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		<title>Maine&#8217;s SPEEDWAY 95 LISTS MALL SHOW WINNERS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://MaineRacing.com" title="Maine Racing - Speedway 95 News" target="_blank"></a>Speedway 95 held it’s annual Spring pre-season car show at the Bangor Mall March 23, 24, and 25, with over 30 cars, drivers and crews displaying their 2012 racing machines. During the three day show, contests were held for the People’s Choice Award in each racing division [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://MaineRacing.com" title="Maine Racing -  Speedway 95 News" target="_blank"><img src="/images/Speedway95.gif" alt="Speedway 95" /></a>Speedway 95 held it’s annual Spring pre-season car show at the Bangor Mall March 23, 24, and 25, with over 30 cars, drivers and crews displaying their 2012 racing machines. During the three day show, contests were held for the People’s Choice Award in each racing division represented, voted on by shoppers at the mall, as well as a contest for the Best Dressed Crew and a Best of Show award that took into consideration the overall appearance of the car, both interior and exterior, the appearance of the crew representing the car, and the display area the car was set up in. Independent judges from the local media, the mall staff and track personnel made up the panel for the awards. Trophies and cash prizes were handed out by track owner Del Merritt on Sunday afternoon to the winning teams. The winners were:<br />
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<strong>People’s Choice Awards</strong></p>
<p>NELCAR Legends                   Matthew Burgoine</p>
<p>Vintage League                       Duane Dunifer, Carmel</p>
<p>Stars of Tomorrow                   Matt Kimball, Cornville</p>
<p>Little Enduro                             Andrew Crosby, Hermon</p>
<p>Ladies Division                         Emma Libby, Glenburn</p>
<p>Bombers                                  Garett Hayman, Milford</p>
<p>Sport 4                                     Becky Elston, Carmel</p>
<p>Strictly Street                            Shelby Kimball, Cornville</p>
<p>Sportsman                                D.J. Moody, Prospect</p>
<p>Late Model                              Ryan Modery, Hermon</p>
<p>Best Dressed Crew:</p>
<p>D.J. Moody, Prospect<br />
Dale Swoboda, Hermon<br />
 Kyle Gallant, Veazie</p>
<p>Best of Show: D.J. Moody, Prospect</p>
<p>Speedway 95 will host 2 pre-season practice sessions, April 14 and April 21, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for all divisions on each day. The 2012 racing season takes the first green flag on Saturday April 28 at 5:00 p.m.</p>
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		<title>Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame/Maine Vintage Race Car Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Wednesday, February 1, 2012</p> <p>Glenn Andrews, Conrad Taylor among Five to be Inducted into Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame Saturday, March 31</p> <p>Auburn, Maine – The Selection Committee of the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame recently announced the names of the five individuals to be inducted into the hall of fame. The Class of 2012 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Wednesday, February 1, 2012</p>
<p>Glenn Andrews, Conrad Taylor among Five to be Inducted into Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame Saturday, March 31</strong></p>
<p>Auburn, Maine – The Selection Committee of the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame recently announced the names of the five individuals to be inducted into the hall of fame. The Class of 2012 is made up of three race drivers, a car owner/crew chief and one who wrote about the excitement on the track.</p>
<p>   Bruce Elder, co-chairman of the Selection Committee and vice-president of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association, announced the members of the Class of 2012 at the General Meeting of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association held on November 9th.<br />
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The Class of 2012 inductees are: drivers Glen Andrews, Ray Leach and Bob Turner, car owner/crew chief Conrad Taylor and motorsports writer Bob Morris.</p>
<p>Presented by the Maine Vintage Race Car Association, the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 dinner and induction ceremonies will be held at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 and presently has 60 members.<br />
The five members of the Class of 2012, with a brief summary of their contributions to motorsports in Maine, are:<br />
- GLENN ANDREWS (Harrison), twenty year racing career began as a 15-year old when Oxford Plains Speedway opened in 1950; consistent top finisher, won on dirt and assault; 1960 champion at Northeastern Speedway in Vermont.</p>
<p>- RAY LEACH (Arundel), twenty-five year racing career began in 1960 at Beech Ridge Speedway; won Modified and ‘B’ Class Bomber championships at Beech Ridge; tutored son Steve; member of the Beech Ridge Hall of Fame</p>
<p>- BOB MORRIS (Auburn), spent nearly thirty years covering motorsports, wrote for New England Speedway Scene and Lewiston Sun Journal SUNDAY; show director for Northeast Motorsports Expo for 20 years; co-founded Maine Vintage Race Car Association.</p>
