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2011-02-14

ACT PR - Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Takes Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Win on ACT's First Night at New Smyrna Speedway

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New Smyrna, FL – Hudson, New Hampshire’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. continued his hot streak on the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) with a win in Sunday’s Goodyear Speedweeks Cup feature at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida. Polewarczyk had to hold off St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle for the win.

After starting on the outside pole, Polewarczyk quickly jumped out to a large lead, while Laperle worked his way through the field from his ninth place starting position. A caution on lap 34 gave Laperle his first shot at Polewarczyk. The two battle for the lead before another caution came out on lap 41 for a hard hit into the front stretch wall by East Montpelier, Vermont’s Joey Laquerre.

Polewarczyk gained the advantage in the outside lane on the restart to claim the lead. The two would swap it again before Polewarczyk took over for good on lap 60. Laperle would get to the rear bumper of Polewarczyk several times as they worked their way through lap traffic in the final 40 laps.

Polewarczyk and Laperle were followed by Quebec’s Alex Labbe coming all the way from the 14^th starting position. New Hampshire’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and New York’s Mark Lamberton completed the top five. Seven-time ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont took sixth followed by Massachusett’s Eddie MacDonald, Quebec’s Karl Allard, Ontario’s Jonathan Urlin and two-time Série Castrol Edge Champion Donald Theetge of Quebec completed the top ten.

Polewarczyk begins the 2011 year much like he left off in 2010. The 21 year old claimed three ACT Late Model Tour wins in 2010 along with the second ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire and the 48^th Annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont, all with the new Ford powerplant.

The first of two ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100 lap events was completed in just over 50 minutes with just three cautions. There were four lead changes among two drivers. Twenty-seven of the twenty-eight cars that made the trip to the sunshine state took the green flag in the feature as Eric Chase had to scratch due to a wheel bearing.

Tomorrow’s (Monday, February 14) ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100 event will be lined up with an inversion of the top 20 from tonight’s finishing order. The overall Goodyear Speedweeks Cup winner will be decided by the overall lowest score based on the finish of the two 100 lappers. Post time for Monday’s event is 7:30. Listen to Dave Moody call the action on www.speed51.com.

Unofficial Results
ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Night #1
New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna, Florida
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Pos Start Pos Car # Driver Laps

1 2 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. 100

2 9 91QC Patrick Laperle 100

3 14 36QC Alex Labbe 100

4 16 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr. 100

5 1 16NY Mark Lamberton 100

6 7 37VT Brian Hoar 100

7 3 17MA Eddie MacDonald 100

8 11 48QC Karl Allard 100

9 22 4ON Jonathan Urlin 100

10 19 80QC Donald Theetge 100

11 4 57VT Austin Theriault 100

12 5 16QC Kevin Roberge 100

13 13 22NY Mike Bruno 100

14 12 21MA Pete Yetman 99

15 17 51QC Patrick Hamel 99

16 6 17RI Ray Parent 99

17 24 9QC Yvon Bedard 99

18 20 31ON Spencer MacPherson 99

19 15 29NH Aaron Fellows 98

20 27 92VT Blair Bessett 98

21 26 41FL Pete Potvin, III 98

22 21 88MA Kyle DeSouza 98

23 25 17ON Justin Holtom 86

24 28 88ON Tim Dorning 85

25 18 77MA James Linardy 57

26 10 15VT Joey Laquerre 41

27 23 72VT Jacob McGrath 22

DNS 8 40VT Eric Chase

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2011-02-13

2011-02-12 - NSS - night #2 - video recap - Latulippe

Entrevue d'après course avec Martin Latulippe. NOTE: à ce moment Martin ne sait pas que John Nutley sera disqualifié pour avoir utilisé des ressorts de valve non conforme.

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2011-02-12 - NSS - night #2 - video recap

Voici l'entrevue d'après course que ORB a fait avec Kevin Roberge. NOTE: à ce moment, Kevin n'avait aucun doute que John Nutley serait disqualifié pour avoir des ressorts de valve non conforme.

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2011 World Series of Asphalt - night 2

New Smyrna Beach, Fla – Une deuxième journée dans les World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing tout aussi payante pour les pilotes Roberge et Latulippe en classe Crate / Late Models.

New Smyrna Beach, Fla – The second night of competition in the Crate / Late Models that are part of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing was as good as the previous one for Quebec drivers Kevin Roberge and Martin Latulippe.

Si hier Latulippe avait obtenu les honneurs ultime hier, une victoire, ce soir Roberge aura terminé au 2^e range de la finale de 25 tours. Latulippe aura tout de même terminé quatrième du groupe.

Nu été du fait que cela aura pris 20+ minutes pour passer du 1^er au 2^e tour, les spectateurs en auront eu pour leur argent avec les différentes batailles.

Roberge qui partait prenait le départ en 5^e place a remonté jusqu’à la 2^e place. Mais en avait simplement pas assez pour rejoindre Austin Kirkpatrick et John Nutley et a croisé le fil en 3^e place.

Lors de vérification technique Nutley a été disqualifié pour des ressorts de valve non conforme. De ce fait Roberge passe au 2^e rang et Latulippe au quatrième rang.

