Brackett ends five-year drought with emotional Late Model victory

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Brackett ends five-year drought with emotional Late Model victory

OXFORD, Maine – Five years, including a championship season, passed since Tim Brackett’s last feature win at Oxford Plains Speedway. Brackett also saw at least two previous podium finishes in 2009 unravel due to late-race spins.
Small wonder that Brackett sounded a little bit moved, even choked up, after collecting his 43rd career OPS checkered flag in the 40-lap Oxford Networks Late Model main event Saturday night.
Brackett put each of his 30-plus years experience to work in holding off another of the speedway’s all-time greats, four-time champion Travis Adams, to prevail by a car length.
“I’m so glad this is finally over,” Brackett said. “It was such a long time getting here.”
Adams’ late rally reduced Brackett’s lead from a half-straightaway to a shadow over the final 10 laps. The current point leader settled for second, however, with Tommy Ricker a season-best third, Billy Childs Jr. fourth and Scott Robbins fifth.
Each of the three Championship Series winners pocketed his first victory of the year.
Tommy Tompkins dominated the 30-lap Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock feature, while Steve Barker put on a similar display in the Allen’s Mini Stock main. Both races ran from wire-to-wire without a caution.
Tompkins, like Brackett, turned up the wick early in his race and parlayed it into an impressive victory. Skip Tripp used the outside lane to overtake KIm Tripp in an intense battle for second, with B.J. Chapman fourth and Jerry Harrison edging point leader Zach Emerson for fifth.
Barker, whose car sustained engine failure three weeks ago, has been one of the fastest four-cylinders ever since. It showed Saturday, when he cruised to his heat win and overtook Jeff Moon for the lead on lap 5 of the finale.
Standout rookie Calvin Rose Jr. made a terrific outside charge to second but never saw the caution flag he needed to make a bid at Barker. Justin Karkos, winner in three of his previous four starts, rounded out the top three in front of Darrell Moore and Larry Melcher.
Familiar faces reigned in Acceleration Series Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown activity.
Ryan Farrar claimed his third straight Call of the Wild RV Center Sport Truck victory, topping Jon Lizotte and Kevin Oliver. Ross Spurling was fourth and Jeff Schmidt fifth.
Kyle Hewins is 4-for-7 in an entertaining Macdonald Motors Runnin’ Rebel campaign after his latest victory. Hewins shook off Zach Audet for the lead with five circuits remaining in the 20-lapper.
Defending Agren champ Troy Jordan took third, backed by John Childs and championship leader Matt Dufault.
The Senior Tour Auto Racers also made their annual visit to OPS, flexing the muscles of their crowd-pleasing 1970s modified cars and 1930s coupes.
OPS has a bust holiday weekend in store. Acceleration Series action cranks up Wednesday, July 1, followed by the first round of the Summer Slam Triple Crown with Tripls 50s for the Championship Series divisions on Thursday.
Maine State Lottery Fireworks Night punctuates the weekend on Saturday the Fourth. Start time each night is 6:30 p.m.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 2. Travis Adams, Canton; 3. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 4. Billy Childs Jr., Leeds; 5. Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 6. Shawn Martin, Turner; 7. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 8. Shawn Knight, South Paris; 9. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 10. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 11. Nick Brown, Bath; 12. Bruce Haley, Minot; 13. Jeff White, Winthrop; 14. Wayne Helliwell Jr., Pelham, N.H.; 15. Gary Chiasson, Peru; 16. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 17. Gerald Parlin, South Paris; 18. Ron Charpentier Jr., Wales; 19. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 20. Jason Larrabee, Raymond.

ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 2. Skip Tripp, Poland; 3. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 4. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 5. Jerry Harrison, Freeport; 6. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 7. Mike Short, Auburn; 8. Larry Emerson, Durham; 9. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 10. Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls; 11. Keith Stuart, Naples; 12. Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 13. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 14. Ed Burlock, Minot; 15. Ben Krauter, Raymond.

ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Steve Barker, Jay; 2. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 3. Justin Karkos, Jay; 4. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 5. Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls; 6. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 7. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 8. Dan Morris, Auburn; 9. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 10. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 11. Matt Moore, South Paris; 12. Jake Burns, Gray; 13. Jeff Moon, Gray; 14. Greg Watkins, Bridgton; 15. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 16. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 17. Butch Keene, Turner; 18. Wayne Titus, Minot.

MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL (20 laps): 1. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 2. Zach Audet, Chesterville; 3. Troy Jordan, Turner; 4. John Childs, Leeds; 5. Matt Dufault, Turner; 6. Scott Farrington, Minot; 7. John Mason, Bethel; 8. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 9. Dana Cook, Auburn; 10. Jeff Hebert, Auburn; 11. Jamie Heath, Waterford; 12. Joe Turner, Norway; 13. Corey Beaulieu, Oxford; 14. Brandon Palmer, Bridgton; 15. Ryan Hewins, Leeds; 16. Brady Romano, Livermore Falls; 17. Mark Childs Jr., Mechanic Falls; 18. Roger Bourgoin, Sabattus; 19. Tyson Jordan, Poland; 20. Randy Desmarais, Auburn.

CALL OF THE WILD RV SPORT TRUCK (10 laps): 1. Ryan Farrar, Oxford; 2. John Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 3. Kevin Oliver, Gray; 4. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 6. Jeremy Wagner, Bryant Pond; 7. Corey Williams, Sumner.

 

It’s Busch’s World at New Hampshire

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It’s Busch’s World at New Hampshire
Z-Line Designs Driver Wins Camping World RV Sales 200
 
 
Date:               June 27, 2009
Event:             Camping World RV Sales 200 (Round 16 of 35)
Series:             NASCAR Nationwide Series
Location:        New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (1.058-mile oval)
Start/Finish:    9th /1st (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)
Winner:           Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
 
After back-to-back second-place finishes in the past two NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Kyle Busch got back into victory lane by winning Saturday’s Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
 
The driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) earned the win by beating his teammate, Joey Logano, to the stripe by .617 of a second.  It was Busch’s fifth Nationwide Series win of the season and his first since taking the checkered flag three weeks ago at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.
 
