2011-07-14

Jimmy Spencer Enters Auto Value 250

Mr Excitement is heading north to the Geary Woods!        

  

July 14, 2011

 

Fredericton, NB –   All the way from Berwick, Pennsylvania to NASCAR and now to the Auto Value 250.  NASCAR’s Mr Excitement has announced his intentions to enter the 11th Annual Auto Value 250 at Speedway 660.  Spencer will join a strong list of Southern Stars who have competed in the Labour Day Classic.  Over the past several years fans have seen Sterling Marlin, Johnny Benson, Terry & Justin Labonte and Ron Hornaday take battle against the best Pro Stock teams in the Northeast.

 

Spencer, who currently resides in Cornelius, North Carolina, is a household name from his days behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car.  He is perhaps best known for his on and off track rivalries with the likes of Kurt Busch.  Spencer has two Sprint Cup victories to his credit both coming in 1994 at Daytona and Talladega Superspeedways.  Spencer’s last Cup start was in 2006 at Pocono Speedway.  Before his days in NASCAR Spencer competed in Late Model events in Pennsylvania before moving up to the Modified ranks.      

 

“I can’t wait, these historic short track events are awesome.  I’m always amazed at the atmosphere and the excitement the fans create.  This is a lot of folks Daytona 500.  I’m looking forward to coming up for the weekend and seeing what we can do against the regions best!”  said Jimmy in a phone interview. 

 

This news is also great for all involved with Speedway 660.  “We are pumped! Having Mr Excitement here on SPEEDWEEKEND is going to be awesome.  Fans will get a kick out of his down to earth nature.  Jimmy is old school and loves hanging out an going fast.  To have him here, at our track, racing in front of our fans is a really cool deal.” said Speedway 660 co-owner Steve Burns.

 

Please contact Angela Coffey at Speedway 660 (506-455-3181 or info@speedway660.com) for any questions.

 

 

The Auto Value 250

The 2011 Auto Value 250 will take place on Sunday, September 4th, 2011 and will be the highlight of the 10th Annual SPEEDWEEKEND. The event will showcase the Speedway 660 Oleary Auto Group Pro Stocks against the best of the Eastern Canada and New England. The purse for 2011 will be over $70,000 with a guaranteed $15,000 to the event winner and possible winner’s cheque of $28,000. Last year, Johnny Clark  took home a record $26,350 including lap money. Only eleven years old, the event as grown in crowd, atmosphere, and car count every year since its inception. Over 8,000 people attended the 2010 event to break attendance records at Speedway 660.  Forty plus pro stock cars will be attempting to qualify for 28 spots on the starting grid.

 

SPEEDWEEKEND

Just like the Auto Value 250, SPEEDWEEKEND continues to grow every year. Over 14,000 people attended last year’s four-day stock car fest that includes a corn boil on Friday night, the always popular Sportsman 150 race on Saturday night, the Auto Value 250 on Sunday, and finishes up with an Enduro 200 on Monday. While the Auto Value 250 is the highlight of the racing event, the weekend has developed into an event on its own with over 700 campers turning Speedway 660 into a small town over the weekend. It has become the destination of choice for the region’s stock car fans.

 

 

Speedway 660

Speedway 660 is WicKID Family Fun!  The 1/3 of a mile high-banked paved oval features three classes of racing on a weekly basis: Oleary Auto Group Pro Stocks, Martin’s Home Heating, RV World Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and the Hanwell Village Mart Bandolero division. Over 70,000 people are expected to attend over 20 events during the 2011 season. Speedway 660 is located off Highway 7 on Route 660 in Geary, NB, and is within minutes of Saint John and Fredericton. Speedway 660 can be found online at www.speedway660.com

 


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Pro All Stars Series news: PASS North Lee USA Bastille 200 slm race report

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins

 

Gary Smith claims the PASS Bastille 200 at Lee USA

popular win for the super late model veteran

 

Naples ME (7/13) Gary Smith didn't lead a lot of laps in Tuesday night's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 200 at Lee (NH) USA Speedway but he took the battle to defending series champion Johnny Clark and put his Bud and Rays/Uncle Henry's ride out front with five to go to score his first Pro All Stars Series win in eleven seasons of trying. Donnie Whitten got by Clark at the checkers for second, and Clark crossed the stripe third.

 

Early on it was all Joey Pole. Pole grabbed the lead from Matt Frahm at the initial green and the pair took off with defending race winner Mike Rowe in Paul Watts 2x giving chase. That was the order at lap fifty and it stayed that way until the first caution flew at lap 71 for Bryan Cruszek's wall slapper, ending his solid top ten run.

 

The front three stayed on track, and Pole resumed control. Ben Rowe had rumbled up to the top five and Gary Smith was now inside the top ten.. When the crossed flags were displayed it was still Joey Pole in command but Ben Rowe was now his challenger with Lonnie Sommerville third, Frahm fourth and Gary Smith fifth. Rowe drove around Pole on lap 105 for the the night's first lead change Sommerville took a turn challenging for the lead and Smith had made his way to third, chasing down the top two as they battled side by side.

 

The second caution of the night flew at lap 117 for Alex Gingras harmless spin, and the field all hit pit road for tires and adjustments. Everyone but Gary Smith and Scott Alexander, that is, as the pair decided to hang on for a few more laps before making their stop. Ben Rowe won the race out of the pits and quickly dispatched with Smith for the lead with Johnny Clark following through to third. It was Sommervilles turn to make a charge and the Canadian hot shoe made his move for the lead on lap 142. A pair of quick yellows gave Clark the outside line and he took advantage just as the caution flew for a front stretch melee involving Joey Pole, Ben Rowe and Mike Rowe. The mess ended Pole and Mike Rowe's night and Ben Rowe was no longer a contender.

