Mainely Motorsports TV – March 2, 2016
Mainely Motorsports TV – March 2, 2016
Chase Elliot on Winning Daytona 500 Pole
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS – DAYTONA 500 POLE WINNER
“This is a very, very cool day. I don’t know that this opportunity has sunk in yet, much less sitting on the pole for the Daytona 500. So this is very cool. I think the big thing is just the team and the Daytona 500 qualifying is about the team guys and the effort they put into these cars and it’s nothing special I did, it’s really what kind of work they did this off-season to make it happen. Jeff (Gordon) knows all about that and I just wanted to give a big thanks to NAPA Auto Parts and all of our partners at HMS on this No. 24 car. This is very special and a great way to start the season.”
HEY CHASE, THIS IS JEFF GORDON. WELCOME TO THE 2016 SPRINT CUP SERIES AND THE DAYTONA 500. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO GET IT ALL STARTED. I KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE TEAM FOR TODAY. FOR FROM HERE ON OUT, THE DRIVER IS GOING TO PLAY A HUGE ROLE. HOW DO YOU GET PREPARED TO TAKE THIS MOMENTUM INTO THE DUELS ON THURSDAY AND INTO THE DAYTONA 500? HOW DO YOU BECOME THE YOUNGEST DAYTONA 500 WINNER IN HISTORY?
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New England Racer Needs your Support
New England Racer Needs your Support
Young kart racer Joel Belanger of Washington NH was named a finalist in the amateur category of the Champion Spark plugs, Search for a Champion contest. Joel’s entry was one of 200 entries in the amateur category, and by being selected as a finalist he won a $1000 sponsorship from Champion. Joel is now one of 25 finalists in the amateur category that will be competing for the grand prize of $10,000. Joel is the only finalist from the New England region, and is hopeful that the region will support his efforts to win the grand prize.
Joel’s entry tells the story of this young racers passion for the sport. Besides being a talented driver, he is a fan, and student of the sport.
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Mainely Motorsports TV – February 17, 2016
Mainely Motorsports TV – February 17, 2016
An interview with KEVIN HARVICK
An interview with KEVIN HARVICK
Q. How many times have you watched the replay of that last lap in 2007 when you won this race? What’s it like to relive that?
KEVIN HARVICK: Yeah, it still gives me goosebumps every time that I see it happen because it’s one of those moments where you didn’t really expect to be in that position with everything that had happened 12, 15 laps before that.
I think as you see everything unfold, you see it coming to the line, then win the race. When you go back to remembering what it was like inside of the car, how excited you were, all the things you got to do the next week, it was pretty neat.
It’s hard to put any race together, let alone this one. There’s just so many things that have to go your way. I think that year was probably a year that you didn’t think you probably had the car to win. I can think of a few years where it felt like you had the car to win and you didn’t win because of something going wrong.
You never know when it’s all going to line up. You have to keep trying to plug away and keep yourself in contention.
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Bear Ridge Speedway the best bang for your buck family entertainment
Bear Ridge Speedway
Bear Ridge Speedway continues to be the best source of good inexpensive high quality entertainment for families, and 2016 will see it even better for the fans. The price of a regular show general admission (front gate) ticket will remain the same as it has over the past decade for adults (ages 17 to 61) at $10.00 a person and children 11 and under $2.00. Teens 12 to 16 and seniors 62 and older will be able to enjoy the racing in 2016 at just $8.00.
The price of the back gate (pit entrance) will also remain the same for Bear Ridge Speedway 2016 license holders and non-license holders. To get thru the back gate (pit gate) Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2016 license holders will get in for $15.00 and non-license holders will get in for $25.00 (both of these prices are in addition to the front gate ticket.) In order to be eligible for the Bear Ridge Speedway points fund, and recognized at the annual awards banquet, drivers will have to hold a 2016 Bear Ridge Speedway or DIRTcar license and run on track designated tires as indicated in the rule book.)
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Stafford Motor Speedway To Offer 2016 Season Preview At Frank Maratta Auto Show / Race-A-Rama
Stafford Motor Speedway To Offer 2016 Season Preview At Frank Maratta Auto Show / Race-A-Rama
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season drawing closer to dropping the green flag, Stafford Motor Speedway is geared up for what will promises to be a blockbuster year. The Connecticut half-mile track will offer race fans a sneak preview into the season at the Frank Maratta Auto & Race-A-Rama show, which will be held at the Big E in Springfield, MA from Feb. 26-28.
Stafford’s booth will be filled with the #99 SK Modified® car of defending SK Modified® track champion Rowan Pennink, the #75 SK Light of David Arute, the DP Motorsports owned #28 Limited Late Model that will be driven by Bryan Narducci, the #12 DARE Stock of Alexandra Fearn, and the #25 Legend Car of Brett Crowther.
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Defending SK Light Champion Stephen Kopcik Ready to Move Into Premier SK Modified® Division for 2016 Season at Stafford Motor Speedway
Defending SK Light Champion Stephen Kopcik Ready to Move Into Premier SK Modified® Division for 2016 Season at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stephen Kopcik came to Stafford Motor Speedway in 2014 having never before driven an open wheel modified car. After 2 wins in his rookie season, Kopcik won the track championship last year and he is now ready to move up to the SK Modified® division where he will race for Rookie of the Year honors with the #31 NJK Automotive Chevrolet.
“We always had it in our minds that we were going to run SK Lights and then make the move up to the SK Modified®
division,” said Kopcik. “My car owner, David Smith, bought an SK motor last year so we could run at Thompson and that was a big piece of the picture for us to make the move. Hocon Industrial Gas is going to help us out with tires so between that and David Smith with the engine, we have our two biggest expenses taken care of. I’m really excited and it should be awesome. I can’t wait to go to the track and show everyone what we can do as a team. The Spring Sizzler can’t come soon enough and I can’t wait to see what the new season brings. Rookie of the Year is a goal for us and it would be an awesome accomplishment if we could win that this season.”
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ACT, Ford Racing Renew Contingency Program for 2016 Season
T.J. Ingerson/VTMotorMag.com photo
Waterbury, VT – American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Ford Racing officials announced today they have renewed their partnership for the 2016 racing season. The Ford Racing contingency program, now entering its seventh season, has paid out more than $63,000 to ACT U.S. and Canadian racers since 2010.
The program offers bonuses to any team that finishes in the top three of an ACT Late Model Tour or Série ACT event while using a registered Ford S347JR Sealed Racing Engine. Bonuses are also offered to Ford engine users who win select ACT-sanctioned special events, such as the Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational and the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Drivers or registered car owners must sign up for the program at www.fordracingparts.com in order to receive their bonuses, which are paid directly by Ford.
New NEMST Photographer For 2016 Season
The North East Mini Stock Tour is pleased to announce a new official photographer for the 2016 racing season. The new photographer is currently covering events in Florida for Area Auto Racing News and has spent many season shooting across New England speedways as well as being the official photographer for Canaan Fair Speedway and Claremont Speedway.
Wally Morton of Extreme Action Photo will be taking the controls this year while documenting the exciting NEMST action all across the region with his great photography skills. “Wally is an asset to add to the NEMST group of officials and will give our teams access to the shots they need to show appreciation of current supporters while giving high action photos to bring new sponsors and fans into the series” NEMST Promoter Bob Guptill said. (more…)