by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Pierson Wins with Exciting Close Finish in USAC Dirt Midget Association Race at Vermont’s Bear Ridge Speedway
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Ellington, CT: The USAC Dirt Midget Association had the closes finish of the series history with driver Adam Pierson winning the race. In total twenty teams started the feature race.
For heat race one the 11R driven by Alex Rose was on the pole with the 77 of Jeff Champagne starting second. When the green flag waived, Champagne took the 77 down low and into the lead moving Rose in the 11R to second. The battle was then on for second and third place with the 12 of Adam Whitney driving around Rose in the 11R and taking over second place moving Rose to third. Then Jeff Horn in the 1R, who had started sixth, joined in the fight for position and by lap five took over third from Rose. As the checkered flag was displayed it was Champagne, who dominated the heat race, taking the win with the 12 of Adam Whitney in second followed by the 1R of Jeff Horn for third. In this heat race, the 76X was piloted by Karl Fredrickson of Speedway Illustrated who came to Bear Ridge this night to celebrate Speedway Illustrated Fan Appreciation Night.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | Connecticut, Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES, Waterford
Christopher Ends VMRS Winless Streak With Waterford Win
Waterford, CT. – Veteran driver Ted Christopher, of Plainville, Connecticut, put an end to a two-year winless streak when he won
the Valenti Modified Racing Series 100-lap ‘Wings & Wheels’ race
at Waterford (CT) Speedbowl, Saturday, August 9.
Christopher’s last series win was July 29, 2012.
Christopher started outside front row in the 24-car field. Pole sitter Steve Masse, of Bellingham, MA., took the lead at the drop of the green flag with Christopher giving chase over the first 42-laps. When Christopher jumped into the lead, he was never headed.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Photos, Touring Series News
Photos – ACT at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway 8-9-2014 by Eric LaFleche
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Jason Colbeth big winner in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Madness event leading the majority of the 116 laps.
Jeff Champagne falls one lap short from the win in the USACDMA Midgets.
BRADFORD, VT – The “super moon” of the night helped to provide plenty of wild action for the fans on our John Poor Memorial night sponsored by Walker Motor Sales Saturday August 9, 2014.
Chris Donnelly the current points leader in the DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds seemed to be in a bit of a funk of late, but the full moon mojo pushed that funk away. Mike Dunn appeared to be having his best performance of the season leading the 31 of the 40 laps. Dunn would succumb to Ed Patterson and eventually slip back to fourth before the checkers waived. Paterson’s time at the point was short lived as Donnelly took away the lead with six to go and cruised on to his fifth win of season from his eighteenth starting position. Patterson was able to hold onto second, not allowing Gary Siemons who ending up advancing one position to finish in victory lane in third his fourth visit to the lane this season. Robert Tucker and Bryan King completed the top five.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
Waterford Speedbowl Saturday 8/9 Wings & Wheels Results
Waterford, CT (August 9, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl hosted the seventh
annual Wings & Wheels event Saturday evening in front of a jam packed
grandstand. Fans were treated to some of the fastest and most
sophisticated short track racecars in the country as the International
Supermodified Association made their only visit of the season and was
joined by the popular Valenti Modified Racing Series, Northeastern Midget
Association and NEMA Lites, plus the home track NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series SK Modifieds® and SK Light Modifieds. Ted Christopher of
Plainville ended a long Speedbowl drought dating back to 2004 with his win
in the night’s Valenti Modified Racing Series feature. Mark Sammut of
London, Ontario, Canada checkered the 50-lap ISMA Supermodified race. A
first time winner visited Victory Lane in the SK Modified® in surprise
fashion after an exciting conclusion, with Agawam, MA driver Jeff Gallup
recording the win. Randy Churchill of Oakdale took his third SK Light
Modified win of the year. In NEMA action, John Zych Jr. of Mendon, MA won
the Midget feature and Dan Cugini of Marshfield, MA won the companion NEMA
Lite race.
