Série ACT Announces St-Eustache Doubleheader Finale

ACT American Canadian TourWaterbury, VT – Série ACT officials have announced the twice-postponed St-Eustache 100 at Autodrome St-Eustache has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 14th. The event will now be the first leg of a doubleheader weekend at the half-mile speedway to cap off the 2013 Série ACT season. The annual St-Eustache 300 will complete the title battle on Sunday, September 15th.
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Kids Night Festivities Rescheduled For Thunder Road

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Barre, VT – The previously postponed Kids Night will now be part of ENPRO Services Night on Sunday, July 7, at The Nation’s Site of Excitement Thunder Road, complete with the North East Mini-Stock Tour. The event will feature Kids Rides before a full card of racing action on the Barre highbanks. Kids ages 12 and under will have free admission and get a coupon for a free hot dog.
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JOHN PETERS MOTORSPORTS: Peters Heads To Doubleheader Weekend Off Pair Of Top-10 Finishes

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Beech Ridge/Speedway 95 Race Preview

THE STORY

WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour hit the track for another double-dip this week, with the VIP Thursday Thunder 25 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, June 27, followed by a return trip to Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, for a 25-lap event on Saturday, June 29. Peters turned in a pair of outstanding runs last weekend – driving all the way from the rear of the field to finish eighth in a caution-free event at Beech Ridge on Thursday, June 20, and then rallying from the 16th starting position to finish third at Wiscasset Speedway. In his last four races in the No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan, Peters has one win, three Top-3s and four Top-10 finishes.
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COOLIDGE MOTORSPORTS: Chris Coolidge Posts Top-5 At Oxford Plains

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Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report

OXFORD, Maine – Chris Coolidge of Norway, Maine, finished fifth in the Oxford Championship Series 40-lap Pro Late Model feature event at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, June 21. Coolidge started on the pole in the 15-car field and led the first nine laps before yielding the top spot as the handling on the No. 72 Bill’s Automotive/Lloyd’s Land Chevrolet started to go away. Coolidge fell as low as seventh in the running order but rallied late to post his second consecutive Top-5 finish in Oxford’s top division.
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EMILY PACKARD: Packard Finishes 19th At Thunder Road

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Casella Waste Management 50 Race Report

BARRE, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished 19th in the Casella Waste Management 50 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Thursday, June 20. Packard fought the balance on the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet throughout the day, and then found track position difficult to come by in the second half of the feature event. Packard moved to 17th in the track’s Late Model standings in her first full season of Late Model competition at the Thunder Road.
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LOU MODESTINO’S NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SCHEDULE FOR 6/24-6/30/13

Monday, 6/24/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 2, W. Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(504 W. Hartford Ave., Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, Music, Food, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(E. Granby, CT)-Cruise Night, Live Music, Family Fun, Raffles, Vendors, Food, 5-9 p.m.
Oak Harbor Village(567 S. County Trail(Rt. 2) Exeter, RI, 5 p.m. -Dusk.
Suzi Q’s Place(208 Plainfield Pike, N. Scituate, RI)-Cruise, 4-9 p.m.
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DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Enduro Rescheduled for Coca-Cola Firecracker at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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WEST HAVEN, VT – The “Coca-Cola Firecracker” Independence Day stock car racing celebration at Devil’s Bowl Speedway just got bigger and better. The second round of the Enduro Series has been moved from its original date of Friday, June 28 to the Coca-Cola event on Friday, July 5 at 6:00pm, adding to what was already billed as one of the top racing events of the summer at the West Haven, VT track.
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