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Proctor Tops Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Champions Celebration<\/strong> RUTLAND, VT \u2013 A sold-out room of more than 230 stock car drivers, team members, sponsors, and fans honored the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champions from the 2012 season at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, February 2. The Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions was held at the Holiday Inn Rutland-Killington in Rutland, VT.<\/p>\n Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY collected his second-straight championship in the Bond Auto Parts Modified division after a sterling season that saw him tally three victories and finishes of seventh or better in all 18 regular-season events. Car owners Debbie Eddy and Ron White of Fair Haven, VT were also honored for their title, and Marcy Proctor accepted the team\u2019s UNOH Ultimate Mechanic Challenge award. First-year track owner and promoter Mike Bruno received a standing ovation when he was announced as the surprise winner of the inaugural John Bruno Award, an annual trophy named for his father and established as Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s highest honor. John Bruno was a champion racer and team owner for more than three decades before his passing in 1998. The award will be dedicated each year to a person or group who has dedicated their life to the sport of stock car racing while maintaining high standards of conduct on and off the track.<\/p>\n Charlie Brown of Castleton, VT was named the inaugural winner of the Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Award of Excellence, given annually to a person or group who commits to fostering the prosperity and future growth of the speedway. Brown was a top Modified and Late Model racer from the 1970s through the 1990s whose family-owned companies \u2013 Brown\u2019s Quarried Slate and Brown\u2019s Orchard & Farm Stand \u2013 now enthusiastically sponsor the speedway. Brown also presented the John Bruno Award to Mike Bruno.<\/p>\n Sportsmanship Awards were presented in all four Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway divisions; winners were decided by a vote of drivers. Cody Sargen of Greenfield Center, NY was the winner of the Sportsmanship Award for the Modified division, with similar honors going to Late Model driver Bryan Town of Charlestown, NH, Renegade championship runner-up Ryan Keith of Pittsford, VT, and Bomber racer Dan Collins of Rensselaer, NY.<\/p>\n Gift certificates from Five Star Race Car Bodies and Bond Auto Parts were awarded by a random draw from eligible competitors. Town received a $500 product certificate from Five Star, while Gordon won the $125 certificate. Bond Auto Parts $50 gift cards were won by Sargen, Town, Gordon, and Bomber driver Kyle Watrous of Bomoseen, VT.<\/p>\n A keynote speech was delivered by Karl Fredrickson, Editor and Publisher of Dick Berggren\u2019s Speedway Illustrated magazine to begin the evening, and a rousing address was given by NASCAR Hall of Fame honoree Ken Squier to close the ceremonies.<\/p>\n Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 2013 racing season kicks off on Sunday, May 5 with the 39th annual \u201cSpring Green\u201d for the American-Canadian Tour Late Models and Devil\u2019s Bowl\u2019s weekly NASCAR divisions. General admission season passes are available by visiting www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or calling (802) 265-3112. Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is also on Facebook at facebook.com\/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.<\/p>\n Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions John Bruno Award Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Award of Excellence Bond Auto Parts Modified Division J&S Steel Late Model Division Renegade Division Bomber Division Five Star Race Car Bodies Awards Bond Auto Parts Awards [nggallery id=55] Proctor Tops Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Champions Celebration Track promoter Mike Bruno wins inaugural John Bruno Award RUTLAND, VT \u2013 A sold-out room of more than 230 stock car drivers, team members, sponsors, and fans honored the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champions from the 2012 season at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, February 2. 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\n Track promoter Mike Bruno wins inaugural John Bruno Award<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCraig Bushey of Fairfax, VT was crowned the champion of the J&S Steel Late Model division after a dominant eight-win campaign for Freedom Eagle Racing team owner Leigh Sykes. Robert Gordon of Milton, VT won the first title of his long career in the Renegade class, and Josh Masterson of Bristol, VT took championship honors in the Bomber division.
