2012 NWMT TIS2 Mike Stefanik practice
Mike Stefanik talks about topping the speed chart in Budweiser King of Beers 150 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway on Aug. 9.
PASS Triple Header Matinee at White Mountain Sunday
All three Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North racing divisions take to the quarter mile at North Woodstock New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park this Sunday and fans are guaranteed a non stop afternoon of PASS-style racing action.
The PASS Sportsman have two events under their belt but their schedule heats up in August starting at White Mountain. Defending Sportsman Champ Carey Martin leads Joe Pastore and Craig Smith by 12 markers. Lee USA winner JR Baril is two back from that pair and Scott Dorr sits fifth. Look for a tight battle from laps one through seventy five for the super competitive Sportsman series.
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BOB SEGER JR TAKES BIG ENDURO FEATURE, SERIES AT Seedway 95
Bob Seger Jr. of Frankfort won the Big Enduro feature Wednesday night and made it three for three in the Big Enduro Series at Speedway 95 this summer as he won all three qualifiers and features in the series, ending with a perfect 300 points. Alvin MacNevin of Clifton gave chase to Seger in the series finale but was only able to get as close as Seger would let him get in the closing laps. MacNevin finished second with his brother, Shawn MacNevin of Hudson finishing third after a race long battle with Shawn Racilla of Dover-Foxcroft for the position. Racilla finished fourth with Melanie Mitchell of Milo finishing fifth.
In the Little Enduros, Darren Durrell of Newburgh took the lead from Andrew Crosby of Hermon on a lap 11 restart and held on for the win after working his way up from the rear of the field at the start. Crosby hung on to second with Milford’s Garett Hayman right on his bumper to finish third. Kyle Gallant of Veazie fell to fourth in the late stages of the event, and Charles McKusic of Abbott finished fifth.
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Sugar & Spice, Devil’s Bowl Speedway Team Up For Pancake Eating Contest on August 24
Sugar & Spice, Devil’s Bowl Speedway Team Up For Pancake Eating Contest on August 24
Qualifying eat-off on August 18; top three to face off against Devil’s Bowl dignitaries
Gentlemen, start your griddles! Devil’s Bowl Speedway and Sugar & Spice Restaurant are teaming up to host the first pancake and Vermont maple syrup eating contest ever held at a stock car track on Friday, August 24.
In a Vermont-themed upgrade on the annual hot dog eating contest on Coney Island, Sugar & Spice – an authentic sugar house, restaurant, and gift shop located on Route 4 in Mendon, VT near the Pico and Killington ski resorts – will host the preliminary qualifying round on Saturday, August 18 at 9:00am. The contest will pit eager eaters against each other in five-minute showdowns; the three contestants who are able to pack away the most pancakes in five minutes will qualify for the finale.
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Donny Lia Ends Three-Year Winless Drought With Thompson Bud 150 Win
Thompson, CT: Donny Lia earned his 16th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race and his third at Thompson International Speedway when he won the Bud 150 in convincing fashion and ended a winless drought that dates back to 2009. Danny Gamache, Jr. visited Thompson International Speedway victory lane for the first time in his career when he checkered the Thompson Modified division in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action. Other winners included Ryan Preece in the Sunoco Modified division, Tommy O’Sullivan in the Late Models, Jesse Gleason in the Limited Sportsman division, Eric Bourgeois in the Monster Mini Stocks, and Cam McDermott in the Lite Modifieds.
In the Bud 150, pole sitter Mike Stefanik battled Ron Silk to lead all but one circuit in the first 75 laps before losing the point to Todd Szegedy coming out of turn four. A red flag stopped the action at lap 87 when Woody Pitkat’s No. 11 machine landed on top of Ed Flemke’s No. 28 machine and remained there halfway down the backstretch. On the restart, Silk drove underneath Szegedy heading into turn one and after a side-by-side battle drove to the front coming out of turn three. The race remained green until a caution tightened the field up for a restart at lap 123. Silk held the lead at the green, but Donny Lia took it away at lap 129 in turn two. Lia pulled away from Silk as the laps ticked off and drove to the checkered flag for the first time since 2009.
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John Poor Memorial Offers Over $6,000 for Coupes at Bear Ridge Speedway
John Poor Memorial Offers Over $6,000 for Coupes at Bear Ridge Speedway
“Madness” event draws huge purse, USAC Midgets back in town
Bear Ridge Speedway – “The Home of the Coupes” – has posted a mammoth prize purse for its iconic Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division at the John Poor Memorial presented by Walker Motor Sales of Woodsville, NH on Saturday. Between the finish payout and bonus lap money raised by race teams through various sponsors, more than $6,000 is up for grabs. The race, named in honor of late Bear Ridge official John Poor, will be run in the popular “Madness” segmented format with full-field inversions and cumulative scoring, with bonus money paid to each of the top-five runners on every lap.
