by Jay | Jul 11, 2012 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
RPM Motorsports: VT Governor’s Cup
Brian Hoar Thunder Road Race Preview
THE STORY
GEORGIA, Vt. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will look for his third straight Thunder Road International Speedbowl win when he heads to the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 at the Barre, Vt., track on Thursday, July 12. Hoar has won the last two Thunder Road events he’s entered dating back to last season in the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger, including the ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 in late April. The race is the third in the four-race Vermont Late Model State Championship Series, which includes two races each at Thunder Road and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt. The driver of the No. 37 isn’t the only person on the team riding a hot hand at Thunder Road – team owner Rick Paya has won three major events and a weekly series race as a crew chief at the track since last September.
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by Jay | Jul 10, 2012 | Connecticut, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
The Pro All Star Series 75 tops the bill this Thursday at the Thompson International Speedway. The Super Late Models of the PASS Tour have been a mainstay and a fan favorite at Thompson for several years. These extremely fast race cars traditionally offer an excellent race program of qualifying heat races and an edge-of-the seat feature races.
To make the program even more enjoyable, California Paints will bring their “Storm System” spokesman, Rusty Wallace, the 1989 Sprint Cup champion and soon-to-be inducted member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Thompson for a brief meet and greet session with fans and company employees. A few lucky fans will be given the opportunity to have Rusty answer their questions and he will also sign a limited number of autographs.
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by Jay | Jul 10, 2012 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Competitors To Return to Barre’s Thunder Road for Governor’s Cup
The 2012 Vermont State Stock Car Championship Series heats up just in time for the crown jewel of the four race series: The VT State Lottery Commission Governor ’s Cup 150 at Thunder Road. Milton’s Brent Dragon leads the swarming field to the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” on Thursday, July 12 with a slim 6-point lead over multi-time Thunder Road Champion Phil Scott.
Both drivers have their sites set on the newly formatted state crown title. “To think that the organizers have put together a series to decide Vermont honors has made it unique and special for us all,” said Scott. “Now we just have to win it,” he laughed.
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by Jay | Jul 9, 2012 | Granite State Pro Stock, Hudson, Media, New Hampshire, Photos, Touring Series News
Veteran racer rebounds from midrace penalty to score another Classic win
Photo credit Eric LaFleche/VLFPhotos.com
Veteran stock car driver Bobby Cabral was able to add another Gate City Classic win to his already illustrious racing career by winning the Granite State Pro Stock Series Gate City Classic 100 at Hudson Speedway in Hudson, NH on Sunday night, July 8.
The East Kingston, NH racer Cabral took the Gate City Classic 100 lead on lap 28 but was penalized to the rear of the field by officials for his involvement in a lap 28 caution. Cabral then began his charge back through the field, and secured the lead on lap 80. Cabral then held off in spite of a series of late race caution flags to put another Gate City Classic trophy on the mantle.
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by Jay | Jul 8, 2012 | Beech Ridge, Maine, New England, PASS, Touring Series News
First PASS win for second generation racer – Darveau wires PASS Mod main
Scott Dragon drove by Kelly Moore on lap 113 of Saturday night’s PASS North Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and checked out to earn his first career PASS super late model victory. Trevor Sanborn made a successful return to Beech Ridge, finishing second . Kirk Thibeau finished third despite an electrical issue that dropped him back in the field on several occasions. Moore hung on for fourth and Cassius Clark raced home in the fifth position.
It looked like it might be Moore’s night much of the way in a race that was short on cautions and long on great battles throughout the field. Bill Rodgers led the first sixteen laps before Moore took over and the veteran stayed out front for nearly two thirds of the laps. But the torrid pace seemed to take a toll on his ride. DJ Shaw challenged Moore for the first hundred laps until Dragon took up the challenge, making his move on Shaw on a restart. Fifteen laps later the was out front, delivering the first PASS win for the team.
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by Jay | Jul 8, 2012 | ACT, Canada, Touring Series News
Quebec City’s Jean-Francois Dery found redemption with a huge victory at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, QC on Saturday, July 7. Dery had to fend off a challenge from former Serie ACT Castrol Champion Sylvain Lacombe, as well as a late-race charge from defending champion Patrick Laperle in third.
St. Jean Chrysostome’s Patrick Cliche took the early lead from veteran racer Claude Leclerc on lap ten of the 100 lap event, and dominated the next 23 circuits before defending champion Laperle was brought to his outside on a lap 33 caution flag. Laperle surged ahead of the field on the restart, looking well on his way to his second win in a row on the Serie ACT Castrol, but on lap 79 of the event Laperle had a fuel filler hose come loose and was forced to head down pit road.
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