2011-11-02

Ben Rowe Wins PASS South Over the Mountain 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway

Maine Racer Now All-Time Wins Leader in the South Super Late Model Series

 

The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South headed back to the famed Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Saturday, October 29th, for the Over the Mountain 150 Super Late Model event, the second to last race of the 2011 season. Despite not being in the championship hunt, Maine racer Ben Rowe survived the event, claiming the win and earning the honors of the all-time wins leader in the South Super Late Model series.

 

With over 40 cars on hand, just qualifying into the event was a premium for most racers. Taking fast time was Alex Fleming with a 14.807-second lap. He was followed by Andy Loden, Kyle Grissom, Bradley McCaskill and Rebecca Kasten. The balance of the field was determined by qualifying times and a last-chance qualifier to fill the 28-car field.

 

After the top-10 redraw, Grissom led the field down to the green flag with Jared Marks alongside. Grissom led the early laps with Marks, Loden, Kevin Floars and McCaskill in tow. The first yellow flew early at lap 13 after Roger Lee Newton, who won earlier this year at Orange County Speedway (NC), broke a rear end on his car.

 

On the restart, Grissom and Loden battled side by side for the lead for a few circuits until Loden put his machine out front. While Loden held the top spot, positions jockeyed behind him within the top 10. Kasten was able to work her way to the second position, then on lap 41, she made her move, taking the lead before the yellow flew a second time at lap 44, which involved Dean Clattenburg and John Batten. At the yellow, Kasten led Loden, Cling, Marks and Preston Peltier.

 

On the following restart, a chain reaction forced another yellow, which involved many drivers, including championship points leader Jay Fogleman, Jimmy Weller, Steven Legendre, Gray Gaulding, Logan Ruffin, Daniel Hemric and others. Some cars were able to continue while others were done with heavy damage.

 

Loden was able to get the lead on the restart, but Kasten drove back by for the lead at lap 50, bringing Cling and Peltier by Loden for position on the track. Over the next 25 laps, Kasten paced the field while drivers looked to improve their position.

 

At lap 75, Marks slowed on the track, bringing out the yellow flag. Loden pitted during the yellow with a soft tire, putting him at the back of the field.

 

Peltier and Kasten traded the lead throughout several green-flag laps and cautions while Rowe, who started in the 12th position, slowly worked his way to the top five. With Peltier out front and pulling away in the final third of the event, Kasten dropped back a few positions and ended up spinning out after contact with Ryan Blaney, who was second in points entering the event, bringing out the yellow at lap 117. Blaney later had a broken axle, which cost him multiple laps to the leaders, finishing outside the top 10.

 

As Peltier and Trey Mitchell were lining up for the restart, contact between the two caused Mitchell to head to pit road and Peltier to drop back when the green flew, eventually spinning out with a flat tire. Rowe was then the leader with Cling and Jody Lavender in the top-three positions with 25 laps remaining.

 

Despite a few more yellow flags, Rowe was able to hold on to the top spot to win the event. Loden was able to work his way back to the second position after pitting earlier in the race for a tire issue while Cling crossed the line in third. Hemric ended up fourth with Heath Hindman rounding out the top five.

 

Rowe, who is already the current career wins leader in the PASS North Super Late Model Series, took over the honors in the South with the victory, his seventh-career PASS South win.

 

The PASS South Super Late Model Series will be back in action for the Mason Dixon/Thanksgiving Classic at Concord Speedway (NC) November 25th and 26th, 2011, where the PASS South and PASS National championships will be determined.

 

For more information on the Pro All Stars Series, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.

 

Unofficial Results – PASS South Over the Mountain 150

 

1. Ben Rowe (4n) 150 , started 12th

2. Andy Loden (29) 150 , started 4th

3. Landon Cling (29c) 150 , started 7th

4. Daniel Hemric (98) 150 , started 22nd

5. Heath Hindman (91) 150 , started 16th

6. Becca Kasten (51k) 150 , started 10th

7. Alex Fleming (05) 150 , started 5th

8. Scott Saunders (49) 150 , started 15th

9. Brandon Ward (115) 150 , started 14th

10. Trevor Edwards (101) 149 , started 13th

11. Kevin Floars (55) 147 , started 3rd

12. Jay Fogleman (4) 147 , started 11th

13. Ryan Blaney (10) 144 , started 21st

14. Jimmy Weller (23) 136 , started 25th

15. Bradley McCaskill (18) 136 , started 6th

16. Brandon Lynn (76) 136 , started 20th

17. Logan Ruffin (8) 120 , started 26th

18. Trey Mitchell (47) 120 , started 9th

19. Preston Peltier (26) 119 , started 18th

20. Kyle Grissom (07) 117 , started 1st

21. Dean Clattenburg (09) 104 , started 8th

22. Jordan Anderson (19) 96 , started 23rd

23. Jared Marks (12) 74 , started 2nd

24. Gray Gaulding (2) 64 , started 27th

25. Steven Legendre (20) 44 , started 24th

26. John Batten (48) 43 , started 28th

27. Ryan Moore (74) 29 , started 17th

28. Roger Lee Newton (33) 12 , started 19th

 