 

At the three quarter mark Clark was still in control with Sommerville, Donnie Whitten, Scott Dragon and Smith all giving chase. Smith had held off his tire stop to late in the race, and it looked like that strategy might pay off.

 

The caution flew once again for contact between Scott Dragon and Donnie Whitten and race control sent Whitten to the back of the pack for his role in the incident. The caution set up one of the best displays of side by side racing that PASS has ever seen. Clark took command on the restart and opened up a slight margin over Sommerville, but Smith quickly took over second and set his sights on the leader. Clark chose the high side and Smith took the bottom, and the pair swapped the lead time after time over the last twenty laps. A lapped car took away Smith's lane at one point but he battled right back and by lap 193 Smith was up to Clark's door once again. Two laps later he made the move stick to end an eleven year PASS victory lane drought for his family race team.

 

Donnie Whitten came on strong from the back of the field to nip Clark at the line.for a strong second place finish.Clark, Sommerville and Frahm rounded out the top five.

 

PASS North takes the weekend off before hosting the PASS National Championship series at Thompson (CT) International Speedway on Thursday July 21st. Then its on to Oxford Plains Speedway for the return of the super late models on the night before “The 250” , Saturday July 23rd.

 

Get all the details on line at www.proallstarsseries.com .

 

Offical order of finish - PASS North Bastille 200 - Lee USA Speedway - Lee, NH - 7/12

1 75 Gary Smith Bangor ME 2 7 Donnie Whitten Biddeford ME 3 54 Johnny Clark Farmingdale ME 4 48 Lonnie Sommerville New Brunswick CA 5 14M Matt Frahm N Salem NH 6 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill ME 7 17A Scott Alexander Orrington ME 8 10 Scott Dragon Colchester VT 9 Kyle DeSouza E. Providence RI 10 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 11 12 John Dabrowski W Bridgewater MA 12 2 Matt Matheson Geary New Brunswick CA 13 27QC Alex Gingras Quebec City QC 14 77 Scott Chubbuck Dresden ME 15 97 Joey Polewareczyk Hudson NH 16 2X Mike Rowe Turner ME 17 73 Joey Doiron Berwick ME 18 00 Bryan Kruczek Newmarket NH 19 09 Bobby Baillargeron Kingston NH 20 11 Austin Brehio Hopkinton NH

 

 

 

 


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Delaware Speedway RESULTS 2011-07-13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 13, 2011

Delaware Speedway

Late Model 07/13/2011

Special Feature:1. Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON), 2. Matt Pritiko (London, ON), 3. Kirk Hooker (Chatham, ON), 4. Andrew Gresel (Sauble, ON), 5. Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON), 6. Matt Box (Milton, ON), 7. Justin DeMelo (London, ON), 8. Brad Cocoran (Milton, ON), 9. Trevor Monaghan (Hamilton, ON), 10. Doug Stewart (London, ON), 11. Cole Powell (Mt. Brydges, ON), 12. Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON), 13. JR Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON), 14. Adam Quarrie (Dorchester, ON), 15. Jay Christie (Beachville, ON), 16. Jonathan Urlin (London, ON), 17. Lloyd Rawlings (Windsor, ON), 18. Bruce Rankin (Mississauga, ON), 19. Steven Matthews (New Liskard, ON), 20. Mark Watson (St Thomas, ON), 21. Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 22. Jay Doerr (London, ON), 23. Shawn Thompson (Ailsa Craig, ON), 24. Jamie Grover (Glencoe, ON), 25. Dwyane Baker (Stayner, ON), 26. DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON), 27. Mark Jacobs (London, ON), 28. Jamie Cox (Dorchester, ON), 29. Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 30. Jim Bowman (Fergus, ON),

 

Consolation:1. Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON), 2. JR Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON), 3. Matt Box (Milton, ON), 4. Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON), 5. Cole Powell (Mt. Brydges, ON), 6. Doug Stewart (London, ON), 7. Matt Pritiko (London, ON), 8. Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON), 9. Adam Quarrie (Dorchester, ON), 10. Jay Christie (Beachville, ON), 11. Brad Cocoran (Milton, ON), 12. Lloyd Rawlings (Windsor, ON), 13. Trevor Monaghan (Hamilton, ON), 14. Jamie Grover (Glencoe, ON), 15. Bruce Rankin (Mississauga, ON), 16. Dwyane Baker (Stayner, ON), 17. Mark Jacobs (London, ON), 18. Jim Bowman (Fergus, ON),

Weekly Heat 1:1. Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 2. Steven Matthews (New Liskard, ON), 3. Shawn Thompson (Ailsa Craig, ON), 4. Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON), 5. Matt Pritiko (London, ON), 6. Jamie Grover (Glencoe, ON), 7. Lloyd Rawlings (Windsor, ON),

Weekly Heat 2:1. Mark Watson (St Thomas, ON), 2. DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON), 3. Jamie Cox (Dorchester, ON), 4. Matt Box (Milton, ON), 5. Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON), 6. Mark Jacobs (London, ON), 7. Brad Cocoran (Milton, ON), 8. Jim Bowman (Fergus, ON),

Weekly Heat 3:1. Jonathan Urlin (London, ON), 2. Jay Doerr (London, ON), 3. Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 4. Doug Stewart (London, ON), 5. Adam Quarrie (Dorchester, ON), 6. Jay Christie (Beachville, ON), 7. Dwyane Baker (Stayner, ON),