<p>- CONRAD TAYLOR (Farmington), has spent nearly fifty years as a crew member, crew chief and car owner; won nine track championships and over 60 races as crew chief and car owner for son Jeff Taylor at Oxford Plains Speedway.</p>
<p>- BOB TURNER (Waterboro), began racing at 16 at Arundel (ME) Speedway and Hudson (NH) Raceway; raced NASCAR Modifieds around New England; sat on the pole for the original “Spring Sizzler” in 1972 at Stafford (CT) Motor Speedway; raced at Beech Ridge for 20 years.</p>
<p>In addition, two individuals will be honored posthumously for their significant contributions to auto racing in Maine. The families of Clifford Cyr and Roger Shaw will be presented “Special Recognition” awards at the hall of fame ceremonies. Cyr was involved with auto racing nearly twenty-five years as a car owner, chief mechanic and car builder beginning in the early 1950’s at Oxford Plains Speedway. Shaw’s racing career was only fifteen years in length but was a frequent visitor to victory lane in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He won three track championships – one at Oxford Plains Speedway and two at Beech Ridge Speedway.</p>
<p>Reserved seat tickets for the Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremonies are $35.oo each and must be purchased and ordered by March 1, 2012. To request a “Ticket Order Form”, contact the MVRCA at 50 Beech Ridge Road – York, Maine 03909; by e-mail at mvrca@mainevintageracecars.com or visit the website.</p>
<p>For more information about the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2012 dinner and induction ceremonies, visit the Maine Vintage Race Car Association website at www.mainevintageracecars.com.</p>
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		<title>Theriault Posts Best Career Super Late Model Finish At Speedfest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Austin Theriault: CRA Speedfest 200<br /> Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Report</p> <p><a href="http://neracer.com/blog/?attachment_id=6093" rel="attachment wp-att-6093"></a>CORDELE, Ga. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his best career Super Late Model result by finishing eighth in the season-opening CRA Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault started 16th in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Austin Theriault: CRA Speedfest 200<br />
Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Report</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://neracer.com/blog/?attachment_id=6093" rel="attachment wp-att-6093"><img src="http://maineracing.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/theriault-bkr-dodge-300x179.jpg" alt="" title="theriault bkr dodge" width="300" height="179" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6093" /></a>CORDELE, Ga. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his best career Super Late Model result by finishing eighth in the season-opening CRA Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault started 16th in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge after an engine problem in practice on Friday, and then he used the pit strategy game to post a Top-10 finish in his third career start for BKR. Theriault pitted for right side tires only at the halfway mark of the event, which was won by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch, to gain the track position he would maintain until the finish.<br />
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WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine<br />
TEAM: BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge<br />
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.</p>
<p>WHAT: CRA Speedfest 200<br />
WHERE: Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Ga. (.375-mile banked oval)<br />
STARTED: 16th<br />
FINISHED: 8th</p>
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<p>AUSTIN, HOW WOULD YOU SUM UP YOUR RACE?</p>
<p>“The race went pretty well. The field was very stout, the competition was right there. We decided to take two tires (on the pit stop). I think it was the right call knowing the circumstances that we were given. A couple of other drivers did some different things – Chase Elliott took no tires, a couple up front took four. There&#8217;s pros and cons to everything.</p>
<p>“On a couple of restarts there, we weren&#8217;t able to go enough laps before we&#8217;d get another caution or two. We got stuck on the outside, and it was tough to find grip on the outside. The guys with four tires on the bottom had the advantage. To come home eighth wasn&#8217;t too bad. It was a solid Top-10. It was something we can build on, and it was a good showing for BKR.”</p>
<p>WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE DURING FRIDAY&#8217;S PRACTICE?</p>
<p>“I think a lot of teams would have just packed up and gone home. The guys are not afraid to work. They stayed up until two in the morning to get the motor in – it just goes to show how they&#8217;ll never give up.</p>
<p>“We really hadn&#8217;t made too many laps in practice. From what I can tell, it was just a mechanical failure in the motor. There was no predicting it. It didn&#8217;t totally destroy. We kind of caught it before it blew up on the track, but we knew it was pretty severe and had to be changed.”</p>
