by Jay | Jul 13, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Stone Untouchable, Masterson Breaks Through at Devil’s Bowl Mid-Season Championship
Gordon, LaVair take double-points victories
WEST HAVEN, VT – NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car driver Todd Stone got one for the thumb on Friday, July 12, dominating the Bond Auto Parts Modified feature at the double-points Rutland Herald Mid-Season Championships at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The Middlebury, VT driver was seemingly in his own league during the 35-lap race, taking his fifth victory in nine starts on the year.
Stone needed just six laps to shoot from his 10th starting position into the lead and easily distanced himself from the field. He withstood three restarts alongside Hunter Bates, also of Middlebury, VT, en route to the win. Bates was second at the finish. Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY won a heated battle for third place, besting Jessey Mueller of Olmstedville, NY and Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT.
With point values doubled for all preliminary and feature races on the night, Stone earned 100 points for his feature victory but stretched his overall championship lead by only six points. Bates made a major gain by winning the Sunoco Race Fuels Semi-Feature – a race which Stone failed to qualify for – taking 20 bonus points for that victory. Bates now trails Stone by only 35 points (591-556), cutting his previous deficit by nearly half.
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by | Jul 12, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Friday, July 12 – RUTLAND HERALD MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
2:00pm Pit Gates Open for Early Practice Session
3:30pm Track Closed/Clear Pits
4:00pm Pits Open
5:00pm Practice/Grandstands Open
5:45pm Renegade & Mini Stock Driver Meeting – MANDATORY
(In Devil’s Den)
6:15pm Late Model Spotter Meeting – MANDATORY
(On Tech Pad)
5:00pm Practice (subject to change)
5:00-5:10 Bond Auto Parts Modified (10 minutes)
5:10-5:20 Late Model (10 minutes)
5:20-5:30 Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock (10 minutes)
5:30-5:40 Renegade (10 minutes)
5:40-5:55 Bond Auto Parts Modified (15 minutes)
5:55-6:10 Late Model (15 minutes)
6:15pm-6:45pm Kids Racecar Rides
6:55pm Post Parade (1X Mod // 87 LM // 51 & 9 Ren // 8 & 5 Mini)
7:00pm
(2) Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock Heats (8L)
Bond Auto Parts Modified Heats
If 18+ cars: 3 Heats (8L) – Lo (Q1/Q3), Mid (Q2/Q4), Hi (Q3/Q5)
If under 18 cars: 2 Heats (10L) – Lo (Q3/Q6), Hi (Q3/Q6)
Renegade Segment #1 (12L)
(2) Late Model Heats (8L)
Sunoco Race Fuels Modified Semi-Feature (6L)
Daredevil Feature – FANS! (4L)
Intermission/Driver Autograph Session (15 min.)
Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock Feature (15L)
Renegade Segment #2 (12L)
Bond Auto Parts Modified Feature (35L)
Late Model Feature (30L)
by | Jul 10, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Mid-Season Championships are make-or-break; Kids rides, driver autographs on schedule
WEST HAVEN, VT – NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car drivers will have to bring their “A-game” to Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday, July 12 at 7:00pm for the Rutland Herald Mid-Season Championships. With double championship points up for grabs in all preliminary and feature races, the event can make or break a driver’s title hopes and places even greater emphasis on performance.
All four weekly divisions will see point values increase twofold for each finishing position at the Rutland Herald Mid-Season Championships. Qualifying heats are bumped up from five points to win to a healthy 10 points – the difference of five finishing positions in a regular 35-lap main event. The Sunoco Race Fuels Semi-Feature for the Bond Auto Parts Modified division is also doubled, jumping from 10 points for a win to a whopping 20 markers. Feature races are stuffed with points, with the victory ballooning from 50 points to a mammoth 100 tallies.
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by Jay | Jul 6, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Petronis wins Late Models; Fountain takes wild Enduro
WEST HAVEN, VT – Todd Stone continued his remarkable stock car racing season with a dominant run in the “Coca-Cola Firecracker” special at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday, July 5. A huge crowd watched as Stone notched his fourth victory in eight starts in the Bond Auto Parts Modified division, while Dan Petronis, rookie Brad Bushey, Jake Noble, “Wild Bill” Fountain, and Andrew Allen also took victories, and the region’s largest fireworks display was presented by Alonzo Fireworks.
In the special 44-lap Modified event, Middlebury, VT veteran Stone started 10th on the grid and quickly made his way through traffic into third place by lap 10. Joe Williams of Scotia, NY held a large lead but crashed in Turn 3 to bring out the caution flag. Stone jumped ahead of Jim Introne, Jr., and into the lead on the restart, then survived one final restart against fellow Middlebury, VT resident Hunter Bates to take the victory. Bates finished second, followed by Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY, Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT, and Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY.
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by | Jul 3, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Vermont
Fifth-place Run At Devil’s Bowl Building Block For Summer Months
SOUTH PARIS, Maine – To say that Travis Stearns was disappointed with the way his first full season on the ACT Late Model Tour started would be an understatement of epic proportions.
But after finishing fifth in the People’s United Bank 100 at Devils Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, June 30, the Auburn, Maine, driver thinks that his Richard Green Racing team has finally started to show signs that a big summer lies ahead.
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by | Jul 2, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Vermont State Championship: Emily Packard
Devils Bowl Speedway Race Report
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., posted a career-best finish in the Vermont State Championship Late Model Series on Sunday, June 30, finishing seventh in the People’s United Bank 100 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt. The finish was the best of her career for Packard at Devil’s Bowl, where she finished 10th in ACT Late Model Tour competition earlier this season. Packard qualified inside the Top-10 and was running comfortably inside the Top-5 when she was spun from behind on Lap 28. She pitted for minor repairs and then restarted at the rear of the field, battling up through the pack with the No. 9 Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet to finish seventh following a green-white-checkered restart.
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