Wayne Burroughs Jr. Shines in Mini Stock Debut at Thompson Speedway
(THOMPSON, CT) – A new face emerged in Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park’s (TSMP) Mini Stock division at the 42nd Annual Icebreaker season-opener. Wayne Burroughs Jr., last year’s New London-Waterford Speedbowl Mini Stock champion, decided to try his hand at the competitive 5/8-mile oval at TSMP with a brand new car for the 2016 season.
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By Dick Casey
Eddie MacDonald battled a tight race car on Sunday, May 8 in the 18th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont to post an eighth place finish in the American Canadian tour’s race at the famed speedway. The event originally scheduled for last weekend but postponed due to rain, was again delayed by morning rain and blustery cold weather prevailed throughout the day.
“I don’t really know what happened to the car during the race,” said Eddie Mac. “We were really happy with it in practice and in the heat. Even during last Saturday’s practice here, we felt like the car was going good and we would have solid shot at the win. I don’t know if it was the cold or something else but the car was tight right from the start of the race and just didn’t have any speed.”
Eddie Mac drew the sixth starting position in the second heat but actually started second when cars in front of the Rowley, Mass. veteran dropped out. The Exit Realty/Hancock Electric Chevy easily won the heat earning a plus one rating forcing a 12th place start in the feature with Eddie Mac saying, “We started on the outside and there were a number of cars in front of us that just couldn’t run out there. I fell back in the pack and with the car not handling, it just kept getting worse. It was a struggle during the race to get the car going.”
Cars from Throughout New England’s Racing Past to be Showcased at Thompson Speedway’s Historic Oval Invitational
(THOMPSON, CT) – The Historic Oval Invitational will take to the 5/8 mile high-banked oval at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for its second year running, on Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14. This two-day event features a wide range of race cars from the 20th century, many that have run at the famed Speedway throughout its 76-year history, including Midgets, Sprint cars, TQ Midgets, Super Modifieds, Champ Cars, Vintage Outlaws, Stock Cars and more.
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Matt Crafton Hopes Third Time is the Charm at IWK 250
JAMES RIVER, NS (May 9, 2016) – Two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton has a score to settle and hopes to accomplish that goal on July 16 in the 10th annual IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body at Riverside International Speedway. Crafton will use a rare off-weekend from his No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra to make a third trip to the fabled event in highland hills of Nova Scotia.
“You hit the nail on the head,” said Crafton. “I do hope the third time is the charm. That race is a blast. I want that trophy. I was really disappointed last year after our car broke while we were leading – we thought we had a real good shot at the win.”
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American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) will travel to Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY for the annual Spring Green Championship Stock Car race this Saturday night, May 14. The race began at Catamount Stadium in Milton, VT back in 1974 with 74 laps, and each year has added a lap. Upon the closing of Catamount in 1987, the race was moved to SANAIR Super Speedway in Ste Pie, Quebec for the 1988 edition. Robbie Crouch won his only Spring Green at SANAIR. 1989 was the only year there was no Spring Green race run. Returning in 1990, the race was moved to Airborne Speedway, which holds a record for most Spring Green events, with a total of twenty-two (22). The only other location of the event was three events held at Devil’s Bowl Speedway from its asphalt opening in 2012 thru 2014.
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KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND
GOT A GREAT RESTART ON THAT FINAL RESTART IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHASE HIM DOWN, WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET AROUND HIM?
“For whatever reason I got tight, I hit a big piece of debris down there about six or seven laps into the run. From that point on I just got really tight. I’ve just got to thank everybody from this Stewart-Haas team, Jimmy John’s, Outback, Busch, Mobil 1, ditech, everybody from Chevrolet for everything that they do. We overhauled this thing this morning to try to get it close. They did a great job. Just have to thank Hunt Brothers, Morton Buildings, Bad Boy, everybody on this team, it’s going to be a long week we are going to go do some testing this week and have fun with it.”
KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION/MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD
ON HIS NIGHT:
“We battled hard. I was trying to find all the different lines on the track to find speed. We did a lot of things good and to win you’ve got to be great. We are right there, we are knocking on the door, but thanks to Haas Automation, Monster Energy, Chevrolet, everybody at Stewart-Haas it’s a great second and third place finish. We always want to win and we have been doing really good with this Tony Gibson (crew chief) led team.”
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