UNITY RACEWAY - 8/29
The cloudy morning turned into a wonderful afternoon for the final
race of August. The crowd was there in anticipation of what the Flying
Fernald was going to jump thru this year. The fans were pleased to
find out it was another mobile home. This year the jumping vehicle was
a mini van. The jump had to be just perfect. George again proved to be
right on the mark as he cleared the whole trailer on the first jump.
The fans were in for a treat as he made the jump a second and third
time. The only thing that calmed him down was the van had seen it’s
better day. We can only wonder what next year will bring.
The Ladies division is getting more and more competitive each week.
This week saw thirteen cars challenge for the lead. The heat race saw
caution fly on lap one as Kayla Robinson spun in turn one. Melissa
Higgins used this opportunity to jump to the lead. Meagan Allen made a
return trip to the track to run a close second. Higgins increased her
lead and took her first checkered flag of the season. The feature
would again have caution fly on lap one. A spinning machine forced
point leader, Samantha Letourneau, hard into the turn one banking.
This would force Letourneau to the pits for the night. Meagan Allen
would jump to the lead. Carol Wilson is using the inside lane to fly
up thru the pack. Wilson catches Allen and charges by on the inside.
Rhonda Lyford has taken over second position from Allen. Allen is
being challenged for third by Molly Feeney. Shelby Kimball, moving up
from the Teen division to run with the Ladies, breaks into the top
five from her rear starting position. Feeney has cleared Allen and put
her sights on Lyford. Feeney makes her way around Lyford. Wilson has
driven away from the field. Time is running out for Feeney to catch
Wilson. Wilson bobbles out of four allowing Feeney to close up the
gap. Wilson is able to hold on for the win. Feeney finishes a very
close second. Rhonda Lyford joins the pair in victory lane with third.
Allen has a strong run in fourth. Shelby Kimball finishes fifth in her
debut in the Ladies division.
Ben Clark and Cary Davis cleared the field and started pulling away in
the heat race. Davis challenges Clark in the inside. Rackliff has
joined the pair. Clark holds them off for the heat race win. Jim Denis
takes the early race lead. Davis moves into the second spot. Steve
Rackliff uses the inside lane to take over third from Ben Clark. Bill
Ellis is having a fine run in fifth. Rackliff has moved to the inside
of Davis to challenge for second. The pair are catching leader, Denis.
Mechanical problems for Dennis causes him to spin and bring out the
first caution. Dennis is taken to the pits, but is able to rejoin the
field before the restart. Rackliff and Davis race side by side for the
lead. Clark has moved back into the third spot. Rackliff has cleared
Davis and taken the lead. Clark is gaining slightly on Davis. Dennis
has weaved thru traffic to take over the fourth spot. Rackliff cruises
to the win. Davis follows in second. Ben Clark has another fine run in
third. Dennis recovers from his spin to finish in fourth. Corey Walker
follows up last weeks top three with a fifth place finish.
Brandon Greenleaf started the Teen division heat race out with a bang.
The #68 machine rolled under the flag stand bringing out the red flag.
Greenleaf was okay, but the car was done for the night. Ben Nile and
Shelby Kimball go side by side on the restart for the lead. Nile is
able to take the lead from Kimball and cruise to the heat race win.
Lucas Porter is able to clear traffic and take the early race lead.
Shelby Kimball is following in a strong second. Jeremy Ludden is
passing the field on the outside. Ricky Palmer tries to follow Ludden,
but the door is shut. Ludden has caught Porter and taken over the lead
spot. Palmer has cleared the traffic and moved into the second
position. Ben Nile is making his presence known in the top five by
passing Kimball for fourth. Ludden is pulling away from the field.
Nile is reeling in the third place Porter. Caution would fly on lap 12
as ten year old, Westley Turner, would spin in turn 3. Ludden and
Palmer would race for the lead on the restart. Palmer would take the
lead and the win. Ludden would take home second. Lucas Porter would
bring home the hardware with a third place finish. Ben Nile has a
strong run in fourth. Shelby Kimball finishes out the top five.
The Unity Variety and Video Wildcats heat race saw point leader,
Dustin Hubbard, jump to the early race lead. Carl McAlpine weaves thru
traffic from his last place starting position to take over second.
Hubbard has a commanding lead and cruises to the win. Hubbard again
would take the lead on the start of the feature. Troy Patterson clears
Mike Snow to take the second position. Patterson has a rear view
mirror full of Carl McAlpine. The pair go side by side with McAlpine
using the inside lane to take second. Tim Hudson is up to challenge
Patterson for third. Hubbard has a straight away lead over McAlpine.
Todd Rollins is having a fine run in fifth. Hubbard’s lead would be
erased as the spinning lapped car of Tim Hopkins comes in contact with
Hubbard’s machine bringing out the caution. McAlpine would jump to the
lead on the restart. Hubbard would take over second position. Tim
Hudson followed the pair in third. Hubbard continues to gain on
McAlpine. Time would run out. McAlpine takes another win. Hubbard
would follow a close second. Hudson follows in third. Troy Patterson
cruised to a fine fourth place finish. “Hurricane” Hal Stratton
finished out the top five.
The Sportsman division saw a fine battle between the Bill Smith and
Bryan Robbins. Smith jumped to the early race lead. Robbins would try
every line around the leader. He could just not quite have enough to
get around. Smith would take home his first heat race win of the
season. Kris Huff recovered from last weeks crash to jump to the early
race lead. Bryan Robbins follows in second. Bill Smith and Kris Watson
bump coming off turn 2 to bring out the first caution closing up the
field. Huff would again jump to the lead. This time Brad Bellows would
follow Huff. Bellows would take the lead has Huff would experience
transmission problems at the start finish line. Caution would fly
again as Mark Dodge spins off turn 3. The Dodge machine would not
refire and retired to the pits. Bellows would take the lead. Don York
moves into second as Bryan Robbins is getting loose. Brian Fortin
returns to the track running in the fourth position. Bill Smith has
moved into the fifth spot. Robbins is trying the inside line around
York. Bellows has checked out on the field to take the win. York beats
Robbins to the line for second. Bryan Robbins, to the liking of son
Colby, takes home the third place trophy. Fortin has a fine run in
fourth. Bill Smith finishes out the top five.
The Enduro divison saw a fine field of cars start the race. Dominic
Bailey jumped to the early race lead. Nick Lizotte followed in second.
