by | Sep 10, 2013 | New England, Schedules
Now Through October 27, 2013
Heritage Museum(67 Grove St., Sandwich, MA)-Driving Our Dreams Exhibit, 9 a.m. Each Day.
Monday, 9/9/13
Cardi’s (Rt. 2, W. Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(E. Granby, CT)-Cruise Night, 5-9 p.m.
Old harbour Village(567 So. County Trail, Rt. 2, W. Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Susi Q’s Place(208 Plainfield Pike, N. Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, 5-9 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/10/13
A&W Restaurant(Rt. 44, Greenville, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Cornerstone Pub(273 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Rt. 30, Exeter, RI)-Cruise Night, 5-8 p.m.
Cozy Grille(473 Tiogue Ave., Rt. 3, Coventry, RI)-Cruise Night,4 p.m.
Rite Aid Pharmacy(Cobb’s Corner, Canton, MA)-Cruise Night, DJ, Food, 50/50 Raffle, 5 p.m.
Slater Memorial Park(Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
South County Commons((Rt. 1, So. Kingston, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Susi Q’s Place(208 Plainfield Pike, N. Scituate, RI)-All Bike Night, 5 p.m.
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by | Sep 10, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire, Touring Series News, Whelen All American Series
No fewer than four 2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Racing Series division titles will be decided Saturday, Sept. 14, when Monadnock Speedway hosts its final NASCAR points event of the season.
Bill Kimball, Beth Adams, Chris Davis, and Ed Lofland all lead their respective division entering the points finale, but none of them have the top prize in the bag going into Saturday’s event.
Only Super Stock ace Ed Brehio III has a lock on his division’s title; that aided by a Saturday, September 7, rainout that ensured the third generation driver the championship, while, at the same time, taking two-time defending titlist John Lavoie’s last chance at a threepeat away.
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by | Sep 10, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
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PHOTOS (all credit Alan Ward)
Pierson from 14th to win again in USAC Dirt Midgets
BRADFORD, VT –It was an action packed night at Bear Ridge Speedway as double Features were on tap in most divisions due to last week’s rain shortened night, sponsored by Dead River Oil Co. Combine that with the regular Features on Mekkelsen’s RV/Racing against Cancer night and eleven Main events were held.
The first Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature found Josh Currier taking the lead from the pole position, fending off numerous challenges from Adam Gage and Troy Comeau until Comeau finally took the top spot with just four laps remaining in the 40 Lap affair. Comeau went on to take his first career win in a Sportsman Modified. Kevin Chaffee made a late race charge from his 14th stating spot to claim second with Currier a career best third. Adam Gage and Mike Dunn completed the top five.
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by | Sep 9, 2013 | Canaan, Granite State Pro Stock, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
For many of the competitors on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, Saturday, September 14 will be a surreal day for them. It is the next stop on the 2013 schedule for the Granite State Pro Stocks, one that will have major point championship implications.
But more than that, drivers like Jeremy Davis, Zig Gino, Donnie Lashua among many others have spent time in Canaan Fair Speedway Victory Lane. Davis, Gino and Lashua have been honored as champions there as well; Davis will go down as the final Pro Stock champion at the 1/3 mile oval.
Jeremy Davis comes into Canaan Fair Speedway as the most recent winner there from the Granite State Pro Stocks, picking up the win on May 4th, the second event on the schedule. Lashua is the defending winner of this late summer classic, charging to the win on September 16, 2013. This time, for both of these, and many others, it’s personal.
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by | Sep 9, 2013 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Tom Scully Jr picked up his second win of the season Saturday at Seekonk, making a three-wide pass under Mike Brightman and Kyle Casper off the second corner. Casper jumped out front for the opening laps with Brightman on his tail as they battled for the lead.
Rick Martin spun on lap 17, bringing out the caution, lining up the move that put Scully into the lead. As they raced off the second corner, Brightman, who was leading at the time. They came off the second corner, Brightman and Casper wheel to wheel. Scully saw an opening on the bottom, and squeezed his Wheelock’s NAPA Auto Group Chevy to the inside and made it a three wide battle for the lead.
The trip raced like that through the front stretch, where Scully was able to move past and take over with 22 laps remaining. Following Scully through was Dick Houlihan, who battled with Brightman for several laps, through a couple of cautions.
