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2012-10-09

ARCA Pre-Race Notes Package: ARCA Prepares to Wrap 60th Anniversary Season; Marches Toward DuQuoin Mile Dirt

For Immediate Release:

Monday, October 8, 2012

Versatile ARCA Racing Series, Southern Illinois 100 Turn 60 Together at DuQuoin
The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, celebrating its 60th Anniversary Season in 2012, is again steering for the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds "Magic Mile" dirt, where the 60th running of the Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care comes alive Sunday, October 14. The event was originally scheduled for September 3; however, torrential rains caused the race to be postponed.

Championship Title Fight Tight at the Top to DuQuoin
The National Championship battle is coming down to a five-wide fight with 19-year-old Chris Buescher (No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford) leading over 50-year-old Frank Kimmel (No. 44 Ansell-Menards Toyota). Rookie Brennan Poole (No. 25 Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet) and rookie Alex Bowman (No. 22 Cunningham Motorsports Dodge) are the other players in the mix. Chad Hackenbracht (No. 58 Tastee Apple Chevrolet), currently fifth in points, is mathematically still in too.

Stakes High for Buescher and Kimmel at DuQuoin
Buescher, the defending DuQuoin race winner, currently leads Kimmel by 85 points. However, Kimmel dominated with a convincing victory on the Springfield mile dirt in late August, and heads to DuQuoin as a five-time winner of the Southern Illinois 100. The event at the DuQuoin mile dirt will prove absolutely critical in the quest for championship, which will culminate just days later at Kansas Speedway.

Kansas Speedway Finales Follows DuQuoin Dirt Track Classic
Just days after the Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin, the world's most versatile tour heads further west to the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway for a Friday night championship finale under the lights October 19. The 12th annual ARCA Kansas Lottery 98.9 will determine a national champion, the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Champion, the Team Messina Rookie Challenge Award, and much more. But first, the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds will play a big role in determining the aforementioned championship battles.

Team Messina Rookie Challenge, Aaron's Lap Leader Battle Big to DuQuoin
Alex Bowman (Tucson, Ariz.) is the current Team Messina Rookie Challenge leader headed to DuQuoin. However, Bowman's lead is closely contested by The Woodlands, Texas's Brennan Poole, who drives for Venturini Motorsports. Poole trails Bowman by just four points for the 2012 Team Messina Rookie Challenge Title. Bowman also leads Poole in the Aaron's Lap Leader special award category, having led 487 laps in 11 races. Poole trails in second with 472 laps led in seven races.

Reliable Buescher on Track to Complete Every Lap in 2012
Buescher and the No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford have completed every lap - 2687 in all - over 18 races so far this year, and lead the pursuit of the S&S Volvo Laps Completed Award. If Buescher can complete all 100 laps at DuQuoin, and then all 99 laps in the Kansas Speedway finale, he will become the first driver to complete every lap in an ARCA Racing Series season over a full year's schedule. Frank Kimmel, Buescher's closest challenger for his first series title, has completed only four fewer laps and stands in second place for the award, but Buescher is the driver on the brink of finishing the milestone of race-over-race reliability.

Nine Illinoisans Invade ARCA at DuQuoin; UMP Nat'l Late Model Champ Unzicker Entered
DuQuoin always attracts an interesting assortment of Illinoisans to the line-up. This year's entry list includes a strong contingent from the Land of Lincoln including Mark Littleton (Arenzville), AJ Fike (Galesburg), Kelly Kovski (Springfield), Rodney Melvin (Benton), Joe Cooksey (Centralia), Joseph Hughs (Springfield), Shane Cockrum (Benton), Mike Affarano (Shorewood), and Ryan Unzicker (El Paso). Unzicker is the 2011 UMP Late Model National Champion.

