2015-05-29

Jeremy Coulter Looks for a Breakthrough Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Season

Jeremy Coulter Looks for a Breakthrough Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Season

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

 

After using the experience gained in a Legends machine and DIRTcar Sportsman-Modified as the building blocks of his career, Jeremy Coulter has found his racing niche in the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series.

 

The 39 year old Lindsay, Ontario native – who now makes his home in Smiths Falls with wife Miranda and daughter Rebecca – is a results driven racer. Hardware earned for the 2008 Canadian Legends' championship and being named 2014 LOSC Rookie of the Year are proudly displayed in his trophy room. Not content to rest on his past accomplishments, the talented wheel twister can't wait to break the seal on a new season of action.

 

"I enjoy the time we spend working on the car and getting things ready to race, but there's nothing like being at the track," said Coulter. "I've met so many amazing people over the years through racing and they've become like an extended family. Competing at different venues through the year allows for a broadened fan base and that's good for the series and all the teams."

 

Jeremy Coulter's Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series equipment is a McColl Racing Enterprises chassis, with a McGunegill Engine Performance power plant under the hood. Behind the scenes and at the track, the car – carrying #6, the driver's hockey jersey since the age of 4 – is prepped and maintained by car chief Al Liebert and Brent Litle. Ian Blanchard is the team's raceday spotter. Away from the track, Coulter enjoys golf and hockey. He says he'd like to see the series run an event at Cayuga Speedway and hopes to attend a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway and watch his favourite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

 

"With so many things to enjoy about the sport, there has always been one aspect that I've never cared for," admitted Coulter, who works as a Senior Account Executive with AVG Technologies. "Repairing damaged body panels is probably my least favourite thing about racing. It's a necessary part of short track motorsports, but there are other things the crew and I could be working on that would be a better use of our time."

 

For 2015, the JM Motorsports ride will carry Dodge Challenger bodywork into battle, with sponsorship support from Hinton Dodge Chrysler Jeep. The team will also utilize promotional and media services from Clarke Motorsports Communications throughout the season. 

 

Fans can follow the team by visiting www.jmmotorsports.ca. For a copy of the team's marketing and sponsorship proposal, e-mail jeremy@jmmotorsports.ca

 

2015 Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series Schedule

 

Saturday, May 30th:                        Full Throttle Motor Speedway

 

Saturday, June 6th:                         Sauble Speedway

Saturday, June 27th:                       Flamboro Speedway

 

Saturday, July 18th:                         Flamboro Speedway

 

Saturday, August 8th:                      Peterborough Speedway

Friday, August 14th:                        Delaware Speedway

 

Saturday, September 12th:             Full Throttle Motor Speedway

 

Photo attachment: Team supplied

 

Jeremy Coulter's #6 Hinton Dodge Chrysler Jeep Dodge Challenger will hit the track Saturday, May 30thto kick-off the 2015 Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series schedule at Full Throttle Motor Speedway.

 

Prepared by: Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

                      





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Casella/Morrisonville Septic Night Postponed at Airborne Park Speedway


Casella/Morrisonville Septic Night Postponed at Airborne Park Speedway

Forecasted heavy rains for Saturday night

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                APS-052915-1

 

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Airborne Park Speedway has postponed the Casella/Morrisonville Septic Night program for Saturday, May 30 due to forecasted heavy rains with the possibility of severe thunderstorms in the area. Weather forecasts call for storms to move in to the Plattsburgh area in the late afternoon and early evening, just as the event is scheduled to begin.

The event was scheduled the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow's Sales & Service and John Deere, with twin 30-lap J&S Steel Modified features, a Key R-D Trailer Sales Renegade feature, a 50-lap Enduro, and both a regular feature and a bracket-style elimination tournament for the Busch Beer Mini-Modifieds. Those races will be made up at date to be announced later.

Airborne Park Speedway will host an Autocross event for the Sports Car Club of Vermont on Sunday, May 31, rain or shine, followed by an open practice for the Competition Go-Karts at 4:00 p.m., weather permitting.