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by | Sep 9, 2013 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Jesse Melberg continued to show why he is the reigning champion for 2012 by coming from the back of the pack for a convincing win, edging race leader Amy Arsenault with six laps remaining in the 25-lap feature. He clambered from tenth on a field of twelve to fourth over the first eight laps, then settled in behind points leader John Robidoux for six laps, worked on Dave Desrosiers for three laps and then another three in second before he could get around Arsenault. Melberg made it happen the hard way, going around the outside each time. Earl Curtin III, who made a late climb from fifth, moved Arsenault back just two laps later to claim third, just three tenths of a second behind. Arsenault was third in a new car, .834 back. Ed Flanagan, Jr. and Robidoux rounded out the top five.
1) Jesse Melberg 2) Earl Curtin III 3) Amy Arsenault 4) Ed Flanagan Jr 5) John Robidoux 6) Jamie Salley 7) Dave Desrosiers 8) Mark Murphy 9) Dan Massa Jr 10) Dan Johnson 11) Keri-Lyn Manfredo 12) Ed Gould
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by | Sep 9, 2013 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
By Lisa Maguire
Last Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway was a bit cloudy and overcast, but the races were completed before the rain began to fall. With the changing of the seasons, the bright lights illuminating the race track brightened earlier, and the weather cooled for some fabulous racing action. There were some new faces in Victory Lane as well. On the schedule was the group two line up of divisions: Strictly Street, Mini Trucks, Outlaw Mini, and Late Model Sportsman. The flex race of the week was a thirty lap Amsoil Nelcar Legends race.
In a quick, straightforward race, fifteen Strictly Street race cars participated in a twenty lap feature. In the pole position was Corey Morgan of the No. 26. Behind him were the No. 1 of Mike Moody and the No. 5 of Guy Childs. It was not until lap three when the top three saw a leader change. Coming out of turn four Childs attempted to pass Moody on the inside. Childs and Moody scraped together, causing Childs to spin on the front stretch. While Moody recovered, the No. 43 of Ben Erskine moved to the outside and passed Moody on the front stretch. Moody moved to third.
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by | Sep 9, 2013 | Granite State Pro Stock, New Hampshire, Riverside Speedway, Touring Series News
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Granite State Pro Stocks at Riverside Speedway 9-7-2013 – Wayne Helliwell Jr WINNER
Credit: Eric R. LaFleche
by Jay | Sep 8, 2013 | Maine, Speedway 95
RAINS AGAIN CURTAIL SPEEDWAY 95 PROGRAM for September 7
For the second week in a row, rain forced Speedway 95 officials to cut the program short before all scheduled racing was completed for the night. John Kalel II of Orrington won the Dysart’s Late Model feature postponed from last week by about a foot over defending champion Andy Saunders of Ellsworth. Kalel led every lap of the event from the pole to the checkers, but Saunders made a steady run from his mid pack starting spot, putting his car in the second spot on lap 22 of the 40 lap event after a lengthy battle for the position with Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs. After finally passing Seekins, Saunders steadily gained ground on Kalel, catching him as the two to go sign was shown by the flagman, Saunders was beside Kalel when the white flag flew, but Kalel hung on to his lead and beat Saunders to the checkers by a nose. Saunders finished second with Seekins finishing third. Rookie Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington took the fourth spot with Steuben’s Brenton Parritt finishing fifth.
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by Jay | Sep 8, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, New England, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald Runs Fourth at Greenville Pickens
Eddie MacDonald drove from his twelfth place starting position to finish fourth in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in the eleventh K&N Pro Series East race this season. It was the second visit to the “Old House of Racing” this season with MacDonald taking the checkers in eighth place in the March race. Monday’s Labor Day finish solidifies Eddie Mac’s fourth place standing in the point’s race trailing third place by only four points with four races remaining.
The Grimm Construction Chevy/Multiple Sclerosis Chevy qualified twelfth in the 23 car field in 21.051 sec. around the flat half mile oval. Eddie Mac ran seventh fastest in the first practice session and ran 19th on old tires in the second practice saying, “The car ran well in the first practice and we knew we would be okay for the race. We qualified in twelfth and that is about what we expected. The important thing on this track is to save your tires for the end. The drivers that do that the best will be there at the end of the race.”
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