by Jay | May 27, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Proctor takes overall win; Bushey doubles up in Late Models
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Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing champion Ron Proctor made a statement that he’s in the running for a second title at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The Charlton, NY veteran posted a victory and a second-place finish in twin 20-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified features at the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special on Friday night.
Proctor’s No. 27 Timco Towing & Transportation/Charlton Oil-sponsored Teo Pro Car came from 11th starting position to win the first 20-lap run, earning one point toward his overall total in the cumulatively scored two-segment race, beating Vince Quenneville, Jr., nephew Jamie Proctor, Cody Sargen, and rookie Joey Roberts in convincing fashion. Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY put on a similarly impressive performance in the second segment, driving through traffic from ninth place to win, but Proctor came from 14th to finish second. Jason Bruno, Hunter Bates, and Roberts completed the top five in the segment.
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by Jay | May 25, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Summer schedule begins at People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special event
The summer stock car racing season starts with a bang – literally – at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night, as People’s United Bank presents a full card of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing and a spectacular Memorial Day fireworks show, Friday, May 25 at 7:30pm. The People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special is the fourth event of 2012 at the West Haven, VT track, but will begin a new tradition as it kicks off the Friday-night summer schedule.
A full field of Bond Auto Parts Modifieds is expected for a special Twin 20-lap main event. The ground-pounding open-wheel cars will start the event lined up according to handicapped positions, with high-point drivers near the back of the field. After the initial 20-lap sprint, the winner will be given one point, the runner-up two points, etc., and the finish order will be inverted to start the final 20 laps. A second set of points will be awarded using the same format, and the driver with the lowest overall score will be declared the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special winner.
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by Jay | May 21, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Crate engines sweep top three; Bushey grabs first career Late Model win
Teenage stock car driver Jessey Mueller scored a Triple Crown victory in the Central Vermont Motorcycles Trophy Dash at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The 17 year-old from Olmstedville, NY swept his qualifying heat, the bonus-points semi-feature, and the 35-lap main event for the Bond Auto Parts Modified division in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action.
Mueller started eighth in the 18-car field and quickly moved into the top three. He dogged leader Hunter Bates for several laps before poking his No. 19 Mueller & Sons Heavy Duty Towing-sponsored Bicknell out front at laps 10 and 11. Sixteen year-old Bates, of Middlebury, VT, regained the lead at lap 12 and held it until Mueller drove around him again on the outside at lap 27.
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by Jay | May 8, 2012 | ACT, Devils Bowl, New England, Touring Series News, Vermont
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Report
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., saw his two-race winning streak to open the ACT Late Model Tour season snapped when he finished 11th in the Spring Green 112 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 6. It was a long afternoon for Hoar, winner of the the Spring Green in 2011, who was hurt by a poor draw for qualifying and ended up starting 21st in the 34-car field and could never get the track position he needed to get up and race with the leaders. The RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge battled its way up to 11th to salvage a good points day on an otherwise tough afternoon.
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by Jay | May 7, 2012 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Photos, Touring Series News, Vermont
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Race Story – Wayne Helliwell Claims First ACT Win, Unofficially Takes Over Point Lead
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by Jay | May 7, 2012 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Photos, Touring Series News, Vermont
First ACT win for Helliwell; Gordon and Masterson also winners
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Devil’s Bowl Speedway fans rocked the grandstands with exciting season-opening stock car racing at the 101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green on Sunday afternoon. Wayne Helliwell, Jr., and Vince Quenneville, Jr., brought the house to its feet with close finishes and emotional landmark wins. Robert Gordon and Josh Masterson each started the 2012 campaign off in victory lane as well.
Helliwell, of Dover, NH, copped his first career victory on the American-Canadian Tour in a razor-close finish with Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Helliwell started the 112-lap main event in third place but was held up in early traffic and fell back almost outside the top then. He clawed his way back to the front on the outside lane, taking the lead from Polewarczyk just after the halfway point in the race. Hudson, NH racer Polewarczyk held nothing back during the final laps as he tried to steal the win, but Helliwell persevered for his inaugural ACT Late Model Tour score. Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, ME drove from 20th starting position to finish third ahead of Ray Parent and Randy Potter.
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