2017-05-09

PASS Releases Entry Form And Schedule For $15,000 To Win MegaMeltdown At Hickory


PASS Releases Entry Form And Schedule For $15,000 To Win MegaMeltdown At Hickory

 

NAPLES, ME (May 9) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today that Super Late Model entry forms and the complete weekend schedule for November's Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 at Hickory Motor Speedway are now available online at ProAllStarsSeries.com.  The MegaMeltdown will go green on Saturday afternoon, November 18 at 3 PM and will serve as the final race of 2017, crowning both the PASS National Champion and PASS South Super Late Model Champion. Teams can save money towards their entry with an early entry discount available until August 1.

The Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 will be bigger than ever in 2017, featuring more laps, more money, and the chance for teams to employ pit strategy.  The PASS Super Late Models will compete for 300 green flag laps, with $15,000 up for grabs for the winner and $1000 to start.  With additional lap leader bonus money, the winner could take home over $22,000. 

Teams will also have the opportunity to make live pit stops during the course of the event and will have the option to change up to six tires throughout the race.  And, similar to the Oxford 250, since caution laps will not count, teams can avoid the pressure of having to bring in "specialized" pit crews.  The Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 continues to build on PASS's rich history of racing Super Late Models in the south, which has seen this event, originally billed as the Meltdown starting in 2006, held at such tracks as South Boston Speedway, Concord Speedway, and Southern National Motorsports Park.  The more expanded MegaMeltdown joins another PASS-sanctioned event, the Oxford 250, as one of two of the highest paying short track races in the country, with combined purses of nearly $200,000.

"The Meltdown started a number of years ago and we're excited to bring this expanded version to Hickory in 2017," said PASS President Tom Mayberry.  "The new MegaMeltdown provides us the opportunity to have an Oxford 250-style event in the south, which will pay big money across the board and feature live pit stops.  Ever since this race was announced in January, teams started booking hotel rooms in the Hickory area.  The great success of the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory proved that the time was right to release the MegaMeltdown entry forms and is our way to show how serious we are about this big race."

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 Easter Bunny 150 and Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown at Hickory Motor Speedway and the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.  For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com. Please visit ProAllStarsSeries.com for more information and don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

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2017-05-07

ROCKY WARNER AND ROBBIE SPEED TAKE BIG SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES WIN

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ROCKY WARNER AND ROBBIE SPEED TAKE BIG SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES WIN

Posted: 05 May 2017 08:26 AM PDT

On a bitter cold spring evening this past Sunday April 30, the fans were treated to another exciting night of action on Wilber-Duck Chevrolet night that saw some late race fireworks and late race charges to the win. Rocky Warner made a late race pass of leader Dave Marcuccilli to win the DIRTcar Sportsman Series event.  Another last lap pass by Robbie Speed brought him another win as he took the checkered in the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series feature event.

The start of the DIRTcar Sportsman Series 30 lap main event saw pole sitter Matt Janczuk launch to the lead with Kyle Kiehn, Dave Marcuccilli, Kyle Inman, and Tyler Trump in tow.  It didn't take long for Marcuccilli to make his presence felt as he was in second on the following lap and by lap three he was the leader.  Much like the week prior, Marcuccilli was pulling away for the rest of the field, leaving Janczuk, Rocky Warner, Kiehn, and Chris Mackey to battle for the remaining top five spots.  A pair of cautions brought Marcuccilli back to the rest of the field just past the halfway point on laps 16 and 17, but again Marcuccilli was too strong and pulled away on the restarts.

The final caution on lap 23 gave the field on more shot at the leader and now second place was looking to capitalize on it. Janczuk was able to regain the runner-up spot on lap 24 but Warner regained the spot a circuit later.  Warner then set off after Marcuccilli and the duo then ran side by side for a lap and a half until Warner was able to wrestle the lead away on lap 28.  Warner would hold to score the big series win over Marcuccilli, Janczuk, a hard charging David Schilling and AJ Miller.

Rob Yetman and Pascual Payeur made up the front row of the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series 30 lap feature with Yetman jumping out to the lead at the green.  The winner from the previous week, Robbie Speed, took over the lead on lap four as he looked for his second consecutive win at the Vernon oval.  Speed was dominating the early portion of the event.  Luke Horning, after starting 11th on the grid, was into the mix as the field neared halfway as he made his way into the second spot by the halfway mark that saw Speed as the leader over Horning, Yetman, Nick Stone, and Jason Casey.

