2012-06-02

Proctor Scores Again in Carrara Race at Devil's Bowl Speedway

ATTACHED PHOTOS:

 

CarraraLateModelCrash060112.jpg: J&S Steel Late Model drivers scatter as Chris Wilk (#15), Norm Andrews (#2) and Dave Wilcox (#61) spin during qualifying for Friday's Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1 event at Devil's Bowl Speedway.  (MemorEvents photo)

 

RonProctor060112.jpg: Ron Proctor celebrates his victory in the 35-lap Bond Auto Parts Modified feature at Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1 at Devil's Bowl Speedway.  (MemorEvents photo)

 

Hoar beats 24-car Late Model field; Keith and Germain take wins

 

For Immediate Release                                                                     DBS-060112-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Ron Proctor and Brian Hoar each made a big statement on Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night.  Proctor came from 11th starting position to grab the Bond Auto Parts Modified victory for the second week in a row, while Hoar beat the largest weekly field of J&S Steel Late Models in the track’s history.

 

Proctor, of Charlton, NY, scored a dominant win in the 35-lap Modified feature.  The defending track champion took the lead at lap 20 and cruised out front to the win.  The race ended in bizarre fashion, as Proctor had taken the white flag on the final lap just before a crash involving Paul Braymer drew the yellow flag.  Because Proctor had taken the while flag as the leader under race conditions, the race was deemed official.  Hunter Bates of Middlebury, VT held off a hard-charging Vince Quenneville, Jr., of Brandon, VT for the runner-up position.  Jessey Mueller of Olmstedville, NY recovered from a mid-race spin to finish fourth, and Leon Gonyo of Chazy, NY was fifth.

Williston, VT driver Hoar, an eight-time American-Canadian Tour champion, posted the first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series win of his long career against a star-studded field of 24 Late Models, several of which were making a final tune-up for next week’s Vermont State Late Model Championship Series “I Am Vermont Strong 100” event.  Hoar, who recently ran the Vermont City Marathon, persevered over a caution-riddled 30-lap race to outduel Devil’s Bowl point leader Craig Bushey of Fairfax, VT and Nick Sweet of Barre, VT in an exciting finish.  Sweet’s teammate, Eric Chase, finished fourth with Matt White fifth, unofficially.

Ryan Keith of Pittsford, VT posted his second-straight Renegade win in a 20-lap battle with former champion Bill Duprey of Hydeville, VT.  Duprey dogged Keith the entire distance and made an inside-lane bid on the final lap, but Keith held on for the win.  Jeremy Jones of Leicester, VT was third for the fourth consecutive week, followed by Frank Monroe and Robert Gordon.

Ray Germain, Jr., of Bristol, VT posted his first win of the season in the 20-lap Bomber feature.  Point leader Josh Masterson, also of Bristol, VT, was second.  Colchester, VT’s Matt Monaghan overcame mechanical troubles in qualifying to finish third, with Bobby LaVair and John McCarron completing the unofficial top five.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is back in action on Friday, June 8 at 7:30pm with the I Am Vermont Strong 100 for the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series, plus a full card for Bond Auto Parts Modifieds, Renegades, and Bombers.  General admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under.  Gates open at 6:00pm.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, six miles north of Exit 2 on US Route 4.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or click www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

 

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1

Devil’s Bowl Speedway, West Haven, VT

Friday, June 1, 2012

 

Pos.-Driver-Hometown

(# - denotes rookie)

 

Bond Auto Parts Modified Feature (35 laps)

1.    Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY

2.    Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT

3.    Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT

4.    Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY

5.    Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY

6.    Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY

7.    Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY

8.    Jason Bruno, Plattsburgh, NY

9.    # Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT

10.  # Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT

11.  Chris Ross, Malta, NY

12.  Alex Bell, Cambridge, NY

13.  # Andy Smith, South Glens Falls, NY

14.  Mike Bush, Hudson Falls, NY

15.  Matt Atwood, Whitehall, NY

16.  Dave Snow, Brandon, VT

17.  Paul Braymer, Granville, NY

 

Heat Winners: Jamie Proctor, Vince Quenneville, Jr.

 

J&S Steel Late Models (30 laps)

1.    Brian Hoar, Williston, VT

2.    Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT

3.    Nick Sweet, Barre, VT

4.    Eric Chase, Milton, VT

5.    Matt White, Northfield, VT

6.    Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH

7.    Boomer Morris, Barre, VT

8.    Aaron Fellows, Croydon, NH

9.    # Emily Packard, East Montpelier, VT

10.  Jamie Aube, North Ferrisburg, VT

11.  Dan Petronis, II, Mechanicville, NY

12.  Scott Carpenter, Waterbury Center, VT

13.  Dave Wilcox, Swanton, VT

14.  Kevin Elliott, Rutland, VT

15.  # Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT

16.  Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT

17.  # Danny Sullivan, Morrisonville, NY

18.  # Johnny Chesnut, Grantham, NH

19.  Doug Hoar, Colchester, VT

20.  Chris Wilk, Mendon, VT

21.  # Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT

22.  Phil Scott, Berlin, VT

23.  Jerry Dawson, Lynnfield, MA

24.  Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT

 