<p>DID THAT SET YOU BACK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND?</p>
<p>“We missed pretty much an hour and a half of practice. That made it a little tougher being that I&#8217;d never visited the track before. We still got a decent qualifying run (16th). Obviously, time trialing is still kind of new to me, and I&#8217;m learning every time we go to try and time trial. We&#8217;ll go back to the drawing board and keep working on trying to improve my qualifying efforts.</p>
<p>“To be honest, I think we were all very happy with the finish that we got. The guys – Tyler, Adam and Gary – they worked their butts off trying to get the car back together. I think we were only able to make two practice sessions before the motor blew on Friday.”</p>
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		<title>AUSTIN THERIAULT: Theriault, BKR Head To CRA Speedfest 200</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Austin Theriault: Speedfest 200<br /> Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Preview</p> <p>THE STORY</p> <p>Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, makes his 2012 season debut in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault is making his third career start in the BKR No. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Austin Theriault: Speedfest 200<br />
Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Preview</strong></p>
<p>THE STORY</p>
<p>Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, makes his 2012 season debut in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault is making his third career start in the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge Super Late Model after two races in the seat for the team late in 2011, but it will mark Theriault&#8217;s first career appearance at Watermelon Capital. The .375-mile banked oval plays host to Speedfest for the first time in 2012, after NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch won back-to-back Speedfest 200&#8242;s at Lanier National Speedway in 2009 and 2010 and Chase Elliott won last year&#8217;s event.<br />
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THE FACTS<br />
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine<br />
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge<br />
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.</p>
<p>BEST CAREER SPEEDFEST 200 FINISH: N/A<br />
LAST RACE AT WATERMELON CAPITAL SPEEDWAY: N/A</p>
<p>WHAT: CRA Speedfest 200<br />
WHERE: Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Ga. (.375-mile D-oval)<br />
WHEN: Qualifying, 4 p.m., Saturday, January 28; Race, 2 p.m., Sunday, January, 29</p>
<p>DID YOU KNOW?</p>
<p>Austin Theriault competed in two races for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2011, posting a best finish of 12th in the PASS-sanctioned Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., in November.</p>
<p>Austin Theriault finished third in the final ACT Late Model Tour standings in 2011, his highest career finish, on the strength of six consecutive Top-5 finishes to close out the season.</p>
<p>Crew chief Gary Crooks also serves as a PASS North Series crew chief for Mulkern Racing, which won two races as a team in 2011.</p>
<p>Austin Theriault celebrated his 18th birthday this week.</p>
<p>WHAT THEY&#8217;RE SAYING</p>
<p>AUSTIN THERIAULT, Driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On getting the 2012 season started this week at Speedfest 200: “We&#8217;re definitely excited to get things moving forward this year. Once again, we&#8217;re going into uncharted waters, so to speak. It&#8217;s a different track and a different car for me, but I&#8217;m confident that we&#8217;re with the right people this year and we&#8217;ll get some finishes.</p>
<p>“Hopefully, we&#8217;ll be able to open some eyes and build on what we&#8217;ve started.”</p>
<p>On his goals for the weekend: “It&#8217;s kind of hard to say exactly what&#8217;s good and what&#8217;s bad, but I think a good weekend would be just to go out and qualify. I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ll get qualified, but it&#8217;s a big race and there&#8217;s some good guys that will be there. The main thing will be staying out of trouble and being there at the end of the race.</p>
<p>“I don&#8217;t really know much about the track. I&#8217;ve seen some photos and videos of it. It seems medium-banked and fairly fast for its size. It&#8217;s just another thing we&#8217;ve got to overcome, and I&#8217;m pretty confident that we will. It&#8217;s the same thing we talked about when we started with (the ACT Late Model Tour) – it&#8217;s new tracks and building new experiences.”</p>
<p>On having already worked with BKR at the end of 2011: “It&#8217;s sort of an advantage. You&#8217;re not going into it not knowing exactly who you&#8217;re working with. I know the guys, and I know who they are. We didn&#8217;t spend a whole lot of time together last year, but once we get there this weekend we can focus on the task at hand and not have to worry about fitting in and building up the chemistry.”</p>
