SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE June 28th, 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) Clouds surrounded Hermon, but the rain stayed away, for
the second week in a row, from Maine’s Family Fun Track, Speedway 95.
The Pro-Limited division went caution-free with Bradley’s Deane Smart
at the front of the field. Rookie Roland “J.R. Rockin’” Robinson of
Stueben improved from last weeks third place finish, to grab the
second spot. Brenton Parritt of Stueben was sidelined for the heat
race, due to a mechanical feature, but joined the field in a borrowed
car, from his brother Mike Parritt, also of Stueben to take third. The
win puts Parritt in first place, by 84 points over Duane Seekins of
Stockton Springs.
Kris Watson of Hermon restarted his winning streak with a win in the
Super Street heat race, and then starting at the rear, he picked up
the feature win as well. Artie Maguire of Bucksport crossed the line
for second, with Travis Beale of Winterport in third in the caution
free race. Watson has a commanding points lead, 111 points over
Franklin’s Mike Overlock.
There was a Rookie at the front of the field at the end of the
Strictly Street race, Steuben’s Wayne Parritt. Jr. earned the first
win of his career at the track edging out Brad Norris of Ellsworth and
another rookie, Bangor’s Shawn Hamel, II, who finished second and
third respectively. Jordan Pearson of Glenburn was running in second
trying to pass for the lead when he blew a tire forcing him to take a
seventh place finish, but retains the points lead, by just 20 points
over Parritt.
There was only one caution in the Sport-Four race. Pole sitter and
defending champion Lewis Batchelder led much of the race, while Steve
Moulton of Glenburn worked his way to the front of the field to take
the lead away and grab the win, his second win in a row in the
Sport-Fours. Batchelder settled for second, and David Green of Hampden
scored the third place trophy.
A blown tire plagued the race for Jordan Pearson in the Strictly
Streets, ironically, earlier in the evening; the same problem came up
for Pearson in the final lap of the Full Sized Truck race. He had been
trying to pass Ernie “Big Ern” Wallace of Winterport from the inside,
when Pearson lost his tire. Luckily, Pearson had enough cushion
between him and the third place car of Anthony Moore of Brewer to hold
the second spot.
Dysart’s Pro-Limited
Finish # Driver Town
1. 24 Deane Smart Bradley
2. 28 Roland Robinson, Jr. Steuben
3. 27 Brenton Parritt
Steuben
4. 63 Ray Allen Morse St. Albans
5. 10 Glen Curtis, Jr. Hudson
Super Streets
Finish # Driver Town
1. 35 Kris Watson Hermon
2. 47 Artie Maguire
Bucksport
3. 39 Travis Beale Winterport
4. 23 Doug Sinclair Hermon
5. 45 Greg Pung Franklin
Strictly Streets
Finish # Driver Town
1. 27 Wayne Parritt, Jr. Steuben
2. 8 Brad Norris Ellsworth
3. 55 Shawn Hamel Bangor
4. 9 Travis Poulin Holden
5. 29 Randy Caler Cherryfield
Sport Four
Finish # Driver Town
1. 77 Steve Moulton Glenburn
2. 23 Lewis Batchelder Dixmont
3. 16 David Green Hampden
4. 02 Jason Trundy Bucksport
5. 0 Steve Heath Brownville
Trucks
Finish # Driver Town
1. 18 Ernie Wallace
Winterport
2. 06 Jordan Pearson Glenburn
3. 9 Anthony Moore Brewer
4. 6 Andrew Crosby Hermon
5. 62 Brett Crosby Hermon
Catch the action on Wednesday July 2nd at 7pm for Varney GMC Wacky
Wednesday, and then on Saturday July 5th at 7 for regular weekend plus
the second race in the three race Sport-Four Series, at Maine’s Family
Fun Track?. Speedway 95!
CARQUEST PRO STOCK TOUR AND MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS SET TO THRILL FANS IN AUGUST AT THE CENTRE FOR SPEED
(Shediac, N.B.) — The Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super
Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, is pulling out all
the stops for two BIG motorsports events during the month of August.
The New Brunswick Day Holiday long weekend will feature a jam-packed
triple-header of exciting motorsports action featuring Atlantic
Canada’s top Pro Stock drivers competing in the extended CARQUEST
Maritime Pro Stock Tour 150 on Sunday, August 3rd at 2:30 p.m. Over
the years, some of the fastest lap-times in Atlantic Canada have been
recorded by the MPST drivers at the CFS, which often features
three-wide racing on its wide, 3/8 mile paved oval.
Defending MPST points champion, Shawn Tucker of Fredericton (NB) and
former champion Wayne Smith of Timberlea (NS) will
battle it out with other top competitors and provincial and local
favorites such as Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John (NB), Brad Mann of
Glen Levitt (NB), Dave O’Blenis of Boundary Creek (NB) and Mike
Stevens of Riverview (NB) in this extended 150 lap event. Time trials
for the MPST drivers will start at 2:10 p.m.
As an added bonus, race fans who plan on also taking in the Magnetic
Hill concert on August 2nd, featuring The Eagles, can enjoy FREE
camping at the CFS with their race weekend ticket as well as shuttle
service provided to the Magnetic Hill concert site.
