by Jay | Aug 11, 2009 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Mitch Wendell bested a strong field of Outlaw Sportsman to take his 2nd win of the season this past Sunday evening at Hudson Speedway.
From the pole position, Todd Warren led the early laps in the Outlaw Sportsman feature until Sean Waites got past him and built a big lead. A lap 10 caution bunched the field and pitted Bobby Allen against Waites on the front row for the restart. Allen powered past Waites when the green flag flew and held the top spot for many laps but Wendell was making his way up front and got to the outside of Allen with 5 laps to go. Wendell worked the outside groove for a few laps finally clearing Allen with 2 laps to go and drove on to victory. 2nd through 10th were Allen, last weeks winner Tim Casey, Lee Weldy, Waites, Chris Lee, John Meany, Rick Woodside Jr., Dave Blanchard and Ron Lord Jr.
As he did the previous week, Jerry Lepage led the first five circuits of the Rookie Stock feature before Andy Nichols took control and led the middle part of the race. John Morin charged by Nichols with 5 laps to go leading the final laps to score his 2nd victory of the year. Corey Merritt overcame an early race flat tire to finish 2nd, Dean Wendell made a furious run in the closing laps going from 7th to 3rd in four laps and finished 3rd. 4th through 10th were Nichols, Keith Ennis, Roland Leplante, Brian Harron, Scott Duvall, Lepage and Heath Tuirtelotte.
Jef James led all the laps in the Roadrunner main except the last one. With Louis Maher within a few car lengths the whole race, James went to the top of the track to pass a lapped car on the last lap and Maher went low to pass but the lapped car pushed up and Maher came home 1st followed by James. Eric Miller was 3rd, Peter Raby 4th and Don Soucy 5th.
Dylan Bilodeau won the Thunder Lite feature, 2nd trough 5th were Derek Griffith, Bobby Stirk lll, Gage Harron and Sam Gilman.
Dave Heliwell won the Mini Cup main followed by Chris Igo and Bobby Stirk lll.
Dustin Cheney showed the way in his sleek Honda in the Spectator race, Brian Ethien won the Flagpole race, and Charlie Baldwin won the Spectator Drags.
Next Sunday August 16th at Hudson Speedway it’s the 7th annual “Don Hayes Memorial” featuring special races for both the Classic Lites and Roadrunners, plus Rookies, Thunder Lights, Spectator Drags, Spectator Race, and Flagpole Race. Gates open at 4pm and the first race at 6pm. For more info please visit www.hudsonspeedway.com
by Jay | Aug 11, 2009 | ACT, New Hampshire
Waterford, CT – Five-time American Canadian Tour Champion Brian Hoar captured his second victory in a row in the Nutmeg State 100 at Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, August 8. The first 28 laps of the event were run on Saturday, June 13, but the remaining 72 laps were postponed due to rain. Brad Leighton led the way through the first half of the race after taking the lead from his outside pole starting position.
Hoar worked his way through the field from his eleventh starting position to take the lead on lap 55. Hoar and Leighton then swapped the lead, and lots of paint, several times throughout the remainder of the race. The battle between the two continued through the final laps until Leighton tangled with a lap car coming to the white flag. Hoar, who was running on the outside of Leighton, narrowly missed the incident and continued on to complete the race. Leighton ended up in the infield and did not complete the 100th lap.
Randy Potter, who was running fourth when the accident happened, took advantage of the incident and finished second. Potter was followed closely by point leader Scott Payea, John Donahue, and Waterford Speedbowl regular Tim Jordan. Brent Dragon, Joey Doiron, Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Ron Yumas, Jr., and Tyler Cahoon all avoided the mayhem and came home in the top ten.
Hoar now has 25 career ACT Tour wins and two in the 2009 season. He has already qualified for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 19, with his win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
The ACT Tour now has a few weeks off before returning to Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH on Friday, September 4 for the rescheduled Twin State 100. Also coming up is the Chaudiere Showdown 200 at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Junction, QC on Saturday, August 29. The Showdown is an all-star race between the top eleven drivers in the ACT Tour point standings and the top eleven drivers in the Série ACT Castrol point standings.