“Today we didn’t have the winning car, we made the winning car,” said Busch, who now has 26 career Nationwide Series victories in 154 starts.  “Sometimes when we’re out front we’re content with what we’ve got and we end up getting beat in the end.  The show is stolen from us.  But this is great.  (Jason) Ratcliff (crew chief) and myself talked this past week about what we needed to do in order to get better, in order to take this team to victory lane instead of finishing second week in and week out.  This is a good step in the right direction.  I’m really proud of Jason and all of these guys here.
 
“The pit crew was phenomenal today.  It was really a methodical race.  We really had to plan our way through there.  We had to strategize, we had to work our way up one car at a time.  I don’t think we put a mark on this thing all day long.  The Z-Line Designs Toyota is pretty clean.”
 
The win further extended Busch’s lead in the championship point standings, as he now carries a 162-point advantage over his nearest pursuer, Carl Edwards, with 19 races still remaining.
 
Busch started ninth and led twice for 37 laps.  He made his final drive to victory by passing Logano on lap 165 of the 200-lap race, and despite Logano having led six times for a race-high 108 laps, he was no match for Busch in the race’s final stages.
 
“I may not show it as much, but you’re never happy about finishing second,” Logano said.  “It’s always tough, but it’s cool to see both Gibbs cars up there week in and week out over here in the Nationwide Series.  It’s really cool.  It seems like the last few races it’s been me and Kyle coming down to the wire like that.”
 
The Logano/Busch duo has finished 1-2 five times in the past two seasons, but Saturday’s race at New Hampshire marked the first time Busch came out on top.
 
“Joey’s a great racer and really has a lot of potential, and he’s showing it for sure in the Nationwide Series as well as what he’s been able to do in the (NASCAR Sprint) Cup Series,” Busch said.  “We’re proud of him, and he’ll be here a long time at Joe Gibbs Racing.”
 
Finishing third behind Busch and Logano was Brad Keselowski, while Mike Bliss and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top-five.  Edwards, Greg Biffle, Scott Speed, rookie Erik Darnell and Jason Leffler comprised the remainder of the top-10.
 
The race featured three caution periods for 15 laps, with 10 drivers failing to finish the race.
 
The next event on the Nationwide Series schedule is the July 3 Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.  The race starts at 8 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at 7:30 p.m.

 

PASS North: Adam Bates unstoppable at Beech Ridge

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PASS North: Adam Bates unstoppable at Beech Ridge
Scarborough ME (June 26) Adam Bates took over the race lead from Scott Chubbuck just past half way in Friday nights’ Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 150 lap super late model feature to score his third career series win, his second at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The Granite State racer had a car that could dominate and the talent to take advantage of it in a race that was short on cautions and featured a 115 lap stretch of green flag racing. Bates now has two wins and two second place finishes in the last four PASS races at Beech Ridge dating back to July of 2008.

Johnny Clark did his best to wrestle the win away from Bates. The pair started one-two after the night’s final caution at lap 144 set up a six lap shoot-out to the checker. Clark held his ground on the outside and the lead pair crossed the stripe on lap 145 in a dead heat. But Bates edged ahead on the bottom and slowly increased his margin of victory to .462 seconds over the three time series champ.

Clark settled for a solid second and Richie Dearborn came out on top of a three wide tussle with Kelly Moore and Scott Mulkern to finish third. Moore, who led from the pole through lap 82, had to settle for fourth. Donnie Whitten earned his first top five of 2009, and Scott Mulkern had a successful return to PASS racing with a sixth place run.

Scott Chubbuck faded to seventh after running at the front for most of the night,and Chris Staples, who captured his first Pro All Stars super late model win at Beech Ridge earlier in the season had to settle for eighth this time around. Ben Rowe recovered from a multi-car wreck on lap 143 to salvage a ninth place finish and Derek Ramstrom rounded out the top ten.
Nine cars completed the full distance. Heat Race wins went to Kelly Moore, Bates, and Scott Chubbuck. Bates set the fastest race lap at 15.316 seconds. Five caution periods slowed the race pace.

PASS South takes the spotlight as we celebrate our nation’s birthday, with the popular Firecracker 125 slated for Greenville-Pickens (SC) Speedway on Friday July 3rd and the Independence 150 at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway on Sunday July 5th.

After a weekend off PASS North has a doubleheader of their own on tap with The Full Fender Frenzy 75 at Thompson (CT) International Speedway on Saturday July 11th and the Bastille 200 at Lee (NH) USA Speedway on Tuesday July 14th.

Unofficial Finish – PASS North super late model 150 – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough ME 6/27/2009 – With finishing position (starting position), car number, driver, hometown, laps completed

1) (2) 98 Adam Bates, Warner NH 150
2) (12) 54 Johnny Clark, Hallowell ME 150
3) (10) 33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis ME 150 4
) (1) 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough ME 150
5) (8) Donnie Whitten, Wells ME 150
6) (6) 84 Scott Mulkern, Falmouth ME 150
7) (3) 77 Scott Chubbuck, Brunswick ME 150
8) (11) 5 Chris Staples, Brunswick ME (150)
9) (17) 4 Ben Rowe, Turner ME 150
10) (9) 35 Derek Ramstrom , W. Boylston MA (149)
11 (7) 14M Matt Frahm, N. Salem NH 149
12) 8 (14) Cassius Clark, Farmington ME (149)
13) (16) 0 Bill Whorff Jr., Bath ME 147
14) (18) 23 Dave Farrington Jr., Jay ME 147
15) (21) 1 Randy Turner, Unity ME 147
16) (19) 12 Jon Dabrowski , W. Bridgewater MA 147
17 )(13) 85 Nick Ribbe, Kingston MA 146
18) (22) 90 Craig Weinstien, E. Walpole MA 145
19) (23) 75 Gary Smith, Bangor ME 142
20) (4) 23 Joey Doiron, Berwick ME 141
21) (20) Steve Legendre, St. Johnsbury VT 1414
22) (15) 60 Bobby Babb, S. Windham ME 126
23) (5) 17 Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME 9

