{"id":14507,"date":"2013-09-13T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=14507"},"modified":"2013-09-13T03:36:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T07:36:38","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-sweet-grenier-settle-vermont-state-championship-fight-devils-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/devils-bowl-speedway-sweet-grenier-settle-vermont-state-championship-fight-devils-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Sweet, Grenier to Settle Vermont State Championship Fight at Devil\u2019s Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Barre's<\/a>New champion to be crowned at Vermont 200 Weekend<\/em><\/p>\n

WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 Vermont will see a new stock car racing champion crowned at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 15, as the title fight between racers Nick Sweet and Chip Grenier is decided during the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend.<\/p>\n

Despite limited experience at the fast half-mile oval, each driver has been impressive at Devil\u2019s Bowl. Sweet, a two-time champion at Thunder Road Int\u2019l Speedbowl in his hometown of Barre, VT, posted his first Devil\u2019s Bowl victory in the People\u2019s United Bank 100 in June, the second event of the four-round Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. Derrick O\u2019Donnell and Cody Blake earned wins in the two races held at Thunder Road earlier in the season.<\/p>\n

Grenier, of Graniteville, VT, has finished second in his last two starts at Devil\u2019s Bowl \u2013 including a photo finish at the 2012 edition of the Vermont 200 Weekend. Should Grenier complete the come-from-behind drive, the championship would be the first of the notoriously underfunded driver\u2019s career; he scored a runner-up finish behind Sweet in June with the words \u201cWanted: Sponsor\u201d appearing on his car.
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\nThe pair enters the 100-lap Vermont State finale just 17 points apart at the top of the standings, and each will have to keep an eye on veteran Trampas Demers, who is only 14 points behind Grenier. No matter the outcome, the title of Vermont State Champion will be a first-time honor for the winner. Other drivers expected include 16-year-old Emily Packard, veterans Jamie Fisher and Bucko Branham, and recent American-Canadian Tour winner Travis Stearns.<\/p>\n

A strong group of home-track stars will be gunning for the invaders, each trying to become the first Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway driver to win a Vermont State event in the series\u2019 two-year history. Josh Masterson of Bristol, VT and Chris Bergeron of Claremont, NH will vie for the track championship as each goes after the 100-lap victory, joined by top drivers Brandon Atkins, Hunter Bates, and Robert Bryant, Jr.<\/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 \u2013 including twin 50-lap Modified features \u2013 are on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1:30pm. Adult general admission is $10 on Saturday, $20 on Sunday, or $25 for a two-day pass; 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

Vermont State Late Model Championship Series<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, VT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

1. (88VT) Nick Sweet, Barre, VT \u2013 211 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

2. (9VT) Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT \u2013 194 pts.<\/p>\n

3. (85VT) Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT \u2013 180 pts.<\/p>\n

4. (9X) Emily Packard, East Montpelier, VT \u2013 146 pts.<\/p>\n

5. (60VT) Derrick O\u2019Donnell, North Haverhill, NH \u2013 141 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

6. (18VT) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT \u2013 134 pts.<\/p>\n

7. (99VT) Cody Blake, Barre, VT \u2013 133 pts. (1 win)<\/p>\n

8. (9NY) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT \u2013 122 pts.<\/p>\n

9. (44VT) Dave Pembroke, Middlesex, VT \u2013 118 pts.<\/p>\n

10. (40VT) Eric Chase, Milton, VT \u2013 116 pts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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