L’équipe de Kevin étaient folle de joie… et attendaient avec impatience les résultats de l’inspection technique de Kirkpatrick… rêvant même à une disqualification. Mais ce ne fut pas le cas. Mario Roberge (le père) et Dany Lagacé étaient tout sourire avec le classement du jeune de Lévis, même s’il avait eu une troisième place.

Latulippe qui suivaient Roberge a eu la frousse lors du premier départ. Le meneur Jared Marks a fait un mauvais départ et les voitures se sont embouti avant la ligne départ / arrivée. Mais Latulippe a tamponé Roberge et là envoyé en tête à queue. Une chance… aucun tour de complété le groupe – incluant Roberge – s’élancera d’après l’ordre original.

Par la suite… 20 minutes à faire 1 tour. Faux départ, problème de repositionnement, accrochage… même le camion de tête en a arraché dans la séquence.

Par la suite le déroulement c’est gâté pour Latulippe qui a manqué un départ et a vu quelques compétiteurs le dépasser.

Bilan positif pour les deux pilotes. Moins bon pour Brandon Watson qui n’aura pu faire mieux qu’une 11^e place (10^e après la DSQ de Nutley) après s’être élancé en fond de grille.

If yesterday Latulippe was credited with the top honours, a win, tonight Roberge is credidted with second place in the 25 laps feature. Latulippe was credited with fourth.

If it wasn’t for the fact that it took 20+ minutes to get to lap two on the scoreboard, fans got their money’s worth with on track action.

Roberge who took the green flag in 5^th place climbed positions up to second. Unfortunately he just didn’t have enough for Austin Kirkpatrick (winner) and John Nutley and crossed the stripe in third place.

Post race inspection revealed that Nutley was running out of spec valve springs and was disqualified for it. Because of this Roberge gets second place and Latulippe fourth place.

Kevin’s team was going nuts when they found out... anxiously waiting for Kirkpatrick’s tech result... even going so far as dreaming for as DSQ on the winenr. But it wasn’t the case. Mario Roberge (father) and Dany Lagacé were all smiles with the youngster’s results, even if it would have been a third place finish.

Latulippe who started behind Roberge got a scare on the initial start. Then pole sitter Jared Marks had a bad start and the cars bumped each other behind him before getting to the start / finish line. At that time Latulippe got into Roberge sending him in a sping. Thank god for the fact that no laps were in the books and everyone reclaimed their starting positions as it was a complete restart.

Then it got bad. Over 20 minutes to get over the 1 lap complete mark. False starts, line up issues, crashes.... even the pace trucks had a hard time in the sequence.

At one point Latulippe had a bad start and saw a couple competitors go by him.

Positive report card for the two drivers. Unfortunately not has good for Brandon Watson who couldn’t bring home better than 11^th place (10 after Nutley’s DSQ) after starting deep in the field.

Cliquez sur l'icône pour les entrevues / Click on Audio icon for audio interviews:

Commentaires de Martin Latulippe crédité avec une 4e place.

Commentaires de Kevin Roberge qui vient d'apprendre qu'il est classé deuxième.

Les pilotes Crate / Late Model feront relâche demain… pour revenir en piste lundi. Kevin Roberge sera en piste avec son ACT demain soir.

Nous serons en ligne dès 19h avec la couverture des ACT, Super Late à http://www.roy-motorsports.com/Roy_Motorsports_-_VIDEO.html; une présentation des équipements de déneigement et de pavage Larue.

Crate / Late Model drivers get tomorrow night off… and will retrun on Monday to competition. Kevin Roberge will be back in action tomorrow behind the wheel of his ACT car.

We will return to our live radio coverage at 19h for ACT and Super Late action at à http://www.roy-motorsports.com/Roy_Motorsports_-_VIDEO.html; tomorrow’s race is presented by Larue paving and snowblowers.

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2011-02-12

Pro All Stars Series NEWS : Pro All Stars Series THE RACE update (incorrect event date(s) ) PLEASE use corrected release -MY APOLOGIES, THANK YOU!

Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ (603) 387-5598

Short track stars from Maine to California sign on for THE RACE

NAPLES ME (2/11) In eight short weeks the gates to to North Wilkesboro Speedway will swing open for THE RACE at Historic North Wilkesboro, asphalt super late modelracing's richest event of 2011. The 300 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South race is shaping up to be a short track race fan's dream and the latest entry tally reveals that race teams from nineteen states and four Canadian provinces have filed pre entries for the historic short track race that will be the first ever under the lights at the famed 5/8 mile.

It probably comes as no surprise that North Carolina has the most early entries filed with seventeen The epicenter of southeastern motorsports, familiar names like 2010 PASS South and National champ Preston Peltier, Ryan Blaney, Andy Loden, Jay Fogleman are all signed up and ready to try and claim the $75,000.00 payday. Car builder Robert Hamke has filed an entry with a driver to be determined, and you can bet that the 2007 PASS South Championship car owner wants to add THE RACE to his long list of achievements. Zach Germain is the latest North Carolinian to add his name to the field.

