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2015-10-26

NASCAR Reaches Five-Year Sanction Agreements with National Series Tracks

NASCAR Reaches Five-Year Sanction Agreements with National Series Tracks

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Will Visit 23 Markets in 2016;

Popular 'NASCAR Goes West' Returns for Second Year

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2015) – NASCAR today announced agreements with 23 tracks to field NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for the next five years. Additionally, 24 tracks will host NASCAR XFINITY Series races through 2020.

NASCAR also announced its 2016 schedule for both of these national series. The schedule and actual placement of the dates within each given season's schedule beyond 2016 will be part of the on-going discussions between NASCAR and the tracks. Details are being finalized for the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule to be announced at a later time.

"NASCAR and the tracks take seriously our collective responsibility to the fans and each stakeholder to ensure the sport is healthy, strong and growing, so we can deliver great racing to the fans for many decades to come," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "The live event experience always will be important to creating a lifetime fan in NASCAR.

"Among the goals that we set out to accomplish with our track partners was to provide consistency for race fans and the industry stakeholders. We feel like we have a nice balance of that for 2016. The stability of five-year agreements positions us well to deliver fans with schedules as early as possible over the next several years. This is a new approach for our industry, and one that benefits everyone: fans, tracks, teams, drivers, OEMs, media and partners."

NASCAR will kick off the 2016 season against the new backdrop of a completely reimagined Daytona International Speedway. DAYTONA Rising, the speedway's $400 million redevelopment project, will be complete when both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series launch at Daytona Speedweeks. The 2016 DAYTONA 500 will be held on February 21 and will air live on FOX.

After the DAYTONA 500, NASCAR events will be held the following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Both series then will travel to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway for the return of NASCAR Goes West.

"We learned that NASCAR Goes West worked very well in keeping momentum and interest for NASCAR in these markets," O'Donnell said. "The tracks put a lot of effort behind making it successful and we think it can continue to have a positive impact as it gains traction from being an annual effort. The efficiency of conducting three consecutive events also is helpful to the teams and industry."

Among the changes to the 2016 schedule:

· Pocono Raceway will host its first NASCAR XFINITY Series event in June, with that series joining the Sprint Cup Series for a companion event at the famed three-turn track.

· The spring events at Richmond International Raceway move to a Saturday and Sunday companion event for the XFINITY Series and Sprint Cup Series, from the previous Friday and Saturday schedule.

· The first series stop at Dover International Speedway will move earlier in the schedule, to be held prior to the May events at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

· NBC will usher in its 2016 race schedule in July at Daytona with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event moving back to a Saturday evening event.

· The August Sprint Cup Series event at Michigan will move to later in the month.

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 XFINITY 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 http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR atwww.Facebook.com/NASCAR and Twitter: @NASCAR.

2016 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date	Site

2/13	Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited)
2/14	Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)
2/18	Daytona International Speedway (Duel)
2/21	Daytona 500
2/28	Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/6	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/13	Phoenix International Raceway
3/20	Auto Club Speedway
4/3	Martinsville Speedway
4/9	Texas Motor Speedway
4/17	Bristol Motor Speedway
4/24	Richmond International Raceway
5/1	Talladega Superspeedway
5/7	Kansas Speedway
5/15	Dover International Speedway
5/21	Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race)
5/29	Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/5	Pocono Raceway
6/12	Michigan International Speedway
6/26	Sonoma Raceway
7/2	Daytona International Speedway
7/9	Kentucky Speedway
7/17	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/24	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
7/31	Pocono Raceway
8/7	Watkins Glen International
8/20	Bristol Motor Speedway
8/28	Michigan International Speedway
9/4	Darlington Raceway
9/10	Richmond International Raceway
9/18	Chicagoland Speedway
9/25	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
10/2	Dover International Speedway
10/8	Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/16	Kansas Speedway
10/23	Talladega Superspeedway
10/30	Martinsville Speedway
11/6	Texas Motor Speedway
11/13	Phoenix International Raceway
11/20	Homestead-Miami Speedway

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2016 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE

Date	Site
2/20	Daytona International Speedway
2/27	Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/5	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/12	Phoenix International Raceway
3/19	Auto Club Speedway
4/8	Texas Motor Speedway
4/16	Bristol Motor Speedway
4/23	Richmond International Raceway
4/30	Talladega Superspeedway
5/14	Dover International Speedway
5/28	Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/4	Pocono Raceway
6/11	Michigan International Speedway
6/19	Iowa Speedway
7/1	Daytona International Speedway
7/8	Kentucky Speedway
7/16	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/23	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
7/30	Iowa Speedway
8/6	Watkins Glen International
8/13	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
8/19	Bristol Motor Speedway
8/27	Road America
9/3	Darlington Raceway
9/9	Richmond International Raceway
9/17	Chicagoland Speedway
9/24	Kentucky Speedway
10/1	Dover International Speedway
10/7	Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/15	Kansas Speedway
11/5	Texas Motor Speedway
11/12	Phoenix International Raceway
11/19	Homestead-Miami Speedway

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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Jimmy Phelps takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport – Bernard Series Champion

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 12:34 AM PDT

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Oct. 24, 2015 – Jimmy Phelps, coming off a 358 Modified victory in the Salute to the Troops 150 during NAPA Super DIRT Week at the Syracuse Fairgrounds, was back for more Friday at Weedsport Speedway's 'Last Call at the Port' Bud Light 125.

Phelps prevailed in a stop-and-start grueling affair that lasted over and hour and required 16 cautions and a red flag. Along the way, he turned many a contested lap racing with Larry Wight, Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward and 358-Modified Series title contender Chris Raabe.

He took the lead for the first time on lap 78 after going wheel-to-wheel with Wight and Sheppard only to have the pass nullified by the tenth caution of the night.

Phelps finally eluded Sheppard with four laps remaining while Wight faded slightly and was pressured by Mat Williamson. Farther back, Bernard was content to hold his ground and settle for eighth, sufficient to secure the 358 Modified Series championship.

When Sheppard weighed in too light during post-race inspection, Wight became the official runner-up with Williamson (from 30^th on the grid) third, Ryan Susice fourth and Danny Johnson fifth.

Raabe, the series point leader at the start of the race and David Hebert – two points back and seven ahead of Bernard, were both slowed with tire and wheel problems by the halfway point.

Bernard rose as high as sixth, but he got more conservative once his closest rivals fell out of contention.

"The track was pretty rough," Bernard said. "When you have a chance to win a championship in a series that has been going on all season, you don't want to lose control. I decided to make sure I could finish the race."

Bernard thanked his father, sponsor and crew chief Robert and sponsors Yokohama, NAPA Auto Parts, Toyo Tires and Federated.

"The 2015 Autodrome Drummond track champion also thanked the fans at Weedsport and beyond. "I have a lot of fans that come by the trailer each week and it means a lot," he said.

Day number two of Weedsport's three-day Last Call at the Port event gets underway Saturday at 6 p.m. headlined by the Super DIRTcar Series $20,000-to-win All Ways 150 for Big-Block Modifieds.

DIRTcar NE 358 Modified Series Bud Light 125; Oct. 23, 2015

A-Main (125 Laps): start in (*)

99J Jimmy Phelps – Baldwinsville, N.Y. (7)
99L Larry Wight – Phoenix, N.Y. (4)
6 Mat Williamson – St. Catharines, ON (30)
R38 Ryan Susice – Ransomville, N.Y. (20)
27j Danny Johnson – Rochester, N.Y. (10)
42p Pat Ward – Genoa, N.Y. (9)
21k Randy Chrysler – Tuscarora Nation N.Y. (12)
54 Steve Bernard – Abbotsford, QC (13)
56 Vince Vitale – Cato, N.Y. (8)
1R Danny O'Brien – Kingston, ON (11)
25 Erick Rudolph – Ransomville, N.Y. (14)
12j Nick Joy – Lyndonville, N.Y. (25)
93 Ryan Bartlett – Adams Center, N.Y. (18)
3 Mark Kislowski – Ballston Spa, N.Y. (16)
3x Gage Morin – Cornwall, ON (21)
7 Michael Maresca – Potsdam, N.Y. (25)
16 Lance Willix – Teresa, NY (27)
01 Chris Raabe – Napanee, ON (3)
82 Roy Shields – Waterloo, N.Y. (29)
ONE David Hebert – St. Damase, QC (19)
21 Kenny Wills – Ransomville, N.Y. (1)
9J Jordan McCreadie – Watertown, N. Y. (22)
678 John Smith – Niagra Falls, NY (28)
22c Mario Clair – St. Amand, QC (15)
J11 James Sweeting – N.Y. (26)
91 Billy Decker – Unadilla, N.Y. (5)
66x Carey Terrance – Hogansburg, N.Y. (6)
21 Yan Bussiere – Drummondville, QC (2)
02 Roy Bresnahan – Palermo, N.Y. (24)
9h Matt Sheppard – Waterloo, N.Y. (17)

