{"id":10719,"date":"2012-09-08T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=10719"},"modified":"2012-09-09T07:43:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T11:43:07","slug":"williams-wins-as-proctor-clinches-devils-bowl-speedway-modified-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/williams-wins-as-proctor-clinches-devils-bowl-speedway-modified-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams Wins As Proctor Clinches Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Modified Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bushey, Gordon, Masterson celebrate titles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Veteran stock car racer Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY celebrated his second-straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified track championship at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Friday night following a 50-lap finale presented by Brown\u2019s Quarried Slate and Brown\u2019s Orchard & Farm Stand. Joe Williams of Scotia, NY drove to a convincing victory \u2013 his first of the season \u2013 while Proctor ran a smooth, steady race to finish seventh and secure the title.<\/p>\n

Williams, driving the No. 55L ME Engineering\/BNC Motorsports entry for Sargen Racing, jumped out to a big lead early and held the point through a 45-lap stretch of green-flag racing. Two quick caution periods \u2013 one of which claimed championship contender Vince Quenneville, Jr., with a hard crash into the Turn 1 wall \u2013 did little to slow Williams down, and he sped to the win.
\n<\/p>\n

Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY finished second with Alex Bell of Cambridge, NY third. Hunter Bates of Middlebury, VT started a solid double-duty effort with a fourth-place finish, followed by Rookie of the Year Joey Roberts of Georgia, VT. The unofficial top ten was completed by Jessey Mueller, Proctor, Jeff Haskins, Andy Smith, and Jamie Proctor.<\/p>\n

The final championship margin for Ron Proctor\u2019s No. 27 Timco Transportation & Towing\/Charlton Oil-sponsored Teo Pro Car was 33 points, 898-865, over Brandon, VT racer Quenneville, unofficially. Quenneville shot hard into the outside retaining wall after contact following the lap 45 restart; he was uninjured, but his car could not continue. <\/p>\n

Craig Bushey of Fairfax, VT capped a dominant season in the J&S Steel Late Model division with his eighth victory of the championship season and ninth overall. Bushey held off an almost constant challenge from Bryan Town of Charlestown, NH for the win during the caution-filled race, while 15 year-old fourth-generation racer Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier, VT was third. Championship runner-up Matt White of Northfield, VT was fourth in the race, followed by Pete Yetman of Peru, MA.<\/p>\n

Bates finished sixth in his second feature start of the night, followed by Chad White, Kevin Elliott, Dan Petronis, and Johnny Chesnut. Rookie of the Year Robert Bryant, Jr., was 11th, unofficially. Bushey, who clinched the championship last week, had a final margin of 67 points on Matt White, 751-684, unofficially.<\/p>\n

Robert Gordon of Milton, VT won a wild 20-lap Renegade finale to clinch the first championship of his decade-long career. Gordon was running third when rookie Kevin Brisson spun race leader and championship threat Ryan Keith of Pittsford, VT with a handful of laps remaining. As most of the field piled in, Gordon avoided damage and held on to beat Richie Turner of Fairfax, VT for the win. Fourteen year-old rookie Stephen Donahue of Graniteville, VT finished third in his second-ever Devil\u2019s Bowl start, followed by Larry Underwood of Milton, VT and Keith. Gordon\u2019s final unofficial advantage on Keith was 19 points, 868-849, for the championship.
\nBobby LaVair of Gabriels, NY rebounded from a crash last week to pick up his fourth Bomber victory of the season in an action-packed 20-lap race. LaVair made a late pass of Bristol, VT\u2019s Josh Masterson for the win; Masterson clinched both the championship and Rookie of the Year titles one week early, ending with a 65-point cushion on LaVair for the crown.<\/p>\n

The race\u2019s third-place finisher was decided in bizarre fashion; Jake Noble of Benson, VT crossed the finish line in third, but was penalized two positions for rough riding Ray Germain, Jr., on the final lap. Matt Monaghan of Colchester, VT was awarded third place by race directors, but was disqualified in post-race technical inspection for an unapproved tire, thereby handing Germain third place. Noble was scored fourth with John McCarron fifth.<\/p>\n

