by | Nov 25, 2013 | Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Manchester, NH. — Rowan Pennink, of Huntingdon Valley, PA, was officially crowned series champion Saturday night as the Valenti Modified Racing Series closed out its 2013 campaign and 10th anniversary season. The event was held at Best Western Executive Inn, Manchester, NH.
Pennink and car owners Gary and Kim Casella were presented the series top honors for the first time.
Commemorating the series 10th season, Pennink and the Roscoe Racing/ Casella team were presented a check for $10,000 by series president and founder Jack Bateman.
Pennink becomes the VMRS fifth series champion, an honor that the Pennsylvania driver appreciates.
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by | Nov 25, 2013 | Canada, Pro Stock Tour
(Halifax, NS. November 23, 2013) The curtain officially fell on the 2013 edition of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Saturday night in Moncton, New Brunswick with the series annual awards gala. Over 200 drivers, crews, sponsors, officials and fans of the series gathered at the Crowne Plaza Moncton to honor their accomplishments from this past season. The top 16 drivers from 2013 shared in the $50,000 Parts for Trucks point fund, with $10,000 going to the champion of the series, John Flemming. For Flemming, it was his fourth series title and first since 2006.
Along with the series championship and prize money comes a ring commissioned by Inglis Jewelers. In addition to his championship, Flemming also collected the Linde Group Most Laps Led Award and the Atlantic Tiltload Time Trial Award for 2013.
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by | Nov 22, 2013 | PASS
– Marquee events to include 9th Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway, 9th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown at Southern National Motorsports Park and 12th Annual North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway
– Season kicks off with return to New Smyrna Speedway in February for Winter Meltdown
– Series will return to Greenville-Pickens Speedway for the first time since 2010 for two events
CHARLOTTE, NC (November 21) – Excitement continues to build as one of the most anticipated short track events of the fall, the 8th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown, gets set to run this weekend at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC. The Meltdown will feature a 200 lap event for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models that will determine both the PASS National and PASS South champions.
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by | Nov 21, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
As it has for over 30 years, Start Finish Productions will present Autoparts Swap ‘n Sell, the area’s only indoor all-automotive swap meet. On January 18 & 19, 2014, nearly 350 vendors will converge on the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, to fill the 125,000 square foot Better Living Center to capacity with auto parts and accessories.
The show will take place on Saturday and Sunday, from 8 a.m through 5 p.m. each day. Admission is $10 per day. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult.
Vendor space measuring 12’by 15’ is available for $130.
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by | Nov 21, 2013 | Canada, Pro Stock Tour
(Halifax, NS. November 20, 2013) John Flemming of Halifax, Nova Scotia will officially be crowned as the first four-time Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour Champion on Saturday night in Moncton, New Brunswick. The season will officially come to a close on November 23rd at the Crowne Plaza as the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will host their annual awards gala in the “Hub City.” The ballroom is expected to be packed with Tour teams, drivers, officials, sponsors and fans as they celebrate the accomplishments of the 2013 season.
While Flemming will be the driver receiving the big trophy and the $10,000 share of the $50,000 Parts for Trucks point fund, the series will be honoring their 16 full-time teams for their standings finishes. Drivers will also be recognized through a number of contingency awards and vendor programs they were eligible to compete for during the past season. New this season is the Irving Blending and Packaging Fan Favorite Award, which will see the driver selected by an online vote receive a cash bonus.
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by | Nov 19, 2013 | PASS
CHARLOTTE, NC (November 18) – As this weekend’s 8th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown approaches for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models, several teams are already ready to make their way south to North Carolina’s Southern National Motorsports Park. Since the event’s inception in 2006, some of the best PASS North Super Late Model teams from New England have made the trip south to escape the increasingly cold weather in the north and get one more big race in before the season ends. And the northern contingent has fared quite well traditionally, especially in the early years of the Meltdown. In the first four editions, PASS North drivers took the checkered flag led by Ben Rowe, who won at Concord Speedway in 2007 and South Boston Speedway in 2009, while fellow New Englanders Cassius Clark and Johnny Clark took the checkered flag in the other two.
While the south has prevailed in the last three runnings of the Mason Dixon Meltdown, many believe this year’s race at Southern National could see the big money heading back north on I-95. Rowe leads a strong group of fellow New Englanders to this year’s Meltdown which includes Joey Doiron, Kyle Desouza, Derek Ramstrom, Joey Polewarczyk, and Steve Legendre. The All-Time PASS Super Late Model wins leader is quite familiar racing in the south with 8 PASS South wins to his credit and the 2009 PASS South Super Late Model championship. Rowe recently ended a long dry spell with his win in the North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway and is looking forward to heading back to Southern National Motorsports Park where he took one of his five wins during his championship season.
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by | Nov 19, 2013 | NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Touring Series News
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Team Chevy’s Austin Dillon Wins 2013 Nationwide Championship
by | Nov 15, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports South
By Lou Modestino
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Ted Christopher, Plainville, Ct., whose racing exploits in Indoor TQ Midget racing over the years rival his asphalt Modified successes, was the first driver to submit his entry for the NAPA KNOW HOW Atlantic City (NJ) Indoor Race Weekend of January 24-25, 2014. Christopher was also first in line to enter the inaugural Battle Of Trenton Indoor Race set for February 7 & 8 at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ.
TQ Midget racing specialist Matt Roselli of Brodheadsville, Pa.,quickly followed Christopher’s NAPA Know How Atlantic City entry while Paul Lotier, Jr., Lebanon, Pa., was became the second entrant of
record for the first Sun National Bank Center TQ events.
The two events are being promoted by Trenton-based Len Sammons Motorsports Productions and will make up this year’s Fatheadz Eyewear Indoor Racing Series.
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by | Nov 15, 2013 | New England, New England Motorsports North
On Sunday November 10, the New England Antique Racers (NEAR), presented the 16th annual New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Conducted at Manelley’s Banquet Hall in South Windsor, CT., the HOF celebrates literally hundreds of feature victories, championships, and untold contributions to the sport of auto racing within the New England region.
Instituted in 1998, the HOF now boasts membership of well-over 100 deserving individuals.
Opening comments by NEAR President Al Feeney along with a stirring rendition of the Star Spangled Banner & God Bless America performed by past NEAR President Bob Seller and his wife began the day. Award-winning sportswriter Matt Buckler served as Master of Ceremonies.
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by | Nov 14, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont, Whelen All American Series
RUTLAND, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will toast top local stock car drivers from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at its annual Banquet of Champions on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Among the competitors to be honored on stage are Rookie of the Year winners from each of the track’s four weekly racing classes. The Banquet of Champions will be at the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington in Rutland, VT.
Twenty year-old Jamie LaFountain of Keeseville, NY will collect Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts in the headline Bond Auto Parts Modified division. LaFountain built a consistent record in his first year of racing at Devil’s Bowl, finishing in the Top 10 in nine of his 17 feature starts and taking 12th in the overall championship standings. He outdistanced Bruce Schwab and Emily Quinn for the freshman crown.
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