The Annual Mid Summer Invitationals stock-car racing weekend kicks off
on Friday evening, August 1st with a Day of Destruction event
featuring novelty races such as a Full-Contact race, a Blind man race,
and a Soap Box Derby race where soapy water is applied to the racing
surface making for some treacherous spins and even flips, capped off
by a giant Demolition Derby. The ‘crash & bang’ action on August 1st
gets underway at 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday afternoon, the CARQUEST Maritime Pro Stock Tour 150 will
highlight the day’s event along with top Sportsman drivers from the
Maritimes competing in the Maritime Super Series for Sportsman 75. The
high-flying racing action on August 3rd get underway with MPST time
trials at 2:10 p.m. followed by qualifying heats for both the MPST and
Sportsman race cars at 3:00 p.m. Front gates will open at 1:45 p.m.
Capping off this triple-header weekend of motorsports action on
Monday, August 4th at 1:00 p.m. will be a visit by the Atlantic Open
Wheel (AOW) Tour as well as two exciting invitational races for
Streetstock and Mini Stock racecars. AOW drivers from throughout the
Maritimes will compete in heat races as well as 35-lap feature while
Streetstock competitors will take to the oval for heat races and a
50-lap feature along with the Mini Stocks who will also compete in
heat races and a 40-lap main event. The CFS League of Outlaw Go-Karts
will also be on hand for a 25-lap main event.
On August 15th & 16th, the ground will definitely be shaking as the
Monster Truck Madness invades the CENTRE for two ‘unleashed’ events
featuring car-crushing, side-by-side and freestyle events with a field
of top Monster Trucks including Easyrider, T-MAXX, The Dominator,
Sudden Impact, Bearfoot and the Ride Truck. While many may have seen
arena Monster Truck shows, absolutely nothing compares to seeing these
high-powered machines put through their paces in the great outdoors
where they can really put on an aerial and freestyle show that is
second to none! (Photos for these events can be provided upon request)
The August 15th show will also feature a Super Stunt Show and
fireworks while the August 16th show will be capped off by a giant
Demolition Derby and fireworks. Admission for either show is $25 for
adults, $20 for children and kids under 3 years of age are admitted
free. Advanced tickets, at a savings of $5 per ticket or $15 for a
family pass, will be on sale as of July 14th. Showtime for both events
will be 6:30 p.m.
Full schedule details are available at www.centreforspeed.com
?Monster Weekend on Tap at Lee USA Speedway?
Lee, NH (June 30, 2008) - - Monster Trucks, a Jet Powered Quad,
Backwards Racing, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Stock Car Racing,
and a Big Fireworks show will highlight two nights of entertainment
this weekend as Lee USA Speedway, Route 125, Lee, NH., will celebrate
the Independence Day Holiday Weekend in fine style this year with wild
and crazy action for young and old.
On Friday night, July 4th, six divisions of racing action will be on
tap with the weekly NASCAR sanctioned series headlining the program.
Late Models, Small-Block Supermodifieds, Late Model Sportsman, Hobby
Stocks, Roadrunners, and the Ironman will all be in competition. A
Monster Truck show has been added to the Friday program.
The action will continue on Saturday night, July 5th, when McFarland
Ford presents an even bigger Monster Truck event, Spectator Drags,
Classic Lites, The Outlaw Mini-Stock Shootout, and Backwards Ironman
as part of the exciting action. In addition, Motorcycle Stunts and a
Jet-Powered Quad will delight motorsport fans plus the traditional
fireworks show, always a big hit at the Route 125 oval.
The Extreme Monster Truck Pre-Race Party will take place between 4 PM
and 6 PM on Saturday, July 5th. Fans will be afforded the opportunity
to meet and greet drivers, a cookout, autograph and photo session, and
preferred seating. Contact the speedway office to secure limited
seating. Events both nights will begin at 7:15 PM.
All-Star Speedway 6-28 Race Report
Epping, NH ? NASCAR stars Kyle Busch and Regan Smith were special
guests at All-Star Speedway for a big weekend of racing action,
competing with the regulars of the Pro All-Stars Series in the
All-Star PASS 200, and spending some time with the fans signing
hundreds of autographs.
Richie Dearborn, Busch and Kelly Moore grabbed the heat race wins, and
Smith grabbed the checkers in the last-chance qualifier.
Unfortunately, rain moved in just before the scheduled start of the
feature event, which eventually was postponed.
Modified invaders Ted Christopher and Matt Hirschman were in the field
for a 50-lapper along with a strong turnout of All-Star Modifieds
weekly competitors. All-Star regular Bill Clement led the first eight
laps of the main, but he lost the point to Hirschman on the ninth
circuit.
Christopher was looking pretty strong in the first half of the race,
moving into the top five before the 20-lap mark, but he suffered
mechanical failure on lap 37 and dropped out of the event. Meanwhile,
Hirschman was having no such trouble, and he held off a determined
Louie Mechalides on a couple of late-race restarts to score the win.
Mechalides went home with runner-up honors, followed by rookie
All-Star Modified competitors Mike Murphy and Josh Cantara. Jacob
Dore, Jon McKennedy, Brett Gonyaw, Luke Royea, Bobby Gahan, and Rusty
Ball followed.
