by Jay | Mar 30, 2011 | ACT, New England
Ford Blue Oval Challenge Has Lots Of New Competition
Waterbury, VT – The Ford Blue Oval Challenge for ACT Late Model teams will see some administrative changes and a whole lot more competition in the upcoming 2011 race season.
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) and Ford Sportsman Circle Track Racing, a division of Ford Racing, announced today the second year of the “Blue Oval Challenge” for the Ford competitors racing in ACT events or at ACT affiliated Late Model tracks.
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by Jay | Mar 30, 2011 | NASCAR
KURT BUSCH READY FOR “CHALLENGING” MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
-No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Driver Credits Crew Chief Addington In “Positive Attitude Adjustment”-
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 29, 2011) – Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch returns to Martinsville Speedway for this weekend’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 with a positive attitude about Sunday’s bullring battle. The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion has never tried to hide the fact that the circuit’s smallest track continues to present one of his biggest challenges.
“We’re coming back into Martinsville with a lot of confidence and a really positive attitude about racing there this weekend,” said Busch, who finished 17th at Fontana, Calif., on Sunday and is now third in the standings, trailing leader Carl Edwards by 10 points. “I’ll be the first to admit that the Martinsville races have always been so challenging to me and that goes all the way back through my career. But ever since Steve Addington came aboard as our crew chief at the beginning of last season, things have really begun to turn for the better.
“Steve deserves so much credit for rallying the troops every week and having our team’s confidence level up for all of these races,” Busch said of the veteran crew chief who will serve as his team leader for the 42nd race this weekend at Martinsville. “ I told him when he first joined the team that Martinsville was a weak track for me personally and he vowed back then that we’d work hard together in changing that. I think we’ve already made so much progress, but it’s a case of the numbers just not showing that.
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by Jay | Mar 30, 2011 | PASS
Doiron Eager To Tackle North Wilkesboro
Reigning PASS Rookie of the Year Ready To Shine In ‘The Race’
BERWICK, Maine – Joey Doiron figures he was probably only four years old the last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competed at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, but he sensed the history as soon as he visited the venerable racing grounds on a recent trip.
“I think I used to watch the races then, but I honestly don’t remember if I ever saw North Wilkesboro or not,” Doiron said this week. “It’s a really cool place, though. It’s like stepping back in time when you get there. It was kept up pretty well for no one really touching it in 15 years or so.”
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by Jay | Mar 29, 2011 | NASCAR
RYAN NEWMAN – Marching into Martinsville with Momentum, Consistency
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (March 29, 2011) – “As any athlete knows, momentum is the most unstoppable force in sports. The only way to stop it is if you get in your own way, start making stupid mistakes or stop believing in yourself.” – Rocco Mediate, professional golfer
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by Jay | Mar 29, 2011 | Video
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by Jay | Mar 28, 2011 | New England, Snocross
Piche, Morin split Pro finals at Peek’n Peak for East Coast Snocross series,
Presented by Woody’s Traction and AMSOIL
Sedlmeier sweeps Semi-Pro classes
FINDLEY LAKE, N.Y. (March 28, 2011) – Veteran snowmobile racers Matt Piche and Mathieu Morin split the Pro finals last weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 8 on the nine-race 2011 schedule at the beautiful Peek’n Peak Resort & Spa.
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by Jay | Mar 28, 2011 | Connecticut, Thompson
COUNTDOWN TO THOMPSON’S ICEBREAKER IS ON
THOMPSON, CT. The countdown to the 2011 Icebreaker at The Thompson International Speedway is well underway by competitors and New England race fans. The weekend of April 9th & 10th is coming fast and everyone is ready for a brand new racing season to get started.
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by Jay | Mar 28, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: CHRIS PERLEY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions for
Charities Event at Stafford Motor Speedway scheduled for June 28th is
building in momentum and excitement as the drivers gear up to raise funds
for their respective charities. The impressive field of open wheeled
division champion drivers represents 42 championships among 12 drivers.
This week’s spotlight is on Chris Perley, the 6-time ISMA Supermodified
Champion, and he will be racing to raise funds for the North Shore Arthritis
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by Jay | Mar 28, 2011 | Video
Bubba Pollard wins Twice on the Gulf Coast and dedicates win to fellow racer Beau Slocumb who is battling cancer.
by Jay | Mar 28, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Waterford
Waterford Champ Jordan Moves to Valenti Modified Racing Series
Canaan, NH. — Two-time Waterford Speedbowl Late Model champion Timmy Jordan of Plainfield, CT, will move to open-wheel racing and the Valenti Modified Racing Series when the tour opens its 2011 season at the famed race track Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3. The two-day event marks the second consecutive season the VMRS will be part of the annual Budweiser Blast-Off Weekend.
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