<p>GARY CROOKS, Crew chief for the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On the challenge this weekend presents: “I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to be any easier right at this moment for us. It&#8217;s still a new situation, really. We&#8217;ve been to a couple races, but we&#8217;ve got a whole new car, we&#8217;ve got a new track that Austin&#8217;s never been to and a track I&#8217;ve only been to once in the last seven or eight years.</p>
<p>“I look at it as our first race to build on, really.”</p>
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		<title>Austin Theriault Announces Plans For 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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<p>FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will try and complete some unfinished business this season while also setting out on a new venture in his racing career.</p>
<p>Theriault will run the complete ACT Late Model Tour schedule in 2012 as he chases his first career Tour championship, while the 17-year-old will also run more than half a dozen Super Late Model events as a development driver for Brad Keselowski Racing.</p>
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<p>“We&#8217;ve had all kinds of good opportunities in the last couple of years and learned from all of them,” said Theriault, who made his debut with BKR in the World Crown 300 at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., last November. &#8220;I know it all has happened fast, but I feel everything happens for a reason and I&#8217;m ready for the challenge.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;m really looking forward to this season.&#8221;</p>
<p>Theriault, who finished third in the final 2011 ACT Late Model Tour standings after posting six straight Top-5 finishes to close out the season, will attempt all ACT points races this year with his family-owned AT Racing No. 57 Ford.</p>
<p>“We&#8217;re really putting all our efforts into going after the title,&#8221; said Mickey Green, crew chief of the No. 57. &#8220;That&#8217;s the main goal for us on the ACT side. Hopefully we can pick up where we left off last year.”</p>
<p>Theriault will begin his 2012 season in the BKR No. 29 at Lanier (Ga.) National Speedway in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 on Jan. 28-29. He also has plans to run The Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in March, the Rowdy 251 in Berlin, Michigan, in June, as well as both ends of the famed Snowball Derby – both the Super Late Model and Pro Late Model events – in December as part of his schedule with BKR.</p>
<p>BKR is owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Brad Keselowski.</p>
<p>“It&#8217;s definitely a huge opportunity to spread your wings and head down south for these Super Late Model races, to get some seat time with those guys.&#8221; Theriault said. “We did a couple races at the end of last year for BKR and look forward to expanding on what we&#8217;ve been able to accomplish in the ACT Tour in the last few years.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;m trying to climb the ladder. We&#8217;ve been given a huge opportunity now and we&#8217;re going to see where it takes us. I wouldn&#8217;t be able to be successful without the help of my 57 crew and all the guys that I&#8217;ve worked with at BKR.&#8221;</p>
<p>Green, who has worked as Theriault&#8217;s crew chief on the Late Model side since Theriault&#8217;s rookie season in ACT in 2010, believes that Theriault can head as far as he wants.</p>
<p>“I look at him as a Ryan Moore type,” Green said, noting another Maine native and ACT graduate who has driven in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and worked for a number of Sprint Cup Series organizations. “Austin&#8217;s equally as good, if not better. Sometimes he doesn&#8217;t give himself enough credit for how good he really is.”</p>
<p>Theriault hopes to add two things to his racing resume this season – a run for the series championship and a victory in one of the country&#8217;s premier short-track events in the South. It&#8217;s one of the reasons he made sure his schedule allowed enough room for all ACT points races as well as some of the bigger Super Late Model shows in the nation down south.</p>
<p>“Last year was a good example of how we can adapt to different obstacles and threaten for a win, and we came close a couple times (in ACT races),” Theriault said. “Over the winter, we&#8217;ve taken everything we&#8217;ve learned to try and make things better for this season. Championships will come, but we&#8217;ve got to win some races, too.</p>
<p>“I think we&#8217;ve obviously taken steps in that direction.”</p>
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		<title>NELCAR Driver Profile: Evan Beaulieu</title>
		<link>http://neracer.com/blog/blog/2012/01/16/nelcar-driver-profile-evan-beaulieu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<title>Spotlight: Seminar Shines Light On Spotting</title>
		<link>http://neracer.com/blog/blog/2012/01/03/spotlight-seminar-shines-light-spotting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>GRIP presented by Hypercoil welcomes NASCAR, Indy 500 Spotter</p> <p>PORTLAND, Maine – The eyes in the sky will come into sharp focus when the first annual GRIP Seminars presented by Hypercoil Springs takes place later this month.</p> <p>Frank Bolter has worked the spotter&#8217;s stand from the top levels of NASCAR to the Indianapolis 500 to [...]]]></description>