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ARCA Racing Series Sets July 1 Date for 2012 Road Course Race at New Jersey Motorsports Park

For Immediate Release:

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

 

 

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Road course action is in the plans yet again for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, as the series will visit New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway for the fifth consecutive year on Sunday, July 1, 2012.

 

ARCA and New Jersey Motorsports Park officials reached an agreement this week to bring stock car racing's most versatile series back to the 14-turn, 2.25-mile circuit in southern New Jersey, less than 50 miles south of Philadelphia.

 

 "The ARCA Racing Series has long been recognized for the diversity in the types of venues on the schedule," said Ron Drager, ARCA president. "Racing at New Jersey again in 2012 once again gives our schedule a full range of venues, also including paved short tracks, superspeedways, intermediate tracks, and the mile dirt state fairgrounds ovals. We're looking forward to another visit to New Jersey Motorsports Park."

 

Entering its 60th anniversary season, ARCA has hosted 15 road course races. The first occurred at Meadowdale Raceway in Illinois in 1958, and Andrew Ranger won in the most recent - his ARCA debut - at New Jersey in May. Ranger, driving a car fielded by Northeast owner Robert Torriere, completed a daring pass over George Miedecke just before the white flag to create one of the season's most exciting finishes.

 

Before Ranger this spring, Justin Allgaier (2008), Patrick Long (2009), and Casey Roderick (2010) won ARCA Racing Series events at New Jersey.

 

"We're pleased to welcome back the ARCA Racing Series for the fifth consecutive season in 2012," said Brad Scott, general manager of New Jersey Motorsports Park. "ARCA is such an exciting weekend for race fans in New Jersey, especially this year's race that came down to the final lap between two road course aces. We hope to feature that same excitement on a new date next year."

 

New Jersey Motorsports Park officials are working toward scheduling a lineup of support races to give race fans even more value on the ARCA Racing Series weekend. 

 

Other 2012 races with dates confirmed by the ARCA Racing Series include the season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 18, and ARCA's first trip to Mobile International Speedway on Saturday, March 10. More detailed schedule information for the season will be available shortly.

 

The ARCA Racing Series will wrap up the 2011 season with the Championship Awards Banquet at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky., near Cincinnati, on Saturday, December 10.

 

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards featured 19 events at 16 tracks on its 2011 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. In 2011, 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 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course.

 

Founded by John 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 two professional touring series and local weekly events.

 

 


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2011-11-01

Region's racers buzzing after Devil's Bowl Speedway "Town Meeting"

For Immediate Release                                  DBS-103111-1

 

RUTLAND, VT -- The northeastern stock car racing community is buzzing about Devil’s Bowl Speedway.  Nearly 150 drivers, team owners, and crew members gathered Sunday at the track’s first “town meeting” to discuss the West Haven, VT facility’s future.

 

Meeting with new Devil’s Bowl Speedway owner/promoters Mike and Alayne Bruno in a segmented, open-forum summit that lasted more than five hours, racers from all over Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire expressed suggestions, concerns, and progressive ideas to lead the track into the future.

“I am honored by the turnout that we had here for the Devil’s Bowl town meeting,” said Mike Bruno, who spoke with competitors at the Holiday Inn-Rutland in Rutland, VT.  “The support already being shown for our new effort is overwhelming.  Everyone knows that we’ve got work to do, but it appears that the racers want to work together and with us as managers for the betterment of everyone.  That’s very, very important.”

The town meeting was broken into three segments -- the open-wheel Modified division, full-fender asphalt Late Models, and a combined meeting for eight-cylinder Renegades and four-cylinder Bombers -- with questions asked and answered specific to each group.  Items discussed included rules on engines and tires for each division, race purses, technical inspection policies, race procedure policies, race dates and start times, and ways to bring competitors together as a community.

True to the intent of the first town meeting, few absolute decisions were made by management.  Input was received from nearly every attendee, however, and future meetings will be held during the off-season to discuss matters further.