Qualifying Heats (8 laps, top 5 transfer, top 3 redraw)

Heat 1: Ward, Terrance, J Phelps, Bernard, Sheppard, Morin, Joy, Shields

Heat 2: Bussiere, D Johnson, Vitale, Rudolph, Bartlett, Maresca, Willix, Williamson

Heat 3: Wight, Decker, Chrysler, Clair, Hebert, McCreadie, Sweeting, Murphy

Heat 4: Wills, Raabe, O'Brien, Kislowski, Susice, Bresnahan, Smith

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Doiron Spins And Wins To Claim Howler Victory And PASS Nat’l Championship At Greenville

Doiron Spins And Wins To Claim Howler Victory And PASS Nat'l Championship At Greenville

- For Immediate Release

EASLEY, SC (October 24) – Fireworks erupted Saturday night when Joey Doiron and Zane Smith made contact just past the finish line at Greenville Pickens Speedway as Doiron crashed taking the win in The Howler for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models. Despite a car that was destroyed in the incident, Doiron walked to victory lane with the win and his first PASS Super Late Model National Championship.

"I try to race everybody like they race me and now my car is destroyed," said Doiron afterwards. "We held back and saved our tires and just had enough to get there to the leader [Smith] and race for the win. We're really proud to win the PASS National Championship too. It's a lot of hard work during the season to get to all these races in the North and South and I'm glad it paid off for us to get the title."

In qualifying, Zane Smith blistered the legendary half-mile speedway with a lap of 90.050 miles per hour. Following the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Smith would slot in to the fifth starting spot, while Steve Legendre and Jeff Batten would move up to the front row.

At the drop of the green flag, Legendre took the lead over the 22 car field entering turn one. The only caution of the night would wave on lap 9 when Ryan Hall slowed to a stop on the backstretch.

Legendre continued lead on the restart, but the car on the move was 2014 NASCAR All American Series National Champion Anthony Anders, who started 11^th. Anders took the lead from Legendre with an outside move entering turn one on lap 16.

But, it was quickly evident that some drivers were employing a tire conservation strategy. PASS National Championship contender Tate Fogleman dropped back to 20^th, while Doiron fell all the way to the tail of the field by lap 40. Meanwhile, Georgia rookie RS Senter moved around Anders to take the lead.

With about 50 laps to go in the 125 lap event, several drivers began making their move towards the front. Smith moved around Batten on lap 76 for fifth and three-time PASS National Champion Ben Rowe followed him into the top five a few laps later. With 24 laps to go, Doiron was charging as he made his way into the top 10.

With 19 laps to go, Smith made his way around Senter for the lead, while Doiron moved past Colt James and into the top five just two laps later. Doiron continued his charge, moving up to second as the leaders began to encounter lapped traffic. As the field took the white flag on the final lap, Doiron was on Smith's back bumper as they entered turn one. The two made slight contact allowing Doiron to pull alongside down the backstretch. With a half car length advantage at the finish, Doiron took the win, but the two cars made contact just past the finish line sending Doiron hard into the outside wall.

Following the incident, several penalties were handed down to Zane Smith. Smith was fined $2000 and 100 championship points for extreme aggressive driving on the final lap. He was also docked an additional 50 points and $1000 for not pulling onto the front straightaway following the race and for not reporting to the tech area immediately after the race. Additionally, he will have to start last in the final 2 PASS South races at Concord Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway, regardless of where he qualifies, and will be on strict probation for the remainder of the season.

Following Doiron and Smith at the finish were Rowe, Senter, and Matt Craig. Rounding out the top 10 were James, Raphael Lessard, Christian Eckes, Anders, and Trey Jarrell.

