NHMS Mascot Milo Introduction
NHMS Mascot Milo Introduction
LENOX Industrial Tools 301 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 22, 2009) – For the third consecutive year, New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosts the first event in the Race to the Chase – the 10 races preceding the “post-season” Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
As the points currently stand, four drivers inside the top 12 are within 50 points of being bounced out of the top 12: Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya. And three drivers outside the top 12 are 50 points from vaulting into the top 12: Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann and Jeff Burton.
In other words, it’s close – very close. The next 10 races and tracks will decide who’s in and who’s out.
The statistics suggest Busch is the safest of those inside the top 12. He has a 48-point cushion to the Chase cutoff, and has the fifth-best average Driver Rating at the next 10 tracks (96.9).
Of those on the outside looking in, Burton seems most likely to make the comeback. At the next 10 tracks, he has a Driver Rating of 86.4 and Average Running Position of 15.2.
The 12 drivers who do make the Chase will have their points reset to 5,000 – with 10 bonus points added to that total for each win prior to the Chase.
Only 100 points remain, meaning those comfortably inside the top 12 are aiming at one target – Victory Lane.
Tony Stewart, with one win this season, seems most likely to pad his bonus points total. He has 21 career wins at the next 10 tracks, as well as a Driver Rating of 106.1 and an Average Running Position of 10.5 – both of which are the best among drivers currently in the top 15.
Preston Peltier does it Again at New Senoia
Naples, ME 6/22/09- It took just twenty two laps for Preston Peltier to make his way to the front Saturday night at Georgia’s New Senoia Raceway and from there he never looked back, leading the next 128 laps en route to his second consecutive Pro All Stars Series ( PASS) South super late model win in the Dixie 150. Keeton Hanks, making his PASS South debut, finished second followed by Texas native Trey Mitchell who grabbed his first career podium finish. A pair of Georgia natives, Justin Wakefield and Bubba Pollard, rounded out the top five at the inaugural series event.
After starting fifth Peltier, piloting the #26 Johnson Motorsports entry, quickly dropped into third position behind series regular Heath Hindman and newcomer Chris Whorton. Then on lap twenty two Peltier made his move to the front while two drivers Bubba Pollard and Keeton Hanks methodically made their way to the front of the field. A lap eighty caution brought the field back together for just the second of three times that night and allowed Justin Wakefield among others to bring their cars to pit road, opting for chassis adjustments over track position.
Not only did the caution allow teams to make adjustments to their race cars but it put both Pollard and Hanks within striking distance of the leader Peltier. The two battled side by side over the next forty plus laps allowing Peltier to pull away with the race lead before contact was made bringing out the night’s final caution. The contact sent both competitors to the pits for minor repairs and opened the door for Trey Mitchell to take his shot at the top spot. The final twenty two laps proved to be some of the best racing of the night as the fans watched Hanks shoot his way through the field to finish second and saw two and even three wide racing right down to the strip between Pollard, Wakefield, and a hungry Mitchell.
“This is awesome making it two in a row,” explained an excited Peltier after the race. “To go from winning my first PASS race at Orange County to now having won two of the last three races this season feels unreal. I can’t thank Harold (Johnson-team owner) enough for putting this deal together and I just hope we can keep it up and keep gaining points to have a shot at the championship come the end of the season.”
Next up for the PASS South series will be a Forth of July weekend double header starting off Friday July 3rd with the Firecracker 125 at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway followed up by the Independence 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway on Sunday July 5th. The PASS North super late models make their second appearance of 2009 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough Maine on Friday June 26th.
ALLSTAR RACE TRUCKS RETURN TO THOMPSON INT’L SPEEDWAY
ALLSTAR RACE TRUCKS RETURN TO THOMPSON INT’L SPEEDWAY
THOMPSON,CT. The AllStar Race Truck race teams are excited about returning to the Thompson International Speedway. Their first of two such visits will take place this Thursday, June 25th.