Kimmel; King of the Clay
Nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel is the all-time, modern-day ARCA dirt winner with 14 wins overall at Springfield, the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and the West Virginia Motor Speedway. His record at Springfield is especially incredible where, in his last 16 events there, he has won a record eight times. His record at DuQuoin is also impressive. In addition to what could be a good points day, Kimmel could also secure another milestone at DuQuoin with what would be a record sixth victory there. Currently, Kimmel is tied with the late Dean Roper in all-time Southern Illinois 100 wins - each having five victories in the prestigious stock car classic. Kimmel can also surpass Billy Thomas as the all-time Southern Illinois lap leader. Should Kimmel lead 12 laps Sunday, Thomas's record will fall. Thomas has led 437 laps at DuQuoin to Kimmel's 426. Kimmel's most recent victory at Springfield was his 76th career ARCA win, just three shy of Iggy Katona's all-time win mark of 79.

Venturini Motorsports Times Five at DuQuoin; Armstrong, Chili Bowl Champ Swindell, More Venturini Motorsports has entered five teams at DuQuoin, including Indianan Caleb Armstrong in the No. 15 Everfi-Drive For Savings Chevrolet and the No. 55 Curb Records Chevrolet with Kevin Swindell in the driver's seat. Swindell, the son of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Champion Sammy Swindell, has won the last three consecutive Chili Bowl National Midget events. Swindell, in his first ARCA start on dirt at Springfield in late August, finished third behind winner Frank Kimmel and runner-up driver Alex Bowman. Other Venturini Motorsports entrants include Brennan Poole in the No. 25 Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet. Poole, from The Woodlands, Texas, is still very much in the championship hunt in third position, 175 points from the leader Chris Buescher. The remaining Venturini Motorsports entrants are Nelson Canache (Caracas, Venezuela) in the No. 35 Venezuela Tourism Chevrolet, and Ryan Unzicker (El Paso, Ill.) in the No. 66 RJR Transportation Chevrolet.

Past Southern Illinois 100 Winners List Impressive
The past winners list of the Southern Illinois 100 includes some of the greatest names in motorsports. Jay Frank won the inaugural Southern Illinois 100 in 1950. Just some of the winners who would follow include Marshall Teague, Indy 500 winners Jimmy Bryan and AJ Foyt, Fred Lorenzen, Don White, Norm Nelson, Jack Bowsher, NASCAR champions Rusty Wallace and Tony Stewart, Bob Keselowski, Frank Kimmel, Billy Thomas, Ken Schrader, Parker Kligerman, and most recently, Chris Buescher, in 2011.

Oldest to Youngest
Sixty one years separate the oldest driver from the youngest driver entered in the field for Sunday's Southern Illinois 100. James Hylton, who turned 78 on August 26, is the oldest while high school senior Mason Mingus is the youngest at just 17. Mingus, who drives the No. 32 Diamond Equipment Toyota for Win-Tron Racing, is the Captain of his high school Tennessee state championship wrestling team. Hylton was the 1966 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

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2012-10-06

Let the Autumn Colours Classic Fun and Games Begin

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications

The turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing can wait. Motorsports fans are giving thanks for the 20^th Annual Edition of the Autumn Colours Classic – presented by Lucas Oil Products – October 5^th, 6^th and 7^th at Peterborough Speedway. It’s a late season racing experience, labelled by fans across the province as the year’s must-see event. Track owner/promoter J.P. Josiasse says the area around the tight, 1/3^rd mile oval turns into its own little community during the 3 day extravaganza.

“Even when the cars aren’t on the track, there’ll be something going on around the clock,” said Josiasse. “The camping area has been booked for over a month and everyone has a great time. We have more than a half a dozen different divisions running throughout the entire weekend. Some people will come for a day or 2, but the real diehards – those who are here every year – roll in Friday morning and unless they need to restock their supplies, don’t leave until the final checkered flag Sunday night.”

Although the pit gates don’t officially open until 10:00 Friday morning, track officials are on hand Thursday night to allow teams to search out the prime pit area parking spots. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were buzzing about drivers lining-up as early as 10:30 Wednesday morning, looking to grab one of the limited number of stalls with the concrete pads. Josiasse says its part of the routine for the Autumn Colours’ regulars.

“I’m used to it, so it really doesn’t faze me anymore,” said the track’s head honcho. “Most years, there are so many race teams in the pits; we have to put some of them in the parking lot. Once the racing gets underway, you’d almost need a shoehorn to find a spot to sit in the grandstands.”

