Drivers in four divisions racing for more than $13,000 each week
WEST HAVEN, VT — Nearly one-quarter of a million dollars is up for grabs for stock car drivers competing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. Weekly purses in the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified, Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will total more than $242,000 through 18 scheduled events from May to September.
The headline Modified division, which will combine traditional 358-cubic inch engines with modern General Motors “602” crate motors for the first time in 2012, will see a minimum of $1,000 awarded to the winner of each regular 35-lap feature event. The runner-up will receive $600, the tenth-place finisher will win $200, and all drivers qualifying for the 24-car starting grid will be guaranteed at least $125. Total posted weekly purses for the Modified class will be just shy of $6,000.
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Waterbury, VT – Officials from Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT have announced a Vermont State Late Model Championship Series for the 2012 race season.
Four (4) long distance stock car events for Late Model race teams will determine the Vermont State Late Model Champion. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) type Late Model division is the most popular form of stock car racing in the northeastern US and eastern Canada, serving the needs of racers and fans at fifteen different race tracks and two regional touring divisions. Continue reading “VERMONT LATE MODEL STOCK CAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ANNOUNCED” »
Devil’s Bowl Speedway to host second “Town Meeting” January 21
NASCAR licenses to be made available at Holiday Inn-Rutland
RUTLAND, VT — Stock car competitors from around the region will be heard from as Devil’s Bowl Speedway hosts its second winter “Town Meeting” on Saturday, January 21. The open-forum discussion will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland in Rutland, VT.
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NASCAR sanction, youth vs. experience, changing of the guard among highlights
WEST HAVEN, VT — The 2011 stock car racing season was one with many important moments in Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The West Haven, VT track closes out one era as another begins, but not before a look back at the top five stories of the year.
5. Weather abbreviates racing: Mother Nature wreaked havoc on Vermont in 2011, and Devil’s Bowl wasn’t spared as seven races were lost including the final four events. Track management has offered Thor, the Greek god of thunder, a 2012 season’s pass in exchange for taking racing season off.
4. Spring Green is an instant classic: The American-Canadian Tour Late Models had a spectacular Devil’s Bowl debut at the Spring Green, and fans were treated to a thriller. Eleven lead changes highlighted the race including a 40-lap slugfest between Craig Bushey and eventual winner Brian Hoar. ACT opens the 2012 Devil’s Bowl season with the 112-lap Spring Green on May 6.
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New rules to pit David “602” crate engines against 358-cubic inch Goliaths
WEST HAVEN, VT — The past and future will clash in a horsepower war at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. The buzz around the West Haven, VT stock car track has turned to the rulebook, as the headline NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified division will pit David against Goliath next summer.
The Modified rulebook embraces the modern-day General Motors “602” crate engine — a cost-effective, momentum-dependent motor — but throws a lion into the ring by allowing the return of the 358-cubic inch engine — an unlimited, high-tech, high-horsepower fire breather. The move will allow Devil’s Bowl teams to compete at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY and other tracks, and vice versa.
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Spring Green opener May 6; Friday nights highlight summer; Vermont 200 returns
WEST HAVEN, VT — Devil’s Bowl Speedway has announced an action-packed 18-event championship stock car racing schedule for the 2012 season. The West Haven, VT track, a semi-banked asphalt half-mile sanctioned by the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, will host open-wheel Modified, full-fender Late Model, and entry-level Renegade and Bomber classes throughout the summer.
After a pair of Sunday afternoon open practice sessions on April 22 and 29, Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 46th racing season opens with the historic Spring Green event on Sunday afternoon, May 6. The American-Canadian Tour Late Models will highlight the program, and the NASCAR Modified, Renegade and Bomber divisions will open their championship schedules at the event. Racing in all four weekly divisions will be held on Sunday afternoons for on May 13 and May 20 as well.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Stock car driver Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY was honored as one of the country’s most decorated short track competitors on Friday, as nearly 800 champions and supporters from the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series gathered for a black tie awards gala at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC.
Proctor won the NASCAR Modified Track Championship at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT, collecting two victories and top-five finishes in all nine feature races in 2011; he also won the NASCAR Modified title at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in his native New York. Despite a checkered history dating back 30 years, as a first-time NASCAR license holder, Proctor was eligible for and won the Rookie of the Year prize in both Vermont and New York.
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WEST HAVEN, VT — A new era has begun for Vermont sports: Devil’s Bowl Speedway has new leadership. Vermont business owners Mike and Alayne Bruno have purchased the 75-acre facility and plan to host a full season of stock car racing in 2012.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned, half-mile paved stock car track located in West Haven, VT, 15 minutes from Rutland, the state’s second-largest city.
The co-owner and president of Rutland-based Bruno’s Towing, 40 year-old Mike Bruno is a champion stock car driver with well over 50 victories. He began racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 1988, following in the footsteps of his late father, John, a multi-time track champion.
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RUTLAND, VT — Stock car teams from around the northeast have expressed interest in the new era beginning at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012. Competitors from far and wide plan to attend the first “town meeting” to discuss the future of the Vermont track.
The meeting, which is open to anyone who wishes to attend, will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, VT on Sunday, October 30.
Business owner and veteran driver Mike Bruno and wife Alayne will finalize the purchase of the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility in West Haven, VT, next week and are working around the clock to prepare for the track’s 46th season.
Sunday’s meeting will be segmented into three blocks: Modifieds, 2:00pm-4:00pm; Late Models, 4:00pm-5:00pm; and 8-cylinder Renegades and 4-cylinder Bombers, 5:00pm-6:00pm. All drivers, crew members, and team owners are welcome to attend, regardless of current division, track, affiliation, or membership.
Among the items to be discussed at the “town meeting” are rules for all race divisions, purse structures, possible sanction affiliation(s), point funds, and schedules.
For more information, email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com or contact Mike Bruno at (802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.
RUTLAND, VT — All stock car competitors are being called upon to take part in a “town meeting” to discuss future plans at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, VT on Sunday, October 30.
Vermont business owners Mike and Alayne Bruno are in the final stages of purchasing the Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility in West Haven, VT, and work has already begun behind the scenes in preparation for the 2012 racing season. Continue reading “Devil’s Bowl Speedway “Town Meeting” October 30” »
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