Sophomore driver Jason Colbeth of Newbury, VT became the latest first-time winner in the division at last week’s Interstate Batteries of New-Mont/JTB Towing & Recovery event. Colbeth, Teddy Salomaa, and rookies Jesse Smith and Tom Placey have each broken through to carry their first checkered flags this season, joining veterans Gene Pierson, Jr., Mike McGinley, Terry Williams, Jason Horniak, Steve Ellsworth, and point leader Josh Harrington as feature winners in 2012.
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Brian Hoar Sanair Super Speedway ACT Race Preview
RPM Motorsports: ACT Late Model Tour
Brian Hoar Sanair Super Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., joins the ACT Late Model Tour for its return to Sanair Super Speedway in St-Pie, Quebec, with the Sanair 100 on Saturday, August 11. The ACT-sanctioned race on the .875-mile triangle is a combination event with the ACT Castrol Series and the first for the Tour at the track since 2006. Hoar, the 8-time ACT Late Model Tour champion, swept a pair of races at Sanair Super Speedway in 1993. The RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger currently sits in a tie for third in the ACT standings with four races remaining, just 32 points out of the lead. Earlier this week, Hoar was named as one of the first 10 drivers to be selected to participate in the fourth annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22.
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Brett Moffitt Scores Two Top-Tens in One Weekend at Iowa Speedway
Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) driver Brett Moffitt scored another top-five finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination Pork Be Inspired! 150 at Iowa Speedway on Friday, August 3rd, and immediately followed it with a 9th place finish in his Nationwide Series debut on Saturday, August 4th, driving for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard (RAB).
The weekend’s events began on Friday with temperatures near 100 degrees, with the temperature of the track’s asphalt soaring, and with race teams searching for the right set up for the night’s race, which would be run under cooler conditions. 42 teams made the trip for the K&N Pro Series combination race, and the #11 HRE Aisin Toyota unloaded 3rd quickest to start the first practice session. As temperatures continued to rise, practice times slowed during the second session, and Moffitt posted the 8th quickest time.
Qualifying was scheduled for the hottest part of the afternoon, and points leader Brett Moffitt ran a lap of 24.211 seconds (130.106 mph) around the .875 mile banked asphalt oval. Moffitt’s qualifying lap was identical to the time he clocked during the first practice session, and it placed the #11 in the 6th position, with Moffitt starting on the outside of the 3rd row.
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Reid Lanpher Becoming A ‘Legend’ 14-year-old The Youngest Winner In NHMS History
MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher admits he just wanted a good finish on the road course at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, an oddity on the NELCAR Legends Tour with its high-speed test of right- and left-hand turns.
The 14-year-old Manchester, Maine, driver ended up making history – winning the second road course event of the season at New Hampshire back in May, becoming both the youngest winner in NELCAR history and the youngest race winner ever at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the process.
“To win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was a pretty big deal. It was really cool,” Lanpher said. “There was over a 24-car field that day, and some of the guys on that Tour have been doing this for 15 years. To run with those guys – let alone win – was a pretty big deal for me.
“I went into that race willing to settle for Top-5. About halfway through, I was like, ‘Wow. I can win this.’ I wasn’t expecting it at all.”
It was only the beginning of a year that has seen Lanpher post a pair of victories, seven Top-5 finishes and nine Top-10s in the No. 59 EJP/Mission Trailers Chevrolet. He’s won at Unity Raceway and is within shouting distance of 10th in the overall NELCAR standings – despite being sidelined for all 10 races at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway due to the track’s minimum age requirement for competition. (more…)
MOD TOUR HEADS TO THOMPSON THIS WEEK FOR BUD 150
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads for Thompson International Speedway this Thursday night for the annual running of the King of Beers Budweiser 150. The Bud 150 will mark the Tour’s first appearance at Thompson since the track hosted the season-opening Icebreaker back in April.
Fresh off his win at Stafford, Doug Coby, current WMT points leader, will head a potent field of New England’s most popular touring series to the historic speedway for what is traditionally one of the best races of the year. The race has become a true fan favorite based in its rich history of incredible competition by NASCAR’s best Modified drivers.
Defending WMT champion, Ron Silk opened the season by winning Thompson’s Icebreaker and he will look to repeat that magic in the Bud 150. Silk, who comes into the race sitting third in the points battle, will face Ryan Preece, second in points, and others who have seen much success at Thompson. Some on that list include Jimmy Blewett, Ted Christopher, Justin Bonsignore, Eric Beers, Rowan Pennink, Mike Stefanik and many more.
Preece has had a tremendous year in Thompson’s Sunoco Modified division and will be tough to beat. To date, Preece has four wins, two seconds, a third and a fourth in this division and is the current points leader.
Mike Stefanik, always tough at Thompson, claimed the win at NHMS in July and the seven-time champ proved that he is still very much a factor in WMT competition. Other former champs, Todd Szegedy and Donny Lia will be part of this star-studded field. The WMT will be joined by Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series ‘Super 6” divisions.
Grandstands will open at 2 PM so that fans can watch race teams practice prior to qualifying time trials slated for 5:30 PM. Feature event races will follow time trials with the King of Beers Bud 150 scheduled to take the green at roughly 8:30 PM.