{"id":10385,"date":"2012-07-25T21:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=10385"},"modified":"2012-07-25T20:27:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T00:27:47","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-quenneville-jumps-to-top-of-nascar-national-rookie-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/devils-bowl-speedway-quenneville-jumps-to-top-of-nascar-national-rookie-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVIL&#8217;S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Quenneville Jumps to Top of NASCAR National Rookie Standings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quenneville Jumps to Top of NASCAR National Rookie Standings<br \/>\nBrandon, VT driver leads tight battle with Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway performances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway stock car driver Vince Quenneville, Jr., has moved to the top of the national Division I Rookie of the Year standings in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS).  Quenneville jumped ahead of Thayne Hallyburton and Austin Peters with a seventh-place finish in last Friday\u2019s Carrara Masonry &#038; Concrete C.J. Richards Memorial for the Bond Auto Parts Modifieds.<\/p>\n<p>Quenneville, of Brandon, VT, started his driving career at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway 25 years ago and won the 2003 Modified track championship, but is a first-time NASCAR license holder in 2012 and is considered a rookie in the Whelen All-American Series.  The NWAAS program encompasses nearly 60 race tracks in the United States and Canada including Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway, an asphalt half-mile in West Haven, VT.  Quenneville returned to weekly competition at Devil\u2019s Bowl in 2012 two seasons away and opened the year with back-to-back victories.  He picked up a third win on June 29.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 25 years of racing I\u2019m a rookie again,\u201d Quenneville laughed after the latest NWAAS standings were announced on Tuesday afternoon.  \u201cI set two goals this year: To win the NASCAR Rookie of the Year title, and to have a shot at a championship.  It\u2019s odd to be chasing a rookie title after racing as long as I have been, but the NASCAR program is a great opportunity and it was part of the reason I wanted to race at Devil\u2019s Bowl this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quenneville is certainly within reach of his goals; he trails 2011 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway, NWAAS Vermont State Champion, and NWAAS Vermont Rookie of the Year Ron Proctor by just seven points (615-608) entering Friday night\u2019s Cat Country 105.3 event.  Should Quenneville stay where he is through the end of the season, he\u2019ll pocket $1,000 for the Vermont rookie prize and another $2,000 for the national title.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian driver Hallyburton races a Limited Late Model at Barrie Speedway in Ontario and trails Quenneville in NWAAS Div. I rookie standings by seven points (333-326).  Tennessee Late Model driver Austin Peters of Kingsport Speedway sits third, also at 326, followed by Waterford (CT) Speedbowl Modified driver Ed Puleo (316 points) and Barrie driver Shawn Murray (304).<\/p>\n<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is in action on Friday, July 27 as Cat Country 105.3 hosts a full card of racing and the annual St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital fundraiser beginning at 7:30pm.  Regular general admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under.  Gates open at 5:00pm with racing scheduled to begin at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quenneville Jumps to Top of NASCAR National Rookie Standings Brandon, VT driver leads tight battle with Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway performances Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway stock car driver Vince Quenneville, Jr., has moved to the top of the national Division I Rookie of the Year standings in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS). 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