The NASCAR divisions are next scheduled to return on Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m., as Plattsburgh Ford and Aaron's Rent of Plattsburgh present a 100-lap Renegade feature in addition to Modifieds, Mini-Mods, the Ground Round Late Models, and special feature races for two divisions of the Competition Go-Karts.

Airborne Park Speedway is located on Broderick Road in Plattsburgh, NY, one mile south of Exit 36 on the Interstate 87 Northway. Visit www.airborneparkspeedway.com for more information, or call (518) 647-4444. Airborne Park Speedway is on Facebook at Facebook.com/AirborneParkSpeedway and on Twitter at @AirborneSpeed.

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Contact: Justin St. Louis, Media Director                                                                                                                       Email: info@airborneparkspeedway.com

Cell Phone: (802) 355-3282                                                                                                                               Track Information Line: (518) 647-4444

 
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À noter que le programme prévu ce samedi, 30 maisera remis au DIMANCHE 31 mai selon l'horaire qui suit :



        ******************IMPORTANT *********************

À noter que le programme prévu ce samedi, 30 maisera remis au DIMANCHE 31 mai  selon l'horaire qui suit : 

 

SINTO 200 - PROGRAMME DU 31 MAI - AUTODROME CHAUDIÈRE

 

07H30 ― OUVERTURE DES PUITS ACT/LMS

08H30 ― OUVERTURE DES PUITS SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL

09H15 — OUVERTURE DES PUITS LOCAUX 

08H45 — Inspection Porte 1 ACT/LMS                                            

              Inspection Porte 2 SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL

10H00 — INSPECTION CLASSES LOCALES  PORTE1                         

10H30 — OUVERTURE DES GRADINS SPECTATEURS                             

 

PRATIQUES :

 

10H15 ― SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL

10H30 ― ACT/LMS

10H50 ― SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR ORICOM

11H00 ― LIMITÉ AUTOMOBILES WENDAKE

11H10 ― ACT/LMS

11H30- SPORT COMPACT ÉLITE ORICOM(1E GROUPE)

11H40 ― SPORT COMPACT ÉLITE ORICOM(2E GROUPE)

11H50 ― SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL

12H05 ― ACT/LMS

12H20 ― PISTE FERMÉE 

 

PROGRAMME :

12H55 ― CÉRÉMONIE D'AVANT COURSE

13H00 ― QUALIFICATION SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR ORICOM (15 TOURS)

13H10 ― 3QUALIFICATIONS SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL (10 TOURS)

 

13H25 ― 1E QUALIFICATION SPORT COMPACT ÉLITE ORICOM (15 TOURS)

13H35 ― 2E QUALIFICATION SPORT COMPACT ÉLITE ORICOM (15 TOURS)

13H45 ― QUALIFICATION LIMITÉ AUTOMOBILES WENDAKE (15 TOURS)

13H55 ― ACT/LMS (3 QUALIFICATIONS)                                         14H15 ― FINALE SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR ORICOM (25 TOURS OU 15 MINUTES)

14H30 ― 1E FINALE SPORTSMAN LUCAS OIL (50 TOURS)

15H05 ―  FINALE SPORT COMPACTE ÉLIT ORICOM (30 TOURS OU 20 MINUTES)

15H25 ― FINALE LIMITÉ AUTOMOBILES WENDAKE (30 TOURS OU 20 MINUTES)                                                               

15H45 ― INTERMISSION

15H55 ―2E  FINALE SPORTSMAN LUCAS OIL (50 TOURS AVEC INVERSION)                                                                                 

16H30 ― PRÉSENTATION DES PILOTES ACT/LMS                          

16H40 ― FINALE ACT/LMS (100 TOURS)                                               

17H30 ― CÉRÉMONIE DU PODIUM

 

SUJET À CHANGEMENT SANS PRÉAVIS

 

ADMISSION GÉNÉRALE : 

 