“The lines of communication are open, and that’s what we wanted to establish,” Alayne Bruno said.  “We were confident before the meeting that we would be able to elevate Devil’s Bowl into, as we’re saying, ‘a place you want to race’ in 2012.  The town meeting backed up that belief.  Sunday was a great day for this race track.”

Announcements will be made in the coming weeks regarding all facets of the 2012 season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.  For more information, email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com or contact Mike Bruno at (802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.

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Dixon, St. James, Tagliani Presenting at IMIS 2011 Youth Safety Conference

One-Day Event Organized by World-Renowned Dr. Terry Trammel

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 1, 2011) – Known around the world as the “Racer’s Doctor” for his aggressive treatment of motorsports injuries, Dr. Terry Trammel has assembled an outstanding panel of presenters for the second Youth Safety Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, part of the third International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) Dec. 8-10, 2011, at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.

 

 

IMIS is a three-day trade show featuring seminars, conferences and hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest and greatest in racing parts and technology.

 

“If you’re the parent of a young racer, you will want to attend the 2011 Youth Safety Conference,” said Chris Paulsen, owner of C&R Racing and one of the founders of IMIS, along with two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and Indiana native Tony Stewart and Indiana businessman Jeff Stoops. “Dr. Trammel has put together a strong program for any family with young racers. Whether the kid races a Junior Dragster or Quarter Midget, the program will be valuable to anyone.”

 

In addition to presenting himself, Trammel has assembled a who’s who list of expert presenters, including 2011 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Alex Tagliani and his wife Bronte, former driver and female racing advocate Lyn St. James, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon, INDYCAR Director of Medical Services Dr. Mike Olinger, and biomedical scientist and NASCAR safety consultant Dr. John Melvin.

 

Demonstration stations have also been added to the 2011 Youth Safety Conference agenda. Attendees will get hands-on training with the latest safety gear and equipment specially designed for young competitors. Following the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to walk the IMIS 2011 show floor to see the latest in motorsports technology and equipment for every form of racing.

 

Cost for the IMIS 2011 Youth Safety Conference is $25 per racing family. The cost also includes Saturday admission to the IMIS trade show floor.

 

Hotel accommodations, parking and directions, in addition to all the information on IMIS 2011, can be found at www.imis-indy.com. Attendees can incur saving by reserving rooms through the IMIS hotel link under the Hotels/Travel tab on the site. Accommodations representing all price ranges are available.

 

The following is the Youth Safety Conference schedule with time, topic and presenter:

 

Registration

7:45 – 8:20 a.m. On-site

8:30 – 8:40         Welcome and Introductions

Session 1:           Dr. Terry Trammel and Dr. John Melvin

8:40 – 8:50         Understanding Safety Standards and Equipment Selection

8:55 – 9:15         Helmet and Seat Selection

9:20 – 9:30         Safety Belts: Function, Selection and Installation

Session 2:           Lyn St. James

9:35 – 9:55         Issues Unique to the Female Racer

Session 3            Dr. Mike Olinger

10:00 – 10:20     Assessment of Availability of Medical Services at a Venue

Break

10:20 – 10:30    

Session 4:           Alex & Bronte Tagliani

10:30 – 10:45     The Importance of Fitness and Exercise

Session 5:           Larry Dixon

10:50 – 11:00     Risk Versus Reward

Demonstration Stations

11:00 – 11:30

IMIS Trade Show Floor Open (youth must be accompanied by adult)

11:30 – 5:00 p.m.          

 

 

About IMIS: The International Motorsports Industry Show is the United States’ premier hardcore racing trade show. Founded in 2009 by Chris Paulsen, owner of C&R Racing, Jeff Stoops, president of Stoops Freightliner, and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, IMIS has a lifetime contract with the City of Indianapolis and reserved show dates through 2015. From car builders to tire manufacturers to parts suppliers, every form of motorsports is represented at IMIS. Attendees come from all levels of the sport. From NASCAR team owners to weekend road racers, IMIS attracts motorsports enthusiasts from around the globe. For more information about IMIS, go to www.imis-indy.com.

 

 

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2011-10-31

Airborne Speedway honors five champions: Martin Roy named "Driver of the Year"

For immediate release- AS-102911-1

South Plattsburgh, NY – Airborne Speedway Ernie’s Discount Tools Modified champion Martin Roy of Napierville, QC, and Versatile Trailer Sales Renegade champion Kevin Boutin of Fairfax, VT, were named “Driver of the Year” and “Sportsman of the Year” respectively before a large gathering at the Rainbow Banquet Hall in Altona Friday.

