by | May 6, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
With the crowd on its feet, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. (orange car, outside) beats Brian Hoar (#37) by two feet to win the 101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. (Eric LaFleche/VLFPhotos.com photo)
WEST HAVEN, VT – American-Canadian Tour stock car drivers Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Brian Hoar brought a full house to its feet for a photo finish in 101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Helliwell headlined a list of race winners to open the 2013 season at the West Haven, VT track that also included Todd Stone, Richie Turner, and Chris LaVair.
Dover, NH driver Helliwell, the defending winner of the race and the 2012 ACT Late Model Tour champion, dominated the first 92 laps of the race before giving way to three-time Spring Green winner Hoar after a restart. Hoar, of Williston, VT, led the next 16 circuits and appeared to be pulling away before two restarts with five laps remaining gave Helliwell a chance to regain the lead. The crowd rose to its feet as the pair ran inches apart in the final five laps, with Helliwell eventually nosing ahead for the victory by just .027 seconds – about two feet.
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by | May 6, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
Helliwell and Hoar take the checkers in a photo finish at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in the Spring Green 113 on Sunday, May 5. (Photo Credit: Eric LaFleche)
Helliwell used his second-place starting position to his advantage to jump to the early race lead, bringing eight-time ACT Champion Hoar in tow. The pair ran away in the front while Hebert and Tiverton, RI’s Ray Parent began the battle with Devils Bowl Speedway Champion Craig Bushey for the top five positions. A few early cautions for single spins kept the field together early, while Helliwell showed the 31-car field the way.
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by | May 4, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard Car on Display at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Sunday
Vermont Army National Guard to be part of Spring Green festivities
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s opening stock car event will have an added special attraction, as the #88 National Guard Chevrolet SS car of 10-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will be on display at the 101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green on Sunday, May 5. The car is part of a community involvement initiative at the event by the Vermont Army National Guard.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has amassed 19 victories and 11 poles in 478 starts in NASCAR’s top series and is also a two-time champion of the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He is currently third in Sprint Cup Series standings through nine races in 2013, with runner-up finishes in the Daytona 500 and the Auto Club 400. Earnhardt will be in action at the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
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by | May 4, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
GEORGIA, Vt. – Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will try and make it two wins in a row when he heads to the Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 5. Hoar earned his ACT-record 38th career victory last weekend in the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, and the driver of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger won the Spring Green at Devil’s Bowl in 2011 in ACT’s inaugural visit to the half-mile. Hoar sits just eight points out of the lead in the ACT standings, one of only three drivers to post Top-10 finishes in each of the first two Tour races this season. (more…)
by | May 4, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., will makes her second ACT Late Model Tour appearance of the season in the Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 5. The 16-year-old Late Model driver won her first ACT qualifying race last weekend at Thunder Road International Speedbowl and finished 18th in the Merchants Bank 150, and now she turns her attention to one of her favorite tracks on the circuit. Last season, as part of the Vermont State Championship Late Model Series, Packard qualified fifth for the 100-lap main event at Devil’s Bowl and was racing inside the Top-3 in the final laps when an accident collected her and ended a promising day.
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by | May 4, 2013 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
Devil’s Bowl Speedway – SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)
101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green 113 – Sat./Sun., May 4/5, 2013
Saturday, May 4 – DEVIL’S BOWL DOWNTOWN FAN FESTIVAL (Rutland, VT)
7:30am Merchants Row Closed to Traffic – Arrive Downtown/Unload/Parking
9:00am Car Show Begins
11:00am Pit Stop Contest
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