A couple of late race cautions took the 30-lap event into "overtime" with series rules calling for a green, white, and then checkered flag finish.  A wild lap 29 restart saw Horning slip into the lead to be scored the leader and as the field was going to the checkered, Horning went around in the front of the field after some contact as the cars bounced through the hole in turn four, bringing out the yellow again and setting up another two-lap dash.  After Horning's spin, Yetman was the leader with Speed right with him on the restart.  Yetman was able to hold on to the lead as the field took the white flag but as the top two exited turn four for the checkered, Speed slid up in front of Yetman to make another dramatic late race pass for the win.  Yetman crossed in second ahead of Mike Welch who made a late charge to gab the third spot.  Casey and Dan Older rounded out the top five.

Next Sunday, May 7, the 2017 season keeps on rolling with another show Gates-Cole Auto Insurance Modifieds, Broedel Energy DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Pro Stocks and Novice/Rookie Sportsman.  Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with racing set to go at 6 p.m.

DIRTCAR SPORTSMAN SERIES FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS)-ROCKY WARNER, Dave Marcuccilli, Matt Janczuk, David Schilling, AJ Miller, Tyler Trump, AJ Filbeck, Stephen Denton, Kevin Root, Matt Guererri, Will Shields, Tyler Thompson, Kyle Inman, Jessica Power, Kyle Kiehn, Zach Sobotka, Tommy Collins Jr., Todd Root, Chris Cunningham, Kyle DeMetro, CJ Castelletti, Charles Tibbitts, Ronnie Davis III, Chris Mackey, Jason Rood, Jeremy Nestved, Earl Rudy, Jackson Gill, and Mark Effner. DNS-Daryl Nutting.

DIRTCAR PRO STOCK SERIES FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS)-ROBBIE SPEED, Rob Yetman, Mike Welch, Dan Older, Jason Casey, Pete Stefanski, Dave Bissonnette, Jim Normoyle, Pascual Payeur, Roch Aubin, Jay Corbin, Byron Wescott, Gus Hollner, Jeff LePalme, Kevin Fetterly Jr., Jay Casey, Devon Camenga, Ernie Staelens, Luke Horning, Stephen Lebrun, Jerry Streeter, Nick Stone, Kim Duell, Jocelyn Roy, Chris Wemple, David Emigh, Ivan Joslin, Bruno Cyr, and Todd Hoffman. DNS-Aaron Page.

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Matt Craig Powers To 3rd PASS South Win Of Season At Caraway

 

  • For Immediate Release

 

SOPHIA, NC (May 5) – Matt Craig edged out rookie Tanner Thorson Friday night to score his third Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win of the season in the Caraway 125.  Craig's second straight PASS South win at Caraway Speedway lengthens his point lead as he seeks to become the first driver to ever win back-to-back titles in the series' 12 year history.

            "We had to run hard the whole race, Tate [Fogleman] was really good, the 55 [Thorson] was really good, but none of these races are ever easy to win," said Craig, driving the family-owned C&C Boilers Chevrolet #54.  "I can't thank the guys enough for all the time they take to work on these cars, taking time off from work and family to be here at the track every weekend.  I don't know how far that horseshoe is up in my butt right now, but I like it."

            In qualifying, Thorson just beat out Fogleman by three, one thousandths of a second for his first quick qualifying time in PASSwith a lap of 16.620 seconds (98.556 MPH).  After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Thorson and the other fast qualifiers would move to the bottom half of the top 10 on the grid, while 2014 PASS South champion, Tyler Church, and rookie Roy Hayes would move to the front row for the start.

            At the drop of the green flag, Church would move to the point, while Craig, Thorson, and Fogleman diced their way up through the field.  Meanwhile, Kodie Conner was dropping back, falling to the rear of the field by lap seven.  Church would continue to lead over Craig and Jordan McCallum until the caution waved for the first time for a spin by Jimmy Doyle in turn one on lap 33.

            On the restart, Craig was able to get the advantage over Church heading down the back straightaway to take the lead.  Fogleman and Thorson quickly followed suit as the trio tried to separate themselves from the rest of the field. By lap 74, Church had fallen back to fifth and was trying to hold off Hayes to stay in the top five.  Hayes made contact with Church in turn two to move by and take the position.  But, the two would again make contact entering turn three with Hayes going around to bring out the second caution of the night.

