by RacingNews | Jul 10, 2015 | New England, New England Motorsports North
Veteran stock car driver Tim LaDuc of Orwell, VT made a triumphant return to victory lane on Sunday, July 5, winning the WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey Independence Day Special at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. LaDuc ended a five-year victory drought and carried the checkered flag in the 50-lap Liberty Street Discount Beverage & Deli Sportsman Modified race after a race-long fight with Josh Sunn. Other winners on the night included Chris Donnelly, Dan Douville, Curtis Condon, and Jesse Durkee.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | Maine, Speedway 95
Danielle Beal of Hampden brought the 3 race win streak of Milo’s Dustin Lancaster to an end Wednesday night at Speedway 95 as she led the 20 lap Modified Enduro feature from start to finish. While Beale led the first 9 laps, Lancaster, Andrew Crosby of Hermon, Scott Bonney of Stetson and Rhonda Crain of Hermon sat three car lengths back in a pack battling for second through fifth positions. On lap 9, Bonney and Crosby both shot off the track in turn 4, ending up against the tire wall, bringing out the race’s only caution period. Both were able to continue on the restart, but from the back of the field. On the restart, Beale reassumed the lead with Lancaster in second and Crosby soon in third. As Lancaster and Crosby fought for second, Beale continued to lead by about 2 car lengths, which was her margin of victory over Lancaster, who finished second with Crosby finishing third. Alex Runci of Frankfort and Rhonda Crain of Hermon rounded out the top five.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning 7 races in 2 seasons of SK Light competition at Stafford Speedway, Waterbury native Joey Cipriano is still in search of his first victory in the track’s premier SK Modified® division. Cipriano has had several other close calls, such as last Friday night when he was dueling with Ryan Preece for the win before the two cars ended up in the turn 4 wall coming to the white flag. Cipriano and his #84 AVI International team have been busy at their shop this week, putting their car back together and Cipriano says that a win this Friday night would be huge for his team on so many levels.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Racing can be a fickle game and one needs to look no further than Rowan Pennink and the #99 Van Wickle NAPA Auto Supply SK Modified® team at Stafford Motor Speedway to see how fortunes can change in the course of a calendar year. Pennink joined the #99 team prior to the start of the 2014 season and things couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. In 7 races, Pennink’s best finish was 18th and he missed two of those races completely. But their fortunes turned for the better starting with their win in last year’s NAPA SK 5k. In the 21 SK Modified® races run at Stafford since that win, Pennink has recorded 10 wins, 17 top-5, and 19 top-10 finishes. His 5 wins this season already match the 5 wins he accumulated last season and he heads into this year’s NAPA SK 5k as the point leader in the SK Modified division and full of confidence that he can repeat his SK 5k victory.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the green flag just around the corner for Stafford Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k feature event this Friday night July 10, the anticipation and excitement continues to grow. This year’s edition has the added twist of the Dunleavy Gambler’s Challenge. The Gambler’s Challenge requires SK Modified® drivers to put up $100 with the total driver amount being matched by Doug Dunleavy from Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair. The match grew last Friday night when three race fans from Rayner Real Estate came into the Speedway Office and offered to join Doug Dunleavy in matching the bonus pot, which now stands at $4,800 with 16 drivers entered.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | ACT, PASS, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The third annual American-Canadian Tour (ACT) International 500 at Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Park Speedway on July 18 and 19 will be a showcase for Northeast short track stock car racing in 2015. The first-ever visit to Airborne from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) is part of a doubleheader featuring twin 200-lap, $10,000-to-win races for the ACT Late Models and the PASS Super Late Models.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | Devils Bowl, NASCAR, Vermont, Whelen All American Series
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WEST HAVEN, VT – Local stock car drivers will feel double the pressure at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night, July 10, as The Rutland Herald presents the annual Mid-Season Championships at 7:30 p.m. Point values will be doubled, making every position twice as critical in all four divisions of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere.
Because of the greater point values, the Mid-Season Championship is viewed by many as a “make or break” event that sets up the second-half stretch drive toward the titles. The winners of Friday night’s feature events will score 100 points toward the championship, with each subsequent position decreasing by four points. Preliminary heat races are each worth 10 points to win.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (July 8, 2015) – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams head to Kentucky Speedway in Sparta this weekend for Saturday’s Kentucky 400 event. With the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities underway in nearby Cincinnati, Danica Patrick and her No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) are hopeful for an all-star performance of their own this weekend.
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by RacingNews | Jul 9, 2015 | NASCAR
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (July 8, 2015) – When Kyle Busch was approached by M&M’S to re-create scenes from the blockbuster movie Days of Thunder, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, he didn’t need any convincing that it was a great idea. Besides, the driver nicknamed Rowdy counts it among his all-time favorites, and he can recite line after line from the legendary NASCAR movie.
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by RacingNews | Jul 8, 2015 | VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Canaan, NH. — It’s been four years since the Valenti Modified Racing Series last turned a wheel at Claremont Speedway, but the likes of Dwight Jarvis, Todd Patnode, Kirk Alexander, Russ Hersey, Mike Willis Jr, Matt Mead, and Donnie Lashua, are eager to ‘go home’ Friday night, July 10, when the Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to the famed New Hampshire speedway for the first time since 2011.
The Claremont track has been the site of much success for Jarvis with feature wins and championships. When the subject of Claremont comes up and it’s storied history over the last 42 years, the name Dwight Jarvis always pops up in conversation. He’ll be a fan favorite Friday night.
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Veteran stock car driver Tim LaDuc of Orwell, VT made a triumphant return to victory lane on Sunday, July 5, winning the WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey Independence Day Special at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. LaDuc ended a five-year victory drought and carried the checkered flag in the 50-lap Liberty Street Discount Beverage & Deli Sportsman Modified race after a race-long fight with Josh Sunn. Other winners on the night included Chris Donnelly, Dan Douville, Curtis Condon, and Jesse Durkee.