Heat Winners: Nick Sweet, Chris Wilk, Craig Bushey

 

Renegade (20 laps)

1.    Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT

2.    Bill Duprey, Hydeville, VT

3.    Jeremy Jones, Leicester, VT

4.    Frank Monroe, Granville, NY

5.    Robert Gordon, Milton, VT

 

Heat Winner: Bill Duprey

 

Bomber (20 laps)

1.    Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT

2.    # Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT

3.    Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT

4.    Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY

5.    John McCarron, Rennselaer, NY

6.    Harold LaVair, Gabriels, NY

7.    # Gerald LaFlam, Hinesburg, VT

8.    Dan Collins, Rennselaer, NY

9.    # Kyle Watrous, Niantic, CT

10.  Jake Noble, Benson, VT

11.  Kodi Sabins, Windsor, VT

12.  Eddie Bruno, Fair Haven, VT

13.  Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT

 

Heat Winners: Ray Germain, Jr., John McCarron

 

-30-

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 2.6.12 0 comments Links to this post

2012-06-01

AUTODROME ST-EUSTACHE - ACT 100 REPORTÉ

En raison des prévisions météorologiques des plus dévavorables prévuse pour demain par tous les météorologues, la course ACT CASTROL 100 prévue est remise au samedi 7 juillet. Ceci s'applique à la portion ACT.

 

Pour ce qui est des autres organisations (Triple Couronne Sport Compactes et Vintage) on verra avec ces organisations la possibilité de trouver une autre date qui satisfaira toutes les parties.
Nous avions pensé attendre encore plus pour cette remise en espérant des changements de prévisions, mais par respect pour les équipes de course venant de loin, nous avons préféré agir en ce sens dès aujourd'hui vendredi.

Bon week-end à tous.



--

Yves Ladouceur

Directeur des opérations courses

AUTODROME ST-EUSTACHE

Prés. ANCA

COURSE XTRÊME NON-VOYANTS

Bur: (450) 472-6222

Rés:(450) 735-4444

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 1.6.12 0 comments Links to this post

Série ACT Castrol at Autodrome St-Eustache Postponed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            ACT-060112-39

Série ACT Castrol at
Autodrome St-Eustache Postponed

 

St-Eustache, QC – The Série ACT Castrol event schedule for Saturday, June 2 at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec has been postponed due to rain. The 100 lap event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 7.

Pour diffusion immédiate (1er-06-12=08)

Deuxième manche de la série ACT-CASTROL

L’ACT 100 À L’AUTODROME ST-EUSTACHE EST REPORTÉ AU 7 JUILLET

Confrontés à des prévisions météorologiques peu encourageantes, les dirigeants de la série ACT-Castrol et la direction de l’Autodrome St-Eustache ont convenu d’un commun accord de reporter au 7 juillet prochain, la présentation de l’ACT 100 qui devait avoir lieu demain soir (samedi).

 

The St-Eustache 100 was scheduled to be the second of twelve events on the 2012 Série ACT Castrol schedule. 2010 Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard of St-Félicien, Quebec claimed the win in the season opening 100 lap event at Autodrome Montmagny on Saturday, May 26. While Allard notched his 10th career Série ACT Castrol win, Jean-François Déry claimed the points lead while leading the majority of the event and finishing third. Déry holds a slim two point lead over Allard, while 2011 Série ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle sits in third after a second place effort at Montmagny.

The 2012 Série ACT Castrol continues next Friday, June 8 when they make their first of two trips to Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jct., Quebec for a 150 lap event.

-30-

             

C’est donc dire que la prochaine confrontation dans cette série ACT-Castrol, aura lieu vendredi prochain, le 8 juin à l’Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction.

 

 

-30-

 

Pour informations : ACT

                                                www.acttour.com

                                                media@acttour.com

Collaboration :   Yvon Larrivée

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 1.6.12 0 comments Links to this post

2012-05-31

ALEX MONTMINY SATISFAIT

 

Communiqué de presse                                                                                         Pour diffusion immédiate
ECM-2012-001

ALEX MONTMINY SATISFAIT
Québec, QC (28 mai 2012) – Le jeune pilote de stock-car, Alex MONTMINY, a entrepris samedi dernier, le 26 mai, la deuxième manche du championnat Sportsman Québec iSpeedzone avec seul objectif de bien finir. Mission accomplie.

La Série itinérante de stock-car disputait une course de 80-tours à l’Autodrome Montmagny dans la capitale de l’Oie blanche à Montmagny, QC. Devant une foule imposante le groupe de vingt-cinq pilotes a offert un spectacle à couper le souffle.

 

 

« En course de qualification nous avons pris le départ en quatrième position et terminé quatrième. Un résultat satisfaisant qui nous a fait gagner une place dans le classement des qualifications. L’objectif de ne pas régresser est atteint » déclara le jeune pilote.
Les équipiers de la Toyota Camry No. 18 ont profité de la pause pour peaufiner les ajustements sur la voiture. Notre jeune pilote la trouvait capricieuse en virage et survireuse (« loose »). Une fois le tout effectué, tout était en place pour une finale où

Alex allait pouvoir profiter d’une position de départ avantageuse, de la 9e position.
Comble de malheur, dans l’empressement à faire les modifications à la suspension, le réservoir à essence a été mal fermé. Une fois rendu en piste, comme la voiture répandait de l’essence, les dirigeants de la Série, par mesure préventive, l’ont invité à regagner les puits.