            Back under green, Craig continued to lead, but was being closely pursued by Fogleman and Thorson.  On several occasions the two would get close to Craig, but not quite enough to challenge for the lead.  Fogleman's bid for the win would end five laps shy of the finish due to a motor problem while running second.

            On the final restart, Craig took the advantage, but Thorson would apply heavy pressure, along with Conner who had rebounded to third.  Despite some contact over the final laps, Craig held on to take the win over Thorson, Conner, Dave Farrington, Jr., and Jody Measamer.  Rounding out the top ten were Church, Sarah Cornett-Ching, JP Josiasse, Hayes, and Fogleman.

             The PASS South Super Late Models will be in action again for a big Memorial Day weekend kickoff at Concord Speedway onFriday night, May 26.  Entry forms are currently 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 – Caraway 125 – Unofficial Results

  1. 54 – Matt Craig 125                               11. 15x – Christian Eckes 100
  2. 55 – Tanner Thorson 125                       12. 11 – Jordan McCallum 94
  3. 45 – Kodie Conner 125                         13. 71 – Jimmy Doyle 32
  4. 7 – Dave Farrington, Jr. 125                  14. 37 – Charlie Barnes 4
  5. 98 – Jody Measamer 125                      15. 4m – Kyle McCallum 3
  6. 7c – Tyler Church 125                            DNS 74 – Ryan Moore
  7. 99 – Sarah Cornett-Ching 125             DNS 12 – Mark Reedy
  8. 24 – JP Josiasse 125   
  9. 15 – Roy Hayes 123                  
 8f – Tate Fogleman 119      


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Longtime Thunder Road Co-Owner Tom Curley Passes at 73

Longtime Thunder Road Co-Owner Tom Curley Passes at 73

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         TR050617-07

 

<<ATTACHED PHOTO (c7.JPG): Longtime Thunder Road Speedbowl co-owner Tom Curley, seen here addressing a driver's meeting, passed away on Friday, May 5 after a lengthy illness. (Alan Ward photo)>>

 

Barre, VT – Longtime Thunder Road Speedbowl co-owner and promoter Thomas M. Curley passed away on Friday, May 5 due to complications from a lengthy illness. Curley was 73 years old.

 

Born May 10, 1943, Curley was involved in local and regional auto racing for most of his adult life. After spending considerable time at Thunder Road as a spectator and driver in the 1960s, he became the NASCAR Northeast regional director in 1978, and a year later created the NASCAR North Tour. He and Thunder Road founder Ken Squier then acquired the track in 1982 from former owner Tommy Kalomiris. 

 

After leaving NASCAR, Curley created the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) sanctioning body in 1986. Under Curley's leadership, both Thunder Road and ACT became household names for racers and fans throughout the Northeast, making the Barre high banks one of the most popular auto racing destinations in the region. Among his many accomplishments, he helped relaunch the famed Flying Tiger division that has competed since 1982, and created the ACT Late Model rules package used at Thunder Road and numerous other tracks.

 

Curley's stewardship was driven by the philosophy of making racing more exciting for the fans and more affordable for the racers. This commitment extended to all divisions, and his "ladder system" for weekly racing became known throughout the country. Many racers who came up through his system went on to both regional and national prominence, and he also made the track a popular destination for the nation's top racing stars.

 

Racing Promotion Monthly named Curley the North American Promoter of the Year in 2004 in recognition of his efforts. He also received the Lowes Motor Speedway National Short Track Promoter of the Year Award in 2003 and the Trackside Magazine Promoter of the Year Award in 1992. Curley was inducted into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.

 

Though his health had declined in recent years, Curley continued to be a presence at Thunder Road. He and Squier had recently completed the sale of the track prior to his passing. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

 

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

 

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2017-05-06

Longtime Thunder Road Co-Owner Tom Curley Passes at 73

Longtime Thunder Road Co-Owner Tom Curley Passes at 73

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         TR050617-07

 



<<ATTACHED PHOTO (c7.JPG): Longtime Thunder Road Speedbowl co-owner Tom Curley, seen here addressing a driver's meeting, passed away on Friday, May 5 after a lengthy illness. (Alan Ward photo)>>

 

Barre, VT – Longtime Thunder Road Speedbowl co-owner and promoter Thomas M. Curley passed away on Friday, May 5 due to complications from a lengthy illness. Curley was 73 years old.

