by | Sep 24, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
For The DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
BRADFORD, VT –The Crate Motor Nationals for the Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds will go green at Bear Ridge Speedway this Saturday evening. The special $1000.00 to win extra distance event, brought to you by Sabil & Sons, is the main attraction.
Up this Saturday is Wells River Savings Bank Night for the ROCK99 Weekly Racing Series. The card will be jam-packed with the weekly Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified, Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe, Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model, Weglarz Property Service Fast Four, and KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet divisions, plus the USAC Dirt Midget Association and the Granite State Mini Sprints all in competition.
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
Hermon’s Mike Hopkins came out on the winning end of a controversial 40 lap Dysart’s Late Model feature at Speedway 95 Saturday night. Hopkins started the event in the 14th position and took the lead from Ryan Deane following a lap 25 restart and held the lead through two more restarts to take the win. On lap 25, leaders Andy Saunders of Ellsworth and Wayne Parritt Jr. of Steuben were sent to the rear of the field following a spin by Saunders apparently caused when Ryan Deane of Winterport tried to make it three wide in turn one, making Parritt and Saunders stay high on the track, which led to Saunders spinning out in the “marbles” high in turn one. Both flagmen felt Parritt, who was in the middle of the three wide formation touched Saunders, helping him spin, so both drivers were sent to the rear of the field. Deane and Hopkins, who were running third and fourth when the spin occurred, inherited the front row. Hopkins got by Deane on lap 29 following a four lap side by side battle, and stayed there until the yellow flag flew again on lap 35, when someone in the pits rolled a trash barrell onto the track, causing a caution to be thrown. Hopkins survived the restart and went on to win the race with Deane finishing in second. Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington finished third, followed by Milford’s Deane Smart in fourth and Milo’s Nick Jenkins in fifth.
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald continued his dominance at the Magic Mile in Loudon, N.H. with his third victory in the American Canadian Tour’s 5th Annual Bond Auto 50 lap event. The Rowley, Mass. driver won the first ever ACT race at NHMS and has now won three of the five contests held on the September NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend schedule. Unfortunately, Eddie Mac was not as fortunate in the K&N Pro Series East race when he hit the wall in turn one while leading the race when the right side tire blew apart.
“We won one and wrecked one,” said MacDonald in victory lane after the impressive ACT win. “I really wanted to win this for a third time. Rollie (LaChance) and the entire team love running here in front of all our fans. It is a great win but the day is also bittersweet. The K&N car is in pretty bad shape and we have to evaluate it to see if it can be fixed. It is our new car this year and is my favorite car. So it is really disappointing to have a blown tire ruin our chances to win the race and destroy the car. I feel bad for team owner Rob Grimm and the rest of the team that worked so hard on it from day one.”
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Winchester, NH: This Saturday, September 28th, Monadnock Speedway will host their traditional Super Saturday event to conclude the 2013 race season. The action-packed event will be filled with 8 divisions as visiting competitors will challenge the speedway’s home track competitors in extra distance showdowns to the checkers. Divisions on tap for the special event include; 50 Lap Sportsman Modified, 35 Lap Super Stock, 35 Lap Mini Stock plus the Lightning and Thunders Stock, Young Guns along with visiting divisions of the Pro 4 Modifieds and Vintage Outlaws. The 2013 Champions will be present to officially accept their titles and then do battle against each other in the very popular Great School Bus Race. The event also includes Spectator Races and Big Wheels race.
The event will begin at 2pm with School Bus rides around the track for all Kids starting at 1:30pm. Pit gates open at 9am with practice session starting at 11:30am. Main gate opens at Noon.
by | Sep 24, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Now Through 10/27/13
Heritage Museum & Gardens(67 Grove St., Sandwich, MA)-Special Exhibit Of Automobiles, 9 a.m. Each Day.
Monday, 9/23/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 2, West Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(E. Granby, CT)-Great Cars, Great Food, Great People, Cruise Night, 5-9 p.m.
Oak Harbor Village(Rt. 2, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Susi Q’s Place, 208 Plainfield Pike, North Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, 4-9 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/24/13
A&W Restaurant(Rt. 44, Greenville, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Cornerstone Pub(Rt. 3, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night,5 p.m.
Cozy Grille(Rt. 3, Coventry, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Rite Aid Plaza(Cobb’s Corner, Canton, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Slater Memorial Park(Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
South County Commons(Rt. 1, South Kingston, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.-Dusk.
Susi Q’s Place, 208 Plainfield Pike, North Scituate, RI)-All Bike Night, 5 p.m.
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
LOUDON, N.H. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished 42nd in the fifth annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 21, after being collected in an accident involving other drivers just four laps into the event. Packard was among the 15 fastest cars in the 43-car field during final practice earlier in the day, and she started 32nd after ACT’s unique handicapping system for the event. She had already started gaining positions in the opening laps of the 50-lap race, but two cars tangled in a three-wide race on the frontstretch of the 1.058-mile oval. Packard was caught up in it, and a broken radiator hose ultimately kept the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford from returning to the event.
WHO: Emily Packard, East Montpelier, Vt.
TEAM: No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Neal Woodward, Georgia, Vt.
WHAT: Bond Auto ACT Invitational 50
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 32nd
FINISHED: 42nd
NEXT RACE: September 28, Fall Foliage 200, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
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by | Sep 24, 2013 | PASS
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Hickory PASS Photos 2
by | Sep 23, 2013 | PASS
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Hickory PASS Photos
by | Sep 23, 2013 | PASS
HICKORY, NC (September 22) – Part-time competitor and hometown favorite Tyler Church claimed his first career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win Sunday afternoon at Hickory Motor Speedway in the 7th running of the Over The Mountain 150 Presented By CV Products. Church took the lead with 13 laps to go from Johnson Motorsports teammate and 4-time Hickory Motor Speedway winner Preston Peltier and held on the rest of the way to take an emotional victory in front of the hometown fans.
“I wasn’t going to give up, but I owe a lot to Preston [Peltier] because he’s got these cars figured out and I’m privileged to get to drive one,” said an emotional Church in victory lane. “Man, this is home. Mama’s buried in the cemetery on the hill. This is special.”
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by | Sep 23, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont
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Photos (all credit Alan Ward)
Rich Tops Held Over SCoNE Triple Crown Feature
BRADFORD, VT – A jammed pit area saw a total of 117 race teams from five states competing on the seven-division card for the fourth annual New England Dirt Track Championships. Mother Nature tried it’s best to put a damper on the night with a persistent on and off drizzle delaying the start of the night by over two hours, but once the racing started it was hot and heavy for the regular 99ROCK weekly Racing Series divisions along with the USAC Dirt Midgets and the Sprint Cars of New England. The only event not completed was the Kids Bike Giveaways, as about 75 bikes were slated to be given away, this will now occur this week.
The final race of the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) Triple Crown Series, held over from a rainout earlier in the year, kicked off the night on the ultra fast and smooth track with Tyler Rich of Lyme, NH coming to the front from his sixth starting position. Rich took the lead from Troy Comeau and went on to take a convincing win. Perennial front runner Chris Donnelly was second with Rick Martel, Troy Comeau and Clay Dow completing the top five. With the win Rich was named the Triple Crown Champion over Chris Donnelly. The feature saw both Lacey Hanson and Dan Douville take wild rides, destroying their mounts in separate incidents.
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