\nMasterson was also honored as the Bomber division\u2019s Rookie of the Year, while Joey Roberts of Georgia, VT won similar honors in the Modified division, Robert Bryant, Jr. of Brooklyn, CT took Late Model honors and Robin Cummings of Milton, VT grabbed the Renegade title.<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, February 2, 2013 \u2013 Holiday Inn Rutland-Killington, Rutland, VT
\n2012 Award Winners<\/p>\n
\nMike Bruno, Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Owner\/Promoter<\/p>\n
\nCharlie Brown, Brown\u2019s Quarried Slate\/Brown\u2019s Orchard & Farm Stand<\/p>\n
\nChampion Driver \u2013 Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY
\nChampion Car Owners \u2013 Debbie Eddy & Ron White, Fair Haven, VT
\nUNOH Ultimate Mechanic Challenge \u2013 Marcy Proctor, Charlton, NY
\nRookie of the Year \u2013 Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY
\n2nd Place \u2013 Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT
\n3rd Place \u2013 Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY
\n4th Place \u2013 Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY
\n5th Place \u2013 Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT
\n6th Place \u2013 Alex Bell, Cambridge, NY
\n7th Place \u2013 Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT
\n8th Place \u2013 Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY
\n9th Place \u2013 Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY
\n10th Place \u2013 Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT
\n11th Place \u2013 Andy Smith, South Glens Falls, NY
\n12th Place \u2013 Jason Bruno, Morrisonville, NY
\n13th Place \u2013 Joe Williams, Scotia, NY
\n14th Place \u2013 Matt Atwood, Whitehall, NY
\n15th Place \u2013 Mike Bush, South Glens Falls, NY<\/p>\n
\nChampion Driver \u2013 Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT
\nChampion Car Owner \u2013 Leigh Sykes, Bolton, VT
\nRookie of the Year \u2013 Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH
\n2nd Place \u2013 Matt White, Northfield, VT
\n3rd Place \u2013 Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH
\n4th Place \u2013 Dan Petronis, Mechanicville, NY
\n5th Place \u2013 Kevin Elliott, Rutland, VT
\n6th Place \u2013 Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT
\n7th Place \u2013 Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT
\n8th Place \u2013 Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT
\n9th Place \u2013 Johnny Chesnut, Elizabethtown, NH
\n10th Place \u2013 Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT<\/p>\n
\nChampion Driver \u2013 Robert Gordon, Milton, VT
\nRookie of the Year \u2013 Robin Cummings, Milton, VT
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT
\n2nd Place \u2013 Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT
\n3rd Place \u2013 Jeremy Jones, Leicester, VT
\n4th Place \u2013 Bill Duprey, Hydeville, VT
\n5th Place \u2013 Frank Monroe, Granville, NY
\n6th Place \u2013 Robin Cummings, Milton, VT
\n7th Place \u2013 Bob Monroe, Granville, NY
\n8th Place \u2013 Kevin Brisson, East Middlebury, VT
\n9th Place \u2013 Richie Turner, Fairfax, VT
\n10th Place \u2013 Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT<\/p>\n
\nChampion Driver \u2013 Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT
\nRookie of the Year \u2013 Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Dan Collins, Rensselaer, NY
\n2nd Place \u2013 Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY
\n3rd Place \u2013 Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT
\n4th Place \u2013 Harold LaVair, Jr., Gabriels, NY
\n5th Place \u2013 Gerald LaFlam, Hinesburg, VT
\n6th Place \u2013 Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT
\n7th Place \u2013 Dan Collins, Rensselaer, NY
\n8th Place \u2013 Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT
\n9th Place \u2013 John McCarron, Rensselaer, NY
\n10th Place \u2013 Jake Noble, Benson, VT
\n11th Place \u2013 Tyson Drown, Morrisonville, NY
\n12th Place \u2013 Kyle Watrous, Bomoseen, VT
\n13th Place \u2013 Mitchell Dundon, Orwell, VT
\n14th Place \u2013 Chris LaVair, Gabriels, NY
\n15th Place \u2013 Bruce Schwab, Jr., Whitehall, NY<\/p>\n
\n$500 Certificate \u2013 Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH (Late Model)
\n$125 Certificate \u2013 Robert Gordon, Milton, VT (Renegade)<\/p>\n
\nCody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY (Modified)
\nBryan Town, Charlestown, NH (Late Model)
\nRobert Gordon, Milton, VT (Renegade)
\nKyle Watrous, Bomoseen, VT (Bomber)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"