 

Robin Wood of Plattsburgh, who successfully defended his J&S Steel Sportsman title in 2011, NAPA Mini Modified champion Speedy Bresette of Plattsburgh and Busch Bomber champion Johnmichael Bresette of Keeseville were also at the podium.

 

Lew Boyd, motorsports publisher and historian, was the keynote speaker. “You’ve got something special here,” Boyd told the audience. “It’s important for the industry to have tracks with quality Saturday night shows and a lot of eyes are upon you.”

 

Boutin is a two-time recipient of the Airborne Sportsman of the Year award. “Mike Perrotte, Steve Fuller and the whole staff have turned Airborne into a great place to race,” he said. “I’m honored to receive this award. It means a lot to me.”

 

Rookie of the Year trophies went to Kris Vernold of Kingsbury/Modifieds, Dave Rabtoy of Swanton, VT/Sportsman, Curt Seymour Jr. of Plattsburgh/Renegades, Josh LaPorte of Peru/Mini Modifieds and Travis Sherman of Plattsburgh/Bombers.

 

“Most Improved Driver” awards were received by Mike Wells/Modifieds, Nick Heywood/Sportsman, Josh Terry/Renegades, Josh LeClaire/Mini Modifieds and Johnmichael Bresette/Bombers.

 

Sally Walker of Rouses Point was the recipient of the Mike Watts Award for outstanding support and service.

 

Contact: Tom Herzig

 


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2011-10-30

La Série Sportsman honore ses méritants.

Communiqué,
30 octobre 2011,Québec
Série Sportsman Québec commandité par Lucas Oil

En ouverture de soirée le maitre de cérémonie M. Marc-Patrick Roy a salué les 215 personnes présentes.

La Série Sportsman Québec a ensuite soulignée l'apport des femmes (Conjointe de pilote ou d’officiel et équipière) à la réussite de leur conjoint soit comme soutient, parfois comme équipière en leur remettant une petite fleur, soit un Astroménis en signe de remerciement et 4 d'entre-elles se sont mérité des cartes cadeaux variant entre 25$ à 150$ des Galeries de la Capitale.Julie Blanchet (spotteur de l'équipe #7) remporte celle de 150$. Hélène Imbeault (Conjointe de Patrick Boyer #3), Valérie Jacques (Équipière et conjointe de Dany Poulin#2) et Francine Vaillancourt (Équipière et mère de Dany Poulin#2) ont été les autres heureuses gagnantes.

 

La Série a souligné le 5e anniversaire de son existence en remettant des plaques souvenirs d'homme de fer à Francis Grégoire #16 de St-Isidore et Jimmy Nadeau #18 de Beauceville pour avoir participé à toutes les finales depuis les débuts de la Série en 2007.

Chez les Constructeurs/Fournisseurs, DGR s'est mérité le prix pour une 2e saison consécutive.

David Gagnon #47 d’Alma mérite le prix de Recrue de l'Année Canadian Tire 2011.

Jimmy Nadeau de Beauceville a été l’un des grands récipiendaires de trophée individuel en remportant le Hard Charger des Entreprises M.P. Roy comme pilote ayant eu le meilleur total de dépassement durant la saison 2011. Il s'empare aussi du titre de Voiture de l'année et d'Équipe de l'année Frameco ltée.

Patrick Boyer #3 de Québec a quand à lui mis la main sur M. Qualification SAAS RACE WEAR 2011. Il a aussi remporté le Re-Skin Five Star offert par PMR et Five Star par voix de tirage. Mais le clou de la soirée pour Boyer et ses supporteurs fût son titre d’Ambassadeur Bestbuy Pièces d’autos Rive Sud 2011.

Le titre de M. Persévérance est revenu à Stéphane Roy #77 de St-Damien. Roy gagne aussi par voix de tirage le UNIT tubulaire PORT CITY RACECARS.

Alex Montmigny #18, âgé 16 ans de Lévis, remporte le titre de Pilote le plus amélioré en 2011.

François Lessard #71 de St-Joseph gagne par voix de tirage la Carrosserie de TYPE « A » offert par AR BODIES pour sa participation à 100% des événements en 2011.

La Série a souligné les 15 premières positions au championnat en leur remettant un part du fonds de points 2011.