« Comme ont nous avons travaillé sur la suspension, on a voulu faire vite les autres choses. Trop vite peut être. Le bouchon du réservoir a été fermé, mais le joint d’étanchéité était mal placé. Le résultat : ma visite aux puits pour régler le tout nous a repositionnés à l’arrière du groupe de 25. Toute une pente à remonter » nous confia le pilote visiblement déçu.

Au terme de la course, Alex a terminé douzième (12) et sur le tour des meneurs. Une position d’arriver fort respectable compte tenu des circonstances.
« Je ne peux m’empêcher de penser que le top-5 était à porter de la main si je n’avais pas eu le pépin avec le bouchon du réservoir d’essence. Nous devrons porter une plus grande attention à tous les détails pour terminer dans le premier groupe de cinq » déclara le jeune compétiteur.

La prochaine sortie pour Alex MONTMINY sera le 16 juin prochain, pour une épreuve de 2 fois 35 tours avec inversion du côté du Circuit Riverside Speedway (Ste-Croix-de-Lotbinière, QC).

À PROPOS D’ALEX MONTMINY – Dès l’âge de 10 ans, Alex est initié au karting et deux ans plus tard il suit dans traces de son père Guy et participe à des compétitions de motoneige sur ovale. En 2011, il connait sa meilleur saison en remportant le titre de co-champion en Junior Sprint, a terminé 2e au championnat Formula 340 et 3e au championnat mondial de motoneige à Eagle River (Wisconsin, USA).

C’est en 2010 qu’Alex a entrepris sa carrière en course automobile, à l’âge de 14, au volant d’une voiture de stock-car dans la Série Sportsman Québec. Au terme de la première saison il termine 6e au classement général, obtient une deuxième place comme meilleur résultat et devient ainsi le plus jeune pilote, encore à ce jour, à avoir participé dans la Série.

En 2012, Alex entend participer à chacune des onze manches du championnat de la Série Sportsman Québec iSpeedzone qui se déroulera aux endroits suivants : Circuit Riverside de Sainte-Croix de Lotbinière, l’Autodrome Montmagny, l’Autodrome St-Eustache, l’Autodrome St-Félicien, le Sanair Super Speedway et le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.


– 30 –

Pour de plus amples informations, contactez :

Préparé par M.P. Roy, courriel : mproy@roy-motorsports.com, 514-907-1773 poste 35

Crédit Photo obligatoire : Roy-Motorsports / Chantal Roy

TAGS : ALEX MONTMINY, AUTODROME MONTMAGNY, SERIE SPORTSMAN QUEBEC, MONTMAGNY, CIRCUIT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY, STE-CROIX-DE-LOTBINIERE, STOCK-CAR, SPORTS AUTOMOBILE

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

Mulkern Racing: PASS North Series Riverside Speedway Race Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 5.31.12
For more information, visit http://www.MulkernRacing.com or E-mail GWCNewEngland@gmail.com

THE STORY


FALMOUTH, Maine – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, will try and bounce back from a long day last time out when the PASS North Series holds the PASS 150 at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., on Sunday, June 3. Sommerville finished 12th at White Mountain Motorsports Park last weekend, plagued by both tire pressure and carburetor issues during the feature event, and the Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders Chevrolet will try and rebound this Sunday at Riverside. Sommerville has never competed at Riverside Speedway, which was off the PASS schedule in 2011. Despite the bad luck of the last two weeks, Sommerville still sits third in the PASS North standings, just 13 points out of the lead.

 

WHO: Lonnie Sommerville, Saint John, New Brunswick
TEAM: Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
BEST CAREER RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY: N/A

WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 150
WHERE: Riverside Speedway, Groveton, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 3

PASS North Series
LAST RACE: May 26, PASS 150, White Mountain Motorsports Park, N. Woodstock, N.H. (12th)
NEXT RACE: June 9, PASS 200, Speedway 660, Geary, N.B. (.333-mile oval)
CURRENT POINTS POSITION: 3rd


DID YOU KNOW?

·         Lonnie Sommerville has never competed at Riverside Speedway.

·         Mulkern Racing finished fourth at Riverside Speedway in 2010 with driver Ben Rowe.

·         Lonnie Sommerville is part of a parade of new faces atop the PASS North Series standings. 2010 Rookie of the Year Joey Doiron leads DJ Shaw (2008 ROY) and Sommerville (2011 ROY) in the points after three races. Sommerville trails Doiron by just 13 points.

·         Lonnie Sommerville hasn't been outside the Top-5 in the PASS North Series standings at any point in his two seasons on the tour.

