by | Jul 9, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Barker 2nd Rookie to claim Modified Win
BRADFORD, VT – Kane Pike of Bradford VT became the seventh different winner of the season in the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division in the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series on J&A Lawncare and Boudreault Septic Night at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday..
It would take Pike seventeen laps to work his way to the front of the pack and a caution on that lap was what he needed to steal the lead from Buster Kathan of Ludlow VT. Pike maintained the lead for the remaining laps and went on to claim the win making him the seventh different driver in seven. Kathan in his career best performance crossed the line in second with Jeff Robbins coming home in third for the final victory lane spot. Rounding out the top five were Josh Constantine and Jesse Smith.
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by | Jul 9, 2013 | Connecticut, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. After a two week absence, Thursday night racing returns to the Thompson Speedway this week. The break in the racing action was the result of a rain out on June 27th and the New England Summer Nationals occupying the speedway grounds on the 4th of July.
When racing resumes on July 11th, it will be Whelen Engineering night and Thompson’s five NASCAR Whelen All- American Series divisions will be in competition. As an added attraction, the Xtra Mart Limited Sportsman teams will compete in their longest race of the year. A 30-lap main event is on tap for this exciting division and the competition is bound to be fierce for the win and the bragging rights that go along with winning this prestigious race. Currents points leader Larry Barnett will head the field and will be the driver to beat. He has captured three wins already this year and has moved to 4th on the all-time win list at Thompson with an amazing total of 55 career victories. It will not be easy for Barnett as he will face stiff competition from drivers like Scott Sundeen, Steve Kenneway, Jason Chicolas and Bill McNeil.
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by | Jul 9, 2013 | Granite State Pro Stock
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Hudson, NH. – Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, made his first ever visit to Hudson (NH) Speedway a memorable one as he won the Granite State Pro Stock Series sanctioned ‘Gate City Classic 100’ Sunday night, July 7.
O’Sullivan started fourth in an 18-car field and moved to the front at the beginning of lap 44 when he passed Jeremy Davis of Tamworth, NH.
Davis set a torrid pace after passing early leader Barry Gray on lap seven. For a period, Davis looked like the car to beat leading for 35 laps until O’Sullivan made his race-winning pass.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
By Gary Dutton
WINCHESTER, NH – Tim Leblanc and Scott Thompson each scored their first win Saturday, July 6, at Monadnock Speedway. Super Stock veteran Dana Shepard, winless the last five-plus seasons, thrilled the huge crowd with a memorable victory.
But it was Modified icon Dwight Jarvis who earned the big bucks with a shrewd race strategy that landed him in victory lane after winning the night’s 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series main event.
Other winners on the Firecracker 100 card included Adam Norton, victorious in the Sportsman Modified feature, Mini Stock points leader Chris McTaggart, who won his first feature since April, and Young Guns hot shoe Joe Collins, who earned his third victory lap of the summer.
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by Jay | Jul 8, 2013 | ACT, Canada, Touring Series News
Vallee-Jct., QC – Boischatel, Quebec’s Donald Theetge earned his second straight Série ACT win on Friday, July 5 at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jct., QC. Theetge used the final restart on lap 131 of the 150 lap event to muscle his way around longtime event leader Patrick Laperle. Laperle made several last ditch efforts over the final 19 laps, but to no avail as Theetge protected the outside line and took away Laperle’s momentum.
The two rivals spent the majority of the event at the front after working their way from about mid-pack of the 26 car field. Laperle would get to the point first, taking away the lead from Dany Trepanier on lap 46. Theetge pulled up to his rear bumper one lap later and the latest chapter of the Theetge/Laperle rivalry began. The two swapped the lead several times over the remainder of the event and through several restarts. Laperle seemed to have the field covered until Theetge restarted on the outside on the final restart.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | Granite State Pro Stock, Touring Series News
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Granite State Pro Stock Series Gate City Classic at Hudson Speedway 7-7-2013
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by Jay | Jul 8, 2013 | ACT, All-Star Speedway, New England, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
Epping, NH – Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH became just the third driver to win three American Canadian Tour Late Model point counting events in a row with his victory at Star Speedway on Saturday, July 6. Polewarczyk joins Ben Rowe (2006) and Gary Caron (1995) as the only three straight ACT Late Model winners.
Polewarczyk and fellow New Hampshire native Wayne Helliwell, Jr. put on a show for their hometown fans for the majority of the event. Helliwell took over the lead on lap 53 and just over 10 laps later Polewarczyk arrived at his back bumper from his 9th starting position. Over the next 70 laps, the duo held the top two spots as they battled for the win. Helliwell protected the outside groove and kept the momentum off the corners as Polewarczyk fought for every inch on the inside. Polewarczyk caught the break he needed as the final caution flag flew on lap 135.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | Seekonk Speedway
Seekonk Speedway is set to induct the first group onto the Seekonk Speedway/630 WPRO am Wall of Fame. In a fan vote done from January through March, eight individuals have been elected to represent over 60 years of racing.
On Saturday, July 13, the founder of Seekonk Speedway, D. Anthony Venditti, the Godfather, will join his wife, the First Lady of NE Motorsports as the first to rightfully take their place, at the top of the Wall of Fame.
D. Anthony wasn’t afraid to take on an issue that would benefit the overall good for the sport. He was an innovator, a pioneer in the sport that is rarely seen. He created A.R.C., which stands for Auto Racing Club, to compete with the many groups that were out there competing. He created the Pro Stocks in 1977, which continues to lead the action at Seekonk.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Derrick O’Donnell of North Haverhill, NH wheeled around 16-year-old Joey M Laquerre – three months removed from Driver’s Ed at U-32 High School – and went on to a car-length win in the 50-lap ENPRO Services Late Model main at Thunder Road.
Right behind Joey M Laquerre for 3rd came his grandfather Joey Laquerre, a fixture at Thunder Road for decades. “I tried to give him a little room, I didn’t want to make him nervous,” Grandpa Joey said.
“I have a lot of fun racing with my family,” Joey M Laquerre said in victory lane.
O’Donnell’s impressive win in the Gary Clay Builders No. 60 was his second of the season. He started 16th on the grid and sat 8th at the halfway mark. Phil Scott and Scott Payea finished 4th and 5th respectively after passing one another several times.
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by | Jul 8, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine
Scarborough, ME – Saturday’s NASCAR Nite Sport Series 35-lap feature event was won by recent high-school graduate Garrett Hall, of Scarborough.
Doug Wolfe, of Gorham, paced the 17-car field to the green flag, however gave up the lead to Westbrook’s Dave Charest on the first lap. Charest led the field until lap seven of the event, when Hall was able to gain an advantage coming out of the corner to capture the lead from him on lap eight. Hall didn’t look back in the caution free event and led until the checkered flag.
By the halfway mark, Gorham’s Sally Gheradi had safely maneuvered her way through the field and into the runner-up position after starting 7th in the event. Gheradi tried to run-down Hall, however he maintained his lead on her and the rest of the field.
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