NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH EXTRA for Sept 12th

by | Sep 12, 2011 | New England

By Lou Modestino

Thompson Speedway’s track owner/promoter Don Hoenig was finally able to put together a plan to give his 5/8 mile oval track a unique program that would entice Modified fans from New England and New York State an excuse to come to his track and partake in a combination North/South NASCAR Modified Tours. It was an expensive ticket both through the front and back gates, so it had to be something special. Consider that the NASCAR Modified Tours alone carried purses and point monies of around $180,000 which justified the admission price. The three segments which included a 125 lap race for each regional tour and then at the very end of the program a 50 lap shoot-out with the top 12 from each touring series making the starting grid.
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Clark Claims PASS North White Mountain win

by | Sep 12, 2011 | New England, New Hampshire, PASS, White Mountain Motorsports Park

PASS Racing
North Woodstock NH (9/11) Johnny Clark kicked in the jets with 50 laps to go in Sunday afternoons Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park, winning a side by side battle with DJ Shaw to take the lead on lap 131 and nip Shaw for his sixth PASS North win of 2011. Shaw led the majority of the 150 green flag laps but had to settle for second. PASS rookie Bryan Kruczek led his share of laps and raced home a strong third, with Alex Gingras and Lonnie Sommerville rounding out the top five.
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Another First for USAC DMA Champ Joe Krawiec

by | Sep 12, 2011 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont

BY MARK McKEON

BRADFORD, VT – In 2010, “Flatfoot Joe” Krawiec of Bristol, CT became the first champion in the Quad 4 Midgets at Whip City Speedway in Westfield, MA. A year later and 140 miles farther north on I-91, history repeated itself as he became the first champion in the USAC Dirt Midget Association at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT.
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Brian Hoar Sweeps ACT Races in Quebec – Captures 8th Points Championship

by | Sep 12, 2011 | ACT, Canada, New England

ACT Tour Racing
STE-CROIX, QUE. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont secured an unprecedented eighth ACT Late Model Tour championship by taking the win in the Can-Am 200 at Circuit Riverside in Ste-Croix, Que., on Sunday, September 11. The win came one night after a stellar performance and win in the Budweiser Showdown at Chaudiere 200 at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Que.

Hoar led every lap of the All-Star race at Chaudiere en route to the win in the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge. At Riverside, he finished second on the track and inherited the victory when the race winner failed post-race technical inspection.
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Coby Cashes in at Thompson’s N/S Showdown

by | Sep 12, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson

Thompson
Brunnhoelzl Tops in the NSWT Visit North
Rocco, Gelinas, McDermott & Moran Weekly Series Winners

Thompson, CT: (September 11, 2011): It was a career day for Doug Coby of Milford, CT, who dominated in Whelen Modified Tour action in the inaugural UNOH North/South Showdown at Thompson International Speedway. Coby bested his fellow Northern competitors to score the victory in the regularly scheduled Whelen Northern Modified Tour event. He went on to dominate a very lucrative 50-lapper in the North/South Showdown. George Brunnhoelzl, III, of West Babylon, NY, extended his point lead in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour with his victory in the companion 125.
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