Its hard to believe that a state fourteen hours away would have fifteen pre entries but there's a talented group of Maine super late model racers making the long haul. Led by 2010 PASS North Champion Johnny Clark and two PASS South titleholders in the form of Mike and Ben Rowe, the Maine contingent is a strong one. The list is chock full of super late model winners like Trevor Sanborn, Travis Benjamin,Cassius Clark, Randy Turner and Scott Mulkern. Gary Smith, Scott Alexander, 2010 PASS North Rookie of the Year Joey Doiron , they'll all attempt to make a little short track history on Saturday April 9 when PASS lights up the night at North Wilkesboro for the first time.

The balance of the the 67 early entries are spread across seventeen states and four eastern Canada provinces. Ross Kenseth represents Wisconsin, Augie Grill's the man from Alabama, and Jeff Choquette and Stephen Nasse are representing the Sunshine State. Garrett Evans (Washington) and Ryan Reed (California) will haul from the left coast . Patrick LaPerle (Quebec) John Fleming (Nova Scotia) Lonnie Sommerville (New Brunswick) and Greg Proude (Prince Edward Island) will all try to take the loot back to their native Canada.

D.J. Shaw, Aaron Ricker and Adam Bates will travel from New Hampshire, while Kenzie Ruston and Donnie Wilson call Oklahoma home. Scott Hantz and Michael Bilderback are the first two of several expected entries from Indiana. PASS South winner Justin Wakefield will represent Georgia, Sterling Marlin and Heath Hindman will make the trip from Tennessee and Texas Trey Mitchell is on the list, as are Virginians Brandon Ward and Tim Pinion.

Add them all up and you've already got the makings of a superstar field that will keep fans on their feet from qualifying day on Friday April 8 to the final checker on Saturday April 9. Click on www.proallstarsseries.com to view the complete pre entry list and weekend schedule for THE RACE.

There's still time for race teams to save $50.00 on their entry fee by visiting the PASS web site for your entry blank. Fans can save $10.00 per adult ticket by using the on line ticket order form and purchasing race day tickets in advance.

The entire weekend schedule and much more is available now at www.proallstarsseries.com. Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway is on line at www.historicnws.com .

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PR - RPM Speedway

Au RPM Speedway….

Les préparatifs vont bon train !

Même si nous sommes en période hivernale, n'allez surtout pas croire que nous sommes en hibernation, bien au contraire! La direction est en pleine préparation pour la saison 2011, la deuxième du nouveau RPM Speedway.

D'ici peu de temps, nous serons en mesure de vous dévoiler la cédule officielle qui est en période d'ébauche; nous avons dû la recommencer au complet à quelques reprises tant les demandes de séries de toutes sortes souhaitent se produire sur notre tracé d'un quart de mille ultra spectaculaire qui a su gagner le respect des amateurs dès sa première année.

Tout comme l'an dernier, nous aurons la visite des réputés ESS Sprint Car 360, les Lightning Sprints qui vous ont offert des spectacles enlevants, les favoris de la foule soient les Mods 358 pour 10 spectacles, les Sportsman toujours agressifs au possible, la nouvelle série Mod Lite que nous avons vu à quelques reprises l'an dernier, les Semi-Pro, les Mini Mods avec plus de 23 pilotes inscrits, les Midget, les VTT. En plus, une étape de la très populaire série Pro-Stock sous la férule de Brian Mulligan et possiblement une autre de la série Vintage avec entre autres Yvan et Bruno Lacroix et leurs bolides "Bottine" # 112, 123 et D-1 seront sur la grille 2011.

La "Super Série 2011" pour les Modifiés 358 sera l'attraction de l'année au Québec et elle est composée de 6 étapes de 100 tours chacune dont deux seront disputées au RPM Speedway, deux à l'Autodrome Drummond et deux autres à l'Autodrome Granby.

Des soirées thèmes seront aussi à l'honneur telle l'épluchette de Blé d'Inde qui a remporté tout un succès l'an dernier; des projets pour une soirée des dames, une soirée famille et autres sont aussi sur le canevas de travail.

Plusieurs améliorations seront apportées aux infrastructures dès cette saison allant de la tour de contrôle, les aménagements des puits, les restaurants ainsi qu'aux installations sanitaires. Le RPM Speedway s'est donné comme mission de devenir un site qui répondra parfaitement aux attentes de sa clientèle dans un plan bien précis soit sur une période de 5 ans tout en gravissant les marches une à une assurant ainsi la survie du site.

Chose est certaine, la saison prendra fin le samedi 24 septembre lors d'une journée où plusieurs classes se disputeront les honneurs du dernier quadrillé de la saison; le tout sera remis au lendemain en cas de pluie.

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

Réjean Ouellet

Directeur des communications

www.lerpmspeedway.com

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2011-02-11 - NSS - night #1 - video recap

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Maryeve Dufault; Tony Marks Rev Up With VR-12 For 2011 ARCA Season

"New Sponsor To Racing Aligns With ARCA's Newest Star!"