 

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

LONNIE SOMMERVILLE, Driver of the Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders Chevrolet, On the bad luck the team has fought in the early part of the 2012 season: “To be honest, I don't consider it bad luck. It's self-inflicted. Star (Speedway) was definitely not doing of our own doing, but we didn't have the best car there. There's no question to me that the setup was off last week, and the carburetor issues, that just put the nail in the coffin. But I'm confident our team will show up with a fast car this week, tune on it in practice and get a little more speed, and then we'll be able to run with anybody.

“To be honest, as bad as the season has started, we're still salvaging (finishes) and not behind too far in the points. But we've got to get going and get a string of good races going and get back to where we were last year, that's for sure.”

On how a team bounces back from disappointing outings: “You've got to be confident in what you've done in the past, in the success you've had and how good our stuff is. If you're confident in that, you'll be OK. The last thing you want is to show up at the track and be second-guessing things you're doing or decisions you're making.

“We just need to regroup. We know we're good enough. Everybody has an off-day. For our 17 or 18 races together we've been pretty good, so we just missed it this one time (at White Mountain). To be as bad as we were at White Mountain was unacceptable, but we're going to bounce back. Nothing's changed with our race team.”

On heading to a new track this weekend: “Normally, I'm the guy that wants to go to new tracks. I enjoy going to new facilities. Last year, all but three or four of the tracks we went to were new to us, and we were competitive and fast at all of them.

“You don't have any bad habits as a driver. To go to a new track right now – probably we'd rather be going to a place we know well, where we are confident in what we have there (for a setup) – but we'll do what we always do. I'm looking forward to it.”

 

UP NEXT

The PASS North Series takes a break from a stretch of three consecutive races on quarter-mile tracks in New Hampshire to head north of the border for the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, N.B., on Saturday, June 9... The .333-mile speedway is the home track of Lonnie Sommerville, and the hometown favorite has won a pair of prestigious Peterbilt 250 events at the facility in his career.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Follow Mulkern Racing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MulkernRacingLLC
Follow Lonnie Sommerville on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LSommerville48
Follow GWC Motorsports Marketing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GWCMotorsports
Follow GWC Motorsports Marketing on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GWCNewEngland

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

L'équipe M.A prêt pour la première manche de la coupe Best Buy

29 mai 2012

Ste-Anne-Des-Plaines, Québec

 

Après avoir eu un très bon début de saison il y a deux semaines, les membres de l'Équipe de course M.A. en sont à leurs derniers préparatifs en vue de la course de samedi soir prochain sur le circuit de l'Autodrome St-Eustache alors que sera présenté la première des trois événements comptant pour le championnat de la Coupe Best Buy. Mathieu Francoeur et Cindy Francoeur retourneront donc derrière leur volant de leurs Sport Compact #71 et #38 qui afficheront un nouveau commanditaire. CMAX Laurentides-Lanaudière, une entreprise de St-Jérôme spécialisé dans la vente de peinture et de pièce de véhicule œuvrant sous la bannière NAPA, a décidé de revenir avec l'équipe pour une deuxième année. Ils joindre donc Centre du camion Provan en tant que partenaire pour la saison 2012.

 

La course de ce week-end comptera aussi pour le championnat local de St-Eustache alors que Mathieu occupe le deuxième rang et Cindy le cinquième rang suite à de très bonnes performances des deux pilotes lors de la première épreuve.

 

Ils seront donc en piste pour une finale de 75 tours et on devrait s'attendre à un taux de participations très élevé avec des équipes d'un peu partout au Québec. En ce qui attrait aux qualifications, les départs de ces dernières se feront par pige au sort et l'ordre de départ de la course se fera avec les résultats des qualifications.

 

« Nous avons vraiment hâte de retourné sur piste, affirme Cindy. Nous avons travaillé sur les voitures au cours des derniers jours pour apporté des modifications mineurs mais qui devrait améliorer leurs comportements. Ce sera une longue finale mais mon frère et moi sommes prêt pour cette course. »

 

Les puits ouvriront à compté de 14hrs et les qualifications vers 16h40hrs. Lors de cette soirée, toutes les classes ANCA seront aux rendez-vous ainsi que les ACT Castrol et les Vintages. Un rendez-vous plus qu'intérésant.

 

Équipe de course M.A

www.equipedecoursema.com

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

Ouverture officielle de l’Autodrome Drummond, ce samedi 2 juin. Les Empire Super Sprint Cars sont en ville !

Mercredi 30 mai 2012 – Dave Paryzo – Directeur des communications

 

La soirée «Découverte » du 26 mai, aura certainement servi de prélude à l'ouverture officielle de cette 62e saison de l'Autodrome Drummond. Elle nous a fait constater encore une fois que la compétition sera très forte et que le circuit de l'Autodrome Drummond sera très rapide en 2012.

 

Dans le cadre de ce programme d'ouverture, les amateurs pourront voir à l'œuvre la spectaculaire série américaine de Sprint Cars «Empire Super Sprint» qui en est à sa 33e visite en sol drummondvillois. Plusieurs coureurs seront à surveiller, notamment le meneur au championnat, Justin Barger #5. Le gagnant de l'an dernier, Kevin Ward Jr. #13 voudra sans aucun doute reprendre là où il avait laissé. Nos Québécois Steve Poirier #28, Alain Bergeron #8, Michael Parent #25, Patrick Vigneault #55 et Étienne Girard #422 voudront eux aussi tirer leur épingle du jeu.