 
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Quick Results: PASS North super late model 150 – Beech Ridge

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Quick Results: PASS North super late model 150 – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough ME 6/26/2009

Unofficial Finish – PASS North super late model 150 – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough ME 6/26/2009 – With finishing position,(starting position), car number, driver, hometown, laps completed
1)   (2) 98 Adam Bates, Warner NH 150 2)  (12) 54 Johnny Clark, Hallowell ME 150  3) (10)  33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis ME  150 4) (1) 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough ME 150 5)  (8) Donnie Whitten,  Wells ME 150 6) (6) 84 Scott Mulkern, Falmouth ME 150 7) (3) 77 Scott Chubbuck, Brunswick ME  150 8) (11) 5 Chris Staples, Brunswick ME (150) 9) (17) 4 Ben Rowe, Turner ME 150 10) (9) 35 Derek Ramstrom , W. Boylston MA  (149) 11 (7) 14M Matt Frahm,  N. Salem NH  149 12) 8 (14) Cassius Clark, Farmington ME (149) 13)  (16) 0 Bill Whorff Jr., Bath ME 147 14) (18) 23 Dave Farrington Jr., Jay ME 147 15) (21) 1 Randy Turner, Unity ME 147 16) (19) 12 Jon Dabrowski , W. Bridgewater MA  147 17 )(13) 85 Nick Ribbe,  Kingston MA  146 18)  (22) 90 Craig Weinstien,  E. Walpole MA  145 19) (23) 75 Gary Smith, Bangor ME 142 20) (4) 23 Joey Doiron, Berwick ME 141 21) (20) Steve Legendre, St. Johnsbury VT  1414 22) (15) 60 Bobby Babb, S. Windham ME 126 23) (5) 17 Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME 9 
Margin of victory: .462 seconds. Caution Periods: 5   Fastest Lap:  98 Adam Bates – 15.316/78.271 MPH

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Craig Smith wins first at Beech Ridge Mike Ramsey 3-peats

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Craig Smith is first time winner, Mike Ramsey 3-peats in Friday action at Beech Ridge

Scarborough,Maine-Craig Smith a leading rookie in the Sport Series division at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, secured the 35 lap feature win in a special Friday night card in conjunction with the Pro All Stars Series. Daryl Dewitt led the opening 3 laps and then Frank Wear powered into the top position.

Wear would set the pace until the caution flag waved on lap 18 allowing the field to close up behind him. When racing resumed, George Libby muscled his way to the lead with a pack of hungry drivers on his bumper. Craig Smith went to the lead on lap 22 with a power outside move and cruised home from there for the win. Reggie Leeman finished second with George Libby third. Bobby Nadeau and Frank Wear were fourth and fifth.

Mike Ramsey made it 3-in-a-row on Friday night in the Wildcat 30 lap race. Brian Caswell led the first 2 laps until his motor expired sending the entire field scattering off the top of turn 2. The restart found Matt Gain leading with Matt Hodgdon second but another caution flag on lap 10 changed the race complexion.

Hodgdon went into the lead on the restart with Ramsey moving to second place. For the next 14 laps Hodgdon and Ramsey went nose to tail with Ramsey looking to make a move for the lead. On lap 25 Ramsey set the car to the outside and dusted Hodgdon to take command of the race. In a very rare feat in a competitive division, Ramsey won his third straight race. Dan Bean finished second with Hodgdon third. Darin Kilton and Steve Benincasa rounded out the top 5 finishers.

Trevor Graffam made the race winning pass on Brian Graffam on lap 2 and held off several attempts by Matt Dow to win the 20 lap Road Runner feature race. Dow threw all he had at the leader but could not make the pass as Graffam took his first win of the season over Shawn Brackett. Dow finished third with Ray Letellier and Brian Graffam fourth and fifth.

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DiBenedetto’s Last Lap Pass Earns New Hampshire Win

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LOUDON, N.H. (June 26, 2009) – Two of the top rising young talents in NASCAR waged a short-track battle at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with Matt DiBenedetto emerging from a last-lap scrap with Ryan Truex to win the Heluva Good! Summer 125 Friday evening.

It was the second win in four NASCAR Camping World Series East starts for the 17-year-old DiBenedetto, a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing. He denied Truex, a 17-year-old development driver for Michael Waltrip Racing, a second straight victory. He also prevented Truex from joining his father, Martin Truex Sr., and brother, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr., as winners at the track that is a staple in the NASCAR Camping World Series East schedule.

DiBenedetto led twice for 39 laps. He lost the lead to Truex on the Lap 119 restart but was able to maintain second. Coming to the white flag, DiBenedetto turned up the pressure on Truex’s back bumper. The leaders made contact several times down the back stretch. After more contact in Turn 3, DiBenedetto got a run underneath. The two banged side by side coming out of Turn 4, with DiBenedetto pulling ahead down the front stretch to earn the win by .169 seconds.

Kevin Swindell finished third, followed by Ryan Gifford and Jody Lavender. Eddie MacDonald, who swept the New Hampshire races in 2007, also led 39 laps but pit strategy forced him to fight back through the field and he finished sixth.

Alan Tardiff, Jesus Hernandez, Patrick Long and Steve Park rounded out the top 10.