Capturing an Autumn Colours Classic main event win isn’t just another checkered flag. It could very well be the moment that defines your motorsports career. Just ask Nick Lees, Chris Mitchell, Daryl Fice, Tyler Hendricks, Dan McHattie or Rick Walt. They’re just some of the names who found their way to victory lane during the 2011 edition of the event.

For early arrivals, the concessions stands at Peterborough Speedway will be serving breakfast all 3 days. Pit gates open all 3 days at 10:00. Friday, October 5^th, practice rounds start at 1:00 and racing at 6:00. Saturday, October 6^th, practice begins at 1:00 and racing at 3:30. Sunday, October 7^th is a full day of feature race action beginning at 12:30.

For more information on the 20^th Annual Autumn Colours Classic – presented by Lucas Oil Products – October 5^th, 6^th and 7^th at Peterborough Speedway, see www.peterboroughspeedway.com.

Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

Fresh from his win in the Don Biederman Memorial, current OSCAAR Super Late Model point leader Brandon Watson will return to the scene of one of his greatest racing success during the 20^th Annual Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway.

Prepared by: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

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Le Fall Foliage reporté

Huit fois champion de l’ACT, Brian Hoar, tentera samedi à l’occasion du Fall Foliage 200 qui sera couru à la piste Airborne de Plattsburgh de récolter un neuvième titre. En effet, il s’agira alors de la dernière épreuve comptant pour le championnat américain en 2012.

Actuellement, c’est Wayne Helliwell Jr. qui détient le haut du pavé avec 820 points, soit une mince priorité de huit points alors qu’Austin Theriault est troisième avec un déficit de 38 points. Ses chances ne sont donc que mathématiques.

Au sujet de ce Fall Foliage dont c’est la 38^e édition, Hoar l’a remporté en deux occasions, soit en 2000 et 1997.

Sur le plan québécois, Patrick Laperle de St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, au volant de sa Fusion Lasalle/Ford tentera y remporter une cinquième victoire après avoir paradé dans le cercle des vainqueurs en 2010,2009, 2005 et 1999. Il sera rejoint par le vice-champion de la série ACT-Castrol, Jean-François Déry de Québec qui tentera de prendre place sur le podium. Il a connu une excellente saison au volant de sa Camry/Portes & Fenêtres Giguère. C’est un objectif qu’il peut réaliser avec un peu de chance.

Donald Theetge de Boischatel sera au nombre des Québécois, tout comme Sylvain Lacombe de Terrebonne et Patrick Cliche de St-Jean-Chrysostome. Pour leur part, Simon Roussin qui pilotera la voiture de Paul Michaud et Martin Goulet en seront à une première visite.

Au même programme on pourra applaudir les pilotes des divisions Sportsman modifié et Renegade. On pourra entrer sur le site à compter de dix heures.

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2012-10-05

RACING CANCELED

10/5 RACING CANCELED

Tonight's racing for 10/5 has been cancelled due to Track Conditions. Several inches of rain over the past several days have completely saturated the grounds in and around the Speedway making the surface un-safe for racing at this time.

Race Director Butch Pierce has been monitoring the situation over the past couple days and has determined that in the interest of safety for our competitors this was the only decision that could be made at this time.

We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing everyone for our next scheduled event on Friday October 19th.

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ACT Finale Postponed to Sunday

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Waterbury, VT – The Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Plattsburgh, NY’s Airborne Speedway scheduled for Saturday, October 6 has been postponed due to rain, and will be run the next day, Sunday, October 7^th. The race, which is the final event of the 2012 American Canadian Tour season, will have a post time of 1:00pm.

The duel between Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Williston, VT’s Brian Hoar will have to wait another day, but will resume on Sunday to settle the American Canadian Tour Championship. Helliwell, who currently leads Hoar by eight points, is looking to claim his first ACT Championship, while Hoar tries to earn an unprecedented ninth.

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., who won last year’s event, will try to repeat the feat, but he will face challenges from Fort Kent, ME’s Austin Theriault, Milton, VT’s Brent Dragon, Groveton, NH’s Randy Potter, as well as 7-time American Canadian Tour Champion Jean Paul Cyr.

