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2012-01-05

ARCA Finalizes Full ARCA Racing Series Open Test Schedule

For Immediate Release:

Thursday, January 5, 2012

(TOLEDO, Ohio) - The Automobile Racing Club of America has announced six open testing periods over nine days for the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. The announcement includes a test this month at Mobile International Speedway, where ARCA will race for the first time in its 60th Anniversary Season.

Teams will be permitted to test at Mobile International Speedway on Friday, January 13. The first race at Mobile will take place Saturday, March 10.

Talladega Superspeedway, which will hold its 50th ARCA race this season, will open to testers on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18. The race at Talladega is scheduled for Friday, May 4.

Michigan International Speedway will host testing Tuesday, May 22, weeks ahead of the Friday, June 15 race.

Testing at Chicagoland Speedway will take place Monday, June 18, just days after the series' event at Michigan. ARCA will race at Chicagoland on Saturday, July 21.

Kansas Speedway will host ARCA's season finale for the first time this year, and testing at the track will occur Tuesday, October 2. The season finale is slated for Friday, October 19.

Daytona International Speedway will host open testing for its 2013 race Friday, December 14, Saturday, December 15, and Sunday, December 16.

All drivers must be pre-approved by the ARCA competition committee, and have a 2012 physical and drug screen on file with ARCA. More testing information is available by contacting Joe Wells, vice president of competition for ARCA, at (734) 847-6726 or jwells@arcaracing.com.

The full test schedule is as follows:

Friday, January 13 - Mobile International Speedway

Tuesday, April 17 - Talladega Superspeedway

Wednesday, April 18 - Talladega Superspeedway

Tuesday, May 22 - Michigan International Speedway

Monday, June 18 - Chicagoland Speedway

Tuesday, October 2 - Kansas Speedway

Friday, December 14 - Daytona International Speedway

Saturday, December 15 - Daytona International Speedway

Sunday, December 16 - Daytona International Speedway

2012 will be the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The season begins with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 18. The event will air live on SPEED.

The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series will visit Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time; ARCA's first visit to Minnesota will give ARCA a race in a 29th state.

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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Kawartha Speedway Welcomes the New Year with the Release of Their

2012 Schedule

By Jim Clarke, Kawartha Speedway PR/Clarke Motorsports Communications

A clean slate. A blank canvas. A fresh sheet of paper. A new calendar is just waiting to document the special events of your life. Birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, your uncle’s brother’s cousin’s wedding...and the 2012 racing schedule at Kawartha Speedway. From the time of the final checkered flag in September, drivers, teams and fans wondered what the next year might have in store for the 3/8^th mile oval at Fraserville, Ontario. Promoter/General Manager Derek Lynch says they’ll stick with the same tried and true formula that has proven successful since the track’s 10^th anniversary campaign in 2010.

“We took a gamble when we first introduced our 10 race season, but it’s worked incredibly well,” said Lynch. “The car counts have been strong in each of our 3 regular divisions and although it’s nothing we can control, there has been only 1 rainout in the last 2 years. When we wave the green flag to open the year in June – with a couple of minor exceptions – we’ll be following the same format as 2011.”

An open practice session is on the books for Friday, May 25^th. Opening night of the season is Friday, June 1^st, with the OSCAAR Super Late Models – and the new OSCAAR Open Wheeled Modifieds – joining the track’s 3 regular classes. The second OSCAAR show of 2012 is the 75 lap Don Biederman Memorial event Friday, August 10^th. It will be the third consecutive year that the prestigious race has been part of Kawartha calendar.

As always, the track’s regular divisions will take the spotlight once the New Year fires-up. A trio of NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Model shows are on the agenda, highlighted by the $3,000.00 payday on the line for the 9^th annual running of the 150 lap Summer Sizzler Friday, July 6^th. The Better Carpet Thunder Cars will run a pair of 50 lap invitationals – Friday, July 27^th and August 26^th. Kawartha Speedway’s entry level division, the Hasiuk Trailer and Container Rental Mini Stocks will host their 50 lappers, including Friday, July 20^th – as part of the annual Fan Appreciation Night.

