PHOTOS: 2012 Vermonster 150 Enduro
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DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: “Wild Bill” Fountain Wins Devil’s Bowl Vermonster 150 Enduro
“Wild Bill” Fountain Wins Devil’s Bowl Vermonster 150 Enduro
Father-son team 2nd and 3rd; Grant takes second Spectator Race of 2012
WEST HAVEN, VT – “Wild Bill” Fountain survived a wild race and narrowly avoided catastrophe to win the “Vermonster 150” Enduro stock car race at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday. The Altona, NY driver, a veteran of Late Model and Modified racing since 1977 who has recently taken up Enduro racing, led nearly every step of the 150-lap grind for the victory.
Fountain’s virtually stock 1999 Nissan Maxima was running nearly three laps ahead of the field when he quickly approached the lapped car of Kevin Sorel, who was running inside the top five with just 20 laps remaining. Fountain swerved to avoid Sorel’s slowing car, but made heavy contact and badly damaged the right-rear corner of his machine. Fountain pressed on, limping his car at half-speed as second-place driver Brett “Woody” Wood of Georgia, VT clicked off the laps, and was able to hang on to take the win.
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“Halloween at 100 MPH” for Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Vermonster 150 Enduro
$1,500 top prize could await October 20 winner; Spectator Races and costume contest on tap
WEST HAVEN, VT – It’s hell on wheels and Halloween at 100 miles per hour when Devil’s Bowl Speedway opens its gates for the Vermonster 150 Enduro on Saturday, October 20 at 1:00pm. The rock-‘em-sock-‘em survival race will be held no matter if the forecast calls for rain, shine, snow, or vampire attack. The event is open to any car, mini-van, or light-duty pickup truck that meets specifications.
Entries have already been filed from all corners of Vermont and eastern New York State, and many more are expected leading up to the race. Should 50 or more racers compete, the victory will be worth a cool $1,500 – all indications indicate a full field will be on hand. Enduros are run regardless of track or weather conditions, and typically contain a few metal-crunching, bone-jarring, crowd-pleasing wrecks and lots of wild and crazy racing action. Races are only stopped by a red flag in the event of an emergency. Vehicles are virtually street-legal with only safety modifications allowed. All teams are required to provide a scorer for the event, and the first driver completing the full 150-lap distance will be named the winner.
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First Entries Filed for Vermonster 150 Enduro at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
First Entries Filed for Vermonster 150 Enduro at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
October 20 “survival” race offering $1,500-to-win; Spectator Races also on card
WEST HAVEN, VT – Entries are flying into the mailbox at Devil’s Bowl Speedway for the West Haven, VT track’s “Vermonster 150” Enduro on Saturday, October 20 at 1:00pm. The Enduro is a long-distance survival-of-the-fittest race featuring bone-stock race vehicles bulling, jamming , slipping, sliding, smashing, and crashing their way toward the checkered flag, and will be held rain, shine, or snow.
Jeff Murray of Georgia, VT was the first to file an official entry, quickly followed by Bret “The Jet” Williams of Sudbury, VT. Murray, who has chosen No. 35, plans to pilot a 1997 Honda Civic in his first Devil’s Bowl Enduro appearance of the season. Williams will run the same No. 56 Saturn that he ran in the latest Enduro at Devil’s Bowl on August 24.
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Stone, Dragon Thrill in Vermont 200 Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Stone, Dragon Thrill in Vermont 200 Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Pembroke wins Vermont State Championship by single point
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Todd Stone and Brent Dragon left stock car racing fans cheering at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, picking up wins in the twin 100-lap events during the second day of the Vermont 200 Weekend. The event was the final race on the regular stock car racing schedule for 2012.
Stone, a Middlebury, VT native who won the 2008 Devil’s Bowl Speedway championship when the track had a clay surface, made a triumphant return to his home track in winning the 100-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified race. Stone overcame a mechanical failure on lap 11 that left his car stopped on the track and caused a caution period, but after pitting for repairs, the No. 1x G. Stone Motors car tore its way through heavy traffic to catch leaders Jessey Mueller and Roger Labreche late in the race.
Seventeen year-old Mueller, of Olmstedville, NY, expertly navigated lapped traffic, but the right-front tire on his No. 19 Mueller & Sons Heavy Duty Towing car gave up with ten laps remaining. Stone snuck underneath Mueller exiting Turn 4 on lap 92 to take the lead and never looked back. Mueller took the runner-up spot, with St-Remis, QC racer Labreche third in his first-ever Devil’s Bowl appearance. Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT was fourth with Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY fifth. Alex Bell, Kenny Tremont, Jr., Hunter Bates, Joey Roberts, and Nick Heywood completed the unofficial top ten.
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Pembroke Wins VT State Championship by One
Pembroke Wins VT State Championship by One
Dragon Wins Vermont 100 in Dramatic Fashion
West Haven, VT – Milton, VT’s Brent Dragon proved himself as one of the greats in the most dramatic race of the year at the Vermont State Championship Series finale at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 16. Chip Grenier finished a heart-breaking second, and the Mad River Valley’s Brooks Clark stole third in the closing laps.
Grenier shot to the lead in the early going, working around pole sitter Clark to gain the lead on the third lap of the event, but third-place point man Dragon stole it away from him on the eleventh circuit. Dragon’s lead was short lived when 7-time American Canadian Tour Champion Jean Paul Cyr worked to the front, where the pair survived 7 of the first 9 cautions on the front row together. While Dragon fought for the lead, tied point leaders Sweet and Pembroke struggled.
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