Devant une salle en liesse, M. Marc-Patrick Roy a proclamé officiellement champion Simon Roussin #66 de Québec qui a été acclamé par ses paires et les équipiers, commanditaires et conjointes présentent. Simon a invité son équipe à le rejoindre et a tenu à remercier tout particulièrement : « son père Michel de lui avoir fait connaître se beau sport, son équipe de course, sa mère et sa conjointe de tous les jours Catherine Trudeau pour son soutient ».

En terminant, le Promoteur André Poulin a pris la parole pour remercier les officiels, pilotes, équipiers et conjointes ainsi que Lucas Oil commanditaire principale depuis 5 ans et tous les autres commanditaires de la Série pour leur soutien financier aux succès de la Série.

André Poulin
Promoteur

 


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2011-10-26

PASS South Returns to Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 29th

150 Laps of Super Late Model Racing Up Next in Penultimate Series Event

 

The 2011 racing season is winding down, but the battle for the championship in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model Series South division is far from over as the series returns to Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Saturday, October 29th, for 150 laps of racing action in the penultimate event of the year.

 

The championship chase has primarily been between two racers. Cagey veteran Jay Fogleman sits on top of the points with a victory to his credit at the start of the season at Anderson Motor Speedway (SC). His consistency has placed him in the lead with young racer Ryan Blaney trailing by just four points. Blaney earned victories at Dillon Motor Speedway (SC) and Ace Speedway, and has finished ahead of Fogleman in the last five events, helping to close the gap.

 

While it might be a tight two-horse race out front, there are others battling hard within the top 10 to move their way closer to the top. With one win and a slew of pole positions, Andy Loden currently occupies the third position, followed by Preston Peltier and Heath Hindman. Steven Legendre, Jimmy Weller, Gray Gaulding, Justin Wakefield and Jody Lavender are sixth through 10th in the standings.

 

Earlier this year at Hickory Motor Speedway, Fogleman and Blaney finished third and fourth respectively with Stephen Nasse and Peltier claiming the top-two positions in the 150-lap Easter Bunny event. Loden, Legendre and Hindman also landed top-10 finishes, which will lend to an exciting 150 laps of competition on Saturday.

 

Throwing a wrench into the plans of the top drivers in the points pulling off victories are the other series regulars as well as drivers dropping in to see if they can steal a Halloween weekend victory. Daniel Hemric, Rebecca Kasten, Dean Clattenburg, Ryan Moore and Logan Ruffin are just a few looking to be the spoilers.

 

As with all PASS South Super Late Model events, all 150 laps will be completed under green flag conditions, and all restarts will be double file, lending to excitement from green flag to checker.

 

Practice for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South 150-lap event at Hickory Motor Speedway will take place on Friday, October 28th, starting at 2 PM. On Saturday, October 29th, pit gates open at 12:00 PM with practice starting at 2:00 PM. Time trials will kick off at 4:30 PM with feature racing at 6:00 PM. Legends, Bandoleros, CCS Late Model Sportsmans and the Allison Legacy Series will also be in competition.

 

For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and the 150-lap event at HMS, go to www.proallstarsseries.com, or visit the track’s website at www.hickorymotorspeedway.com.

 

 

 


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2011-10-24

Interest Builds For Devil's Bowl Speedway "Town Meeting"

For Immediate Release                      DBS-102411-1

 

RUTLAND, VT -- Stock car teams from around the northeast have expressed interest in the new era beginning at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012.  Competitors from far and wide plan to attend the first “town meeting” to discuss the future of the Vermont track.

 

The meeting, which is open to anyone who wishes to attend, will be held at the Holiday Inn-Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, VT on Sunday, October 30.

Business owner and veteran driver Mike Bruno and wife Alayne will finalize the purchase of the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility in West Haven, VT, next week and are working around the clock to prepare for the track’s 46th season.

Sunday’s meeting will be segmented into three blocks: Modifieds, 2:00pm-4:00pm; Late Models, 4:00pm-5:00pm; and 8-cylinder Renegades and 4-cylinder Bombers, 5:00pm-6:00pm.  All drivers, crew members, and team owners are welcome to attend, regardless of current division, track, affiliation, or membership.

Among the items to be discussed at the “town meeting” are rules for all race divisions, purse structures, possible sanction affiliation(s), point funds, and schedules. 

For more information, email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com or contact Mike Bruno at (802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.

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L'Autodrome Chaudière honore ses champions!