Bobby Seger followed a close third. As the leaders caught lapped
traffic, the field was jumbled. Mickey Landry, Jr., making his debut
in the Enduro division, took the lead. As Landry was weaving thru the
traffic, Douglas Kus was trying to keep the 01 machine in his sights.
Dominic Bailey had given up his lead, but the leaders were not pulling
away. Henry Boudreau, moving to the machine vacated by Alex Fernald,
is running in the fourth position. The red flag would fly as a racing
competitor did not stay in his car and was walking the infield. The
restart would find Landry in the lead again. Kus and Bailey would
follow. Boudreau has problems with a lapped car allowing the field to
close up for the fourth position. When the dust cleared, it was Landry
taking the checkered. Kus follows in second. Bailey has a fine run in
third. Boudreau would recover from his spin to take home the fourth
spot.
The Men’s Peanut division saw Ryan Ripley jump to the lead in the heat
race. Josh Childs has cleared traffic and gaining on the leader.
Childs can’t catch the leading Ripley as he takes the heat race win.
Cody Sleeper streaks to the early race lead. Kyle Gallant follows in
second. Ripley has already broken into the top three from his rear
starting position. Childs is attached to the rear bumper of Chris
Williams running in fourth and fifth. Cody Sleeper continues to check
out on the field. Ripley works his way around Gallant for second.
Childs follows him thru for third. Ripley is catching Cody Sleeper but
the laps are winding down. Cody Sleeper is able to hold on for the
win. Ripley follows a very close second. Josh Childs makes another
trip to victory lane in third. Kyle Gallant has a fine run in fourth.
Dan Quillia, making his 2008 debut at the track, finishes out the top
five.
Josh St Clair and Deane Smart race door to door. Josh St Clair gains a
little on the outside only to have Smart fight back on the inside.
Josh St Clair gets loose on the outside bringing out the caution. The
restart finds Joey Doyon and Smart going door to door. Smart is again
able use the inside to take the heat race win. Dustin Hubbard would
take the lead in the feature. Josh St Clair would challenge Hubbard on
the inside. A caution on lap 4 would close the field up. Josh St Clair
would take the lead on the restart. Brad Bellows fights for the second
position on the inside. Hubbard is hanging tough on the outside. Smart
is passing the field on the inside and is challenging for the second
spot. Joey Doyon has moved up from the rear of the field into the
fourth position. Seth Raven, making is first 2008 Unity start,
challenges Hubbard for fifth. Smart has caught Josh St Clair. Smart
sneaks by Josh St Clair on the inside to take the lead. Bellows is
holding on to the third position. Doyon and Hubbard finish out the top
five. Smart is checking out on the field. Bellows catches Josh St
Clair. The pair go side by side. Smart crosses the line first for the
win. Josh St Clair holds off Bellows for second. Bellows continues his
fine runs in third. Doyon takes home the fourth spot. Hubbard finishes
out the top five with a fine run.
Richard Jackson took the lead in the dirt from Duane Dunifer Sr in the
Monsta Mini heat race. Richard Jackson would follow in the footsteps
of girlfriend, Melissa Higgins, by taking the heat race win. Gary
Richards takes the lead with Markus Lowe on his bumper in the feature.
Richard Jackson has already taken over third position from the rear of
the field. Richard Jackson is challenging Lowe on the inside for
second. Chad Elkins is keeping the leaders in his sights in fourth.
Point leader, Mike Wilson, runs in fifth. Lowe and Richard Jackson
continue to run door to door for second. A violent rollover on lap 9
brings out the red flag. Duane Dunifer Sr caught the front tire of the
spinning Matt Picard launching the car in the air. Dunifer would get
out of his car under his own power. The car was retired. Richards
jumps to the lead again on the restart. Richard Jackson is able to use
the inside line to take the lead. Wilson and Lowe battle for third.
The restart would have the battle between Richard Jackson and Richards
surface again. Richards would use the outside to take the lead. Lowe
is all over the rear bumper of Richard Jackson’s machine. Richard’s
drifts wide out of turn four allowing Richard Jackson to take the
lead. Richards would try the inside and out to get back by. Richard
Jackson would take his first checkered of the 2008 season after many
second place finishes. Richards would follow up in second. Lowe would
make a trip to victory lane in third. Chad Elkins would have a fine
run in fourth. Paul Jackson finished with another top five finish.
This week will have the return of the Nelcar Legends, the final kids
bike race of the season, as well as the fund raiser for the Humane
Society. Teen Thunder drivers, Ben Nile and Shelby Kimball, will also
be having a raffle with all proceeds going to the Children’s Miracle
Network. Hope to see you all there.
Gauthier Takes Down First Victory
Gauthier Takes Down First Victory
Winchester, NH: Saturday Night at the high banks of Monadnock Speedway
was filled with exciting racing action from all six divisions
competing at the ? mile. Chris McTaggart of Winchester, NH took the
checkers in the Mini Stock event, Dan Frederick of Greenfield, ma
repeated in the Super Stocks. Adam Gray of Belchertown, Ma collected
his sixth win of the season. Outlaw Pro competitor, Steve Gauthier,
took down his first career win in dominating fashion. Greg Stoehr from
the Northeast Midget Association wheeled his very fast machine into
victory lane and Louis Maher won the 4-cylinder event.
The Mini Stocks rolled onto the track with Beth Adams on the pole. On
the green flag start, Adams quickly took the lead as Joe Rogers,
Dennis Wallace, Kim Rivet and Chris McTaggart followed. The caution
flew on the lap one as Chris Parenteau spun in turn four. On the
restart, Roger took the lead but Adams took it back by the next lap.
Rivet passed Wallace for third. On lap seven, the lead changed again
as Rogers made the pass on Adams. On the next lap, the caution flew
again for Kevin Russell, Derek Bergquist and Rich Abbott. Adams, with
a good start, took the lead again as the field behind her all ran side
by side. On lap ten, Adams felt the heat as Rivet and McTaggart ran
close behind. Rivet took over the lead as Rogers and McTaggart
battled for second. Joe Kendall moved into fourth. On lap twelve,
McTaggart took over the leas as Rivet pulled into the infield with
mechanical problems. Over half-way, McTaggart showed the way as
Kendall felt Tim Jackson all over his back bumper. Brandon Warren
moved into the fourth spot and looking for a way around Jackson. On
the final lap, it was McTaggart taking the checkers followed by
Kendall, Jackson, Warren and Ed Brehio III.