OFFICIAL ACT TOUR NUTMEG STATE 100 RESULTS
Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Pos Car # Driver Laps
1 37 Brian Hoar 100
2 02NH Randy Potter 100
3 89 Scott Payea 100
4 26VT John Donahue 100
5 47 Tim Jordan 100
6 55VT Brent Dragon 100
7 73ME Joey Doiron 100
8 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. 100
9 88 Ron Yumas Jr. 100
10 38VT Tyler Cahoon 100
11 9VT Chip Grenier 100
12 51ME Ricky Rolfe 100
13 41 Pete Potvin, III 100
14 02MA Dennis Stampfl 100
15 40VT Eric Chase 100
16 18 Jamie Fisher 100
17 7ME Glen Luce 99
18 38CT Joe Curioso 99
19 77NH Mark Hayward 99
20 28ME Rowland Robinson Jr. 99
21 77MA James Linardy 99
22 55NH Brad Leighton 99
23 16 Howard Payne 98
24 82 Mark Hudson 76
25 73NH Joe Tetreault 58
26 35 Bruce Thomas Jr. 42
27 71 Bobby Dragon 28
28 2 Allan Coates 28
29 42MA Jeff Zuidema 28
by Jay | Aug 11, 2009 | ACT, New Hampshire
Waterbury, VT – The scoring check for the Nutmeg State 100 at Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT on Saturday, August 8, 2009 has been completed. The official results are shown below. Also below is a memo sent out today (Monday, August 10, 2009) explaining the American-Canadian Tour’s procedure on cautions and how the procedure affected the situation on the final lap of the Nutmeg State 100.
OFFICIAL ACT TOUR NUTMEG STATE 100 RESULTS
Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Pos Car # Driver Laps
1 37 Brian Hoar 100
2 02NH Randy Potter 100
3 89 Scott Payea 100
4 26VT John Donahue 100
5 47 Tim Jordan 100
6 55VT Brent Dragon 100
7 73ME Joey Doiron 100
8 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. 100
9 88 Ron Yumas Jr. 100
10 38VT Tyler Cahoon 100
11 9VT Chip Grenier 100
12 51ME Ricky Rolfe 100
13 41 Pete Potvin, III 100
14 02MA Dennis Stampfl 100
15 40VT Eric Chase 100
16 18 Jamie Fisher 100
17 7ME Glen Luce 99
18 38CT Joe Curioso 99
19 77NH Mark Hayward 99
20 28ME Rowland Robinson Jr. 99
21 77MA James Linardy 99
22 55NH Brad Leighton 99
23 16 Howard Payne 98
24 82 Mark Hudson 76
25 73NH Joe Tetreault 58
26 35 Bruce Thomas Jr. 42
27 71 Bobby Dragon 28
28 2 Allan Coates 28
29 42MA Jeff Zuidema 28
by Jay | Aug 10, 2009 | PASS
Corey Williams Sets Orange County Ablaze with
PASS Southern Sizzler Victory
Naples, ME 8/10/09- The weather may have been warm, but it was Corey Williams who was hot from the moment he unloaded his #47 machine as he claimed his fifth Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South super late model win in the Southern Sizzler 150 at Orange County Speedway Saturday night. Justin Wakefield muscled his way to second while Signal Mountain, Tennessee’s Heath Hindman notched his season best finish of third at the fast 3/8th mile facility. Veteran Jay Fogleman and Preston Peltier rounded out the top five.
Williams showed his strength early and often as he set fast time during qualifying by almost two tenths over the second place driver. Early green flag racing saw Ryan Blaney open up a half track lead over the rest of the top five competitors. A lap sixty-one caution brought the field back together and also brought Williams’ car within striking distance of the top spot. After making his way to the front, a spin by series points leader Ben Rowe on lap 145 set the stage for a five lap shootout.
Williams got the jump over Justin Wakefield on the final restart cruising away with the win and the trophy. Even though it was Williams who stole the show, the story of the night was veteran Jay Fogleman’s comeback from two laps down to finish fourth in a backup car. Fogleman fought an ill handling car after getting limited practice in a backup car after his primary car suffered mechanical problems earlier in the day.
