NSCS Race Recap: Kyle Busch Wins Inaugural Cup Race At Kentucky

by | Jul 10, 2011 | NASCAR

SPARTA, Ky. — What was Kyle Busch’s dominant impression of his victory in the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway?

It wasn’t that he’ll be written into the record book as the first Cup winner at the 1.5-mile track, the first speedway introduced into the series in 10 years.

No, Busch will remember Saturday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky as the last thing he won on the way to his next race—in this case Sunday’s marquee Super Late Model event at Slinger Speedway in Wisconsin. That’s the way Busch thinks—win and move on.
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CAVENDISH FARMS PEI INVITATIONAL ON TAP SUNDAY AT CENTRE FOR SPEED

by | Jul 9, 2011 | Canada

CAVENDISH FARMS PEI INVITATIONAL ON TAP SUNDAY AT CENTRE FOR SPEED

(Shediac, N.B.) — The Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, will host its annual Cavendish Farms PEI Invitational stock car racing program this Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. – a fitting end to the Shediac Lobster Festival and the Atlantic Nationals.

Sunday’s racing program will feature points championship racing in Shediac Sportsman, Mini Stock and Four Fun divisions with minimum guarantees for all PEI competitors, as well as a 35-lap feature for Super Sportsman competitors.
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MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS MAKE OR BREAK FOR T- ROAD TEAMS

by | Jul 9, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

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Waterbury, VT – It has taken the better part of the Thunder Road season to get the top dogs positioned to take advantage of the Times Argus Mid-Season Championship double point extra-distance race coming up Thursday, July 14, 2011. Including the American Canadian Tour Merchants Bank opener, there have been eight races with seven (7) different winners in the competitive Late Model division.

There are just 79 points separating the top ten. The Times Argus Mid-Season Championship awards 150 points to the winner. The most recent winner, Dave Pembroke, from Montpelier, VT, is a former Thunder Road champion and he vaulted his team into contention last Thursday, going from eleventh in the standings to third by winning the Charter Communication main event. The Vermont State Employees Credit Union/ Lamoille Valley Ford team is just 45 points out of the lead heading to the mid-season battle on Thursday, July 14th.
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JULY PACKED WITH EXCITING RACING ACTION AT THOMPSON

by | Jul 9, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson

JULY PACKED WITH EXCITING RACING ACTION AT THOMPSON

THOMPSON,CT. July is one action packed month at the Thompson International Speedway. The racing action continues with the biggest event of the season for the Sunoco Modifieds, a 100-lap National Championship event for the Pro All Star Series (PASS), a 40-lap shootout for the Tour-Type Modifieds and the return of the Mini Stock northern challenge race.
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Aerosmith Tribute Band to Rock Out at LENOX Industrial Tools Pre-Race

by | Jul 9, 2011 | New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

LOUDON, N.H. (July 8, 2011)-Draw the Line, an Aerosmith tribute band, will highlight the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 pre-race concert at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 17.

Hailing from Boston, Mass., Draw the Line is the only endorsed Aerosmith tribute band worldwide. The group boasts accolades from Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer as well as family and friends of the legendary New England rock group.
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No Lockout Here

by | Jul 9, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

LOUDON, N.H. (July 8, 2011) -It sounds like the NFL players and owners are finally finding a way to preserve the 2011 football season. After about 115 days of accusations, lawsuits, counterclaims and lots of hyperbole regarding the end of football as we knew and enjoyed it, both sides are talking and both sides are sounding upbeat.

The latest media reports indicate a deal may be done within the next few days. One thing that hasn’t been a priority in the battle over billions is the most important part of any professional sport: the fans.
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ACT TEAMS READY FOR – “Short Track Style on the Magic Mile”

by | Jul 8, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS

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ACT TEAMS READY FOR – “Short Track Style on the Magic Mile”

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Waterbury, VT – The biggest race in the 27-year history of the American Canadian Tour (ACT), on the biggest stage in northeast motorsports–the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), is just a month away. Over 70 teams from throughout the Northeast and eastern Canada have already entered the $120,000.00 event.

“This is going to be the most unique stock car race ever run at the NHMS. It is designed to be “short track style on the Magic Mile”, said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour.
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Dave Pembroke Scores His First Win of the Season on Charter Night

by | Jul 8, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

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Dave Pembroke Scores His First Win of the Season on Charter Night

Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke earned his first Late Model feature win of the season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl during the Charter Communications night on Thursday, July 7. Pembroke put on a dominate performance coming from the seventh starting position and racing by leader Brett Wheeler.
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