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by Jay | Aug 11, 2014 | Granite State Pro Stock, Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
Gray Dominates JBH 100 at Monadnock, Becomes Sixth Different Winner in Six Races with Granite State Pro Stock Series
Winchester, NH – Barry Gray fought off multiple challenges from Matt Frahm, Tommy O’Sullivan, and Dillon Moltz to pick up his first victory of the season in the JBH 100 at Monadnock Speedway.
Gray’s Meadow’s Motor Cars/Hawley’s Auto Chevrolet shot out to the lead at the drop of the green flag, as the Belchertown, MA native took full advantage of his pole position starting spot after a strong heat race. Gray would face an early challenge from Matt Frahm and Tommy O’Sullivan, but seemed to be cruising before a caution on lap 26 for Fran Colson and Cory Robert bunched the field back together. Gray would pull away from O’Sullivan once more on the restart, and set a blistering pace, putting multiple cars a lap down before the halfway point of the race.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2014 | Maine, Speedway 95
PARRITT FAMILY TOPS SPEEDWAY 95 LATE MODEL ACTION
Wayne Parritt Jr. of Steuben won his career first Dysart’s Late Model feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night, with his Uncle, Brenton Parritt of Steuben taking the second spot, and his father, Wayne Parritt Sr. finishing in third. Parritt Jr. started the 40 lap event on the pole, and battled with Deane Smart of Bradley side by side for the first 16 laps, until the caution flag slowed the field for a turn 3 spin by Winterport’s Ryan Deane. On the restart, Parritt Jr. pulled away from Smart and led the rest of the way to the checkers. While Parritt Jr. drove to his first win in the division, Uncle Brenton was moving up from his fourth place starting position to second. Meanwhile, Wayne Sr. was picking up positions from his 11th place start, until, on lap 24, it was all three Parritts in the top three. It remained that way to the end, with Smart holding on for a fourth place finish. John Curtis Jr. of Hermon finished fifth.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2014 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 OXFORD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RESULTS FROM OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
TJ BRACKETT FIRST 2014 REPEAT WINNER IN PRO LATE MODELS AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine – Reigning Budweiser Pro Late Model champion TJ Brackett of Buckfield became the first repeat main event winner of the season in the top class of Oxford Championship Series competition, scoring in the 50-lap headlining event Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway, .
“It’s been a pretty cool week,” the winner said from victory lane. “First, winning with Kyle Busch at Chaudiere (Quebec, in PASS Super Late Model competition) and now this. Of course, I have to thank Seth Holbrook and the guys in the pits.”
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2014 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Touring Series News
Nick Sweet Snags ACT Victory at Beech Ridge
Scarborough, ME – Barre’s Nick Sweet became the 7th different American Canadian Tour winner in the 7th event of the 2014 season when the tour visited Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME on Saturday, August 9. Sweet led for the majority of the event, but not without fierce contention and multiple lead changes with runner-up finisher Ben Ashline.
Ashline slipped out of the lead after starting on the pole with a plus five in ACT’s unique plus/minus handicap system. Outside pole sitter Stephane Descoste of Oka, Quebec led through the early stages of the event until Sweet took over on the 24th circuit. Sweet made the charge from his 8th place starting position and built a comfortable lead once he reached the point.
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by Jay | Aug 10, 2014 | Canada
Blenkhorn Captures Win at 15th Annual Atlantic Cat 250
(Halifax, NS, August 9th, 2014) – Dylan Blenkhorn of Truro, Nova Scotia captured the biggest win of his career Saturday night when he piloted his #67 Blenkhorn’s Auto Recyclers Chevrolet to victory in the 15th Annual Atlantic Cat 250 at Scotia Speedworld. Blenkhorn took the lead on Lap 141 and held the top spot for the final nine laps of the event, holding off Ben Rowe (Turner, ME) on a three lap dash to the checkers. Rowe held on for second, over reigning series champion John Flemming of Halifax, NS. Shawn Tucker (Fredericton, NB) rallied in the second half to finish fourth with Greg Proude (Springvale, PE) completing the top five.
After leading a race high 131 laps in the Atlantic Cat 250 Blenkhorn not only earned the Linde Most Laps Led Award, but collected more than $13,000 for his victory in the biggest stock car racing event in Halifax.
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