The Fast 4’s and Fast 8’s ran their feature events on Friday night,
with Shaun Waites, Jr. returning to victory lane in the Fast-4’s over
Nick Maniatis, and Jim Deveau. Technical issues eliminated a couple
of Fast-8 competitors, with Mark Nevers taking home his first win of
the season.
The Strictly Stocks saw action on both nights, with Art Joslin going
back-to-back in the first race of the night, backing up his win from
the week before with a repeat performance. Rick Woodside, Jr., Steve
Douphinette, Gary Beauregard, Chris Augevich, Mike Williams, Mike
Asselin, Corrie Merritt, Jared Mountain, and Keith Ennis rounded out
the top ten
In Saturday night action, Stephen Dubois jumped out to the early lead,
with Gary Beauregard and Steve Douphinette quickly up to challenge.
Douphinette took the high line around Beauregard and Dubois into the
lead, and it was all but over from there.
Douphinette went the distance to collect another checkered flag, with
Woodside, Williams, Dubois, Beauregard, Asselin, Ennis, Mountain,
Joslin, and Robbie Robinson the rest of the top ten.
Joey Ventrillo held the lead in the early laps of the Super Street
main event, with John Bourdelais and second-generation racer Nick
Gravel right behind. Gravel got past Bourdelais for second on lap
eight, with Russ Douphinette following in his tire tracks.
Ventrillo had problems and wound up finishing last, with Russ
Douphinette up to lead the pack under the crossed flags with Gravel,
Sandy Lee, Tony Carroll, and Chris Lee next in the running order.
Sandy Lee made his way past Gravel shortly afterwards to get second,
and he quickly set his sights on leader Douphinette.
With the checkers in sight, Lee snuck past Douphinette on the low side
to take the win, with Douphinette, Gravel, Chris Lee, Ron Bolduc,
Carroll, Lee Weldy, Chris Sullivan, Rob MacRae, and Rob DeAlmeida the
rest of the top ten.
The PASS Sportsman division ran a special 75-lap feature event, with a
few of the All-Star guys taking them on to defend their home turf.
Neil Evans led early before losing out to Lee Weldy, but when Weldy
broke and dropped out on lap15, Evans found himself out front once
more.
Sandy Lee got by to take over from Evans, but Ron Bolduc was a man on
a mission, and he outgunned both Evans and Lee to take his turn out
front. With a clear racetrack in front of him, Bolduc pulled away to
score a convincing win over Evans, Richie Morse, Geoff Rollins, and
Chris Lee.
Lee USA Speedway 6-27 Race Report
Lee, NH ? The NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites joined the action at Lee USA
Speedway on Friday night, with a strong field of the open-wheelers
filling the infield pit area for the event.
When the field roared under starter Steve Grant’s green flag, Chris
Leonard held the point, but he broke in the early laps and headed to
the sidelines. Jeremy Frankoski was next to take the point, but he
was soon under pressure from Bobby Santos III.
After a tough side-by-side battle, Santos eventually pulled ahead and
into the lead, and he quickly pulled away from the field. When the
checkers waved, it was Santos taking down the win over Randy Cabral,
Joey Payne, Adam Cantor, Frankoski, Erica Santos, Jeff Abold, Greg
Stoehr, Nokie Fornoro, and John Zych, Jr.
In the NEMA Lites, Jesse State was the man to beat, taking over the
lead from Anthony Marvuglio on lap eight, and leading the rest of the
way to take down the win. Jake Stergios grabbed second, with
Marvuglio, Russ Wood, Jr., and Todd Bertrand the rest of the top five.
Lee USA’s weekly divisions all saw action on Friday night as well,
with Wayne Helliwell, Jr. putting in an impressive drive to score his
second straight win in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late
Model 50-lap main event.
Veteran Charlie Rousseau broke out of the pack to set the pace for the
first six laps, with Bryan Kruczek knocking him off to take the lead
on lap seven. Kruczek was pulling away to a comfortable lead when he
encountered problems and dropped out on lap 17.
Rousseau picked up the lead once again on the restart, with Bobby
Baillargeon and Tom Fuller fighting hard for the second spot. But
Helliwell was coming, and coming fast. By halfway, he was past Fuller
and Baillargeon to run second, and six laps later, he slipped past
Rousseau into the lead.
Helliwell ran unchallenged from there, cruising on to make it
back-to-back wins in the One Stop Toy Shop Late Models. Larry Gelinas
came on strong in the late laps for second, with Rousseau, Fuller,
J.R. Baril, Jeffrey Labrecque, Jr., Baillargeon, Katrina Canney, Miles
Chipman, and Tyler Fiscus next across the stripe.
Kevin Emery came out on top after another exciting round of Ironman
racing action, holding off points leader Chris Harding to take down
the win. C.J. Bassett, Shane Horvath, and Crystal Brown were the rest
of the top five.
Kevin Aberle jumped out to the early lead in the Prime Storage Late
Model Sportsman feature, with Dan Eaton right on his back bumper.
Eighth starter Grant Aither was heading to the front quickly, however,
and he charged his way through the pack to the lead.