Two very exciting Daredevil races were held \u2013 one for fans who were selected by random draw, one for former Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway racers. Pete Bischoff of Castleton, VT was the winner of the fan race, beating Heath Goyette of Castleton, VT and Doug Jones of Wells, VT. Former Modified racer Lee Nutting of Rutland, VT beat Modified and Late Model standout (and Devil\u2019s Bowl owner\/promoter) Mike Bruno, despite two spins by Bruno in the eight-lap race. Charlie Brown \u2013 a former racer and the event sponsor \u2013 was third.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway racing season concludes on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 with the Vermont 200 weekend. Qualifying for Modifieds, Renegades, and Bombers will be held on Saturday at 1:30pm, along with feature events for Renegades and Bombers. Sunday is packed with a 100-lap Modified feature, special events for Renegades and Bombers, and qualifying and the 100-lap finale for the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series.<\/p>\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS \u2013 Brown\u2019s Quarried Slate\/Brown\u2019s Orchard & Farm Stand Night
\nNASCAR Whelen All-American Series
\nDevil\u2019s Bowl Speedway, West Haven, VT
\nFriday, September 7, 2012<\/p>\n

Bond Auto Parts Modified Feature (50 laps)
\nPos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. (4) Joe Williams, Scotia, NY<\/p>\n

2. (7) Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY<\/p>\n

3. (5) Alex Bell, Cambridge, NY<\/p>\n

4. (9) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT<\/p>\n

5. (11) # Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT<\/p>\n

6. (8) Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY<\/p>\n

7. (10) Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY \u2013 2012 Champion<\/p>\n

8. (3) # Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT<\/p>\n

9. (1) # Andy Smith, South Glens Falls, NY<\/p>\n

10. (2) Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY<\/p>\n

11. (14) Mike Bush, Hudson Falls, NY<\/p>\n

12. (6) Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT<\/p>\n

13. (12) Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY<\/p>\n

14. (13) Dave Snow, Brandon, VT<\/p>\n

15. (15) Jason Bruno, Plattsburgh, NY<\/p>\n

Heat Winners: Vince Quenneville, Jr., Alex Bell<\/p>\n

Sunoco Race Fuels \u201cDash For Cash\u201d Semi-Feature Winner: Ron Proctor<\/p>\n

J&S Steel Late Model Feature (40 laps)
\nPos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. (4) Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT \u2013 2012 Champion<\/p>\n

2. (3) Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH<\/p>\n

3. (13) # Joey M. Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

4. (2) Matt White, Northfield, VT<\/p>\n

5. (9) Pete Yetman, Peru, MA<\/p>\n

6. (15) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT<\/p>\n

7. (16) Chad White, Fort Ann, NY<\/p>\n

8. (5) Kevin Elliott, Rutland, VT<\/p>\n

9. (6) Dan Petronis, Mechanicville, NY<\/p>\n

10. (8) # Johnny Chesnut, Grantham, NH<\/p>\n

11. (9) # Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT<\/p>\n

12. (18) # Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT<\/p>\n

13. (17) # Tom Eriksen, Jr., West Ferrisburgh, VT<\/p>\n

14. (10) Boomer Morris, Barre, VT<\/p>\n

15. (12) Joey Laquerre, Sr., East Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

16. (14) Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT<\/p>\n

17. (7) Doug Hoar, Williston, VT<\/p>\n

18. (11) # Emily Packard, East Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n

Heat Winners: Craig Bushey, Bryan Town<\/p>\n

Renegade Feature (20 laps)
\nPos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. (3) Robert Gordon, Milton, VT \u2013 2012 Champion<\/p>\n

2. (4) Richie Turner, Fairfax, VT<\/p>\n

3. (6) # Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT<\/p>\n

4. (5) Larry Underwood, Milton, VT<\/p>\n

5. (1) Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT<\/p>\n

6. (2) Kevin Brisson, East Middlebury, VT<\/p>\n

Heat Winner: Ryan Keith<\/p>\n

Bomber Feature (20 laps)
\nPos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. (10) Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY<\/p>\n

2. (7) # Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT \u2013 2012 Champion<\/p>\n