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<p>PORTLAND, Maine – The eyes in the sky will come into sharp focus when the first annual GRIP Seminars presented by Hypercoil Springs takes place later this month.</p>
<p>Frank Bolter has worked the spotter&#8217;s stand from the top levels of NASCAR to the Indianapolis 500 to short-track Saturday nights, and he will join GRIP this Jan. 19-22 at the Seasons Event &#038; Conference Center as one of the event&#8217;s keynote speakers. While the four-day short-track racing seminar will explore suspension information, brake technology, aerodynamics, driver development and marketing, it will also put an emphasis on spotting technique and its importance to a race team&#8217;s overall success.<span id="more-8671"></span></p>
<p>Bolter, who has been involved with eight Indianapolis 500s and was the spotter for Kyle Busch&#8217;s TD Bank Oxford 250 win in 2011, works as a spotter and team consultant in NASCAR. Bolter will make a formal presentation during a 90-minute session on Sunday morning of the seminar, and he will also be available each day to answer individual questions from race teams in attendance.</p>
<p>“We&#8217;ve heard from a number of race teams interested in GRIP, and one of the things they keep saying is they want to learn more about spotting,” said GRIP co-founder Jason Enders of RE Suspension. “Frank Bolter is one of the best in the business. He&#8217;s won races at Daytona International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway – and he&#8217;s led drivers to wins from NASCAR&#8217;s top series to some of the biggest Super Late Model races in the country.”</p>
<p>In addition to Kyle Busch, Bolter has worked with drivers Brad Keselowski, Johnny Sauter, David Stremme, John Andretti, Scott Dixon, Nelson Piquet Jr., Buddy Lazier and others.</p>
<p>In the management capacity, Bolter has been heavily involved in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as the World of Outlaws.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;ve been fortunate to work with some of the best racers in the world – short-track or otherwise,” Bolter said. “I&#8217;m really looking forward to GRIP and being able to pass on some of what I&#8217;ve learned. I&#8217;ve gotten so much out of this sport, and it really means a lot that Jason and Gary (Crooks) have asked me to share some of that at the seminar.”</p>
<p>GRIP Seminars presented by Hypercoil Springs is designed to benefit teams from all walks of short-track racing, including PASS-sanctioned Super Late Models, ACT-sanctioned Late Models, Maritime Pro Stock and Sportsman-type cars, open-wheeled Modifieds and various weekly divisions from across North America.</p>
<p>Enrollment in the four-day seminar is limited to the first 100 people to register, and Hypercoil Springs is offering two free tickets to accompany any four-day ticket sold. Multiple pricing packages are available to accommodate a variety of schedules and budgets. A special room rate at the adjacent Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, for both single- and double-occupancy, is also being offered.</p>
<p>For more information on GRIP or to register for the seminar, please visit www.GRIPSeminars.com or contact Gary Crooks at (704) 224-6672.</p>
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		<title>GRIP Takes Closer Look At Suspension</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jason Enders Of RE Suspension Joins Seminar Lineup In Portland</p> <p>PORTLAND, Maine – With so many suspension package options facing race teams week in and week out during the season, finding the hot setup is a difficult task. With one of the world&#8217;s leading suspension specialists on hand for the first annual GRIP Seminar – [...]]]></description>
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<p>PORTLAND, Maine – With so many suspension package options facing race teams week in and week out during the season, finding the hot setup is a difficult task. With one of the world&#8217;s leading suspension specialists on hand for the first annual GRIP Seminar – “Get Racing&#8217;s In-Depth Perspective” – drivers and crews will get answers next month.</p>
<p>Jason Enders of RE Suspension will be at the Seasons Event &#038; Conference Center in Portland, Maine, this coming January 19-22. While the four-day short-track racing seminar will explore setup information, brake technology, spotting technique, driver development and marketing, it will also place a heavy emphasis on suspension.<br />
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Enders will discuss shocks and shock dynamics, springs bump stops, wheel loads and coil binding during the seminar. He will also be available each day to address individual concerns teams may have.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;m really looking forward to GRIP,” said Enders, who joined Gary Crooks of Crooks Racing, Inc., in creating the unique seminar on the short-track racing industry. “Every team out there is searching for that edge, and I honestly believe that this is a way for them to sort through all of the question marks and find what works for their own programs.”</p>
