by Jay | Jun 5, 2015 | Connecticut, NE Street Stock Tour, Touring Series News
Jim Boyle Slows Down for Special Cause – North East Street Stock Driver Participating in Walk Now for Autism Speaks
EAST HARTFORD, CT – North East Street Stock Tour driver Jim Boyle will not be racing on the tour this weekend, but will be behind the wheel of a more important matter.
Boyle and his Boyle Home Improvement/ Northeast Auto Machine Chevy Monte Carlo will be in attendance at the Walk Now for Autism Speaks takes place June 7, at Rentschler Field, in East Hartford, CT. The Walk Now for Autism Speaks event helps raise funds to support research and programs that change the future for those who struggle with autism.
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
Keith Rocco Looking for First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Victory in TSI Harley-Davidson 125 at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag falls on the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 this Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith Rocco will be looking to emulate Woody Pitkat. Pitkat picked up his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at Stafford last August and followed that up by winning first Modified Racing Series feature two weeks ago at Stafford. Rocco already won his first MRS race at Stafford in August 2011 and he is now hoping to collect his first NWMT win at Stafford, just as Pitkat did.
In only 2 races together, Rocco and the #22 Canto Paving / Milton Caterpillar team have been a force to be reckoned with. Rocco qualified 10th for the NAPA Spring Sizzler, but he was running as high as second before a faulty alternator wire saw him slide back to 12th at the checkered flag and Rocco qualified 2nd at Waterford last weekend and finished 10th. With his experience at Stafford, he is hoping that the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 could be his breakthrough race.
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by Jay | Jun 5, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
Ryan Preece Hoping for Repeat of 2013 Performance in TSI Harley-Davidson 125
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Over the past 5 seasons, the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 has become a championship predictor for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Since 2010, every winner of the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 has gone on to win the championship that season. Ryan Preece accomplished the feat in 2013 and he hopes that he can repeat that 2013 performance this Friday to build on the momentum of his victory last week, his first of the season with his new Ed Partridge owned #6 T.S. Haulers team.
“It’s definitely a good start to the summer,” said Preece. “Tommy [Grasso] has been working real hard and we’ve been trying to figure out our new Troyer car. We agreed when we tested [at Waterford] our old car would be better on the longer runs and to go out and win that race and give all the guys a win was pretty cool. We’ll have our new car for the Stafford and Thompson races and I think we’re going to have a strong car this Friday at Stafford. We had a really good car at the Sizzler and I feel like the car is going to be good again. I just want to keep the strong runs we’ve had going and keep on doing what we’ve been doing.”
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by Jay | Jun 4, 2015 | New England, New England Motorsports North
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH For June 3, 2015
By Lou Modestino
Two-time American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. was in the right place at the right time on Saturday night, taking his second win of the season in the rain-shortened Generation Next 151 at Speedway 51 in Groveton, NH.
Helliwell got the break on Rowley, MA’s Eddie MacDonald on a lap-85 restart and was in front when the caution flew for Travis Stearns’ spin a lap later. A caution for rain came out on the subsequent restart. Although the race was able to resume, the rains returned just five laps later, forcing the conclusion of the event after 91 of the scheduled 151 laps.
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by Jay | Jun 4, 2015 | ACT, Devils Bowl, Touring Series News, Vermont
ACT Field Looks to Topple Helliwell/Hoar Dynasty at Devil’s Bowl
Waterbury, VT—The stars of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will visit Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT for the People’s United Bank 100 on Saturday, June 6. Many Tour drivers will be looking for their first win at a track that two ACT Champions have had a firm grip on.
Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell Jr. and Williston, VT’s Brian Hoar have combined to win all five ACT Tour events at Devil’s Bowl since the series began visiting the ½-mile oval in 2011. Two-time ACT Tour Champion Helliwell won three straight races in 2012 and 2013, while eight-time Champion Hoar captured the 2011 and 2014 events. Both competitors will try to add to their win totals on Saturday.
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by Jay | Jun 4, 2015 | Maine, Media, Photos, Wiscasset Raceway
5/30/15 WISCASSET SPEEDWAY Photos by Peter Taylor
More Photos – https://plus.google.com/photos/112256981499278136025/albums/6156504093438169601
by Jay | Jun 3, 2015 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Photo by RPM 360
Wiscasset, ME – For the third of nine times in the 2015 season, the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour competitors travelled up the coast for a date with the fastest track in Maine, Wiscasset Speedway. After a week off, the drivers were eager to tear up the track once again, and finish out the month of May on a positive note. 15 cars lined the pit area for a chance to take home the trophy in the 25 lap main event.
Under the new format, heat race lineups have started to take shape, in an effort to make the feature more competitive and exciting for the fans. (more…)
by Jay | Jun 3, 2015 | PASS
PASS South Set For Season Debut At South Boston This Weekend
CHARLOTTE, NC (June 3) – The Pro All Stars Series South (PASS) Super Late Models return to action this weekend for their first of two trips in 2015 to South Boston Speedway in Virginia. The South’s longest running Super Late Model division will race for 150 green flag laps and will headline an exciting night of racing which will include Twin 75s for the NASCAR Late Model Stocks and feature racing for the USAC Eastern Midgets and Legends cars.
Legends racing graduate Trey Jarrell is in his second season of racing PASS South Super Late Models and has shown steady improvement since first stepping into the heavier, more powerful machines. Hailing from nearby Martinsville, VA, Jarrell says there is added excitement any time he gets to race at South Boston Speedway.
“South Boston is my favorite racetrack and it really seems to suit my driving style well,” says Jarrell, driver of the Roger Jarrell/Reedy Racing Ford #12. “Aside from 2012 when I ran a Late Model Stock at Motor Mile Speedway, my racing events have primarily taken place in the Carolinas, so I have few chances to race on my home turf. It’s nice to race at a great facility like South Boston when we get the chance to be close to home. It’s also never bad to see a few extra Trey Jarrell fans in the grandstands now and again.”
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by Jay | Jun 3, 2015 | New England
New Show Addition at Victory Lane Radio
(Spencer, MA) – The growth of Victory Lane Radio [VLR] continues with the addition of another new show. Starting June 15, 2015 at 7pm ET, “Bump n’ Run”, a weekly talk show covering all things racing debuts with an emphasis on Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding area tracks.
Host Robyn Vandenberg talks about the transistion to Victory Lane Radio, “All of us from Bump n’ Run are extremely excited to start our new journey with Victory Lane Radio. From the moment we spoke to Eric LaFleche [Owner of VLR] we knew it was meant to be. We would also like to thank Benny Fry and Darrell Stoops, formerly of Racin’ Nation Radio for making this move possible.
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by Jay | Jun 3, 2015 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
Speedway 51 Generation Next 151 Three Stars Awarded
Waterbury, VT – The American Racer Three Star program is designed to recognize three teams in no particular order of performance that had outstanding races at American-Canadian Tour (ACT) U.S. Tour events. There are no specific criteria for deciding who might receive the award of a free American Racer Tire (value $125.00), but a special effort by a team, exceptional race, just plain old hard luck, or any other accepted reason is used to decide the award recipients.
The Three Stars are chosen by ACT officials and will receive certificates for use of a free American Racer tire at a race of their choosing during the 2015 season.
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