 

Born May 10, 1943, Curley was involved in local and regional auto racing for most of his adult life. After spending considerable time at Thunder Road as a spectator and driver in the 1960s, he became the NASCAR Northeast regional director in 1978, and a year later created the NASCAR North Tour. He and Thunder Road founder Ken Squier then acquired the track in 1982 from former owner Tommy Kalomiris.

 

After leaving NASCAR, Curley created the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) sanctioning body in 1986. Under Curley's leadership, both Thunder Road and ACT became household names for racers and fans throughout the Northeast, making the Barre high banks one of the most popular auto racing destinations in the region. Among his many accomplishments, he helped relaunch the famed Flying Tiger division that has competed since 1982, and created the ACT Late Model rules package used at Thunder Road and numerous other tracks.

 

Curley's stewardship was driven by the philosophy of making racing more exciting for the fans and more affordable for the racers. This commitment extended to all divisions, and his "ladder system" for weekly racing became known throughout the country. Many racers who came up through his system went on to both regional and national prominence, and he also made the track a popular destination for the nation's top racing stars.

 

Racing Promotion Monthly named Curley the North American Promoter of the Year in 2004 in recognition of his efforts. He also received the Lowes Motor Speedway National Short Track Promoter of the Year Award in 2003 and the Trackside Magazine Promoter of the Year Award in 1992. Curley was inducted into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.

 

Though his health had declined in recent years, Curley continued to be a presence at Thunder Road. He and Squier had recently completed the sale of the track prior to his passing. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

 

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

 

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2017-05-05

Programme d'ouverture du 6 maicancellé

Programme d'ouverture du 6 maicancellé

Malheureusement, en raison des mauvaises conditions météorologiques

de la dernière semaine ainsi qu'aujourd'hui et demain la piste et les puits

sont impraticables, nous sommes dans l'obligation d'annuler le programme

du samedi soir 6 mai.


Les billets remportés sur Facebook pour le 6 maiseront valides pour le 20

mai et aussi exceptionnellement les billets gagnés à la radio énergie. Ainsi

que les billets achetés sur Shopico.


On se donne rendez-vous le 20 mai prochain pour l'ouverture de la 67

ième saison de l'Autodrome Drummond. Avec la présentation de la

première manche du "GMC Crate Motor" 50 tours Sportsman, 50 tours

Modifiés et pour ajouter à cette soirée, la présence des spectaculaires

Lightning Sprint.


l'Autodrome Drummond, la doyenne des pistes de stock-car sur terre

battue au Canada.


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ACT’s Spring Green Devil’s Bowl Speedway Event Postponed

ACT's Spring Green Devil's Bowl Speedway Event Postponed

 

For the third time in three events, weather has forced the cancellation of this weekend's American Canadian Tour event, scheduled forSunday May 7 at Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont.

With saturated grounds already a concern at the venue, and rain forecast throughout the area for the next several days, the event has been postponed until Saturday, May 20.

"Certainly, it's disappointing to have to reschedule events, but in the interest of our fans and competitors, this seems like a wise decision, given the weather forecast", said Darla Hartt, Vice President of ACT.   "We will look forward to our Devil's Bowl event now set for Saturday, May 20, with a 6:00 pm post time, and with 117 laps in the Spring Green feature event, we will anticipate an exciting -evening".

For more information, contact ACT at media@acttour.com, 802-244-6963 or Devil's Bowl at devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or 802-265-3112.

 

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Spring Green Season Opener Postponed to May 20 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Spring Green Season Opener Postponed to May 20 at Devil's Bowl Speedway

"Rutland County Rumble" pulling and demo derby event becomes new opener

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                 DBS-050517-1

 

WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil's Bowl Speedway has postponed its season-opening "Spring Green" stock car racing event due to heavily saturated grounds and a forecast calling for more wet weather.  The event was to be held on Sunday, May 7, with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series on the card.  A practice session and inspection day scheduled for Saturday, May 6, has been cancelled.

The Spring Green has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 20, with a post time of 6:00 p.m., on the 1/2-mile Asphalt Track at Devil's Bowl.

Consistent rains in recent days and weeks have left the speedway property drenched, with surrounding ditches and drainage full and unable to divert any more water.  Rain showers during the day on Friday – with more predicted during the weekend – forced the postponement.

