2014-09-03

CE VENDREDI À L’AUTODROME CHAUDIÈRE AVANT DERNIÈRE DE LA SAISON POUR LES VINTAGE QUÉBEC

CE VENDREDI À L'AUTODROME CHAUDIÈRE

AVANT DERNIÈRE DE LA SAISON

POUR LES VINTAGE QUÉBEC

(crédit photo : GUY LAROCHE)

 

L'Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction, en Beauce, sera l'hôte de la 6e et l'avant-dernière course de la saison 2014 de l'ASCVQ qui se tiendra dans le cadre du «Langis-Caron 150». Cette course qui sera disputée par les pilotes de la Série Sportsman Lucas Oil a été nommée comme telle en l'honneur du célèbre pilote beauceron Langis Caron, une légende du stock car québécois qui a évolué au cours des années 70-80 sur les pistes du Québec parmi les meilleurs de son époque.

 

Langis Caron profite de sa retraite en s'amusant à compétitionner dans la série de stock-car Vintage Québec. Notre vétéran pilote de 72 ans s'est même permis 2 victoires au cours de la saison 2014, dont la toute dernière course disputée il y a deux semaines à Ste-Croix.

 

Les amateurs présents à l'Autodrome Chaudière ce vendredi auront donc la chance de voir évoluer le pilote de la voiture #35 en «live« lors des deux courses de l' ASCVQ qui font partie du programme de ce vendredi, qui, en cas de pluie, sera remis à dimanche le 7 septembre.

 

Les autres pilotes de l'ASCVQ qui seront sur place tenteront le tout pour le tout pour se mériter la victoire. On sait que seuls les Verner (2), Caron (2) et Rocheleau (1) ont eu accès à la première marche du podium en finale jusqu'à date en 2014.

 

C'est donc un rendez-vous vendredi à l'Autodrome Chaudière pour y voir encore une fois de l'action, du son et de la ''rod'', le tout imprégné d'un peu de nostalgie.

 

Quant à la dernière de la saison, c'est du côté de la capitale nationale, Ottawa, qu'elle sera tenue le 13 septembre prochain,

 

Pour tout renseignement concernant la série, on peut communiquer avec les dirigeants au courriel stockcarvintagequebec@hotmail.com ou en consultant le site webwww.ascvq.org

 

 

Source : ASCVQ par Yves Ladoceur



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Avant-dernière étape de la saison 2014 en NASCAR Canadian Tire



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Avant-dernière étape de la saison 2014 en NASCAR Canadian Tire

Un Top-5 pour Tagliani à Barrie en Ontario lui permettrait de maintenir sa séquence sur pistes ovales


Montréal, 3 septembre 2014 - Alex Tagliani est de retour à Barrie, Ontario ce week-end, où il a inscrit en 2008 son meilleur résultat sur une piste ovale en Série NASCAR Canadian Tire (NCATS) avec une troisième place lors de sa seule visite à cet endroit. Le Wahta Springs 300, une épreuve de 300 tours ou 99,99 milles (160 km), sera couru sur cet ovale d'un tiers de mille ce samedi 6 septembre à 19 heures, heure de l'Est. Toutes les activités pour cette dixième et avant-dernière étape de la saison 2014 se dérouleront samedi.


Deux séances d'essais libres sont à l'horaire de la journée avec la première à 12 h 30 et la seconde à 13 h 45. L'unique qualification débutera à 16 h 45. Avec seulement deux courses à disputer cette saison, toutes les deux sur ovale, il y a fort à parier que le pilote de Lachenaie aimerait bien terminer la saison sur une bonne note, et le Barrie Speedway est l'endroit où commencer. En quatre départs en série sur ovale cette saison, Tagliani a décroché une pole (à Edmonton), et il s'est toujours qualifié parmi les six premiers. Sauf pour sa cinquième place en Saskatchewan en juillet, la saison de Tagliani a été plutôt en dents de scie.