Veteran Frank Carey brought the Super Stocks to the green with Chris
Pletcher on the outside pole. Carey quickly jumped to the lead as
Pletcher held off Ken Springer for second. On lap three, the caution
came out as Dana Shepard suffered mechanical problems going into the
infield. On the restart, Carey continued to lead as Springer moved
into second followed by Bob Bedaw, Paul Smith and Jeremy Sorel.
Pletcher was shuffled back to seventh. On lap eight, Springer took
over the lead but not without a fight from Carey. On the next lap,
Frederick made the pass on Carey for second and started to reel in the
leader. Carey felt the pressure of Bedaw for third. Half-way to go,
Springer continued to hold of a hard charging Frederick as Bill
Johnston now sat in third. Carey ran fourth followed by Bedaw. On lap
seventeen, Springer could not hang onto the lead as Frederick took him
on the outside for the top spot. Johnston and Bedaw made the pass on
Carey for third and fourth. Sorel ran fifth. On the next lap, the top
three runners approached lap traffic and carefully worked around them.
On the final lap, Frederick took down the win followed by Springer,
Johnston, Bedaw and Sorel.
Jason Lafleur led the field of Late Models to the green as Geoff
Rollins held the second starting position. On the start, Lafleur took
the lead as Rollins ran on the outside of him. The top four of
Lafleur, Rollins, Darrell Keane and Matt Mead all ran side by side,
bumper to bumper. On lap two, contact was made between Lafleur and
Keane as the caution came out for the first time. On the restart,
Rollins took the field to the green as Mead ran on the outside. Adam
Gray moved into the third spot with Jay Maki in fourth. Five laps in
the book, Rollins felt Gray on the inside for the pass as Mead dropped
to third. By the next lap, Gray took over the lead as mead followed
for second. Lavoie moved into fourth and placed pressure on Rollins
for third. On lap ten, the yellow was shown as Maki made contact with
Keane. On the restart, Gray continued to lead the way as Mead and
Lavoie followed. The top three began to stretch out as John Meany and
Rollins battled for the fourth spot. On lap seventeen, the caution
came out again for debris on the track giving Mead and Lavoie a chance
to battle Gray for the lead on the restart. The green flag flew and
Gray jumped to the lead as Meany, Rollins and Keane challenged each
other for fourth. Five laps to go, the top three pulled away from the
field as Keane made the pass on Rollins for fourth. At the checkers,
it was Gray followed by Mead, Lavoie, Keane and Rollins.
The Outlaw Pros rolled onto the track as Steve Gauthier and Mike Parks
brought the field to the green. On lap one, the field was under
yellow as Ron Smith spun in the middle of turn three and four. On the
restart, Gauthier and Parks ran side by side as Fran Colson sat in
third. By the next lap, Gray moved into the third spot as Colson fell
back to sixth. Meany and Ovitt followed in fourth and fifth. On lap
ten, Gauthier continued to lead as Parks felt the heat of Barry Gray
on his back bumper. Zuidema moved into fifth looking to take away
fourth from Ovitt. A very strong Gauthier pulled away from second
place runner of Parks as he continued to hold Gray. On lap twenty, the
top five remained the same as both Gray and Ovitt attempted to move
into second and third. On the next lap, Gray went to the inside of
Parks to take away second. Ten laps to go, Gauthier dominated the race
as Gray and Ovitt battled for second. Zuidema moved in the fourth as
Parks ran fifth. Lap thirty five, Gauthier began to approach heavy lap
traffic but was far enough ahead to carefully work around them. On the
final lap, it was Gauthier taking down his first career win as his
fellows competitors congratulated him. Gray, Ovitt, Zuidema and Parks
followed in the top five.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway will host the Teddy Bear Pools and
Spas Final Triple Crown Event. Barry Gray leads the way in the series
by two points over Adam Brooks. The Allison Legacy North and Classic
Lites are on the venue along with the Late Models, Super Stocks, Mini
Stocks and Full Size Enduros. Race time is at 6pm. For more
information, log onto www.monadnockspeedway.com.
Outlaw Pro Finish: Steve Gauthier, Jaffrey, NH; Barry Gray,
Belchertown, NH; Brandon Ovitt, Bernardston, NH; Jeff Zuidema, N.
Brookfield, Ma; Mike Parks, Charlestown, NH; Phil Meany, Gardner, Ma;
Ron Smith, Oakham, Ma; George Frost, Fitchburg, Ma; Rob Williams,
Winchendon, Ma; Adam Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Fran Colson, Gardner, Ma;
James Hancock, Litchfield, NH
Late Models Finish: Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma; Matt Mead, Richmond,
NH; John Lavoie, Peterborough, NH; Darrell Keane, Springfield, Ma;
Geoff Rollins, Groton, Ma; Jason Lafleur, Belchertown, Ma; |Andy
Brooks, Winchendon, Ma; Brian Grantz, Mont Vernon, NH; Jason Maki,
Fitchburg, Ma; John Meany, Gardner, Ma
Super Stocks Finish: Dan Frederick, Greenfield, Ma; |Ken Springer, W.
Swanzey, NH; Bill Johnston, Athol, Ma; Bob Bedaw, Greenfield, Ma;
Jeremy Sorel, Palmer, Ma; Frank Carey, Belchertown, Ma; Paul Smith,
Athol, Ma; Chris Pletcher, Hillsboro, NH; Craig Cashman, Keene, NH;
John Hall, Shelburne Falls, Ma; Paul Barnard, Montague, Ma; |David
Clough, Merrimack, NH: Buster Duncan, Greenfield, Ma; Nancy Muni,
|Harwinton, Ma; Kevin Ouellette, Fitchburg, Ma; Chuck Setaro,
Greenfield, NH; Dana Shepard, Putney, VT;
Mini Stock Finish: Chris McTaggart, Winchester, NH; Joey Kendall,
Winchendon, Ma; Tim Jackson, Jaffrey, NH; Brandon Warren; Chicopee,
Ma; Ed Brehio, Baldwinville, Ma; Derek Bergquist, Warwick, Ma; Joe
Rogers, Ludlow, VT; Dennis Wallace, Jaffrey, NH; Beth Adams,
Winchendon, Ma; |Kevin Russell, Alstead, NH; Chris Davis, Winchester,
NH; Bill Russell, Fitzwilliam, NH; Matt Kennedy, Hinsdale, NH; Justin
Burns, Ayer, Ma; Kim Rivet, Chicopee, Ma; Matt Whittemore, Bennington,
NH; Richard Abbott, Winchester, NH; Chris Parenteau, Suffield, CT;
William Elliot, Antrim, NH
Top Ten 4-cylinder Enduro: Louis Maher, Spencer, Ma; Josh Houle,
Vernon, VT; Dick Houle, Brattleboro, VT; matthew gauffin, Hancock, NH;
Fred Rogers, Ludlow, VT; Eddie LeClair, Winchendon, Ma; Julia Raymond,
Winchester, NH; Eric Starkweather, Marlborough, NH; Heath Renaud, W.