Austin Thompson led every lap for his third straight PASS Pro Late Model win, while runner-up finisher Kodie Conner wrapped up the series championship. Rounding out the top five were Zachary Dabbs, JP Josiasse, and Terry Horak.

The PASS South Super Late Models will be in action once again for 125 laps as part of the 13^th Annual North-South Shootout on Saturday, November 7th at Concord Speedway. Entry forms and the entire weekend schedule is available at ProAllStarsSeries.com. Be sure to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.

PASS South Super Late Model – The Howler 125 – Unofficial Results

1. 73 – Joey Doiron 125 12. 98 – Jody Measamer 125

2. 77 – Zane Smith 125 13. 88 – Kyle Desouza 125

3. 4 – Ben Rowe 125 14. 8 – Tate Fogleman 124

4. 10 – RS Senter 125 15. 16 – Vinnie Miller 124

5. 54 – Matt Craig 125 16. 51 – CJ Greaves 124

6. 15 – Colt James 125 17. 49 – Jeff Batten 124

7. 71x – Raphael Lessard 125 18. 56 – Gus Dean 124

8. 15x – Christian Eckes 125 19. 89 – Lee Hansard 123

9. 09 – Anthony Anders 125 20. 7k – Ted Mickelson 123

10. 12 - Trey Jarrell 125 21. 66 – Ryan Hall 95

11. 00 – Steve Legendre 125 22. 71 – Jimmy Doyle 94

PASS Pro Late Models – 40 laps

1. 2 – Austin Thompson

2. 45 – Kodie Conner

3. 23 – Zachary Dabbs

4. 24 – JP Josiasse

5. 28 – Terry Horak

6. 82 – Cameron Burke

DNS 55 – Jake Spillers

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Maxime Labrie et Anik Barrette premiers triples vainqueurs du Rallye de Charlevoix !

L'édition 2015 a tenu toutes ses promesses...

Maxime Labrie et Anik Barrette premiers triples vainqueurs du Rallye de Charlevoix !

Clermont (Québec), le 25 octobre 2015.– Le pilote québécois Maxime Labrie, co-piloté par Anik Barrette sur Subaru WRX STI de l'équipe Swap Shop, a remporté ce week-end le Rallye de Charlevoix, édition spéciale Casino de Charlevoix. Déjà lauréats en 2013 et 2014, Labrie et Barrette sont ainsi devenu le premier équipage a remporter trois fois de suite l'événement au terme d'une édition qui a été très spectaculaire et a connu un franc succès populaire et sportif.

Trente-six équipages (un de plus que l'an dernier) étaient au départ samedi matin à Clermont, pour les deux premiers parcours de cette édition 2015. Comme toujours, une foule nombreuse avait envahi la ville pour l'occasion, et au terme des deux étapes chronométrées à cet endroit, trois équipages se retrouvaient ex-aequo au premier rang. Du jamais vu à l'événement ! Labrie/Barrette partageaient en effet la commande avec les deux prétendants au titre de champion du Québec en classe 4 roues motrices, soit Jean-Sébastien Besner/Yvan Joyal (Mitsubishi Lancer Évo.9 / Jon Nichols Motorsport) et le duo fils/père composé de Karel et Bruno Carré, sur la seconde Subaru WRX STI de l'équipe Swap Shop.

Les chances de victoire, et de titre, des Carré s'évanouissaient toutefois dès la spéciale suivante, présentée dans la ZEC Lac-aux-Sables, lors d'une sortie de route. Dès lors, Labrie/Barrette voyaient leur avance augmenter rapidement, Besner/Joyal étant de plus ralentis par des ennuis mécaniques. Ils termineront l'épreuve au onzième rang, avec un moteur laissant échapper un nuage de fumée significatif qu'il était à bout de souffle. Mais cette position est tout de même suffisante pour offrir au duo le titre de champions du Québec 2015.

Constant aux avant-postes et pour une fois épargné par les ennuis mécaniques qui l'ont souvent contraints à l'abandon les années précédentes au Rallye de Charlevoix, Steeve Hobbs, co-piloté par Philippe Poirier sur la Subaru WRX STI de l'équipe Foresco, termine deuxième, à 1'08" des vainqueurs.