 

Du côté des Modifié 358, une épreuve de 75 tours est prévue. Mario Clair #22 qui bénéficie de l'opportunité de partir en pôle position fera tout pour  conserver sa position jusqu'au fil d'arrivée.  Chose sûr, il ne sera pas seul à batailler pour les honneurs.  Bernier, Clair, Bussière, Gougeon, Therrien, Bernard, Dufault et Brouillard auront le couteau entre les dents pour mettre la main sur la victoire.

 

Chez les Sportsmans, malgré sa victoire en finale rien n'est joué pour Steve Bernier #25. Puisque plusieurs coureurs ont joué de malchances lors de la soirée « Découverte », entre autre Martin Pelletier #92 et Mathieu Desjardins #3M.

 

En catégorie Pro-Stock, Jocelyn Roy #05 a reprit là où il avait laissé l'an dernier. Pourra-t-il conserver sa couronne de champion pour une 5e année ? Rien n'est gagné il devra batailler férocement avec ses adversaires. 

 

Puis les lightning Sprints poursuivront ce qu'ils ont entamés le 26 mai dernier avec une finale qui risque de nous en mettre plein la vue. Avec comme à l'habitude un peloton de voitures imposants.

 

C'est un rendez vous à ne pas manquer à compté de 18h30 beaucoup d'action est à prévoir. Ouverture des puits à 16h et n'oubliez pas c'est gratuit pour les adolescents de 13 à 17 ans.

 

L'Autodrome Drummond, la F1 de la terre battue !

 

Dave Paryzo

Directeur des communications

Autodrome Drummond

 

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

Innovative Race to Read Kicks Off At Thunder Road

Sweet Claims Victory at Memorial Day Classic

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   TR – 053012-38

 

Attached Photo: NickSweet-AveryMurphy.jpg – Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic Winner Nick Sweet looks on as Race to Read winner Avery Murphy signs his car. (Photo by Big Bigelow)

 

Barre, VT – This past Sunday, May 27 at Thunder Road in Barre, VT, Nick Sweet won the 50th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic.  It completed a dream for the former champion, etching his name into the final spot of the granite block that lists the 50 Memorial Day Classic winners, but his dreams were not the only ones to come true.

 

Fayston, VT’s Avery Murphy was named the first winner of the new Race to Read Program at Thunder Road and selected Sweet as the “Driver of the Week.”  The most innovative and exciting program to come to Thunder Road in years was started by Street Stock driver Troy Kingsbury of Waitsfield, VT.  He has been visiting elementary schools all across Vermont with the promise that if students can read 15 books, they will get to sign the hood of his racecar.  Thunder Road has joined the effort by holding a drawing at the races for children who show progress on their reading list. The winner receives a family pass to the races and gains the privilege of choosing the “Race to Read Driver of the Week”.  If this driver finishes on the podium in their race, the raffle winner will get the chance to celebrate with their favorite driver in victory lane.

 

When Nick Sweet won on Sunday, a teary eyed Murphy jumped down the steps and onto the track where she patiently waited for Sweet to hop out of his car.  When he did, she was interviewed by media, held his trophy in Victory Lane, and was even invited to tech where she signed his car and received his Mekkelsen RV hat.  Memories that would last a lifetime were created, all from a child’s love of reading.  Sweet was thrilled to be part of what he thinks is the next national phenomenon.

 

“It was quite an honor to be picked, there’s nothing better than the feeling that you’re liked by somebody.  Avery had to work very hard to be a part of that, so getting chosen by a girl as smart and dedicated as her was great,” Sweet said.  “This Race to Read program is just doing everything right in the business.  Some day these kids will run our country, and their education is so key right now.  I’m surprised that NASCAR and some of the bigger organizations haven’t signed on.  It gets kids involved, and that’s what this sport is built on,” he finished.

 

Sweet has already committed to visit schools with Kingsbury in the coming weeks to continue his support for Race to Read.  The next Race to Read drawing will be at the Sherwin-Williams event on Sunday, June 10 at Thunder Road.  Post time is 4:00pm.  Adult tickets are $10, family passes are $20, children 6-12 are $3, and children 6 and under are free. 

 

For additional information head to www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or email us at media@acttour.com or call the Thunder Road office at 1 (802) 244-6963.

 

-30-

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

Nine-Time ARCA Champ Kimmel Making Menards Store Appearances Before Saturday's Race at Elko Speedway

 

For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - This week, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will arrive for competition in Minnesota for the first time ever, and nine-time series champion Frank Kimmel will be front and center.

 

Kimmel, driver of the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota for ThorSport Racing, will appear at two Menards stores just south of Minneapolis and St. Paul to launch the ARCA race weekend at Elko Speedway in Elko New Market.

 

Kimmel's appearances will take place Thursday, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Burnsville store and from 6:30-8 at the Apple Valley store. The Burnsville Menards is located at 2700 Hwy. 13 W, just west of I-35 W at Exit 3B. The Apple Valley Menards stands at 14960 Florence Trail.