The ever-popular Ontario Legends Series will again have 4 shows in 2012 and will be joined by the Pro Challenge Tour for the Friday, August 26^th event. 250 laps of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series action – Saturday, September 22^nd – will bring the year to a close and if the race follows with its previous history, will determine the annual champion.

Kawartha klips: OSCAAR president Dave Gainforth says that Kawartha’s June 1^st event will be the second showing for their new modified division. The Don Biederman Memorial race – which had been staged at different tracks on a rotating basis – seems to have found at home in Fraserville. Gainforth says that series drivers love the track, with the casino and dining room providing the perfect venue to entertain sponsors.....The first action of 2012 is the 3^rd annual edition of the Long John 200 endurance event Sunday, February 5^th. The full schedule and latest off-season news updates can be found anytime by visiting www.kawarthaspeedway.com.....Kawartha Speedway will also be part of the Canadian Motorsports Expo – presented by Inside Track Motorsports News – February 10^th, 11^th and 12^th at Toronto’s International Centre.

Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

Former Better Carpet Thunder Car champion John Bryan made a pair of late 2011 starts, but will likely be ready for action once the new season gets started Friday, June 1^st 2012.

Prepared by: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

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2012-01-03

Et si 2012.../ What if 2012...

Nous avons reçu cette belle carte de Dumoulin Compétition:

We received this beautiful card from Dumoulin Compétition:

Aime, aime pas... c’est une des rares équipes à prendre le temps de faire suivre aux médias et partenaire ce genre de pensée.

Like or dislike the two Trois-Rivières drivers, they are one of the few teams to have taken the time to send out such a card to medias and sponsors.

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PASS to Sanction All American 400 at Nashville in 2012

Race to return to traditional 400 lap distance;
race winner to take home upwards of $30,000

CHARLOTTE, NC (January 3) – Officials today from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, TN announced today a major addition to the 2012 racing schedule. The PASS South Super Late Models will stage a 400 lap event on Saturday, October 6th at the historic .596 mile Tennessee oval. The race will be highlighted by a return to its traditional 400 lap distance and will pay $22,000 to the winner. There will be an additional $20 per lap awarded to the race leader which could push the winner’s total to $30,000.

“We are very honored that the PASS Super Late Models will be a part of returning the All American 400 to its rightful place as the premier Super Late Model event in the country,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “Fans and drivers have been begging to see the All American return to a true 400 lap test between man and machine and we are glad that we can make that happen.”

“It’s hard to express my emotions on this announcement, but being a 42 year native driver of this historic Fairgrounds Speedway, I’m so honored to be the promoter again and to work with such a great promoter as Tommy Mayberry to make this one of the biggest short track races in history,” said Fairgrounds Speedway Promoter Tony Formosa. “The All American 400 has not really been a true 400 since 2000. This used to be the biggest short track event in the country and thanks to PASS and working with the city of Nashville, it will be again. We’re working on making sure of that as I speak right now.”

In its heyday, the All American 400 attracted drivers from all over North America and saw such legendary winners as Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace. With PASS, that heritage will return in 2012.

“When you look at the great drivers that race in PASS North from New England and Canada like Johnny Clark, Ben Rowe, Lonnie Sommerville and others and the great PASS South drivers like Jay Fogleman, Preston Peltier, Brandon Ward, Andy Loden and those guys, this is the type of event that they want to win and be a part of,” said Mayberry. “You take those competitors, along with all the other great Super Late Model drivers from the Midwest, West Coast and the Canadian Maritimes…that’s gonna be one heck of a show come October.”

The 2012 PASS South season will kick off its 16 race schedule on Saturday, March 10th with the 7th Annual South Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway.