Communiqué Banquet fin de saison/le 22 octobre 2011

 

C’est samedi le 22 octobre dernier, devant plus de 200 convives que l’Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction a honoré ses champions 2011. En levée de rideau, Sylvie et Isabelle Lessard,  soulignent la vingtième saison de la piste et remettent à leur père Michel Lessard, leur mère Rachel et leur frère Pierre, les artisans de cette formidable réussite, un cadre souvenir relatant les différentes étapes parcourues de 1992 à aujourd’hui.

 

La direction de l’Autodrome tenait à souligner la performance extraordinaire de Julien Bernier de Ste-Marie, qui au volant de sa magnifique voiture prototype #43, commanditée par Misesur.com et Solutions G.A Informatiques a remporté le championnat fin de saison en Classe LIMITÉ COOL FM 103.5. Julien suite aux critiques de part et d’autres et en bon Prince s’est retiré en fin de saison de la course au championnat.

CHAMPIONS 2011

Après les remerciements d’usage, la Direction passe aux remises des bourses fonds de points, trophées et nominations distinctives.

En KAMIKAZE FM 101.3, les grands honneurs reviennent à Martin Bisson de Saints-Anges au volant de sa voiture #17 commanditée par Centre de l’Auto Vallée-Jonction et Jack Performance. Il a été suivi de Jessy Bolduc de St-Georges et de Carl Poulin d’East-Broughton. A noter que ces trois pilotes graduent l’an prochain en Sport Compacte.

En SPORT COMPACT BESTBUY Pièces d’Auto Rive Sud, la palme revient à Dominic Jacques et sa voiture #7 commanditée par Centre de l’Auto Vallée-Jonction et AssurExpert Lessard de Vallée-Jonction. Philippe Poulin de St-Georges et Frédérick Blanchette de Lévis/Lauzon ont pris la 2ième et 3ième position.

En LIMITÉ COOL FM 103.5, Yves Marcoux de THETFORD MINES monte sur la plus haute marche du podium en remporte le championnat au volant de sa voiture #47. Ses principaux commanditaires sont Garage Grenier Poulin et Gouttières sans joints Daniel Turgeon. Stépnane Lecours de Lac Etchemin et François Savard de Lac St-Charles/Québec occupent terminent respectivement deuxième et troisième.

En SPORT COMPACTE COUPE BESTBUY, Dominic Jacques de Vallée-Jonction sort grand vainqueur et met la main sur la bourse de 1000$. Philippe Poulin de St-Georges et Steve Godbout de St-Lambert le suivent dans l’ordre. Frédérick Blanchette de Lévis/Lauzon et Sylvain Carrier de Plessisville complètent le «TOP FIVE». A noter que les onze pilotes qui ont participé aux 4 épreuves se sont partagés un fonds de 4000$, grâce aux inscriptions et aux commandites de Bestbuy Pièces d’Auto et d’Oricom Internet.

En plus des 18 pilotes qui se sont mérité un bonus de 150$ pour avoir participé à tous les programmes de la saison, quelques pilotes ont reçu des honneurs individuels, particulièrement Sylvain Carrier pour la plus belle voiture en Sport Compacte; Steve Godbout, Sport Compacte et Jacques Vir, Limité comme pilotes s’étant les plus améliorés.

Jacques Gaulin de Frampton et Keven Larochelle de Vallée-Jonction ont été nommés recrues de l’année en Sport Compacte et Limité et se sont vus octroyer un bon d’achat de peinture d’une valeur de 250$, gracieuseté de Custeau Peinture.

Plusieurs prix de présence ont fait la joie des pilotes et ils remercient la Cie Saas de Stéphane Lacharité, ainsi que Budweiser et l’Autodrome Chaudière.

PERSPECTIVES 2012

Pierre Lessard explique  en gros ce que nous réserve 2012 :

n  ENTRE 10 ET 11 PROGRAMMES AU CALENDRIER

 

n  ENTRE 5/ 6 PROGRAMMES LE VENDREDI LES AUTRES LE SAMEDI.

 

n  SELON LES NÉGOCIATIONS EN COURS, TOUTES LES VOITURES DE TOUTES LES CLASSES, ET DE TOUTE CATÉGORIE, QUI SE SONT PRODUITENT SUR LA PISTE DE L’AUTODROME  EN 2011, SERONT DE RETOUR EN 2012.

--SOUS QUELLE FORME ET À COMBIEN DE REPRISES…NOUS VOUS LE DÉVOILERONS D’ICI LA FIN NOVEMVRE…

--MAIS AUCUN CHANGEMENT NOTABLE À LA RÈGLEMENTATION EN COURS…TOUTE CATÉGORIE CONFONDUE…

n  D’AUTRES DÉVELOPPEMENTS À VENIR SUITE AUX NÉGOCIATIONS EN COURS AVEC DES SÉRIES QUÉBÉCOISES ET AMÉRICAINES.

