 at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, July 3. Sanborn has three top-5 finishes in the series’ first four races, including a second and a third since joining Richard Moody Racing on a full-time basis following the second race of the year. Sanborn has never started a race, nor attempted to qualify for one, at Canaan — where PASS has not visited since 2006.
WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: No. 44 Hancock Lumber/Subway Ford
BEST CAREER CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY: N/A
WHAT: PASS North Series Firecracker 150
WHERE: Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, N.H. (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 5 p.m., Saturday, July 3
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by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Four Drivers made their first visits to victory lane this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Double features in all divisions except the New England V-6 Modifieds increased chances of a podium finish and the trophy that comes along with it.
Erica Page got things rolling with a popular first win in the first Thunder Lights feature. Following Page were Dylan Beecher, Chad Wendell, Phil”P3”Baril lll, Megan Lord, Carlos Esquivel and John Daughenbaugh. Beecher turned in a dominating performance in winning the second Thunder Light feature. Beecher was followed by Wendell, Page, Baril, Esquivel and Daughenbaugh.
Second generation driver Loren Smith Jr. had to work to win the first Roadrunner feature of the night. Smith got the lead early, had to sweat out a ten minute rain delay and was dogged all race with defending champion Louie Maher all over Smiths bumper trying to find a way past. The best Maher could do was get beside Smith but wasn’t able to complete a pass and Maher had to settle for second place. Third through tenth were Patrick D’Alba, Johnny Reefer, Jesse Tellier, Derek Griffith, Erick Miller, Jason Carroll, Mike Walsh and Jen Lord.
Mike Walsh won his first feature in the second Roadrunner main of the night. Walsh had to fight off a determined Jef James on multiple restarts but was able to hold the lead till the checkers flew. Maher got past James to record his second runner up finish of the night. James hung on for third. Fourth through tenth were Carroll, Reefer, Miller, Tellier, Lord, Peter Raby and Griffith.
Both Rookie Stock Mains had first time winners. Billy Clement Jr. was the class of the field in the first feature. Clement Jr. also had to wait out a mid-race rain delay before he was able to celebrate in victory lane. Second through tenth were Dan Murphy Jr., Dean Wendell, Corrie Merritt, John Morin Jr., Chris Augevitch, Jerry Lepage, Larry Fortin, Andy Nichols and Heath Tourtellotte.
Andy Nichols wrapped up the first time winning with his win in the second Rookie Stock main. It wasn’t easy for Nichols either as he had a rear bumper full of Merritt for most of the last half of the race. Murphy Jr. got by Merritt for second place in the closing laps only to lose it after contact with Merritt in the final turn. Third through tenth were Clement Jr., Lepage, Keith Ennis, Wendell, Morin Jr., Bill Heliwell, Jake Michaud and Murphy Jr.
Louie Maher held the early lead in the New England V-6 Modified Main only to lose it by spinning coming off turn two on lap two. Dick Dubois took over the lead from there. Keith Caruso was glued to Dubois bumper the rest of the race waiting to make a move but Dubois made no mistakes and hung on for the win. Caruso crossed the line second followed by Chris Kuebler, Eric Vilandre, Will Wallace and Maher.
Charlie Baldwin won the Spectator Race and Drags. Ricky Woodside won the Flagpole race.
Next Sunday come celebrate the Fourth of July at Hudson Speedway with 100 Lap Enduros, Figure 8 Race, Rookies, Roadrunners, Thunder Lights, Spectator Race, Spectator Drags and Flagpole race. The gates open at 4pm and the first race is at 6pm. For more info please visit www.hudsonspeedway.info.
by Jay | Jun 27, 2010 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N. H. – One of these days, people will stop doubting Jimmie Johnson.
The four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion can lose a race, or two, and folks automatically write him off as a contender.
Sunday, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Johnson played second fiddle, as he sometimes does, for most of the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 before putting a payback bump-and-run on Kurt Busch.
Busch had nudged Johnson aside with seven laps remaining with a bumper-tag finesse usually associated with ballet, but this high-speed dance was sheer poetry in motion. Johnson repaid the favor with just a few laps to go, providing high-end drama to a race that had only four caution flags. (more…)
by Jay | Jun 27, 2010 | New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES TO RETURN TO NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LOUDON, N.H. (Sunday, June 27, 2010) – The “Fastest Race in the World” will return to the Granite State in 2011 when the IZOD Indy Car Series returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials announced today. The race will be held on July 30, 2011.
“We’re pleased to restore an Indy car short oval to the schedule to further increase our diversity of venues,” said Randy Bernard, chief executive officer of the Indy Racing League, sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series. “As evident last weekend in Iowa, our cars produce tremendous racing on short ovals. Additionally, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is strategically located in the Northeast, which fills a geographical gap in our schedule. I have to thank Bruton Smith and Jerry Gappens for giving us a great opportunity here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.”
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by Jay | Jun 27, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Brian Hoar Claims 26th Career ACT Win in White Mountain 150
North Woodstock, NH – Williston’s Brian Hoar earned his first ACT Late Model Tour win of the season and his 26th career ACT victory. Hoar took the lead on the final restart with 16 laps remaining from Hyde Park’s Eric Williams. Williams would hold on for second followed by Newport, NH’s Mark Hayward.
Hayward started on the pole and led the majority of the race before battling with Williams in the later stages of the race. Williams came from the seventh starting position to take the lead on lap 90. Williams and Hayward then swapped the lead several times before Hoar made his way to the front from the eleventh starting position.
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by Jay | Jun 27, 2010 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Busch Proves to be Rock-Solid in Granite State
Z-Line Designs Driver Wins NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at New Hampshire… Again
Date: June 26, 2010
Event: New England 200 (Round 16 of 35)
Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (1.058-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 4th/1st (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)
Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
For the second straight year, Kyle Busch drove his No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry to victory in the New England 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver is the first to win multiple Nationwide Series races in the track’s 24-race history, dating back to its inaugural event on July 15, 1990.
“These guys did a great job for me. I can’t thank Z-Line Designs and Jim and Monica Sexton (Z-Line Designs owners) enough,” said Busch, who won last year’s race at New Hampshire as part of a nine-win season that culminated with the Nationwide Series championship. “It’s fun to come out here with these guys and race in the Nationwide Series. What a great race, and it’s a lot of fun with these cars. Can’t wait to keep racing these things.”
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