{"id":14501,"date":"2013-09-13T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=14501"},"modified":"2013-09-13T03:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T07:11:59","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-dramatic-devils-bowl-championship-battles-wire-vermont-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/devils-bowl-speedway-dramatic-devils-bowl-championship-battles-wire-vermont-200\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Dramatic Devil\u2019s Bowl Championship Battles Down to the Wire at Vermont 200"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Only<\/a>Five title races within 17 points entering season finale on Sept. 14-15<\/em><\/p>\n

WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 Stock car racing fans at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway will have plenty of number-crunching to do in the grandstands at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend on September 14-15. Five of the championship races that will be decided during the two-day event have airtight point battles and will undoubtedly come down to the final laps.<\/p>\n

The top two drivers in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model division are separated by only four points for the championship. Josh Masterson, a 22-year-old rookie from Bristol, VT, has earned three victories in his freshman season. Cagey veteran Chris Bergeron of Claremont, NH has four wins and trails his young rival by four points \u2013 the difference of just two on-track positions \u2013 entering the final 100-lap race on Sunday. Both are chased by another impressive rookie, 16-year-old feature race winner Brandon Atkins of AuSable Forks, NY, who is just 31 points out of the lead.<\/p>\n

The 100-lap race also counts as the final event in the four-race Vermont State Late Model Championship Series, in which Nick Sweet of Barre, VT leads Chip Grenier of Graniteville, VT by a close 17 points. Sweet has an up-and-down history at Devil\u2019s Bowl but won the track\u2019s most recent Vermont State event \u2013 the People\u2019s United Bank 100 \u2013 in June. Grenier has taken a shine to Devil\u2019s Bowl, finishing second to Sweet in June and second to Brent Dragon in a photo finish on Vermont 200 Weekend in 2012.
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\nThe intermediate Reneagde division championship fight is one of the closest in Devil\u2019s Bowl history with Richie Turner of Fairfax, VT, defending champion Robert Gordon of Milton, VT, and top rookie Brad Bushey of Cambridge, VT just three points apart entering the final race. The Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock class has Jake Noble of Benson, VT trying to fend off rookie Chuck Bradford of Addison, VT for the title, with Chris LaVair another 14 points behind.<\/p>\n

The Enduro Series points race will likely come down to the final lap, as Eric \u201cMongo\u201d Messier of Hinesburg, VT and \u201cWild Bill\u201d Fountain of Altona, NY enter the race tied at the top of the standings. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Todd Stone of Middlebury, VT will clinch the lead-division Bond Auto Parts Modified championship simply by taking the green flag in the two 50-lap features scheduled for the division.<\/p>\n

The Vermont 200 Championship Weekend is Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s final event of the year and spans two jam-packed days. Special non-winner\u2019s \u201cShootout\u201d races and first-round qualifying begin at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 14, followed by a barbeque, music, and a bonfire. Championship main events are on Sunday, Sept. 15, with action beginning at 1:30pm. One-day adult general admission is $10 on Saturday and $20 on Sunday, with a discount two-day ticket available for $25; admission is free for kids 12 and under both days. Free camping is open Friday, Sept. 13 at 12:00 noon through Monday, Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

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

OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS \u2013 entering Vermont 200 Championship Weekend, Sept. 14-15<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, VT \u2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bond Auto Parts Modified (Div. I)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos.-(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown-Points<\/p>\n

# – denotes rookie<\/p>\n

1. (1X) Todd Stone, Middlebury, VT \u2013 966 pts. (9 wins)<\/p>\n

2. (69) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT \u2013 861 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

3. (78) Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT \u2013 854 pts.<\/p>\n

4. (19) Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY \u2013 847 pts. (4 wins)<\/p>\n

5. (27) Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY \u2013 841 pts.<\/p>\n

6. (4) Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY \u2013 813 pts.<\/p>\n

7. (55L) Joe Williams, Scotia, NY \u2013 784 pts.<\/p>\n

8. (95) Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT \u2013 616 pts.<\/p>\n

9. (5VT) Dave Snow, Brandon, VT \u2013 600 pts.<\/p>\n

10. (55) Cody Sargen, Greenfield Ctr., NY \u2013 598 pts.<\/p>\n

Late Model (Div. II)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos.-(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown-Points<\/p>\n

# – denotes rookie<\/p>\n

1. (11X) # Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT \u2013 560 pts. (3 wins)<\/p>\n

2. (27) Chris Bergeron, Claremont, NH \u2013 556 pts. (4 wins)<\/p>\n

3. (4NY) # Brandon Atkins, AuSable Forks, NY \u2013 529 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

4. (9NY) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT \u2013 500 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

(3RB) Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT \u2013 500 pts.<\/p>\n

6. (87) Dan Petronis, II, Mechanicville, NY \u2013 439 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

7. (61S) # Johnny Scarborough, Bomoseen, VT \u2013 363 pts.<\/p>\n

8. (25) Chris Curtis, Rutland, MA \u2013 334 pts.<\/p>\n

9. (26) # Seth Bridge, Mendon, VT \u2013 323 pts.<\/p>\n

10. (05NH) Ricky Bly, Sunapee, NH \u2013 317 pts.<\/p>\n

Renegade (Div. III)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos.-(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown-Points<\/p>\n

# – denotes rookie<\/p>\n

1. (17) Richie Turner, Fairfax, VT \u2013 430 pts. (2 wins)<\/p>\n

2. (H20) Robert Gordon, Milton, VT \u2013 427 pts. (3 wins)<\/p>\n

(51) # Brad Bushey, Cambridge, VT \u2013 427 pts. (2 wins)<\/p>\n

4. (19) # Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT \u2013 377 pts.<\/p>\n

5. (26VT) # Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT \u2013 359 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

6. (99) # Richard Lowrey, III, Charlotte, VT \u2013 339 pts.<\/p>\n

7. (11) Jimmy Bushey, Mooers Forks, NY \u2013 224 pts.<\/p>\n

8. (7) Ray Benoit, Milton, VT \u2013 178 pts.<\/p>\n

9. (23) Jon Boutin, St. Albans, VT \u2013 126 pts.<\/p>\n

10. (9) Robin Cummings, Milton, VT \u2013 116 pts.<\/p>\n

Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock (Div. IV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pos.-(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown-Points<\/p>\n

# – denotes rookie<\/p>\n

1. (8) Jake Noble, Benson, VT \u2013 618 pts. (2 wins)<\/p>\n

2. (18) # Chuck Bradford, Addison, VT \u2013 603 pts. (2 wins)<\/p>\n

3. (4) Chris LaVair, Gabriels, NY \u2013 589 pts. (4 wins)<\/p>\n

4. (11) Mike Whalen, Jr., Plattsburgh, NY \u2013 566 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

5. (51) John McCarron, Rensselaer, NY \u2013 535 pts.<\/p>\n

6. (5) Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY \u2013 514 pts. (2 wins)<\/p>\n

7. (71) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT \u2013 471 pts.<\/p>\n

8. (73) Kyle Watrous, Bomoseen, VT \u2013 428 pts.<\/p>\n

9. (92) Garry Bashaw, Lincoln, VT \u2013 424 pts.<\/p>\n

10. (007) # Lacey Hanson, Orwell, VT \u2013 396 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five title races within 17 points entering season finale on Sept. 14-15 WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 Stock car racing fans at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway will have plenty of number-crunching to do in the grandstands at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend on September 14-15. Five of the championship races that will be decided during the two-day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"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":[201,200],"tags":[14980],"class_list":["post-14501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devils-bowl","category-vermont","tag-devils-bowl-speedway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14501","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14501\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}