by Jay | Sep 15, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Haskins Takes Modified Shootout at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Vermont State Late Model Championship decided Sunday
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The Vermont 200 stock car racing weekend began at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in exciting fashion on Saturday, September 15. Rookie open-wheel Modified driver Jeff Haskins of Wells, VT posted his first-ever win, and 2012 champion Robert Gordon of Milton, VT held off young Stephen Donahue to win the Renegade race.
The victory for Haskins’ No. 95 Fuller Sand & Gravel/TPW Management entry came in a special 10-lap Shootout for drivers who had not previously won a Bond Auto Parts Modified feature race in 2012. He defeated Cody Sargen, Jason Bruno, Mike Bush, and Andy Smith for the win.
First-round qualifying was held for the Modifieds as well, locking in the top-12 starters for Sunday’s 100-lap main event. Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT won the first 10-lap heat race, while Roger Labreche of St-Remis, QC won his heat in his first-ever appearance at Devil’s Bowl. Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY won the third heat; Proctor won the 2012 Devil’s Bowl championship last week.
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Photos Credit – Leif Tillotson
1 3-wide qualifying action for the Late Models
2 Phil Scott’s day ended after a heat race wreck destroyed the rear end of his car
3 Bombers tangle on the frontstretch during feature race action
4 Bobby LaVair was the Bomber feature winner
5 Lance Rabtoy spisn in Renegade feature action
6 Kevin Boutin (25) stays ahead of Robert Gordon for the Renegade feature win
7 Renegade feature winner Kevin Boutin
8 -10 the Late Model filed ready to race in their feature
11 early race leader Jean-Paul Cyr (32) tries to hold off Chip Grenier in Late Model feature action
12 Joey Becker spins in Late Model feature action
13 Vermont Late Model Championship contender Nick Sweet (88) spins, ending his hopes for the title
14 rookie Emily Packard (9x) held off the challenges of many veterans during the race (like Brent Dragon in the 55) until eventually being spun and done for the day with just 3 laps to go in Late Model feature action
15 Brent Dragon (55) won the race but Dave Pembroke (44) won the overall title for the Vermont State Late Model Championship
16 Chip Grenier (9) and Brent Dragon fight for the race win in Late Model feature action
17 winner Brent Dragon
18 the Modifieds ready to race their feature
19 Todd Stone is involved in a melee as his car shuts down on a restart. The car would eventually refire and Stone went on to win the race in the Modified feature
20 3-wide action in the Modified feature
21 Gardner Stone and Ron Proctor tangled on the frontstretch in the Modified feature
22 the Modified field races down the backstretch
23 Jessey Muller (19) tries to hold off eventual winner Todd Stone in the Modified feature
24-26 Modified feature winner Todd Stone
by Jay | Sep 11, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Stone, Tremont to tackle Modifieds; Late Model stars running for Vermont State Championship
The deepest and most diverse field of northeastern stock car racing talent will be at Devil’s Bowl Speedway for the Vermont 200 Weekend on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16. The event is expected to draw a pool of Late Model drivers and open-wheel Modified racers from all corners of the Northeast for a pair of 100-lap events to close out the Devil’s Bowl season.
Top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified division will face stiff competition from a strong group of invaders. Charlton, NY veteran Ron Proctor, the newly crowned 2012 Devil’s Bowl Speedway track champion, will square off against Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT, teenagers Hunter Bates of Middlebury, VT and Jessey Mueller of Olmstedville, NY, and feature winners Leon Gonyo, Alex Bell, Joe Williams, and Rookie of the Year Joey Roberts.
Expected to challenge the Modifieds are multi-time champions Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT and Kenny Tremont, Jr., of West Sand Lake, NY. Stone won the 2008 Devil’s Bowl title on dirt and is the 2012 Airborne Speedway champion on asphalt, and Tremont has 34 track championships on his resume including six titles at Devil’s Bowl on both dirt and asphalt surfaces. As many as 30 Modified teams could attempt qualifying on Saturday and Sunday.
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by Jay | Sep 8, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, Vermont
Bushey, Gordon, Masterson celebrate titles
Veteran stock car racer Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY celebrated his second-straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified track championship at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night following a 50-lap finale presented by Brown’s Quarried Slate and Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand. Joe Williams of Scotia, NY drove to a convincing victory – his first of the season – while Proctor ran a smooth, steady race to finish seventh and secure the title.
Williams, driving the No. 55L ME Engineering/BNC Motorsports entry for Sargen Racing, jumped out to a big lead early and held the point through a 45-lap stretch of green-flag racing. Two quick caution periods – one of which claimed championship contender Vince Quenneville, Jr., with a hard crash into the Turn 1 wall – did little to slow Williams down, and he sped to the win.
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by Jay | Sep 7, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Proctor-Quenneville Championship Fight Settled Friday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Veterans separated by 23 points; semi-feature adds extra chance for bonus points
WEST HAVEN, VT – Two veteran Modified stock car racers will settle an exciting season-long championship fight on Friday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, as Ron Proctor and Vince Quenneville, Jr., vie for NASCAR Whelen All-American Series title honors on Championship Night presented by Brown’s Quarried Slate and Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand.
With the Sunoco Race Fuels “Dash For Cash” semi-feature added in the final weeks of the season, a total of 65 points are up for grabs on Friday. Quenneville, of Brandon, VT, can cut as much as 14 points off his 23-point deficit before the main event begins if he finishes near the front in his qualifying heat and the semi-feature, but only if Charlton, NY racer Proctor finishes fourth or worse in his heat race. In that scenario, Quenneville would only need to beat Proctor by five positions in the main event.
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by Jay | Aug 25, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Packed House Watches Proctor Take Big Step Toward Devil’s Bowl Championship
Twin Late Model features produce two first-time winners
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A full grandstand watched veteran open-wheel stock car driver Ron Proctor take a big step toward his second-straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified championship on Sugar & Spice Night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday, August 24. Proctor was in the thick of a fierce battle at the front of the 35-lap race when incidental contact between his car and leader Joe Williams broke a suspension part on Williams’ car and forced him to retire at lap. Almost simultaneously, Proctor’s championship rival, Vince Quenneville, Jr., suffered an engine failure while running in third place.
Proctor, of Charlton, NY, ran to the victory for his third win of the year, and opened up his point lead on Quenneville from a slim three points to a more comfortable 28-point cushion, unofficially, with just two races remaining in the championship season.
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