By the crossed flags, Aither already had the Leon Bishop machine out
front, and he quickly pulled away to lead by several car lengths.
Nobody else had anything for him, and Aither went on to pick up his
first win of the 2008 campaign.
Aberle held off some tough competition to score his season’s best
finish in the runner-up slot, followed by two-time winner Wayne
Helliwell, Jr., defending champ Boe Green, rookie Joe Jodoin, Pete
Evans, Jimmy Renfrew, Bill Ahern, Bobby Melvin, and Geoff Rollins.
Shortly after the Mac Tools Small Block Supers hit the track, heavy
fog started to roll in and diminish visibility, but Eddie Witkum, Jr.
didn’t let that stop him from making another trip to victory lane.
Bob Millett, Jr. led the field to the green, but he only stayed out
front for a single circuit before giving up the point to Jim Lowrey,
Jr. Dan Bowes soon joined the lead battle, running wheel-to-wheel
with Lowrey in a tremendous battle for the top spot.
With the fog getting worse as the laps progressed, Witkum made a
couple of quick moves to take over the lead, and he went on to pick up
the win. Bowes, Danny Lane, Ben Tinker, Mike Ordway, Jr., Millett,
Jeff Locke, Butch Valley, Jack Lilley, and Mike Netishen followed.
Track officials rolled the Planet Aid Hobby Stocks out of staging in
hopes the fog would lift, and after giving them a few controlled hot
laps, the track was race-ready. Patrick Tanguay and Eric Hoffman led
the field to green, with Tanguay out to lead the first six laps.
A.J. Panessiti slipped underneath Tanguay on lap seven to take over,
and he looked to be well on his way to victory. At halfway, it was
Panessiti, Tanguay, Jimmy Russell, Alby Ovitt, and Chris Titcomb in
the top five, with Ovitt on the move after starting tenth on the
field.
Ovitt caught up with leader Panessiti in a hurry, and he made a great
move to take over the lead with the laps running out. At the
checkers, it was Ovitt in for his first win of the season, with
Russell, Panessiti, Jim Shorey, Hoffman, Wade Worster, Geoff Rollins,
Kelsey Keegan, Kenny Scott, Jr. and Titcomb closing out the top ten.
The Roadrunners had a tough start in their feature event, with a
couple of multi-car incidents sending several cars to the pits in the
first couple of laps. The wrecks sent the race past its time
allotment, and it was re-started at the end of the program.
Timmy Johnson outran Loren Smith on the restart, with Ricky Porter
breaking out of the pack right behind him to run second. The two were
soon off to decide the race between themselves, and rookie Johnson was
more than up to the challenge.
Porter threw everything he had at Johnson, but he couldn’t find a way
to get past, and wound up settling for second place by about a half
car length at the checkers. Lance Barthelemy, Anthony Nadeau, Smith,
Chris Jacobson, Jim Piaseczny, Chris Harding, Ken Piaseczny, Jr., and
Bob Brockelbank finished third through tenth.
Olsen Scores Top-10 In NHMS Appearance
Loudon, NH (June 28, 2008): Mike Olsen has been a mainstay around the
garage area at all the NASCAR Camping World Series East events despite
his departure from full-time driving duties at the conclusion of the
2007 season. Only this year, Olsen’s been there strictly as a car
owner. On Friday night, Olsen dusted off the helmet, put on a new
driver’s suit, and got behind the wheel himself to compete in the
Heluva Good Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a second
Fadden Racing entry. His first start this season, and his 283rd career
start, yielded a seventh place finish.
“I enjoyed myself tremendously! It was a lot of fun to be
back in the driver’s seat, to have my friends and family here helping
me out. It was a great day,” said Olsen. “I’ve missed doing this.”
Olsen started the race with a past champion’s provisional
when rain washed out qualifying and put him 21st in the lineup. At the
drop of the green, Olsen used his trademark patience to get up to 19th
before pulling onto pit road at lap 23 for fuel.
Olsen restarted the race in 25th, but an early pit
strategy paid off with track position when the rest of the field had
to come in. By lap 50, Olsen was running eighth and by lap 90, he was
fifth. He was poised for a top-five run until a lap 102 restart when
the #61, with some support from K.D.D. Auto Parts, got tangled up in a
wreck off of turn two.
“I almost had it cleared and somebody came out of the
smoke and hit me in the right front. It knocked the toe out really
bad, but I kept it going. NASCAR went back a lap, then penalized the
15, so I got back in the top-five. We went back to green and I didn’t
know if the right front would hold out,” he explained.
But Olsen decided to gamble and he didn’t pit. The race
was under caution for several laps due to the wreck that Olsen was
involved in, which was fortunate for Olsen. The field didn’t go back
to green until lap 117, and was back under caution at lap 122. The
tire only had to hold up through a green-white-checker finish.
When the green dropped, Olsen was running eighth, and in
two laps, with a questionable tire, the North Haverhill, N.H. driver
was able to pick up the seventh position before the checkers fell.
“The car was so tight and the toe was knocked out so I was
lucky to finish where I did,” said Olsen. “It was a good day and there
was no pressure with points so it was a lot of fun.”