Airborne Speedway Renegades and 602 Modifieds will also be on the action-packed card, battling it out with 30 lap features for money and glory with their championship point battles already wrapped up.

The ACT season will conclude this Sunday, October 7 with the Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburg, NY. Post time is 1pm.

For additional information head to www.acttour.com, call the ACT office at (802) 244-6963, or email us at media@acttour.com

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Lap After Lap, Points Leader Buescher Moves Closer to ARCA History

For Immediate Release:

Friday, October 5, 2012

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - With two races remaining in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, points leader Chris Buescher can thank consistency for placing him on the verge of ARCA history.

Buescher and the No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford have completed every lap - 2687 in all - over 18 races so far this year, and lead the pursuit of the S&S Volvo Laps Completed Award.

One point toward the S&S Volvo Laps Completed Award is earned for every lap completed by an ARCA Racing Series driver carrying on their car the decal of S&S Volvo & GMC Truck of Lima, Ohio. S&S Volvo is a participating company in ARCA's expansive, multi-tiered sponsor program.

Frank Kimmel, Buescher's closest challenger for his first series title, has completed only four fewer laps and stands in second place for the award, but Buescher is the driver on the brink of finishing the milestone of race-over-race reliability.

Complete series records dating back to 1979, and partial records stretching over a decade beyond that, show that Buescher could become the first driver in at least 45 seasons to complete every lap in an ARCA Racing Series season. Several drivers have come close in recent years, but from the 1968 season forward, no driver has been able to complete every lap contested over a full year's schedule.

One hundred laps at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and 99 at Kansas Speedway remain for Buescher to wrap up the championship, the special award, and a new line in ARCA's records. He leads Kimmel by 85 points in the overall series standings, and has a series-high four wins.

Brennan Poole is currently third among participating drivers with 2633 laps completed in races in which he carried the decal. Matt Lofton is fourth with 2625, and Chad Hackenbracht is fifth with 2400.

The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt in Illinois will host ARCA on Sunday, October 14, in a makeup of the rained-out Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care from Labor Day weekend.

ARCARacing.com will feature live timing and scoring coverage throughout the day, and ARCA Racing Network hosts Charlie Krall and Tim Clagg will deliver a live audio call for the 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local) race on the site.

Five days later - on Friday, October 19 - the season will close in the Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway, with race action starting at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. local) on SPEED. ARCARacing.com will also feature live timing and scoring coverage for the season finale.

2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time.

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

CONTACT:

Griffin Hickman, ARCA

Don Radebaugh, ARCA

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NICK SWEET BACK BEHIND NDS MOTORSPORTS WHEEL AT ROCKINGHAM

LAVAL, QC – La fin de semaine dernière, à Thunder Road Speedbowl dans le cadre du 50^th Milk Bowl, lors d’une des nombreuses interruption pour la pluie, j’ai discuté avec Nick Sweet, champion 2010 et 2012 de la piste de Thunder Road.

LAVAL, QC – Last weekend at Thunder Road during one of the many interruption in the program due to rain, I got to speak with Nick Sweet, the 2010 and 2012 Thunder Road Speedbowl track Champion.

La veille, Sweet avait participé dans l’épreuve NASCAR K&N East à la piste de Dover International, un deuxième départ en carrière, pour le pilote de Barre, VT. Sweet au volant de la NDS Motorsports No. 53 a terminé 13e.

« J’ai eu beaucoup de plaisir. J’étais compétitif, une panne d’essence nous a privée d’un top-10 » a mentionné le pilote.

« Je me sentais nettement plus heureux après l’épreuve de Dover que celle de Loudon (New Hampshire Motor Speedway). Nous avions suivi le plan de match et fait notre course loin du danger. À la fin, pour éviter un carambolage sur le droit arrière, je me suis dirigé dans l’herbe. La voiture avait un peu de dommage et pour ne pas empirer les choses, comme c’était la même voiture que l’ont utilisait à Dover la semaine suivante, nous avons décidé de stationner la voiture. Après le fait, c’était la bonne décision où je n’aurais peut être pas pu courir à Dover, mais à ce moment là j’étais déçu » ajouta le pilote du Vermont.