Weekly Heat 4:1. Andrew Gresel (Sauble, ON), 2. Kirk Hooker (Chatham, ON), 3. Justin DeMelo (London, ON), 4. JR Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON), 5. Cole Powell (Mt. Brydges, ON), 6. Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON), 7. Trevor Monaghan (Hamilton, ON), 8. Bruce Rankin (Mississauga, ON),

Time Trials:1. Steven Matthews (New Liskard, ON), 2. Mark Watson (St Thomas, ON), 3. Jonathan Urlin (London, ON), 4. JR Fitzpatrick (Ayr, ON), 5. Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 6. DJ Kennington (St. Thomas, ON), 7. Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV), 8. Justin DeMelo (London, ON), 9. Shawn Thompson (Ailsa Craig, ON), 10. Jamie Cox (Dorchester, ON), 11. Jay Doerr (London, ON), 12. Andrew Gresel (Sauble, ON), 13. Matt Pritiko (London, ON), 14. Dion Verhoeven (Kerwood, ON), 15. Adam Quarrie (Dorchester, ON), 16. Kirk Hooker (Chatham, ON), 17. Cole Powell (Mt. Brydges, ON), 18. Jamie Grover (Glencoe, ON), 19. Matt Box (Milton, ON), 20. Doug Stewart (London, ON), 21. Kenny Forth (Lynden, ON), 22. Jesse Kennedy (Southwold, ON), 23. Mark Jacobs (London, ON), 24. Jay Christie (Beachville, ON), 25. Trevor Monaghan (Hamilton, ON), 26. Lloyd Rawlings (Windsor, ON), 27. Brad Cocoran (Milton, ON), 28. Dwyane Baker (Stayner, ON), 29. Bruce Rankin (Mississauga, ON), 30. Jim Bowman (Fergus, ON),

 


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Back In Business Maryeve Dufault Sets Sights On Iowa Speedway

NEWTON, Iowa (July 13, 2011) - - Healed and feeling great ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Rookie of the Year candidate Maryeve Dufault returns to competition this Saturday afternoon at Iowa Speedway in the running of the Prairie Meadows 200.

 

While the Sorel, Quebec native was forced to skip last weekend’s race at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway, she still attended the Hantz Group 200 to support her Tony Marks Racing (TMR) team and the No. 12 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger driven by 2010 ARCA champion Patrick Sheltra.

 

With Sheltra starting sixth and finishing fourth, Dufault and her TMR team led by Darren Wolfe and Ryan Chism return to short track racing this weekend hoping to keep the team’s momentum pointed in the right direction.

 

 

“I feel great, I’m just ready to get back in a race car,” said Dufault. “It was extremely hard to sit out last weekend’s race at Berlin, but it was in the best interest of everyone at Tony Marks Racing and Patrick did a good job. Hopefully some things I learned from him can adapt to Iowa.”

 

Officially out of the championship hunt, Dufault shifts her agenda on the ARCA tour now aiming for strong finishes to keep her freshman team in the spotlight.

 

“Now that points’ aren’t necessarily an issue, we can focus on the bigger picture and that’s trying to win races. Obviously, that’s a tough task for any team to do in ARCA this year, but this is a good team with a lot of talented people, so we’re going to do our absolute best in the next eight races to put our No. 12 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger in victory lane.”

 

With that mentality planted, Dufault knows that in order to win races, you must be around for the final laps to have a shot. And while Dufault has struggled to see the checkered flag on the short tracks this year due to circumstances beyond her control, the former NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pilot is glued on being around when it counts the most.

 

“Unfortunately, we haven’t had good luck on the short tracks this year,” recalled Dufault. “We’re looking to change that statistic stat and be around to see the final laps at Iowa Speedway. I hear it’s a pretty cool track and relatively easier to drive compared to some of the other short tracks we compete on. We’ll just have to see how it goes.”

 

Car owner Tony Marks is thrilled to have one of the most popular drivers in ARCA back in the saddle this weekend at Iowa Speedway. The successful Ohio entrepreneur feels that Dufault will climb in her Dodge Charger and compete as she hasn’t missed a beat.

 

“Maryeve is a crucial piece to the success of Tony Marks Racing, so we’re glad to have her back in the seat this weekend,” he said. “Last weekend’s results were a boost for us all and I think it has Maryeve more determined than ever. I like her attentiveness to the details and the overall goals for this weekend, so hopefully we can have back-to-back strong runs for the No. 12 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger.”

 

For the third time this season, Tony Marks Racing will field two entries on the ARCA Racing Series tour. In addition to Dufault, TMR development driver Jared Marks will compete in the 11th race of the season in the No. 8 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger on Saturday afternoon.

 

This weekend, Tony Marks Racing is pleased to have the Hilton Garden Inn of West Des Moines, Iowa on-board as a major associate marketing partner for Saturday’s contest. The Hilton Garden Inn logo, part of the Hilton family of hotels will be plastered on the team’s No. 8 and No. 12 entries this weekend.

 

The Prairie Meadows 200 (200 laps / 175 miles) is the 11th of 19 events on the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule. The sixth ever ARCA race at Iowa Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 15th with an hour and twenty minute practice session planned from 3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. A final fifty minute session has been etched in from 5:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated for race day, Saturday July 16th set to begin at 12:10 p.m. The event will take the green flag shortly after 4:15 p.m. The event will air live on SPEED. Additional event coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the 1,323rd race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards since it was formed in 1953 will be available through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented by ARCANation.com.  All times are local.