"We don't want fans and race teams to travel three or more hours and have a bad experience," Devil's Bowl promoter Mike Bruno said.  "Even if there is no rain on Sunday, our hands are tied with the wet grounds.  It's like a big sponge already, and the mud would make things miserable for everyone.  We appreciate Tom Curley and ACT working with us to reschedule the Spring Green to Saturday, May 20."

The rescheduled Spring Green on Saturday, May 20, will feature a 117-lap main event for the ACT Late Models, along with the season opening races for Devil's Bowl Speedway's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Sportsman Modified, Rosen & Berger Super Stock, and Portland Glass Mini Stock divisions.  The green flag waves at 6:00 p.m.

Devil's Bowl Speedway now turns its attention to the new season opener on Saturday, May 13, and the first-ever "Rutland County Rumble" sponsored by Down And Dirty.  Four classes of Truck & Tractor Pulls begin at12:00 noon, followed by a Demolition Derby for 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars at approximately 6:00 p.m.  General admission for the Rutland County Rumble is just $12.00 for adults, $5.00 for teens age 13-17, and free for kids age 12 and under; pit passes are also just $12.00 per person, age 10 and up.

Devil's Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2.  For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112.  Devil's Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at @DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the hashtag #DevilsBowl.

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MR. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship Returns for 2017 Season

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MR. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship Returns for 2017 Season

Posted: 04 May 2017 04:00 PM PDT

Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Returns for Seventh Consecutive Year

Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Champion from Big-Block Modifieds, 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified and Pro Stocks will be crowned

For the seventh consecutive season, one driver from each of the Big-Block Modified, 358 Modified, Sportsman Modified and Pro Stock divisions will walk away as Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Champion in 2017.

In 1976 the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship program was born. The Super DIRTcar Series program was used as a qualifier series for Super DIRT Week at Syracuse. In 1989, the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship program made a shift, adding a fall series to hometrack bonus points to determine the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack title. From 2000 through 2010, the champion from the Super DIRTcar Series was also named Mr. DIRTcar.

At the start of the 2011 season the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship was separated from Super DIRTcar Series points standings in order to recognize a separate champion. Rather than being tied directly to a touring series, the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship allowed DIRTcar Racing drivers who competed at DIRTcar-sanctioned tracks to earn points towards the Mr. DIRTcar title, rewarding the champion of each of the four divisions.

Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship now recognizes local heroes who run at weekly DIRTcar-sanctioned track in the Northeast. The champion in each of the four divisions takes home between $1,000 to $6,000, depending on that division.

How It Works
A driver's best 16 finishes are recorded throughout the season, from January 1 through Labor Day Monday (September 4 this year). Drivers receive 60 points for a win, 56 points for second, and so on decreasing by two points through the field. Once a driver reaches 16 races, his worst finishes are thrown out, leaving only the best results to count towards the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship title.

Since the Big-Block Modified division of the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship was separated from Super DIRTcar Series points standings, there have been two winners – Brett Hearn and Matt Sheppard. Since 2011, only one time has the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Champion been different from the Super DIRTcar Series champion. That came in 2014 when Billy Decker took home the Super DIRTcar Series Championship while Sheppard earned the Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack title.

In 2016, Sheppard scored a perfect score in the Big-Block Modified division, tallying 16 wins. In the 358 Modified division, David Hebert narrowly edged out Erick Rudolph by two points to take home the 2016 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack title. Brad Rouse clipped Martin Pelletier by four points in the Sportsman Modified division, while Stephane Lemire topped Jocelyn Roy in DIRTcar Pro Stock action.

Stay up to date on Mr. DIRTcar Hometrack Championship standings and news through weekly news releases and social media highlighting the weekly Big-Block Modified, Sportsman Modified, 358 Modified and Pro Stock events, local tracks and stand out performances. Information on the championship points battles will be available at www.dirtcarump.com.

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2017-05-04

OneDirt World Short Track Championship Returns to Charlotte

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OneDirt World Short Track Championship Returns to Charlotte

Posted: 03 May 2017 06:51 AM PDT

DIRTcar Racing is excited to announce the second annual OneDirt World Short Track Championship will return to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 26-28, 2017. The mega-event will once again give the best weekly racers from eight different divisions across the United States and Canada the chance to shine at one of the country's premier dirt racing facilities.

The OneDirt World Short Track Championship once again runs one week before the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on November 2-4 to kick off two incredible weeks of racing.

