by Jay | Apr 26, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Barre, VT – Eddie MacDonald, a two-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner with the American Canadian Tour (ACT), has entered the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road this Sunday, April 28, adding to a star-studded entry list for Thunder Road’s season opening event.
MacDonald, who finished third at the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup ACT season opener, has a long racing resume in New England. He currently races on the K&N East Tour as well as ACT.
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by | Apr 25, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
GEORGIA, Vt. – Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will try and add to his impressive resume when the Tour heads to the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, April 28. Hoar won the most recent ACT Late Model Tour event at the historic quarter-mile, having won the Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road last September. The driver of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger has won every major Thunder Road event in his career – the Merchants Bank 150, the Memorial Day Classic, the Labor Day Classic and the Milk Bowl – and he is the defending champion of the Merchants Bank 150. Hoar owns a record 37 career ACT Late Model Tour victories, and two of his four wins in 2012 came at Thunder Road.
THE FACTS
WHO: Brian Hoar, Williston, Vt.
TEAM: RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger
CREW CHIEF: Rick Paya, Georgia, Vt.
BEST CAREER THUNDER ROAD SPEEDBOWL FINISH: 1st (most recent, September 2012)
LAST RACE AT THUNDER ROAD SPEEDBOWL: 1st (September 2012)
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 (more…)
by Jay | Apr 22, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 12th annual Upper Valley car show
Show creates excitement and anticipation
BRADFORD, VT –The Home Depot in West Lebanon, NH will once again be the home to the 12th annual Upper Valley car show on April 27th. After a winter of preparation the fans will get to see the all the new cars and paint schemes unveiled in anticipation of an action packed season. The show always provides a few suprises for competitors and fans alike.
Competitors from all six of the 99ROCK Bear Ridge Speedway weekly divisions, which consist of the Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes, Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Models, the USAC Dirt Midgets, the Weglarz Property Management Fast Fours and the KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets are expected to be on hand. Also expected to be in attendance are some of the Sprint Cars of New England and the Granite State Mini Sprints, both of which visit Bear Ridge numerous times over the season.
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by | Apr 16, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
bessette_1200: George “Mad Dog” Bessette celebrates his Granite State Pro Stock Series victory at Thompson Int’l Speedway’s “Icebreaker” on Sunday. (Eric LaFleche/VLFPhotos.com photo)
hebert_1200: Jimmy Hebert (#58) leads Eddie MacDonald (#17) and the rest of the American-Canadian Tour field en route to his win in the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday. (Leif Tillotson photo)
DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY REGIONAL REPORT: April 15, 2013
Hebert and Bessette take series wins; Devil’s Bowl drivers get early start
(NOTE: The Devil’s Bowl Speedway Regional Report is a new regular feature that will showcase drivers and series affiliated with the West Haven, VT track racing in other parts of the Northeast.) (more…)
by | Apr 12, 2013 | Thunder Road
The field splits to avoid a multi-car accident in last year’s Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road. The stars of the American Canadian Tour will be in town on April 27/28 to kick off the 2013 season at The Nation’s Site of Excitement. (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)
Merchants Bank 150 Opens 54th Season At Thunder Road
Car Show Returns to Barre
Barre, VT – The snow is finally melting as race teams and fans prepare for the first real sign of springtime: The 15th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road on the weekend of April 27/28.
The race serves as the opening point-counting event for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks, but will also bring in the stars of the American Canadian Tour to challenge the local Late Model division. Last season fans saw 8-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar pick up his second win of the season at the Nation’s Site of Excitement, with eventual ACT champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. on his tail. Helliwell will be looking to score the victory at his home track, but he joins a long list of favorites to steal the opening event.
7-time ACT Champion Jean-Paul Cyr knows the toils of the Merchants Bank event all too well.
“Last year I thought we had it won before a mis-communication on pit road,” said Cyr, referring to when he pitted late in a caution, giving up the lead and starting at the back of the field mid-race. “I love Thunder Road, so I’m ready to go out and win it this time around,” he finished. (more…)
by | Apr 5, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
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ATTACHED PHOTOS (all credit Devil’s Bowl Speedway): The Downtown Rutland Partnership will host the second annual “Devil’s Bowl Downtown Fan Festival” on Saturday, May 4 in Rutland City, VT. The Devil’s Bowl Speedway season opens with the “Spring Green” on Sunday, May 5 in nearby West Haven, VT.
Rutland to Host 2nd Annual Devil’s Bowl Downtown Fan Festival
Racecars and drivers to line Rutland City streets before Spring Green opener
RUTLAND, VT – One of Vermont’s largest cities will rumble with the sound of stock car engines on Saturday, May 4 as the Downtown Rutland Partnership hosts the second annual “Devil’s Bowl Downtown Fan Festival.” One day before Devil’s Bowl Speedway in nearby West Haven, VT opens for its 39th annual “Spring Green” event, as many as 50 sparkling new race machines will line Merchants Row – in the heart of the shopping, dining, and entertainment district of the city – beginning at 9:00am. Admission is free. (more…)
