Eddie MacDonald Wins 52nd Milk Bowl at Thunder Road

by | Oct 12, 2014 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont

Thunder Road

Eddie MacDonald Wins 52nd Milk Bowl at Thunder Road
Jason Woodard and Tommy Smith Earn Track Championships

Barre, VT – The “Outlaw” Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts held off two-time and defending Thunder Road Track Champion Derrick O’Donnell to claim the victory in the 52nd running of the People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Barre’s Thunder Road on Sunday, October 12. MacDonald put together a combined overall score of 14 points in the three-segment event to become the first winner from outside of Vermont since 2010.

MacDonald qualified with the third fastest time in yesterday’s Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Time Trials. Outside polesitter and 2014 Serie ACT Champion Alex Labbe suffered mechanical issues at the start of the first segment and MacDonald then got around polesitter Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. to take the first segment win, just ahead of O’Donnell in second and 2009 Milk Bowl Champion John Donahue in third.

MacDonald then worked his way through heavy traffic coming from the 24th starting spot following the inversion for segment two. His day nearly came crashing to a halt as he survived a close encounter with the front stretch wall, known as the widowmaker, just after halfway. MacDonald managed a fifth place finish ahead of O’Donnell in seventh and Donahue in eighth.

It was a three-man dance heading into the third and final 50-lap segment. MacDonald held a slim three point lead over O’Donnell and five points over Donahue. The trio again marched their way through the field to reach the top ten. MacDonald got around O’Donnell late in the event and finished eighth to secure the overall win.

O’Donnell and Donahue battled to the finish and wrecked just after the start finish line. O’Donnell took second overall, one point ahead of Donahue in third. Scott Dragon had a solid day to claim fourth overall just ahead of a hometown favorite in Cody Blake rounding out the top five.

Waterbury’s Jason Woodard wrapped up the 2014 Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Championship with a fourth place overall effort in the Tiger Mini-Milk Bowl. Mike Martin of Craftsbury used a win in the first segment and an 11th place finish in the second to claim the Mini-Milk Bowl win. Dylan Payea and Doug Crowningshield completed the top three overall.

Veteran Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Tommy Smith of Williamstown held on to score the 2014 Championship. His eighth place overall finish in the Street Stock Mini-Milk Bowl was enough to secure him the title. Young Jaden Perry of Hardwick claimed the Mini-Milk Bowl win with a win and fourth in the two segments. Alan Maynard and Kevin Dodge completed the podium.

The 52nd People’s United Bank Milk Bowl was the final event of the 2014 Thunder Road season.

52nd Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl Unofficial Results
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Thunder Road – Barre, VT
Pos. (Start) Driver, Hometown, Seg. #1, Seg. #2, Seg. #3, TOTAL
(3) 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, 1, 5, 8, 14
(4) 60VT Derrick O’Donnell, N. Haverhill, NH, 2, 7, 11, 20
(7) 26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 3, 8, 10, 21
(13) 16VT Scott Dragon, Colchester, VT, 7, 11, 4, 22
(5) 99VT Cody Blake, Barre, VT, 6, 17, 2, 25
(10) 15VT Brad Babb, Windham, ME, 4, 23, 1, 28
(8) 85VT Trampas Demers, S. Burlington, VT, 10, 6, 15, 31
(16) 9VT Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT, 16, 9, 7, 32
(14) 44VT Dave Pembroke, Middlesex, VT, 9, 10, 14, 33
(9) 5VT Bobby Therrien, Hinesburg, VT, 8, 20, 6, 34
(28) 58VT Jimmy Hebert, Williamstown, VT, 18, 1, 16, 35
(12) 42VT Matt White, Northfield, VT, 11, 14, 13, 38
(30) 50ME Jeff White, Winthrop, ME, 24, 3, 12, 39
(29) 4VT #Eric Badore, Milton, VT, 22, 4, 18, 44
(2) 48QC Alex Labbe, St-Albert, QC, 29, 13, 3, 45
(18) 40VT Eric Chase, Milton, VT, 21, 15, 9, 45
(6) 32VT Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 14, 12, 19, 45
(20) 38VT Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT, 23, 2, 22, 47
(27) 1VT Shawn Fleury, Middlesex, VT, 26, 24, 5, 55
(22) 88VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, 17, 18, 21, 56
(15) 14VT Phil Scott, Middlesex, VT, 13, 19, 27, 59
(24) 68VT Brooks Clark, Fayston, VT, 15, 27, 20, 62
(26) 21QC Jean-Francois Dery, Quebec, QC, 20, 16, 26, 62
(1) 97NH Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, NH, 5, 29, 28, 62
(25) 3VT Ricky Roberts, E. Barre, VT, 25, 26, 17, 68
(17) 00VT Mike Bailey, Barre, VT, 19, 25, 24, 68
(11) 4NY #Brandon Atkins, AuSable Forks, NY, 12, 28, 28, 68
(23) 96QC Elie Arseneau, Morin-Height, QC, 28, 22, 23, 73
(21) 10NH Stacy Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT, 27, 21, 25, 73
(19) 66VT Jason Corliss, Barre, VT, 30, 30, 28, 88

