by | Apr 22, 2014 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
By Lisa Maguire
The weather was sunny but cool. The stands were packed. The drivers were ready. It was the perfect opening day at Wiscasset Speedway. The fans watched as five featured races kicked off the 2014 racing season. On the agenda was the group one lineup of divisions: Prostock, Napa Super Street, New England 4 Cylinder Prostock, Outlaw Mini’s, and the flex race of the week was a twenty-five lap Amsoil Nelcar Legends feature.
A twenty-five lap Amsoil Nelcar Legends race was action packed. Fourteen Legend cars hit the track in a heated competition. Defending champ Mathew Bourgoine was on hand prior to race time. Bourgoine said, “I don’t know how my season will be. I am hoping for a few wins. I have come in first in overall points for two years in a row. I am hoping for a third. There is a lot of new talent coming up, so we will see how it goes.”
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the third consecutive season, Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series drivers will be racing for extra bonus money thanks to Xtra Mart Convenience Stores. Stafford’s Xtra Mart Xtra D program gives drivers from each of their five weekly divisions the opportunity to race in an extra distance feature and the top-5 finishers from each Xtra Mart Xtra D feature will receive a cash bonus. For the 2014 season, Xtra Mart Convenience Stores will contribute a total of $3,750 that will be split up among the five races that will make up the Xtra Mart Xtra D Series.
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | New England
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that New England Racing Fuel, Sunoco Brand with John Holland and Mike Joy, have renewed their participation in the track’s Contingency Program for the upcoming 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season. New England Racing Fuel was one of the very first companies to join the SMS Contingency Program when it was created prior to the 1999 season and they have been part of the program every year since. The 2014 season will mark the 16th consecutive season that New England Racing Fuel has been a member of the SMS Contingency Program.
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Motor Speedway’s Champions for Charities race will return for a 4th consecutive season on Friday, June 27th. The event has collectively raised over $150,000 throughout the past 3 seasons for numerous charities. This year’s 15-lap feature will have a total of 11 open-wheeled championship drivers competing to raise money for the charity of their choice in Wild Thing Senior Outlaw Karts.
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag falls on the 43rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler, one of the favorites for the checkered flag will be the combination of Matt Hirschman and the #52 Furnace and Duct Supply team owned by Wayne Darling. The Darling team has won 4 of the last 8 races at Stafford with Doug Coby behind the wheel and Hirschman has 4 top-5 and 13 top-10 finishes at Stafford in 19 career starts. While the combination of the two is new for the 2014 season, they are rekindling a connection that was in existence on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 2006-2009.
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | Modified, New England
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that New England modified racing legend Billy Greco will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 43rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler. Greco began his career in the early 1950’s driving the #44 for Sharkey Gaudiosi and he made a name for himself by teaming up with his brother George and racing the #43. Greco recorded over 300 feature wins in his career with wins at West Haven, Riverside, Plainville Stadium, Rhinebeck, Lonsdale, Menands, Stafford, Waterford, Freeport, Eastern States, Islip, and the Pine Bowl. Greco claimed track championships at West Haven, Riverside, and Albany Saratoga.
“I had good times and bad times, but it was mostly good times as far as racing went,” said Greco. “My big track was Riverside. I did a lot of racing at Stafford too but I couldn’t keep up with guys like Troyer, Bodine, and Bugsy because I didn’t have the money and the equipment that they did. I wish I had been able to do a little better at Stafford than I did. It’s a great honor for me to be the Grand Marshal of the Spring Sizzler, I’ve never been asked to do something like this before. I’ll certainly treasure the opportunity.”
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by | Apr 19, 2014 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford Plains Speedway General Manager, Dick Therrien is pleased to announce that JAR Racing Photography will be the title sponsor for the 2014 Go-Kart racing season. JAR Racing Photography is owned and operated by Jeff and Trudy Marshall from Jay, Maine. Trudy Marshall is better known as Trackside Trudy on Wednesday and Friday race nights as she does driver interviews, and is the Official OPS Track Photographer.
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by | Apr 17, 2014 | Touring Series News, Whelen All American Series
This Saturday night April 19 officially kicks off another season of NASCAR Whelen All American Series Racing at Rockford Speedway, with the Mountain Dew Kickstart 67th Season Opener! The first Saturday night race of 2014 features the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models, Bargain Hunter Sportsman, Miller Lite American Short Trackers and Kickstart Roadrunners along with the Sam’s Drive-In Roadrunner Challenge ‘Driver/Fan Easter Egg Toss.’ Along with the racing, fans ages 21 and over are invited to take part in a FREE Red’s Apple Ale Sampling in the Miller Lite Pavilion from 6:30 PM to 8 PM. Gates open Saturday night at 5 PM, with the Stateline Staffing Services Fast Dashes going green at 7:07 PM. Adult admission is $12, Students 12-17 are $8, children 6-11 are $5 with Kids 5 and under FREE! We hope you join us Saturday night as we ‘Kickstart’ another exciting racing season!
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by | Apr 17, 2014 | ACT, Touring Series News
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 16) – The best short track racers from across North America will once again be descending on Hickory Motor Speedway this weekend as they prepare for the 9th Annual Easter Bunny 150. Racers flock to the legendary speedway nestled in the North Carolina Piedmont as the Easter Bunny 150 has become an Easter weekend tradition for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model division. Likewise, fans of short track racing recognize the Easter Bunny 150 as one of the sport’s premier races, thanks in large part to the star studded field of drivers the event attracts year after year.
Names like Rowe, Lawler, Williams, Naase, and Grissom have all visited victory lane in the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory. And, until last year’s win by Preston Peltier, no driver had achieved victory in racing’s ultimate Easter egg hunt more than once. But, even with the best the sport has to offer coming to duke it out against one another, it is a home grown product of Hickory Motor Speedway that some have circled on their entry lists as the early favorite.
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by | Apr 17, 2014 | ACT, Touring Series News
Fans Can Win Free Tickets and VIP Experiences
Waterbury, VT – Bond Auto Parts has announced a new program for the American Canadian Tour competitors who win qualifying events and attend the prestigious Bond ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 20. Bond has put up a total of $10,000 spread across nine qualifying events for drivers and fans.
Bond has announced that they will award ACT competitors $1,000 for their first win in the nine qualifying events. Repeat winners will receive $500 for each additional win, while the other $500 will be awarded to the highest finishing driver who has not yet won or received a bonus in a qualifying event. The nine events include the first seven American Canadian Tour point counting events, as well as the Vermont Governor’s Cup at Thunder Road and the International race at Airborne. Along with the $1,000 bonus, Bond Auto will also award the 15th place finisher in each of the nine events with a $100 Bond Auto gift card.
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