(Stafford Springs, CT)—With 2010 Race of Champions Dart Dirt Modified
Series champion and 2010 Syracuse 200 winner Stewart Friesen unable to
attend CARQUEST Champions For Charities due to a scheduling conflict, 2-time
NEMA Midget champion Randy Cabral has stepped in to take his place. Cabral
won the NEMA Midget championship in 2008 and 2009 and he is also the
defending CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday NEMA Midget race champion at Stafford.
While Cabral has plenty of Midget car experience, he admits that he is a bit
lacking in experience when it comes to the Senior Outlaw Kart that he will
be driving in the Inaugural CARQUEST Champions For Charities event.
“I have very limited experience in a go kart,” said Cabral. “I’ve played
around a few times in a kart on a road course, but I think the guys I’ll be
racing against have a lot more kart experience than me. I’m hoping that I’
ll be able to pick it up pretty quickly, it’s a stacked field that I’ll be
racing against, that’s for sure. I have a couple of crew guys that race
karts, so hopefully they can give me a couple of pointers.” (more…)
Newburgh, NY June 20, 2011 – 2009 aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year driver Peter Portante goes back to back to be the first two time winer of the 2011 ALNRS Season. Portante of Plainville, CT took his number 24 Intercity Lines/ERA Replica Automobiles sponsored chevy to victory lane on June 3 at the Lee USA Speedway to claim is first ever win in the ALNRS and backed that up with another win at Monadnock Speedway in the Victor Johnson Memorial Race this past weekend at the famed 1/4 mile high banked Monadnock Speedway.
Portante had suffered a case of the sophmore jinx in 2010 after claiming the 2009 aDP Rivet Rooking of the year and also suffered some of the hardest crashes ever witnessed in an Allison Legacy Race Car during last season. But what a difference a year makes. Portante came out of the box strong for the 2011 season leading laps and claiming victory in the last two races. (more…)
LOUDON, N.H. (June 23, 2011) – New England’s largest sports and entertainment facility has been voted Best of N.H. by N.H. Magazine for its FANtasy Drive open house event in April.
The speedway was voted best automotive event as the editor’s pick. Each year, FANtasy Drive kicks off the jam-packed racing season at the speedway. The event features a unique opportunity for fans that had purchased a ticket to the LENOX Industrial Tools 301, the MoveThatBlock.com Indy(r) 225 or the SYLVANIA 300 to drive their personal vehicles around the “The Magic Mile.” (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—2-time Limited Division Pro-4 Modified champion
Stan Mertz has joined the CARQUEST Champions For Charities field, taking the
place originally reserved for Donny Lia, who will be unable to attend the
race due to a scheduling conflict. Mertz won the Limited Division Pro-4
Modified championship in 2008 and 2009. Mertz will be racing for the
Connecticut chapter of Autism Speaks and he is looking forward to getting
out onto the Stafford Mini-Mile behind the wheel of a Senior Outlaw Kart.
“I’m certainly glad Stafford was able to fit me in for the race,” said
Mertz. “We’re excited about the race. I’ve been doing a lot of work for
the tornado victims in Massachusetts and this is another great opportunity
to raise money and give something back to Autism Speaks and fill the shoes
that Donny Lia got started. We can’t wait to get to Stafford.” (more…)
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced that the CARQUEST Vermont Governor’s Cup program scheduled for Thursday, June 23 has been postponed due to rain. The ¼ mile oval in Barre, VT has rescheduled the event for this Sunday, June 26.
Graniteville’s John Donahue will lead the Late Models into the 100 lap event. With a win in the Memorial Day Classic and no finishes outside the top ten yet this season he sits atop the standings. He will have to battle with Chip Grenier, Phil Scott, Dave Pembroke, Mike Bruno and Jimmy Hebert who are all in the top five. Also past VT Governor’s Cup Champions Nick Sweet, Cris Michaud and Jamie Aube will be in attendance. (more…)
LOUDON, N.H. (June 22, 2011) -The 2011 Daytona 500 Champion Trevor Bayne is set to be this year’s key-note speaker at the 19th annual New Hampshire Motor Speedway Governors Breakfast on Friday, July 15.
Driver of the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Bayne launched his way into stardom by winning this year’s Daytona 500. The 20 year old also drives part-time for the veteran Sprint Cup Series team Wood Brothers Racing. (more…)
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. ACT Series-Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
Oxford, ME. – ACT Late Model Series Driver #97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr of Hudson N.H. readies himself to return to one of his favorite tracks that the American-Canadian Tour visits each year, Oxford Plains Speedway.
Joey and crew started 2011 with winning the Inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup in Florida and then it’s been up and down since then. (more…)