 

The 74-time ARCA race winner will meet and greet fans, sign autographs, and pose for pictures next to his No. 44 show car. Guests who purchase a pair of Ansell gloves inside the store will receive a voucher for a free second pair of gloves, presented by Kimmel outside the store.

 

The race will be the first appearance for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards at the track south of the Twin Cities, and Menards stores in and around the area will give race fans and store customers the chance to "Save Big Money" on tickets to see the action live for the first time.

 

Through Friday, fans can buy tickets for the ARCA race at $15 - a 40 percent, or $10, discount off of the advertised at-track price - at 32 Menards stores in Minnesota.

 

The store locations are: Alexandria, Apple Valley, Baxter, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Cambridge, Coon Rapids, Cottage Grove, Dundas, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hudson, Hutchinson, Mankato, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Oakdale, Red Wing, two stores in Rochester, St. Cloud, St. Croix Falls, St. Paul Midway, Stillwater, West St. Paul, Willmar, and Winona.

 

The Akona 200 will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, with two 45-minute practices scheduled for 2 and 3:15, and Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell following at 5. Each driver in the starting field will participate in an on-track autograph session from 6:30 to 7:30, just before the green flag.

 

All times are Central. Elko Speedway is located at 26350 France Avenue in Elko New Market.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 25 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway for the first time. In June, the first event at Minnesota's Elko Speedway will give ARCA a race in a 26th state.

 

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

 

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 31.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

2012-05-30

La Série ACT CASTROL EDGE, les SPORTSMAN, la Triple Couronne Bestbuy , les Vintage et les catégories ANCA

 LA TABLE EST MISE POUR TOUT UN SPECTACLE

À ST-EUSTACHE CE SAMEDI.

 

Le premier samedi du mois de juin sera le théâtre d’une journée de courses des plus remplies à l’Autodrome St-Eustache alors que les amateurs seront témoins de la 2e confrontation des pilotes de la série ACT CASTROL EDGE qui disputeront une course de 100 tours sur l’ovale de 4/10e de mille de l’ASE.

 

Le pilote du Lac St-Jean, Karl Allard, vainqueur de la première manche de samedi dernier verra un compétiteur de taille s’ajouter au peloton alors que le réputé Sylvain Lacombe, un habitué et favori à St-Eustache a annoncé sa participation avec sa voiture 3jr à cette épreuve au cours de la semaine. Patrick Laperle et les autres vedettes de cette série n’ont pas l’intention eux non plus de lâcher le morceau et feront une lutte acharnée pour le titre de cette course.

 

Parmi les pilotes de la région métropolitaine, mentionnons Maxime Pelletier, le champion Sportsman ANCA qui participera à cette épreuve ACT, en plus de défendre son titre en Sportsman, Jonathan Bouvrette, le vétéran Claude Leclerc et les autres pilotes en provenance de partout au Québec compléteront la liste des participants.

 

En Sportsman, comme mentionné plus haut, le champion 2011 et meneur au championnat en 2012 après deux épreuves tentera de maintenir sa position en tête du classement, mais aura à faire face aux Steve Côté, Martin Goulet, Jean-François Bouvrette, Martin Lacombe et les autres de la division maîtresse de l’ANCA à St-Eustache.

 

Les Sport Compactes, quand à eux disputeront la première de trois  épreuves de la Triple Couronne Bestbuy, les 2 autres épreuves ayant lieu à Ste-Croix et Montmagny en juillet. Le jeune Maxime Gauvreau, 17 ans, tentera de répéter son exploit de la première course du 19 mai en essayant de réaliser une 2e victoire d’affilée, mais aura à faire face aux pilotes de la région de Québec en plus des autre réguliers de cette populaire catégorie de niveau provincial. Ces derniers pourront, en plus de la bourse attribuée, profiter d'une promotion de Morin Performance qui permettra au meneur du 37e tour (mi-course) de se voir attribuer un bonis d'achat de 200$ appliquable sur tout achat chez Morin Performance.

 

Les amateurs bénéficieront également de la visite de la troupe de Patrick Verner avec leurs voitures « Vintages » des années 70, un groupe toujours impressionnant à regarder évoluer en piste.

 

Le programme sera complété avec les pilotes des catégories Légendes Modifiées, Production et Challenge 4 alors que les pilotes Stéphane Aubin, Patrick Leporé et Jérémie Fournier tenteront de répeter leurs victoires du dernier programme dans leurs catégories respectives.

 

Pour l’occasion les pilotes de la série ACT et Sportsman ANCA seront invités à accéder aux puits à 13h00, tandis que les puits ouvriront à 14h00 pour les autres divisions.

 

Les pratiques débuteront à 14h25, les qualifications à 16h40, tandis que le programme principal débutera par la présentation des finales à 18h30.

 

L’admission dans la section « admission générale »  sera de 30$ pour les adultes, 15$ pour les 13 à 17 ans et gratuit pour les petits de 12 ans et moins. L’admission dans les puits sera de 35$ pour tous.