Hossfeld Edges Christopher in Whelen Modified Tour Photo Finish at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. (June 28, 2008) - Chuck Hossfeld led just one lap in the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race Saturday afternoon at New Hampshire
Motor Speedway, but it was the one that counted the most as he took
the checkered flag in a photo finish in the New England 100.
Hossfeld battled Ted Christopher for a number of laps down the
stretch, making the pass for the lead in Turns 1 and 2, but falling
back to second in Turns 3 and 4. On the final lap, he made a move
entering Turn 3 on Christopher and won the drag race out of Turn 4 to
the finish by .001 seconds.
“I knew I had to be patient,” Hossfeld said. “With Teddy
(Christopher), you’re racing one of the best racers here. I would have
been a happy either way with the finish, but I was glad to come home
first. I’m just so thrilled.”
The victory was the seventh of Hossfeld’s career, his third at New
Hampshire and his second of the season.
“This car is brand new and this team is just so good, I really have
very little to do with it,” Hossfeld said.
Christopher, who led 93 laps but was denied an opportunity to extend
his own track record for victories, registered his fourth top-five
finish of the season and second runner-up in as many outings. He leads
all drivers at New Hampshire with nine all-time victories at the
track, but was denied the opportunity to extend his record by the
slimmest of margins.
Ed Flemke Jr. tied his previous career-best finish at New Hampshire
when he came in third. Eric Beers and Reggie Ruggiero rounded out the
top 10.
After leading the race on lap 68, Bobby Santos finished sixth. Todd
Szegedy, Ryan Preece, Jeff Fuller and Ronnie Silk completed the top
10.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will move to the Empire State for its
sixth race of the 2008 season. Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y.,
will be the venue for the Mason Farms 100 on Saturday, July 12.
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR-New England 100 Unofficial Results
Saturday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.05 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Dodge, 100 laps, 96.675 mph, $15,600.
2. (2) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $11,700.
3. (9) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $9,200.
4. (6) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $6,700.
5. (29) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill, Conn., Ford, 100, $4,200.
6. (22) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Chevrolet, 100, $3,550.
7. (3) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 100, $3,950.
8. (12) Ryan Preece, Kensington, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $3,500.
9. (38) Jeff Fuller, Auburn, Mass., Chevrolet, 100, $3,750.
10. (15) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Pontiac, 100, $3,250.
11. (36) Brian Loftin, Lexington, N.C., Chevrolet, 100, $2,650.
12. (8) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $3,050.
13. (21) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $2,940.
14. (23) Rick Fuller, Auburn, Mass., 100, $2,425.
15. (34) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $2,300.
16. (7) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $2,775.
17. (11) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 100, $2,650.
18. (35) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., 100, $2,225.
19. (37) L.W. Miller, Dushore, Pa., Pontiac, 100, $2,200.
20. (26) Billy Pauch, Jr., Frenchtown, N.J., Dodge, 100, $2,443.
21. (24) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $2,425.
22. (17) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 100, $2,400.
23. (28) Danny Sammons, Hamilton, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $1,850.
24. (18) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 99, $2,225.
25. (20) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 99, $2,200.
26. (4) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 98, $2,300.
27. (32) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98, $1,800.
28. (30) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 96, $1,800.
29. (5) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Chevrolet, 79, overheating, $2,300.
30. (19) Anthony Sesely, Matawan, N.J., Dodge, 56, carburetor, $2,200.
31. (10) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 54, rear end, $2,300.
32. (31) Dale Quarterly, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 42, ignition, $1,800.
33. (33) Sean Patterson, Wading River, N.Y., Pontiac, 22, axle, $2,100.
34. (27) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Ford, 20, transmission, $2,200.
35. (25) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 12, accident, $2,200.
36. (13) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 6, accident, $2,200.
37. (14) Richard Savary, Canton, Mass., Chevrolet, 5, accident, $2,400.
38. (16) Tom Abele, Jr., Norwich, Conn., Chevrolet, 5, accident, $2,200.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 5 minutes 10 seconds
Margin of Victory: .001 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Field set per rule book, rain
Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T.Christopher 1-23; T.Szegedy 24; T.Christopher 25; T.Szegedy 26;
T.Christopher 27-29; T.Szegedy 30-32; T.Christopher 33-67; B.Santos
68; T.Christopher
69-99; C.Hossfeld 100.
Standings: 1. C.Hossfeld, 855; 2. T.Christopher, 819; 3. T.Szegedy,
750; 4. E.Beers, 685; 5. E.Flemke,Jr., 662; 6. M.Hirschman, 643; 7.
R.Pennink, 639; 8. M.Stefanik, 634; 9. R.Preece, 604; 10. J.Civali,
602.
200 ? feature reset for July 30
Rain halts PASS North All-Stars 200 ? feature reset for July 30
Naples ME (June 29, 2008) A heavy rain KO’d the racing action at
All-Star Speedway Saturday night just prior to the start of the Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) super late model 200.
The 200 lap feature has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, July 30th at
7:00 PM, headlining a special mid week racing card at All-Star. Race
teams and race fans are advised to keep their All-Star wrist bands and
ticket stubs for the new date.
