by Jay | Aug 1, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, PASS, Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk Speedway, Touring Series News
NAPLES ME (7/31) It’s no easy deal racing against the Northeast’s Super Late Model super stars. They have the team, the talent and the equipment to take on any speedway’s home town heroes and leave with the checkered flag and the big trophy. But there’s always an exception to any rule, and when the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North race teams roll into Seekonk (MA) Speedway for a short track Saturday night the drivers that follow the traveling race show all over the Northeast will be out to even the score.
Seekonk has a talent laden field of Pro Stocks (the forerunner to today’s Super Late Models) and they know every inch of asphalt at the historic short track. They’re hard to beat on their home turf; Tom Scully Jr. and Dave Darling are living proof. They’ve both prevailed over the PASS North regulars at Seekonk. In fact it took three trips to the Action Track of the East before six time PASS North Champion Johnny Clark could break the locals’ strangle hold on victory lane.
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by Jay | Aug 1, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, Seekonk Speedway
Four events in five days will put the Seekonk Speedway staff to the test. It starts on Wednesday, August 1, when the 8th Annual Open Wheel Wednesday takes over the speedway for a 100 lap non sanctioned Modified Madness $10,000 to win show. It has become one of the highest paying short track asphalt modified events on the east coast. Competitors from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the Valenti Modified Racing Series, Race of Champion Modified Series and independents all have an equal shot at the $10k prize money. Registered drivers include former Open Wheel Wednesday winners Todd and Vinnie Annarummo, Doug Coby, Matt Hirschman, and Chris Pasteryak. Additional names on the entry list include Jon McKennedy, Eric Berndt, 7 time NASCAR Modified Champion Mike Stefanik, Dave Berghman, Steven Masse, 16 year old PA. native Austin Kochenash and 17yr old Tommy Barret, both who are coming into their own in the modified ranks.
Also on the schedule for Open Wheel Wednesday, will be the return of the NEMA Midgets, who will be making their first appearance of the season at Seekonk, and the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends, who compete weekly as part of the Fast Friday series. Adult admission for this event is $26 for 13 and above, with kids 12 and under FREE. Action starts at 7pm.
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by Jay | Jul 31, 2012 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Photos, Touring Series News
See all the photos here – http://maineracing.com/wp/index.php/2012/07/30/photos-act-at-beech-ridge-speedway-7-28-2012/
See the race video here – http://maineracing.com/wp/index.php/2012/07/30/150-lap-american-canadian-tour-feature-race-at-beech-ridge-motor-speedway/
by Jay | Jul 30, 2012 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Touring Series News
RPM Motorsports: ACT Late Model Tour
Brian Hoar Beech Ridge Race Report
Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished fifth in the rain-shortened ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 28. The race was halted after 112 of the scheduled 150 laps by rain, shortly after Hoar used a three-wide move on a Lap 110 restart to move into the Top-5 for the first time. Hoar started 11th in the 30-car field and was beginning to work around the fourth-place car when the rains finally came. It was the fourth-straight Top-6 finish for the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Hoar began his night by winning the first of four ACT qualifying races from the outside pole.
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by Jay | Jul 30, 2012 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Northfield’s John Lambert claimed the upset victory in the Bond Auto Tiger Heritage 100-lap special on Sunday, July 29 at Barre’s Thunder Road. Lambert was chased by late-charger Mike Martin and front-runner Scott Coburn who finished second and third respectively.
Side by side racing dominated the first 20 laps of the event, before Coburn finally broke free of the pack to claim the lead. Coburn earned a large advantage over the 29 car field before hitting heavy lap traffic. Lambert capitalized, slicing through the lapped cars and stripping Coburn of the lead on lap 53. Lambert then broke away from Coburn, who had his hands full with ten laps to go with Bond Auto Tiger stars Mike Martin, Brendan Moodie Jr., and former champion Shawn Fleury. Martin dove for a gutsy three-wide maneuver in the closing laps to steal second, but Coburn successfully held off others to come home third. Fleury picked up fourth, and Moodie settled for fifth. Eric Badore, Kyle Pembroke, Jason Corliss, Mike Ziter, and point-leader Jason Allen rounded out the top ten.
