{"id":15257,"date":"2014-02-20T06:52:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T11:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=15257"},"modified":"2014-02-20T06:52:56","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T11:52:56","slug":"new-england-motorsports-north-2-20-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/new-england-motorsports-north-2-20-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH 2-20-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lou Modestino<\/em><\/p>\n

Go-kart racing will return to Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in 2014. A new structured program designed to give both children and adults a competitive racing experience will bring flat karts and full-body \u201cMini Cup\u201d cars to a brand new paved 1\/7-mile oval on Sunday afternoons. The kart track shares a portion of the front stretch with the half-mile stock car track.<\/p>\n

The new ten-event Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Kart Series marks the first kart races held at the facility in more than a decade. Devil\u2019s Bowl is working closely with officials from the Adirondack Karting Association in Ballston Spa, NY \u2013 including former Modified stock car standout Joe Williams \u2013 to keep rule books in line with other tracks in the area.
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\nA ten-event schedule has been announced, with the opener penned for Sunday, May 11. A special Memorial Day event will be held on Monday, May 26, followed by Sunday dates in June, July, and August. Two pre-season practice sessions will also be held in late April.<\/p>\n

Seven kart classes and two Mini Cup divisions will see drivers as young as age five competing at Devil\u2019s Bowl. Kart engine rules will utilize the Briggs & Stratton flathead and LO206 motors with common restrictor plates, along with class limits on age and weight to create equal competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to introduce the sport to kids and their families at an early age, to help build the next generation of racers,\u201d Devil\u2019s Bowl promoter Mike Bruno said. \u201cThere are also affordable and fun classes for adults to compete in, and that is just as important. This is a program that our group has been working at for over two years, and we\u2019re happy that all of the pieces have finally come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Kart Series \u2013 2014 Schedule of Events<\/p>\n

No. Day Date Event Time <\/p>\n

Sat 4\/19 Practice 3:00pm<\/p>\n

Sat 4\/26 Practice 3:00pm<\/p>\n

1. Sun 5\/11 Kart Series Event #1 1:00pm<\/p>\n

2. Mon 5\/25 Kart Series Event #2 1:00pm<\/p>\n

3. Sun 6\/01 Kart Series Event #3 1:00pm<\/p>\n

4. Sun 6\/15 Kart Series Event #4 1:00pm<\/p>\n

5. Sun 6\/29 Kart Series Event #5 1:00pm<\/p>\n

6. Sun 7\/06 Kart Series Event #6 1:00pm<\/p>\n

7. Sun 7\/13 Kart Series Event #7 1:00pm<\/p>\n

8. Sun 8\/03 Kart Series Event #8 1:00pm<\/p>\n

9. Sun 8\/10 Kart Series Event #9 1:00pm<\/p>\n

10. Sun 8\/24 Kart Series Event #10 1:00pm<\/p>\n

Sun 8\/31 Rain date (if necessary) 1:00pm<\/p>\n

The winged warriors are back. Mud-slinging, methanol fueled, high-flying Sprint Cars will come to Vermont\u2019s Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, October 18 with the Bond Auto Parts Sprint Cars of New England series.<\/p>\n

The race marks the first show for winged sprinters in over five years, and is the final event of a three-race, end-of-season series on a temporary clay surface laid over the existing Devil\u2019s Bowl pavement. The SCoNE tour will be making its first-ever appearance on a half-mile track during the event and will crown its 2014 champion there.<\/p>\n

Top drivers expected to be at Devil\u2019s Bowl include three-time SCoNE champions Mark Cole and \u201cProfessor\u201d Chris Donnelly, 2011 champion Danny \u201cThe Topside Tornado\u201d Douville, Vermont\u2019s \u201cFairlee Flier\u201d Kevin Chaffee, Clay Dow, Will Hull, and 2013 SCoNE Triple Crown champion Tyler Rich.<\/p>\n

Also expected to compete is popular driver Lacey Hanson, a veteran SCoNE pilot who won a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stock event on the Devil\u2019s Bowl asphalt last summer. Hanson lives just five minutes from Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in Orwell, VT.<\/p>\n

SCoNE organizers Mike Kondrat and Si Allen had been searching for a new northeastern venue to add to their growing tour\u2019s schedule, and are looking forward to the challenge that Devil\u2019s Bowl will bring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be going to Devil\u2019s Bowl,\u201d Kondrat said. \u201cThat\u2019s a track that I had always wished that SCoNE had raced at years ago. Our tour has only ever run on quarter-miles, but some of our veterans have high-speed experience at places like Lebanon Valley, Utica-Rome, and Charlotte. It will be nice to have leaders who can guide our younger drivers, but they\u2019re all fearless anyway. They should put on quite a show on that big half-mile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway opens its asphalt season on Sunday, May 4 with the \u201cSpring Green\u201d event for the American-Canadian Tour and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. The dirt track events will be held on Friday, September 26, Saturday, October 4, and Saturday, October 18, with additional details to be announced soon.<\/p>\n