Chesterfield, NH; Ricky Bernard
SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE August 30th, 2008
SPEEDWAY 95 NEWS RELEASE August 30th, 2008
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, Me) The Coca Cola Strictly Streets finished their 3 race
series two weeks later then planed after the action was washed out on
August 16th. Pole Sitter Wayne Parritt, Jr. of Steuben earned the pole
for their final 35-lap race of the season Saturday night, August 30th,
but was overtaken by Jordan Pearson of Glenburn for the win. Parritt
ended the night in second, with Brad Norris of Ellsworth in the third
spot. The 1-2-3 finish mirrored the final points standing of the
series, with the win putting Pearson on top. In the regular standings
for the division, 22 points separate Wayne Parritt, Jr. from second
place Brad Norris, with next week the final race of the season for the
Strictly Streets.
Dale Swoboda of Hermon found his Pro-Limited ride on fire
in turn two three laps into their feature. After the fire was put out
the race resumed, and Brenton Parritt of Steuben picked up the win,
pole sitter Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs finished third. Parritt
has the points lead by 87 points over Seekins going into the final
week of racing.
Kris Watson’s hot streak in the Super Streets continued to
run its course with another win for the young driver out of Hermon.
Artie Maguire finished the caution free race in second, and Travis
Beale of Winterport took the third spot. Watson’s string of wins for
the season makes him the guaranteed champion of the Supers for ‘08,
with a 214-point lead over the remainder of the field.
‘07 Defending champion Lewis Batchelder of Dixmont over
came a few tense moments to lead the Sport-Four field to the checkered
flag. Jason Trundy of Old Town finished second, and Steve Moulton of
Glenburn crossed the line for third. One of the drivers, Ron Beaulieu
of Old Town had a hard hit in lap 8 that draw out the red flag.
Beaulieu was sent to the hospital as a precaution. 11 points separate
Batchelder from the second place driver, Jason Trundy in the
standings.
Jordan Pearson of Glenburn held the top spot in the Full
Sized Truck division, despite 3 cautions and a black flag in the field
behind him, by lap 12 Pearson led the field by the full length of the
straightaway, but a caution at lap 16 put all of the drivers close
together in the closing laps. Andrew Crosby of Hermon finished second
with Jason Trundy of Old Town in the third spot at the checkers.
Pearson holds the point’s lead going into the final week.
RJ Pinkham of North Anson picked up the win in the Maine
Super Cup Racing League feature with Josh Ireland of Howland in
second, and his father Fred Ireland also of Howland in third.
Dysart’s Pro-Limited
Finish # Driver Town
1. 27 Brenton Parritt Steuben
2. 21 Shane Clark Winterport
3. 19 Duane Seekins Stockton Springs
4. 7 Don Alexander Carmel
5. 02 Greg Morse St.
Albans
Super Streets
Finish # Driver Town
1. 35 Kris Watson Hermon
2. 47 Artie Maguire Bucksport
3. 39 Travis Beale Winterport
4. 31 Jeff Overlock, Jr. Hermon
5. 73 Van Kitchen St. Albans
Strictly Streets (Coca Cola Series Race 3 of 3)
Finish # Driver Town
1. 37 Jordan Pearson Glenburn
2. 27 Wayne Parritt, Jr. Steuben
3. 8 Brad Norris Ellsworth
4. 9x Jim Carr, Jr. Clifton
5. 9 Travis Poulin Holden
Coca Cola Strictly Street Series Final Points (Top 5)
1
37
Jordan Pearson
300
2
27
Wayne Parritt, Jr.
294
3
8
Bradley Norris
288
4
66
Shawn Hamel
272
5
55
Shawn Hamel, II
182
Sport Four
Finish # Driver Town
1. 23 Lewis Batchelder Dixmont
2. 02 Jason Trundy Old Town
3. 77 Steve Moulton Glenburn
4. 24 Gary Richards Stetson
5. 46 David Shorey Old Town
Trucks
Finish # Driver Town
1. 06 Jordan Pearson Glenburn
2. 6 Andrew Crosby Hermon
3. 02 Jason Trundy Old Town
4. 5 Jim Carr, Jr. Clifton
5. 62 Brett Crosby Hermon
Maine Super Cup Racing League
Finish # Driver Town
1. 46 RJ Pinkham N. Anson
2. 16 Josh Ireland Howland
3. 99 Fred Ireland Howland
4. 24 Francis Bernard Howland
5. 11 Tony McLaughlin Carmel
Brock Bettencourt of Bangor was this weekend’s bike
winner, picking up the bike courtesy Super Street Driver Artie McGuire
of Bucksport.
The Final Saturday night event of the 2008 season will be held on
Saturday September 6th at 7pm! Then on Sunday September 14th at 2 ?
First Choice Auto, Wayne Elston’s Speed Shop and Speedway 95 present
the first ever 40 lap world championship Small Enduro “Double O” race
to close out the season, plus the Ladies, Big Enduro’s Maine
Supercups, and Wicked Good Vintage cars will take to the track for the
final time this year. There will be a free kid’s bike given away at
each event at Maine’s Family Fun Track?. Speedway 95!
way, Asheboro NC - 8/30/2008
Unofficial Results ? PASS South Super Late Model Piedmont Pride 125 ?
Caraway Speedway, Asheboro NC - 8/30/2008
1Justin Wakefield
2Alex Haase
3Bradley McCaskill
4Mark Gibson
5Dean Clattenburg
6Ryan Blaney
7Spencer Wauters
8Michael Buckner
9Trey Mitchell
10Billy Leslie
11Trevor McKinley
12Corey Williams
13Michael Bellines
14Matt Bowers
15Hal Goodson
16Tim Pinion
17Alex Fleming
18Duane Linville
19Cale Gale
20Heath Hindman
21John Batten
22Perry Brown
The Biggar The Better
The Biggar The Better
Dave Biggar Takes the O’Leary Pontiac Excitement Sportsman 150!!!