3. (3) Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT<\/p>\n

4. (9) Jake Noble, Benson, VT<\/p>\n

5. (4) John McCarron, Rennselaer, NY<\/p>\n

6. (6) Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT<\/p>\n

7. (2) Dan Collins, Rennselaer, NY<\/p>\n

8. (1) Harold LaVair, Gabriels, NY<\/p>\n

9. (5) Tyson Drown, Morrisonville, NY<\/p>\n

DSQ: (8) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT (Unapproved tire)<\/p>\n

Heat Winners: Ray Germain, Jr., Josh Masterson<\/p>\n

Daredevil Feature \u2013 Fans (4 laps)
\n1. Pete Bischoff, Castleton, VT<\/p>\n

2. Heath Goyette, Castleton, VT<\/p>\n

3. Doug Jones, Wells, VT<\/p>\n

4. Christine Kipphut, Fair Haven, VT<\/p>\n

5. Jen Haskins, Wells, VT<\/p>\n

Daredevil Feature \u2013 Racers (6 laps)
\n1. Lee Nutting<\/p>\n

2. Mike Bruno<\/p>\n

3. Charlie Brown<\/p>\n

4. Dave Miller<\/p>\n

Bond Auto Parts Modified \u2013 UNOFFICIAL Final Point Standings
\nPos.-Driver-Points
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY \u2013 898<\/p>\n

2. Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT \u2013 865<\/p>\n

3. Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY \u2013 828<\/p>\n

4. Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY \u2013 823<\/p>\n

5. # Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT \u2013 810<\/p>\n

6. Alex Bell, Cambridge, NY \u2013 806<\/p>\n

7. Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT \u2013 790<\/p>\n

8. Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY \u2013 688<\/p>\n

9. Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY \u2013 685<\/p>\n

10. # Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT \u2013 677<\/p>\n

J&S Steel Late Model \u2013 UNOFFICIAL Final Point Standings
\nPos.-Driver-Points
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT \u2013 751<\/p>\n

2. Matt White, Northfield, VT \u2013 684<\/p>\n

3. Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH \u2013 675<\/p>\n

4. Dan Petronis, Mechanicville, NY \u2013 638<\/p>\n

5. Kevin Elliott, Rutland, VT \u2013 628<\/p>\n

6. # Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT \u2013 567<\/p>\n

7. Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT \u2013 488<\/p>\n

8. # Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT \u2013 355<\/p>\n

9. # Johnny Chesnut, Grantham, NH \u2013 348<\/p>\n

10. # Joey M. Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT \u2013 322<\/p>\n

Renegade \u2013 UNOFFICIAL Final Point Standings
\nPos.-Driver-Points
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. Robert Gordon, Milton, VT \u2013 868<\/p>\n

2. Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT \u2013 849<\/p>\n

3. Jeremy Jones, Leicester, VT \u2013 661<\/p>\n

4. Bill Duprey, Hydeville, VT \u2013 658<\/p>\n

5. Frank Monroe, Granville, NY \u2013 385<\/p>\n

6. # Robin Cummings, Milton, VT \u2013 215<\/p>\n

7. # Bob Monroe, Granville, NY \u2013 156<\/p>\n

8. Kevin Brisson, East Middlebury, VT \u2013 129<\/p>\n

9. Richie Turner, Fairfax, VT \u2013 105<\/p>\n

10. # Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT \u2013 91<\/p>\n

Bomber \u2013 UNOFFICIAL Final Point Standings
\nPos.-Driver-Points
\n(# – denotes rookie)
\n1. # Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT \u2013 861<\/p>\n

2. Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY \u2013 796<\/p>\n

3. Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT \u2013 787<\/p>\n

4. Harold LaVair, Gabriels, NY \u2013 752<\/p>\n

5. # Gerald LaFlam, Hinesburg, VT \u2013 639<\/p>\n

6. Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT \u2013 593<\/p>\n

7. Dan Collins, Rennselaer, NY \u2013 585<\/p>\n

8. Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT \u2013 533<\/p>\n

9. John McCarron, Rennselaer, NY \u2013 500<\/p>\n

10. Jake Noble, Benson, VT \u2013 439<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bushey, Gordon, Masterson celebrate titles Veteran stock car racer Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY celebrated his second-straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified track championship at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Friday night following a 50-lap finale presented by Brown\u2019s Quarried Slate and Brown\u2019s Orchard & Farm Stand. Joe Williams of Scotia, NY drove […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[201,4163,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devils-bowl","category-modified","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}