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (February 12, 2011) - - Officials from Tony Marks Racing (TMR) and Freezetone® Products, the manufacturer of VR-12 announced this morning from Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway that VR-12 has aligned itself with the newest team in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driven by Maryeve (pronounced Mary-EV) Dufault (pronounced DU-FAU) for the full 2011 season as the title sponsor of the team's No. 12 entry beginning with this afternoon's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.

VR-12 is manufactured by Freezetone® Products, USA, leader in International car maintenance products and environmentally safe solutions. Luis M. Latour, President, has 30 years of experience in manufacturing ecological products for the automotive industry. With his team of experts, he was able to develop a solution that saves consumers money while at the same time lessening the environmental damage caused by most automotive chemical solutions.

VR-12 is a revolutionary green product that is used to guard against coolant problems. This new invention is the ultimate cooling system protection. It is like a vitamin for cooling systems, composed of organic components and mixed through a synergetic process. VR-12 offers an alternative to topping off radiators and cooling systems versus conventional methods. A special formula containing Organic Acid Technology (OAT) will keep vehicles running at pick performance for longer periods of time while eliminating flushing and waste. It should be used as part of monthly radiator and cooling system maintenance. VR-12 is a green product that protects radiators and cooling components from rust and corrosion, preventing expensive coolant replacement.

"We're very excited about today's announcement with VR-12," said Tony Marks, owner of TMR. "This partnership with VR-12 fits the platform that we believe in at TMR and it is a product that I personally endorse. It is our goal to make others in racing and those consumers on the road know the importance of what VR-12 can do and I believe we'll start showing that this afternoon! To have Maryeve (Dufault) represent VR-12 is a win-win situation. She fits their marketing model perfectly and I know that she can and will get the job done behind the wheel of the VR-12 Dodge Charger."

For Dufault, a native of Sorel, Quebec Canada the opportunity to work with a growing company like VR-12 fits right into her spectrum. "What an honor it will be to drive the No. 12 VR-12 Dodge Charger this season," explained Dufault, who will roll from the 24^th position later today in her ARCA Racing Series debut. "Mr. Latour believes in our race team and we believe that we can help him accelerate the growth and distribution of his product through Tony Marks Racing. It's a real honor to be the one to boast their product week in and week out!"

Vehicle maintenance is important, especially as consumers are postponing buying new cars in a recovering economy. VR-12 is appealing as a maintenance solution for radiators and car coolant systems because it can be used with all makes and models and mix with any antifreeze/coolant type, color or brand. Any vehicle owner, motorcycle, heavy truck, light duty truck, RV' or boat, experiencing poor vehicle performance due to a week and neglected coolant can use VR-12. Also, other coolants are compatible with VR-12 so consumers can use this product when changing engine coolant in conjunction with what they are already using.

"VR-12 is proud to be affiliated with Tony Marks Racing and Maryeve Dufault for the 2011 ARCA Racing Series season," says Luis M. Latour, President of Freezetone®. "VR-12 is designed to take care of your vehicle and save money while saving the environment. It helps conserve resources because it can re-energize your antifreeze and boosts your cooling system. We feel that no one can better help us spread that message than the TMR team. We're extremely proud of the accomplishments that the team has achieved here at Daytona and we're looking forward not only to today's race but for the rest of the season."

The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona (80 laps / 200 miles) is the first of 19 events on the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule. The 48^th ARCA race held at Daytona is a three-day show. The event will take the green flag later today shortly after 4:30 p.m. The race will be televised live on SPEED with additional race coverage including live timing and scoring and radio broadcast through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.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.

PHOTO CAPTION: 1) ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year candidate Maryeve Dufault, driver of the No. 12 VR-12 Dodge Charger.

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World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing - night 1

New Smyrna, Fla - Une première soirée remplies de rebondissement à New Smyrna Speedway, d’abord des disqualifications en time trial, de l’indiscipline en piste et d’autres disqualifications lors des inspections d’après course.

New Smyrna, Fla – A night filled with emotion and rebounds at New Smyrna Speedway, first with some disqualification in post time trials, then indiscipline on track during the races and again in tech after the races.

Cliquez sur l'icône pour les entrevues / Click on Audio icon for audio interviews:

Commentaires de Martin Latulippe pendant l'inspection technique.

Commentaires de Martin Latulippe qui vient d'apprendre qu'il est classé premier.

Brandon Watson comments after the race, about leading and being wrecked.

Les classes IMCA/Florida Modified et Super Late ont été ponctuées de nombreux accidents et même quelques drapeaux rouge ce qui a fait que la soirée a perdurée… et même que la classe SK a vue ses tours coupé de moitié (de 30 à 15).

Martin Latulipe a signé une victoire et Kevin Roberge une troisième place dans la classe Crate / Late Model.

Latulippe qui s’étais élancé de la position de tête après que les 5 premiers soient disqualifié à la suite des time trials et de l’inversion roulait bien mais n’était pas assez rapide pour Dalton Zehr. Il a donc vu Zehr lui prendre la position de tête.

« Nous n’avions pas la bonne gear. La voiture était soudée, mais le cut off embarquait au flagman » déclara Latulippe.

Après l’inspection ont apprendra que Zehr utilisait des ressorts de valve non conforme et fut disqualifié.