L'un des exploits de cette édition 2015 revient au pilote américain Chris Greenhouse et son co-pilote Ryan Scott qui amènent leur Dodge SRT-4 à la troisième place toutes-catégories. Ils remportent de plus la Coupe Jon Nichols, catégorie du Championnat du Québec réservée aux voitures 2 roues motrices modifiées.

Aux commandes d'une toute nouvelle Mitsubishi Lancer Évo.9, Simon Losier, co-piloté par son cousin Éric Losier, a complété le "Top 4", devant Simon Dubé/Éric Lachance (Volkswagen Golf GTI).

Un autre exploit est celui du jeune Mikael Arsenault et sa co-pilote Amélie Bélanger. Recrues en compétition cette année, ils amènent leur Subaru WRX STI au sixième rang toutes-catégories au terme d'une belle lutte avec un autre équipage recrue très prometteur, composé de Sébastien Clark et Yannick Marin (Subaru également).

Les Charlevoisiens Pierre-Luc Poisson et Pierre-Luc Chouinard (Subaru WRX STI de l'équipe Test Racing) terminent huitièmes. Ils sont les seuls concurrents locaux à avoir réussi à compléter l'épreuve, Richard Bouchard/Marie Duhamel, sur une autre Subaru de l'équipe Test Racing, ont pour leur part dû abandonner suite à une sortie de route.

Vingt-six des trente-six équipages au départ ont complété l'épreuve, disputée majoritairement sous le soleil et par temps sec jusqu'à la toute fin, célébrée par deux nouvelles étapes chronométrées dans la ville de La Malbaie (secteur Pointe-au-Pic). Un parcours qui a ravi les spectateurs et les concurrents. Si certains ont voulu ne retenir de cette étape que la sortie de route des champions de Rallye X Simon Dickner et Pierre-Luc Lagacé (Subaru), une sortie impressionnante mais sans gravité, les vrais amateurs ont unanimement apprécié le tracé partant du Musée de Charlevoix, longeant ensuite le fleuve pour se clôturer au Casino de Charlevoix.

Après le succès de cette édition 2015, les organisateurs vont travailler dès cet automne aux préparatifs de la prochaine édition du Rallye de Charlevoix, qui aura lieu fin octobre 2016.

Pour plus d'information sur l'événement et les résultats complets de cette édition 2015, visitez le site officiel rallyecharlevoix.com.

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Antoine L'Estage et Alan Ockwell dominent le Pacific Forest Rally

Antoine L'Estage et Alan Ockwell dominent le Pacific Forest Rally

Merritt, C.-B., 25 octobre 2015 – Antoine L'Estage (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc.) et Alan Ockwell (Toronto, Ont.) ont dominé le Pacific Forest Rally 2015, constituant la huitième victoire de L'Estage à cet évènement. La WRX STI de l'équipe Subaru Canada s'est imposée dès le premier jour en se construisant une grande avance et la maintenant tout au long de la course.

"Nous avons connu un bel évènement avec la voiture et l'équipe qui ont fait un excellent travail", a dit L'Estage. "Nous avons avons frappé un enfoncement dans la spéciale Clearwater, ce qui a endommagé un bras de suspension et, par conséquent, d'autres pièces se sont brisées également, mais nous avons pu réparer et nous rendre au service."

"L'équipe de service de Rocket Rally a réparé la voiture et elle était parfaite pour la dernière spéciale du rallye."

Hardy Schmidtke (Red Deer, Alb.) et John Hall (Sherwood Park, AB) ont fait preuve de constance du début à la fin. L'équipe a fait plus de 30 rallyes ensemble et ont rapidement montré leur confiance en eux par rapport à leur rivaux, se classant au deuxième rang tôt dans la course et maintenant cette position jusqu'à la fin.

"Nous avons été rapides, mais nous avons tenté d'éviter de prendre de gros risques", a expliqué Schmidtke. "Ce rallye a tendance à être piégeux, donc l'objectif était de se tenir loin du danger et ça a bien fonctionné, avec une deuxième place."

Josh Shewchuck (Kelowna, C.-B.) and Adam Vokes (Edmonton, Alb.) ont eu des ennuis au premier jour de l'événement et ont abordé le jour 2 remplis d'espoir. Ils ont offert une excellente performance lors des spéciales de cette journée. Alors que les autres équipes se démenaient avec les conditions difficiles, Shewchuck et Vokes ont réussi à se tenir loin des problèmes et ont été récompensés par une troisième place, meilleur résultat en carrière pour Shewchuck.