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2011-12-28

LA TABLE EST MISE POUR LE CHALLENGE SUR NEIGE FLAGWORLD PRÉSENTÉ PAR PORTES DIMENSIONS

Avec l’arrivée de la neige tant attendue

Avec la première chute de neige importante de l’hiver et plus de 40 voitures inscrites dans les différentes classes au programme, le promoteur Dave Charest a maintenant en main tous les éléments pour faire un succès de son événement annuel CHALLENGE SUR NEIGE FLAGWORLD, présenté par PORTES DIMENSIONS qui aura lieu le dimanche 15 janvier 2012 à l’Autodrome St-Eustache.

De retour de sa Gaspésie natale où il s’était rendu pour la fête familliale de Noël, Charest espérait que le neige qui tombait sur sa route en revenant durerait jusque chez lui à St-Colomban. Il semble que la mère nature ait été de son côté puisque le tracé de l’Autodrome St-Eustache est maintenant enneigé comme il le voulait et prêt à recevoir les pilotes qui ont tous aussi hâte que lui de renouer avec la compétition et de se défouler sur l’ovale de 4/10 de mille dont le tracé est un peu différent du tracé habituel de la saison estivale.

Une grande finale de quarante voitures et plus de toutes catégories confondues qui se disputeront la Coupe Flagworld sera quelque chose d’exceptionnel autant pour le public que pour les pilotes qui seront en piste.

Il est bon de se rappeler qu’en cas de température froide et pour ceux qui aiment mieux regarder la course au chaud, l’Autodrome St-Eustache peut accueiller plus de 300 spectateurs dans la tour principale qui est dotée de toutes les commodités telles qu’un casse-croute et un Bistro Bar à la disposition des amateurs.

Le prix d’admission pour cet événement a été fixée à 15$ par adulte et Gratuit pour les 12 ans et moins. Il en coûtera 30$ par voiture (incluant l’entrée du pilote) pour participer à l’événement.

Pour s’inscrire dans les 4 différentes catégories, 4 cylindres, Propulsion, 4 roues motrice et Pick up les pilotes peuvent contacter Yves Ladouceur au 450-472-6222 (ou 450-735-4444 durant la période des Fêtes) du lundi au vendredi de 9h à 17h

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GRIP Offers Team Chance To Air Things Out

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 12.26.11
For more information, visit www.GRIPseminars.com or E-Mail TBarrettGWC@hotmail.com

David Salazar Bringing Wind Tunnel Expertise To Seminar

PORTLAND, Maine – Short-track race teams continue to look for any aerodynamic advantage they can find, and the first annual GRIP Seminar – “Get Racing's In-Depth Perspective” – will help racers find an edge.

David Salazar brings nearly a decade of wind tunnel expertise the Seasons Event & Conference Center in Portland, Maine, this coming January 19-22. While the four-day short-track racing seminar will explore suspension information, brake technology, spotting technique, driver development and marketing, it will also place a premium on explaining why aerodynamics are important on North America's short ovals.

Salazar, the general manager of A2 Wind Tunnels, will discuss aerodynamics and downforce, as well as their impact on overall performance, during the seminar. He will also be available each day to address individual concerns teams may have.

“I think that this is one of the really significant components of GRIP,” said Gary Crooks of Crooks Racing Inc. “Sometimes we tend to think of aerodynamics as only being part of speedway racing, but there's a lot that can be gained by teams that understand all aspects of how aero packages and downforce affect their cars, even on short tracks.”

Salazar has been with AeroDyn and A2 Wind Tunnels since 2004, accumulating more than 8,000 hours of wind tunnel testing. His work has covered a variety of angles – from testing for individual top-level NASCAR teams to research and development at AeroDyn.

In addition to stock cars, Salazar's testing at A2 has included the 2010 Team USA Olympic gold-medal winning bobsled, the 2009 BUB Motorcycle landspeed record at more than 367 mph and numerous landspeed records in car, motorcycle and streamliner divisions.

GRIP is designed to benefit teams from all walks of short-track racing, including PASS-sanctioned Super Late Models, ACT-sanctioned Late Models, Maritime Pro Stock and Sportsman-type cars, open-wheeled Modifieds and various weekly divisions from across North America.