 

For additional information on TMT, Inc. please visit; tmtcompanies.net.

 

For more on Maryeve Dufault, please log onto Maryeveracing.com.

 

To learn more about Tony Marks Racing, please click over to Tmr-racing.com.

 

See the buzz that VR-12 is creating by clicking over to their website at VR-12.com.

 

About Tony Marks Racing (TMR):

 

Tony Marks Racing was founded in 2009 through the passion for racing of team owner and former driver Tony Marks.  Marks is the successful owner of TMT, Inc., a logistics, warehousing and packaging company with over 400 employees whose customers are mainly comprised of Fortune 100 companies. 

 

Marks began his racing career in 1985 getting behind the wheel of everything from
drag racers, Dirt Late Models, SCCA Formula Fords, USAC F2000 Open Wheel and ARCA cars.  Tony personally raced until 2005 amassing numerous wins, championships and track records along the way until he  then changed his focus from driver to owner and began building racing programs for his children Jared (16 years old) and Rachel (13 years old).  Under the auspices of TMR, Jared began his racing career in 2002 in quarter midgets and now competes in late model, CRA, ASA and ARCA Series events while Rachel continues her development program racing quarter midgets and Bandoleros.

TMR has been at the forefront of charitable giving through its’  “Driving Against Hunger” and “Million Meal Challenge” race programs which have raised over $200,000 for Forgotten Harvest in 2010 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Michigan International Speedway. 

 

For the NASCAR events TMR along with TMT, Inc. partnered with Forgotten Harvest for the “Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids” which helps to bridge the hunger gap while schools are out of session and feeds 20,000 children per day in the Detroit metro area. Forgotten Harvest was significantly displayed on the entry of Chase Austin during both the Truck and Nationwide events at Michigan International Speedway along with logos of “Million Meal Challenge” sponsors Walgreen’s, United Race Group, Holyfield’s Choice Alka-Power Water and Vitamin Spice.  Evander Holyfield was also instrumental in the challenge, acting as Grand Marshall for the August race and announcing his “Fight Against Hunger” on behalf of Forgotten Harvest. 

 

As the first race team to “Drive Against Hunger” through their partnership with Forgotten Harvest, TMR plans to continue their alliance with Forgotten Harvest and once again “Drive Against Hunger” during the 2011 season.

TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:

 

NAME: Chris Knight, Knight Motorsports Management  

 


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Ce samedi 16 juillet au RPM Speedway 2 X 40 tours MODS !

          Deux finales MODS sont à l’horaire ce samedi et encore une fois la compétition sera de haut niveau avec les pilotes des plus compétitifs sur la grille de départ. Ils seront accompagnés sur la cédule par les Sportsman, les Mod Lite ainsi que les Midget.

 

LES MODIFIÉS

          Les amateurs ont pu voir samedi dernier une finale des plus excitante et ce sur une piste presque sans reproche avec deux belles lignes de courses qui ont permit des dépassements un peu partout sur la piste. Ce samedi, deux finales et deux podiums possibles pour ces pilotes qui vous en mettent toujours plein la vue. Qui mettra un terme à la domination des Hébert et des deux frères Clair depuis deux ans? Possiblement la réponse sera connue  samedi soir prochain lors des deux finales 40 tours !

 

LES SPORTSMAN

          Ils sont des pilotes très aguerris pour la plupart et offrent un spectacle qui vaut le déplacement. Samedi soir dernier les Martin Pelletier # 92 et Junior Désilets # 21J ont démontré qu’ils pouvaient rivaliser avec les meilleurs tenant tête aux Steve Bernier, Patrick Picotin et Mathieu Desjardins. Espérons seulement que le groupe sera plus imposant afin de permettre aux amateurs d’apprécier cette classe autant qu’elle le mérite. 

 

LES MOD LITE

Stéphane Raymond # 57 gagnant de la dernière finale s’en promet encore cette semaine et voudra certainement réaliser un doublé à titre de vainqueur de la finale 20 tours chez les Mod Lite. Les pilotes Mathieu Robinson # 88 ainsi que Patrick Leclerc # 44 et Réjean Ouellet # 95  attendent leur tour avec impatience et ne laisseront pas les Raymond et Pelletier dominer encore bien longtemps. Cette classe est toute récente et encore méconnue ici mais pas pour longtemps; déjà les demandes sérieuses d’informations pour l’acquisition de futurs bolides vont bon train. Ces bolides sont très rapides et fiables comme vous avez pu le constater mais surtout peuvent performer à des coûts très minimes.

         

LES MIDGET

          Ils sont de retour cette semaine sur le circuit et ils sont remplis de bonnes intentions et prêts à offrir une saine compétition. Les Midget sont performants et plusieurs y sont afin d’acquérir l’expérience nécessaire pour graduer au groupe des Lightnings Sprints tandis que d’autres y sont très confortables et s’illustrent très bien.

 

 

ATTENTION – ESS Sprint Car…..les 6 et 7 août  -ATTENTION - - -

Samedi 6 août… finale 30 tours

Dimanche 7 août… ESS «Wingless »

 

Super Séries 2011

          La Super Séries 2011, dont le commanditaire officiel du fond de points est JPS Sports,  est composée de 6 épreuves distinctes de 100 tours chacun chez les Modifiés, elle comporte deux segments disputés au RPM Speedway…… Prochaine étape le samedi 20 août !

 

 

Pour 2011… réservez vos samedis et dimanches soir à St-Marcel !