"Je suis vraiment content du déroulement de la journée", a dit Shewchuck. "Hier c'était un très mauvais départ, mais aujourd'hui nous avons fait de réels beaux progrès. De terminer troisième est une belle façon de boucler cet évènement."

Dave Clark (Naches, É.-U.) et Billy Irvin (Puyallup, É.-U.) ont dominé la catégorie deux roues motrices dans leur Merkur XR4Ti. Clark avait installé un nouveau moteur turbocompressé dans sa voiture avant la course et cette nouvelle puissance a vraiment joué en sa faveur. Malgré une compétition féroce, le duo américain n'a connu aucune menace réelle jusqu'à la fin du rallye.

"Nous avons tiré profit de la puissance additionnelle dans les spéciales en montée du vendredi", a expliqué Clark. "Nous avons eu un petit problème de suspension samedi, mais nous avons pu réparer et retrouver notre pleine vitesse."

Le Pacific Forest Rally est le premier évènement de l'Ouest Canadien du calendrier 2015 du Championnat des Rallyes Canadiens. Sillonnant les routes techniques dans les collines entourant la vallée Nicola, l'évènement est tenu sur deux jours et inclut une portion substantielle de spéciales de nuit. Un ciel dégagé et des routes sèches ont créé des conditions idéales pour la compétition.

Le Championnat des Rallyes canadiens comprend six évènements, tenus à la grandeur du Canada, et qui se déroulent de février à novembre. La série est présentée par Subaru Canada. La Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS) est l'organisme qui sanctionne le rallye au Canada.

Le rallye est souvent décrit simplement comme "de vraies voitures, sur de vraies route, vraiment rapides." Ce sport motorisé toute saison voit des pilotes et leur copilote conduire des voitures de rue modifiées jusqu'à la limite. Ils conduisent à de très grandes vitesses sur des routes fermées qui sont en général constituées de 150 kilomètres de gravier, de terre battue, ou de neige. Les spectateurs peuvent s'approcher des voitures dans les aires de service et aussi suivre l'action dans des aires spécialement désignées pour les spectateurs qui offrent les meilleurs points de vue des routes.

Le Championnat sera télédiffusé sur RDS et TSN. Vérifiez vos horaires locaux.

Pour de plus amples informations : www.carsrally.ca ou http://www.pacificforestrally.com

Suivez toute l'action du Championnat des Rallyes canadiens en suivant la série sur les médias sociaux

www.facebook.com/CRCRally
www.twitter.com/CRCRally
www.instagram.com/CRCRally
www.youtube.com/CRCRallyTV

Résultats finaux du Pacific Forest Rally 2015
1. Antoine L'Estage – Alan Ockwell – une heure, 25 minutes, 0.4 secondes
2. Hardy Schmidtke – John Hall – 1:28:34.1
3. Josh Shewchuck – Adam Vokes – 1:33:16.9
4. Matt Binczewski – John Kesslar – 1:34:19.1
5. Dave Clark – Billy Irvin – 1:36:51.6
6. Stu Ford – Robin Chapelski – 1:39:34.0
7. Justin Bayliff – Christine Bayliff – 1:40:47.8
8. Travis Nease – Corey Salsbery – 1:46:40.9
9. Jason Bailey – Michael Milos – 1:47:41.9
10. Boris Djordjevic – Chris Kremer – 1:48:24.6

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Antoine L'Estage and Alan Ockwell dominate the Pacific Forest Rally

Antoine L'Estage and Alan Ockwell dominate the Pacific Forest Rally

Merritt, B.C., October 25, 2015 – Antoine L'Estage (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu,QC) and Alan Ockwell (Toronto, ON) dominated the 2015 Pacific Forest Rally, L'Estage's eighth victory at the event. The Subaru Rally Team Canada WRX STI carved out a big lead on the first day of competition and managed their lead through the rest of the event, despite a mechanical failure partway through the second day.

"We had a great event with the team and car all doing a really good job," said L'Estage. "We hit a compression on the Clearwater stage which broke a control arm and then other parts broke, but we were able to make a repair and limp back to service.