August 30th, 2008
Fredericton, NB - The old saying has always said that Bigger is better and
in tonight’s O’leary Pontiac Excitement Sportsman 150, Dave Biggar of Lake
George proved this statement correct. The O’leary Pontiac Excitement 150 the
kick off to all racing events for this year’s 2008 Leisure Family RV Centers
SPEEDWEEKEND. Aside from the many sportsman that took part in today’s event,
the Atlantic Open Wheel tour made it’s first debut to Speedway 660 for the
2008 season.
After numerous heats, and qualifying attempts only 26 cars made the feature
event. Starting in the pole position was the driver who took both big
Sportsman events of the 2008 season, Glyn Nott in the #12. Usually in a 150
lap event there are numerous lead changes between many drivers, this was not
the case in tonight’s race where Nott lead the full 150 laps sweeping the
board along with the halfway challenge award. Dave Biggar in the #70 car
began the night on the outside position along side Nott. Biggar slowly made
his way back towards the middle of the field, saving his car for the final
bang at the end of the 150 laps. Matt Maillett of Burton in the #29 had
another strong and successful run and looked to make a promising top three
finish, if not the winner. However after holding on to second place for
numerous laps, Maillet and Calvin Rankin in the #45 got tied up amongst each
other which caused a minor wreck on lap 141 taking both of them to the back
of the pack. By this time Biggar had taken his yellow #70 through the field
and up to second place. The unofficial results held Glyn Nott to be the
winner which would make him the overall winner of all BIG sportsman events
at Speedway 660. Dave Biggar would finish in second with the #1 of Mike
Banks finishing in third. The final results boiled down to Dave Biggar
taking home the grand prize of being the O’leary Pontiac Excitement
Sportsman 150 winner, being his biggest win in 2008. Finishing in second was
the #1 of Mike Banks and rounding out the top three was the #40 of Richard
Atkinson. Due to technical difficulties in post-race examination Glyn Nott
was disqualified and stripped of his win.
Tomorrow, Speedway 660 hosting the biggest event of the season - the
Peterbilt 250. Qualifying starts at 2pm with a 50 lap Coast Tire Street
Stock feature and Legends feature in the afternoon. The main event is slated
to start at approximately 7pm. Approximately forty pro stock cars signed in
on Saturday including NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series, Ron Hornaday and the
famous New England driver, Andy Santerre. The car count should lead to some
interesting qualifying races in the afternoon as competition will be stiff
for the 28 starting spots.
Next Event:
Leisure Family RV Centers SPEEDWEEKEND
Sunday, August 31st
Peterbilt 250
Qualifying starting at 2pm
Legends qualifying and feature in the afternoon
Peterbilt 250 starts at approximately 7pm
DAREN RIPLEY WINS NAPA 100 LATE MODEL MAIN AT WISCASSET
WISCASSET RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE 8/30/08
DAREN RIPLEY WINS NAPA 100 LATE MODEL MAIN AT WISCASSET
Over the past eighteen years Darren Ripley has established himself
as an extra distance specialist on the highbanks of Wiscasset Raceway;
perhaps one of the best in the track’s history. Saturday night he
added another line to his already stacked resume by dominating the
NAPA 100 at the “Center of Speed”. He led the race wire to wire,
surviving the race’s three cautions and then holding off a late race
challenge by Chris Thorne and TJ Watson to pickup the victory. Ripley,
who has piled up a long list of 100 lap wins in Super Street, Late
Model and Prostock competition over the years, was also the runnerup
in the annual Coastal 200 back in May. The victory highlighted a full
program of action at Wiscasset Raceway sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts,
represented by ten area NAPA stores. The only time Ripley appeared to
have a serious run at his lead was on the final restart of the race on
lap 90. After three laps Ripley shook off the challenge and pulled
away to the victory by about five carlengths. Thorne and Watson put on
the best battle of the race as they went door to door over the final
20 laps of the race. Thorne picked up the 2nd place trophy and Watson
settled for 3rd. Steve Reno of West Bath finished 4th and Adam
Chadbourne of Woolwich was the last car left on the lead lap in 5th.
In support action on the evening, Mike Landry of Oakland took the win
in a special 40 lap feature for the Unicel Super Streets. Landry
withstood early pressure from teammate Kevin Douglass and then pulled
away to his 5th win of the year in his #40 Mainley Roofing sponsored
ride. Former champ Adam Chadbourne joined the Super Streets for just
the second time this year and picked his way up through traffic to
finish second. RJ Austin was involved in a midrace spin and recovered
to finish 3rd. The point chase in the Clark’s Car Crushing Prostocks
tightend up again as Jeff Burgess picked up his 2nd win of the season.
He held off relentless pressure from Chuck Colby to take the victory.
Colby’s recent hot streak continued with a runner up trophy. He has
finished in the top two in three straight races. Bangor’s Gary Smith
made it two straight weeks in the top three with his 3rd place finish.
With the win Burgess jumped past John Phippen in the standings to 2nd,
just 20 points behind division leader Randy Turner. Turner finished
4th in the feature followed by defending champ Scott Moore 0f Anson in
5th. In the Keystone Automotive Strictly Streets Maurice Young of
Windsor started on the outside of the front row, took the lead on lap
two and pulled away to another convincing win. It was his track high
10th win of the season. Ed Pierpont of Jefferson, the division
runnerup finished 2nd and Ian Bresnahan completed a whirlwind day of
travel to post an impressive 3rd place finish. In victory lane
Bresnahan revealed to the crowd that earlier in the afternoon when
prerace practice began at the track, he was in South Carolina and
after two flights and a “disagreement” at a rental car counter he made
it to the track just in time to make the feature. The kids took
control of the Aable Autoparts Mini Stock division in their 20 lap
feature. 13 year old Ryan Ripley, nephew of Darren Ripley, took the
lead on the first lap of the race and ran to his 3rd win of the
season. 14 year old drivers Natasha Dyer of Arrowsic and Tom True of
Wiscasset each notched season best finishes by taking 2nd and 3rd
respectively. True just edged out point leader Dylan Lancaster in a
photo finish. Pete McCollet filled the top five. In the 15 lap feature
for the White & Bradstreet Mini Trucks, Chris Doucette picked up his
division high 6th win of the year. He was joined in victory lane by
Josh Kauffman of Unity and Jason Giggey also of Unity. For Kauffman it
was his personal best at Wiscasset.