Lavender took back the points lead when Brett Moffitt, the leader entering the race, scrapped the wall while running third on Lap 38. The damage forced Moffitt to retire from the race and he finished 27th. Lavender has 901 points, while MacDonald is second with 883 and Truex third with 872. Moffitt dropped to fourth.

The NASCAR Camping World Series East will next race at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway on July 11.

post race video’s – http://neracer.com/blog/videos/

NASCAR Camping World Series East-Heluva Good! Summer 125 Results
Friday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif., Toyota, 125 laps, 87.182 mph, $13,900.
2. (1) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 125, $11,725.
3. (3) Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $7,900.
4. (12) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 125, $8,400.
5. (9) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Chevrolet, 125, $7,050.
6. (2) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 125, $6,000.
7. (8) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Maine, Chevrolet, 125, $5,750.
8. (15) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Dodge, 125, $5,100.
9. (13) Patrick Long, Oak Park, Calif., Chevrolet, 125, $4,650.
10. (6) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $4,350.
11. (7) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 125, $4,200.
12. (16) Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, Ind., Chevrolet, 125, $3,600.
13. (21) Mike Olsen, North Haverhill, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $3,500.
14. (10) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 125, $3,400.
15. (19) Alex Kennedy, Aztec, N.M., Chevrolet, 125, $3,800.
16. (24) Mike Johnson, Salisbury, Mass., Ford, 125, $3,200.
17. (11) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125, $3,600.
18. (14) Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $3,000.
19. (25) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 125, $2,900.
20. (23) Ryan Duff, Hazard, KY., Chevrolet, 125, $3,350.
21. (20) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Chevrolet, 124, $3,325.
22. (18) Jarit Johnson, El Cajon, Calif., Chevrolet, 123, $2,800.
23. (22) Jason Patison, Corona, Calif., Chevrolet, 120, $3,295.
24. (17) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Ford, 117, $2,780.
25. (27) Tiffany Daniels, Smithfield, Va., Dodge, 101, accident, $2,765.
26. (26) Chase Mattioli, Long Pond, PA., Dodge, 77, accident, $2,750.
27. (4) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Chevrolet, 39, accident, $3,235.
28. (29) Eric Chase, Burlington, Vt., Chevrolet, 10, suspension, $2,720.
29. (28) Scott Bouley, Middlebury, Conn., Chevrolet, 0, engine, $2,705.

Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 31 minutes 1 second
Margin of Victory: .169 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Truex * (125.113 mph, 30.443 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E. MacDonald 1-33; R. Truex 34-64; E. MacDonald 65-68; K. Swindell 69-72; E. MacDonald 73-74; K. Swindell 75-80; M. DiBenedetto 81-118; R. Truex 119-124; M. DiBenedetto 125.
Standings: 1. J. Lavender, 901; 2. E. MacDonald, 883; 3. R. Truex, 872; 4. B. Moffitt, 846; 5. S. Park, 784; 6. D. Delaney, 772; 7. A. Kennedy, 746; 8. M. Kobyluck, 727; 9. A. Tardiff, 704; 10. R. Duff, 699.

 

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Wins CARQUEST Governor’s Cup 150

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Barre, VT – Young Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH scores his first career win at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in the CARQUEST Governor’s Cup 150. Pole got by Jamie Fisher to take the lead shortly after a restart with just under 100 laps to go. Nick Sweet then worked his way to second and setup the battle of the race. Pole and Sweet ran side by side and worked their way through lap traffic before a lap 145 caution staged a shootout for the win. Pole proved to be too much for Sweet as he held onto the lead for the final 5 laps. Cris Michaud passed Sweet with two to go for second to come home with the best finish ever for a Ford crate motor in ACT Late Model competition. Sweet settled for third followed by Jamie Fisher and John Donahue finishing in the top five. Sixth through tenth was filled by Dave Pembroke, Trampas Demers, Phil Scott, Joey Laquerre and Eric Williams.Pole is a regular of the American Canadian Tour, where he has three career wins. He has already qualified for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19th by winning an ACT Tour race earlier this the season at Oxford Plains Speedway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup point leader Tony Stewart had some trouble getting acclimated to the “Nation’s Site of Excitement.” Stewart struggled early in his heat and had to settle for a 16th starting position for the CARQUEST Governor’s Cup 150. Stewart spun about 35 laps into the race and never recovered. As the race went on, he appeared to become more comfortable in his Polewarczyk Racing prepared stock car and finished a respectable 16th.

Pete Ainsworth, Jr. of Middlesex, VT captured his first win of the season and 10th in his career in the first of two NAPA Tiger Sportsman features. Ainsworth held off two time NAPA Tiger Sportsman champion Sean Fleury and Doug Crowningshield who finished second and third respectively. David Finck and Joey Laquerre rounded out the top five while Brian Delphia, Tony Rossi, Josh Demers, Cody Blake and Brendan Moodie completed the top ten.

Williamstown’s James Hebert scored his first NAPA Tiger Sportsman win in the second feature of the night. Hebert fought off points leader Derrick O’Donnell to capture the win. O’Donnell held on for second followed by Mike Ziter, Eric Badore and Jeff French rounding out the top five. George May, Joe Steffen, Mark Barnier, Erik Steel, and Tom Therrien finished in the top ten.

The first of two Allen Lumber Street Stock/Powershift Junkyard Warriors features was won by Williamstown’s Tom Smith. Smith had to battle Bruce Melendy and Greg Adams to capture his 18th career Allen Lumber Street Stock victory. Joe Blais and Troy Gray finished in the top five.  Donnie Yates, Bryan Nykiel, and Lance Donald were the top finishing Powershift Junkyard Warriors.

Dave Whitcomb of Elmore, VT took home the win in the second Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Powershift Junkyard Warriors Feature of the night. Tim Campbell and Michael MacAskill chased Whitcomb to the line to complete the top three, while Ron Gabaree and Gary Mullen finished in the top five. The top finishing Powershift Junkyard Warriors were Kevin Streeter, Kevin Dodge, and Troy Kingsbury.