The top contenders in ARTS are all expected to be on hand for their feature event race. Leading the points chase as they head to Thompson and looking for his 4th consecutive win is Andy Lindeman. Rounding out the top five in ARTS driver’s points are Gee Perry, Richard Brooks, Brandon Warren and John St. Germain. Brooks is, at this stage of the season, the leader in the points chase for Rookie of the Year.
The ARTS can always be counted on to present an exciting and competitive race. “The truck competitors are looking forward to running at the historic Thompson track,” said ARTS Assistant Race Director, Lorraine Pard.
The trucks will be joined by Thompson’s Super 6 NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions which, due to an earlier postponement, will include double feature races for the Mini Stocks. It will be an exciting evening with eight feature event races on the schedule.
The ALLSTAR Race Trucks will make their second appearance at Thompson during the running of the XTRA MART World Series of Speedway Racing in October.
For more information on this exciting race series, fans may visit their web site at www.allstarracetrucks. Com
Joey Logano to Visit David’s House and Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth
Joey Logano to Visit David’s House and Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth
Who – Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 GameStop Toyota.
What – Will visit David’s House, a support facility for families of children receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD). Logano will donate video game consoles and games for their commons room from his sponsor, GameStop, and will hang out with some of the families at David’s House to show continued support.
Joey will be available for one-one-one interviews.
When – Thursday, June 25 at 2:00 PM EDT
Where – David’s House
461 Mount Support Rd
Lebanon, NH 03766-2805
(603) 643-2298
Why – CHaD and David’s House are the charities that Logano has chosen to support. On-hand to meet Joey for the first time will be Chris Zapel, who has Cystic Fibrosis and has required several stays at CHaD. His brother, Matt, also has Cystic Fibrosis. For the past two years Chris has worked part-time for GameStop and Home Depot. His mother, Jennifer, is a longtime Home Depot employee. David’s House has meant a lot to their family. It became a place for them to hold Christmas this past December when Matt had to be hospitalized. Needless to say Joey is their favorite driver and they want to personally thank him for his support of these two facilites.
Logano will also serve as the guest speaker at the Governor’s Breakfast on Friday morning, June 26, at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The breakfast is the largest fundraiser of the year for CHaD. A proposed cut in state Medicaid funding will directly affect CHaD and David’s House. Logano wants to continue to raise awareness for these facilities that serve kids from around the country and the world.
Stafford Motor Speedway – June 19, 2009
The finishes and victory lane highlights from the winners on June 19th, 2009.
Brent Dragon Wins Series ACT Castrol Riverside 100
Brent Dragon Wins Series ACT Castrol Riverside 100
St-Croix, QC – Milton, Vermont’s Brent Dragon dominates the Series ACT Castrol Riverside 100 stock car race at Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, QC. Dragon made the trek up north after finding out the Nutmeg State make-up scheduled at Waterford Speedbowl was cancelled. After taking the initial green in the 12th position, Dragon worked his way through the field to take the lead from Daniel Descoste on lap 23. Donald Theetge and Sylvain Lacombe both pressured Dragon late in the race but to no avail.
Patrick Hamel came from the ninth starting position to finish in the runner-up position followed by Martin Lacombe, Sylvain Lacombe and Eric St-Gelais rounding out the top five. Trampas Demers finished sixth and was chased to the line by Jean-François Déry, Patrick Laperle, Donald Theetge and Pier-Luc Ouellette rounding out the top ten.
Dragon is the tenth driver to qualify for the American-Canadian Tour Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19th. Five have qualified by winning Series ACT Castrol events and five have qualified by winning ACT Tour events.
The race was slowed by nine cautions, one caused by a brief rain shower, and 17 cars finished on the lead lap. The Series ACT Castrol have next weekend off and will be back at Autodrome Montmagny on July 4th. Dragon will be at White Mountain Motorsports Park next weekend with the ACT Tour on July 27th.