"The OneDirt World Short Track Championship truly put the grassroots guys on the big stage," said OneDirt.com editor Ben Shelton. "These drivers are the backbone of our sport, and it's awesome for them to have a showcase event at such an amazing venue."

The 2017 edition of the OneDirt World Short Track Championship will feature the following divisions:

• DIRTcar Pro Late Models/SECA Late Models – A full-bodied late model with a Chevrolet Performance 604 engine
• DIRTcar UMP Modified – Open-wheeled Modifieds raced across North America
• DIRTcar Northeast Sportsman Modifieds – Center-steer Northeast open-wheel Modified body style with Chevrolet Performance 602 engine
• DIRTcar Pro Modified/SECA Crate Modifieds – Open wheel Modifieds with a Chevrolet Performance 602 engine.
• DIRTcar Pro-Sprints – Winged sprint cars with Chevrolet Performance 602 engines
• SECA Crate Sportsman – Full-bodied American stock car with Chevrolet Performance 602 engine
• MMSA Mini-Stocks – Monster Mini Stock Association 4-cylinder stock cars
• FWD/Hornets/DIRTcar Sport Compacts – Front wheel drive sports compacts modified for dirt track racing

The inaugural OneDirt World Short Track Championship attracted over 300 racers across nine divisions during three nights of thrilling dirt track racing. The second edition of the popular event will once again give grassroots racers a rare chance to battle at Charlotte's impressive dirt track.

"It gives a lot of grassroots racers an opportunity to come here and run at Charlotte," said Donald Bradsher, who competed in the DIRTcar Pro Late Model division at the inaugural event. "Most guys never get to come here. They just dream about it."

The 2017 OneDirt World Short Track Championship will once again be broadcast on DIRTVision with live streaming pay-per-view, increasing the exposure for some of dirt track racing's most exciting divisions.

"A lot of local guys who don't have a boatload of money come down here to gain some exposure, and to have it on DIRTVision is awesome," said DIRTcar Pro Sprints driver Scott Hall. "I just think it's a really positive deal for the sport."

Each division will have the chance to test their cars during open hot lap sessions on Thursday, October 26.The program on Friday, October 27 will feature qualifying heats for all eight divisions. Three 20-lap All-Star Invitational Features for the DIRTcar/SECA Pro Late Models, UMP Modifieds and DIRTcar Northeast Sportsman Modifieds, plus a FWD/Hornets Feature will also make-up Friday's program.

Saturday, October 28, the final night of competition, will begin with Last Chance Showdown races for four divisions and end with Championship Features for all eight divisions. Sunday, October 29 will be used as a rain date, if necessary.

Drivers are highly encouraged to submit their entry forms by October 10. The Entry Form is included in the 2017 OneDirt World Short Track Championship Competitor Guide at dirtcar.com/worldshorttrack. Three-day event pit passes are $75 for series members and $90 for non-members. Single-day pit passes will also be available.

Two-day general grandstand admission (Friday and Saturday) will be $55 for adults. Children 13 and under get in free. Single-day general admission will also be available. Tickets will be sold at the track only, during the days of the event. Camping at the Charlotte Motor Speedway campground can be reserved in advance by contacting the Speedway's camping office at 1-800-455-FANS.

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2017-05-03

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East News & Notes: South Boston

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East News & Notes: South Boston

Burton, Bowling & Sellers Headline Return To Virginia Track

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After several years away, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East returns to South Boston Speedway Saturday for the WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s. And race fans will have several familiar names and faces competing at the Virginia short track.

Most notably, NASCAR Next driver Harrison Burton is coming off his first career series win. The 16-year-old from Huntersville, North Carolina, won the rain-shortened race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and assumed the series points lead.

While it will be the youngster's first series race at the historic venue, his family has plenty of laps around the .400-mile oval. 

Jeff Burton and his brother, Ward, raced in the track's Late Model Stock Car division en route to careers in NASCAR's premier Cup series. Jeff Burton made his second career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at South Boston in 1988 and finished 17th. He made eight starts there under the old Busch Series banner, with a win in 1991. Two sections of the front stretch grandstands bear the name of Jeff and Ward, and Jeff, a current analyst as NBCSN, will be the grand marshal Saturday.

Saturday night's field will include a pair of drivers innately familiar with the oval: Matt Bowling and Peyton Sellers. Both used title runs in the track's Late Model division to power them to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championships.

