2012-01-25

Austin Theriault: Speedfest 200 Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1.25.11
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THE STORY


Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, makes his 2012 season debut in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault is making his third career start in the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge Super Late Model after two races in the seat for the team late in 2011, but it will mark Theriault's first career appearance at Watermelon Capital. The .375-mile banked oval plays host to Speedfest for the first time in 2012, after NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch won back-to-back Speedfest 200's at Lanier National Speedway in 2009 and 2010 and Chase Elliott won last year's event.

 

THE FACTS

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.

BEST CAREER SPEEDFEST 200 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT WATERMELON CAPITAL SPEEDWAY: N/A

WHAT: CRA Speedfest 200
WHERE: Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Ga. (.375-mile D-oval)
WHEN: Qualifying, 4 p.m., Saturday, January 28; Race, 2 p.m., Sunday, January, 29

DID YOU KNOW?

·         Austin Theriault competed in two races for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2011, posting a best finish of 12th in the PASS-sanctioned Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., in November.

·         Austin Theriault finished third in the final ACT Late Model Tour standings in 2011, his highest career finish, on the strength of six consecutive Top-5 finishes to close out the season.

·         Crew chief Gary Crooks also serves as a PASS North Series crew chief for Mulkern Racing, which won two races as a team in 2011.

·         Austin Theriault celebrated his 18th birthday this week.

 

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING


AUSTIN THERIAULT, Driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On getting the 2012 season started this week at Speedfest 200: “We're definitely excited to get things moving forward this year. Once again, we're going into uncharted waters, so to speak. It's a different track and a different car for me, but I'm confident that we're with the right people this year and we'll get some finishes.

Hopefully, we'll be able to open some eyes and build on what we've started.”


On his goals for the weekend: “It's kind of hard to say exactly what's good and what's bad, but I think a good weekend would be just to go out and qualify. I'm confident we'll get qualified, but it's a big race and there's some good guys that will be there. The main thing will be staying out of trouble and being there at the end of the race.

I don't really know much about the track. I've seen some photos and videos of it. It seems medium-banked and fairly fast for its size. It's just another thing we've got to overcome, and I'm pretty confident that we will. It's the same thing we talked about when we started with (the ACT Late Model Tour) – it's new tracks and building new experiences.”


On having already worked with BKR at the end of 2011: “It's sort of an advantage. You're not going into it not knowing exactly who you're working with. I know the guys, and I know who they are. We didn't spend a whole lot of time together last year, but once we get there this weekend we can focus on the task at hand and not have to worry about fitting in and building up the chemistry.”

 

GARY CROOKS, Crew chief for the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On the challenge this weekend presents: “I don't think it's going to be any easier right at this moment for us. It's still a new situation, really. We've been to a couple races, but we've got a whole new car, we've got a new track that Austin's never been to and a track I've only been to once in the last seven or eight years.

I look at it as our first race to build on, really.”

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VERMONT LATE MODEL STOCK CAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ANNOUNCED

                

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release                                                ACT – 012512-3

 

        Waterbury, VT – Officials from Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT have announced a Vermont State Late Model Championship Series for the 2012 race season.

 

Four (4) long distance stock car events for Late Model race teams will determine the Vermont State Late Model Champion. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) type Late Model division is the most popular form of stock car racing in the northeastern US and eastern Canada, serving the needs of racers and fans at fifteen different race tracks and two regional touring divisions.

 

Thunder Road will present the historic 50th anniversary Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic and annual Vermont Governors Cup 150 as part of the Vermont State series. The new owners of Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT, Mike and Alayne Bruno, have joined over a dozen regional tracks by incorporating the ACT Late Model rules as a part of their NASCAR weekly racing program.

 

Mike Bruno, a former ACT Late Model competitor himself, said, “I know how competitive these cars can be and when Tom (Curley) and I talked about this idea, it just seemed like a good fit for our first year with Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and for the entire Late Model region”.

 

Devil’s Bowl Speedway will host a 100-lap event on Friday, June 8, 2012. The Vermont State Late Model Champion will be crowned at the Devil’s Bowl season finale on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Both events will be 100 laps in distance. The two tracks will post over $10,000 in point fund money for participating teams.

 

“The ACT US Tour Late Models have put on a great show at Devil’s Bowl over the past couple years, and the opening event at Devil’s Bowl will once again be the traditional Spring Green 112 lap event.  This combined effort to give the weekly teams around the region an opportunity to have a four race weekly type series and honor the first Vermont State Late Model Champion is a nice balance between tour racing and weekly racing. I think it will be well received by Late Model teams in the region,” said Tom Curley, long time promoter of Thunder Road and the American Canadian Tour.

 

2012 VERMONT LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE

       

Sun May 27          Thunder Road   Mekkelsen Memorial Day Classic 100L

Fri   Jun 08   Devil’s Bowl      D Bowl 100L

Thu Jul  12 Thunder Road     Vermont Governor’s Cup 150L 

Sun Sep16  Devils Bowl                Vermont 200 Weekend   100L

 

 

For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com; media@acttour.com; or Devil’s Bowl at (802) 265-3112 or email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com.