Unofficial Riverside 100 Results
Pos Car # Driver
1 55VT Brent Dragon
2 51PQ Patrick Hamel
3 03 Martin Lacombe
4 3 Sylvain Lacombe
5 42 Eric St-Gelais
6 85 Trampas Demers
7 21QC Jean-François Déry
8 91 Patrick Laperle
9 80 Donald Theetge
10 8QC Pier-Luc Ouellete
11 27 Alexandre Gingras
12 48QC Karl Allard
13 11PQ Claude Leclerc
14 28QC Dany Ouellet
15 97PQ Jacques Poulin
16 40QC David Michaud
17 5QC Patrick Cliche
18 17ON Justin Holtom
19 92 Jonathan Desbiens
20 30 Stéphane Durand
21 31 Spencer MacPherson
22 2 Daniel Descoste
23 10QC Stéphane Descoste
24 9PQ Yvon Bédard
25 12QC Etienne Lemay
26 99 Derek White
27 79 Michael Lavoie
28 20PQ Eric LeHoux
29 15QC Kevin Roberge
30 67 Christopher Bedard
31 26QC Valerie Chiasson
Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!
Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!
Wiscasset, ME- Ryan Hayes is a busy kid. Not only does he have the hectic life of a 17 year old Erskine Academy Senior but the Jefferson, ME resident is also hard at work becoming an Eagle Scout, playing varsity basketball and being on the track team. Oh yeah and by the way, he is also busy racing in the U.S. Cellular Mini Track division at Wiscasset Raceway where he picked up his first career feature victory Saturday night on Ray Haskell Ford night at the center of speed. Ryan started on the pole and led every lap of the 15 lap event, holding off Russ Anderson of Portsmith, NH and Gray’s Kevin Oliver for the win. Anderson and Oliver would finish second and third respectively while Josh Hajula and Bruce Oren rounded out the top five.
In the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock division Waldoboro’s Ryan Ripley was able to overcome lapped traffic and a lot of pressure from Thomas True to get the feature victory. True would finish second and Mike Mason would get his first Wiscasset Raceway trophy finishing in the third spot. Mike Wilson took home fourth in his first trip to Wiscasset this year and Pete McCollet would finish fifth after coming from the back of the pack after a racing incident with point leader Kevin Douglass.
The New England Transmission’s Strictly Street division saw a new face in victory lane this year. Litchfield’s Wally Henderson got his first win at Wiscasset Raceway this year. The win was Wally’s first in six years. The win did not come easy for the veteran driver though as he had to hold off point leader Mike Moody over the closing laps. Moody would finish second with Mike Hodgkin’s driving for Maurice Young Motorsports taking home third. Wally’s son Jamie Henderson would end up fourth with Ian Bresnehan fifth.
Your Verizon Wireless Super Street division had current point leader Shawn Austin picking up the checkered flag. About half a straightway back from him Jeremy Glasier of Appleton held of Josh St.Clair to take home second. Allan Moeller Jr. would get fourth with Jason Gaboury settling for the fifth position.
The Clark’s Car Crushing Pro Stock’s put on a great show. Scott Moore and Jeff Burgess ran side by side for about twenty laps before the two tangled coming into turn one. With the caution period lasting a long time and the rain starting to come down track officials decided to call the race. Charlie Colby would end up getting the feature win. Youngster Dave Farrington turned in his best career finish coming home second. Third would go to Joe Creamer. Moore would end up fourth with Scott King in fifth.
Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100; “Slick Nick,” 18, is a Late Model winner
OXFORD, Maine – The same, old Mini Stock domination by Justin Karkos and a fresh, new Late Model winner highlighted Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Karkos cruised to victory by a margin of more than nine seconds in the Subway 100 main event.
He was forced to share the spotlight, however, with 18-year-old Nick Brown, who became one of the youngest headline division feature winners in OPS history with his 40-lap triumph.
Mike Short (Strictly Stock), Jim Davis Jr. (Outlaw) and Cathy Manchester (Ladies) also scored victories.
Mike Short (Strictly Stock), Jim Davis Jr. (Outlaw) and Cathy Manchester (Ladies) also scored victories.
Karkos drove around former division champion Dan Morris on lap 36 and set sail from the second-place battle between Morris, Jimmy Childs and Ashley Marshall.
