by Jay | Jul 23, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Austin Theriault Invited To
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Test
FORT KENT, Maine — Sixteen-year-old Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, was one of 40 Late Model drivers invited by the American-Canadian Tour to test at New Hampshire Motor Speedway next month, the sanctioning body announced today. Each driver will participate in one full day of testing during the session on Aug. 17-18 in advance of the second annual ACT Invitational at the track on Sept. 18.
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by Jay | Jul 22, 2010 | Canada
(Shediac, N.B.) — The Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power, will host Car Load Night stock car racing action this Saturday evening with edge of your seat points championship racing in the Mini Stock, Four Fun, Shediac Sportsman and Super Sportsman divisions as well as an unpredictable 50-lap Barrel Race featuring the speedways Full Contact Thrasher division
competitors.
Admission to Saturdays 7:00 p.m. event will be only $20 per car load which guarantees a great and inexpensive night of family entertainment for all. Front gates and grandstands will open at 6:00 p.m. with green flag action starting at 7:00 p.m.
CFS urges everyone to check the speedways web site (www.centreforspeed.com) or call the speedways info line (506-532-3032) to check the status of any event before travelling in case of inclement weather.
Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com
About CFS
The CENTRE for Speed (CFS) is a 128-acre motor sports park which includes Atlantic Canada’s largest and fastest 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as
its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers
east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois , New Brunswick .
by Jay | Jul 22, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. To Test
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
HUDSON, N.H. — Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson. N.H., was one of 40 Late Model drivers invited by the American-Canadian Tour to test at New Hampshire Motor Speedway next month, the sanctioning body announced today. Each driver will participate in one full day of testing during the session on Aug. 17-18 in advance of the second annual ACT Invitational at the track on Sept. 18.
The test session also serves as an approval process for being invited to join the 43-car starting field in the 60-lap event.
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by Jay | Jul 22, 2010 | ACT, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
ACT INVITATIONAL PRACTICE SET FOR NHMS
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) and the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) have announced that a two-day test and tune session has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 17 and Wednesday, August 18, 2010 in preparation for the second ACT Invitational to be held as part of the classic triple header at NHMS on Saturday, September 18, 2010.
The practice sessions, which give invited teams nearly eight hours of practice each day at the famous ‘Magic Mile’, were a racing highlight for many teams last season in preparation for the inaugural running of the ACT Invitational in 2009. Because of the time constraints with the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Whelen Modified Tour, and NASCAR Truck Series participating at NHMS over the weekend of September 18th, this becomes the only time for the ACT teams to get quality seat time at the region’s only super speedway.
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by Jay | Jul 21, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Brad Babb Leads ACT Rookie Points Heading To Hometrack Beech Ridge
Scarborough, ME – Windham, Maine’s Brad Babb currently sits atop the ACT Late Model Tour Rookie Standings and will look to stretch his lead with a solid finish this Saturday, July 24 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, the track where he cut his racing teeth. The seventeen year old holds a slim five point lead over fellow Maine youngster Austin Theriault of Fort Kent.
Babb has had a solid first half to his rookie season by qualifying for five of the first six races on the ACT Tour which is no small feat considering the Tour has been averaging well over 40 cars for each event. He has finished on the lead lap in four of these events with his only DNF (Did Not Finish) occurring at White Mountain Motorsports Park due to mechanical problems.
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by Jay | Jul 21, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, PASS, Thompson
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Thompson International Speedway Race Preview
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, makes his big-track debut on the PASS North Series with the PASS 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 22. The event is a combination PASS North/PASS National Championship Series race on the oldest asphalt track in the nation and — at .625-miles — is the largest facility the series visits. Doiron, who leads the Rookie of the Year battle and is eighth in the overall PASS North standings, will debut a new car at Thompson. The 18-year-old driver hopes to rebound from a disappointing 18th-place finish at his home track — Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine — last weekend.
WHO: Joey Doiron, Berwick, Maine
TEAM: JBJ Machine/Rescue Welding/Dale Shaw Race Cars No. 73 Chevrolet
BEST CAREER THOMPSON SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY: N/A
WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 75
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, July 22
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by Jay | Jul 21, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, PASS, Thompson
Johnny Clark: PASS North Series
Thompson International Speedway Race Preview
PASS North Series points leader Johnny Clark of Farmingdale, Maine, rolls into round three of the PASS National Championship Series with the PASS 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 22. The .625-mile high-banked track is the nation’s oldest paved oval and also the largest facility the series visits. The 75-lap event counts as a points-paying event for both the five-race PASS National Series as well as the PASS North Series. Clark owns a 19-point lead over Ben Rowe in the PASS North standings, having posted six top-5 finishes through the first seven races — including a fifth-place run at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway last weekend. Clark is fourth through two events in the PASS National standings, 40 points behind North Carolina’s Preston Peltier, after finishing second in the season opener at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida and a disappointing 26th at Hickory, N.C., in April.
WHO: Johnny Clark, Farmingdale, Maine
TEAM: No. 54 Clark’s Car Crushing/Port City Chevrolet
BEST CAREER THOMPSON SPEEDWAY FINISH: 3rd (2 times, most recently July 2009)
LAST RACE AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY: 3rd (July 2009)
WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 75
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, July 22
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by Jay | Jul 21, 2010 | Canaan, New Hampshire
Canaan, NH – When race fans and competitors assemble this weekend at Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, NH, two people will be remembered for the impact their lives had on those around them, and the impact they still continue to have today.
Ricky Miller passed away at age 34 from injuries suffered in a racing accident. David Cyr passed way at age 5 after a three-year battle with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Neither family knew each other. In the last two years they have bonded for the same cause.
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by Jay | Jul 19, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Joey Polewarczyk: ACT Late Model Tour – TD Bank Oxford 250
OXFORD, Maine — Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., struggled with tire problems in the early going and finished 29th in the TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, July 18. Polewarczyk started 13th and worked his way into the top-5 before a puff of smoke off his right front tire signaled a problem on lap 133. Seven laps later, Polewarczyk spun in turn two. After pitting and getting back into the race, he headed to pit road again — this time under the green flag — on lap 160. He was 28 laps down to winner Eddie MacDonald at the checkered flag.
FOR POST-RACE VIDEO OF JOEY POLEWARCZYK JR.:
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBqD9awqio
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by Jay | Jul 19, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Billy Ryder won the John Bourdelais Jr. Memorial race this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Bourdelais Jr. was a fixture on his Dads racing team at Star Speedway. His days were spent working alongside his dad and his nights were spent in the garage with his dads race team or fishing and camping with his friends. Always quick with a joke, his easygoing nature is fondly remembered by his family and many friends. He had raced some Enduros and at the time of his death in a tragic traffic accident three years ago a brand new streeter was being built for him by the Bourdelais team.
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