In PASS truck series action, Grant Davidson extended his points lead with his fourth win in seven races in 2009. Michael Cooper, behind the wheel of his new #18 truck ride, finish second and fourteen year old Clint King, who won earlier in the year at Coastal Plains Raceway, rounded out the top three.
Next up for the premier super late model series of the south will be the Over the Mountain 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina on Saturday August 29th. The event will mark the third and final trip to the historic track for the series in 2009.
For more information including schedules, standings, and results for all PASS sanctioned touring series visit their home on the web at www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com . For marketing or media questions contact Norm Desjardins at 603-539-3368 or for technical information contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.
Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series South Super Late Model Southern Sizzler 150 Orange County Speedway – Rougemont NC – 8 /8/2009
1) 47 Corey Williams 2) 98 Justin Wakefield 3) 91 Heath Hindman 4) 4s Jay Fogleman 5) 26 Preston Peltier 6) 8 Cassius Clark 7) 05 Alex Fleming 8) 5 Spencer Wauters 9) 10 Ryan Blaney10) 4n Ben Rowe 11) 18 Bradley McCaskill 12) 48 John Batten 13) 35 Devin Jones 14) 55 Alex Yontz 15) 25 Jeff Bolen 16) 14 Clete Caywood 17) 02 Tim Nooner 18) 23 Jimmy Weller 19) 16 Joey Coulter 20) 93 Tayla Orleans 21) 79 Chris Bowers 22) CJ Faison DNS 43 Tim Pinion
by Jay | Aug 10, 2009 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Ron Normandin Scores First Win of 2009
Winchester, NH: This past Saturday, Monadnock Speedway was filled with heroes of the past and present as they held the first annual Heroes of Yester-Year Celebration. The fans were able to mix and mingle with the former and present competitors during the very popular Open Track Party presented by Ford Brattleboro. Ron Normandin celebrated his first 2009 victory for Mini Stocks where he is now guaranteed a starting spot for the Stafford Motor Speedway Fall Finale. Kirk Alexander took the checkers in the Modified division after suffering several weeks of mechanical problems. Super Stock Bill Johnston topped the feature event as Mike Parks took back to back Outlaw Pro wins. Dick Houle and Rob Morton won the Enduro events.
Grand Marshall, Bob Whitcomb, waved the green where Beth Adams led the Mini Stock field early in their feature event. Ron Normandin, Jamey King, Chris McTaggart and Joey Kendall followed close behind battling for position. On lap seven, a caution came out as James Hancock and Derek Bergquist made contact. On the restart, Adams had a great start securing the top spot. On lap eleven, Normandin began to pressure Adams as the ran wheel to wheel. One lap later, Normandin took the lead as King went to the inside of Kendall for third. On alp thirteen, the caution flew again. On the restart, Normandin continued to lead as Adams felt Kendall and Jackson on her back bumper. Ten laps to go, Kendall tries the high side as Jackson attempted the low groove. Both were denied as Adams held strong in second. Five laps to go, Normandin showed the way as Kendall attempted the inside of Adams in turn one. Once again, Kendall could not make it and began to battle wheel to wheel with Jackson for third. One lap to go, Kendall gave one last attempt as Adams went high coming out of turn two. Adams scraped the back wall dropping out of the top five leaving Jackson to battle with Kendall for second. King moved into fourth. At the checkers, it was Normandin followed by Kendall, Jackson, King and McTaggart.
Super Stocks rolled onto the track with David Streibel setting the pace. Streibel was scored as the early leader but felt the presence of Bill Johnston on the high side. On lap three, the side by side battle was won by Johnston as he took over the lead. Johnston began to pull away as Streibel held off the challenges from Nancy Muni and Jeremy Sorel. On lap ten, Streibel pulled away in second as Muni held of the challenges from Jeff Wright for third. In the next lap, Sorel and Wright battled for the fourth spot. Ten laps to go, Johnston and Streibel distanced themselves away from the field as Muni, Wright and Sorel continued to run nose to tail for third. Five laps to go, as they entered turn one, Wright made contact with Muni resulting in both Muni and Wright dropping out of the top five. Muni got back on the gas and joined the back of the field with no caution. Sorel, Andy Brook and Nick Gravel took over in the top five. As laps winded down, Johnston remained to lead as Sorel began to gain ground on Streibel for second. On the final lap it was Joshnton followed by Streibel, Sorel, Brooks and Gravel.
