by | Oct 15, 2013 | Lee USA, New Hampshire, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Lee, NH. – Tommy Barrett Jr, of Millis, MA, made a tire swap during a lap-55 caution period, then took the lead on lap-91, and went on to win his second consecutive Valenti Modified Racing Series sanctioned ‘Laticrete 100’at Lee USA Speedway Sunday afternoon.
Barrett becomes the first series driver to repeat victory at the New Hampshire tracks 26th annual ‘Oktoberfest’ program. He won last October’s race.
Matt Mead took the lead from the start and was the class of the field until Steve Masse rolled by on lap 55. Masse fast became the pace setter until Barrett reeled him in and passed Masse with 9-laps remaining. Barrett’s win, his third this season, is his 6th career VMRS victory.
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by | Oct 1, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
By Gary Dutton
WINCHESTER, NH – Eddie Brehio III and Ed Lofland capped their championship seasons with feature wins Saturday, Sept. 28, at Monadnock Speedway. Brehio, in fact won twice at the high-banked speedplant’s season finale, topping the other four NASCAR Weekly Racing Series track champions in the traditional season-ending Great School Bus Race.
Other winners on the night included Sportsman Modified strongman Adam Norton; Mini Stock ace Mike Stebbins; Young Guns whiz Chris Lawrence; and Lightning Stock rocket Josh Houle.
Rob Richardi completed his perfect Monadnock season in the visiting Pro-4 Modifieds, sweeping all four events this summer on the high banks. Former Monadnock racer Ben Byrne thrilled the huge crowd as he won the Spectator Race in his souped-up 40-something pickup, and Paul Laplante topped the Vintage Outlaw 20-lapper.
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by | Sep 26, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Taylor Martin
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
LOUDON, N.H. – Taylor Martin of Windham, N.H., finished 26th in the fifth annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 21. Martin, who was making just her second career Late Model start, started 30th by virtue of the ACT Late Model Tour’s unique handicapping system for the starting grid in the event. She avoided a multi-car accident on the frontstretch in the early laps of the 50-lap race, and she later avoided disaster when a car directly in front of her began spraying oil on the track. Martin’s day got off to an auspicious start with an overheating problem in practice, but that was quickly repaired and the No. 20 Matt Brown Truck Repair Ford returned to the track during the session. Martin capped off her history-making day, in which she became the first driver to compete in two Invitational events on the same day at NHMS, by finishing third in the Granite State Legends Car Series Gifford’s Ice Cream 25 on the mini-oval.
WHO: Taylor Martin, Windham, N.H.
TEAM: Taylor Martin Racing No. 20 Matt Brown Truck Repair Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Mitch Green, South Paris, Maine
WHAT: Bond Auto ACT Invitational 50
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 30th
FINISHED: 26th
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by | Sep 25, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New Hampshire, NHMS
Grimes, IA – Brett Moffitt, driver of the Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) No. 11 NISCO Toyota Camry, arrived in Loudon, New Hampshire for the North American Power 100 in second place in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season point standings. He was faced with a 40 point deficit to the point leader and had only a 13 point cushion over the third place driver. Moffitt and the No. 11 HRE Toyota team waged a hard-fought two-day battle against a very ill-handling race car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Still, Moffitt left NHMS with his point deficit cut to 23 and with a more comfortable 32 point cushion over the third place driver in the standings.
Not long after the team unloaded at the 1.058 mile asphalt oval known as “The Magic Mile’, it became apparent that the car lacked speed and was probably not a top 10 car. Out of a field of 31 entries, Moffitt’s practice speed of 124.977 (30.476 seconds) put him into 20th place. He did not attempt a mock qualifying run, and after practice had ended, Moffitt’s Twitter account described the team as “struggling, but still hoping to find something that will help.”
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald continued his dominance at the Magic Mile in Loudon, N.H. with his third victory in the American Canadian Tour’s 5th Annual Bond Auto 50 lap event. The Rowley, Mass. driver won the first ever ACT race at NHMS and has now won three of the five contests held on the September NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend schedule. Unfortunately, Eddie Mac was not as fortunate in the K&N Pro Series East race when he hit the wall in turn one while leading the race when the right side tire blew apart.
“We won one and wrecked one,” said MacDonald in victory lane after the impressive ACT win. “I really wanted to win this for a third time. Rollie (LaChance) and the entire team love running here in front of all our fans. It is a great win but the day is also bittersweet. The K&N car is in pretty bad shape and we have to evaluate it to see if it can be fixed. It is our new car this year and is my favorite car. So it is really disappointing to have a blown tire ruin our chances to win the race and destroy the car. I feel bad for team owner Rob Grimm and the rest of the team that worked so hard on it from day one.”
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Winchester, NH: This Saturday, September 28th, Monadnock Speedway will host their traditional Super Saturday event to conclude the 2013 race season. The action-packed event will be filled with 8 divisions as visiting competitors will challenge the speedway’s home track competitors in extra distance showdowns to the checkers. Divisions on tap for the special event include; 50 Lap Sportsman Modified, 35 Lap Super Stock, 35 Lap Mini Stock plus the Lightning and Thunders Stock, Young Guns along with visiting divisions of the Pro 4 Modifieds and Vintage Outlaws. The 2013 Champions will be present to officially accept their titles and then do battle against each other in the very popular Great School Bus Race. The event also includes Spectator Races and Big Wheels race.
The event will begin at 2pm with School Bus rides around the track for all Kids starting at 1:30pm. Pit gates open at 9am with practice session starting at 11:30am. Main gate opens at Noon.