Depuis le gérant de l’équipe NDS Motorsport, Steve Hibbard, a retenu les services de Sweet pour l’épreuve de fin de saison NASCAR K&N East à la piste de Rockingham le 3 novembre prochain.

En plus de conduire pour NDS Motorsports, Sweet a piloté hebdomadairement à la piste de Thunder Road où il a remporté un deuxième titre de Champion et il a fait quelques courses ACT Tour Late Model Sportsman.

Sweet competed the day before in the NASCAR K&N East Series at Dover International, a second career start for the Barre, VT driver. Sweet driving the Georgia, VT based NDS Motorsports No. 53 finished 13^th.

“I had alot of fun. I was competitive and we should have finished in the top-10. But we ran out of gas” declared the talented driver.

“It definitely felt a lot better after the race than I did at Loudon (New Hampshire Motor Speedway), where we stuck to the game plan and raced out of harm’s way for the entire race. At the end, I avoided a wreck on the back stretch by going thru the infield grass. The car had some front end damage, since it’s the same car the team was going to provide me for Dover we decided to park it in order to salvage it and prevent further damage. In insight it was a good decision or I may not have had the opportunity to race Dover” added the Vermont driver.

Since, NDS Motorsports Team Manager Steve Hibbard has retained Sweet’s services for the NASCAR K&N East Series season ending event at Rockingham Speedway on November 3^rd.

In addition to driving for NDS Motorsports, Sweet raced weekly at Thunder Road Speedbowl where he won a second Championship and select ACT Tour Late Model Sportsman events.

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2012-09-25

Vermonster 150 Enduro Returns to Devil's Bowl Speedway

ATTACHED PHOTOS (credit MemorEvents): Devil's Bowl Speedway will host the "Vermonster 150" Enduro event on Saturday, October 20 - rain, shine, or snow!

$1,500-to-win, Halloween-themed crash-fest on October 20

For Immediate Release DBS-091912-1

WEST HAVEN, VT – It’ll be Halloween at 100 miles per hour on Saturday, October 20, as the Vermonster 150 Enduro returns to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT. The race is a survival-of-the-fittest test for man, woman, and machine, featuring strictly stock automobiles bashing and smashing their way around the half-mile oval for 150 laps. With Vermont’s unpredictable fall weather a possible factor, management has decided to hold the race whether there’s rain, sun, or even snow.

The Vermonster 150 will be the third Enduro race of the season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and Hinesburg’s Eric “Mongo” Messier will have the opportunity to win the trifecta. Messier piloted two different Ford Probes to win 75-lap races in June and August. More than 40 cars and drivers entered the last Enduro; should 50 or more enter the Vermonster, the first driver to complete the 150-lap distance will earn a cool $1,500 top prize.

In addition to the Enduro, the Vermonster event will also feature the always exciting Spectator Races that pit street-legal vehicles against each other in one-lap, single-elimination match-ups. Brothers Gary and Gerald of Addison, VT have provided a few thrills in the Spectator Races this year; Gary’s 2008 Ford Mustang defeated Gerald’s 2010 Toyota Tundra pick-up truck in June. Pat Cram of Whitehall, NY beat Tyler Davis of Mount Holly, VT with his 1982 Pontiac Grand Prix in August after Gerald Grant’s truck nearly hit the concrete retaining wall in a preliminary race.

General admission for the Vermonster 150 Enduro is only $5 for adults, and free for children 12 and under. Registration to compete in the Enduro is $20 per car, and pit admission is $30. Rules and entry blanks are available online at www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or by calling (802) 265-3112. The pre-registration deadline is Monday, October 15 at 5:00pm.

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

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Roy Clinches NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie Honors

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Veteran Gosselin Helps Guide Quebec Newcomer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2012) – Martin Roy has one race remaining on the 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, but he’s already assured of bringing home at least one honor. The Napierville, Que., driver has clinched the series’ Rookie of the Year title.

Roy has been the top-finishing rookie on four occasions this season. His best finish on the season, to date, was a fifth-place effort on July 22 at Edmonton (Alberta) City Centre Airport behind the wheel of his No. 90 Veloce/Lemken/Batteries Expert Dodge. He has one top-five finish and five top 10s this season and is currently ninth in the championship point standings.