En plus de Zehr, les ontariens Brandon Watson et Cole Powell aussi ont passé devant Latulippe. Les deux ont même pris les commandes de l’épreuve. Alors qu’ils s’amenait pour le quadrillé à la sortie de la 4, Powell a envoyé Watson en tête-à-queue provoquant tout un carmbolage.

Zehr, Latulippe, Austin Kirkpatrick, Kevin Roberge et Jerick Johnson ont croisé le fil d’arrivé dans l’ordre. Même que Kirkpatrick a croisé le fil de reculons.

Le grand opportuniste fut Roberge. Avec 1 tour à faire il était 8^e. Dans l’incident Watson (bris) / Powell (pénalité) l’autre ontarien Shawn McWhirter n’a pu éviter la voiture de Watson et a terminé la course en percutant son confrère de l’ontario.

Les courses sont de retour demain et vous pouvez suivre en écoutant sur http://roy-motorsports.com/Roy_Motorsports_-_VIDEO.html

p.s. entrevues et vidéos seront placé en ligne demain matin

In the IMCA/Florida Modified and Super Late classes there was so many cautions and even a couple red flags that made the night drag on... officials even cut the sk feature from 30 to 15 lasp.

Vallée Jonction’s Martin Latulippe won and Lévis’ Kevin Roberge finished 3^rd in the Crate / Late Model ranks.

Latulippe who started on the pole after some disqualification in post time trial and due to the inversion ran well but wasn’t fast enough to hold back Dalton Zehr and conceded the top spot over.

“We just didn’t have the right gear. The car was welded to the track but the cut off would kick in at the flagman” said Latulippe.

Following post race inspection we would lean that Zehr was using illegal valve springs and was disqualified.

In addition to Zehr, Ontario drivers Brandon Watson and Cole Powell also powered around Latulippe. They even took over the lead of the race. With only a few feet remaining, coming out of turn four, Powell dumped Watson sending him in a spin at the front of the field.

Zehr, Latulippe, Austin Kirkpatrick, Kevin Roberge and Jerick Johnson cross the stat/finish line in that order. Even Kirkpatrick did so going backwards as a spun due to the incident.

The winner from that ordeal was Roberge. Eight with one lap to go he was credited with fourth place when Watson was taken out, Powell diqualified for rough driving, the other Ontario driver Shawn McWhirter was also involved in the incident and dropped to the back of the field as he collected Watson car sitting across the track.

Races resume tomorrow. We are covering the races live on radio. You can follow also on http://roy-motorsports.com/Roy_Motorsports_-_VIDEO.html

p.s. interviews and video footage will be placed online tomorrow morning.

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2011-02-11

New Smyrna Speedway - World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing

Nous sommes sur place. Plusieurs compétiteurs Canadiens sont déjà sur place.

Ce soir Martin Latulippe (Crate), Kevin Roberge (Crate), Jonathan Urlin (Crate), Brandon Watson (Crate) seront du programme de ce soir.

Vous pourrez suivre la course en direct (audio) sur http://roy-motorsports.com. En suivant le lien radio/vidéo.

Même la fonction chat sera en fonction. Puisqu'il s'agit d'une première... Nous roderons le système dans le but d'être prêt pour les 2 courses ACT de dimanche et lundi.

Sur cette même page vous retrouverez aussi le lien twitter de mon compte (http://www.twitter.com/ovalracing).

Bonnes courses.
M.P.

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2011-02-08

RPM Motorsports PR - Ready For 2-Car Effort At New Smyrna

RPM Eager To Unleash 2-Car Effort In Florida

GEORGIA, Vt. -- The inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup may serve as a showcase for the ACT Late Model Tour next week, but RPM Motorsports hopes it serves as a springboard to another championship season.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 2.8.11
For more information, visit www.RPMEnginesVT.com/motorsports or email TBarrettGWC@hotmail.com

RPM will field two cars at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in 100-lap main events on Sunday, Feb. 13, and Monday, Feb. 14 -- one for seven-time ACT champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., and another for second-year driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine.

It seems the goal -- beyond visiting Victory Lane -- is to get a two-car team up to speed as quickly as possible.

"It's crucial that we get out there and start working and getting to know each other," Hoar said. "I really don’t know Austin that well -- I look forward to spending some time with him. Obviously, working with (team owner and crew chief Rick Paya) will be great to see what becomes of him. I’m sure Austin puts enough pressure on himself.

"It will be a lot of fun to work with a new driver and see where it goes."

Theriault, just 17 and fresh of a strong rookie season in ACT last year, said he hopes to soak in as much information as he can from the likes of Hoar and Paya. RPM briefly utilized a two-car operation on a part-time basis in recent seasons.

"It's definitely going to be new waters that we have to explore as individuals," Theriault said. "A couple of us coming over from the old team, we have to explore what RPM's all about. I know what they're about, but we have to get in sync with Rick and the way he likes stuff done.

"This is a good opportunity to do that before points start to count and before the bulk of the races get going to see what we need to work on, see what we have down pat and see what we can improve on in terms of communication and working as a team."

Paya is eager to unload in Florida and see his teams start to flourish.