Adulte    : 30$                                                                             

12/17 Ans: 15$                                                                               

0/11 An : Gratuit

PUITS     : 5$ 

 

 

ENTRÉE PAR LES PUITS :

 

Adulte            : 35$ 

12/17 Ans     : 20$ 

6/12 Ans               : 5$-                                                                 

0/5 Ans         : Gratuit

 

N.B : CARTE D'IDENTITÉ OBLIGATOIRE

 

 


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ACT Kicks Off New Beginning For Speedway 51



ACT Kicks Off New Beginning For Speedway 51

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         ACT052715-51

 

<ATTACHED PHOTO (vlf_5285.jpg): Eventual winner Kyle Welch (#9NH) duels with Wayne Helliwell Jr. (#27NH) during the 2014 event at Speedway 51. (Eric LaFleche/VLFphotos.comphoto)

 

Waterbury, VT—The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) travels to Speedway 51 in Groveton, NH on Saturday, May 30 for the Generation Next ACT 151. Although the ACT Late Model Tour has been to Groveton 12 times previously, the 13th visit will hold a greater meaning, as it marks a new beginning for the ¼-mile oval formerly known as Riverside Speedway.

 

The event will be the first stock car race held at Speedway 51 since it was purchased at auction last November by Joey Laquerre, the winningest driver in the history of Barre, VT's Thunder Road and patriarch of the Laquerre racing family. The auction occurred just one week after Laquerre's grandson, up-and-coming Late Model racer Joey M. Laquerre, died from injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

 

In addition to renaming the track for his grandson's #51 car, Laquerre has spent all winter and spring working on restoring the northern New Hampshire facility to its former glory.

 

"It's a complete change from what the track was to now," Laquerre said. "We started with putting a whole new wall in and all new fencing. We relocated the grandstands and elevated the pits at one end…that took a long time. It was something like 10,000 yards of dirt."

 

ACT's presence at the season opener is significant to Laquerre, whose family is a long-time ACT supporter. Joey M. Laquerre also competed on the Tour, and the 2015 event has been extended from 150 to 151 laps in his honor.

 

"It's very special to have ACT with us," the 71-year-old Laquerre said. "(ACT President) Tom Curley and myself go back to when we were 17 or 18 years old."

 

Defending ACT Tour Champion and current point leader Joey Polewarczyk Jr. leads the series into Speedway 51. "Joey Pole" already has two wins this year, including the most recent event at Airborne Park Speedway, and won the 2013 event at Speedway 51. Number two point driver Wayne Helliwell Jr. will look to gain ground as he chases his first Groveton victory.

 

They'll be joined by Newport, NH's Kyle Welch, the surprise winner of the 2014 event. Welch has endured some tough luck in 2015, losing multiple top-10 finishes to late-race woes. He hopes that the trip to Speedway 51 will help turn his season around.

 

"I'm really, really excited to go back to Groveton," Welch said. "We had a really good car last year, so this race has definitely been circled on our calendar.

 

"The new era of the track is the big thing – just to honor Joey M. Laquerre," he added. "I think the winner is really going to have some pride in this race, whoever it may be. ACT is a tight group, and I hope I can win it for him."

 

Brad Babb will carry the Speedway 51 colors on his Joey Laquerre–owned #15NH as he goes for his second win of the season. Fellow youngsters Emily Packard and Brandon Atkins were strong in their inaugural visits last year and look to build on those performances. Travis Stearns surged to the top of the Bond Auto Parts New Champions standings at the Spring Green 115 and will try to extend that lead. Eddie "The Outlaw" MacDonald is expected to be gunning for his first Speedway 51 win as well.

 

The Generation Next ACT 151 will be held on Saturday, May 30. Pits open at 10:30am, with post time at 5:30pm. Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for kids, and $45 for a family of four (2 adults and 2 kids). Camping will also be available beginning on Friday.

 

For more information contact the ACT offices at 802.244.6963media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com or www.speedway51int.com.

 

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