 

n  LES VOITURES SOUS L’APPELLATION «MOD» OU «MODIFIÉ» NE FERONT PAS PARTIE D’UNE CLASSE LOCALE À VALLÉE EN 2012.

 

n  COUPE BESTBUY OU AUTRE, 3 COURSES, COMPTANT POUR LE CHAMPIONNAT, MAIS À VALLÉE SEULEMENT

 

n  RÉUNION DES PILOTES DE CHAQUE CATÉGORIE D’ICI LA FIN  2011…

 

n  POUR PLUS DE DÉTAILS, SURVEILLER VOS COURRIELS ET LES DIFFÉRENTS SITES INTERNET…

 

La Direction remercie tous les pilotes et leurs équipes, les commanditaires, les médias ainsi que tous ceux contribuent aux succès de l’Autodrome. Merci de votre collaboration à l’an prochain.

 

André Gagnon, Relationniste

Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction

relationniste.chaudiere@videotron.ca

 


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2011-10-21

Maryeve Dufault Closes Out First Stock Car Season; Focused On 2012

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (October 21, 2011) - - ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver Maryeve Dufault had high hopes for last Sunday’s season finale at Toledo Speedway in her final run of the season in the No. 12 Mad Croc / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger for Tony Marks Racing. Unfortunately, a series of obstacles outside the control of the Sorel, Quebec native left her unable to really strut her stuff.

 

The former NASCAR Canadian Tires Series (NCTS) driver entered the Federated Car Care 200 with high hopes, especially after a private test session at the half-mile oval, a week before the 19th race of the season allowed Dufault the opportunity to run consistent and competitive lap times alongside teammate Jared Marks.

 

With the United States Auto Club (USAC) sharing Saturday with the ARCA Racing Series at Toledo Speedway, practice which was normally run as one session would now be combined into two forty minute-efforts. In one of the stoutest fields of the season, Dufault posted the 33rd and 35th fastest laps in the two sessions respectively, which was discouraging not only for Dufault and her crew chief Tommy Buzze. 

 

With a faulty ignition box change and other routine adjustments made to their No. 12 Mad Croc / Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger before the start of qualifying, the team was optimistic. In qualifying, Dufault picked up the pace considerably and would start her second ARCA Racing Series event from the 31st position.

 

However, following her time trials run, she explained to her team that the motor wasn’t up to song. The team agreed with their fellow driver’s intuition as a “rich” sound from underneath the hood would potentially hinder the team during the 200-lap race.

 

Unfortunately, teams returned to the ARCA-owned racetrack on Sunday under gloomy skies and consistent rain showers. Ultimately, the start of the contest would be pushed-back nearly two hours before the command to fire engines was given. Dufault had to bring her Chrysler nameplate to pit road for a carburetor change under the pace laps, and unfortunately there was not enough time to complete the change as ARCA would choose to utilize the 35-car starting field to finish the track drying process throwing both the green and yellow flags simultaneously for the first 40 circuits of the contest. With the yellow flag retracted and the green “officially” given to the field, TMR had already experienced its fair share of misfortune.  Luckily, the former open-wheel driver did not lose as many laps as she could have because of the adverse conditions. Still, though Dufault returned to the track three laps down and would have a battle within a battle once the field was turned loose.

 

A masterful job of car control allowed the female sensation to log laps under her belt despite still having to make adjustments to their carburetor during the race. Still, she kept a good head on her shoulders and overcame diversity to post a respectable 26th place finish.

 

“I’m not happy with the finish, but I was glad that we were able to finish the race,” said Dufault. We definitely had some issues that were out of the team’s control which hindered us from racing competitively. Still, we have great sponsors and supporters at Tony Marks Racing, so we to give 110 percent, despite the circumstances. We all learned something from the mishaps and we can just move forward and concentrate on 2012.”

 

Dufault made 14 ARCA Racing Series starts in 2011 with a career-best finish of 10th at Chicagoland Speedway. She also posted seven top-20 finishes and 11 top-25 runs. Her best qualifying run occurred at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in June where she started 15th.

 

Overall, Maryeve Dufault finished 16th in the final ARCA Racing Series championship standings accumulating 2,105 points in her 14 races.

 

“I learned a lot this year,” Dufault added. “If I didn’t learn something at the shop, it was on the track and so on. We had our ups and downs, but we made it through. I had a lot of support and I’m very appreciative for the opportunity. We’ll get refocused on next year and look to come out bigger and better than ever.”