The 50th Anniversary Season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl continues next week, Thursday, July 2nd with Pepsi Holiday Fireworks Night and again on Sunday, July 5th with the 50th Holiday Celebration and $5,000 worth of fireworks in 50 seconds. The ACT Tour is at White Mountain Motorsports Park this weekend, Saturday, June 27th for the White Mountain 150.

Unofficial CARQUEST Governor’s Cup 150 Results – 1. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (97NH) Hudson, NH, 2. Cris Michaud (6) Northfield, VT, 3. Nicholas Sweet (88) Barre, VT, 4. Jamie Fisher (18) Shelburne, VT, 5. John Donahue (26VT) Graniteville, VT, 6. Dave Pembroke (44) Montpelier, VT, 7. Trampas Demers (85) South Burlington, VT, 8. Phil Scott (14VT) Montpelier, VT, 9. Joey Laquerre (15VT) E. Montpelier, VT, 10. Eric Williams (7VT) Hyde Park, VT, 11. Rich Lowrey (8VT) Charlotte, VT, 12. Brent Dragon (55VT) Milton, VT, 13. Tony Andrews (1) Northfield, VT, 14. Jason Bonnett (32) St. Albans, VT, 15. Eric Chase (40VT) Milton, VT, 16. Tony Stewart (14IN) Columbus, IN, 17. Craig Bushey (05) Cambridge, VT, 18. Dennis Demers (86) Shelburne, VT, 19. Mike Bailey (00) Barre, VT, 20. Joe Becker (16) Jeffersonville, VT, 21. Dave Paya (72VT) N. Clarendon, VT, 22. Reno Gervais (12VT) Island Pond, VT, 23. Steve Fisher (24) Shelburne, VT, 24. Brooks Clark (68) Fayston, VT, 25. Doug Murphy (4) Tunbridge, VT, 26. Cal Poulin (87) Braintree, VT, 27. Jean-Paul Cyr (11VT) Milton, VT, 28. Matt White (42VT) Northfield, VT, 29. Patrick Laperle (91) St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QC, 30. Robbie Crouch (48VT) South Burlington, VT.

Unofficial NAPA Tiger Sportsman Feature #1 Results – 1. Pete Ainsworth Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 2. Shawn Fleury (31) Middlesex, VT, 3. Doug Crowningshield (14) Barre, VT, 4. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 5. Joey Laquerre (15) E. Montpelier, VT, 6. Brian Delphia (55) Waterbury, VT, 7. Tony Rossi (90) Barre, VT, 8. Josh Demers (10) Middlesex, VT, 9. Cody Blake (99) Barre, VT, 10. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 11. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 12. Bobby Therrien (4) Hinesburg, VT, 13. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT, 14. John Drinkwine (98) Barre, VT, 15. Jeff Bousquet (60) Montpelier, VT, 16. Scott Coburn (1) Barre, VT, 17. #Mike Billado (8) Essex, VT, 18. #Shawn Powell (40) Jericho, VT, 19. #Christopher Pelkey (64) S. Barre, VT, 20. Ray Stearns (89) E. Corinth, VT, 21. Steven Quenneville (88) Barre, VT, 22. Kris Grout (49) Waterbury, VT.

Unofficial NAPA Tiger Sportsman Feature #2 Results – 1. James Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 2. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT, 3. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 4. Eric Badore (04) Milton, VT, 5. Jeff French (06) Northfield, VT, 6. George May (16) Barre, VT, 7. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT, 8. Mark Barnier (0) Essex Jct., VT, 9. #Erik Steel (32) Barre, VT, 10. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 11. Joey Roberts (50) Georgia, VT, 12. Ricky Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 13. #Neal Foster (19) Waterbury, VT, 14. #Kevin Godfrey (21) Wentworth, NH, 15. Richard LaFond (84) Colchester, VT, 16. John Lambert (2) Northfield, VT, 17. Chris Lacey (35) Burlington, VT, 18. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 19. Larry Underwood (73), 20. Sean McCarthy (86) Williamstown, VT, 21. Tylor Terry (44).

Unofficial Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Powershift Junkyard Warriors Feature #1 Top Ten – 1. Tommy Smith (50SS) Williamstown, VT, 2. Bruce Melendy (68SS) Danville, VT, 3. Greg Adams Jr. (38SS) Hardwick, VT, 4. Joe Blais (14SS) E. Barre, VT, 5. Troy Gray (00SS) Fairlee, VT, 6. Garry Bashaw (92SS) Lincoln, VT, 7. Markus Farnham (13SS) Randolph Ctr, VT, 8. #Jamie Davis (43SS) Wolcott, VT, 9. Kyle Hess (23SS) Morrisville, VT, 10. William Hennequin (47SS) Morrisville, VT.

Unofficial Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Powershift Junkyard Warriors Feature #2 Results – 1. Dave Whitcomb (77SS) Elmore, VT, 2. Timmy Campbell (34SS) W. Topsham, VT, 3. Michael MacAskill (3SS) Williamstown, VT, 4. Ron Gabaree (9SS) Barre, VT, 5. Gary Mullen (29SS) Tunbridge, VT, 6. Jason Corliss (61SS) Danville, VT, 7. Tyler Therrien (42SS) Lyndonville, VT, 8. #Travis Hull (66SS) Graniteville, VT, 9. Marvin Johnson (24SS) Essex Jct., VT, 10. David Allen (11SS) North Troy, VT.

