by Jay | Nov 9, 2011 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
WEST HAVEN, VT — A new era has begun for Vermont sports: Devil’s Bowl Speedway has new leadership. Vermont business owners Mike and Alayne Bruno have purchased the 75-acre facility and plan to host a full season of stock car racing in 2012.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned, half-mile paved stock car track located in West Haven, VT, 15 minutes from Rutland, the state’s second-largest city.
The co-owner and president of Rutland-based Bruno’s Towing, 40 year-old Mike Bruno is a champion stock car driver with well over 50 victories. He began racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 1988, following in the footsteps of his late father, John, a multi-time track champion.
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by Jay | Oct 26, 2011 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
RUTLAND, VT — Stock car teams from around the northeast have expressed interest in the new era beginning at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. Competitors from far and wide plan to attend the first “town meeting” to discuss the future of the Vermont track.
The meeting, which is open to anyone who wishes to attend, will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, VT on Sunday, October 30.
Business owner and veteran driver Mike Bruno and wife Alayne will finalize the purchase of the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility in West Haven, VT, next week and are working around the clock to prepare for the track’s 46th season.
Sunday’s meeting will be segmented into three blocks: Modifieds, 2:00pm-4:00pm; Late Models, 4:00pm-5:00pm; and 8-cylinder Renegades and 4-cylinder Bombers, 5:00pm-6:00pm. All drivers, crew members, and team owners are welcome to attend, regardless of current division, track, affiliation, or membership.
Among the items to be discussed at the “town meeting” are rules for all race divisions, purse structures, possible sanction affiliation(s), point funds, and schedules.
For more information, email [email protected] or contact Mike Bruno at (802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.
by Jay | Oct 18, 2011 | Devils Bowl, Dirt Track, New England, Vermont
RUTLAND, VT — All stock car competitors are being called upon to take part in a “town meeting” to discuss future plans at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, VT on Sunday, October 30.
Vermont business owners Mike and Alayne Bruno are in the final stages of purchasing the Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility in West Haven, VT, and work has already begun behind the scenes in preparation for the 2012 racing season. (more…)
by Jay | May 16, 2011 | Devils Bowl, New England, Vermont
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) will make its first ever appearance at the fast ½ mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT this Sunday afternoon. The 38th running of the Spring Green 111 is expecting to have over 30 teams converge on the scenic, newly paved speed plant, built and operated by the Richards family since 1967. The inaugural event one year ago opened the renovated semi-banked progressive track with the Thunder Road ACT Late Models. The battle between local favorite Mike Bruno from nearby Rutland and former Thunder Road Champion David Pembroke was a classic 100-lap battle seen by a full house and a very enthusiastic crowd.
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