« Il faut continuer d'y croire jusqu'à la fin de la saison, a déclaré Tagliani. Nous avons inscrit une position de tête et terminé cinquième cette saison sur ovale court cette année. La voiture a toujours été compétitive, mais à part d'être malchanceux, parfois en course, et victime d'ennuis mécaniques surtout sur les circuits routiers, tout pourrait aller mieux !!! Nous avons toujours bon espoir de placer la Dodge numéro 18 EpiPen/Dicom Express/Sennheiser/CanTorque de l'équipe Tagliani Autosport dans le top 5 à l'arrivée à Barrie afin de maintenir notre fiche cette saison sur ce type de circuit. »


Chacune des six dernières courses du NCATS à Barrie depuis l'automne 2008 a vu un pilote différent parader dans le cercle des vainqueurs, et c'est dans cette optique que Tagliani abordera la course ce week-end.


Suivez la course en direct
Les amateurs pourront suivre le déroulement du Wahta Springs 300 en provenance de la piste ovale du Barrie Speedway en Ontario à partir de 19 heures samedi sur le site de la série Canadian Tire auhttp://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_race-central_083114_CTMP. Les essais en après-midi, tout comme la qualification de samedi à 16 h 45, seront également affichés sur le site de la série.


À la télé
Le réseau RDS2 présentera le jeudi 18 septembre à 20 h, le Pinty's presents The Clarington 200 disputé dimanche dernier à Mosport. Puis, le jeudi 25 septembre à 20 h, les amateurs pourront suivre le déroulement de la course disputée ce samedi sur l'ovale d'un tiers de mille de Barrie.


Images de Tagliani :
Alex Tagliani est de retour à Barrie, Ontario ce week-end, où il a inscrit son meilleur résultat sur une piste ovale dans la Série NASCAR Canadian Tire (NCATS) en terminant troisième lors de sa seule participation à cet endroit en 2008.
Image voiture de Tagliani
Crédit photo : Tagliani Autosport
Image d'Alex Tagliani
Crédit photo : Robert Lévesque/La Cité de Mirabel

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NASCAR AND COMCAST REACH 10-YEAR SERIES ENTITLEMENT

NASCAR AND COMCAST REACH 10-YEAR SERIES ENTITLEMENT AGREEMENT; MATCHES LONGEST SINGLE SERIES TITLE SPONSORSHIP PACT

IN THE SPORT'S HISTORY

Comcast's XFINITY Brand to Become

Only Third Title Sponsor of the Series 'Where Names Are Made'

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and PHILADELPHIA (SEPTEMBER 3, 2014) — NASCAR and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) announced today a historic agreement that will make Comcast's XFINITY brand the title sponsor of what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series through 2024. The 10-year term matches the longest single agreement around title sponsorship of any NASCAR national series in history, and is the longest entitlement sponsorship agreement in this series' history.

 

Beginning January 1, 2015, the property will be known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series. XFINITY will become only the third title sponsor in series history following Anheuser-Busch (26 years) and Nationwide Insurance (seven years). The agreement also makes XFINITY an Official NASCAR Partner in the multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) and broadband ISP categories.

 

The announcement was made during an event at the NASCAR Hall of Fame – where the sport's history is celebrated every day – and was the first series entitlement sponsorship ever announced at the venue.

 

XFINITY is Comcast's residential service brand and is the nation's largest video and high-speed Internet provider. The company has increased Internet speeds for existing customers 13 times in 12 years and recently introduced XFINITY on the X1 Entertainment Operating System. The company also offers XFINITY On Demand, the most robust video on demand platform in the world. Comcast serves business and residential customers in 39 states and Washington, D.C.

 

"We're proud to welcome XFINITY to the NASCAR community as title sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series for the next decade," said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman & CEO. "NASCAR and XFINITY are each leader brands with much in common. Both are focused on innovation and have products built for speed. Together, we will work to take this series to new heights and elevate one of the most unique and powerful partnerships in all of sports."

 

What will soon be known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the property where names are made and is like nothing else in major pro sports. It features the most talented young drivers regularly competing side-by-side against NASCAR's biggest and brightest stars.

 

"Technology lives at the heart of NASCAR, just as it does for XFINITY," said Dave Watson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Comcast Cable. "NASCAR provides an exciting environment in which to showcase our video and Internet products and we look forward to further enhancing the fan experience at home, at the track and on the go for years to come."

 

The series also has a large, highly engaged and technology-connected television audience. It races in some of the nation's largest markets – from Chicago to Los Angeles to Miami – and at the sport's biggest and most iconic tracks – from Daytona International Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, to Talladega Superspeedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

 

According to NASCAR Fan Engagement Tracker 2013 (commissioned by NASCAR and conducted by Toluna), NASCAR fans spend an average of four-and-a-half hours each week watching NASCAR on television and an additional two-and-a-half-hours each week following the sport on digital platforms.