"The Rocket Rally guys fixed the car in service and it was perfect for the final stage of the rally."

Driving steady from start to finish were Hardy Schmidtke (Red Deer, AB) and John Hall (Sherwood Park, AB). The team has run over 30 rallies together and quickly showed their confidence over the rest of the field, moving into second place early in the event and holding position to the finish.

"We drove quickly, but tried to avoid any big risks," said Schmidtke. "This rally has a way of forcing teams out, so the goal was to try to keep things clean and it worked out well, with a second place finish."

Josh Shewchuck (Kelowna, BC) and Adam Vokes (Edmonton, AB) struggled with problems on the first day of the event and started day two with strong hopes for changed fortunes. They were rewarded with excellent performances on the day's stages. As other teams dropped out because of the rough conditions, Shewchuck and Vokes managed to avoid trouble and were rewarded with a third place finish, a career-best for Shewchuck.

"I'm really happy with how today went," said Shewchuck. "Yesterday was a really bad start, but today we really made some good progress. To finish third is a really great way to close out our event. I'm really stoked!"

Dave Clark (Naches, USA) and Billy Irvin (Puyallup, USA) dominated the two-wheel-drive competition in their Merkur XR4Ti. Clark had fitted a new turbocharged engine before the event and found the power really worked to their advantage early in the rally. Despite a strong field of two-wheel-drive entries, the American pair went unchallenged to the finish.

"We took advantage of the new power on the uphill stages on Friday," said Clark. "We did have a small suspension problem on Saturday, but we were able to fix the car and get back to full speed."

The Pacific Forest Rally is the first western event on the 2015 Canadian Rally Championship calendar. Snaking along technical roads in the hills surrounding the Nicola Valley, the event takes place over two days and includes significant nighttime portions of competition. Clear skies and dry roads provided ideal conditions for competition.

The Canadian Rally Championship is comprised of six events held nationwide in a season that extends from February to November. The series is presented by Subaru Canada, supported by Yokohama Tire Canada and features a contingency program from Subaru Canada. The Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS) is the official sanctioning body for rallying in Canada.

Rally car racing is often described simply as "real cars, real roads, real fast." The all-season
motorsport sees drivers and their co-drivers take modified road cars to the limit as they achieve blistering speeds over closed-road courses that typically cover more than 150 kilometers of gravel, dirt or snow-covered roads. Fans can get up close to the cars in the service areas and catch all the action from designated spectator points located at the best spots on the route.

Full coverage of the championship will air on RDS and TSN. Check local listings.

For more information: www.carsrally.ca or http://www.pacificforestrally.com

Stay up to date with the Canadian Rally Championship by following the series on social media

www.facebook.com/CRCRally
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www.youtube.com/CRCRallyTV

2015 Pacific Forest Rally final results
1. Antoine L'Estage – Alan Ockwell – one hour, 25 minutes, 0.4 seconds
2. Hardy Schmidtke – John Hall – 1:28:34.1
3. Josh Shewchuck – Adam Vokes – 1:33:16.9
4. Matt Binczewski – John Kesslar – 1:34:19.1
5. Dave Clark – Billy Irvin – 1:36:51.6
6. Stu Ford – Robin Chapelski – 1:39:34.0
7. Justin Bayliff – Christine Bayliff – 1:40:47.8
8. Travis Nease – Corey Salsbery – 1:46:40.9
9. Jason Bailey – Michael Milos – 1:47:41.9
10. Boris Djordjevic – Chris Kremer – 1:48:24.6

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2015-10-22

PASS South And “The Howler” Return To Greenville-Pickens This Weekend

PASS South And "The Howler" Return To Greenville-Pickens This Weekend

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CHARLOTTE, NC (October 21) – After two months off due to rainouts at Southern National Motorsports Park and Myrtle Beach Speedway, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models and Pro Late Models will be back on the track this weekend at the historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway. And it is also fitting that as PASS celebrates 10 years of being the South's longest running and most prestigious Super Late Model sanctioning body, that it would bring back one of the most popular events of the series early days. From 2007-2009, "The Howler" at Greenville-Pickens Speedway saw some of the biggest names in short track racing compete for the win at the legendary South Carolina speedway. Maine's Cassius Clark took the win in the inaugural "Howler" and followed that up by capturing the first PASS National Championship at Greenville in 2008, a race won by Nevada driver Alex Haase. 6-time PASS North Super Late Model champion Johnny Clark won the most recent "Howler" in 2009. This weekend, "The Howler" will be back at Greenville-Pickens Speedway as the PASS South Super Late Models get set to tackle the flat half-mile for 125 green flag laps. Three drivers, Joey Doiron, Ben Rowe, and Tate Fogleman, are only separated by 22 points as they prepare to vie for the 2015 PASS National Championship at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