Enrollment in the four-day seminar is limited to the first 100 people to register, and tickets are going fast. Multiple pricing packages are available to accommodate a variety of schedules and budgets. A special room rate at the adjacent Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, for both single- and double-occupancy, is also being offered.

For more information on GRIP or to register for the seminar, please visit www.GRIPSeminars.com or contact Gary Crooks at (704) 224-6672.

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La Course Xtrême non-voyants en 2012 à l’Autodrome St-Eustache

Un cadeau de Noël inespéré pour La Fondation des Aveugles du Québec !!

L'Autodrome St-Eustache tiendra la première édition de la Course Xtrême non-voyants, une course dont les voitures participantes seront pilotées par des pilotes non-voyants assistés de co-pilotes « voyants », le samedi 25 août 2012.

Les profits de cet événement parrainé par le Conseil 1813 St-Eustache des Chevaliers de Colomb profiteront à la Fondation des Aveugles du Québec et aux œuvres des Chevaliers de Colomb.

« Cela fait plus de trois ans que ce projet me trotte dans la tête et que je regardais les possibilités parmi mes contacts pour la réalisation de ce projet d'envergure. Après avoir obtenu le feu vert d'Alan Labrosse de l'Autodrome St-Eustache et la commandite de Dany Boyer de Recyclage Surplus de St-Eustache qui nous fournira et préparera toutes les voitures nécessaires, j'ai finalement réussi à conclure une entente avec Denis Fillion et le Grand Chevalier Gilles A. Perron, des Chevaliers de Colomb de St-Eustache, pour le parrainage et la gestion financière de la course, après quoi j'ai contacté Monsieur Ronald Beauregard de la Fondation des aveugles du Québec qui a finalement accepté que sa Fondation devienne le bénéficiaire majoritaire des profits de cette course »….d'annoncer avec enthousiasme l'instigateur de l'événement Yves Ladouceur, directeur des opérations courses de l'Autodrome St-Eustache.

……« La Fondation des Aveugles du Québec s'est donné comme rôle premier de soutenir et d'améliorer la qualité de vie des personnes aveugles et malvoyantes dans les domaines de l'habitation, des loisirs et de la vie communautaire. Cela se manifeste par un soutien dans l'organisation de leur vie quotidienne et par une lutte quotidienne de tous les instants menée contre l'isolement et la pauvreté en favorisant l'intégration scolaire, sportive et sociale des malvoyants jeunes et adultes…. » d'ajouter Ronald Beauregard de la Fondation lors de la conclusion de l'entente à l'Autodrome St-Eustache le 22 décembre dernier… « Je tiens à remercier l'instigateur du projet et les Chevaliers de Colomb de nous avoir choisi comme bénéficiaires principal du projet, cette entrée surprise de fonds supplémentaires est très appréciée »……j'ajouter M. Beauregard et ses collaboratrices Mélissa et Véronique présentes également lors de la rencontre.

Un projet qui ne manquera pas de susciter beaucoup d'intérêt à Montréal et sur la couronne nord si on en juge par les 14 commandites à 1 000 $ de voitures enregistrées à peine 24 heures après la rencontre et l'annonce de l'événement.

Toutes les organisations, entreprises et personnes intéressées à soutenir ce projet en commanditant la voiture d'un pilote non-voyant, ou de toute autre façon peuvent contacter Yves Ladouceur au 450-735-4444 ou 450-472-6222, Dave Charest au 514-885-8194, les Chevaliers de Colomb, Conseil 1813 au 450-473-5264

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Airborne, Autodrome St-Eustache create Sportsman Series

For immediate release – AS-122611-1

SOUTH PLATTSBURGH, NY – Airborne Speedway promoter Mike Perrotte and Autodrome St-Eustache owner Alan Labrosse have high expectations for the newly-formed USA/Canada Sportsman Masters Series.