 

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Vermont State Championship coming to Devil's Bowl Speedway and Thunder Road

For Immediate Release                                                              DBS-012512-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT -- Officials from Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT and Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT have announced a Vermont State Late Model Championship Series for the 2012 race season.

 

ATTACHED PHOTO:

vtstate1: Joey Laquerre (#15), Eric Chase (#40), and Jamie Fisher (#18) battle through the turns at Devil's Bowl Speedway's American-Canadian Tour Spring Green in 2011.  They and other Late Model drivers will have a four-race Vermont State Late Model Championship Series to contend for between Devil's Bowl and Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl in 2012.  (Eric LaFleche photo)

 

Four-race series posts big money and state title for Late Model teams

 

Four (4) long distance stock car events for Late Model race teams will determine the Vermont State Late Model Champion. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) type Late Model division is the most popular form of stock car racing in the northeastern US and eastern Canada, serving the needs of racers and fans at fifteen different race tracks and two regional touring divisions.

Thunder Road will present the historic 50th anniversary Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic and annual Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 as part of the Vermont State series. The new owners of Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT, Mike and Alayne Bruno, have joined over a dozen regional tracks by incorporating the ACT Late Model rules as a part of their NASCAR weekly racing program.

Mike Bruno, a former ACT Late Model competitor himself, said, “I know how competitive these cars can be and when Tom (Curley) and I talked about this idea, it just seemed like a good fit for our first year with Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and for the entire Late Model region”.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway will host a 100-lap event on Friday, June 8, 2012. The Vermont State Late Model Champion will be crowned at the Devil’s Bowl season finale on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Both events will be 100 laps in distance. The two tracks will post over $10,000 in point fund money for participating teams.

“The ACT US Tour Late Models have put on a great show at Devil’s Bowl over the past couple years, and the opening event at Devil’s Bowl will once again be the traditional Spring Green 112 lap event.  This combined effort to give the weekly teams around the region an opportunity to have a four race weekly type series and honor the first Vermont State Late Model Champion is a nice balance between tour racing and weekly racing. I think it will be well received by Late Model teams in the region,” said Tom Curley, long time promoter of Thunder Road and the American Canadian Tour.

 

2012 VERMONT STATE LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE

           

Sun., May 27              Thunder Road             Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic (100L)

Fri., June 8                  Devil’s Bowl                Devil’s Bowl Speedway (100L)

Thu., July 12               Thunder Road             Vermont Governor’s Cup (150L)

Sun., Sept. 16             Devil’s Bowl                Vermont 200 Weekend (100L)

 

For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or email media@acttour.com; or Devil’s Bowl at (802) 265-3112, www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com, or email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com.

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SERIE SPORTSMAN QC: JIMMY NADEAU VISE LE CHAMPIONNAT

 

 

Communiqué de presse                                                   Pour diffusion immédiate

SSQ-2012-006

 


JIMMY NADEAU VISE LE CHAMPIONNAT

 

Québec, QC (25 janvier 2012) – Le vice-champion 2011 de la Série Sportsman Québec, Jimmy Nadeau, confirme ses plans pour 2012 : terminer premier au championnat.

Si la fiche de Nadeau en 2011 est fort impressionnante : 1 victoire, 4 top-5, 7 top-10 sur les neuf épreuves disputées, Jimmy n’est tout simplement pas satisfait de terminer deuxième au classement général et vise un premier titre de champion. 

 

Nadeau, de Beauceville, a participé aux 54 épreuves à ce jour de la série jeune de 6 saisons.  Il sera de retour à la compétition au volant de la voiture No. 17, une rutilante Chevrolet Camaro, qui a d’ailleurs remporté en 2011 les titres de La plus belle voiture de la Série Sportsman Québec et plus belle voiture de type stock-car lors du Salon Auto Sport de Québec.

Nadeau sera à nouveau appuyé d’un groupe de passionnés, identifié comme l’équipe de l’année au banquet de la série au terme de la campagne 2011, ils reviendront en force et comptera encore une fois sur les judicieux conseils du constructeur D.G.R.

Pour tout connaître sur Jimmy Nadeau, visitez sa page de pilote au :
http://www.seriesportsman.ca/francais/pilotes/17-jimmy-nadeau-nadeau-racing-team-beauceville.html

La levée de rideau pour la série se fera avec une journée d’essai et d’inspection à l’autodrome Montmagny le 12 mai et la première compétition, un 75 tour, aura lieu le 19 mai à l’Autodrome St-Eustache dans le cadre du festival sportsman qui mettra aussi en vedette les Sportsmans ANCA et la classe Sportsman de la piste américaine Airborne Speedway.

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Pour de plus amples informations, contactez:

 

André Poulin, Président Série Sportsman Québec, courriel: andre.poulin (at) sportsman.ca, 581-998-7388

 

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

 


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