Polewarczyk Carries Hot Streak to Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday

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WEST HAVEN, VT – One of America’s hottest short track stock car drivers is headed for Vermont’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, July 28. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., the 24 year-old star from Hudson, NH, will try to continue building on his unprecedented string of success as the American-Canadian Tour Late Models return for the inaugural St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 150 presented by Cat Country 105.3.

The driver known as “Joey Pole” won the first-ever ACT International 500 at Airborne Speedway on Sunday, July 21, pocketing more than $30,000 for his win. The victory was his fourth in the last five ACT races dating back to June 15 – a streak that has garnered some national attention.
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Northern Modified Challenge Series Returns with Richards Memorial at Devil’s Bowl

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Canaan Fair Speedway event rescheduled for Sunday, August 11

WEST HAVEN, VT – The second chapter of the inaugural Northern Modified Challenge Series stock car season is about to be written at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The first-year touring series will make its maiden voyage at its home track on Friday, August 2 with the Carrara Masonry & Concrete “C.J. Richards Memorial 67” event. Racing begins at 7:00pm.

The Northern Modified Challenge Series is a five-race touring championship for center-seat, dirt-style, open-wheel Modified racecars on both asphalt and dirt race tracks in the northeast. Jessey Mueller of Olmstedville, NY made history by winning the first Challenge event on Memorial Day at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
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DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Circus, Rally Invade Devil’s Bowl Speedway on July 24

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PHOTOS COURTESY WALKER INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway isn’t just for the stock cars of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series anymore. The West Haven, VT facility will open its gates on Wednesday, July 24 to welcome both the Walker International Circus and Rally North America for special events.

The day begins with 80 sleek and sporty street-legal cars from Rally North America’s “C.J. Pony Parts-Rally New England 2013” trek. The four-day, 1,300-mile journey will help raise funds for Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening diseases and their families. The Rally runs through Downtown Rutland, VT on Wednesday morning and stops at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, where each of the 80 teams will shake their cars down on the half-mile track. The Rally also visits the famous road course at Watkins Glen (NY) International and the Oxford (ME) Dragway.
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CRAZY HORSE RACING: Masterson Earns First Career Late Model Victory

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Devil’s Bowl Rookie Extends Point Lead With 30-Lap Feature Victory

SOUTH PARIS, Maine – Josh Masterson isn’t one to play the waiting game, either on the track or off it.

Last Friday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., the 22-year-old driver from Bristol, Vt., held off all challengers over the final 20 laps to win his first career NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 30-lap Late Model feature at the track. Masterson extended his point lead with the Mid-Season Championship victory.

“I have high expectations for myself,” said Masterson, who has three straight Top-3 finishes. “I’ve never just settled for second-best. When we first started talking about doing the Late Model thing, everybody told me it was probably going to take three or four years to get up front as far as the weekly stuff. I told them if that was the case, I wasn’t going to do it.”
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