Barre, VT – Dave Pembroke of Montpelier earned his second straight feature win of the season on Times Argus Mid-Season Championship Night, Thursday, July 14 at Thunder Road. The former “King of the Road” inherited a spot in the front row during a wild final 10 laps of the 75 lap feature and cruised to the win.
Graniteville’s Chip Grenier led early from the outside pole and began lapping the tail of the field before the first caution on lap 40. Grenier again built a comfortable lead after the restart until Phil Scott cleared traffic on lap 50 and took second. Scott began to run him down and was nearly to Grenier’s rear bumper when Grenier spun trying to split two lap cars on lap 67. (more…)
Joey Polewarczyk Jr Qualifies in 17th spot for the 2011 New England 125 at NHMS
(Loudon, NH) – #61 Joey Polewarczyk Jr went into Thursday’s NASCAR K&N Pro-Series East Practice and Qualifying day feeling good about his chances driving for Car Owner-Mike Olsen and the Fadden Racing Inc Team.
The Fadden Racing Inc Team and Joey have teamed up together before, the latest being the spring of 2010 at Greenville Pickens (SC) and South Boston (VA) Speedways. Joey was happy to get acclimated to the 2011 version of the familiar Fadden Blue Chevrolet. (more…)
Woody Pitkat earned his second Sunoco Modified victory this season at Thompson International Speedway’s 50-lap feature event. Pitkat took the lead from Danny Cates on lap 28 and appeared to be on his way to victory until the final lap of the race. Contact with Keith Rocco had Pitkat cross the line second, but a penalty issued to Rocco for the contact handed him the win.
Catania took the lead at the drop of the green flag, but it was Danny Cates, using the outside groove, who would be out front by the end of lap one. Woody Pitkat moved into second followed by Keith Rocco. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series nears
the halfway point at Stafford Motor Speedway, the track’s SK Modified®
division has it biggest race of the season on the horizon, the 8th Annual
CARQUEST SK 150. With the race distance of 150 laps and a purse of nearly
$25,000, it is by far the longest and richest race of the year at Stafford.
After a victory in Stafford’s Coors Light SK Modified® 100 earlier this
year, and a second in last year’s CARQUEST SK 150, current SK Modified®
points leader Ryan Preece is looking forward to the latest edition of the
extra distance event. (more…)
BEALE FAMILY RACERS BOTH SCORE IN 95 RACING ACTION
Travis and Danielle Beal of Hampden, a couple racing together on a team headed by Danielle’s father, former Tiger division driver Don DeLuck, each scored a feature win and a second place finish in their respective divisions at Speedway 95 in Wednesday night’s extended length show. Travis scored first in the Little Enduros when he inherited the lead from Darren Durrell on lap 23 of the 25 lap make up feature postponed from last week due to a rain storm halting the action just as qualifying was completed. Durrell seemed to have the race in hand after taking the lead from Carmel’s Ted Ryder on lap 18 when a slower car inadvertently blocked his path. As Durrell tangled with the slower car, Beale slipped past to lead the final two laps to the checkers. Andrew Crosby of Hermon finished in second with Durrell recovering to place third. Zach Audet of Skowhegan and Ted Ryder of Carmel, who initially placed in the top three were both disqualified in post race inspection for illegal tires and wheel tilt. (more…)
BARRE, Vermont — Former track champion David Pembroke got the advantage on a late restart, then held off the challenge of defending King of the Road Nick Sweet to claim the Times Argus Trophy Dash Thursday evening at the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl.
Pembroke, of Montpelier, took over the point at lap 68 and hung on for top honors. Sweet settled for second, while 2010 Rookie of the Year Cody Blake came home third. Marcel Gravel and Grant Folsom completed the top five. (more…)
LEE, N.H. – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished 17th in the PASS North Series Bastille 200 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Tuesday, July 12. Doiron was running inside the Top-10 when the rear trailing arm on his No. 73 JBJ Machine Chevrolet broke, sending his car into the Turn 4 wall on Lap 143 and ending his night.
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Lee USA Speedway
LEE, N.H. – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, finished fourth in the PASS North Series Bastille 200 at Lee USA Speedway on Tuesday, July 12. Sommerville led the event with less than 60 laps remaining, but a flat right front tire over the closing stages kept him for contending for a second PASS victory in a span of four days. After a tough qualifying effort, Sommerville started 16th in the 20-car field and moved into the Top-5 by Lap 80. Despite the loss of air pressure in the right front tire, though, he was able to hold on for fourth and unofficially move to fourth in the overall PASS standings.
LOUDON, N.H. (July 14, 2011) – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Ryan Newman scored his third straight pole position at New Hampshire Motor Speedway today for Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100.
“Rocket Man” Ryan Newman will once again pilot the No. 7 Chevrolet, owned by New England native Kevin “Bono” Manion and sponsored by Aggressive Hydraulics/Menards.
Newman also swept both mighty Whelen Modified Tour races last year at “The Magic Mile.” (more…)
