by Jay | Jul 29, 2015 | Connecticut, Thompson
Sunoco Modified Drivers to Compete for Special Bonuses at Whelen Night
(THOMPSON, CT) – On Wednesday, August 26, the Sunoco Modifieds will compete in their annual 20/20 Sprint race as part of Whelen Night, presented by King Cadillac GMC at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP). The event will see teams compete in two 20-lap points races, followed by a 10-lap sprint to determine the overall purse for the event, with the winning driver taking home $1,800.
There is even more money on the line for Sunoco Modified teams on Wednesday night with two extra bonuses to be earned. Waddell Communications, the Official Radio provider for TSMP, will be offering the “Perfect Challenge” bonus which will give $500 cash to a driver should he or she win all three races of the night.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Late Model “Triple Crown” Returns on WDEV/Calkins Night
Barre, VT – Thunder Road Speedbowl wraps up the month of July this Thursday, July 30 with WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. In addition to a full card of racing for all weekly divisions, the event will see the return of the semi-feature and Maplewood “Triple Crown” for the Thunder Road Late Models.
The 15-lap semi-feature will pit the top finishers in the Late Model qualifying heats against each other for bonus points and purse money. A progressive cash bonus has also been posted for any driver who can complete the Triple Crown by winning their heat, the semi-feature, and the main event in the same night. The bonus begins at $500 and increases by $100 for each event until the Triple Crown is won. The program will run for the remaining Thunder Road Thursday night schedule.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2015 | Lee USA, NE Street Stock Tour, New England, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
A Tale of Two Cities: Rollins, Tanguay Eye Home Track from Different Views
A Look Ahead to “Friday Night Lights” at Lee USA Speedway
LEE, NH – As the North East Street Stock Tour returns to Lee USA Speedway for “Friday Night Lights”, presented by the Gobbi Corporation, on July 31, two drivers look to the event from different ends of the spectrum.
Geoff Rollins is in mid-stride, after picking up the win in the Christmas in July event at Monadnock Speedway on July 11, and looks to continue his success at another of his home tracks, Lee USA Speedway. Rollins is currently second in points in the Late Model Sportsman at the track, and finished second in the exhibition event for the North East Street Stock Tour (NESST), back in May.
Rollins will be running his familiar orange #02 car in his return home, and is confident in the change, saying “We are piloting our own car that’s orange and has a 02, and anything orange goes faster. I have won a 50 lapper here with this car. We put this new car together in two weeks, but it doesn’t scare me at all.”
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by Jay | Jul 28, 2015 | Airborne, New York
Freshman Sullivan Claims Mid-Season Championship Win at Airborne Park Speedway
Rookie is 9th Modified winner in 10 races; Gordon tops Renegades; Mini-Mods provide excitement
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Airborne Park Speedway’s incredible record of parity continued on Saturday, July 25, as Danny Sullivan became the ninth different main event winner in 10 races by taking down the Parker Chevrolet Mid-Season Championships presented by Island Excavating and Morrisonville Septic. The rookie headlined an exciting night of racing for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere.
Freshman driver Sullivan, of Morrisonville, NY, called his shot earlier in the evening, telling the Plattsburgh Press-Republican that he felt like he would win the double-points 35-lap race for the J&S Steel Modified division. After stating fifth, he made good on his words with a pass of fellow rookie Timex Morgan to take the lead on lap 24 and ran away to his career-first open-wheel Modified victory in the caution-free race. Sullivan had scored a pair of runner-up finishes already during the year.
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by Jay | Jul 28, 2015 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
WINCHESTER—The weather finally cooperated this past Saturday at Monadnock Speedway this past Saturday, where there was a packed crowd for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours’ O’Reilly Auto Parts 200.
Prior to racing action the Boniface Award Winners from last week were presented with their prizes for their performance in the most recent Sportsman Modified feature.
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by Jay | Jul 28, 2015 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Jason Colbeth goes for a wild flip in the DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe makeup feature and comes back to finish 6th in the regular feature for the night.
BRADFORD, VT – The Sprint Cars of New England hit the Ridge for their fourth of seven events for the year. SCoNE veterans Chris Donnelly and Jacob Williams were no challenge for the new boy in town. Scott Holcomb hailing from Conn, having run in the New York ESS series is no stranger to the wings or to Bear Ridge Speedway, competing bi-weekly in the USAC DMA Midgets. It only took Holcomb 2 weeks at the Ridge to reacquaint himself with the Wings, finishing in victory lane his last visit and taking the win dominantly this week. Donnelly finished second with Jacob Williams taking third. Will Hull and Lacey Hanson completed the top five. (more…)
by Jay | Jul 28, 2015 | ACT, Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
photo by RPM 360
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – There is just something about Oxford Plains Speedway that manages to bring out the best in 18 year old Emily Packard. In the American Canadian Tour’s return to OPS this past weekend, Packard seemed pick up where she left off in April, bringing home a 6th place finish in her Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels 9ME car.
Short her regular crew chief (Neal Woodward) this weekend, Emily’s dad Ellery Packard stepped in to turn the wrench and help get the car dialed in. “Dad was brushing up on his crew chief skills this weekend,” Packard said, “Neal had a prior commitment, and dad stepped in. It took him a little bit to get confident on the adjustments he was making but he did a great job and it showed all day.” In the first practice of the day, Packard went right to the top of the speed charts, and she continued to be fast through the last two practices, showing 2nd fastest on the speed chart in final practice. “We unloaded and we were really quick,” said Packard. “We made some minor changes to try to better the car a little more throughout practice, but it was good right out of the trailer.”
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by Jay | Jul 28, 2015 | PASS, Photos
PASS Caraway Photos July 2015
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by Jay | Jul 27, 2015 | Maine, NEMST, Oxford Plains Speedway
Wells Battles To Top Spot In Oxford
The NEMST made its way to Oxford Plains Speedway for their first feature event at the legendary facility Saturday Night. An initial gloomy forecast slightly reduced the car count to a strong 25 tour-style minis throughout the pit area. Early on in practice long time Oxford mini stock competitors Justin Larsen and Rob Greenleaf were turning the fast laps around the facility.
Matt Sonnhalter, Justin Larsen, and Toby Wells all won their respective heats with Sonnhalter drawing a 5 row invert for the feature event. After the invert Jimmy Childs and Nick Anderson would lead the field to green for the first time in each drivers NEMST history. The top half of the field was littered with long time fast Oxford competitors and invading NEMST drivers that run within the top five across New England.
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by Jay | Jul 27, 2015 | Maine, Speedway 95
MCLAUGHLIN SCORES 4TH WIN AT SPEEDWAY 95
Andrew McLaughlin of Harrington continued to add to his win total at Speedway 95 Saturday night as he picked up win number 4 for the season in the Dysart’s Late Models. McLaughlin lined up 3rd on the grid for the green, but contact between pole sitter Don Alexander Jr. of Glenburn and Wayne Parritt Jr. of Steuben coming to the green sent Parritt into the turn one dirt berm and to the pits for the night, allowing McLaughlin to line up outside Alexander for the start. McLaughlin quickly put his car out front and remained there for the entire caution free 40 lap distance. Brenton Parritt of Steuben, the division’s defending champion and current points leader came from his 8th place start to finish second. Dean Smart of Bradley finished third, with Alexander coming in fourth. Milo driver Nick Jenkins rounded out the top five.
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Sunoco Modified Drivers to Compete for Special Bonuses at Whelen Night