 

Next up for the ARCA Racing Series is the 2011 championship banquet which is set for Saturday, December 10th at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky., near Cincinnati. The top-20 drivers and top-10 owners and drivers will be recognized for their participation in the series this year.

 

To learn more about Tony Marks Racing, please click over to Tmr-racing.com.

 

For more on Maryeve Dufault, please log onto Maryeveracing.com.

 

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

 


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2011-10-20

New venue for the PASS Mason Dixon Meltdown/Thanksgiving Classic

Naples ME (10/17) The Pro All Stars Series has announced that the Mason Dixon/Thanksgiving Classic, previously scheduled for Orange County Speedway, has been moved to Concord Speedway on November 25-26.

 

The Concord event will see both the 2011 PASS South and 2011 PASS National Champions.c.rowned.

 

According to series President Tom Mayberry, “After a meeting on October 6th with the new management of Orange County Speedway, we felt it was in everyone's best interest to seek a new venue for this event   I would like to thank track owner Melvin Stanley for the opportunity to race at Orange County over the years.  He has been a pleasure to work with.”

 

A complete schedule for the Concord event will be posted at   www.proallstarsseries.com  shortly.

 

The complete 2012 PASS schedule will be released in November.

 

  PASS South returns to Hickory Motor Speedway on October 29th for the “Over the Mountain 150.

 


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Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Locks Up Second Ford Blue Oval Title

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Waterbury, VT – For the second straight year, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH and car owner Bruce Bernhardt won the Ford Blue Oval Cup Challenge and the $5,000 top prize. The E-Keys 4 Cars team competed in a total of 21 eligible events, which was the most of any of the fifteen Challenge teams.

 

The former Lee USA Speedway Championship team competed full-time on the ACT Late Model Tour for the first time in 2011. They finished second in the ACT final standings.

Including weekly wins at affiliate tracks, Twin State Speedway (Claremont, NH) and Waterford Speedbowl (Waterford, CT), Helliwell earned 9 top fives and 15 top tens during his 21 races. He earned three podium finishes during the 12-event ACT season at White Mountain Motorsports Park (N. Woodstock, NH), Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (Scarborough, ME) and Circuit Riverside Speedway (Ste-Croix, QC).

“This has been a great program for our race team,” said Bruce Bernhardt. “We set a goal to try and repeat as winners of the Blue Oval Challenge and decided to race as many races as we could to achieve that. I am very proud of our team and appreciate the support that Ford has given us over the past couple of years.”

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH finished second in the Blue Oval Cup standings for the second straight season. He scored three Ford wins, including the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway (New Smyrna, FL) in February and the Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway (Plattsburgh, NY) last weekend.

Second place Blue Oval winner Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. said, “I think it is great that Ford has supported the ACT racing in our region. We really wanted to win the Challenge this year, and, after our win in Florida, felt our chances were pretty good. In 2011 we had no problems with our engine program, but things are so competitive in ACT racing that we tried a bunch of new things on chassis set-up and fell behind for the first part of the season. We kind of got things together by the end of the year, but Wayne (Helliwell) and his team are not easy to catch when you fall behind. Like the Red Sox, I guess we will just have to wait until next year,” said Polewarczyk.

During its second full season as part of the American Canadian Tour Late Model rule book, the Ford S347JR engine earned over a dozen wins. Ford Racing handed out nearly $20,000 during the 2011 season.

The field of Ford powered ACT Late Models doubled this season, and for the second straight year Ford earned a track championship. In 2010, Helliwell won the Lee USA Speedway title in his Ford, while this season Dave Pembroke of Middlesex, VT earned his second career Thunder Road International Speedbowl (Barre, VT) Championship. Pembroke earned two feature wins on his way to the championship in his first season in a Ford.

For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com. Information is also available at www.fordracingparts.com/circletrack

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Attached Photos:

pic1.jpg – 2011 Blue Oval Cup Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. (27NH) competing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with Jimmy Linardy (77MA) and Dennis Spencer, Jr. (3ME). Photo by Alan Ward.

pic2.jpg – Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. wins the ACT season finale at Airborne Speedway (Plattsburgh, NY). Photo by Leif Tillotson.

pic3.jpg – 2011 Thunder Road Track Champion Dave Pembroke (44VT) and fellow Blue Oval Cup Challenge competitor John Donahue (26VT) battle at Thunder Road (Barre, VT). Photo by Alan Ward

 


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