THOMPSON READY FOR BUD 150

THOMPSON READY FOR BUD 150

THOMPSON, CT. The holiday weekend gets off to a great start this Thursday when the Thompson International Speedway presents the BUD 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. This very special race program will feature the WMT along with a full complement of Thompson’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series “Super 6” divisions in feature event racing.
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Pro All Stars Series news: PASS North L’Autodrome Chaudiere race report

Johnny Clark rolls on, claims third PASS North win of 2011 at L’Autodrome Chaudiere
Mother Nature loses one to the racers in the PASS North Habitations Dany Lagace 150

Naples ME (6/27) Defending Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Champion Johnny Clark earned his third super late model win of the young PASS North season Sunday in the PASS Habitations Dany Lagace 150 at L’Autodrome Chaudiere . Ben Rowe and Patrick Laperle chased Clark to the stripe.
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VMRS to Monadnock, Alexander Looking For Fifth Straight Win

Winchester, NH — For the eighth consecutive season, the Valenti Modified Racing Series will celebrate our nations birthday at Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH., with the running of the “Firecracker 100” for modified race cars.

The special holiday program, Saturday, July 2, has become a tradition in New England motorsports. A strong field of racers from throughout the Northeast is expected to enter.
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BOURQUE AND HALL RECORD GRAND SLAMS DURING ‘SCHOOL’S OUT CELEBRATION’ STOCK CAR ACTION AT CFS

(Shediac, N.B.) — While hundreds of young race fans got the thrill of a lifetime with a ride in their favorite drivers’ stock car machine, veterans and rookies shared the spotlight during the Rock Auto / Covered Bridge Potato Chips stock car racing action Sunday afternoon at the Centre for Speed’s (CFS) in Grand Barachois, N.B.

Veteran Dan Bourque (#15) of Grande Digue, who is competing in his 20th season, recorded a grand slam in the Super Sportsman division with wins in the heat, semi-final and 35-lap feature. It was the same for Don Marcoux (#27) of St. Louis de Kent as he continued his early season dominance as the defending champ in the Shediac Sportsman division with his third feature win of the season. Not to be outdone, rookie Scott Hall (#98) of Sackville also picked up another big win in the 50-lap 4-cylinder Four Fun feature.
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NSCS Race Recap: Kurt Busch thumps Cup field in Sonoma win

SONOMA, Calif. (June 26, 2011) — Sonoma County is famous for wineries, not woodsheds, but Kurt Busch found the latter Sunday at Infineon Raceway, administering a good old-fashioned whipping to his NASCAR Sprint Cup competition in the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

Busch led 76 of 110 laps and beat runner-up Jeff Gordon to the finish line by 2.685 seconds to win his first race of the season and the 23rd of his career, tying him with Ricky Rudd for 26th on the career win list. The victory, which broke a 38-race drought, was Busch’s first on a road course.
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Donahue Steals CARQUEST VT Governor’s Cup Win

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Barre, VT – Graniteville’s John Donahue stole the CARQUEST Vermont Governor’s Cup 100 win with a heads-up move at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, June 26. Donahue was running second to defending “King of the Road” and VT Governor’s Cup Champion Nick Sweet when three cars spun in turn four near the back of the pack spun on the 84th circuit.

By the time Sweet and Donahue reached turn three, all three cars were making their way back onto the track. Sweet lifted expecting a caution, but Donahue never lifted and took the lead when no caution was thrown. Donahue took the lead and never looked back, while Sweet had to settle for second.
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Rain stops Unity Raceway, Burgess lead championship battle

Unity, Maine – The stock car racing card was rained out Saturday at Unity Raceway.

Competition resumes Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. with all racing divisions scheduled for action.

Jeff Burgess of East Madison currently leads the championship standings for the Late Model division, nine points better than Skowhegan veteran David Folsom I. Freedom teenager Dylan Turner is another ten points back in third position.
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Speedway 95 June 25 Racing Results

The regular racing program scheduled for Saturday June 25 at Speedway 95 was cancelled due to inclement weather. After winning 5 of the 5 feature races run to date in the Dysart’s Late Models, Mike Hopkins of Hermon sits firmly on top of the point standing for that division with 550 points, a 77 point lead over Winterport’s Ryan Deane, who has accumulated 473. Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs sits third with 467, followed by John Kalel II of Orrington in fourth with 463 and Dale Swoboda of Hermon in fifth with 462 points. The top five in Points standing in the other Saturday night divisions are as follows: (more…)