 

Pour les informations supplémentaires on peut appeler au 450-472-6222 ou 514-591-4388 ou visiter les sites www.autodrome.ca et www.anca-qc-com



--

Yves Ladouceur

Directeur des opérations courses

AUTODROME ST-EUSTACHE

Prés. ANCA

COURSE XTRÊME NON-VOYANTS

Bur: (450) 472-6222

Rés:(450) 735-4444

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 30.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Proctor Holds Devil's Bowl Point Lead Entering Carrara Masonry Event

ATTACHED PHOTOS:

proctor.jpg -- Ron Proctor (#27) leads the Bond Auto Parts Modified division entering Friday's Carrara Masonry & Concrete/Mobil 1 event at Devil's Bowl Speedway. (MemorEvents photo)

1.jpg -- Ron Proctor in victory lane at last week's People's United Bank Memorial Day Special at Devil's Bowl Speedway.  (MemorEvents photo)

 

Proctor Holds Devil’s Bowl Point Lead Entering Carrara Masonry Event

Bushey tops Late Models, Renegade leaders deadlocked

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                     DBS-052912-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing champion Ron Proctor finds himself atop the Devil’s Bowl Speedway point standings for the first time in 2012 entering Friday’s Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1. The Charlton, NY veteran used a stellar double-feature performance to vault ahead of Jessey Mueller at last week’s People’s United Bank Memorial Day Special.

Proctor’s victory and runner-up finishes in twin 20-lap races came at the right time, as previous leaders Jessey Mueller and Vince Quenneville, Jr., suffered their worst showings of the season in the crash-marred second feature.  Proctor now leads Brandon, VT driver Quenneville by 26 points (253-227), while Mueller is part of a three-way tie for third with Alex Bell and rookie Joey Roberts, each with 222 points through the first five feature events.

 

Craig Bushey of Fairfax, VT has turned back-to-back wins into the point lead in the J&S Steel Late Model division.  Bushey took the first Late Model win of his career at the Central Vermont Motorcycles Trophy Dash on Sunday, May 20, then backed it up five days later at the People’s United Bank event.  He leads Northfield, VT’s Matt White by 23 points (162-139), with Rutland, VT driver Kevin Elliott third another five points behind.  New Hampshire’s Bryan Town and New Yorker Dan Petronis complete the top five.

The Renegade division is in a tie at the top, as Robert Gordon and Frank Monroe find themselves deadlocked at 204 points apiece.  Gordon, of Milton, VT, has a pair of wins, while former champion Monroe, of Granville, NY, has a win and two runner-up finishes.  People’s United Bank winner Ryan Keith of Pittsford, VT is third (190 points), followed by Jeremy Jones and rookie Robin Cummings.

Bomber rookie Josh Masterson of Bristol, VT is still riding an impressive streak to begin his stock car racing career, and leads his division after three wins in four starts.  Harold LaVair, Jr., of Gabriels, NY trails Masterson by 16 points (218-202) and won at the Central Vermont Motorcycles event.  Garry Bashaw, John McCarron, and Ray Germain, Jr., run 3-4-5.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway rolls along with its Friday summer schedule with Carrara Masonry & Concrete Night presented by Mobil 1 on Friday, June 1 at 7:30pm.  Gates open at 6:00pm, with green flag racing set for 7:30pm.  General admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under.  Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, six miles north of Exit 2 on US Route 4.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or click www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

-30-

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 30.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

LIVE AUDIO RACE COVERAGE COVERAGE AT ARCARACING.COM

 

   

Pre-Race Audio Coverage Starts at 8:30 p.m. Race at 9:00 p.m. 

Live Timing & Scoring Coverage of all On-Track Activities
(All Times Eastern) 

 

 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE 

 

 

Saturday, June 2      

Practice: 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Final Practice: 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell: 6:00 p.m.

Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care at 9:00 p.m. 

(All Times Eastern)  

 

FACTSHEET 

  • RACE: AKona 200 presented by Federated Car Care   
  • TRACK: Elko Speedway
  • LOCATION: Elko, Minnesota
  • WEBSITE:  www.arcaracing.com 
  • RACE DISTANCE: 200 Laps / 75 Miles
  • TRACK CONFIGURATION:  0.375-Mile Paved Oval
  • FIRST ARCA RACE: 2012
  • TOTAL ARCA RACES RUN: 0
  • QUALIFYING RECORD: TBD 
  • RACE RECORD: TBD
  • NO. OF ARCA RACES WON FROM THE POLE: TBD  

Elko Race #6

The Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care, the first-ever appearance of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards in the state of Minnesota, is the sixth of 20 events on the 2012 schedule. It follows events at Daytona, Mobile, Salem, Talladega and Toledo.

 

Five Races, Five Different Winners   

Five events so far in 2012 have produced five different winners: Bobby Gerhart at Daytona where he picked up a record eighth career Daytona triumph; Cale Gale at Mobile, who's spending the majority of his time on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule; Alex Bowman at Salem, who's currently eighth in Series standings; Brandon McReynolds, who is the son of former NASCAR crew chief and current FOX TV analyst Larry McReynolds; and Chris Buescher at Toledo, his fourth win there in his last five attempts on the northern Ohio half-mile. The win catapulted Buescher to second in Series standings, just 15 points away from leader Tom Hessert.

