Point Battles Heating Up in North East Street Stock Tour
GROVETON, NH – The North East Street Stock Tour will travel to Speedway 51 for the second time on the 2015 schedule, boasting a heated point battle entering the fifth event of the season.
With his second straight win, Geoff Rollins has made a stake for his claim on the inaugural championship. Rollins has been within striking distance of Chris Douton and Joe Arena, but is now tied with Douton entering the “51 for 500” event at Speedway 51, on August 15. Both drivers finished in the top 5 in the June event, and are jockeying for position in the championship standings for the second half of the season. (more…)
New London-Waterford Next For VMRS Saturday
Pitkat Still Point Leader / Savary Penalized
Canaan, NH. – The Valenti Modified Racing Series heads to Waterford, Connecticut, Saturday, August 8, to the famed New London-Waterford Speedbowl for the 8th annual ‘Wings and Wheels’ event, a program with a heavy emphasis on open-wheel racing.
Series founder Jack Bateman announced Thursday a 50-point deduction penalty against driver Richard Savary, of Canton, MA, for his part in a last lap crash at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME) last Saturday. Savary has been placed on probation for the balance of the season.
Woody Pitkat, of Stafford Springs, CT, maintains a 24-point lead over Richmond, New Hampshire’s Todd Patnode heading to ‘The Bowl.’ Todd Szegedy, of Ridgefield, CT, is a close third to Patnode (254-248) with Chris Pasteryak, of Jewett, City, CT, fourth (237) and Nashua, New Hampshire’s NormanWrenn, (212) fifth. All top-five point men are competing at Waterford. (more…)
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH For August 6th 2015
By Lou Modestino
-In what has been a hotly contested championship fight during the first half of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, defending series champion Doug Coby is primed to kick off the second half of the year in the Call Before You Dig 150 at his home track of Stafford Motor Speedway.
Coby has been among the championship contenders all season long following his season opening victory at Thompson, but a mid-race crash at New Hampshire two weeks ago left the #2 Dunleavy Truck & Trailer Repair team facing a hole to climb out of to get back into championship contention. Coby and the #2 team did just that at the next series race at Monadnock, scoring the win and leading the most laps for a max points day. Coby now heads to Stafford for the Call Before You Dig 150 looking to pick up another win at a track where he has recorded 6 of his 15 career NWMT victories. (more…)
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH FOR August 6th 2015
Lou Modestino
Bryan Kruczek of Newmarket, New Hampshire raced to his second AIM Recycling USA Super Late Model victory of the season in Sunday’s HP Hood PASS North 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Kruczek started the race from 21st position and methodically worked his way into contention, taking the lead away from Mike Hopkins of Hermon, in what was Hopkins best run to date with the Pro All Stars Series premiere Northeastern class. Kruczek was on cruise control for the final one-quarter of the race, crossing the line almost four seconds ahead of the competition aboard his Ouellette Associates #00.
Skowhegan’s Zach Audet won both ends of the Modified Enduro double header at Speedway 95 Wednesday night, making it three in a row since joining the field at mid-season. The first feature was a make up for last week’s rain-out, and Audet crossed the finish line ahead of point’s leader Danielle Beale, who finished in second. Third place went to Dustin Lancaster of Milo, with Hermon’s Rhonda Crain in fourth. Fifth spot went to Scott Bonney of Stetson. In the second 20 lapper, Audet started eighth in the field and took the lead on the third lap, finishing in the top spot again with Dustin Lancaster in second. Third went to Dennis Burns of Carmel, with Danielle Beale in fourth. Rhonda Crain finished fifth in the second event.
Steve Kimball of Holden made it two in a row in the RoadRunner division when he came from the 41st starting position to wrestle the lead away from pole sitter Sam Betts of Bradley on lap 17, and go on to post his second straight win. Skowhegan’s Kris Matchett also passed Betts in the closing laps to finish second, with Betts finishing third. Fourth went to Newburgh’s Dustan Durrell, with Donny Silva of Hudson finishing fifth. (more…)
PASS South And Freestyle Moto-X Spectacular Set For October At Myrtle Beach Speedway
CHARLOTTE, NC (August 5) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced late today an October return for the South’s longest running Super Late Model series to the Myrtle Beach Speedway. Following a postponement due to weather in April for the “Bash At The Beach II”, the PASS South Super Late Models will once again take to the .538 mile speedway along South Carolina’s famed “Grand Strand” on October 9-10.
The PASS South Super Late Models will be joined in action by the Bell & Bell Vintage Modified Series and a special freestyle motorcycle spectacular sure to entertain all in attendance. Tim Dyson’s Freestyle Moto-X Spectacular will also join PASS at Myrtle Beach Speedway for a truly unique motorsports experience. The show will feature world renowned action sports star Tim Dyson and riders from all across the globe, of all different skill sets, from X-Games athletes to up-and-coming new talent. (more…)
Driver Josh King Leads Fundraising for Special Race
WINCHESTER, NH – One of the most special races on the Granite State Pro Stock Series schedule just became more interesting. An extra $8000 has been added to the JBH 100 at Monadnock Speedway (NH), set to run on August 8.
Vernon, VT’s Josh King, driver of the #21 Steve’s Septic / Tom Call Excavation Chevrolet, has organized to have the extra money added to the entire purse by selling laps to businesses, drivers, and fans of the series.
(North Woodstock, NH) – No driver on the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) has ever had a season like 18 year-old, Hudson, NH native Derek Griffith is having.
Griffith has amassed an incredible four victories in the first eight races, he latest coming this past Saturday night at White Mountain Motorsports Park in the ‘WMMP 100’.
At White Mountain Motorsports Park this past weekend, the MOM’s of Manchester/FEP Insurance No. 12 that Derek pilots was extremely fast, right off the trailer. “I keep on saying this after every win and it holds true for every race, my Crew Chief [Louie Mechalides] gives me a car that I feel can win anywhere. We are just so focused right now, I can’t even really describe it” says Derek. (more…)
Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) continues its Maine swing this Saturday, August 8 with their annual trip to Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The eight previous ACT Tour events at the 1/3-mile oval have seen eight different winners, leaving this year’s Beech Ridge 150 up for grabs.
Former Beech Ridge Pro Series Champion Brad Babb of Windham, ME will try to become the ninth different winner. Babb was fighting for the victory in the Oxford Plains 150 with Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk Jr. two weeks ago when the two made contact with four laps remaining; Babb eventually spun and was relegated to an 11th-place finish while “Joey Pole” went on to his fourth win of the season.
Point Battles Heating Up in North East Street Stock Tour
Driver Josh King Leads Fundraising for Special Race