OFFICIAL FINISH 8/30/08
SMITH CONSTRUCTION LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN / NAPA 100
1. Daren Ripley - Appleton; 2. Chris Thorne - Sidney; 3. TJ
Watson - Harpswell; 4. Steve Reno - West Bath; 5. Adam
Chadbourne - Woolwich; 6. Nick Jenkins - Milo; 7. Erik Nash -
Richmond; 8. Nick Reno - West Bath; 9. Travis Stearns - Auburn;
10. Richard Jordan - Kingfield; 11. Duane Love - West Gardiner;
12. Joe Doiron - Berwick; 13. Jimi Childs - n/a; 14. Scott
Pooler - Vassalboro; 15. Mike Orr - Wiscasset; 16. Will Collins-
Appleton; 17. Bill Pinkham - Wiscasset; 18. Ajay Piccard -
Palmyra; 19. Nick Hinkley - Wiscasset
CLARK’S CAR CRUSHING PROSTOCKS (50 LAPS)
1. Jeff Burgess - E. Madison; 2. Chuck Colby - Wiscasset; 3.
Gary Smith - Bangor; 4. Randy Turner - Freedom; 5. Scott Moore -
Anson; 6. Tim Turner - Freedom; 7. Ryan Deane - Winterport;
8. Jesse Smith - Bangor; 9. Dave Farrington - Jay; 10. John
Phippen - Bar Harbor; 11. Charlie Colby - Newcastle; 12. Dylan
Turner - Freedom; 13. Scott King - Livemore Falls; 14. Chuck
Lachance - Cushing; 15. Bryan Robbins - Montville
UNICEL / BUDWEISER SUPER STREETS (40 LAPS)
1. Mike Landry - Oakland; 2. Adam Chadbourne - Woolwich; 3. RJ
Austin - Smithfield; 4. Jeremy Glasier - Appleton; 5. Kevin
Douglass - Sidney; 6. James Osmond - Wiscasset; 7. Josh Bailey -
Wiscasset; 8. Sulo Burbank - Gorham
KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE STRICTLY STREETS (20 LAPS)
1. Maurice Young - Windsor; 2. Ed Peirpont - Jefferson; 3. Ian
Bresnahan - Bath; 4. Wally Henderson - Litchfield; 5. Dave
Brannon - Lisbon; 6. Bobby Mesimer - Wiscasset; 7. Jamie
Henderson - Litchfield; 8. Travis Dyer - Mechanic Falls; 9. Nate
Yeaton - Bath; 10. Ken Carter - Winthrop; 11. Matt Stuart -
Pittston; 12. Neil Greenleaf - Wiscasset
AABLE AUTOPARTS MINI STOCKS (20 LAPS)
1. Ryan Ripley - Thomaston; 2. Natasha Dyer - Arrowsic; 3. Tom
True - Wiscasset; 4. Dylan Lancaster - Skowhegan; 5. Pete
McCollat - Readfield; 6. Mike Dulaney - Richmond; 7. Rob
Greenleaf - West Bath; 8. Ryan Hayes - Jefferson; 9. Ed Sleeper
- Vassalboro; 10. Scott Theriault - China; 11. Shawn Kimball -
Pittston; 12. Chelsea Young - Winterport; 13. Steve Howard -
Thomaston; 14. Alex Cromwell - Wooliwch
WHITE & BRADSTREET MINI TRUCKS (15 LAPS)
1. Chris Doucette - Sebego; 2. Josh Kauffman - Unity; 3. Jason
Giggey - Unity; 4. Rick Sirois - Norridgewock; 5. James Swan III
- Clinton; 6. Don Giggey - Athens; 7. Russ Anderson -
Portsmouth, NH; 8. Kevin Oliver - Gray; 9. Josh Harjula -
Boothbay; 10. Rick Fountain - Rochester, NH; 11. Peter Bourque
- Portsmouth, NH; 12. Mike Anderson - Portsmouth, NH; 13. James
Howland - Rye, NH; 14. Jessica Norris- Portsmouth, NH
OPS - Adams, Tripp, Marshall cruise to titles
Adams, Tripp, Marshall cruise to titles
OXFORD, Maine - So much for playing it conservatively.
Five drivers entered Polly’s Variety Championship Night at Oxford
Plains Speedway with a relatively comfortable point lead Saturday.
None of them left anything to chance, however, finishing in the top
five to clinch their championships in style.
By running fourth in the Oxford Networks Late Model 40-lap feature,
Travis Adams won his third consecutive crown and fourth of his career.
He joins a select group of four-time champions at OPS that includes
Jeff Taylor (nine), Mike Rowe (seven), Carey Martin (five), and Dennis
Spencer Jr., Leland Kangas, Jon Lizotte, Blaine Chapman, David Smith
and Willie Buffington (four each).
“We bought this car from Race Basics, and it’s won four of the last
six championships,” Adams said. “I’m proud of this team and proud of
my family.”
Ricky Rolfe won the final Late Model feature of the season, his sixth
in 13 starts this summer. Rolfe and Adams celebrated with dual
burnouts against the front stretch wall to the delight of the large
crowd.
Don Wentworth and Billy Childs Jr. finished second and third after a
tense, three-car battle with Adams. Jeff White was fifth. The
champion’s closest pursuer in the points, Shawn Martin, wound up
eighth.
Skip Tripp needed only to start his heat and feature to become Allen’s
Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock champ for the first time. He ran
fifth in the 30-lap finale.
“We won a couple of races and got off to a great start, but then we
had our DNF’s, we had out stop-and-go penalty one week,” Tripp said.
“It was a real challenge. Richard and Kelly of R.P.M. Racing Engines
gave me a great opportunity to drive this car, and I’m so thankful for
that.”
Mike Short ran away with his fifth victory of the season, with B.J.
Chapman, Larry Emerson, Tommy Tompkins and Tripp rounding out the top
five.
Marshall, only completing his third full season as a driver, joined
the roster of OPS champions who accomplished the feat without the
benefit of a victory, His fourth-place finish Saturday night was his
10th top-five finish in 20 starts.
Only three times did Marshall end up outside the top 10.