Coming into the season, Roy had four series starts – all road-course events – under his belt, but was hardly a neophyte to oval racing. He is an accomplished dirt Modified racer and has won several championships in that discipline throughout Quebec and Northeastern United States.

“The adjustment wasn’t that difficult,” said Roy. “The races last year even though they are road courses were pretty helpful in getting used to the cars.”

Making that adjustment easier was crew chief Mario Gosselin, also a Quebec native. Gosselin is a NASCAR veteran at its highest levels as both a driver and crew chief. As a driver, he has 46 career starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and also has NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series starts to his credit.

“From the very start of the season the communication with (Gosselin) has been very good,” noted Roy. “We wouldn’t be where we are today without his knowledge of the sport.”

Mike Scholz of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., will finish second followed by Larry Jackson, who hails from Oakville, Ont., in third.

Past winners of this award include Jason White (2008), Joey Hanssen (2009), Derek White (2010) and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin a season ago.

The official presentation of the 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 Rookie of the Year Award will take place at the NASCAR Touring Series Awards on Saturday, Dec. 8 in the Crown Ballroom of the Charlotte (N.C.) Convention Center at the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with the top rookie drivers from NASCAR’s other touring series.

Contact:

Shon Sbarra

Integrated Marketing Communications

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Un Festival de voitures américaines, motos et courses d'accélération pro

Communiqué pour publication immédiate

Les 29 et 30 septembre prochains se tiendra l’ American Muscle Festival organisé en collaboration avec Saint-Jérôme Chrysler au Circuit ICAR de Mirabel.

Mirabel, Québec, le 20 septembre 2012 – Les 29 et 30 septembre prochains se tiendra le Festival Muscle au circuit Icar de Mirabel. Organisé en collaboration avec Saint-Jérôme Dodge Chrysler et présenté par Perry Auto Performance & Compétition. Le festival se veut un hommage aux « Muscle » américain, avec des compétitions de courses d’accélération pro de la série Remorques Montréal de Drag Race Québec, une exposition de voitures américaines et une section de motos commanditée par Harley-Davidson.

Plusieurs Activités exclusives!

Plusieurs surprises sont prévues sur place en plus de l’animation et d’une course « High Heels », organisée et publicisée par la radio CHOM 97.7, dans laquelle plusieurs participants masculins devront parcourir le plus rapidement possible un 1/8 de mile en robe et avec des talons haut de plus de 1’’ pour avoir la chance de remporter un grand prix d’une valeur de 10 000$ pour modifier le véhicule de leur choix. Le grand prix est commandité par Perry Auto Performance & compétition, Decograph, Continental Tires, Fast Wheels et Suncor Energy. Tout un spectacle à ne pas manquer!

L’entrée sur le site est de 15$ pour les spectateurs et de 35$ pour les exposants, 25$ en préinscriptions. Vous pouvez trouver le formulaire d’inscription via notre site web sous l’onglet événement.

Pour plus de détails sur l’évènement, ou pour vous procurer une place d’exposant en pré-inscription, vous pouvez joindre le circuit au 514 955-ICAR (4227) ou en visitant le www.circuiticar.com sous l’onglet événement.

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Renseignements aux médias :

Dave Paradis

T. 514 955-4227, poste 112

C. 514 476-5122

dparadis@circuiticar.com

Photo Dragster Pro au X-Treme PRO DRAG 20 et 21 juillet 2012

Crédit photo : Emmanuel Bonan / Burn-out.ca

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Dave Paradis // Circuit ICAR

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T :: 514.955.4227 # 112

F :: 450.476.0271

C :: 514.476.5122

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LES QUÉBÉCOIS AU BOND AUTO INVITATIONAL

Pour diffusion immédiate (20-09-12—41)

Samedi au New-Hampshire Motor Speedway

Tel que mentionné antérieurement six pilotes québécois, Patrick Laperle, Donald Theetge, André Beaudoin en remplacement de Karl Allard, Jean-François Déry, Dany Trépanier ainsi que David Michaud devraient participer à la quatrième édition du Bond Auto Invitational au New-Hampshire Motor Speedway, samedi après-midi dans le cadre du week-end du Sylvania 300.