Matt Frahm Prepared for 2014 Season with Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS). What makes the most winningest driver in GSPSS history so successful? Two words: preparation and family.<\/p>\n

North Salem, NH\u2019s own Matt Frahm has already enjoyed a storied racing career. Frahm has already competed in the K + N Series and has strapped in for several Nationwide Series races. Returning back to Pro Stocks in 2013, the driver of the Lambert Roofing\/ WDW Machine\/ Granite Industrial Gases Chevrolet has 3 career wins in the GSPSS in 12 tries, the result of tedious preparation. \u201cI learned so much at the Nationwide level,\u201d comments Frahm. \u201cI learned that every second is valuable, especially in practice.\u201d Frahm takes that to a whole new level. Not only does the Frahm family take advantage of every second at the track, the preparation starts before the car even leaves the shop. He and his father go over every inch of the car, check every nut and bolt, and have their game plan in place before the car makes it to the trailer. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou win races in the shop, not at the track,\u201d Frahm states. Being prepared before getting to the track gives them more time to fine tune their automobile once the tires get bolted on. The preparation doesn\u2019t stop there. Frahm firmly believes body and mind are a huge part of racing. He spends 6 days a week in the gym, prepping his body for the adrenaline and physical aspect of the sport. The former Nationwide driver knows you have to believe in yourself as well. \u201cYou have to be confident,\u201d says Frahm. \u201cIf you aren\u2019t confident with yourself or your equipment, you aren\u2019t going anywhere.\u201d <\/p>\n

Frahm puts in work marketing himself and his team. Public relations, social skills, and presenting yourself and your image can help bring and maintain sponsors, fans, and possibly advancement in the sport. It\u2019s all part of the preparation.<\/p>\n

As much work as this driver puts into his racing career, family is still a huge part of his life. Everyone has a role in his racing; his father, mother, close friends, grandparents; everyone has a piece in it. In fact, family is what he loves about local short track racing. \u201cI love that people are at the track because of you and who you are,\u201d Frahm admits. \u201cI\u2019m hard-working, competitive, and I try to get along with everyone. My family is a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

See if Matt Frahm can notch his fourth career GSPSS win at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, just 48 days away for the Icebreaker. <\/p>\n

Veteran stock car driver Aaron Fellows, from Croydon, New Hampshire, is the first to file a full season entry for the 2014 American Canadian Tour season. Fellows has compiled an impressive ten championships in his weekly short track career in both the weekly Late Model and Modified divisions at New Hampshire\u2019s Twin State (6) and Canaan (4) Speedways.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have decided to give the ACT Tour a try this year. With the shutdown of Canaan, and the rumors of some veteran teams planning to cut back from a full touring schedule, this looks like an opportune time. We had some good finishes in the races we were at last season with ACT. Top ten runs at Canaan and Beech Ridge gave our team some confidence. Of course the highlight of the year was when we finished fourth at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). The Bond ACT Invitational is really a short track racers dream event. My goal is to get back to NHMS in September,\u201d said Fellows.<\/p>\n

The team will get plenty of help from Crazy Horse Racing which Fellows credits with much of his Late Model success. Crazy Horse from South Paris, Maine is a performance parts and chassis building company who supply many ACT teams with race day expertise.<\/p>\n

When asked what his goal for the season was, Fellows said, \u201cFirst, to have some fun, and if we can compete in our first full season with a solid top ten, we will consider it a success. Running competitively with guys like Joey Pole (Polewarczyk), Brian Hoar, and Wayne Helliwell can only make us better and more determined. We are excited!\u201d<\/p>\n

On having Fellows join the tour, President of ACT Tom Curley said, \u201cI have watched Aaron race for over a decade and he is exactly why ACT Late Model racing was started 20 years ago. Aaron is from old school racing. They may not be the biggest budgeted team, but they make up for lack of financing with a lot of hard work, dedication, and old fashioned competitive grit. I expect some very good results from the 29NH team in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first event for the Fellows team will be the traditional opening event at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 13, 2014.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico, made it 2-for-2 in 2014 with a dominant performance on the short track at Daytona International Speedway Tuesday to capture the UNOH Battle At The Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no words to explain how I feel right now,\u201d said the victor. \u201cEveryone with the Rev Racing team has been working really hard and I\u2019m thankful for all that the do. I feel lucky to have this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez led the final 119 circuits of the 150-lap event for his third career win. He won the season-opener on Sunday at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway, just down the road from Daytona, and in the process became the first driver since Sean Caisse in 2006 to start a K&N Pro Series East season by winning the first two races on the schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur communication (within) the team is good right now,\u201d said Su\u00e1rez. \u201cEarly in the season last year we struggled, but from about the time the good finishes started coming it has gotten better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez also delivered Rev Racing and NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program its 14th victory since 2010. His first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win was earned in 2013 at Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

