{"id":20602,"date":"2016-05-18T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=20602"},"modified":"2016-05-18T09:52:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:52:00","slug":"devils-bowl-speedway-opens-50th-season-with-action-packed-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/devils-bowl-speedway-opens-50th-season-with-action-packed-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/devilsbowl_newlogo_horizontal_color-300x62.jpg\" alt=\"Devils Bowl\" width=\"300\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20405\" \/><strong>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend<\/strong><br \/>\nKids bike races, Modified 50-lappers, tribute to \u201967 champ Hulbert highlight two nights of racing<\/p>\n<p>WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 The wait is over for local stock car racing fans, as Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway opens its 50th season of action this weekend, May 21-22, with a two-night schedule jammed with action.  The Rutland County track\u2019s landmark golden anniversary will be the first full season of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3\/10-mile Dirt Track.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Each night will feature a 50-lap Sportsman Modified race and lots of other action, along with kids bicycle races, and Sunday\u2019s event will also honor inaugural Devil\u2019s Bowl track champion Mert Hulbert.  It appears that Mother Nature is prepared to cooperate as well, with spectacular weather forecasted for the weekend.<br \/>\nThe Devil\u2019s Bowl season kicks off on Saturday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. with a full four-division card on the Asphalt Track, featuring the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds, the Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Models, the Rosen &#038; Berger Renegades, and the Portland Glass Mini Stocks.  Vince Quenneville Jr., Josh Masterson, and Chris LaVair will be back to defend their 2015 titles in their respective Modified, Late Model, and Mini Stock divisions, while the Renegade chase is wide open.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, May 22, at 6:00 p.m., the Dirt Track is in action with Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, and Mini Stocks.  Kenny Tremont Jr. chases his eighth Devil\u2019s Bowl Modified title, and Renegade champion Darrell Older will have to contend with Mini Stock champion Brian Bishop, who will compete as a Renegade rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s Dirt Track event will open the 50th season\u2019s \u201cTribute Series\u201d by honoring inaugural Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway track champion Mert \u201cSocks\u201d Hulbert.  The Oak Hill, N.Y., native, now 79, was the first Devil\u2019s Bowl title winner in 1967.  Hulbert, who earned his nickname because he often raced in his stocking feet, will be in attendance at the event and will display one of his former racecars.<\/p>\n<p>The Thomas Diary Kids Club hosts bicycle races on both nights, and kids of all ages are encouraged to bring their bikes to the track.  Races will be divided into three age groups, and \u2013 like all Kids Club activities at Devil\u2019s Bowl \u2013 are free to enter.  The ever-popular Interstate Batteries \u201cFun Bus\u201d will also be in action both nights.<\/p>\n<p>Special general admission for the Asphalt Track event on Saturday, May 21 is $15 for adults and $13 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17).  Regular general admission for the Dirt Track on Sunday, May 22 is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17).  Kids age 12 and under are always admitted for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend Kids bike races, Modified 50-lappers, tribute to \u201967 champ Hulbert highlight two nights of racing WEST HAVEN, Vt. \u2013 The wait is over for local stock car racing fans, as Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway opens its 50th season of action this weekend, May 21-22, with a two-night [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[201,1,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devils-bowl","category-uncategorized","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602","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=20602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}