"I'm looking forward to going down there," Paya said. "We're one big team under one banner, we really are, and that's the part I'm excited about."

Even though a fair amount of the Florida trip will be devoted to gelling as an organization, Hoar was quick to point out that he remains focused on the same thing he usually does behind the wheel of the No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger -- whether it's an off-season race or not.

"My idea is to go down and try to win," said Hoar, who owns the all-time ACT mark with 27 career victories.

"There's obviously no pressure at all with these races, in terms of points or anything like that," Paya said. "But at the same time, I want to win. That's just me. Everytime we go somewhere, we want to give the guys the best cars we can to try and do that."

A 28-car starting field expected for both nights will stand in the way of that, but so, too, will a race track that RPM teams have never competed on. In fact, only three of the ACT teams entered next week have race experience on New Smyrna's fast, high-banked half-mile.

Hoar has been racing long enough in the northeast that he rarely visits tracks he's never been to before, though his experience allows him to adapt quickly to new places. For Theriault's part, he's become accustomed to new things, as his rookie season was peppered with first visits to facilities virtually every week.

"Yeah. everything really has been new for me, and this is going to be no different," said Theriault, who will drive the No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion. "It seems we were always a new team, new people, new track, new car. I guess I'm getting used to change.

"Hopefully there will come a day this year where the tracks will become more familiar. But being with RPM, it's a very, very professional organization. You can see the teamwork, and how it succeeds toward victory. With all their success, there's nothing they leave behind, no details that they miss."

Teams will qualify through traditional heat races for Sunday night's event. On Monday night, the finishing order from that first race will be inverted to comprise the starting grid for the second 100-lap main. An overall champion will be determined based on lowest total "score," determined by adding the numeric totals of a team's two finishes.

"Certainly it shines a little light on us," Hoar said of having ACT compete during Speedweeks, just days before the Daytona 500 a few miles down the road. "We really get a couple of premiere nights out of the deal. In all the Late Model Digest magazines and newspapers, ACT is recognized as a strong Late Model series. I think sometimes the 'Late Model' thing gets us tagged as a “baseline division’, but I think our race model, the number of cars we have and the competition is strong.

"This is a good chance for us to showcase that."

Green flag is slated for 7:30 p.m. both nights.

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2011-02-07

Canadian Maryeve Dufault Ready to Tackle Daytona in ARCA Season Opener

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 7, 2011) - - Testing is now complete and ARCA Rookie Maryeve Dufault is ready to put the knowledge gained to use in the ARCA season opener at Daytona International Speedway on February 12. Dufault, who previously competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, will attempt to qualify the No. 12 Dodge Charger entry for Tony Marks Racing (TMR), the newest multi-car operation in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

“I am really looking forward to the race weekend at Daytona,” said Dufault. “We have done quite a bit of testing over the last few months and after our test at Daytona in January I feel quite prepared for this weekend.” The team ran the three-day open test at Daytona in January and Dufault delivered solid results putting the No. 12 Dodge Charger 28^th out of 58 competitors with a fast lap of 49.203 seconds/ 182.916 miles per hour.

“I was pretty happy with our test and how the car felt in the draft,” explained Dufault when asked about Daytona. “I had so much information from the team and other drivers about the draft, and how the car would handle differently so I felt prepared when I actually got in the draft for the first time. The car was very well balanced and stable and I thought it was really exciting. It was actually fun and I really enjoyed the drafting. I know that it will be a little different in the race, but I think with the testing and preparation that we have done that I will be ready.”

Dufault has reams of experience behind her effort with veteran crew chief Larry Moore at the helm of the No. 12 TMR Dodge Charger. Moore was the crew chief for 2008 ARCA Champion Justin Allgaier who qualified 30^th at the 2008 Daytona event and finished in second place.

“It will certainly be a challenge since we will be attempting to make the race on qualified time,” explained Moore. “It looks like there will be quite a few cars so we need to be prepared and have the No. 12 ready to go when we arrive. Maryeve has shown real promise in her testing sessions at New Smyrna and Daytona so I feel confident that she’ll get qualified and make the race. Right now our main objective is to get this car qualified on Friday (Feb. 11) and make the race and then finish well on Saturday.”

Dufault, who caught the eye of the Dodge Motorsport representative while racing for the Dodge Quebec Dealers during the 2010 season, will be serving as the Dodge Motorsport development driver for the 2011 ARCA season. “I am very thankful to Dodge and Tony Marks for their support and for giving me this opportunity,” said Dufault. “Dodge has a great history supporting drivers such as Brad Keslowski and Kurt Busch and Tony is putting 110% effort behind this team, so I feel flattered to be in this position. I am really excited to get the season underway and bring home a good result for Dodge and Tony Marks Racing this weekend.”

Dufault and the TMR team will attempt to qualify the No. 12 Dodge Charger on Friday, February 11 at 2 p.m. and then race in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona on Saturday, February 12, 2011. The race will be televised live on SPEED at 4:30 p.m. ET.

PHOTO CAPTIONS: 1) Maryeve Dufault in 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards drivers uniform. (Photo Credit: Michael Voorhees; High resolution images available upon request).

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.

