Unity, Maine – Opening day at Unity Raceway is set for this Sunday afternoon, May 15 with a full card of racing topped by a 111-lap Late Model feature race.
Promoters George and Sherry Fernald enter their fourth season operating the track dubbed “Maine’s Toughest Racing Oval” with confidence that both car counts and fan attendance will once again be on the rise.
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story by Chris Roy
Anthony Pagliarulo, is one of NELCAR’s young guns, driving the number 87 legend car. Anthony is looking to capture his first NELCAR career win this season. This past weekend the legends were at Seekonk Speedbowl which is in Anthony’s home state of Massachusetts. Though the sky was full dark clouds the rain held off long enough for the legends to take checkered flag. Anthony finished the 2010 season in 10th place and after 3 races this season he is currently in tenth place once again.
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EVE OF DESTRUCTION GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
THOMPSON, CT. THE annual Eve of Destruction at the Thompson International Speedway will soar to new heights when David “The Bullet” Smith, known as the Human Cannonball, gets shot high into the air from a cannon. Smith, who has performed over five thousand times around the world, is the highest flying Human Cannonball in the world. Smith’s astonishing performance is but one of many spectacular acts that will perform on Sunday, May 29th at the Speedway’s annual Eve of Destruction.
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The features from the May 7, 2011 event at the Speedbowl including the Mini Stocks (won by Chris Williams), Street (more…)
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway opened up the regular season on Friday night, with an action-packed 25-lap Benson Lumber and Hardware sponsored NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block Supermodified feature the first event to go into the record books.
Mike Spurling and 2010 Rookie of the Year Tony Carroll led the 16-car field to green, with Spurling gaining the advantage before a quick yellow slowed the action. When racing resumed, George Perreault, Jr. quickly made his way past Spurling and into the lead, setting the pace until lap six.
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Naples ME (5/10) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models begin a two week run of bull ring racing on Saturday May 14 when the the series returns to the Weber family’s Star Speedway/ for 150 green flag laps. The racing is fast and close at the Epping New Hampshire oval, and the venerable quarter mile will deliver an exciting, action packed feature from green to checkers.
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Timmy Solomito 5/7/11 Modified Feature at Riverhead Raceway
Pete’s Tire Barns has become the exclusive tire supplier of the
Monadnock Speedway Young Guns Racing Division for a second
year.
Orange, MA : Pete’s Tire Barns of Orange, MA has once again partnered with the Monadnock Speedway
in Winchester, NH to become the exclusive tire provider of the Young Guns (Youth League) racing division.
The Pete’s Tire Barns Young Guns will be running on Bridgestone Fuzion HRI tires throughout the 2011 racing
season. As part of the sponsorship, each Young Guns race car will feature a Pete’s Tire Barns sponsorship
sticker and the drivers can purchase the 195/60R14 and 195/65R15 tires for their race car at discounted prices.
The Young Guns racing division (ages 12-15) at the Monadnock Speedway allows the young drivers the
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Late surge lands Dupree Airborne opener
Airborne Speedway – May 7, 2011
South Plattsburgh – Defending Airborne DIRTcar Modifed champion Patrick Dupree started 15th in a 30-car car field, reeled in leaders Martin Roy and Greg Atkins on lap 39 and went on to win the Della Auto Group 50-lap season opener Saturday night.
Dupree started 15th and benefitted early when the race got off to a rocky start. Three yellows were needed to complete the first three laps. His Saranac Country Store/Fournier’s Farm Equipment No. 24 was up to sixth after the three restarts. (more…)
SUNOCO MODIFIEDS TO BENEFIT FROM BIG DOLLAR INCREASE THIS THURSDAY AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. The Sunoco Modified division will see a big increase in their race pay off this Thursday thanks to LaFramboise Well Drilling and Water Service of Thompson. The winner of this week’s 30-lap main event will receive $2,000.00 for their efforts and just about everyone else will see additional money thanks to the local well drilling and water service company. This race, like all at Thompson, is open to any Sunoco Modified type car that races in Connecticut.
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