<p>Enders resume includes having served in mechanic and crew chief roles in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, ARCA Re-Max Series, and Hooters ProCup Series garages. In 2002, he joined his father, Butch Enders, to create RE Suspension – which has become a leader in the race suspension industry over the last eight years. Today, RE Suspension serves national touring teams, regional touring teams, dirt late model teams and road-racing specialists.</p>
<p>Enders has spent time working with clients ranging from the world&#8217;s largest motorsports organizations to short-track Saturday night teams, including everything in-between.</p>
<p>“There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what to do and how to do it,” Enders said. “This isn&#8217;t at all about having the &#8216;latest and greatest&#8217; equipment. It all comes back to what we founded this seminar on – that it&#8217;s more about knowing what to do with what you already have than trying to keep buying more.”</p>
<p>GRIP is designed to benefit teams from all walks of short-track racing, including PASS-sanctioned Super Late Models, ACT-sanctioned Late Models, Maritime Pro Stock and Sportsman-type cars, open-wheeled Modifieds and various weekly divisions from across North America.</p>
<p>Enrollment in the four-day seminar is limited to the first 100 people to register, and tickets are going fast. Multiple pricing packages are available to accommodate a variety of schedules and budgets. A special room rate at the adjacent Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, for both single- and double-occupancy, is also being offered.</p>
<p>For more information on GRIP or to register for the seminar, please visit www.GRIPSeminars.com or contact Gary Crooks at (704) 224-6672.</p>
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		<title>Beech Ridge Motor Speedway closes out 63rd season with crowning of champions.</title>
		<link>http://neracer.com/blog/blog/2011/12/02/beech-ridge-motor-speedway-closes-63rd-season-crowning-champions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><br /> By Dan Walker<br /> Beech Ridge Motor Speedway PR</p> <p>Portland,Maine- Bill Rodgers, Corey Bubar, Brian Caswell and Ryan Phillips were the guests of honor at the 63rdd annual presentation of awards at the Holiday Inn by the bay in Portland Maine Saturday night. The awards ceremony closed out the 2011 NASCAR Whelan All [...]]]></description>
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By Dan Walker<br />
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway PR</p>
<p>Portland,Maine- Bill Rodgers, Corey Bubar,  Brian Caswell and Ryan Phillips were the guests of honor at the 63rdd annual presentation of awards at the Holiday Inn by the bay in Portland Maine Saturday night.  The awards ceremony closed out the 2011 NASCAR Whelan All American Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in front of an overflow crowd in the banquet room.</p>
<p>Bill Rodgers was honored with the championship awards for the Pro Series division.   Rodgers received his championship awards from NASCAR and Beech Ridge and addressed the crowd in attendance and spoke some heartfelt words to his race team. This was the first championship title for Rodgers who has been working toward this night for nearly 20 years.  Corey Bubar stepped to the podium to collect the Sport Series championship awards.  Bubar capped off an amazing season by thanking his team and paid extra special thanks to his Father.  The championship award was not the only honor bestowed on Bubar as he was the recipient of the prestigious Driver of the Year honor. Brian Caswell collected Wildcat championship on Saturday night.<span id="more-8528"></span>  In fact for Caswell who is a veteran campaigner it was his first championship of any kind in racing.   Ryan Phillips was honored for the Road Runner championship Phillips, at age 17, is the youngest NASCAR champion in the history of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.    Several highly coveted and anticipated awards were presented by Beech Ridge CEO Andy Cusack.  The award for Outstanding new driver was presented to first year Road Runner competitor Evan Armington who finished his first season of driving in the 4th position in the final Road Runner standings.  Two members were inducted into the Beech Ridge Hall of Fame.  Bob Gahan who acclaimed fame racing all over New England  was honored for his achievements and a rare second inductee was honored on the same evening as Mal Graffam was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for his career that spans driving, crew chiefing and officiating throughout his career.  Mal Graffam was not done being honored on the evening as he was called back to the stage to receive The Lifetime Achievement award.  Rookie of the year awards went to Tyler King (Pro Series), Charlie Sanborn (Sport Series), Nicholas Cusack (Wildcat) and Evan Armington (Road Runner).  Performance Advancement awards were presented to  Aaron Ricker (Pro Series), David Charest (Sport Series), Brian Caswell (Wildcat) and Dave Cameron (Road Runner).</p>
<p>The 2012 NASCAR Whelan All American Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway will kick off on Saturday May 26th.  Expect to see return visits from the Pro All Star Series and the American Canadian Tour as well as the Modified Racing Series.   Thursday Thunder and the Day of Destruction events should make for another banner season.</p>