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Mini-Milk Bowl Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver, Hometown, Seg. #1, Seg. #2, TOTAL
Mike Martin, Craftsbury Cmn, VT, 1, 11, 12
Dylan Payea, Milton, VT, 5, 8, 13
Doug Crowningshield, Barre, VT, 3, 10, 13
Jason Woodard, Waterbury Ctr., VT, 12, 3, 15
Brendan Moodie, Wolcott, VT, 2, 13, 15
#Caleb Nelson, Moretown, VT, 9, 7, 16
Christopher Pelkey, S. Barre, VT, 7, 9, 16
David Finck, Barre, VT, 4, 15, 19
Joe Steffen, Grand Isle, VT, 18, 2, 20
#Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 16, 4, 20
Jeff Bousquet, Worcester, VT, 6, 16, 22
Eric Johnson, Randolph Ctr. VT, 23, 1, 24
Cameron Ouellette, Barre, VT, 11, 14, 25
Mike Billado, Essex, VT, 8, 17, 25
Steve Hodgdon, Danville, VT, 15, 12, 27
Lucas Wheeler, Bradford, VT, 22, 6, 28
Mark Barnier, Essex Jct., VT, 10, 18, 28
Mike MacAskill, Williamstown, VT, 25, 5, 30
Darrell Morin, Burlington, VT, 13, 19, 32
Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury, VT, 14, 22, 36
Ty Gagne, Georgia, VT, 17, 21, 38
Derrick Barker, Post Mills, VT, 20, 20, 40
Clem Despault, Waterbury, VT, 19, 25, 44
Tyler Farnham, Fairlee, VT, 24, 23, 47
#Derrick Calkins, Milton, VT, 21, 26, 47
Josh Harrington, Topsham, VT, 26, 24, 50

Allen Lumber Street Stocks Mini-Milk Bowl Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver, Hometown, Seg. #1, Seg. #2, TOTAL
Jaden Perry, Hardwick, VT, 1, 4, 5
Alan Maynard, Fairfax, VT, 11, 2, 13
Kevin Dodge, Barre, VT, 9, 5, 14
Kyle Streeter, Waitsfield, VT, 8, 6, 14
Dave Whitcomb, Morrisville, VT, 15, 1, 16
Jeremy Colson, S. Royalton, VT, 12, 8, 20
Chris LaForest, Barre, VT, 10, 13, 23
Tommy Smith, Williamstown, VT, 2, 21, 23
Keith Fortier, Hinesburg, VT, 14, 10, 24
Jamon Perry, Hardwick, VT, 6, 18, 24
Garry Bashaw, Lincoln, VT, 16, 9, 25
Bunker Hodgdon, Hardwick, VT, 5, 23, 28
Nick Pilotte, Jefferson, NH, 4, 24, 28
Paul Grant, E. Calais, VT, 22, 7, 29
Jamie Davis, Wolcott, VT, 17, 14, 31
Tyler Austin, E. Calais, VT, 7, 25, 32
Marcel J. Gravel, Wolcott, VT, 30, 3, 33
Gary Mullen, Tunbridge, VT, 19, 16, 35
Lloyd Blakely, Graniteville, VT, 24, 12, 36
#Thomas Merchant, Eden Mills, VT, 20, 19, 39
Kyle Chapin, Hardwick, VT, 29, 11, 40
Justin Blakely, Barre, VT, 26, 15, 41
Lance Masterson, Lincoln, VT, 13, 28, 41
Kyle Gravel, Wolcott, VT, 28, 17, 45
Ken Stridsberg, Berlin, VT, 25, 20, 45
Jennifer Getty, Cambridge, VT, 18, 27, 45
Derrick Mann, Waterbury, VT, 23, 26, 49
Scott Maynard, Burlington, VT, 21, 29, 50
Will Hennequin, Morrisville, VT, 32, 22, 54
Mike Gay, So. Burlington, VT, 27, 28, 55
Kelly Miller, Johnson, VT, 31, 30, 61

KEVIN HARVICK LOCKS INTO ‘ELIMINATOR’ ROUND WITH WIN AT CHARLOTTE

by | Oct 12, 2014 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup

KEVIN HARVICK LOCKS INTO ‘ELIMINATOR’ ROUND WITH WIN AT CHARLOTTE
TEAM CHEVY TAKES 1-2-3 FINISH

CONCORD, N.C. – October 11, 2014 – Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS, secured a spot in the third round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his win in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the fifth race in the 10-race run for the series title. It was Harvick’s third win of the 2014 season, and 16th top-10 finish thus far this season, and it was the 16th win for the Chevrolet SS.