 

Series Standings: Top-Five Tight to Elko
The diversity in winners and overall competitiveness of the Series has produced a very tight championship points battle headed to Elko Speedway, with one-quarter of the season down. Cherry Hill, New Jersey's Tom Hessert, who drives for Ken Schrader Racing, leads with a slim 15-point margin over Chris Buescher, last year's Rookie of the Year and runner-up championship driver. Buescher, under the Roush-Fenway Racing development banner, drives Fords fielded by longtime ARCA car owners Gary and Russ Roulo, AKA, the Roulo Brothers. Rookie Brennan Poole, who drives for Venturini Motorsports, is third in points, only 20 markers out of the lead with New Philadelphia, Ohio driver Chad Hackenbracht trailing in fourth, just 30 behind the leader. Series veteran and nine-time Series champion Frank Kimmel is fifth in points, 45 points out of first.

 

Veteran Kimmel Back on the March 

Frank Kimmel turned 50 years young in late April, yet the nine-time Series champ is clearly still on his game. Kimmel, whose winless streak is 68 races long, has not gone to victory lane since September of 2008. After struggling with his own team for four seasons, the 74-time Series winner (second all-time to Iggy Katona's 79 wins) has new life with ThorSport Racing in 2012. After a disappointing start in 2012, Kimmel has rebounded with runner-up finishes at Salem and Toledo, coupled with a solid seventh place finish at Talladega. Kimmel is the all-time Series lap leader with 10,354 laps led in 194 races. Kimmel is also the all-time superspeedway lap leader with 2,677 laps led in 81 races. The Clarksville, Indiana second-generation ARCA veteran will see Elko Speedway for the first time this weekend.

 

Venturini Motorsports x 5 at Elko
Venturini Motorsports is headed to Elko well stocked with five teams entered, including a No. 55 Chevrolet with Erik Jones (Byron, Michigan) driving. Jones was 15 years old when he made his Series debut at Mobile Int'l Speedway back on March 10, becoming the youngest driver to ever start an ARCA race. Jones will actually be 16 when the green flag falls at Elko, as his birthday is May 30th. Also entered for Venturini Motorsports are rookie Ryan Reed (Bakersfield, Calif.) in the No. 15, rookie Brennan Poole (The Woodlands, Texas) in the No. 25, rookie Nelson Canache (Caracas, Venezuela) in the No. 35 and series veteran Steve Arpin (Fort Frances, Ontario) in the No. 66.

 

Steve Arpin Returns
Steve Arpin, who has been absent from the tour for more than a year, returns to ARCA competition this weekend at Elko Speedway. Arpin, who ran two full seasons in 2009 and 2010, has not raced in ARCA competition since Daytona, 2011. The Fort Frances, Ontario native cut his teeth running modifieds on dirt tracks in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area; however, he has never raced at Elko, which is true of the majority of ARCA drivers who will compete in this Saturday's Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care. Arpin is a three time ARCA winner with victories, all in 2010, at Salem Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds mile dirt.

 

Local Favorite Joey Miller Saddles-Up for Elko 

Lakeville, Minnesota's Joey Miller could not withstand the temptation to climb back into an ARCA car, especially at what he considers his home track at Elko Speedway.

"Elko's a great little track, and it's 10 minutes from my house, so I definitely consider it my home track," said Miller.

"I've got more laps there than anywhere else, that's for sure. The track isn't the widest track I've ever been on, but what's great about it is that it's a two-groove track, so a guy's going to have the ability to come from the back and move forward if he needs to. It's a tight, racy, little track, and with these big heavy ARCA cars on it, it's going to make it even tighter. I think the fans are in for one heck of a show." Miller's previous credentials in ARCA are impressive. He has 20 top-10 finishes among 31 prior starts in ARCA competition, and the first of his five wins came in his series debut at Nashville Superspeedway in 2004. He later won at Berlin Raceway in Michigan, Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, Nashville again, and Salem Speedway in Indiana. In 2005, his only full season in the series, he finished second in points to nine-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel. Miller's crew from that time - including crew chief Mike Chaffee and car chief Mike Resop - will work with the driver at the Akona 200. Miller said the volunteer crew gets together twice a week to prepare the car.   

 

Youngest to Oldest: A full 61 years separate the youngest driver in the field at Elko and the oldest. Byron, Michigan's Erik Jones, who turned 16 on May 30, is the youngest driver entered while James Hylton, at 77, is the oldest. As Jones is officially the youngest driver to ever compete in an ARCA race, Hylton is officially the oldest. Hylton, the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year, will turn 78 on August 26th. Hylton is entered in his own No. 48 Radon.com Ford.

 

One Fast Female Entered
Milka Duno, a three-time Indianapolis 500 starter, is the only female driver entered in the Akona 200 at Elko. Duno, from Caracas, Venezuela, drives for ARCA champion car owner Eddie Sharp with veteran crew chief Dave Leiner directing the effort. Duno will be driving the No. 6 MilkaWay.com-CanTV Toyota.

 

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 30.5.12 0 comments Links to this post

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)