by Jay | Mar 21, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Carrara Masonry & Concrete Doubles Up At Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Will present two races including inaugural C.J. Richards Memorial event
WEST HAVEN, VT — Carrara Masonry & Concrete will have a major presence during the 2012 stock car racing season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The North Clarendon, VT concrete and construction products supplier will sponsor NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events on Friday, June 1 and Friday, July 20 at the West Haven half-mile.
Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night on Friday, June 1 will feature championship action for the Bond Auto Parts Modified, Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions. The event will also see feature winners in all classes take home racing engine lubricants from Mobil 1.
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by Jay | Mar 16, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Vermont track offers year-long savings on general admission and pit area
WEST HAVEN, VT — Discount season passes are now available just in time for the 46th season of stock car racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT. The track is offering three types of year-long passes for spectators and competitors.
A General Admission season pass is available for all 18 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events. The General Admission pass will be honored throughout the year, beginning with the prestigious “Spring Green 112” for the American-Canadian Tour Late Models and the season-opening championship event for Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Bond Auto Parts Modified, Renegade, and Bomber divisions on Sunday, May 6.
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by Jay | Mar 11, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
People’s United Bank to host Memorial Day Modified Special at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Holiday event to begin new Friday-night schedule at Vermont track
WEST HAVEN, VT — People’s United Bank will usher in the new Friday night stock car racing schedule at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with the People’s United Bank Memorial Day Modified Special on Friday, May 25. The event kicks off the new summer schedule for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at the West Haven, VT asphalt half-mile.
With several convenient locations in the Devil’s Bowl community including a branch in Fair Haven, VT just five miles from the race track, the People’s United Bank event continues a relationship that began at the speedway several years ago. A special feature race will be on tap for the Bond Auto Parts Modifieds, with the format to be announced in the coming weeks. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will also be on the card.
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by Jay | Feb 24, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Vermont track receives $10,000 at Daytona conference
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT has been awarded a grant for capital improvements and facility upgrades worth $10,000 from NASCAR. The prize was awarded on Saturday, February 18 during a conference at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.
Under its new ownership for 2012, the asphalt half-mile Devil’s Bowl track will see installation of a new concrete retaining wall and paving of the pit garage area access roads. The NASCAR funds are part of a total $100,000 grant divided among ten weekly local speedways in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program.
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by Jay | Feb 21, 2012 | Bear Ridge, New England, Vermont
BY MARK McKEON
BRADFORD, VT – “The Fairlee Flier,” Kevin Chaffee of Fairlee, Vermont Motorsports Magazine 2011 Driver of the Year, has landed a season-long ride in the 2011 USAC Dirt Midget Association championship winning team at Bear Ridge Speedway.
“We’re happy to welcome Kevin to the Seals-It team on a full time basis in 2012,” said team owner and New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame member Skip Matczak of Ellington, CT. “Kevin did a great job last year, finishing second his first time out and then going on to win two features. He has a great work ethic, really knows how to get around Bear Ridge Speedway and has a loyal following among the fans.”
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by Jay | Feb 7, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Modified, New England, Vermont
Drivers in four divisions racing for more than $13,000 each week
WEST HAVEN, VT — Nearly one-quarter of a million dollars is up for grabs for stock car drivers competing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. Weekly purses in the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified, Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will total more than $242,000 through 18 scheduled events from May to September.
The headline Modified division, which will combine traditional 358-cubic inch engines with modern General Motors “602” crate motors for the first time in 2012, will see a minimum of $1,000 awarded to the winner of each regular 35-lap feature event. The runner-up will receive $600, the tenth-place finisher will win $200, and all drivers qualifying for the 24-car starting grid will be guaranteed at least $125. Total posted weekly purses for the Modified class will be just shy of $6,000.
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