Pour ce groupe, il s’agira d’une deuxième présence consécutive, mais Laperle, Theetge et Déry en seront à une quatrième visite au New-Hampshire.

Jusqu’à présent, cet événement annuel a été remporté à deux reprises par Eddie McDonald (2009 et 2011) alors que le jeune Joey Pole a été l’autre gagnant. On sait que ce dernier a triomphé lors de l’Oxford 250 cette année et cette prestation fait de lui un grand favori pour cette confrontation de 50 tours dont le vainqueur empochera la jolie somme de 5 000 $.

Sur le plan québécois, c’est à Patrick Laperle, le pilote de la Fusion LaSalle Ford que revient la meilleure prestation alors qu’en 2009, il avait été le quatrième à franchir la ligne d’arrivée. Dans le cas de Laperle, quadruple champion ACT, il y a une statistique que personne ne regarde, mais qui est plus qu’éloquente. En remportant son troisième titre dans la série ACT-Castrol, Laperle a porté son nombre de succès à 17. Ce qui est encore plus impressionnant est lorsque l’on cumule ses victoires dans les deux séries, il devient le deuxième meilleur pilote de l’ACT avec 35, soit deux de moins que Brian Hoar, huit fois monarque de l’American Tour.

Pour sa part, Déry a connu sa meilleure présence à cet événement en 2010, alors qu’il avait été le 6^e à terminer la course. Le meilleur résultat d’Allard est une 9^e place en 2011 alors que Theetge n’a jamais réussi à se retrouver parmi le top 10.

Trépanier en sera à une deuxième participation alors que pour Michaud, il en sera à une troisième visite. En 2011, Trépanier avait terminé 27^e alors que Michaud avait été contraint à l’abandon en raison d’un problème de suspension.

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Pour informations : ACT

www.acttour.com

media@acttour.com

Collaboration : Yvon Larrivée

acttour@gmail.com

Photos : Stéphane Lazare

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2012-09-19

DEVIL'S BOWL SPEEDWAY

2743 Route 22A, West Haven, Vt. 05743 (802) 265-3112 www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Dear Racers, Fans, and Friends,

The weekly 2012 racing season has come to a close here at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and now there’s some time to finally take a breath and soak it all in. We want to extend our deepest and most sincere thanks and appreciation to each and every one of you for your belief in and support of our new undertaking at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

To be honest with you, we didn’t really know what to expect after our first “town meeting” last October, but the first real indication was when 30 dedicated race teams and a couple dozen die-hard fans showed up for practice on April 22 in a 25-degree wind chill with a touch of snow – that’s when we knew we really had a special group behind us.

The racing was outstanding in all four of our weekly divisions all year, and the personalities really shined on both sides of the pit fence all year. There was a feeling of both competitiveness and community every week, and you were all an integral part of it – from the first heat race on opening day to the pancake eating contest to the final checkered flag at the Vermont 200 last weekend.

We thank the officials from the NASCAR Home Tracks and Whelen All-American Series programs, the more than 50 local companies that committed sponsorship and support to Devil’s Bowl Speedway and its racers, and the amazing group of people working here behind the scenes keeping things running smoothly and successfully.

Our racers are our backbone, and there would be no racing without the drivers, teams, and families who pour their hearts and souls into this sport. Thanks to you and every one of your sponsors. Likewise, every time our fans cheer for a winner or boo someone who makes a mistake, that’s enough of a payoff for us to keep going. Your passion for this sport and Devil’s Bowl Speedway is obvious, and it’s why we’re here. Thank you all.

Asphalt racing wasn’t supposed to work at Devil’s Bowl, right? We are proud to be the ones who are helping to prove that theory wrong. All it takes is a little work and a lot of belief in what you’re trying to accomplish. We believe in our program, and thankfully, so do you. That means everything to us. We’re already working on the 2013 racing season, and we can’t wait to bring it to you.

Thanks again,

Mike & Alayne

Mike & Alayne Bruno

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2012-09-18

Martin Roy et Isabelle Tremblay récoltent tous deux des "Top 10" en Nouvelle-Écosse

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Excellent résultat ce week-end en NASCAR Canadian Tire...