“I’ve never been more nervous in a race car than tonight,” Marshall
said. “I really wanted to finish third, but Kevin (Bishop) definitely
wanted it more than me, so I sort of let him have it.”
Bishop’s pass of Marshall for third took place nearly a full
straightaway behind winner Adam Polvinen and runner-up Steve Barker.
Polvinen carried his third checkered flag of the campaign. Justin
Karkos took fifth.
Jordan chased teammate Jason Berry across the line at the front of a
25-car Macdonald Motors Runnin’ Rebel field.
The win was a career first for Berry, who was Lampron Energy Rookie of
the Year in the division. The Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown title
is the first of any kind for Jordan, who won twice in the eight-race
weekend series.
Josh Childs, Calvin Rose Jr. and Scott Farrington followed Berry and
Jordan across the stripe.
Record-smashing Jake Burns coupled his Wednesday Acceleration Series
title with the Agren honors in the Call of the Wild RV Center Sport
Truck division. Burns fell a truck length shy of his astonishing 13th
win of the year, however, with Ryan Farrar claiming his second victory
by that margin. Ross Spurling, John Lizotte and Jeff Schmidt followed.
OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township;
2. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 3. Billy Childs Jr., Leeds; 4. Travis
Adams, Canton; 5. Jeff White, Winthrop; 6. Shawn Knight, South Paris;
7. Dennis Spencer Jr., Oxford; 8. Shawn Martin, Turner; 9. Tim
Brackett, Buckfield; 10. Tom Rowe, Turner; 11. Nick Brown, Bath; 12.
Neil Martin, Freeport; 13. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 14. Cecil Bryant,
Wilton; 15. Tyson Jordan, Poland; 16. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 17.
Scott Luce, Strong; 18. David Vaughn, Naples; 19. Kurt Hewins, Leeds;
20. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 21. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 22. Ron
Charpentier Jr., Wales.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Mike
Short, Auburn; 2. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 3. Larry Emerson, Durham; 4.
Tommy Tompkins, Carthage; 5. Skip Tripp, Poland; 6. Kim Tripp, Oxford;
7. Sumner Sessions, Norway; 8. Mike St. Germain, Auburn; 9. Josh May,
Harrison; 10. Mark Bowie, Mechanic Falls; 11. Michael Roe, West Paris;
12. Craig Coolidge, Auburn; 13. Chris Burgess, Lewiston; 14. Jon
Brill, Sebago; 15. Glen Henderson, Sabattus; 16. Shane Green, South
Paris; 17. Matt Williams, Brownfield. DNS: George Haskell, Casco;
Randy Heath, Casco.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Adam Polvinen,
Oxford; 2. Steve Barker, Jay; 3. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 4. Ashley
Marshall, Jay; 5. Justin Karkos, Jay; 6. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 7. Larry
Melcher, Livermore Falls; 8. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 9. Greg
Watkins, Bridgton; 10. Rick Giguere, Auburn; 11. Brad Dwinal,
Freeport; 12. Chuck Higgins, Lewiston; 13. Bob Martin, Lewiston; 14.
Craig Moore, South Woodstock; 15. Matt Moore, South Paris; 16. Billy
Childs Sr., Leeds; 17. Butch Keene, Turner; 18. Dave Mooney, Wales;
19. Brian Brackett, Oxford; 20. Dale Durgin, Norway; 21. Bill Mooney,
New Gloucester; 22. Bill Thibeault, Oxford; 23. Jeff Prindall, Lisbon
Falls.
MACDONALD MOTORS RUNNIN’ REBEL (20 laps): 1. Jason Berry, Turner; 2.
Troy Jordan, Turner; 3. Josh Childs, Oxford; 4. Calvin Rose Jr.,
Turner; 5. Scott Farrington, Minot; 6. Kyle Hewins, Leeds; 7. Zach
Audet, Chesterville; 8. Matt Dufault, Turner; 9. Gary Chiasson, Peru;
10. Charlie Webster, Auburn; 11. Bill Sprague, Minot; 12. Derek Cook,
Livermore Falls; 13. Gerard Cote, Oxford; 14. Nate Dubuc, Lewiston;
15. Cody Smith, Oxford; 16. Jonah Farrington, Hebron; 17. Don Smith,
Oxford; 18. Ellery Phillips Jr., Turner; 19. Michael Carver, Durham;
20. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 21. Gene White, Lisbon; 22. Jeff Hebert,
Auburn; 23. Dustin Couture, Auburn; 24. John Childs, Leeds; 25. Dwayne
White, Livermore.
CALL OF THE WILD RV CENTER SPORT TRUCK (20 laps): 1. Ryan Farrar,
Oxford; 2. Jake Burns, Gray; 3. Ross Spurling, New Gloucester; 4. John
Lizotte, Mechanic Falls; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Mechanic Falls; 6. Corey
Williams, Sumner; 7. Geoff Griffiths, Lewiston.
Bub Bilodeau and Corey Bubar top holiday weekend winners at Beech Ridge.
Bub Bilodeau and Corey Bubar top holiday weekend winners at Beech Ridge.
By Dan Walker
Scarborough, Maine-Labor Day weekend racing at Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway set the stage for championship weekend and the final race of
the season next week and Bub Bilodeau is in position to trace for the
title. Bilodeau took down the 40 lap Pro Series feature win on
Saturday setting up a battle between himself and Bobby Babb for top
honors for the season.
Steven Jones opened up the Pro Series race as the leader until lap 7
when Chris Smith took over. Smith opened up a full straight lead
over the field but Bub Bilodeau was slicing his way to the front.
Bilodeau moved to second on lap 16 and began to chase down leading
rookie driver Smith.
Bilodeau arrived on the scene at lap 27 and was the leader of the race
on lap 28. there were no caution flags in the 40 lap event as
Bilodeau took down the win with Smith second. Bill Rodgers was third
and Bobby Babb made a late race rally to finish fifth. Aaron Ricker
raced home in the fifth position. Unofficially Bilodeau leads Babb by
a mere 6 points entering the final race.
Corey Bubar won for the second time this season in the Sport Series 35
lap feature race. Patrick Thorne put together one of his best runs of
the season as he led the opening 16 laps. Bubar then made his way to
the front taking over the top position at lap 17 as Andy Field
followed along in second place. Bubar had to endure 3 late race
caution flags before the victory was secure as he held off Field who
was second and Don Morse in third. Doug Wolfe and Reggie Leeman
rounded out the top 5 finishers. Unofficially Sally Gherardi leads
the division standing by 42 points over Frank Wear entering the final
race.