 


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AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY - Perley, Christopher join Supermodified fray at Airborne

For immediate release AS-071211-1

South Plattsburgh, NY – Defending International Supermodified Association (ISMA) champion Russ Wood’s attempt for a repeat win at Airborne Speedway Saturday, July 23, he’ll get stiff opposition from two of the Northeast’s most accomplished racers.

 

Chris Perley of Rowley, Mass., the all-time ISMA win leader and six-time champion, will make his first appearance on the progressively-banked Airborne half-mile. Perley drives the Vic Miller Shea Concrete No. 11.

 

He’ll be joined by Ted Christopher of Plainville, Conn., who will be at the wheel of Clyde Booth’s No. 61 machine. Christopher is best known as a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competitor, but he’s won in everything from a quarter-midget to a Supermodifed. He’s the winningest driver in Stafford Motor Speedway history, a former Whelen Modified Tour champion and a five-time Modified winner on the Magic Mile at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

 

“I’m looking forward to racing at Airborne,” Perley said. “I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. We’ll have to see if we can keep up with “Woody”.

 

Christopher was a near winner when ISMA came to Stafford in May, but he lost horsepower late in the race and Perley reeled him in after passing Wood in lapped traffic.

 

During ISMA’s inaugural visit in 2010, Rob Summers set an Airborne track record in his qualifying heat when he turned a lap time of 14.023 – 115 mph. Wood won the main event with a last lap pass of Justin Belfiore, a victory that was pivotal in earning his seventh ISMA crown.

 

Post time for the Della Auto Group/Northline Utilities event is 50-lap is 6 p.m. Barring any major accidents at Oswego Speedway the night before, Wood, Perley, Christopher and Belfiore will go at it against the likes of Summers, Bobby Magner, Canadians Mike Lichty and Mark Sammut, Tim Jedrzejek of Independence, Ohio and NEMA Midget champion Ben Seitz of Bourne, Mass.

 

Airborne Speedway is located in South Plattsburgh, just off Rte.22 one mile south of I-87 exit 36. For additional information, contact 518-561-3208 or www.airborneparkspeedway.com.

 

Contact: Tom Herzig

802-882-8131

 


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Série ACT-Castrol à l'Autodrome St-Eustache - Quelle surprise nous réserve le CASTROL 200?

Pour diffusion immédiate (13-07-11-21)

 

Avec cinq vainqueurs différents en six épreuves, les amateurs de la série ACT-Castrol sont en droit de se demander ce que leur réserve le Castrol 200 qui aura lieu à l’Autodrome St-Eustache, samedi soir prochain. Normalement, les yeux devraient être rivés sur Karl Allard de St-Félicien, le pilote de la Ford Fusion/Larue Équipement de déneigement qui défend sa couronne.

 

Contrairement à l’an dernier, Allard n’a pas encore accédé au cercle des vainqueurs même s’il en est venu très près, samedi dernier au circuit Ste-Croix/Riverside Speedway. Il a également terminé deuxième lors du Montmagny 100 et cumule également deux troisièmes dont une à sa dernière présence au complexe motorisé des Basses-Laurentides. Allard n’a qu’une seulement victoire dans cette série Castrol à cet endroit et cela remonte au St-Eustache 300 de l’an dernier.  Actuellement deuxième avec seulement 37 points de déficit sur Patrick Laperle de St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Allard devrait rebondir prochainement.

 

Quant à Laperle, même si on domine au cumulatif Castrol, on se pose beaucoup d’interrogations et tout est remis en cause. Il est vrai que le pilote de la Ford Fusion/Lasalle Ford, a toujours terminé parmi les cinq premiers avec deux succès, mais on est encore très loin du palmarès de l’an dernier qui démontrait dix présences sur le podium dont trois triomphes. La seule fois que l’on n’avait pas accédé à celui-ci, c’est à Montmagny où l’on avait décidé de ne point participer à la finale.

 

On se demande si l’on n’a pas régressé quelque peu comparativement aux adversaires ou si ce sont eux qui ont effectué d’énormes progrès. « Au Riverside, il est certain que nous étions loin d’avoir la combinaison gagnante, car après 60 tours, nous avions un pneu complètement usé alors que ce n’était pas le cas pour Allard et Theetge. Toute la semaine, nous travaillons très forts dans le garage et Éric essaie des choses, mais cela ne fonctionne tout simplement pas. Peut-être faudra-t-il revenir à nos anciens ajustements », de dire Patrick qui a également été victime d’un bris de moteur, vendredi soir à l’Autodrome Granby. Il est celui qui a le meilleur dossier Castrol à l’ASE avec quatre gains à l’Autodrome St-Eustache.

 

Maintenant qu’ils ont savouré les joies d’une première visite cette saison, il est certain que Daniel Descoste, Alex Labbé, Patrick Hamel et Donald Theetge entendent bien rééditer leur exploit lors de la deuxième moitié du calendrier de cette série ACT-Castrol qui début samedi au complexe motorisé de St-Eustache.

 

Lors d’un entretien avec Laperle, ce dernier s’est dit très surpris de l’amélioration du calibre de ses rivaux. « Ce n’est plus facile comme avant ». Même Claude Leclerc de Lanoraie s’avère un adversaire redoutable, cette saison. Il y a également Dave Michaud de Ste-Anne-des-Plaines qui compte déjà deux podiums et une quatrième, samedi dernier. Il connaît très bien le tracé de St-Eustache et il pourrait bien être l’auteur de la surprise attendue par les amateurs. Malchanceux depuis le début, il ne faudra pas sous-estimer le multiple champion de l’ASE, Jonathan Bouvrette de Blainville.

