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From the monthly archives: "August 2011"
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 25, 2011) -Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and four-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner Tony Stewart “smoked” the competition today, racing go-karts at F1 Boston in preparations for the SYLVANIA 300, the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sept. 25.
Stewart, who pilots the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made a pit stop in Braintree, Mass. to mingle with local media members. The group then hit the thrilling track filled with sharp turns and rolling hills for some side-by-side karting action.
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Barre, VT – The Thursday, August 25 race program at Thunder Road International Speedbowl presented by Aubuchon Hardware/Benjamin Moore Paints has been postponed due to rain. The event has been rescheduled for Friday, August 26 with post time remaining at 6:30pm.
The event will be the final point counting race for the Late Models. The “King of the Road” will be crowned following a special 100-lap feature. Dave Pembroke currently sits atop the standings and is trailed by John Donahue, Nick Sweet and Phil Scott.
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Nick Sweet: ACT Late Model Tour
Riverside Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Nick Sweet of Barre, Vt., makes his first visit to Riverside Speedway in St. Croix, Que., when the ACT Late Model Tour competes in the Can-Am 200 on Saturday, August 27. It will be the second turn in the RPM Motorsports No. 57 RPM Racing Engines Ford for Sweet, who finished 12th in his debut with the team last weekend at Oxford Plains Speedway. The race on the unique .625-mile odd-shaped oval is a combination event with the Canadian-based ACT Castrol Series.
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Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Riverside Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., looks to break a run of bad luck when the ACT Late Model Tour joins the ACT Castrol Series for the combination Can-Am 200 at Riverside Speedway in St. Croix, Que., on Saturday, August 27. Dragon finished fifth in 2010 at Riverside, an oddly-shaped, flat .625-mile oval. Dragon will be taking his own Dragon Motorsports car to the event, hoping to rebound from a 17th-place run at Oxford Plains Speedway last weekend – after which he found a mechanical issue that had led to the car’s recent handling issues.
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ANDREW CROSBY VICTORIOUS IN LITTLE ENDURO RACE AT 95
Andrew Crosby of Hermon took the lead on the second lap of the caution free Little Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Wednesday night and drove away from the remainder of the 20 car field, finishing a quarter lap ahead of second place Jeremy Scott of Carmel, who notched his first top three finish of the season. Ted Ryder of Carmel came from the rear of the field to finish third, followed by outside pole sitter Garett Hayman of Milford, who finished fourth. Darren Durrell, the current points leader with one week of racing left, finished fifth. Pole sitter Chad Badger of Milo was sixth, followed by Russell Blenkhorn of Bucksport, the only other drivers to finish on the lead lap.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS UPHELD; NEWMAN/HAAS RACING, TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING PROTESTS DENIED
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2011) – INDYCAR announced today that the top three finishing positions of the Aug. 14 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway were upheld during a protest hearing Aug. 23 in Indianapolis.
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Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) stars will find the competition the toughest of the 2011 race season when they return to Thunder Road for the 33rd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic on Sunday, September 4th. A field of over 40 of the best Late Model racers in the region will attempt to qualify for the $5000 to win, $40,000 summer holiday classic, including some of the best weekly racers in New England.
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Barre, VT – After a summer long battle the 2011 Thunder Road Late Model Champion will be crowned this Thursday, August 25 with a 100 lap finale presented by Aubuchon Hardware and Benjamin Moore Paints.
The “King of the Road” title has been narrowed down to four contenders. Dave Pembroke of Montpelier currently sits atop the standings and will attempt to secure his second career title after winning back in 2007. Pembroke used back-to-back wins including the Mid-Season Championship to pull himself back from an 88 point deficit.
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(St-Croix, QC) –Joey Polewarczyk, the driver of the ACT #97NH Poles Automotive, NH Precision Ford Fusion prepares his Late Model for one of the longest races on the ACT Schedule, happening this Saturday Night at the fast 0.625-mile Riverside Speedway in Quebec, Canada.
Coming off a ninth place finish at Oxford Plains Speedway back on August 20, the Polewarczyk Race Team is setting its sights on a top 5 finish in the 2nd Annual Can-Am 200.
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LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 24, 2011) – New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the F.W. Webb Company announced that New England’s leading plumbing, heating, cooling and PVF product distributor will be the title sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
The F.W. Webb 175 will be part of “The Magic Mile” tripleheader on Saturday, Sept. 24, which will include the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the American-Canadian Tour Invitational.
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Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Oxford Plains Speedway/Riverside Speedway
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, continued his roll as one of the hottest drivers on the ACT Late Model Tour with a second-place finish in the Q 97.9 FM 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, August 20. It was Theriault’s third straight Top-5 finish in ACT competition and matched his previous career-best finish of second, which he also achieved at New Hampshire Motor Speedway one week earlier. After winning the pole for the rain-hampered event at Oxford, the 17-year-old driver held onto fifth in the overall series standings. He now heads to Riverside Speedway in St. Croix, Que., an oddly-shaped .625-mile triangular oval, for the Can-Am 200 on Saturday, August 27. It is a combination race for the ACT Late Model Tour and ACT Castrol Series.
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Story by Chris Roy
The NELCAR Legends returned once again to the Mini Magic Mile and there was a new face in victory lane as Tom Gray scores his 1st NELCAR Victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Gray is now one of three NELCAR legends drivers that has made the trip to victory lane. The other 2 are Shaun Buffington who has won 7 races at NHMS and, Anthony Flannery, who won the 1st Mini Magic Mile race in 2010.
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LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 23, 2011) -Country award winning duo Montgomery Gentry will kick start the SYLVANIA 300 with a performance during pre-race ceremonies at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 25.
Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry exploded onto the country music scene 11 years ago, releasing more than 20 charted singles including hits like “My Town,” “Hell Yeah,” “Something to be Proud Of,” “Lucky Man” and “Back When I Knew it All.”
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