While the battle for the national title will be settled this weekend at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, the PASS South Super Late Model championship still has three more races to go. Following "The Howler," the Southern title fight will go to Concord Speedway for the 13^th Annual North-South Shootout on November 7 and will then come down to the 10^th Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway on November 21.

So far this season, Huntington Beach, CA driver Zane Smith has been the man to beat in the PASS South championship battle. The 16-year-old driver, who is in his second year racing PASS South Super Late Models, has gone to victory lane three times, with wins at Kingsport Speedway and Concord Speedway in May and most recently at South Boston Speedway in August. Those wins have propelled Smith to an advantage of more than 100 points over his nearest competitors, Fogleman, Jody Measamer, and Matt Craig, as they look to Greenville this weekend. But, while the focus for many might be the championship, that's not the case for Smith.

"I'm beyond pleased with my year so far, knowing we have three wins in PASS South and looking for another this weekend at Greenville," says Smith, driver of the Pro Am Racing Products #77 Chevrolet. "I don't really want to think about points. I just want to go out there and win races!"

For Smith and the Gary Crooks led team, Greenville-Pickens Speedway could be another opportunity to flex their muscle in 2015. Competing in a partial schedule last year with another team, Smith completed every lap at Greenville-Pickens in the Firecracker 125 and finished 9^th. Smith hopes his experience last year, albeit at a different time of the season, will help him to another victory in "The Howler" this Saturday night.

"I'm looking forward to Greenville-Pickens because it's a super racy track and tire saving will be a huge factor there," says Smith. "We have a new car for Greenville so I'm definitely looking forward to giving it a shot."

While a lot of eyes will be focused on the title battles in PASS National, PASS South, and PASS Pro Late Model, many drivers will be looking for their first series wins this season at Greenville. All the championship contenders have filed early entries along with PASS South veterans Jeff Batten and Jimmy Doyle. Vinnie Miller will be driving a team car to that of Smith out of the Crooks Racing stable, while CJ Greaves will make his first start for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Lee Hansard, who led the most laps at Anderson Motor Speedway in March, will return, while Gus Dean makes his first start of 2015. Quebec racer and PASS North regular Raphael Lessard also plans to make his first PASS South start at Greenville-Pickens this weekend.

Action begins on Friday, October 23 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway with rotating practice from 3-6 PM. On Saturday, October 24 pit gates open at 11:30 AM, followed by rotating practice from 1:30-4 PM, and qualifying at 4:30 PM. Main event racing goes green at 6 PM for the PASS Pro Late Models, Front Wheel Drives, Renegades, and 125 laps in "The Howler" for the PASS Super Late Models. PASS South Super Late Model entry forms and the complete schedules for the events at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Concord Speedway, and Hickory Motor Speedway can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America's premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary AIM Recycling Oxford 250 Presented By Kenny U-Pull at Oxford Plains Speedway and PASS South's Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com. For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 oralandietzpass@live.com. And, don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

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2015-10-26

NASCAR Reaches Five-Year Sanction Agreements with National Series Tracks

Jimmy Phelps takes Bud Light 125 at Weedsport – Bernard Series Champion

Doiron Spins And Wins To Claim Howler Victory And PASS Nat’l Championship At Greenville

Maxime Labrie et Anik Barrette premiers triples vainqueurs du Rallye de Charlevoix !

Maxime Labrie et Anik Barrette premiers triples vainqueurs du Rallye de Charlevoix !

Antoine L'Estage et Alan Ockwell dominent le Pacific Forest Rally

Antoine L'Estage and Alan Ockwell dominate the Pacific Forest Rally

2015-10-22

PASS South And “The Howler” Return To Greenville-Pickens This Weekend

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