{"id":20060,"date":"2015-12-21T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=20060"},"modified":"2015-12-20T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T23:35:57","slug":"devils-bowl-speedways-50th-season-to-offer-dual-nascar-sanction-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/devils-bowl-speedways-50th-season-to-offer-dual-nascar-sanction-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 50th Season to Offer Dual NASCAR Sanction in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"devils<\/a>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 50th Season to Offer Dual NASCAR Sanction in 2016
\nAsphalt and Dirt Track racers to compete in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway will break new ground in its upcoming 50th season of stock car racing in 2016. For the first time ever, the Vermont track will host weekly NASCAR-sanctioned events on both its half-mile asphalt oval and its three-tenths-mile dirt track, operating both surfaces as part of the national NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
\nThe NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) sanctions nearly 60 paved and dirt weekly short tracks throughout the United States and Canada. Each track designates a \u201cDivision I\u201d class to compete for track, state, provincial, and national championships under a common point structure. Series entitlement sponsor Whelen Engineering, based in Connecticut, manufactures automotive, aviation, industrial, and emergency lighting.<\/p>\n

The two-track sanction at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway creates an interesting and unique opportunity for competitors. Drivers in the two Division I classes \u2013 Bond Auto Parts Modifieds on asphalt and Sportsman Modifieds on dirt \u2013 will compete directly with each other for the NWAAS Vermont State Championship, and several drivers are expected to participate on both surfaces in pursuit of the titles.
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Drivers in all four weekly Devil\u2019s Bowl divisions will earn points toward NWAAS National Championships in Divisions I-IV. The double sanction at Devil\u2019s Bowl also means double the post-season awards, and as much as $40,000 in total point funds will be posted by NASCAR for drivers competing at Devil\u2019s Bowl.<\/p>\n

\u201cDevil\u2019s Bowl Speedway is in a unique position within the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with having both an asphalt track and a dirt track at the same facility,\u201d said Kevin Nevalainen, NASCAR director, weekly racing operations. \u201cDevil\u2019s Bowl racers and fans have been great supporters of the NASCAR program, and we\u2019re excited to be able to build on that in Vermont in 2016 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway promoter Mike Bruno said that he anticipates a handful of drivers in each division to compete on both surfaces in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two-track NASCAR sanction is exciting for everyone at Devil\u2019s Bowl,\u201d Bruno said. \u201cIt\u2019s rare these days for drivers to switch between surfaces, but I think we\u2019ve created something special and exciting that the teams really want to be a part of. It\u2019s going to be very interesting to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s full 2016 season schedule will be finalized and announced soon, and is expected to offer a full slate of events on each track surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway\u2019s 50th Season to Offer Dual NASCAR Sanction in 2016 Asphalt and Dirt Track racers to compete in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway will break new ground in its upcoming 50th season of stock car racing in 2016. For the first time ever, the Vermont track will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[],"class_list":["post-20060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devils-bowl","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20060","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20061,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20060\/revisions\/20061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}