 

XFINITY is among the premier sponsors in sports today and a robust sponsorship activation program is part of the new agreement with NASCAR, with aggressive planning already underway.

 

Comcast's involvement with NASCAR is expanding rapidly. In addition to the NASCAR XFINITY Series announced today, Comcast's NBC Sports unit will begin broadcasting NASCAR race events in July 2015.

 

After a successful seven-year run as series entitlement sponsor, Nationwide Insurance pivoted its marketing programs to become a NASCAR team sponsor next season. Nationwide also is the official auto, home, life and business insurance partner of NASCAR.

 

The NASCAR Nationwide Series will make its return to Richmond International Raceway for the Virginia529 College Savings 250 on September 5, and will be aired on ESPN2. The first race of the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series season, and of the new partnership, will be during Daytona Speedweeks on February 21, 2015, at the famed Daytona International Speedway.

 

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) governs the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and follow NASCAR atwww.Facebook.com/NASCAR and Twitter: @NASCAR.

 

About Comcast Cable

Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

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Bobby Allison named Grand Marshal for Devil’s Bowl Speedway Vermont 200

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BA3: Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and a NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, has been named the Grand Marshal for the Mekkelsen RV Vermont 200 Championship Weekend at Devil's Bowl Speedway on September 13-14.  (Associated Press file photo)
 
BA4: NASCAR legend Bobby Allison of Hueytown, Ala., will return to Rutland County's Devil's Bowl Speedway to serve as Grand Marshal of the Mekkelsen RV Vermont 200 Championship Weekend on September 13-14; Allison last visited the track in 1972.  (Dozier Mobley/Getty Images North America photo)
 
 
 
Bobby Allison named Grand Marshal for Devil's Bowl Speedway Vermont 200

NASCAR Hall of Famer to meet with fans at Rutland County track on September 14

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                 DBS-090314-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Allison will make a long-awaited return to Devil's Bowl Speedway on Sunday, September 14, as he is honored as the Grand Marshal for the Mekkelsen RV Vermont 200 Championship Weekend.  The celebrated leader of the "Alabama Gang" will be part of the festivities some 42 years after making his first appearance at the Rutland County track.

The 1983 champion and an 85-race winner on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Allison was in the middle of his legendary career when he made a stop at Devil's Bowl Speedway on July 16, 1972.  Having already won the Trenton 300 in New Jersey earlier in the day, Allison was scheduled to compete in a Late Model race at Devil's Bowl that evening.  The skies opened just as he arrived at the track, however, and the race was cancelled due to rain.

Though he retired from racing in 1988, Allison is still active behind the wheel – as a designated driver.  The Vermont Governor's Highway Safety Program's "Designated Drivers are Legendary" campaign will visit Devil's Bowl for the Vermont 200 Weekend.  Glen Fitzgerald, a race fan from Clarendon, VT, took a pledge at the track earlier this season to always drive sober or use a sober designated driver, and was chosen to have Allison as his "designated driver" for the day on Sunday, September 14.  Fitzgerald and Allison will arrive at Devil's Bowl by limousine for the start of the races on Sunday.  Allison will also serve as the Grand Marshal for the event and will greet fans during an autograph session.

The Mekkelsen RV Vermont 200 Championship Weekend is a two-day racing extravaganza filled with non-stop action.  The weekend opens with first-round qualifying for the track's Modified, Renegade, and Mini Stock divisions, the annual Non-Winner Shootouts, and qualifying and a main event for the North East Mini Stock Tour, followed by a Saturday night party that includes a barbeque pig roast, a massive bonfire, and free weekend camping.  Main events will be held on Sunday and include finales for the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series and all four regular NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions.

Two-day general admission is just $25 for adults and free for children age 12 and under.  The Saturday-only ticket is $10, while the Sunday-only ticket is $20. Two-day pit area admission is $40 and includes admission to the Saturday night party.  Grandstand gates open at 11:00 a.m. with racing at 1:30 p.m. on both days.

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, call (802) 265-3112 or visit www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.  Devil's Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl and #VT200 hashtags.

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