by Jay | Jul 16, 2012 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson N.H.-Meegan Lord won her third straight B and L Used Auto Parts Thunder Lights feature at “Christmas in July” July 15TH at Hudson International Speedway . Lord led every lap of the race. Andrew Morin was second and Max Chaput was third.
Scotty Duval won his second feature of 2012 in the Rookie Stocks. The two-time Rookie champion had to fight hard for this win. Jerry Lepage was never far behind him and in the last few laps got beside him but couldn’t complete the pass. Lepage was second. Mike McHugh continues to improve and took home a podium finish with his third place run. After a tough couple of weeks Roger Tanquay Sr. was happy to finish fourth. John Morin Jr. finished fifth. Sixth through tenth were Billy Clement Jr., Chad Wendell, Jason Ryan, Bill Helliwell and Tyler Nelson.
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by Jay | Jul 16, 2012 | Maine, Unity
Unity, Maine — Ajay Picard of Palmyra padded his point lead in the Unity Raceway championship standings, racing to his first victory of the season in the 35-lap Late Model main event, topping the stock car racing card at Unity Raceway on Saturday night.
Picard got to the front of the pack quickly and managed to hold off former Unity Raceway Pro Stock champion Dean Fuller of Albion, who was seeking his third straight main event triumph. Fuller had his hands full, claiming runner-up honors after a good battle with Sidney’s Kevin Douglass, who ended up in third position aboard the John Clark 21. Danny Smart of West Buxton and Dan Trask of Chelsea rounded out the top five.
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by Jay | Jul 16, 2012 | Media, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS, Photos, Sprint Cup, Touring Series News
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS, Sprint Cup, Touring Series News
Kasey Kahne spoiled Denny Hamlin’s heroic drive through the field and held on to win Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, all but securing a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second victory of the season.
Kahne led the final 66 laps, as fast-closing Hamlin ran out of time after starting deep in the field on a restart on Lap 240. Hamlin had dominated the race, but a miscommunication on pit strategy cost him track position in the late going, and Hamlin ran out of time after securing the runner-up spot.
Clint Bowyer ran third, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman completed the top 10.
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Championship leaders Proctor, Bushey struggle in double-points races
Alex Bell and Jamie Fisher came out on top after a wild night of stock car racing action in the double-points Mid-Season Championships presented by The Rutland Herald at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday. Bell took his second NASCAR Whelen All-American Series win of the year in the 35-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified event, and Fisher won in his first regular-season start in the 30-lap J&S Steel Late Model race.
Cambridge, NY youngster Bell started eighth in his No. 23 Carmody Ford/Bell Excavating-sponsored Modified and quickly went to work in the outside lane. He reached third place by lap 8, then engaged in a four-car battle with Jamie Proctor, Joe Williams, and Jessey Mueller for the top spot. Bell scooted to the point on lap 12 and led the balance of the race, but was never more than three car lengths ahead of Schuylerville, NY racer Proctor at any given time.
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | Devils Bowl, Media, New England, Photos, Vermont
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | Massachusetts, Seekonk Speedway
Jesse Melberg of Taunton picked up his fourth Fast Friday Pure Stock victory tonight at Seekonk Speedway. The current points leader started deep in the field, and picked off cars one by one on his way to the front. Ian Savard of N. Attleboro jumped out front and set the pace for the fourteen laps until a caution came out. On the restart, Melberg out powered Savard and went on his way to the win. Doug Benoit crossed the line in second, with Jamie Salley, John Robidoux and Savard rounding out the top five.
In the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends, it appeared Nick Ladyga’ s perfect run for the season would continue, as he moved through the field and passed Nick Lascoula for the lead on lap 10, and pulled away from the field. Nick Lascoula held a comfortable lead before a restart closed up the field. With Lascoula out front, Shaun Buffington moved past Lascoula for second. A late race caution bunched up the field again, and Buffington of Plainfield CT was able to keep pace with the Voluntown, CT driver, and with a slight push in turn one with three laps remaining, slid underneath and held the three time winner at bay. Tom Grey wound up third, followed by Lascoula and Jordan LaMothe.
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | ACT, Canada, Touring Series News
St-Croix – Quebec City’s Jean Francois Dery dominated the field on the way to his second victory in a row in the Riverside 150 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, QC on Saturday, July 14. Dery battled all race long with hometown heroes Dany Trepanier and Patrick Hamel who came home second and third respectively.
The first 75 lap segment of two was dominated early by St-Edouard, QC’s Trepanier who started from the second position. A lap 31 caution restart, however, brought Dery to the front of segment one. Trepanier battled back on the inside lane on lap 35, reclaiming the lead for eight more laps, until a lap 44 restart brought Dery to the front row once again. Dery took off once again on the restart, leading until Trepanier took the lead for good on lap 54.
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | Media, NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Photos, Touring Series News
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by Jay | Jul 15, 2012 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Touring Series News
Hattori Racing Enterprises driver, Brett Moffitt won the pole, and led start to finish to win the Samuel 150 at CNB Bank Raceway Park in Clearfield, PA on Saturday, July 14, 2012.
The 19-year old Moffitt also scored his 3rd 21 Means 21 Pole Award of the season in the #11 Don Valley North Toyota Camry with a time 17.880. His lap outpaced the field one tenth of a second.
“The car was decent in practice,” Moffitt said. “We worked hard on getting the car right on old tires. We weren’t the fastest in practice, but I knew the car had to handle on worn out rubber.”
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