Richard Randall was the winner of the 30 lap Wildcat feature race on
Saturday night. Randall went to the front on lap 7 and never looked
back after passing Dan Bean for the lead. The race was slowed on lap
14 for a caution flag but there was no challenge for Randall as he
easily took the win. Steve Benincasa finished second with Bean
getting third. Brian Caswell and Gary Babineau were fourth and fifth
at the finish. Unofficially Babineau is the new point leader by 20.
The Road Runner feature race was hotly contested as Kari Thibodeau led
from the start but a full field of cars were side by side behind her
battling for position. Thibodeau led until lap 14 when Mark Boutin
went around her and took the lead. Ed Pierce moved to second place
and hounded Boutin to the finish as they came across the finish line
first and second. Third went to Ray Dinsmore with Shawn Brackett
clinching the division title with his fourth place finish and Ed
Connolly fifth.
This Saturday night is championship night and the final race of the
season. Starting time on Saturday is 6:30pm with a rain date of
Sunday afternoon at 1:30pm if needed.
TRUE VALUE MODIFIED DRIVERS WIN STARTING SPOTS IN MODIFIED MANIA
TRUE VALUE MODIFIED DRIVERS WIN STARTING SPOTS IN MODIFIED MANIA
THOMPSON, CT. Seven race teams from the True Value Modified Tour will
arrive at Thompson International Speedway this coming weekend without
the concern of qualifying for their 75-lap main event. These race
teams have been winners of qualifying races for the Sunoco Race Fuels
Modified Mania weekend slated for September 6th & 7th.
Beginning back in April, eight specific races on the True
Value Modified Tour schedule were selected as qualifying races for
this coming weekend’s big Modified Mania race. Race tracks from all
over New England were selected to be included in the program that
would award guaranteed starting position status to their True Value
race winners.
The first qualifying race was held at the Lee USA Speedway
and Kirk Alexander grabbed the win and a guaranteed starting spot in
this coming weekend’s race at Thompson. Dwight Jarvis was the Thunder
Road winner and Les Hinkley claimed the honor at Wiscasset.
The qualifying race on the 4th of July weekend at
Monadnock saw Jack Bateman claim a starting spot and it was David
Pinkham at Oxford Plains. Chris Pasteryak took the honors at Waterford
and Rob Goodenough was good enough to claim a starting spot at the
second qualifier at Monadnock. The final guaranteed starting spot was
to have been determined on Saturday, August 30th. Mother Nature,
however, stepped in and forced the last qualifying race to be
cancelled.
By virtue of being a guaranteed starter in the True Value
Modified Tour race at Thompson, these seven race teams and their fans
can rest assured that these drives will be part of the starting field.
Qualifying is always a nerve wracking procedure. However, these teams
can rest a bit easier since they are already in the event.
Sunoco Modified Mania is a two-day racing spectacle that
spotlights modified race cars. Joining the True Value Modifieds will
be the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the RoC Modifieds, Pro 4
Modifieds, Sunoco and Thompson Modifieds. A total of four hundred laps
of feature event racing will make for a fabulous afternoon of high
speed competition at Thompson.
Race cars will qualify on Saturday with feature events
scheduled to get underway shortly after 12 Noon on Sunday. Race fans
will be treated to a Fan Appreciation Party Sunday morning. All of the
race cars in competition and their drivers will be assembled on the
track for a meet and greet, photo and autograph session. The Fan
Appreciation Party will run from 10:30 AM until 12 Noon. Race fans
from up and down the east coast converge on the Thompson International
Speedway for this annual must see racing spectacle.
Martin Wins Wild Warrior Feature at Thunder Road
Martin Wins Wild Warrior Feature at Thunder Road
More than 40 American-Canadian Tour Late Models take practice laps
BARRE, VT ? Jeff Martin, Jr. of Moretown, VT won a wild
two-segment race for the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior
division at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road on Saturday, as part of the 30th
Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 program. Martin won the
first 10-lap segment, then finished second in the second segment for a
total low score of three points. Mike “Biffer” Gay of
South Burlington, VT finished second overall with segment finishes of
second and third for a total score of five points.
Graniteville, VT’s Travis Hull, the division’s unofficial point
leader, took third place honors after finishes of fifth and first
for a total score of six points.
Cabot, VT driver Ken Christman finished fourth overall (seven
points) ahead of Williamstown, VT’s Lance Donald (13
points). Kevin Dodge of Barre, VT, Neal Foster of Waterbury, VT,
Graniteville, VT’s Mark LaFleche, Bryan Nykiel of Berlin, VT,
and Michael Stearns of Johnson, VT completed the unofficial overall
top ten in order.
Jamie Davis of Wolcott, VT walked away uninjured from a scary
rollover in Turn 3 during the second 10-lap segment.
Forty-four American-Canadian Tour Championship Late Models from
New England and eastern Canada took laps during an
optional practice session for Sunday’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic
200, with more expected to arrive on Sunday morning. The Bond
Auto Labor Day Classic 200 pays $5,000 to the winner, plus bonuses,
and the point standings following the race will determine the
top 11 drivers that will compete against Canada’s top 11 Serie ACT
Castrol drivers in the first-ever Coors Light 200 “Showdown at
Chaudiere” at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jct., QC on Sat., Sept. 6.
Thunder Road’s NAPA Tiger Sportsman and Allen Lumber Street
Stock divisions were also in action. Rookie Chris Lacey of
Burlington, VT earned his first-ever Sportsman qualifying heat win,
with Brian Delphia of Duxbury, VT and Tom Therrien of
Hinesburg, VT winning the other two qualifying heats. Rick Garand of
Middlesex, VT won the consolation round. David Greenslit of
Waitsfield, VT and Tommy “Thunder” Smith of Williamstown, VT won the
Street Stock qualifiers. The last-chance “B” Feature for the
Sportsman class will be held on Sunday, along with main events for the
Sportsman and Street Stocks. The Junkyard Warrior division
will also have a second feature event on Sunday.
General admission for the 30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
is $25 for adults and just $5 for children (6-12). Opening
ceremonies begin at 1:00pm on Sunday, August 31 with qualifying action
for the American-Canadian Tour at 1:30pm.