“We came here and tested thinking that this was going to be the hardest round to get through because of Talladega,” said Harvick. “There’s so much that you can’t control there. We wanted to try to control the things that we could control. We felt like Kansas and here (Charlotte) were playing to our strengths; and just see where it fell after that once we get to the next round. So I’m really proud of everybody at SHR. I’m really proud of all my guys on this team. I just can’t thank everybody enough.”
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Officials announce 2014-15 event schedule for East Coast Snocross

by | Oct 12, 2014 | Snocross

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Officials announce 2014-15 event schedule for East Coast Snocross,
Presented by AMSOIL, Woody’s Traction and FXR

FREMONT, New Hampshire (Oct. 11, 2014) – Officials at East Coast Snocross (ECS) have announced a nine-race event schedule for the 2014-2015 season. The new schedule was announced today at the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association’s annual Grass Drags & Water Cross at Peterson’s Brookvale Farm.

The schedule will take the series and its teams from New England north to Quebec, and on to the western-most reaches of New York. Highlights include a companion event with International Series of Champions’ (ISOC) AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series; a long-awaited return to Maine; and a return to the prestigious Ski-doo Grand Prix de Valcourt, in Valcourt, Quebec.

ECS will also sanction between one and three Hillcross events this season, beginning with a debut at the Granite Gorge ski area, on Dec. 6-7, 2014, just outside the city of Keene, New Hampshire. A second Hillcross event is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 20-21, with a third possible on April 4-5, 2015.
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ACT Champions Take Milk Bowl Front Row

by | Oct 11, 2014 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont

ACT Champions Take Milk Bowl Front Row at Thunder Road

Barre, VT – 2014 American Canadian Tour Late Model Champion Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH claimed his fourth career Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award as he set the fast time of the day with a 13.114 second lap at Barre’s Thunder Road on Saturday, October 11. Starting on the outside pole will be 2014 Serie ACT Champion Alex Labbe of St-Albert, QC when the first segment of the 52nd Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl rolls off tomorrow, Sunday, October 12.

The “Outlaw” Eddie MacDonald qualified to the first segment as the third fastest time in the time trials. 2014 Thunder Road “King of the Road” Derrick O’Donnell, Cody Blake and seven-time ACT Champion Jean-Paul Cyr each won one of the three Late Model Triple 50 qualifiers following time trial and qualify to positions 4-7 in the first segment.
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Granite State Pro Stock Series Championship to be Decided at World Series at Thompson Speedway

by | Oct 10, 2014 | Connecticut, Granite State Pro Stock, Thompson

Thompson

Hunt for October: Championship to be Decided at World Series

Walpole, NH- The 2014 Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion will be crowned at the World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) on October 18-19.

Dillon Moltz holds a slim 16 point lead over veteran racer Larry Gelinas after 10 of 11 events, and a 17 point lead over Matt Frahm. Moltz, driving the Brackett Mechanical/RB Performance machine, has quietly jumped into the lead, after finishing in the top 5 in his last four races, including a win at the NH Classic at Star Speedway. “We are going into Thompson (Speedway Motorsports Park) with all guns loaded and not holding anything back,” Moltz exclaimed. “We are going to go there doing what we’ve been doing all year.”
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Chase Dowling Wins SPAFCO SK Modified® Rookie of the Year Honors at Stafford Motor Speedway

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford

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Cliff Saunders Wins Limited Late Model Rookie of the Year at Stafford Motor Speedway

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford

Stafford Speedway

Cliff Saunders Wins R.A.D. Automachine Limited Late Model Rookie of the Year Honors at Stafford Motor Speedway

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning the DARE Stock track championship in 2012, hometown driver Cliff Saunders was ready to move into the Limited Late Model division in 2013. But mechanical issues with his car relegated him to making only 4 starts and delayed his full-time move to the division until this season and Saunders made the most of his rookie season by claiming the R.A.D. Automachine Rookie of the Year honors in his #4 American Sleeve Bearing Chevrolet.

Saunders’ twin brother Albert ran 15 of the 18 Limited Late Model races last season and scored 2 wins, and combined with Cliff’s 4 starts last season, Saunders had a leg up on most rookie drivers as he not only had personal experience to lean on, but his brother’s experience as well.
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Barrett Targets A Three-Peat at Lee Sunday As Points Battle Tightens

by | Oct 9, 2014 | VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES

vmrslogo1Canaan, NH. – When the Valenti Modified Racing Series visits New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway this weekend, 19-year old Tommy Barrett, of Millis, Mass, looks to do something never done before, and win his third consecutive ‘Oktoberfest 100’ when the series competes in the 30th annual Oktoberfest weekend, Saturday and Sunday,

All eyes will be on Barrett and the top two point men in the series standings, Justin Bonsignore, of Holtsville, New York, and reigning champion Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.

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All Seasons Arctic Cat Racing preps for busy 2014-15 snocross season

by | Oct 9, 2014 | New York, Snocross

Pontus EngstromGLENVILLE, New York (Oct. 6, 2014) — With the national snocross opener now less than two
months away, another of the northeast’s premiere race teams is busy preparing for a five-rider assault
on tracks throughout the snowbelt.

All Seasons Arctic Cat Racing, based in Glenville, New York, has assembled a group of five
experienced and talented athletes to compete for class championships on the East Coast Snocross
(ECS) series. The team will also run in three national events on the International Series of Champions’
(ISOC) AMSOIL Championship Series.

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