With no caution flags to slow his progress over the second half of the event, Karkos’ only threat was slower traffic. He calmly slowed his pace just enough over the final 20 laps to steer clear and still finish a half-lap ahead of runner-up Childs.
It was the third win in the last four weeks for Karkos, who has led at least one lap in five of the first six races after winning seven times in 2008.
“That was fun. I think we put on a show,” said Karkos, who bowed to the crowd Kyle Busch-style with his pit crew at the start-finish line.
Ashley Marshall made a late-race move around Morris to claim third, with Jake Burns edging Shane Kaherl for fifth. Kaherl was the last driver on the lead lap.
Brown missed a race late last month to attend his senior prom at Morse High School. Mercifully, graduation ceremonies were last Sunday, preventing the second-year Late Model racer from having to skip a second Saturday night.
He wouldn’t have wanted to miss this one for the world. Brown snagged the lead from Ron Charpentier Jr. on a restart shortly before the halfway point and survived another resumption with 10 laps to go for the breakthrough victory.
“You can’t imagine the smile on my face right now. I can’t believe I’m even out here after all those years of watching up there (in the grandstands),” said Brown, who was a multi-time champion in Oxford’s JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in his early teens.
Shawn Knight matched his Late Model career-best second place in controversial fashion, as contact from his front bumper sent mentor and runner-up Tim Brackett for a spin with under two laps remaining.
The two drivers typically park side-by-side in the OPS garage.
“I feel terrible, and I hope he’ll understand,” Knight said. “I was having to hold the car in gear on that last green-flag run and steer it with one hand, and unfortunately that’s what happened. I think I had enough car to get to the outside and fight for the win without that problem.”
Kenny Harrison held off four-time champion Travis Adams by a fender for third, with Shawn Martin fifth.
Short earned a measure of vindication for last week, when he was disqualified from a Strictly Stock win after the post-race inspection.
This time, he dominated the final 21 laps to snag his second official victory in three weeks by a wide margin over Tommy Tompkins.
Larry Emerson hopped the curb to miss a wild scramble in the final turn to claim third, less than a foot in front of reigning champion Skip Tripp. Tripp’s team scrambled to get the car ready in time for the feature after a crash at the end of his qualifying race.
Davis won his third straight Outlaw start, backing up consecutive triumphs in the Wednesday night Acceleration Series.
David Childs (second) and Chris Burgess (third) whittled Davis’ dominant early lead to nothing but fell a car length shy.
David Childs (second) and Chris Burgess (third) whittled Davis’ dominant early lead to nothing but fell a car length shy.
“My set-up wasn’t real hot tonight,” said Davis. “I got out to a pretty big lead, and all of a sudden I saw those guys coming and said I’d better step it up.”
Twenty-three cars started the caution-free Outlaw scramble, with Guy Childs and Jerry Goss rounding out the top five.
Manchester led all 20 laps of the Ladies tangle, matching second-place Dottie Patria and third-place Vanna Brackett in the wins category with her second of the season.
Manchester led all 20 laps of the Ladies tangle, matching second-place Dottie Patria and third-place Vanna Brackett in the wins category with her second of the season.
“Starting up front was a stroke of good luck,” said Manchester. “I love it when Dottie and I finish one-two.”
Patria, the defending Ladies champion, secured that status by passing Brackett to the outside in the final corner.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (100 laps): 1. Justin Karkos, Jay; 2. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 3. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 4. Dan Morris, Turner; 5. Jake Burns, Gray; 6. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 7. Steve Barker, Jay; 8. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 9. Don Frechette, Turner; 10. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 11. Greg Aptt, Oxford; 12. Butch Keene, Turner; 13. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 14. Matt Moore, South Paris; 15. Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 16. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 17. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 18. Greg Watkins, Bridgton.
OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Nick Brown, Bath; 2. Shawn Knight, South Paris; 3. Kenny Harrison, Pownal; 4. Travis Adams, Canton; 5. Shawn Martin, Turner; 6. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 7. Jeff White, Winthrop; 8. Doug Coombs, Livermore; 9. Gary Chiasson, Peru; 10. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 11. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 12. Billy Childs Jr., Leeds; 13. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township; 14. Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 15. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 16. Ron Charpentier Jr., Wales; 17. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 18. Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 19. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 20. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 21. Gerald Parlin, South Paris; 22. Randy Sanborn, West Baldwin.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Mike Short, Auburn; 2. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 3. Larry Emerson, Durham; 4. Skip Tripp, Poland; 5. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 6. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 7. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 8. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 9. Ben Krauter, Raymond; 10. Keith Stuart, Naples; 11. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 12. Ed Burlock, Minot; 13. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 14. Jeff Merrill, Turner; 15. Rick Spaulding, Lewiston.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. David Childs, Oxford; 3. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 4. Guy Childs, Turner; 5. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 6. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 7. Ron Abbott Jr., Sabattus; 8. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 9. Steve Moon, Gray; 10. Jay Wilkins, Gray; 11. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 12. Shannon Judd, Jay; 13. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 14. Dennis Morang, South Paris; 15. Scott Hethcoat, Danville Junction; 16. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 17. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 18. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 19. Randy Desmarais, Auburn; 20. Todd Hall, Auburn; 21. Jason Small, Poland; 22. John Patria, Turner; 23. Doug Degroat, Oxford.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester, Gray; 2. Dottie Patria, Turner; 3. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 4. Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 5. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 6. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 7. Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 8. Annie Chartier, Mexico.
Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
Scarborough,Maine- Mike Ramsey used a late race caution flag to his advantage and captured the annual 50 lap race for the Wildcat division on Saturday night. D.J. Shaw, Bobby Nadeau and Matt Dow also shared victory lane on this fog filled evening of racing.
Shawn Gilpatrick jumped into the lead at the wave of the green flag for the 50 lap Wildcat race. Gilpatrick would soon go under attack from Gary Babineau as the 2 leaders started a side by side duel for the lead at lap 9. Babineau went in front on the 10th trip around the oval but Gilpatrick still had the inside lane.
Gilpatrick poked his nose back in front on lap 15 and then Babineau went back in front 1 lap later as Gilpatrick wiggled exiting turn 4. Babineau was now in cruise control opening up a comfortable lead as the race appeared to be headed to a green-to-checkered run. The complexion of the race changed when the caution flag waved on lap 46 setting up a Babineau- Mike Ramsey front row restart.
Coming to the green flag, Ramsey got a quicker start and took the lead from
Babineau but it was not over yet. Ramsey was driving hard and washing up in the corners and Babineau was trying to get to the inside as they swapped paint and bumps for the final 4 laps until Ramsey got to the finish a half car length in front for the win. Babineau was second with Darin Kilton third, Gilpatrick fourth and Dan Bean fifth.
D.J. Shaw won for the first time at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Saturday night taking a dominating victory. Walt Pugsley led for the first 14 laps until Dan McKeage took over on lap 14 following a restart. McKeage would stay in front until lap 20 when Shaw went to the inside and took over. Once in front Shaw pulled away from the field in commanding fashion despite having to start the race at the rear of the field.
Bill Rodgers finished second with McKeage third. Bub Bilodeau and Jay Sands were fourth and fifth at the finish.
Bobby Nadeau passed Frank Wear 21 laps into the 35 lap Sport Series race and went on for his first checkered flag of the season. The race was slowed 5 times by the caution flag and despite the field staying bunched up Nadeau was able to cruise into the win. Wear finished second and Doug Wolfe third. Russ Morse was fourth and Dalton Gagnon fifth at the end of the 35 lap run.
Matt Dow rounded out the evening of winners as he took down the 20 lap Road Runner feature race honors. Dow took over the lead on lap 3 and was chased to all the way from that point to the finish by Shawn Brackett. Point leader Ray Letellier was third with Clayton Loubier fourth. Ed Connolly rounded out the top 5 finishers.