 

Bonne nouvelle

Dans le but de faciliter l'entrée sur le site de l'ASE samedi, et après avoir pris connaissance des interventions sur les forums, on ouvrira les barrières exclusivement pour l'entrée des pilotes LMS/ACT et de leurs équipements de 11h00 à midi.

Seules les équipes ACT-Castrol auront accès au site durant cette période. On demande donc la collaboration de tous pour que le tout se déroule bien. Ceux qui arriveront après cette période devront faire la file.


Les pilotes des autres divisions ou organisations (ANCA, PROCAM et VINTAGE) seront admises dans les puits à l'heure prévue sur l'horaire, soit midi et trente.

 

Autre classes

En plus des 200 tours ACT CASTROL, cette journée sera agrémentée en complément de programme par quatre des divisions ANCA, Sport Compactes, Production, Légendes modifiées et Challenge 4 qui disputeront des finales de 30 et 25 tours de 15 minutes chacune.

 

Les amateurs pourront aussi apprécier la visite de deux organisations provinciales, les camionnettes Procam/SuperTrucks et la populaire série de voitures Vintage, composée de répliques des légendaires voitures qui ont fait les belles années du stock-car québécois au cours des cinq dernières décennies.

 

Les pilotes Sportsman, qui, quant à eux se préparent pour la première course du Challenge USA-Québec contre une douzaine de  pilotes de Plattsburgh, N.Y. qui nous visiteront le 23 juillet, et au retour en piste le même jour du jeune DAVE COURSOL, recrue de l’année Sportsman 2010, seront en congé pour ce week-end du 16 juillet.

 

Le signal du premier départ des qualifications locales sera donné à 15 h 15 et le programme principal débutera à 18  h00 par les qualifications ACT suivies des différentes finales qui précéderont la période réservée à la finale 200 tours des pilotes ACT-CASTROL qui auront le tracé à leur disposition dès 20 h 15.

 

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Jared Marks Excited About Iowa Speedway Debut

 

NEWTON, Iowa (July 13, 2011) - - Jared Marks, one of the future full-time stars in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards for Tony Marks Racing (TMR) will continue his limited schedule behind the wheel of the No. 8 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger this Saturday at Iowa Speedway for the running of the Prairie Meadows 200.

 

Marks, fresh off an intense learning session at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway from 2010 ARCA champion Patrick Sheltra; the Napoleon, Ohio native hopes to take some of the input he received there and apply it towards his third career ARCA start at the .875-mile paved oval.

 

Not only confidence from Sheltra but his recent 12th place finish at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway has the 16-year old optimistic about the 11th race of the 2011 ARCA season.

 

“I feel really good going into my first ARCA race at Iowa this upcoming weekend,” said Marks.  “I feel like i can take the things I have learned these past two races and translate them into a solid finish for TMR this weekend. This is a huge race for myself and all of TMR; seeing as it is the first race on television that we are running two cars but we aren't worried about it.  We are going to keep building high quality race cars and I'm going to keep giving my 100 percent efforts on the track.”

 

The added pressure of a teammate not to mention driving for his father can be daunting for any teenager but for this cool, calm and collective phenom, he sees the opportunity laid upon him as a chance to prove himself.

 

“I’m satisfied with our performance so far on the 8 team,” added Marks.  “We have been able to be fast in practice, and qualify well, we just haven’t’ got quite the finishes we deserve.  I owe it all to everyone at TMR and my sponsors for giving me the equipment necessary to compete with the veterans of the sport.”

 

Of course, finishing the race is Mark’s top priority and after the wealth of experience he’s recently embraced, it would not be a surprise if the No. 8 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger was in the top-10 rundown by the conclusion of Saturday’s contest.

 

“Maryeve and Patrick have delivered top-10 runs for TMR, now it’s my turn,” sounded Marks. “I thought we were going to seal the deal at Winchester, but we ran into some tire problems, like much of the field did and we were left knocking on the door of a top-10. Hopefully, I can keep my momentum up and remained focused and everything should pan out.”

 

He continued, “As a team we’ve never been to Iowa. Comfort will be one of my major goals for practice on Friday. From there we can work on our No. 8 Mad Croc Energy / VR-12 / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger and look towards getting both TMR cars up front.”

 

The Prairie Meadows 200 (200 laps / 175 miles) is the 11th of 19 events on the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule. The sixth ever ARCA race at Iowa Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 15th with an hour and twenty minute practice session planned from 3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. A final fifty minute session has been etched in from 5:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated for race day, Saturday July 16th set to begin at 12:10 p.m. The event will take the green flag shortly after 4:15 p.m. The event will air live on SPEED. Additional event coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the 1,323rd race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards since it was formed in 1953 will be available through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented by ARCANation.com.  All times are local.

 

For additional information on TMT, Inc. please visit; tmtcompanies.net.

 

To learn more about Tony Marks Racing, please click over to Tmr-racing.com

 

See the buzz that VR-12 is creating by clicking over to their website at VR-12.com.

 

About Tony Marks Racing (TMR):

 

Tony Marks Racing was founded in 2009 through the passion for racing of team owner and former driver Tony Marks.  Marks is the successful owner of TMT, Inc., a logistics, warehousing and packaging company with over 400 employees whose
customers are mainly comprised of Fortune 100 companies. 