Aric Blanchette and Steve Gauthier side by side brought the field to the green. On the start, Gauthier on the outside got the jump as the starter of the race brought the caution out. As the caution was displayed both Blanchette and Gauthier made heavy contact resulting in extensive damage to the Gauthier machine. On the restart of the start of the race, Barry Gray found himself in the number one spot. Bryon Baker, starting on the outside wasted no time to take the lead over as Mike Parks followed and moved into second. By lap two, Hersey went to the outside of Gray and settled in third. Baker continued to lead attempting to hold off both Parks and Hersey. Parks tried the high side but was denied as Parks and Hersey ran wheel to wheel for second. Lap seventeen, Parks had a good run of turn four and challenged Baker again on the outside. As they both came out of turn two, Parks took the lead as Hersey followed for second. The top three ran bumper to bumper as Gray and Brandon Ovitt battled for fourth. Ten laps to go, the top three began to approach lap traffic. Both Parks and Hersey maneuvered through the lap cars as Baker was held up. Five to go, Parks and Hersey continued to battle as Ovitt began to catch Baker for third. At the wave of the checkers, it was Parks for back to back victories followed by Hersey, Baker, Ovitt and Gray.
Rob Williams led the Modified field to the green for their 50 lap feature event. Williams quickly secured the lead as Eric LeClair and Marty Radewick ran close behind. On lap two, the field was slowed by a caution. On the restart, Williams again controlled the top spot as Radewick moved into second. Kirk Alexander sat in third followed by LeClair and Frank L’Etoile. The top three ran bumper to bumper as Alexander went to the outside of Radewick for second. By lap ten, the top three broke away as a huge battle for fourth and fifth developed between LeClair, L’Etoile, Dale Evonsion, Ed Reed and Dave Berube. Few laps later, Evonsion broke from the battle on made the pass on the outside of L’Etoile for fifth and worked on LeClair for fourth. Twenty laps in the book, the top three continued to stand on their own as the field maneuvered around heavy lap traffic battling for the top five. On lap twenty five, the caution was shown collecting Evonsion, Rusty Ball, Jim Boniface and Kevin Bolduc. On the restart, Alexander took the lead as Williams fought back. Radewick continued to run third followed by Todd Patnode and Berube. Ten laps to go, the top three again approached heavy lap traffic as L’Etoile and Ed Reed challenged each other for the sixth spot. Five lap to go, Williams again attempted to get back the top spot as fifth place Berube pulled off with a mechanical problem. At the wave of the checkers, it was Alexander with the victory followed by Williams, Radewick, Patnode and Bryan Shumway.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway will welcome back the Pro 4 Modified to the high bank ¼ mile oval along with Outlaw Pros, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks and 4-cylinder Enduros. Race Time is at 6pm.
Top Ten Modifieds: Kirk Alexander, Rob Williams, Marty Radewick, Todd Panote, Bryan Shumway, Frank L’Etoile, Dale Evonsion, Ed Reed Jr, Eric LeClair
Top Ten Outlaw Pros: Mike Parks, Russ Hersey, Bryon Baker, Brandon Ovitt, Barry Gray, Aric Blanchette, Eric Poulin, Adam Brooks, Steve Gauthier
Top Ten Super Stocks: Bill Johnston, David Streibel, Jeremy Sorel, Andy Brooks, Nick Gravel, Matt Mead, Bob Bedaw, Ed Brehio Jr, Kevin Ouellette, Jeff Wright
Top Ten Mini Stocks: Ron Normandin, Joey Kendall, Tim Jackson, Jamey King, Chris McTaggart, Chris Davis, Dennis Wallace, Beth Adams, James Hancock
Top Ten 4-cylinder Enduros: Dick Houle, Jonah Delgenio, Heath Reanud, Eric Pomasko, |CJ Johnson, Matt Gauffin, Scott Hatt, Fred Rogers, John Walker, Julia |Raymond
Top Ten Full Size Enduros: Rob Morton, Jared Edson, Dan Yagmin, Ryan Rivet, Barry Schonborg, Ed Lofland, Mike Petalas, Adam Gray, Randy Rameau, Trevor Dyer
by Jay | Aug 10, 2009 | NASCAR, New England, Thompson
Preece On A Roll Heading To Thompson
The 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season has reached its halfway point, and as the Tour heads to Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway this week, Ryan Preece is perhaps the hottest driver on the circuit.