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

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2011-02-04

ACT VETERAN CHAMPIONS WILL BE CHALLENGED AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY

For Immediate Release ACT – 020311-10

Waterbury, VT –Veterans of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) will find plenty of eager young and veteran talent to challenge them at the inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway during the upcoming World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing this month.

Past American Canadian Tour Champions, Brian Hoar from Williston, VT, Karl Allard, Ste Felicien, QC, Donald Theetge, Quebec City, QC and Patrick Laperle from Ste-Denis sur Richeleau, west of Montreal, have all won multiple championships during their successful careers.

Hoar is a seven time and defending ACT Champion. He has been winning races at all levels of competition for nearly 20 years. After winning five ACT Late Model championships between 1993 and 2000, he moved over to the former NASCAR Busch East division. He became a top competitor, won Rookie of the year in 2001, a Busch East race at Thunder Road Speedbowl in ’03, and the yearly track championship at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2006.

“The New Smyrna events are going to be great for our team. First we want to have some fun. We also want to try and get some momentum heading into the coming season. I think this will be the ultimate ‘neutral track’ for all our teams. I guess Joey (Polewarczyk), Patrick (Laperle) and Eric Chase are the only guys to have been there. I might have to follow Joey around for a few laps, but we are kind of tired of finishing behind him after his great run last September. Hopefully we can turn that around in a few days,” said Hoar.

Theetge and Allard are two of the most successful short track ‘long track’ (tracks ½ mile or longer) stars in the ACT organization. Laperle is the only driver to win both the ACT US title and the ACT Serie Castrol title. Laperle has also competed, won, and nearly won the overall title in the crate division at New Smyrna Speedway’s 10 days of short track racing two years ago.

Joey Pole, from Hudson, NH is currently the leader of the pack among ACT’s 21 year-old and under group of talent. He won five races in the last half of the 2010 season, with two career highlights: in September, the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the 48^th annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in Barre, VT. Among others, Pole will be joined by Série Castrol Rookie of the Year Alex Labbe from Ste-Albert, QC, and U.S. Rookie-of-the-Year runner-up Austin Theriault from Fort Kent, ME.

Long-time ACT followers will be surprised to see Mike Bruno from Rutland, VT returning to ACT after a number of years off racing on the former Busch East Series, the Dirt Modifieds in New York and Vermont, and more recently Dirt Asphalt Modifieds.

2010 Lee USA Speedway track champion, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Twin State Speedway, Claremont, NH champ Aaron Fellows have joined the field for the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup.

Twenty-eight teams from New England, New York, Quebec and Ontario will head south for the unique ACT twin 100-lap format event. Sunday, February 13^th and Monday February 14^th will start the 2011 stock car season for those teams. Northern style qualifying and double file restarts will be in effect. On Monday the best will have to come from the rear following results from Sunday.

The traditional New Smyrna Speedway World Series opens Friday, February 11 and continues until Saturday, February 19, 2011. The ACT events, February 13 and 14 will post at 7:30 each night.

For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.

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2011-01-31

REVSTAR PR - Une première se transforme en exhibition

En l'absence d'un des réguliers, Jean-Nicolas Gareau qui n'a pu se présenter en raison d'un conflit d'horaire avec son nouveau travail et des déboires de Daniel Nadeau dès la première pratique, les organisateurs ont décidé que la course inaugurale sur glace serait remplacée par une course d'exhibition. L'entrée officielle est donc reporté à la semaine prochaine, lors de l'épreuve présentée à Repentigny.

La neige complique la tâche des pilotes REVSTAR
Sur la surface de l'anneau de glace de Beauharnois, beaucoup de neige s'est accumulée rendant les conditions difficiles pour les pilotes, puisque les voitures REVSTAR sont de type "Open Wheels". Les roues soulevaient la neige rendant la visibilité pratiquement nulle.

Derek White en relève !
Le pilote, qui avait loué la voiture 66, est également inscrit dans deux classes locales. Avec l'horaire chargé de la journée, c'était devenu impossible pour lui de prendre part à la série REVSTAR. Il a décidé de laisser le volant à son bon ami, Derek White bien connu des amateurs de Nascar. Après sa première présence en piste, Derek n'a pas caché sa joie : "Woow, ! quelle sensation."

Malgré le peu de voitures sur la grille de départ, le spectacle a été relevé. Après la première séance de qualification de 8 tours chaudement disputée, les pilotes étaient de retour pour la première course (non officielle). Dès le début, une véritable bagarre s'est engagée entre Derek White et Gabriel Richer. White pouvait contenir les attaques de Gabriel Richer durant les 4 premiers tours, mais Richer s'est fait encore plus insistant, pourchassant le pilote de Nascar avec des attaques de tous bords, tous côtés. Richer aura finalement le dessus et parviendra à croiser le drapeau à damier en première place pour remporter sa première victoire de sa jeune carrière. Gabriel Richer était fier de pouvoir enfin savourer sa première victoire et par surcroit devant un pilote aussi renommé que Derek White. Les nombreux spectateurs ont bien apprécié la performance des pilotes de REVSTAR

Une première expérience qui s'est avérée plus difficile que prévue mais ce n'est que partie remise. Les organisateurs ne sont pas découragés et ils comptent se reprendre la semaine prochaine sur le petit Bristol de glace de Repentigny dans un programme organisé par Buddy Ford qui s'annonce dès plus prometteur. Nous sommes convaincu que la glace sera de très bonne qualité et qu'elle conviendra mieux à nos bolides.