Austin Hill crossed the finish line second at the .37-mile oval at \u201cThe World Center of Racing,\u201d for his second top-five finish in his last three series starts. The 19-year-old from Winston, Ga., won at Dover (Del.) International Speedway last September. A flat tire foiled his effort at New Smyrna and led to a 27th-place finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe car really wasn\u2019t very good in practice, so we took a big swing at it,\u201d Hill said. \u201cI threw a lap up there in qualifying that I knew was pretty good, but I didn\u2019t think it would be second.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end, I think we could\u2019ve had (Su\u00e1rez), but he was quite a bit faster on the restarts for about five laps and we ran out of time.\u201d (end)<\/p>\n

Brandon McReynolds, who will compete fulltime in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West this season, finished third for the second time in a K&N East car having also accomplished the feat at Dover in September 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur day was kind of up and down. We put ourselves in a little bind in qualifying, but we marched forward and found ourselves in position at the end,\u201d said McReynolds. \u201cDaniel was just really good. I decided to race everybody right and take what we could get. Anyone in the grandstands here could go out there and run somebody over. I don\u2019t mind roughing somebody up, but I\u2019m not going to take out half of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick Drake and Lee Pulliam rounded out the top five while Kenzie Ruston was sixth, followed by Gray Gaulding, Patrick Staropoli, Scott Heckert and Kaz Grala.<\/p>\n

Like Su\u00e1rez, Pulliam, Ruston and Gaulding have gotten off on the right foot in 2014 with back-to-back top-10 performances.<\/p>\n

After the first two events of the campaign, Su\u00e1rez leads Pulliam in the championship standings by 18 points followed closely by Ruston and Gaulding.<\/p>\n

Ben Rhodes, who earned the 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Brewing Company earlier in the day, settled for a 15th-place finish after he suffered damage from an incident midway through the event.<\/p>\n

The UNOH Battle At The Beach doubleheader, which also included a NASCAR Whelen Modified\/NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour special event, aired live on Fox Sports 2. The K&N portion of the event will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. Su\u00e1rez’s New Smyrna win will air on FOX Sports 1 on Saturday at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will continue its 2014 campaign with the PittLite 125 on March 15 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST-UNOH Battle At The Beach Results<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/p>\n

At Daytona International Speedway (.37-mile)<\/p>\n

Daytona Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n

Lap length: 0.37 miles<\/p>\n

(Start position in parentheses)<\/p>\n

1. (6) Daniel Su\u00e1rez, Monterrey, Mexico, Toyota, 150 laps, 48.121 mph.<\/p>\n

2. (2) Austin Hill, Winston, Ga., Ford, 150.<\/p>\n

3. (19) Brandon McReynolds, Mooresville, N.C., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

4. (11) Nick Drake, Mooresville, N.C., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

5. (9) Lee Pulliam, Semora, N.C., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

6. (10) Kenzie Ruston, El Reno, Okla., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

7. (3) Gray Gaulding, Colonial Heights, Va., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

8. (18) Patrick Staropoli, Plantation, Fla., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

9. (12) Scott Heckert, Ridgefield, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

10. (21) Kaz Grala, Westborough, Mass., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

11. (15) Brandon Gdovic, Yorktown, Va., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

12. (23) Jesse Little, Sherrills Ford, N.C., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

13. (17) Sergio Pena, Winchester, VA, Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

14. (13) Cameron Hayley, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

15. (1) Ben Rhodes, Louisville, Ky., Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

16. (14) Jay Beasley, Las Vegas, Nev., Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

17. (20) Mackena Bell, Carson City, Nev., Toyota, 149.<\/p>\n

18. (7) Brodie Kostecki, Perth, Australia, Toyota, 148.<\/p>\n

19. (22) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 148.<\/p>\n

20. (16) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Toyota, 147.<\/p>\n

21. (8) David Garbo, Jr., Stonington, Conn., Toyota, 145.<\/p>\n

22. (5) Brennan Newberry, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevrolet, 143.<\/p>\n

23. (4) Ronnie Bassett, Jr., Winston Salem, NC, Toyota, 143.<\/p>\n

24. (26) Brandon Jones, Atlanta, Ga., Toyota, 143.<\/p>\n

25. (25) Jerry Dawson, Saugus, Mass., Chevrolet, 81.<\/p>\n

26. (24) Cory Joyce, Gilford, NH, Chevrolet, 74.<\/p>\n

Race Statistics<\/p>\n

Time of Race: 1 hour 9 minutes 12 seconds<\/p>\n

Margin of Victory: .596 seconds<\/p>\n

Fastest Qualifier: B. Rhodes * (71.655 mph, 18.589 seconds)<\/p>\n

Caution Flags: 8 for 54 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: G. Gaulding 1-31; D. Su\u00e1rez 32-150.<\/p>\n

Standings: 1. D. Su\u00e1rez, 96; 2. L. Pulliam, 78; 3. K. Ruston, 77; 4. G. Gaulding, 76; 5. C. Hayley, 73; 6. B. McReynolds, 71; 7. B. Rhodes, 69; 8. N. Drake, 69; 9. P. Staropoli, 69; 10. B. Gdovic, 68.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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