Preece, from Berlin, Conn., has won the last two NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races and is now just 27 points out of the championship lead thanks to top-10 efforts in six of the season’s seven events.
The last two weeks have been a constant emotional high for Preece, who recorded his first career win last year at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, but never got to celebrate in Victory Lane as Burt Myers was there originally, before being disqualified. His triumph at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway on Aug. 1 was the first time he got to pull into Victory Lane, and symbolically, it felt like his first win.
Last Friday at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway, Preece then got the first win of his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career at his home track.
Preece had a stout car the last handful of races at Stafford, but the cards didn’t line up for a victory. The long wait ended in the Town Fair Tire 150 when he led the final 47 laps to take the checkered flag.
“I’ve always wanted to win here, and I finally got it,” said an elated Preece following the win.
Both wins have been hard-earned for Preece. In the previous week’s win, he had to fend off a host of Riverhead regulars to get to the finish line first, and Friday’s win at Stafford featured a similar storyline as he had to outlast the winningest driver in the track’s storied history: Ted Christopher.
Christopher had led the first two-thirds of the race after starting first on the redraw, but after a restart, Preece was able to get past the defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion on Lap 104 and hold off some hard charges from Christopher for the win.
As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour now heads to Thompson for the Budweiser 150 presented by New England Dodge Dealers on Thursday, Aug. 13, Preece will have to turn the page quickly. The Tour is currently halfway through its busiest part of the 2009 schedule with four events in the span of 19 days. Fortunately for Preece and the No. 3 team, momentum is clearly on their side, for the time being.
“The month of August seems to be a real good month for me, and hopefully my luck will stay like this,” Preece said.
The 18-year-old driver knows that things can turn around quickly in auto racing, so he’s not going to get too caught up in the team’s current run.
“Who knows, I could be wrecking next week, so I’m living in the moment, and things are real great right now,” Preece said.
While he has traditionally been a front-runner at Stafford, Preece has yet to find much success at Connecticut’s biggest oval. In 10 career starts at Thompson, the third-year driver has an average finish of 15 with four top 10s. A fourth- place finish there in the season opener – the best of his career – should be encouraging.
While the season is only halfway over, it may be too early to hedge bets on the championship, but the consistency that Preece’s team has exhibited to this point indicates that they could be a legitimate title contender.
Preece and the rest of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competitors will get the action going on race day at Thompson with practice at 2 p.m. Time trials are set for 5:30 p.m. and the 150-lap race is scheduled to go green at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Fast Facts
The Race: Budweiser 150 presented by New England Dodge Dealers
The Place: Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway
The Date: Thursday, August 13
The Time: 8:45 p.m. ET
The Distance: 150 laps / 93.75 miles
Race Purse: $84,168
2008 Winner: Ron Silk
2008 Polesitter: None-rain
Event Schedule: Practice 2 – 3 p.m.; Tire Scuff 5:15 p.m.; Qualifying 5:30 p.m.
by Jay | Aug 10, 2009 | Canada
Fredericton, NB – It was a beautiful day for racing at Speedway 600 as the first Enduro is finally in the books . This being the first event of the season for the Enduro drivers, everyone is starting out fresh. This was the first points week for the drivers and yet they still raced as if it was the final tell all race.
There were 15 cars that took the green flag as the first 75 laps got under way. The # 44 of Steve Seveck started on the pole. As the day went along and drivers got a feel for being back to the track, things really started to heat up. Pat Sharpe showed them how it was done as he drove his # 51 to victory lane. Sharpe was multiple laps ahead of #8 of Dale Hathaway and Benji Ruff who finished in second and finishing in third place the # 11 of Barney Jeffrey. Ruff and Hathaway are no strangers to Enduro driving as they have had a lot of previous success here at Speedway 660. This was the first race ever for Barney Jeffrey who used to work at the speedway.