REVSTAR met tout en oeuvre pour avoir un plateau d'au moins 6 voitures au départ.

La série REVSTAR tient à souligner l'excellent accueil des organisateurs de Beauharnois malgré des conditions de glace différentes de ce que nous nous attendions. Les amateurs ont eu droit à un excellent programme dans toutes les catégories.

On vous donne rendez-vous la semaine prochaine, cette fois sera la bonne ! Vous pourrez assister à la toute première course officielle de la série REVSTAR sur glace. Une première à ne pas manquer !

REVSTAR ABF
http://www.revstar.ca

Calendrier des courses sur glace

Date	Lieu	Liens	Gagnant
Dimanche, 30 janvier	Beauharnois	Ici	Gabril Richer *
Samedi 5 février	Repentigny	Ici	à venir
Dimanche 13 février	St-Guillaume	Ici	à venir
CONGÉ week-end de course à Valcourt
Samedi 26 fevrier	Ste-Eulalie	Ici	à venir
Dimanche 27 février	Mont-Carmel	Ici	à venir

*Course hors championnat

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2011-01-30

NDS MOTORSPORTS PR - ANDREW RANGER FINISHES 22ND IN ALL-STAR EVENT

For immediate release

NDS – 2010-01-29 - 001

IRWINDALE, CA — January 29, 2011 — Andew Ranger overcame a cancelled flight due to a snow storm, slept in an airport and survived 11 cautions to finish in 22^nd place in the eighth running of the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, which brings together the top racers from across North America and has grown into the "Daytona 500 of short-track racing".

Ranger, the driver of the No. 35 Waste Management Recycling NDS Motorsports, lined up in 8^th place for Saturday night's All-Star event after turning the eight fastest lap of all in time trials the night before. Forty-six competitors, representing five countries, attempted to qualify for one of the forty starting positions in the main event.

The 225 lap NASCAR K&N Pro Series All-Star race was broken up into three segments. After each one, crews were given 10 minutes to service the car before returning to the track in the same order they completed the previous one.

In the first segment of 102 laps, the Roxton Pond, Quebec native climbed as high as fifth place in the standings before fading back in the field when the car's handling changed. "We qualified the race car under very hot conditions. We adjusted the car's setup for the night time race, at first we were very competitive, we were battling in the top 10, but it didn't stick. We must of went too far and I just could no longer drive the car, it wouldn't turn" said Ranger. He finished the segment in 26^th position.

In the second segment, from laps 103 to 198, Ranger still had his hands full behind the No. 35 Waste Management Recycling car steering wheel. "During the competition yellow, we went too far. We went from a tight car to a very loose car. Already with 1 lap down, I lost two additional laps in the pits under green to fix the car's setup. It went much better from that point on".

Ranger started the third segment and last 27 laps dash in the 27^th starting position and took advantage of a much better handling car to improve his finish at the end. He would cross the finish line in 22^nd position three laps down to the leader.

Participating in his third Toyota All-Star Showdown, Ranger who was involved in an accident in 2007 and finishing 15^th in 2010, he and the No. 35 Waste Management Recycling NDS Motorsports crew came to Irwindale, CA with very high expectations. "Obviously, it's disappointing. Everyone worked hard. We tested before coming here and we had high hopes. Missing the setup cost us a top five finish" added Ranger.

Instead of the win, the Vermont based team will return home with very important information about racing in the Southwest's temperature. Instrumental information for the next race which will take place at Phoenix International Raceway on February 24^th when they participate in the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series event.

2011-02-14

ACT PR - Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Takes Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Win on ACT's First Night at New Smyrna Speedway

2011-02-13

2011-02-12 - NSS - night #2 - video recap - Latulippe

2011-02-12 - NSS - night #2 - video recap

2011 World Series of Asphalt - night 2

2011-02-12

Pro All Stars Series NEWS : Pro All Stars Series THE RACE update (incorrect event date(s) ) PLEASE use corrected release -MY APOLOGIES, THANK YOU!

PR - RPM Speedway

2011-02-11 - NSS - night #1 - video recap

Maryeve Dufault; Tony Marks Rev Up With VR-12 For 2011 ARCA Season

World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing - night 1

2011-02-11

New Smyrna Speedway - World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing

2011-02-08

RPM Motorsports PR - Ready For 2-Car Effort At New Smyrna

2011-02-07

Canadian Maryeve Dufault Ready to Tackle Daytona in ARCA Season Opener

2011-02-04

ACT VETERAN CHAMPIONS WILL BE CHALLENGED AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY

2011-01-31

REVSTAR PR - Une première se transforme en exhibition

Calendrier des courses sur glace

2011-01-30

NDS MOTORSPORTS PR - ANDREW RANGER FINISHES 22ND IN ALL-STAR EVENT

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