Sellers accomplished the feat in 2005, and won another track title in 2014. Bowling won his first track title in 2012, and won back-to-back titles in 2015 and '16.

Sellers, who has two K&N Pro Series wins in 44 prior starts, will be in the No. 18 Danville Toyota Toyota fielded by Hunt-Sellers Racing. In two career K&N Pro Series East starts at South Boston, Sellers — who finished third in the final 2007 series standings — has never finished worse than third at his home track, where he also won the pole for the inaugural race in 2007.

Bowling, the 2016 national champion, will be making his series debut in Ted Marsh's No. 31 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet. He scored one of the biggest wins of his career at South Boston, when he held off a stacked field that included Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin among others to win the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown in 2014.

RACE: WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s
PLACE: South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia
TIME: Race 1: 7 p.m. ET; Race 2: 9:30 p.m. ET (approx.)
TRACK LAYOUT: .400-mile semi-banked asphalt oval
2016 WINNER: None
2016 POLESITTER: None
EVENT SCHEDULE: Saturday, May 6 – Garage opens: 11 a.m.; Practice: 2-3:30 p.m.; Group Qualifying: 4 p.m.; Driver Autograph Session 5:40 p.m.; Driver Introductions: 6:45 p.m.; Race 1: 7 p.m.; Race 2: 9:30 p.m.
TRACK CONTACT: Mike Smith, Public Relations, (423) 914-3009, msmith@southbostonspeedway.com
TWITTER: @sobospeedway57
EVENT HASHTAG: #WhoYourDriver100s
NASCAR IMC CONTACT: Brooke Franceschini, (386) 631-6142, bfranceschini@nascar.com


RACE CENTRAL LIVE: EVENT SCHEDULE & ENTRY LIST


FAST FACTS:
The Race: The WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s will be the fourth and fifth of 14 races on the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule. 


The Procedure: The maximum starting field is 30 cars, including provisionals. The first 26 cars will qualify through the group qualifying process while the remaining four spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The races will be 100 laps, spanning 40 miles. The second 100 will start approximately 90 minutes after the completion of the first 100. The starting lineup for the second race will be set by the fastest laps for respective drivers in the first race.


The Track: Celebrating its 60th anniversary this season, South Boston Speedway opened in 1957 as a dirt track and joined the NASCAR family two years later. In 1962, the track was paved, and it has played host to nearly 50 NASCAR national series events, including 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series races over the years. Richard Petty, Junior Johnson, Benny Parsons and Larry Pearson all have put their cars in Victory Lane over the years at the facility.


Race Winners: There have been five different winners in the five previous K&N Pro Series East races at South Boston, with no repeat winners.


Pole Winners: In the five previous events, there have been five different pole winners. 


WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100 Notes: 
New Winner: There have only been five previous NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races at South Boston, producing five different winners in five consecutive years dating from 2007-2011 on the .400-mile track. But that history won't matter this weekend when, for the first time, South Boston hosts Twin 100s at the facility. Teams and drivers have not one, but two chances in the same night to get a handle on an unfamiliar race track and gain valuable championship points.


Qualifying pressure: In the five previous K&N Pro Series East events at South Boston, no race winner started outside the top four en route to Victory Lane.

Matt Kobyluck won the inaugural event in 2007 from the fourth starting spot, worst among any driver to win at the track. Brian Ickler (2008) and Brett Moffitt (2009) each started from the outside of the front row, while Max Gresham won from the pole in 2010.

Despite the advantage of starting up front, South Boston has not been a track where passing is particularly difficult. Each of the first two series visits produced 12 lead changes, and through five events, there have been an average of nearly seven lead changes per race.

Bristol bounce-back?: Ronnie Bassett Jr. headed to Bristol with the K&N Pro Series East point lead, but the driver finished 22nd there following a crash on lap 61. He dropped from first to fourth in the standings, 18 points behind Burton.

After finishing in the top five in each of the first two races of the season, the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, driver will be looking to return to form at South Boston.

Hometown flavor: Travis Miller of Chesapeake, Virginia, will join Harrison Burton and Vinnie Miller as a teammate for his season debut in the K&N Pro Series for Ranier Racing with MDM Motorsports. The 29-year old driver has competed in a number of pavement-based series over the last few years.

Miller has made nine career starts in the series, and none since 2015, when he competed in nine races with a best finish of 14th, which he did at both Bristol and Dover that season.