Antigonish (Nouvelle-Écosse), le 16 septembre 2012.- Isabelle Tremblay et Martin Roy étaient en piste ce week-end sur l'ovale du Riverside International Speedway (à Antigonish) pour disputer l'avant-dernière étape 2012 de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire. Au terme d'une course spectaculaire, les deux pilotes sont parvenus à décrocher des "Top 10", confirmant ainsi l'excellente progression tant d'Isabelle Tremblay, dixième aux commandes de sa Dodge No.07 Frank Lyman Design que de Martin Roy, huitième et plus que jamais solide meneur au championnat des recrues avec sa Dodge No.90 Veloce/Gamache Truck Centre/Batteries Expert.

Vice-championne recrue en NASCAR Canadian Tire en 2011 et seule pilote féminine inscrite en 2012, Isabelle Tremblay était attendue avec impatience à Antigonish, les compagnies de Nouvelle-Écosse Tim's Service Center, Highland Home Hardware et Auto Eastern s'étant impliqués aux côtés des commanditaires habituels afin de rendre possible cette participation qui s'est révélée couronnée de succès. « J'ai été très à l'aise avec la voiture dès les essais libres, ma Dodge No.07 Frank Lyman Design a été performante d'entrée de jeu et je n'ai eu aucun problème mécanique, ce qui m'a permis de progresser sans cesse » indique Isabelle qui, qualifiée quatorzième, est remontée de quatre positions en course pour terminer dixième. « J'ai lutté avec des pilotes d'expérience pour plusieurs positions. C'est le résultat d'un beau travail de toute l'équipe de Martin Roy ainsi que la jeune Amely Meehan (jeune fille de 17 ans qui performe très bien en stock-car en Nouvelle-Écosse et qui mon éclaireur pour la course) et Scott Allen, un pilote de la série Sportsman locale, qui, avec des membres de son équipe, nous a donné un fier coup de main » précise-t-elle.

Pour Martin Roy, la découverte du circuit ovale d'Antigonish et sa journée de course sont à classer parmi les très bons moments de la saison 2012. le pilote recrue précise : « je me suis qualifié sixième et le début de course a été excellent. J'ai mené une bonne dizaine de tours mais, lors de mon arrêt aux puits, nous avons eu un problème avec les écrous d'une roue de sorte que cette malchance nous a coûté un tour. Après cela, je suis resté dans le rythme des meneurs, les écarts ne bougeaient pas, mais il y avait ce tour qui m'empêchait de gagner plus de positions » explique Martin qui croise la ligne d'arrivée au huitième rang et une fois encore premier des pilotes recrues. « Antigonish est une super belle piste de NASCAR et je suis heureux d'avoir pu y mener. À force d'aller en tête, on va finir par y rester ! » confie le pilote de la Dodge No.90 Veloce/Gamache Truck Centre/Batteries Expert.

Pour toute l'équipe de Martin Roy, le bilan est donc fort positif : « notre préparateur Mario Gosselin, Francis Landreville et toute l'équipe ont fait de l'excellent travail. Isabelle aussi, je suis très content de la voir récolter un nouveau "Top 10" car elle a très bien piloté et ses équipiers ont été impeccables » conclue Martin Roy, qui sera de retour en piste le week-end prochain, pour l'ultime course de la saison 2012 de NASCAR Canadian Tire sur l'ovale de Kawartha (près de Peterborough, en Ontario).

L'équipe de Martin Roy dispute cette saison les douze courses de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire avec Martin Roy, qui vise le titre des pilotes recrues. La seconde voiture de l'équipe est utilisée par Isabelle Tremblay lors de six épreuves. Il est à noter également qu'Isabelle Tremblay est présentement en première position dans les votes des fans pour élire le pilote le plus populaire de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire. « J'invite tout le monde à aller sur le site de la série (http://www.nascar.com/news/120817/2012-mpd-canadian-tire/index.html#results) pour voter dès à présent une fois par jour. Cela va faciliter notre recherche de commandites » rappelle Isabelle.

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