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		<title>Oxford Plains Speedway Announces 2012 Schedule and Discounted Season Passes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> <p>OXFORD, Maine – Oxford Plains Speedway today released its 2012 racing schedule. The highlight of the schedule is the TD Bank 250 on July 22. NASCAR star Kyle Busch won the 2011 edition of the TD Bank 250, defeating the top Late Model pilots from around the region. </p> <p>“Since 2004, the TD Bank [...]]]></description>
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<p>OXFORD, Maine – Oxford Plains Speedway today released its 2012 racing schedule.  The highlight of the schedule is the TD Bank 250 on July 22.  NASCAR star Kyle Busch won the 2011 edition of the TD Bank 250, defeating the top Late Model pilots from around the region.  </p>
<p>“Since 2004, the TD Bank 250 has attracted a number of Sprint Cup competitors.  July 22, 2012, again falls on an off weekend for the Sprint Cup, so it is likely Oxford fans will have the opportunity to see a NASCAR star try and take the checkers,” Speedway owner Bill Ryan said.<span id="more-8482"></span></p>
<p>“We are very happy with how our schedule lays out.  We again feature the American Canadian Tour and the Pro All Star Series, the two premier tours in New England,” Ryan continued. “We believe we have scheduled great events for our drivers, teams and fans.”</p>
<p>Ryan also announced that season passes for all the Speedway events were being sold at a fifty percent discount if purchased by December 31.  “We know that the economy continues to be tough for many of our teams and fans.  We are giving them the opportunity to be part of all the action for half off if they purchase their pass by the end of December.  It is our way of saying thanks to our loyal supporters,” Ryan explained.</p>
<p>For more information on all Oxford Plains Speedway events, go to www.oxfordplains.com or find the Speedway on Facebook.  To purchase season passes, call 207-539-8865.</p>
<p>Oxford Plains Speedway 2012 Schedule</p>
<p>Sat             May 12             8:00 am            Practice for all Divisions<br />
Sun             May 20             2:00 pm             ACT Tour OCS/OAS All Divisions Points Race<br />
Sat             May 26             6:30 pm             OCS/ Outlaws/ Fireworks<br />
Sun             May 27             9:00 am             Awesome Auto &#038; Bike Fest<br />
Sat             June 2             6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels<br />
Sun             June 3             2:00 pm             Aaron’s Presents Motor Mayhem #1<br />
Sat             June 9             6:30pm             OCS/Outlaws<br />
Sat             June 16            6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels<br />
Sat             June 23            6:30 pm             OCS/OAS All Divisions Points Race<br />
Sat             June 30             6:30 pm             OCS/Outlaws<br />
Sun             July 1                         2:00 pm             Aaron’s Presents Motor Mayhem #2<br />
Wed             July 4                         6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels/ Maine State Lottery Fireworks<br />
Sat             July 7                         6:30 pm             OCS/Outlaws<br />
Wed             July 11             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             July 14             6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels<br />
Wed             July 18             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Fri             July 20             6:30 pm             OCS/OAS/PASS Mods/No Late Model<br />
Sat             July 21             6:30 pm             PASS 150/Strictly/Mini<br />
Sun             July 22            2:00 pm            TD Bank 250 LM/Strictly/Mini/Outlaws<br />
Wed             July 25             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             July 28             6:30 pm             Aaron’s Motor Mayhem #3/ Fireworks<br />
Wed             August 1             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             August 4             6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels Wed August 8 6:30 pm OAS<br />
Sat            August 11             6:30 pm             OCS/Outlaws<br />
Wed             August 15             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             August 18            6:30 pm             OCS/Rebels<br />
Wed             August 22            6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             August 25             6:30 pm             OCS/Outlaws<br />
Wed             August 29             6:30 pm             OAS<br />
Sat             Sept. 1             6:30 pm             OCS/OAS All Divisions Championship Night<br />
Sat             Sept. 8             6:30 pm             Aaron’s Motor Mayhem #4/Fireworks<br />
Fri            Sept. 28            2:00 pm            OPS/PASS Fall Finale Practice<br />
Sat             Sept. 29             1:00 pm             OPS/PASS Fall Finale/OAS/PASS Qual/Mini<br />
Sun            Sept. 30             1:00 pm             OPS/PASS Fall Finale/ PASS Features</p>
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