 

Marks began his racing career in 1985 getting behind the wheel of everything from
drag racers, Dirt Late Models, SCCA Formula Fords, USAC F2000 Open Wheel and ARCA cars.  Tony personally raced until 2005 amassing numerous wins, championships and track records along the way until he  then changed his focus from driver to owner and began building racing programs for his children Jared (16 years old) and Rachel (13 years old).  Under the auspices of TMR, Jared began his racing career in 2002 in quarter midgets and now competes in late model, CRA, ASA and ARCA Series events while Rachel continues her development program racing quarter midgets and Bandoleros.

TMR has been at the forefront of charitable giving through its’  “Driving Against Hunger” and “Million Meal Challenge” race programs which have raised over $200,000 for Forgotten Harvest in 2010 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Michigan International Speedway. 

 

For the NASCAR events TMR along with TMT, Inc. partnered with Forgotten Harvest for the “Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids” which helps to bridge the hunger gap while schools are out of session and feeds 20,000 children per day in the Detroit metro area. Forgotten Harvest was significantly displayed on the entry of Chase Austin during both the Truck and Nationwide events at Michigan International Speedway along with logos of “Million Meal Challenge” sponsors Walgreen’s, United Race Group, Holyfield’s Choice Alka-Power Water and Vitamin Spice.  Evander Holyfield was also instrumental in the challenge, acting as Grand Marshall for the August race and announcing his “Fight Against Hunger” on behalf of Forgotten Harvest. 

 

As the first race team to “Drive Against Hunger” through their partnership with Forgotten Harvest, TMR plans to continue their alliance with Forgotten Harvest and once again “Drive Against Hunger” during the 2011 season.

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Équipe 94 SuperTruck - PR

11 Juillet 2011

 

 

Jeannotte 3ème au classement.

 

Après deux épreuves difficiles pour le jeune Alexandre, la journée du 9 juillet ne s’annoncait pas plus facile, en fait l’équipe a eu toute sorte de malchance cette journée mais Alexandre a décidé de faire d’une mauvaise journée une bonne journée.

 

Le camion d’Alexandre a été prêt pour la course à la dernière minute puisque l’équipe a recu les pièces manquantes seulement mercredi soir, ce qui ne laissait pas beaucoup de temps à notre chef mécano, Michel Ste-Marie (MS Irrigation) de compléter les réparations de la camionnette W-Côté #64.

 

Le mot d’ordre était : ramener le camion en un seul morceau !

Alexandre termina sa qualification et la première finale en 4ème position. Pour la deuxième finale la tâche devait être plus difficile puisqu’il partirait plus loin derrière, mais après une belle remontée et de beaux dépassements, le jeune Jeannotte termine 5ème. Avec ses résultats, Alex occupe donc le 3ème rang du Challenge Procam Super Truck propulsé par le NAPA 200 présenté par Dodge.

 

Pour cette épreuve, le camion #46 était piloté par Nicolas Ste-Marie qui en était à sa première compétition au Riverside Speedway. L’objectif était simple, apprivoiser le camion et le circuit, ce qui a bien réussi malgré un camion peu performant. Sa journée s’est terminée tôt lorsque le moteur a rendu l’âme.

 

Prochaine course, le 16 juillet à l’autodrome St-Eustache alors que père et fils seront en piste. Alex en sera à sa quatrième sortie en camion alors que Philippe sortira la Ford Fusion W-Côté #94 pour une tranche du championnat ACT.

 

 


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Steve Malouin McKibbin inscrit un doublé

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Québec, 11 juillet 2011

 

C’est avec la présence de 20 voitures que s’est déroulé la 4e étape de la Série Sportsman Lucas Oil, à l’Autodrome St-Félicien samedi dernier.

 

Alex Montminy #18 de Lévis, François Lessard #71 de St-Joseph et Patrick Boyer #3 de Québec ont remporté leur qualification respective.

 

Suite à la présentation des pilotes, un concours de pit stop chronométré s’est déroulé devant la foule présente à l’Autodrome de St-Félicien. Alex Montminy et son équipe ont été les plus rapides devant l’équipe #7 de Blanchet Racing Team et l’équipe #47 de David Gagnon.

 

Lors de la première finale de 75 tours, Alex Montminy #18 a pris les commandes de l’épreuve jusqu’au 4e tour étant reléguer à l’arrière suite à un accrochage.  À la relance, Sylvain Labbé #40 de St-Joseph a pris les devants et semblait intouchable avec plusieurs longueurs de voiture sur ses poursuivants. Au 38e tour, un drapeau jaune survient et à la relance Steve Malouin McKibbin  #45 de Lévis ravi la position de tête à Labbé. McKibbin roulera jusqu’au damier subissant la pression de Jimmy Nadeau #17 de Beauceville. Karl Drouin #39 de Vallée Jonction termine 3e. 5 drapeaux jaunes auront été enregistrés durant cette étape.

 

En fin de soirée, durant le deuxième segment de 75 tours, Réjean Blanchet #7 de Québec a pris les commandes pour les 3 premiers passages. Lors du tour suivant, McKibbin #45 a repris la où il avait laissé à la fin de la première étape. Malgré 9 relances, le pilote de la voiture #45 aura tenu le coup et a savouré la victoire pour une 2e course consécutive. Patrick Boyer #3, Rock Poulin #8 de St-Benoit-Lâbre, Réjean Blanchet #7 et Karl Drouin #39 ont complété le top 5 de ce 150 tours. 

 

Le prochain programme aura lieu au Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix, samedi le 23 juillet 2011.