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Christopher Starts Busy Weekend with a Sunoco Mod Thriller at Thompson

By On June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Christopher Starts Busy Weekend with a Sunoco Mod Thriller at Thompson

O’Sullivan Earns Top Honors in SLM;

Materas, Palen, & Marcotte Also Honored

St. Germain ARTS Winner; Taylor & Caddick Split Mini Double-Header

Thompson, CT: The rain ceased and the clouds parted on Thursday night allowing Thompson International Speedway to host a full night of racing competition. The action included a full card of NASCAR All-American Series racing plus two bonus features. In the Sunoco Modified division, Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT bested Keith Rocco to score the victory. Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, earned his first of the season in the Super Late Models while John Materas of Voluntown, CT was the winner in the Late Models.

In the Limited Sportsman division it was Paul Palen celebrating in victory lane. John St. Germain of West Sand Lake, NY, took the All Star Race Trucks victory in a photo-finish. R.J. Marcotte of Millville, MA, scored his first of 2009 in the TIS Modifieds. Tim Taylor of Wauregan, CT and Brad Caddick of New London, CT, share Mini Stock honors.

Ted Christopher of Plainville, MA, missed his Sunoco Modified heat race at Thompson because he was busy qualifying third for the Whelen Modified Tour event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He was forced to start deep in the pack once he arrived in Connecticut. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Christopher made quick work getting to the front of the pack. He waited to the final lap to make the winning move.

Josh Sylvester jumped out from his pole starting position to lead the opening laps. The sparks flew early as Ricky Shawn made hard contact with the outside wall after contact with Kerry Malone. Rowan Pennink and Harry Rheaume were among the others involved. Jimmy Blewett also headed to pit road.

Rocco made quick work moving from the fifth starting position to the second position by lap five. He immediately reeled in Sylvester. He got up alongside the young driver on lap seven and took the lead from Sylvester on lap eight.

Todd Ceravolo ran by himself in third spot. Christopher had worked his way into the fourth spot. Ceravolo had reeled in Sylvester but, in turn, had his hands full with a charging Christopher.

A hard wreck in turn three that involved Wayne Arute, Carl Oberg, and Jodi Johnson slowed the action. Under the caution on lap 16, a host of cars came down pit road including Malone, Woody Pitkat and Bert Marvin.

On the ensuing restart, Christopher got the edge on Ceravolo. A spin by Harry Rheaume necessitated the caution once again.

On the green flag run, Christopher was able to get by Sylvester for second. Danny Cates came rocketing into the picture to run third. Rocco was able to distance himself from Christopher by several car lengths by lap 10. Jimmy Blewett had made his way around Ceravolo and began to pressure Sylvester.

Things settled in as Christopher chased Rocco. Cates ran in third followed by Sylvester, Blewett and Ceravolo. In the late stages of the event, Rocco and Christopher had worked their way out to a half straightaway lead. With two laps remaining, Christopher had caught the back bumper of Rocco. On the white flag lap, Christopher got the edge coming out of turn two. Rocco made one last ditch effort but could not wrestle the lead or the win from Christopher. It is the first win for Christopher since 2005 when he last raced full time at the Speedway.

Rocco had to settle for second over Danny Cates. Sylvester, and Blewett, who was also at Loudon for WMT qualifying, completing the top five. Woody Pitkat and Rowan Pennink, who both also finished in the top ten, made the trip from Loudon as well. Both qualified well. Pennink will start the New England 100 on Saturday fifth on the grid.

George Bessette took the early lead from Jeff Zuidema. He had his hands full with the likes of Ramstrom and Mike O’Sullivan. As quickly as he took the lead, the #15 dropped off the pace; relinquishing his lead to Ramstrom just after halfway. Bessette was not able to continue.

On the restart at lap 15, O’Sullivan used the outside groove to take the lead away from Ramstrom. A pile-up involving a number of cars slowed the pace once again. Back under green, O’Sullivan continued to show the way over Ramstrom. Larry Gelinas was able to take the third spot away from Norm Wrenn.

With only a handful of laps remaining, the race was far from decided as Ramstrom began to apply heavy pressure to O’Sullivan. Wrenn was battling back while Rick Fuller made it a three-car battle for the third position.

On the final lap there was contact between the top two but neither missed a beat. At the checkers, O’Sullivan was able to edge out Ramstrom for his first win of the season. Ramstrom finished a strong second followed by Gelinas, Wrenn, and Fuller.

After a long hiatus from racing, it had been 21 years since John St. Germain of West Sand Lake, NY, had visited victory lane. Germain scored the long-awaited victory by inches over point leader Andy Lindeman in the All-Star Truck Series main event.

Richie Brooks took the lead on a lap 3 restart from early leader John St. Germain. A lap later, St. Germain was able to retake the lead. Gee Perry followed through and into second leaving Brooks to fend off the third spot of Brandon Warren. Up front, Perry began to pressure St. Germain for the top spot. On lap 10, it was a four car battle for the third spot between Andy Lindeman, Brooks, Howard Payne, and Warren.

Lindeman moved into the third spot all alone and began to run down the lead duo of St. Germain and Perry. On lap 15, Perry got along side the leader St. Germain. The two went side-by-side for a lap before Perry settled back in line. Perry, looking to make a run on the leader in turn one after a restart, got out of shape; opening the door for point leader Lindeman to move into second. In the closing laps, the top four ran nose to tail.

St. Germain got loose exiting turn two allowing Lindeman to get up alongside the leader with two laps to go. They went side by side over the distance of the final lap. At the checkers, St. Germain edged ahead to take the victory by a bumper. Lindeman settled for second followed by Perry, Payne, and Warren.

John Materas of Voluntown, CT ended a three-year winless streak by taking down an impressive win in the Late Model division. Tommy O’Sullivan led through lap 8 before Materas got up alongside making it a race for the top spot. While the two ran side by side, it allowed by Mark Oliveira and Rick Gentes to join the fray. At halfway it was a four-car battle for the lead between O’Sullivan, Materas, Oliveira and Gentes. Materas would get the edge to lead at the crossed flags. Gentes was able to move by Oliveira to move into third. At lap 14, Gentes had worked over O’Sullivan to take second.

