{"id":15265,"date":"2014-02-22T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=15265"},"modified":"2014-02-21T19:28:27","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T00:28:27","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-peoples-united-bank-present-vermont-state-championship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/devils-bowl-speedway-peoples-united-bank-present-vermont-state-championship-race\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVIL&#8217;S BOWL SPEEDWAY: People&#8217;s United Bank to Present Vermont State Championship Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/VL1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/VL1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Broadcaster Ken Squier, People&#039;s United Bank Financial Services Manager Sharon Kendall (Fair Haven, VT), Josh Masterson, Nick Sweet, and Chip Grenier in People&#039;s United Bank 100 victory lane in 2013 at Devil&#039;s Bowl Speedway.  (MemorEvents photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/VL1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/VL1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway to host People\u2019s United Bank 100 on May 30<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 One of Vermont\u2019s most important stock car racing events will enjoy the support of one of America\u2019s great financial institutions, as People\u2019s United Bank sponsors the 100-lap Vermont State Late Model Championship Series event at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Friday, May 30.<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s United Bank is a longtime supporter of stock car racing at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway, and 2014 marks People\u2019s second season of involvement in the Vermont State Championship.  With more than 400 locations throughout New England and New York \u2013 including a branch just five miles from Devil\u2019s Bowl in Fair Haven, VT \u2013 People\u2019s United Bank is an integral part of the local community.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Devils Bowl once again as they gear up for another exciting season,\u201d Kathy Schirling, Director of Marketing and Community Services for People&#8217;s United Bank in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.  \u201cDevil\u2019s Bowl provides good quality entertainment for families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Vermont State Championship brings the state\u2019s best drivers together in four head-to-head events at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in West Haven and Barre\u2019s Thunder Road International Speedbowl.  The People\u2019s United Bank 100 is the second race in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Sweet and Chip Grenier finished 1-2 in both the People\u2019s United Bank 100 and the Vermont State Championship standings in 2013, and both are expected to return.  They\u2019ll face tough competition from Devil\u2019s Bowl racers Chris Bergeron, Josh Masterson, Hunter Bates, and Robert Bryant, Jr., and Thunder Road regulars Trampas Demers, Jamie Fisher, Emily Packard, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway co-owner Alayne Bruno has the People\u2019s United Bank 100 circled on her calendar.  \u201cIt\u2019s fun when our home track stars get to defend their turf against the Thunder Road invaders, and having People\u2019s United Bank involved gives the event a great local feel,\u201d Bruno said.  \u201cPeople\u2019s United Bank is a great sponsor and business partner at Devil\u2019s Bowl, and their event is one of our favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the People\u2019s United Bank 100 will begin at 7:00pm on Friday, May 30.  The event includes NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship races for the Bond Auto Parts Modified and Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock divisions, along with a Kids\u2019 Poster Contest in which prizes will be awarded to children who create posters of their favorite racecars and drivers.<\/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>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway to host People\u2019s United Bank 100 on May 30 WEST HAVEN, VT \u2013 One of Vermont\u2019s most important stock car racing events will enjoy the support of one of America\u2019s great financial institutions, as People\u2019s United Bank sponsors the 100-lap Vermont State Late Model Championship Series event at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on [&hellip;]<\/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-15265","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\/15265","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=15265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}