 

André Poulin

Promoteur

 

 

 


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REVSTAR - Gabriel Richer, le champion de glace revient en force au Riverside Speedway de Ste-Croix

Au tour de Gabriel Richer de visiter le cercle des vanqueurs cette fois sur une piste d'asphalte

 

Deux finales de 15 tours étaient au programme du Riversise Speedway pour les pilotes STR de la série REVSTAR. Le champion de la soirée allait être identifié selon le cumulatif des deux finales. 

C'était la soirée de Gabriel Richer
D'abord  le pilote de la voiture no 10 a commencé par offrir une solide performance dans la première finale, malgré une 9e position sur la grille de départ, Richer ne s'est pas laissé décourager et il a signé une superbe remontée pour venir croiser le drapeau à damier en 2e place. Il aurait suffi sans doute de quelques tours additionnels pour voir Richer venir défier Jonathan Archambeault qui a remporté la première finale.

 


Le gagnant de la première finale - Jonathan Archambeault voiture no 24

Rang

Départ

Pilote

1

2

Jonathan Archambeault  

2

9

Gabriel Richer 

3

3

Matthieu Daigle 

4

8

Yannick Poirier

5

4

Jean-Nicolas Gareau  

6

7

Michel Lainesse 

7

5

Maxime Plante

8

10

Pierre Hébert

9

6

Jessica Plante 

10

1

Daniel Nadeau (drive shaft)

11

11

Josianne Plante (panne d'essence)

12

12

Éric Boisvert (DNS)

Un peu plus chanceux pour la deuxième finale, Gabriel Richer a pigé le numéro 1 ce qui lui donnait la pôle pour la deuxième course de la soirée. Dès le départ, Gabriel Richer a dû se défendre des attaques soutenues de Yannick Poirier mais après 5 tours, Gabriel Richer a augmenté le rythme pour se donner un écart confortable et filer jusqu'au drapeau à damier.

La course c'est déroulée à un train d'enfer sans aucun drapeau jaune durant les 15 tours de la finale.Résultats deuxième finale!


Gabriel Richer (numéro 10) vainqueur de la deuxième finale

Rang

Départ

Pilote

1

2

Gabriel Richer 

2

9

Yannick Poirier

3

3

Maxime Plante

4

8

Michel Lainesse

5

4

Jean-Nicolas Gareau  

6

7

Pierre Hébert

7

5

Jonathan Archambeault 

8

10

Daniel Nadeau

9

6

Matthieu Daigle  

10

1

Éric Boisvert

11

11

Jessica Plante 

12

12

Josianne Plante

Au terme du programme au Riverside Speedway... Voici le classement de la soirée selon le cumulatif des deux finales qui compte pour la 7e manche de la saison.

 


Podium d'honneur : à gaucheYannick Poirier au centre Gabriel Richer
et à droite Jonathan Archambeault

Rang

Pilote

1

Gabriel Richer 

2

Yannick Poirier 

3

Jonathan Archambeault

4

Maxime Plante

5

Michel Lainesse  

6

Jean-Nicolas Gareau

7

Matthieu Daigle

8

Pierre Hébert

9

Daniel Nadeau 

10

Jessica Plante

11

Josianne Plante

12

Éric Boisvert 

 

Plus tôt en soirée, soulignons l'excellente performance du vétéran Michel Lainesse qui a remporté sa première victoire cette saison en qualification.

On remarque quelques absences pour ce programme, dont le Sorelois Yannick Mathieu qui était retenu pour une raison fort importante, puisqu'il unisait sa destinée à sa bien aimée lors de leur mariage samedi dernier. Au nom de  REVSTAR, de tous les pilotes ainsi que les membres des équipes, nous vous présentons nos sincères félicitations ! On vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur.

Prochaine course

Prochain rendez-vous sur le petit Bristol du québec à l'Autodrome Chaudière, samedi le 16 juillet. Au  même programme que la spectaculaire série IMSA.  On vous attend en grand nombre !

 

Dirt/Asphalte

Journée

Date

Piste

Gagnant

*Dirt

Samedi

21-mai

Drummond

Patrick Vigneault

*Asphalte

Samedi

28-mai

Montmagny (Série LMS)

Annulée

*Asphalte

Samedi

04-juin

St-Eustache (Série LMS)

Jonathan Archambeault

*Dirt

Vendredi

10-juin

Granby (super série MOD)

Maxime Plante

*Dirt

Samedi

11-juin

St-Marcel

Yanick Mathieu

*Dirt

Dimanche

26-juin

Cornwall

Yanick Poirier

*Dirt

Vendredi

1er juillet

Granby (50 ans)

Réjean Plante

*Asphalte

Samedi

09-juil

Ste-Croix (Série LMS)

Gabriel Richer

*Asphalte

Samedi

16-juil

Vallée (Série ISMA)

*Dirt National

Vendredi

12-août

Hogansburg, NY

*Asph. National

Samedi

13-août

Plattsburgh, NY

*Asphalte

Samedi

27-août

St-Félicien

*Dirt National

Vendredi

09-sept

Drummond (Dirt 358)

*Dirt National

Samedi

10-sept

Drummond (Dirt B-Bloc)

*Asphalte

Samedi

17-sept

Vallée Jonction


Banquet

Samedi

12-nov

Drummondville

* Championnat REVSTAR 2011:     

  -  8 courses sur le Dirt  
  -  7 courses sur l'Asphalte 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les 2 moins bons résultats du championnat seront enlevés du cumulatif.    

 

 

 

 

 

Calendrier peut être sujet à changement.    

 


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