The action cooled for a spin by Damon Tinio. The caution changed the complexion of the race as second-running Gentes retired from the event. Sullivan had trouble on the restart falling back to the backside of the top ten. The top three were Materas, Oliveira and Zuidema.

Up front Materas was able to get a little breathing room while Oliveira and Zuidema battled.  Jay Stuart came out on top of a heated battle with Pete Yetman. A few laps later, Corey Hutchings was able to make his way by Yetman to move into the top five.

It was an emotional victory for Materas, who was greeted in victory lane by fellow competitor Gentes. Oliveira finished a strong second over Zuidema. Stuart and Hutchings completed the top five.

Paul Palen jumped out to the early lead in the Limited Sportman feature event. Once out front, Palen withstood a number of restarts. Through much of the event, Palen enjoyed a comfortable lead. He was never seriously challenged en route to his first win at Thompson.

In victory lane, Palen credited Late Model competitor Corey Hutchings with some set-up advice that proved to be the key to his victory.

Chris “Moose” Douton continued to be strong in the division to come home in the second spot. Jay Sundeen joined the duo on the podium. Paul Coutu, Jr. and Joe Arena, who made a great run from deep in the pack, completed the top-five. SK Modified racer Shawn Monahan returned to his roots driving the #55 normally driven by Ed Puleo, to finish sixth. Divisional point leader Larry Barnett recovered from an early race incident to finish tenth.

R.J. Marcotte of Millville, MA, scored the victory in the TIS Modified main event after a good battle with Glenn Boss. Boss and Marcotte were locked in a heated battle for the lead during much of the main event. Marcotte got up alongside the leader Boss on lap 11 and looked as if he was going to make the pass to take over the top spot; but an incident that involved the likes of Cam McDermott brought out the yellow ending his bid at the lead.

On the restart, Marcotte made a cross-over move exiting turn two to take over the top spot. In the closing stages of the event Marcotte enjoyed a five-car length advantage over Boss. Brian Sullivan had moved into the third spot but was never a factor for the win. Marcotte went on to score his first TIS Modified feature win of the 2009 season. Boss, Sullivan McDermott and Richie Ferreira rounded out the top five.

Tim Taylor continued his domination of the Mini Stock division with a commanding win in the make-up Mini Stock main event from June 11, 2009.  Taylor took the lead and would never be headed en route to his third straight victory. Scott Michalski could do nothing by chase Taylor to finish second. Brad Caddick, Jeff Moffat, and Tim’s young son Nathan Taylor rounded out the top five.

Brad Caddick of New London, CT, scored his first win of the season in the regularly scheduled Mini Stock main event. The division’s nightcap featured a great battle between Caddick and Nathan Taylor for the top spot. The two went door-to-door lap-after-lap. Taylor led the lion’s share of the event before giving up the top spot to Caddick. Caddick scored the victory over N. Taylor, Roger Ducharme, Chuck Rogers, and Steven Michalski.

Sunoco Modified Feature (Top-Ten) Finish: 1. Ted Christopher, Plainville, CT; 2. Keith Rocco, Wallingford, CT; 3. Danny Cates, Chaplin, CT; 4. Josh Sylvester, Lebanon, CT; 5. Jimmy Blewett, Howell, NJ; 6. Todd Ceravolo, Gales Ferry, CT; 7. Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Station, PA; 8. Woody Pitkat, Stafford, CT; 9. Kerry Malone, Needham, MA; 10. Bert Marvin, New London, CT.

Super Late Model Feature (Top Ten) Finish: 1. Mike O’Sullivan, Springfield, MA; 2. Derek Ramstrom, Worcester, MA; 3. Larry Gelinas, Buxton, ME; 4. Norm Wrenn, Nashua, NH; 5. Rick Fuller, Auburn, MA; 6. Dennis Maxfield, Fitchburg, MA; 7. Steve Desmarais, Westport, MA; 8. Jay Macedonio, Somerset, MA; 9. Jeff Hartwell, E. Putnam, CT; 10. Les Rose, Jr., Southbridge, MA.

Late Model Feature (Top Ten) Finish: 1. John Materas, Voluntown, CT; 2. Mark Oliveira, Blackstone, MA; 3. Jeff Zuidema, N. Brookfield, MA; 4. Jay Stuart, Preston, CT; 5. Corey Hutchings, Salem, CT; 6. Pete Yetman, Peru, MA; 7. Tommy O’Sullivan, Springfield, MA; 8. Randy Waterman, Killingly, CT; 9. Wayne Coury, Sr., Milford, CT; 10. Tom Fox, Plainfield, MA.

Limited Sportsman (Top Ten) Feature Finish: 1. Paul Palen, Pelham, NH; 2. Chris Douton, Waterford, CT; 3. Jay Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 4. Paul Coutu, Jr., Thompson, CT; 5. Joe Arena, Bristol, CT; 6. Shawn Monahan, Waterford, CT; 7. Scott Sundeen, Douglas, MA; 8. Jason Chicolas, Sutton, MA; 9. Kevin Bowe, Pawtucket, RI; 10. Larry Barnett, Moosup, CT.

TIS Modified (Top-Ten) Feature Finish: 1. R.J. Marcotte, Millville, MA; 2. Glen Boss, Danielson, CT; 3. Brian Sullivan, S. Windsor, CT; 4. Cam McDermott, Scituate, RI; 5. Richie Ferreira, Raynham, MA; 6. Leo Oliveira, Raynham, MA; 7. Brian Tagg, Oxford, MA; 8. John Studley, Framingham, MA; 9. Denis Legere, N. Reading, MA; 10. Jeff Barrow, Worcester, MA.