The rain couldn’t dampen the fans enthusiasm for the PASS autograph
session. The entire field, including cuppers Kyle “Rowdy” Busch and
Regan Smith, signed autographs and greeted fans prior to the events’
postponement.
Richie Dearborn, Kyle Busch and Kelly Moore all earned super late
model heat race wins and Regan Smith checkered the consolation round.
The PASS Pluffybilt Racing Tractors Sportsman feature beat the weather
and Plaistow New Hampshire veteran Bob Bolduc beat the PASS Sportsman
regulars at their own game. Bolduc snagged the lead from David Lee on
a lap 34 restart and took control for the balance of the 75 lap event.
At the checkers it was Bolduc over Neil Evans Jr., Richie Morse,
Geoff Rollins and Christopher Lee.
Neil Evans Jr. and Lee Weldy won the Sportsman heat races.
Both PASS super late model divisions are racing this week. PASS South
is in action on Thursday, July 3rd for the PASS South Firecracker 125
at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley South Carolina. The PASS
North super late models and mods race into Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
in Scarborough Maine on Saturday July 5th.
Be sure to visit www.racewithpass.com for the latest news, schedules,
results and point standings for all four PASS racing divisions.
Order of Finish ? Pro All Stars Series ? All Star Speedway, Epping NH
6/28/08 -Pluffybilt Racing Tractors Sportsman Feature ? 75laps
1) 95-Ron Bolduc, Plaistow NH 2) 69-Neil Evans Jr., Epping NH 3)
34-Richie Morse, Waterford ME 4) 02-Geoff Rollins, Groton MA 5) 17-
Christopher Lee, Nottingham NH 6) 7-Shane Tatro, Levant ME 7)
22-Steve Bennett Sr., Buckfield ME 8) 54-Nick Gravel, Groton MA 9)
68-Jonathan Ledger, Groveton NH 10) 60-Kyle Hart, Fryeburg ME 11)
20-David Lee II Nottingham NH 12) 0no? Chris Sullivan, Barrington NH
13) 35-Bobby Nadeau, Hollis ME 14) 36-Terry Merrill, Saco ME 15)
77-Lee Weldy, Raymond NH
Unity Raceway - RACING 6/26 & 6/27
The Thursday Thrilla race night started with management taking a poll
of drivers and fans of the possibility of combing Thursday with
Friday’s race night. The opinion was a definite “YES”. The two shows
will be combined on Friday night at 6:30 starting July, 4th. The Mens
Peanuts started the last Thursday show with a side by side battle
between #29 of Cody Sleeper and #12 of Darrin Durrell. These two cars
would hold off the charge of Lance Chapman. Durrell would take his
first heat race win of the season over Cody Sleeper. Tim Robinson took
the outside lane and took the “Orange Crush” to the front. He would be
challenged for a few laps by the #53 of Richard Jackson. Robinson
settled in and took the win in the second heat race. With fifteen cars
taking the green flag, Darrin Durrell and David Cook led the pack nose
to tail for many laps. Kyle Gallant, Tim Robinson, and Ed Sleeper
looked like a freight train gaining on the front two. Ed Sleeper would
be blocked by lapped traffic and lose the leaders. Robinson would
catch David Cook and make the pass on the inside. Durrell would find
the outside groove to his liking. Robinson would again have to
challenge on the inside. Side by side these two would go for many
laps. Robinson would again lead the field to the checkered in first.
Durrell would follow in second. David Cook was the apparent third
place finisher, but did not pass post race inspection moving Ed
Sleeper to the third place position. Kyle Gallant and Cody Sleeper
would finish out the top five.
The Teen Thunder division saw the battle between Ben Nile and Ricky
Palmer continue in the heat race. Nile would take the early lead, only
to have Palmer catch him. Nile would use the inside groove to take the
advantage and the heat race win. Jeremy Ludden would return to the
teen division in flying fashion. Ludden would jump to the early lead.
Palmer would follow in second. Nile was being challenged by the #08 of
Shelby Kimball. Palmer would catch Ludden on lap 7. Using the inside
line, Palmer would take the lead and walk away for this second win in
a row. Ludden would finish in second with Nile third. Kimball would
run a solid race in fourth returning from her crash of last week.
The Ladies division would have rookie, Samantha Letourneau, prove that
she has learned her way around Unity Raceway quickly. In just her
second race, Letourneau took the lead in the heat race and cruised to
her first checkered flag. The feature would again have Letourneau
jumping to the early lead. Caution on lap 2 for the stalled car of
Melissa Higgins would bring the field together again. Carol Wilson
would take the lead from Letourneau on the restart. Letourneau would
not be denied. She jumped back to the lead passing on the outside with
Mary Reed following in third. Chelsea Young is moving to the front.
Young catches second place Wilson. The two would go side by side for
many laps. The cars touch coming out of turn two sending both
competitors over the back stretch bank causing caution number two.
Both cars would remain on the track starting at the back of the pack.
Letourneau would again jump to the lead. Wilson and Young are moving
to the front again. A spinning Young would send Mary Reed into the
turn one bank bringing out the red flag and the end of the race.