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by Jay | Jul 30, 2012 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson N.H.- George Baldwin of Lowell MA won his first Outlaw Sportsman feature of the 2012 season on July 29th in just his second appearance of the year at Hudson Speedway. Baldwin started third on the outside lane and used the outside lane make his move forward.
Todd Warren of Rutland MA was leading when a caution came out about five laps into the race and that put Baldwin on the outside pole for the restart. Baldwin was quick to grab the lead after starter Steve Gran dropped the green flag to restart the race. Baldwin stretched his lead from that point while Warren was holding off Jay Sands for third. With five laps to go Baldwin caught slower cars that were racing side by side and Warren began closing in Baldwin. Baldwin cleared the two slower cars after a few laps and held on to win. Warren finished second and Sands was third. Geoff Rollins of Groton MA was fourth and George Frost Jr. of Gardner MA was fifth. Baldwin and Kevin Aberle won the heat races.
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by Jay | Jul 30, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Ted Christopher earned his 97th career victory at Thompson International Speedway when he scored the checkers in the 75-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series event. NASCAR Whelen All-American Series wins were captured by Ryan Preece in the Sunoco Modifieds, John Falconi in the Late Models, Cam McDermott in the Lite Modifieds, John Lowinski-Loh in the Thompson Modifieds, Scott Sundeen in the Limited Sportsman, and Steve Violette in the Mini-Stocks.
Ted Christopher survived a caution-filled 75-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series event to take the victory behind the wheel of the No. 00 Joe Brady-owned machine. It was his second win of the season in the division. Christopher came from deep in the field to earn the win. Christopher inherited the lead after Rowan Pennink was black flagged for a leak.
“I was behind him and I could never get throttle up and off and than I saw him spraying the water,” said Christopher about Pennink.
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by Jay | Jul 30, 2012 | Canada
Shediac, NB – The MIRA Blind Racing Challenge Saturday evening at Centre for Speed in beautiful Grand Barrachois was a hit with fans and raised some valuable cash towards the training of `seeing eye`and `companion assist`dogs. Dunring the event, blind drivers with the aid of their celebrity and sponsor Co-Pilots raced (in reverse) around the big oval for 5 fun fiulled laps of laughs for the fans. Ten drivers competed in the event with vigour and enthusiasm was through the roof from the participants and fans alike afterwards. The winner of the event was Brian Thorne of Saint John along with his co-pilot Gary Lockhart of Salisbury. It is expected that this will become an annual event at the “Centre”.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2012 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Touring Series News
Fort Kent, ME’s Austin Theriault secured his first career American Canadian Tour win in a rain shortened event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME on Saturday, July 28. Theriault and his Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion battled with last year’s Beech Ridge ACT winner Jeff Taylor of Farmington, ME for the majority of the event and came out on top just before the fourth and final caution flew on lap 112 due to rain. Jay, ME’s Dave Farrington, Jr. had a career day and completed the all Maine and all Ford podium.
Twenty-nine American Canadian Tour Late Models took the green flag with the threat of rain looming over head. Taylor jumped to the lead from the pole position but not without Theriault all over his back bumper. Sporadic sprinkles of rain began around the lap 20 mark and Theriault decided to make his move, taking the lead on lap 26. The 18 year old Theriault broke out to a straight away lead and began picking off lap traffic until the first caution flew on lap 69.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2012 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, Touring Series News
Theriault Wins First Career ACT Race
18-year-old driver dominates rain-shortened event at Beech Ridge
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his first career ACT Late Model Tour victory on Saturday night, winning the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.
“That was a wild race,” Theriault said. “We had one of the best cars, and I’m so happy right now.”
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