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Officials Drop Green Flag on NH Restaurant Week

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nhms_tag_11LOUDON, N.H. – Ladies and gentlemen, start your ovens! In front of New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association (NHLRA) dignitaries and Celebrity Chefs, New Hampshire Motor Speedway executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens officially waved the green flag on the beginning of NH Restaurant Week.

Standing on the Granite Stripe, which serves as the Magic Mile’s start/finish line, Gappens gave Celebrity Chefs personalized hand-engraved knives to commemorate the occasion.
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Connor Wenners – Hard Work and Good Fun

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7293story by Chris Roy
Connor Wenners, of Edgecomb, ME is racing in the Jr. Sportsman Series at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS). Racing at RKS is always a great time for the driver, race teams, and fans. Many of the drivers are good friends. As Connor explains: “All the friends I’ve made. This will be the 5th year that I have raced with some of them.”
Kart racing is where most drivers learn the fundamentals. According to Connor, he learned, “Running a good line, staying low in the corners, and watching out for wrecks.”

Connor had great success racing at RKS. This season, he wants to broaden his horizons and experience other race tracks across New England: “I am going to be racing at a few other tracks this year, because I am finally old enough! I love racing at Richmond, but it is fun to challenge myself by trying new tracks. I have already raced at Londonderry Speedway once and am going to go back. I am also going to race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Route 106 Race Park, and Pomfret Speedway.”
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JR MOTORSPORTS: Reid Lanpher Heads Back To Dirty Dozen Cup At Motor Mile

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Dirty Dozen Cup: Reid Lanpher
Motor Mile Speedway Race Preview

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MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, heads back to the seat of the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet for the fourth round of the Dirty Dozen Cup, with Twin 125-lap Late Model events at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., on Saturday, May 18. The 15-year-old Lanpher posted second-fastest time in final practice at Motor Mile and had a career-best qualifying effort of third at the track when Dirty Dozen Cup first visited the .416-mile speedway last month, but the rain intervened and the race was postponed. Lanpher looks to head back and repeat his pre-race efforts while following up on his third-place finish in round three of the Dirty Dozen Cup at Southern National Motorsports Park in early April. Read Full Article →

Veteran ACT Drivers Look for Edge at Airborne

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Tiverton, RI's Ray Parent (17RI) races underneath veteran Milton, VT driver Brent Dragon (55VT). Parent will try to continue his hot season in only his second Airborne start at the ACT 100 this Saturday, May 18 while Dragon takes his 35th green flag at the fast half mile. (Photo Credit: Eric LaFleche)Waterbury, VT—This Saturday, May 18 the American Canadian Tour will head to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100: a race that will pit an experienced veteran class against ACT’s latest youth movement.

Point leader Jimmy Hebert and fourth-place point man Ray Parent will make just their second trip to Airborne Speedway in their ACT careers, but both earned top ten finishes when they debuted at the track in last year’s season finale. They make their return in brand new cars in 2013, and look to continue the hottest start of their ACT careers.
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CRAZY HORSE RACING: Theetge Debuts Super Late Model This Weekend At Chaudiere

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Donald TheetgeSOUTH PARIS, Maine – For veteran Late Model racer Donald Theetge, reaching out to a good friend for a little help made perfect sense.

“The first time we made a deal together was in 2008,” Theetge said of the first time he met Crazy Horse Racing owners Mitch and Judy Green. “Mitch was at Thunder Road with a new chassis, and I decided in wintertime to build a brand new car. I had a good friendship with Mitch and Judy, so I went to them and in 2009 I won the championship on the ACT Castrol Series in that car.
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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH – May 15, 2013

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By Lou Modestino

Due to a dismal forecast on Saturday, Canaan Fairgrounds decided that it was in the best interest of fans and competitors to postpone the Subway Fresh Fit 150 Presented by Bond Auto Parts, Jaycox Property Maintenance and Lavalley Building Supply scheduled for Saturday, May 11. The rescheduled the event after determining a date later in the week.
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Brian Hoar Leads ACT Contingent To Airborne Speedway

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ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar Airborne Speedway Race Preview

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GEORGIA, Vt. – Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., attempts to add to his impressive Airborne Speedway resume when the ACT Late Model Tour heads to the Airborne 100 in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, May 18. Hoar has a series-record seven career wins at a track where he began his racing career in weekly competition, and the driver of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger has 38 career ACT victories in all. This marks Hoar’s final Tour race before he plans to take a break from racing until later this summer as the veteran driver scales back to a part-time schedule in 2013. Read Full Article →

Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic Kicks Off Chase for King of the Road

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30 ACT Late Model Stock Cars lineup for the season-opening Merchants Bank 150 at Barre's Thunder Road. The Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, May 26 will serve as the first Vermont State Championship Series race, and the kickoff to the King of the Road title chase. (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)Vermont State Late Model Champion Series Begins

Barre, VT – The 51st Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road on Sunday, May 26 will be the kickoff event in the search for the next King of the Road in the premiere Late Model stock car division.

Barre’s own Nick Sweet will look to defend his Late Model title and win his third championship in five years in Thunder Road’s top-flight division.
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ACT Heads to Airborne Speedway

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The field prepares for last year's American Canadian Tour season finale at Airborne Speedway. The ACT 100 at Airborne this Saturday, May 18th will be the Tour's fourth point counting event. (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour Stock Car Championship Series turns to Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway for the ACT 100 this Saturday, May 18, marking the fourth point-counting event on the 14-race schedule.
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Kenseth Outlasts Rain and Competition For Wild PASS South Win At South Boston

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SOUTH BOSTON, VA (May 11) – Ross Kenseth took the lead from Trey Mitchell on what proved to be the final restart of the night and was up front when it counted to win the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model event at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway. In a race plagued by a constant threat of rain, Kenseth’s third career PASS South Super Late Model victory came when the event was finally halted eight laps short of the finish due to a brief shower. Kenseth becomes the ninth different winner in nine PASS South events held at South Boston dating back to 2006.
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LOU MODESTINO’S NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SCHEDULE FOR 5/13-5/19/13

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Monday, 5/13/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt.2, Ex. 8 Off I-95, Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.

Haywagon Restaurant & Creamery(504 W. Hartford Ave., Uxbridge, MA)- Cruise Night, 5-8:30 p.m.

Mark’s Auto Parts(E. Granby, CT)-Classic Cruise, 5-9 p.m.

Tuesday, 5/14/13
A&W Restaurant(Rt. 44, 1 Mile W of I-295, Greenville, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 5/15/13
Cardi’s Furniture(Route 1A, Attleboro, MA)-Cruise Night-8:30 p.m.
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Safe Drivers Rewarded with ‘Good Tickets’

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nhms_tag_11MANCHESTER, N.H. – Bethany Moreau pulled up to the stoplight, waiting to make a right turn onto Lake Avenue next to the Verizon Wireless Arena. But when Manchester Police Department officers asked her to pull over for wearing her seat belt, a routine traffic stop turned into a lucky day for Moreau, close to 300 drivers rewarded with tickets to July’s New Hampshire 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday as part of the state’s Buckle Up NH campaign.

Magic Mile officials handed out “Good Tickets” to motorists who were seen wearing their seat belts by members of the MPD. Drivers were given two tickets to the New Hampshire 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on July 14 at NHMS.
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