Letourneau would bring home her first checkered flag of her young
career. The 64X would follow in second. Kayla Robinson would follow in
her fathers footsteps bringing home her first trophy of her career.
Alicia Goodwin would have a strong night in fourth. Carol Wilson would
come back from her crash and finish fifth.
The Thursday Enduro race would have alot of excitement. A little tire
squealing, smoke, and fire added to the show. Henry Boudreau driving
the #91 jumped to the early lead. Chris Rudge jumped to the inside
groove to make the pass. Alex Fernald is helping with the bug problem
as his motor is getting ready to expire. Lap 6 had the Mustang
convertible of Thursday night tech man, Sam Young, join the field.
Track Manager, George Fernald Jr., needed to see if the track was
slippery. The Mustang was very loose out of turn four. Lap 10 had the
first scary moment of the young season. The #54 of Larry Jackson burst
into flames between turn two and three. Jackson had the sense to bring
the car to the pits for the help of follow drivers. Everyone was fine,
but the car will need some work. Rudge has increased his lead in all
this mayhem. Rudge takes the checkered flag followed by Boudreau and
the #27 of Douglas Kus.
The Sportsman division started the Friday night racing program. Brad
Bellows again jumped to an early lead in the heat race. He held off a
strong challenge by Donnie York to continue with his winning ways.
Kris Huff would make his first start of the 2008 season by taking the
early lead in the feature. Bellows was quick to the front and
challenging Huff by lap 5. Bellows would not be denied the lead.
Donnie York and John Kalel II would have a battle for the third
position. This battle would last for over half the race. The battle
would come to an end when Kalel would have a flat left front tire. The
caution would be thrown as the quick #5 could not make it back to the
pits. Bellows would again jump to the lead on the restart with Huff in
tow. Bellows would remain undefeated for the season. Huff would finish
second with York in third. Kalel would recover from the flat tire in
fourth. “Big Dog” Mike Lynch would make his first appearance at Unity
Raceway in 2008 and finish fifth. With this win, Bellows by rule would
have his engine inspected by the Unity Raceway tech inspectors. The
motor was disassembled and inspected. Everything was found to be
completely by the rule book. The second and third place competitors
were allowed to inspect the disassembled engine also. The #25 crew
have done their homework with this great string of wins.
The Limited division had Deane Smart leading the pack for the early
lead. Smart would use the outside groove to hold off the charging
Frank Moulton. Smart would hold the outside line and cross the line
for the heat race win. Joe Allard would jump to the early lead in the
feature after his problems in the heat race. Moulton and Smart would
hook up and start chasing down Allard. These two would battle for many
laps. Smart would take charge of second place as Moulton slipped up
the track. Allard cruises to the first feature win of the season much
to the delight of his race fans. Smart would beat Moulton to the line
for second. Jerry Robbins, Jr. followed in fourth. Nick Jenkins would
make his Unity Limited debut finishing fifth.
The Monsta Mini division hit the track with a close battle between
Mike Wilson and Duane Dunifer. Dunifer would try the whole heat race
for a way around Wilson. Dunifer just could not find away around the
#92 machine. Wilson would take home the win. The feature showed just
how close the competition is. Gary Richards took the early race lead.
Mike Wilson is quick to catch the front runners from his last place
starting position. Richards, Dunifer, and Wilson would show that Unity
Raceway is wide enough for three cars wide. This would work for more
then a lap. Wilson would use a lap car as a pick to take the lead.
Dunifer would follow in second. The #43 of Scott Theriault would come
to challenge the third place car of Richards. Richard’s car faded and
Theriault takes third. Wilson cruises to his second win of the season.
Dunifer settles for second. Scott Theriault makes his Unity debut in
third place. Markus Lowe follows in fourth with Gary Richards in
fifth.
The Late Model Pro-4 division saw another classic battle between Steve
Rackliff and Cary Davis. This duet has been burning up the track in
the past few weeks. Rackliff would come out on top with the heat race
win. The heat race would also see the Pro-4 debut of “Hurricane” Hal
Stratton in the #4 machine. A caution on Lap 1 of the feature would
see the #19 of Sean Johnson retired to the pits. Reggie Bickford
jumped to the race lead on the restart. The yellow flag would fly
again on lap 5 when the slowing Ben Clark would be collected by Greg
Cummings. This would continue the bad luck of the 2008 season for
Cummings. Anybody got a lucky charm? The restart would have Jimmy
Dennis jumping to the lead. The lead would be short lived as Dennis
drifts wide, and Davis and Rackliff sneak by on the inside. The battle
of these two cars would continue over the next few laps. Rackliff
would use lapped traffic to take the lead. Davis would try high and
low to make the pass. Rackliff crosses the line first. Davis follows
in second. Jimmy Dennis follows the two for a third place finish.
Reggie Bickford has a fine run for fourth. Norm Cummings, Jr. would
cross the stipe in fifth for the second week in a row.
The Wildcat division is growing every week. The heat race saw a fine
race between buddies, Dustin Hubbard and Troy Patterson. This race
would have the two going door to door even splitting lapped cars.