One of the big stories of the day was Courtney and Kim Barton’s #21, which sparked a lot of excitement. The two sisters shared the driving. After each competition yellow, fans would wait to see who was in the white and black spotted cow car. Courtney Barton come out in the second 75 laps and made things very exciting as she showed how the race was supposed to go. Bumping and trading paint with drivers is exactly what she came to do. There was a huge bull’s-eye on the lead drivers and Courtney new exactly how to fix that. In the third and final 50 laps, Courtney’s sister, Kim came out until she was called in for a driver change late in the race. This really got everyone’s attention. Courtney made a last attempt to knock Pat Sharpe out of the top spot by giving him a bump but was unsuccessful is taking the win away. There were many lead changes and couple red flags but the first Enduro race was very exciting and fans will want to come back and see what happens in the next one.
Next week fans can see Enduro cars back at the speedway. They will be racing front wheel drive cars. This is something new that is in the transition stage, as it is harder to find rear wheel cars for the Enduros. The hope is that by racing the front wheel drive cars it will draw more cars for the Enduros. If anyone wants to register their Enduro car for next weekend they can do so by calling Angela at the speedway office @ 454-RACE (7223). The final race for the Enduro division will be SPEEDWEEKEND on September 7th.
So don’t miss it next weekend race fans. There is a lot more racing to come in another Double Header weekend.
by Jay | Aug 10, 2009 | Maine, Unity
Unity, Maine — Burnham racers Frank Moulton and Carl McAlpine took different routes to victory lane, but both were on top of the official order of finish after double-point, 50-lap features, topping the Champions Appreciation Day racing card Sunday afternoon at Unity Raceway.
Moulton extended his lead in the Late Model division championship standings with his victory. Though he started on the front row and led the vast majority of the 50 laps, Moulton did not go unchallenged, and in fact yielded the top spot briefly on a couple of occasions to Winterport’s Joey Doyon, who roared from the back of the field into contention until electrical woes eliminated him from contention with ten laps to go. Palmyra racers Ajay and Louie Picard also challenged Moulton briefly following restarts, but the point leader prevailed. Ajay Picard finished in second position, with David Folsom II of Skowhegan claiming third-place spoils. Louie Picard was fourth, followed by Dylan Turner of Freedom. Moulton also won the heat race.
Defending Wildcat division champion McAlpine actually crossed the line in second position after a racelong battle with Winslow’s Andy Turbovsky, who has been his chief obstacle when it has come to dominating victory lane in the class. Turbovsky got to the checkered flag first, but the win was negated in post-race technical inspection for a carburetor violation. Apparent third-place finisher Mike St.Germaine of Auburn also ran afoul of the inspectors. In the official order of finish it became a podium sweep for Burnham racers, with McAlpin e getting the victory ahead of Brent Chase and Chris King. Luke Rickards of Anson and Ed Sleeper of Vassalboro. King was the first legal car across the finish line in the heat race.
The touring NELCAR Legends were on hand, and Max Zachem of Preston, Connecticut drove from the rear of the grid into the lead at the halfway point of a 20-lap feature race, then went on to win convincingly. Windham teenager Bobby Timmons put on a strong performance en route to a second-place finish. Topsham’s Bobby Weymouth claimed the third-place trophy. Tyler Jordan of Scarborough, who led the first half of the maine event, ended up with a fourth-place finish, followed by Lincoln’s Alan Smith. Terry Kirk, Kendall Curit, Ed Getty, Foret Boucher and Evan Beaulieu rounded out the top ten, followed by Brandon Ingalls and Tyler Braunschweig.
Brian Janik drove from the rear to the front to win the Wicked Good Vintage Race Car Association feature race. Bob Hill finished second, with Keith Fuller, Jr in third position. 70-year-old former track champion Dick McPhail led the first half of the race before yielding to the top three, driving under the checkered flag in fourth place. Norris Willette finished in fifth position.
