{"id":14071,"date":"2013-08-07T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=14071"},"modified":"2013-08-08T01:33:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T05:33:10","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-stone-takes-national-point-lead-as-devils-bowl-season-winds-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/devils-bowl-speedway-stone-takes-national-point-lead-as-devils-bowl-season-winds-down\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVIL&#8217;S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Stone Takes National Point Lead as Devil\u2019s Bowl Season Winds Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ToddStone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ToddStone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3275\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ToddStone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ToddStone.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>Spectator racing, kids racecar rides highlight Interstate All Battery Center Night<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 A NASCAR national championship may very well be won at Vermont\u2019s Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway.  With only four stock car racing events remaining in the 2013 season including Interstate All Battery Center of Rutland Night presented by the Green Mountain Water Environment Association on Friday, August 9, Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT has grabbed the lead in the national Rookie of the Year standings for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.<\/p>\n<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is one of 55 North American short tracks sanctioned by the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) program, with its open-wheel Bond Auto Parts Modified class designated as the \u201cDivision I\u201d group.  Each NWAAS track assigns a Division I class with drivers competing against each other under a common point structure for state and national championships.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nAs a first-year NASCAR Division I license holder, Stone qualifies as a rookie in the NWAAS program.  On the strength of seven victories in 11 starts, Stone has overtaken Modified driver Frank Cozze of Grandview (PA) Speedway by 22 points, 411-389.  Late Model driver Bobby McCarty of South Boston (VA) Speedway is third, seven points behind Cozze.  Stone ranks 49th in the overall national standings; Late Model driver Lee Pulliam of Semora, NC holds the lead as he pursues his second-straight title.<\/p>\n<p>Stone\u2019s run to the top of the national standings is not unprecedented; Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT led the NWAAS national rookie standings in 2012 before finishing second to Oklahoma\u2019s Brian Parker.  The 2013 season NWAAS championship season wraps up on Sunday, September 15, which is the closing date of the \u201cVermont 200 Weekend\u201d finale at Devil\u2019s Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Stone will try to build on his lead on Interstate All Battery Center of Rutland Night presented by Green Mountain Water Environment Association, which begins at 7:00pm on Friday, August 9.  The event includes kids racecar rides, the unpredictable and exciting \u201cSpectator Races\u201d in which fans drive their street-legal vehicles in single-lap elimination races, and championship events for the Late Model, Renegade, and Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock divisions.  Regular general admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under.<\/p>\n<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spectator racing, kids racecar rides highlight Interstate All Battery Center Night WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 A NASCAR national championship may very well be won at Vermont\u2019s Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway. 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