Patterson would take the heat race win. Hubbard would jump out to the
early lead in the feature. Patterson gets tied up in traffic to follow
in second. Hubbard only proves that he is back from his woes of last
week by increasing his lead. A noticeable miss from the Wildcat field
is the #7 of Mary Reed. Mary is recovering from her rollover of
Thursday night. Hubbard weaves through lapped traffic to take the win.
Troy Patterson appears to have taken second. He is moved back two
positions to fourth for jumping the original start. This allows the #4
of Tim Hudson to take home the second place trophy. Shawn Hamel would
take home a trophy again this week finishing in third. Duane Walton
would finish a strong fifth in his first Unity start of the season.
The Friday Enduro race had Rob Paddack jump to an early lead. Paddack
would lead for a few laps before Chris Rudge would take the lead.
Rudge would set his cruise control and never look back. Paddack would
be challenged by George Fernald, III for second place. It would be the
battle of the compact car versus the family car. Fernald would drive
by on the outside for second. Paddack would follow for a close third.
Jr. Fan Club Member, Robert Dyer, had his best career finish in
fourth.
Unity Raceway’s 60th Anniversary Fireworks Celebration will be held on
July 4th at 6:30. Unity residents will receive half price on
grandstand admission(proof of residency required).
Kurt Busch wins Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N. H. (June 29, 2008) - Kurt Busch and his No. 2 Miller Lite
team decided to go for fuel mileage Sunday, hoping to salvage a good
finish in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway.
For most of the afternoon, Busch raced under the radar while Tony
Stewart, Casey Mears and a few others battled way ahead for the lead.
But Mother Nature smiled on Busch and a few other drivers after 284 of
the 301 scheduled laps, drenching the track just 17 laps from
completion.
The result?
Busch, who had inherited the lead when all the front-running cars had
to pit for fuel after an accident brought out the day’s fifth caution,
captured his 18th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory
He wasn’t alone in good fortune. Michael Waltrip, who finished second,
and J. J. Yeley, who finished third, had pitted out of sequence from
the leaders along with several other drivers and could make it to the
finish without stopping again. All these cars were cruising around the
track while Stewart and Co. were running flat-out towards the finish
line.
“It’s better sometimes to be lucky than good,” Busch said afterwards.
“We gambled on fuel mileage and came out ahead.”
Trailing Busch, Waltrip and Yeley were Martin Truex, Jr., Elliott
Sadler, Reed Sorenson, Mears, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby
Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Stewart and Kevin Harvick.
The accident that sent all the leaders to the pits happened on lap 271
when Dale Earnhardt, Jr., dropped down out of the groove to pit. Jamie
McMurray didn’t see Earnhardt and smashed the rear end of Junior’s
car, which spun down pit road. McMurray’s car careened across the race
track and collected the side of David Ragan’s car, spinning him
around.
The finish was one of the more bizzare this season and produced
another new winner in Kurt Busch. Ten different drivers have now won
races this season.
The final caution fell just before the rain when Bowyer and Sam
Hornish, Jr., got together in turn three.
Points leader Kyle Busch, who struggled most of the day, got into a
bumping incident under this caution with former Formula One star Juan
Pablo Montoya. Montoya turned Busch around, ending any chance Busch
might have had for a better finish. Busch wound up 25th. NASCAR docked
Montoya two laps for “aggressive driving,” and the penalty put him in
32nd.
Threatening rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm and excitement of a
near-capacity crowd at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
French-Canadian Patrick Carpentier, a fan favorite in this part of the
country, started from his first pole position in a NASCAR Sprint Cup
race. Carpentier, however, dropped to third by the fifth lap behind
Harvick and Bobby Labonte. By lap 30, Harvick and Earnhardt, Jr., were
a couple of seconds ahead with the cream of the NASCAR crop spaced out
over a straightaway. Labonte was third, followed by Carpentier, Truex,
A. J. Allmendinger, Hamlin, Kahne, Sorenson and Scott Riggs.
Earnhardt passed Harvick for the lead on the 45th lap, much to the
delight of his rabid fans.
After the first green-flag pit stops, Harvick was back up front with
Kahne on his bumper. Earnhardt was third at lap 86 when David
Reutimann tapped Dario Franchitti’s left rear fender, turning
Franchitti around.
On the ensuing restart, Mears and Brian Vickers were up front with
Harvick third. Stewart had moved from 28th starting position to fourth
and Bowyer had moved from 18th to fifth. Bowyer, who won here last
fall, had predicted a close, competitive race after practice on
Saturday.
Behind Bowyer was Gordon, Hamlin and Johnson. Earnhardt was next,
followed by Kahne, Truex and Labonte. Burton and Kyle Busch were next.
A caution for debris on the track slowed the fast-paced field at lap
140, with a majority of the field making a pit stop.
Stewart’s No. 20 Home Depot pit crew put his Toyota back on the track
first with Mears on his bumper. It was the first time Stewart led
Sunday after having won Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race. By
the halfway point (150 laps of the 301-lap distance), Stewart was
leading Mears by a few car lengths. Gordon had moved to third.
Joe Nemecheck spun to bring out another caution just a few laps after
the restart.
The top 10 on the restart were Stewart, Gordon, Mears, Harvick,
Bowyer, Johnson, Earnhardt, Hamlin, Burton and Truex.