David Folsom I of Skowhegan outran Madsion’s Mike Moore and George Fernald III of Benton in the Enduro race.
“Fernald Frenzy” special events were a part of Champions Appreciation Day, which also featured an on-track pit party where champions like Hall of Famer Blackie Hilliard – one of Unity Raceway’s earliest champions – was honored, as was the youngest champion on hand, current Late Model Pro Four competitor Ben Nile, a recent champion of the track’s Teen Thunder division.
The ‘Frenzy’ special events were capped by a Minivan Demolition Derby won by Skowhegan’s David Folsom II. Benton’s George Fernald III was the best of the rest, with the third-place trophy going to Justin Moore of Madison.
The always-entertaining Ramp Race was won by David Folsom I, in front of Shadow Folsom and Mike Moore.
David Folsom I of Skowhegan bested Lance Chapman of Benton in a best of three final in the Race Your Neighbor event, featuring street-legal passenger cars squaring off, one-on-one. Folsom drove his wife’s Impala to victory lane, thanked her, and told her from victory lane that she could have the $160 prize.
Lance Chapman and Samantha Letourneau won the Jack & Jill race, which needs to be seen to be understood. Cody Sleeper and Mika Wilson teamed up to finish second, ahead of Ben Nile and his young partner.
Chapman and Letourneau went on to provide the biggest crowd thrill of the day when they crashed in spectacular fashion during the Bag Race. After a red flag period prompted by that incident, Justin Moore and David Folsom II teamed up to win the event in front of Shadow Folsom and George Fernald III.
And Fast Freddy Landry was best in the Longest Ramp Jump competition, beating out the event’s most recent champion, Mike Moore.
Weekly competition resumes with all nine regular classes in action beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night. August 21 Unity Raceway hosts NWA on Fire Wrestling & Racing, with a full professional wrestling card and nin feature races scheduled. For more information call (207) 453-2021 or visit unityraceway.info
by Jay | Aug 9, 2009 | New England, Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Bill Davis of Monson, MA earned $5,000 with his win in the 250 lap 25th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro. Davis along with over 150 other cars from all over the northeast attempted to snag the big pay check. Long time leader Adam Gray of Belchertown, MA dropped out with less than 30 laps remaining and handed the victory to Davis. The event saw lots of action including several pile-ups and even a roll over.
Williamstown’s Michael MacAskill took home his second career Allen Lumber Street Stock win and first of the season in a special 50 lap event. MacAskill took the lead from Dave Whitcomb with two laps to go and survived a green-white-checkered finish. Whitcomb finished second followed by Tommy “Thunder” Smith, Tucker Williams and Jason Corliss. Forty cars started the fifty lap feature.
Bunker Hodgdon of Hardwick made a return to the Power Shift Junkyard Warrior division and won the Monza style two segment event. Hodgdon finished third in the first segment and won the second segment, both from the rear of the fifteen car field. Lance Donald also finished with a third and a win but lost the tie breaker because Hodgdon beat him in the second segment. Donald finished second followed by Kevin Dodge who compiled six points with a second and a fourth.
The 50th Anniversary Season at Thunder Road will continue with a double header this Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14. Thursday will be the Vermont ACE Hardware dealers event featuring the third and final Tiger Sportsmen Tri-State Series 100 lap event. Thunder Road Late Models, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Power Shift Junkyard Warriors will join the card. Friday the action will continue with the rescheduled Pepsi Night. It will be a regular event for all four divisions with a 50’s/60’s themed sock hop in the pit area immediately following the racing. There will be a live DJ, a hoola-hoop contest and a costume contest. Post time on Thursday will be 6:30pm and Friday’s post time is set for 6:00pm.
Allen Lumber Street Stocks Unofficial Top Five – 1. Michael MacAskill (3) Williamstown, VT, 2. Dave Whitcomb (77) Elmore, VT, 3. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT, 4. #Tucker Williams (99) Hyde Park, VT, 5. Jason Corliss (61) Danville, VT.
