2013-06-03

People's United Bank 100 on tap Friday

ATTACHED PHOTO: Rookie Derrick O'Donnell (#60) and Nick Sweet (#88) sit 1-2 in Vermont State Late Model Championship Series standings entering Friday's People's United Bank 100 at Devil's Bowl Speedway.  (Leif Tillotson photo)

 

 

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Readies for Vermont State Championship Event

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                     DBS-060313-2

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway is preparing for one of the highlight events of the summer stock car racing season, as the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series heads to the fast half-mile track for the People’s United Bank 100 on Friday, June 7 at 7:00pm.  The event is the second round of the four-race championship.

 

The Vermont State Late Model Championship Series opened at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT with the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic 100 on May 27.  Rookie Derrick O’Donnell of North Haverhill, NH pulled off a major upset to defeat hometown driver Nick Sweet, who won both Vermont State races at the track in 2012, and finds himself leading the standings.  Sweet and Trampas Demers of South Burlington, VT are next in line, followed by Glen Luce of Turner, ME and Chip Grenier of Graniteville, VT.

The People’s United Bank 100 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway is expected to continue a recent string of exciting Late Model races at the track.  Photo finishes have been the standard for the division lately; dating back to the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series finale on Vermont 200 Weekend in September 2012, each of the last three races has been decided by less than one-tenth of a second.  The quality of racing in the division has improved steadily since the beginning of the 2012 season, and a talented batch of locally-based racers is ready to challenge the invading Thunder Road stars.

Craig Bushey of Fairfax, VT and Brent Dragon of Milton, VT scored Vermont State victories at Devil’s Bowl last summer.  Both are expected to return for the People’s United Bank 100, as are defending Vermont State Champion Dave Pembroke of Middlesex, VT, Thunder Road podium finishers O’Donnell, Sweet, and Demers, and Devil’s Bowl stars Kevin Elliott of Rutland, VT, Chris Bergeron of Claremont, NH, Dan Petronis of Mechanicville, NY, and Robert Bryant of Brooklyn, CT.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modifieds, Renegades, and Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stocks will also be on hand for the People’s United Bank 100, along with the popular and unpredictable Spectator Races for street-legal vehicles.  General admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under.  Racing begins at 7:00pm on Friday, June 7.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4.  For more information, visit www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or call (802) 265-3112.  Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.

-30-

Contact: Justin St. Louis                                                                                                                                                          Phone: (802) 355-3282

Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

Bates Penalized Following Devil's Bowl Late Model Victory

Driver keeps win, docked points and purse after infraction

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                     DBS-060313-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has announced that Late Model stock car driver Hunter Bates has been penalized following his NASCAR Whelen All-American Series victory on Friday, May 31 for a technical violation.

 

The front tread width on Bates’ No. 9NY Chevrolet was found to exceed the maximum allowable tolerance in post-race inspection, due to the offset of the wheels on the car.

Though Bates will keep credit for the victory, the following penalties have been applied:

 

·         Loss of $700 winner’s purse, to be redistributed through the full finishing order

·         Loss of 25 driver championship points

·         Driver will start last in all Late Model qualifying and feature races on Friday, June 21

 

Devil’s Bowl Speedway promoter Mike Bruno said that while he believes that the infraction was unintentional on the part of Bates and his team, the infractions cannot be overlooked.

“After looking carefully at the violation with the technical inspection staff, we believe that the infraction was simply an oversight,” Bruno said.  “Still, the integrity of the inspection process needs to be upheld.  Hunter Bates is a good young driver and ran a respectful race.  It’s just an unfortunate situation.”

Devil’s Bowl Speedway returns to action on Friday, June 7 with the People’s United Bank 100 – the second round of the four-race Vermont State Late Model Championship Series.  The Bond Auto Parts Modifieds, the Renegades, and the Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stocks will be in action, along with the first Spectator Races of the season for street-legal vehicles.  Racing is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm.  General admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4.  For more information, visit www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or call (802) 265-3112.  Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.

-30-

Contact: Justin St. Louis                                                                                                                                                          Phone: (802) 355-3282

Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series: Bobby Timmons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 6.3.13

For more information, visit MulkernRacing.com
or E-mail
GWCNewEngland@gmail.com


Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report

 

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Bobby Timmons III of Windham, Maine, finished fifth in the season-opening NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 50 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, June 1. Timmons recovered from misfortune in his qualifying race and a mid-pack starting spot to roll to the Top-5 in the Mulkern Racing No. 48 Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep/Timmons Machine Dodge. Timmons was one of many drivers to come out of the feature event showing signs of a rough night behind the wheel, but he was encouraged by a strong start to the season. He'll return to action next Saturday night, June 8, for Round No. 2 of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at the .333-mile oval.

 

WHO: Bobby Timmons III, Windham, Maine
TEAM:
Mulkern Racing No. 48 Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep/Timmons Machine Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Bobby Timmons Jr., Windham, Maine
WHAT: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 50
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 13th
FINISHED: 5th
NEXT RACE: June 8, NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series 40, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)

 

********

BOBBY, HOW WOULD YOU SUM UP THE DAY?

We started off the day really good, and we were really fast all day in practice. Then we drove the heat race, and I don't know if everybody's brains just shut off, because we got wrecked on Lap ½. Then we got wrecked again on Lap 3. Then like five other dudes got wrecked, too, which wasn't cool. I'm not all about that.

We had a bleeder stick (in the heat race), so we had no stagger and the car was really tight. We ended up finishing seventh. We still managed to gain a spot (from our starting position), but I don't know how. We made the right changes for the feature. I just put the car in the hands of my crew, and they made all the right changes and we finished fifth.

DID YOU HAVE BETTER THAN A FIFTH-PLACE CAR?

We were catching (fourth-place Bill Rodgers) at the end. I don't know if we had enough to get by him, but we were catching him at the end. It's opening night, the car's in one piece, I'll take fifth-place. It's a good start to the year.

WAS THERE MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR?

We had a little bit of damage, but compared to what I think some of these guys are going to have this year, I'll take a bumper or two every week. I think some of these guys will be missing entire race cars the way we were racing tonight. We'll see. On to next week.

 

Follow Mulkern Racing on Facebook: facebook.com/MulkernRacingLLC
Follow Mulkern Racing on Twitter: @MulkernRacing
Follow Bobby Timmons on Twitter: @BobbyTimmons48
Follow GWC Motorsports Marketing on Facebook: facebook.com/GWCMotorsports
Follow GWC Motorsports Marketing on Twitter: @GWCMotorsports

 


Pour lire le reste / Read more...