Saturday, 11/2-11/3/13
Capeway MotoX(Old Rt. 44, Middleborough MA)-MotoX Open, No Membership Required. Gates Open at 4-8 p.m. For Sign-Ups. Sunday Reopen At 6-8 a.m. Races 7 a.m. Gen.
Admission $10, Under 4 Free. Sponsored By Bettencourt Honda/Suzuki, W. Bridgewater, MA.
Thompson Speedway(CT)-Don Hoenig’s Flea Market & Swap Meet, 7 a.m. Each Day.
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl has released its 2014 stock car racing schedule. The schedule features 18 events from the end of April through the beginning of October, as is tradition at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement.” The biggest change for 2014 is the switch from Sunday “Twilight” events in early June to the return of the traditional June Thursday night events.
The season will kick off with the 16th Annual Merchants Bank 150 on the weekend of Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. The Merchants Bank event will be the only American Canadian Tour races at the ¼-mile in 2014.
The 52nd Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic will be on Sunday, May 25. This event will be the first of the 2014 Vermont State Championship events. The season will be highlighted by big Thursday nights. The Governor’s Cup 150, the second of Thunder Road’s VT State Championship events, will be on June 26 with the Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Fireworks night the following week on July 3.
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Walpole NH – As the Granite State Pro Stock Series enters its 3rd season of competition in 2014 there are changes ahead. Series President Mike Parks stated today that the afflation with Modified Racing Series will come to a close at the end of 2013. The Race day operations will all remain the same so things will continue as normal.
Parks and the entire staff of the GSPSS wish to thank Jack Bateman and the entire group from the Modified Racing Series for their help the last two seasons. As we enter our 3rd season we are ready to stand on our own two feet.
We are currently working on the 2014 schedule with a 12 to 14 race schedule. Series officials stated the schedule will be released at the 2013 Awards Banquet on Friday Dec 27th. You can find us on Facebook at Granite State Pro Stock Series or at GSPSS.net
THOMPSON, CT. Thompson Speedway is accepting applications for car number renewals for the 2014 racing season. Competitors are encouraged to preserve their car number by completing the registration form and getting to the Thompson Speedway track office prior to the renewal date of January 15, 2014.
Thompson Speedway is proud to announce that, once again, there is no charge affiliated with car number renewals. Every year the track provides this service to its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competitors so that they can begin to prepare their race cars and without the concern of having to make costly, last minute changes to the car’s number.
Competitors are urged to go to the track’s web page (www.thompsonspeedwayoval.com), click on the car number renewal link on the front page. Once they have read the instructions, the forms should be downloaded, filled out and returned to the speedway via fax, email or regular mail.
Any questions regarding car number renewal may be addressed to Russ Dowd at the Thompson track office. Race teams may call 860-923-2280 or email questions to [email protected].
Early renewal of car numbers has worked very well for many years at Thompson Speedway. Competitors have found that this easy and free service enables them to fully prepare their cars well in advance of a new season.
Driver Rides BKR Momentum Into All-American 400 This Weekend
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault likes where his Brad Keselowski Racing team is at as it heads into the homestretch of the 2013 season.
Fresh off a podium finish at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway last weekend, the BKR development driver believes that momentum could pay big dividends as he enters this weekend’s Southern Super Series All-American 400 at the history Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn.
“I’m really looking forward to running this race,” Theriault said. “It’s one of the biggest races in the country, one of the biggest Super Late Model races that we run all year. Having two big races coming up, it’s important to make good use of the momentum we’ve built up over the last couple of months and have some success. This would be a good time to do that.”
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THOMPSON, CT. Two major personnel changes were announced today by Thompson Speedway General Manager, Josh Vanada. Both appointments are effective immediately.
The first announced by Vanada is the promotion of Race Director, Jeff Zuidema, to the position of Director of Competition. This post had been held by Vanada but was recently vacated when he was named the track’s General Manager. Zuidema, a four-time Thompson champion and winner of some 52 races at the track, will have the responsibility of oversight of on-track competition and the inspection process.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (October 30) – As the leaves begin to fall and temperatures become more brisk, Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model teams are making final preparations for two of the biggest events of the season. First, PASS South racers will head to Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC on November 9th to race as part of the 11th Annual North-South Shootout. Then, the 2013 season will come to a close on November 23rd with a big 200 lapper at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC as part of the 8th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown. Both races carry a great deal of prestige in the short track racing community and will feature an array of unique divisions in addition to the PASS South Super Late Models, including the Tour-type Modifieds at Caraway and Must See Xtreme Racing Sprint Cars at Southern National.
The North-South Shootout will feature a 150 lap event for the PASS South Super
Late Models on the tough .455 mile oval. The Shootout has become known as a “can’t miss” event for short track fans, particularly fans of the Modifieds. But, last year’s hard fought contest for the PASS South Super Late Models which saw current points leader Jay Fogleman hold off rising start Ross Kenseth in a thrilling finish, has fans clamoring to see more from the “Big Boys With The Bad, Fast Toys.”
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Grimes, IA – Brett Moffitt, driver of the Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) No. 11 Kobe Toyopet Toyota owned by Shigeaki Hattori, was within just 5 points of the leader in the season point standings when the team rolled into Braselton, Georgia. While they unloaded, they were confident that Crew Chief Dave McCarty and the team had brought a strong entry to the final race of the season at Road Atlanta.
The first issue that arose was an outburst from Mother Nature. Persistent rain washed out all on-track activities on Thursday, eliminating the practice and qualifying sessions. On Friday morning, the track dried slowly, and time constraints eventually allowed only one very short practice session for the teams to do a quick shake-down of the cars before the green flag waved. Moffitt made his way around the 2.54 mile road course in 87.896 seconds at an average speed of 104.032 mph, clocking the 5th quickest practice lap in the field of 25 entries.
As the teams debriefed following the short practice, Moffitt congratulated the crew on putting a great set-up under the car, and he assured them, “We’ve got this!” The team’s spirits and confidence were high, and they fully expected to be in contention all day, not just for the win, but for the season championship as well. Moffitt’s statistics are second to none. He had finished in the top 10 in all 4 of his previous road course starts, including 3 podium finishes.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (October 22) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials recently announced the weekend schedule of events for the upcoming 8th Annual Mason Dixon Meltdown at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC. The action packed schedule includes rotating practice on Friday, November 22 and a full day of practice, qualifying, and racing on Saturday, November 23.
“We wanted to make sure and get this schedule out in plenty of time since this is such a big event for our fans and competitors,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “The Mason Dixon Meltdown has grown to be one of the biggest events of the fall for short track racers and we wanted to make sure and get everything started early enough for fans and racers who might be traveling from far away. In addition to crowning the PASS National, PASS South, and PASS Pro Late Model champions, having the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Cars on hand has made this race even more special.”
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