Power Shift Warriors Unofficial Results – 1. Bunker Hodgdon (20) Hardwick, VT, 2. Lance Donald (52) Williamstown, VT, 3. Kevin Dodge (8) Barre, VT, 4. Keith Fortier (35) Hinesburg, VT, 5. Ken Christman (4) Cabot, VT, 6. Kevin Streeter (61) Waitsfield, VT, 7. John Prentice (87) Northfield, VT, 8. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT, 9. Mark LaFleche (63) Williamstown, VT, 10. Thomas Elwood (33) Morrisville, VT, 11. Cheryl Kingsbury (13) Waitsfield, VT, 12. Alex Whitcomb (78) Montpelier, VT, 13. Matt Monaghan (11) Colchester, VT, 14. Justin Town (53) E. Barre, VT, 15. Bryan Nykiel (80) Berlin, VT.
by Jay | Aug 9, 2009 | Canada
(Shediac, N.B.) — Shediac’s Daniel Gautreau (#20) and Petitcodiac’s Mike Weagle (#60) shared the spotlight on Sunday afternoon at the Centre for Speed (CFS) as they both captured first place in their respective divisions during the Guildfords ‘Little Guys 100’, the longest race
of the season in Atlantic Canada for four-cylinder racecars. The race was the feature event during the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Fan Appreciation Day at CFS.
Gautreau powered his way to the front early on in the 100-lap main event and then had to fend off challenges from both of his cousins, Martin Landry (#00) and Pierre Gautreau (#99) to pick up his second Mini Stock division feature win of the season aboard his Roland’s On-the-Spot Welding Honda. Landry and Pierre Gautreau, who had earlier captured the win in the 10-lap heat, crossed the finish line second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, Weagle once again showed the way for the Four Fun division competitors as he crossed the finish line first to claim his fourth feature win of the season aboard his Dunnett Brothers Plumbing Civic ahead of Kyle MacMillan (#5x) of Hammond Plains, N.S. and Jonathan Doucette (#57) of Summerside, PEI. Doucette had earlier picked up the win in the 10-lap heat.
In Sportsman action, Luc Bourgeois (#88) of Memramcook went back to the old suspension set-up on his Gautreau’s Auto Salvage Ford Fusion and paid off in spades, as he captured his first wins of the season in both the 15-lap
semi-final and a very close win in the 35-lap feature. Bourgeois charged into the early lead and then had to fend off a strong late race challenge from fellow Ford competitor, Ken MacKenzie (#85) of Salisbury to pick up his first feature win of 2009. Veteran Dan Bourque (#15) of Grande-Digue had to settle for third place in the main event, semi-final and heat. MacKenzie had earlier picked up first place hardware in the 10-lap heat while sophomore Marcel Goguen (#56) celebrated his first career Sportsman win in the Dash. Meanwhile, 14-year old Matt Rodgers (#42) of Smithtown took his first laps in Sportsman competition by taking over the driving from his father Steve Rodgers aboard the Ed Floyd Excavating Grand Prix.
In Streetstock action, Doug MacEwen (#40) of
Charlottetown picked up his first feature win at CFS in over 13 years aboard his newly purchased Chevrolet racecar. MacEwen, who last won a feature race when the facility first opened in 1996, decided last week to purchase the Streetstock racecar owned by former track champion Rémi Gaudet. On Sunday, his investment paid big dividends with wins in both the 10-lap heat and 25-lap feature. Rookie Gerald Brun (#33) of Moncton was second in the feature while Victor Vienneau (#03) of Cocagne came home third to go along with his second place finish in the heat.
Next Saturday, August 15th at 7:00 p.m., the Centre for Speed will host top Sportsman drivers
from throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for a Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 75-lap feature race. The Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) Modifieds will also make their first stop of 2009 at CFS. The event will also include regular Southeast Challenge Series points racing for Streetstock, Mini Stock and Four Fun division racecars.
Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com
TRAVEL
NOTE: Due to bridge construction on Route #133, all CFS traffic must use Exit #43 (Grand Barachois) off Highway #15 until further notice. From this exit, traffic must turn left onto Route #133, at Gaudet Supermarket, and travel 2 km to the CENTRE.
About CFS
The CENTRE for Speed,
built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 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 .
