by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME. – #97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr of Hudson N.H. is excited about making his return to Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME for the Big Jab 150 this Saturday, June 4. The last ACT Race at Oxford ended early for the Polewarczyk Jr Race Team as they fought Mechanical issues, which led to them not qualifying.
Polewarczyk Jr has a successful history at the famous 3/8 mile oval. In 12 Career Starts, Joey has seven Top-10’s and five Top-5’s, including two victories (2008, 2009).
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by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Bowman Gray Stadium Race Preview
THE STORY
Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., resumes his quest to become NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the Army Strong 150 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday, June 4. This marks the series’ first visit to the historic quarter-mile track, though several teams – including the Dave Davis Motorsports entry for Hodgson – did test at the track last month. Hodgson sits fourth among rookies in the series standings through four races and 12th overall. Qualifying for the event takes place on Friday night, June 3, with the main event slated for the next night at the track known as “The Madhouse.”
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by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will try and add to his record ACT Late Model Tour win total in The Big Jab 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, June 4. Hoar collected victory No. 30 of his career in the Spring Green 111 two weeks ago, giving him two wins in the first three races of the season and a commanding early lead atop the standings. Despite a runner-up effort in last year’s non-point TD Bank Oxford 250, Hoar has yet to win at Oxford – where the series will run twice in a span of three weeks.
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by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | PASS
$20 per car load fan appreciation special up next
One week after the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model racers battled at Motor Mile Speedway in Virginia, the series is back in action for the seventh race of the 2011 season in the “Orange Blossom Special 125” event at Orange County Speedway in North Carolina. With six different winners so far during the season, fans will be on the edge of their seats for 125 green flag laps of door-banging, tire rubbing action for just $20 per car load.
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by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | NASCAR
-Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Driver Categorizes Kansas Scenario As “Doubly Important…Plus”-
KANSAS CITY, Kans. (May 31, 2011) – Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch heads into this weekend’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway looking to post his best-ever finish on the 1.5-mile tri-oval track. One thing for sure is that the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ certainly realizes the importance of the Kansas track on the schedule, especially since a second race was added there for the 2011 season.
“Yeah, it’d be easy to just look at the schedule now and say, ‘Hey, they added another race at Kansas and that’s twice the significance as far as the big picture goes,’” said Busch, who came from behind to post a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. “But the second race at Kansas is much more than just adding a second race. You’d be extremely accurate to label it as doubly important…plus. It’s definitely more than just twice the amount of points on the line. (more…)
by Jay | Jun 2, 2011 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, has some momentum on his side as the ACT Late Model Tour competes in The Big Jab 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, May 15. Theriault won a Late Model event on opening day at his home track of Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, on Memorial Day and hopes to extend that good fortune when he competes at his favorite track on the ACT circuit this weekend in Oxford. Theriault is just outside the Top-10 in the Tour standings and believes Oxford can serve as a launching pad for the middle part of the season.
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