He joins Matt Bowling and Peyton Sellers as the local Virginia drivers competing in the twin features. 

NASCAR Home Tracks: South Boston Speedway
South Boston has been home to NASCAR racing since 1960, and boasts the Late Model Stock division that has produced NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship drivers in Philip Morris, Sellers, Lee Pulliam and Bowling. In addition to the Late Models, the track also holds weekly racing events in the Limited Sportsman, Pure Stock and Hornet divisions.


Contact:
Brooke Franceschini
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications


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2017-05-02

 

 

Raphaël Lessard signe une 13e place lors de sa première course en ARCA!

 

SALEM, Indiana, le 30 avril 2017 – Raphaël Lessard, un pilote du Programme de développement Toyota (TRD), termine dans le Top 15 lors du Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200, pour ce qui était sa première épreuve dans la série ARCA. La course de 200 tours prenait lieu ce dimanche 30 avril sur l'oval du Salem Speedway, en Indiana. 

 

Raphaël, au volant de sa voiture #25 Musselman's BIG CUP Apple Sauce-Toyota-Camry de l'équipe de course Venturini Motorsports, a inscrit le 8e meilleur temps lors des essais libres de samedi, ce qui devait devenir sa position sur la grille de départ. En effet, l'organisation de la série a pris la décision de compter le meilleur temps en essai comme temps qualificatif pour tous les pilotes puisque la séance de qualification a été annulée en raison de la pluie. 

 

C'est donc avec une séance en piste en moins que Raphaël a pris le départ de la 7e place finalement, puisqu'un compétiteur en avant de lui a été pénalisé et a dû se mettre en fond de grille pour le départ. Tout allait bien pour le jeune pilote alors qu'il a même accédé au Top 5 lors des premiers tours, par contre, une pièce de sa suspension, un « packer », s'est délogé après 20 tours. À partir de ce moment-là, la voiture ne répondait plus aux commandes. 

 

Raphaël s'est donc mis à perdre des places, et le manque de drapeau jaune ne l'aidait pas du tout. Finalement, c'est sur un drapeau vert, vers le 93e tour, après avoir perdu 3 tours, que l'équipe a pris la décision de faire entrer aux puits Raphaël pour un changement de deux pneus du côté droit. Ces derniers étaient rendus à la corde. Ayant perdu 4 tours additionnels lors de son arrêt, Raphaël est revenu en piste plus fort avec de nouveaux pneumatiques alors que les autres pilotes commençaient à user les leurs. 

 

Au 132e tour, un drapeau jaune causé par un léger accrochage entre Raphaël et un compétiteur a permis à Raphaël et au peloton de rentrer aux puits pour mettre des pneus neufs. Repartant sur 4 nouveaux pneus, mais avec une voiture désalignée à cause de l'incident, et son problème de suspension, Lessard s'est permis un dernier combat pour terminer en 13e position. 

 

« Je me suis amusé en piste, et j'ai beaucoup appris aujourd'hui. Somme toute, je suis content de mon expérience même si j'aurais aimé terminer dans le Top 10. Par contre, j'ai beaucoup appris sur les arrêts aux puits en ARCA, ainsi que sur le déroulement des courses et l'usure des pneus. C'est dommage d'avoir perdu une pièce si tôt dans l'épreuve. Je me suis battu contre mon auto toute la course, c'est comme s'il y avait un parachute qui la retenait, elle ne voulait pas tourner. Mais on va revenir plus fort c'est certain! J'en profite pour remercier mon chef mécano Dave Leiner et son équipe à Venturini Motorsports, de même que tout le monde chez Toyota-TRD pour leur soutien inconditionnel.» 

 

Par ailleurs, tout au long de la course, les commentateurs ont affirmé que Raphaël avait tout un courage d'effectuer sa première course en ARCA sur le circuit de Salem. Plusieurs s'entendent pour dire que si un pilote réussit à Salem, il peut réussir partout. D'ailleurs, il y a de nombreuses années, les pilotes voulant participer au Indy 500 devaient d'abord s'essayer sur le Salem Speedway, la réussite ou l'échec sur ce tracé, avec des courbes ayant une inclinaison de 33 degrés, était à ce moment un gage du talent du pilote. 

 

La prochaine course de Raphaël sera le 6 mai prochain alors qu'il se déplacera au Hickory Motor Speedway, en Caroline du Nord, pour une autre course de la série CARS.

 


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