Mini Stock (Make-Up from June 11, 2009) Feature Finish (Top-Ten): 1. Tim Taylor, Wauregan, CT; 2. Scott Michalski, S. Killingly, CT; 3. Brad Caddick, New London, CT; 4. Jeff Moffat, Warwick, RI; 5. Nathan Taylor, Wauregan, CT; 6. Fred Michalski, Dayville, CT; 7. Steven Michalski, Brooklyn, CT; 8. Chuck Rogers, Quaker Hill, CT; 9. Randy Churchill, Niantic, CT; 10. Billy Pomposelli, Chepachet, RI.

Mini Stock (Regularly Scheduled) Feature Finish (Top Ten): 1. Brad Caddick, New London, CT; 2. Nathan Taylor, Wauregan, CT; 3. Roger Ducharme, Foster, RI; 4. Chuck Rogers, Quaker Hill, CT; 5. Steven Michalski, Brooklyn, CT; 6. Randy Churchill, Niantic, CT; 7. Scott Jassaume, Danielson, CT; 8. Mike Romano, Pascoag, RI; 9. Ron Rixham, Jefferson, MA; 10. Richard Fournier, Warwick, MA.

All-Star Race Trucks (Top-Ten) Feature Finish: 1. John St. Germain, West Sand Lake, NY; 2. Andy Lindeman, Poestenkill, NY; 3. Gee Perry, Granby, CT; 4. Howard Payne, Shelton, CT; 5. Brandon Warren, Chicopee, MA; 6. Richard Brooks, Groton, CT; 7. Derek Chriss, Averill Park, NY; 8. James Wray, Ledyard, CT; 9. Jeff Zoller, Chelmsford, MA; 10. Mike Anzalone, Griswold, CT.

 

THOMPSON SPEEDWAY CELEBRATES THE 4TH IN A BIG WAY

By On June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

THOMPSON SPEEDWAY CELEBRATES THE 4TH IN A BIG WAY

THOMPSON, CT.  The 4th of July weekend will get an early and exciting start at the Thompson International Speedway.  Midgets and Modifieds will take center stage to kick off the holiday celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Thompson’s Thursday Night Thompson Thunder (TNTT) race program will shine the spotlight on not one, but two racing divisions. The track’s premier NASCAR Whelen All American Series division, Sunoco Modifieds will compete in a 50-lap holiday feature and the mighty Midgets of NEMA will be on hand to add to the celebration.

The Sunoco Modifieds have two extra distance races during the ’09 season and the first, a 50-lap event, will be on July 2nd.  Their next major event is slated for August 6th when they will take on a big 100-lap race.

The Northeast Midget Association (NEMA) will be making its first of two appearances at Thompson on July 2nd as well. The ultra fast and exciting Midgets will compete in a 25-lap race dedicated to the memory of long-time NEMA supporter, Marvin Rifchin. The best Midget racers in the northeast are expected to compete in this event which is very meaningful to racers across the country.

Rifchin was the founder, owner and operator of M&H Tire Company. For decades, Rifchin provided unending support for oval track and drag racers around the United States. Yet, his heart seemed to be with the cars he truly loved, the mighty Midgets of NEMA. Marvin will be remembered as part of the NEMA presentation.

Joining the Sunoco Modifieds and the NEMA Midgets will be Thompson’s Super Late Models, Thompson Modifieds, Late Models, Limited Sportsman and Mini Stocks. It will be an exciting and fun filled night of racing action and a great way to kick of the holiday weekend.

Grandstands will open at 4 PM and qualifying races scheduled to begin at 5:15 PM. A total of 185 laps of feature event racing will be run among the seven different racing divisions.

For more information, visit the Thompson International Speedway web page at www.thompsonspeedway.com

 

CENTRE FOR SPEED SET TO HOST ‘DOUBLE HEADER’ SUNDAY

By On June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

CENTRE FOR SPEED SET TO HOST ‘DOUBLE HEADER’ SUNDAY
WITH MARITIME SUPER SERIES FOR SPORTSMAN 100 AND MINI STOCK 50

(Shediac, N.B.) — The
Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, will host a ‘double header’ event with 200 feature laps of stock car racing action on June 28 at 2:00 p.m. with the rescheduled Pepsi Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 100 along with the Schneiders Mini Stock 50.

As a result of last weekend’s rain cancellation, the CFS has rescheduled the first Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 100 of the 2009 season, featuring top Sportsman drivers from
throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in addition to this weekend’s scheduled Schneiders Mini Stock 50 along with regular South East Challenge Series points racing in Streetstock and Four Fun divisions.

All school-aged children who are accompanied by an adult will be admitted FREE of charge to this Sunday’s action packed stock-car racing program featuring 200 laps of feature action on top of the various heats and semifinals for all divisions. Front gates and grandstand will open at 1:00 p.m. while pit gates will open at 10:30 a.m.

A number of prizes will awarded during Sunday’s event to children and fathers in attendance as part of the ‘School Out’ and Fathers’ Day celebrations, as well as a special ‘Red Fisher Go Till Ya Blow’ burnout event during the intermission.

During the first stock car racing event of the season on June 14, a total of 47 competitors were on hand for the first event of the South East Challenge Series, a partnership between the CFS and Riverglade Speedway where drivers in all four regular divisions of Sportsman,
Street Stock, Mini Stocks and Four Fun race cars will compete at both tracks for the overall 2009 points championships in their respective divisions.

This action packed ‘double header’ event gets underway on Sunday, June 28th at 2:00 p.m. with admission of $15 for adults and FREE admission for school-aged children.

Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com

About CFS
The CENTRE for Speed, built in 1996, is home to the Atlantic region’s largest and fastest paved 3/8 of a mile stock car oval as its centerpiece. The CENTRE overlooks the Northumberland Strait and is located 5 kilometers east of Shediac’s Parlee Beach on Route #133 in the village of Grand Barachois.