The combined purses/point fund of the six-race series exceeds $40,000. Both tracks will host three events. The Series opens at Airborne Saturday, May 12 (50 laps) and culminates with a 125-lap “Shootout” at the 0.4 mile Quebec oval Saturday, Sept 1st.

“This is a deserved boost for our J&S Steel Sportsman division,” Perrotte said. “We have adopted the Canadian Goodyear tire rule, which will ensure close competition. The tires are slightly more expensive than what we ran last year, but they grip better and last longer. It’s a good situation that will generate interest in both directions.”

“Last season, Bucko Branham, Brandon Atkins and Jamie Atkins sacrificed Airborne points to run the Canadian tire when the St-Eustache cars came in and they more than held their own,” Perrotte added.

The first two Airborne Sportsman Masters Series events are 50 laps. The third Airborne event, Saturday, August 4, will utilize the “4-20’s” format, which combines the finishes of four 20-lap sprints. The first two Canadian events, slated for Saturday, May 19 and Saturday July 21, are 75 laps. The “Shootout” finale is 125 laps with competition yellows on lap 50 and lap 100. “We’ll sound a horn and give crews six minutes to work on their cars during that time,” Labrosse explained.

“Speaking with our 2011 Sportsman champion Maxim Pelletier and many of our other drivers, I know that our guys enjoyed racing at Airborne very much last September,” Labrosse said. “The Airborne events are point races towards our track championship, so you can be sure there will be plenty of our teams at Plattsburgh.”

Airborne Speedway 2012 season passes are now available. For information, contact the speedway office 518-561-3208 or visit airborneparkspeedway.com.

Contact: Tom Herzig

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2011-12-26

Kurt Busch Joins Phoenix Racing

For Immediate Release

2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion and 24-Time Race Victor

To Compete in Full 2012 Sprint Cup Season with Car Owner James Finch

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Dec. 22, 2011) – “I just want to get back to having fun in the racecar.”

Those were the words spoken by Kurt Busch just a few days after the season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. Today, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion is well on his way toward that simple goal as he’s teamed with Phoenix Racing to run the full 2012 Sprint Cup schedule.

“I’m very happy to join Phoenix Racing and after entertaining a lot of quality offers, there’s no better place for me,” said Busch, winner of 24 Sprint Cup races, as well as the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, the 2011 Gatorade Duel and the 2011 Budweiser Shootout. “We’re going to run the full schedule together, and we’re going to have fun doing it.

“It’s going to be old-school racing, where we show up, race hard and go for the win. And if we don’t win, we’ll go back to the shop, work hard and do it all over again next week. That’s the way we all started racing, and it’s great to get back to that.”

James Finch, owner of Phoenix Racing, celebrated his 20^th year as a NASCAR team owner in 2011. His Spartanburg, S.C.-based team has won 13 NASCAR races, the most prominent of which was the April 2009 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

“All we want to do is win,” Finch said. “Winning is why I’ve been in racing for as long as I have, but NASCAR is a very competitive sport, and winning – especially at the Sprint Cup level – is hard. But now with Kurt Busch as our driver, we have a shot to win every week. He’s a past champion and he’s proven he can win everywhere. Our sponsors are looking forward to Kurt representing their brands.

“We have excellent equipment and a hard-working group of guys who want that trophy at the end of every race. Kurt’s the guy who can deliver it to them.”

Busch will drive the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Impala in 2012, and his first race will be the non-points Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway where he is the defending winner.

“James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we’ll be very competitive at Daytona,” Busch said. “We’ll participate in the test down there in January to get a good handle on our Daytona 500 car, but also to win another Budweiser Shootout.

“Christmas came early for me this year, and I honestly can’t wait for the season to begin.”

The 33-year-old Busch has made the Chase for the Sprint Cup six times since the inception of the Chase in 2004, when he won the series title. His Sprint Cup championship followed the International Race of Champions (IROC) title he won in 2003. And before joining the Sprint Cup ranks in late 2000, Busch was the 1999 NASCAR Southwest Tour champion, where at age 21, he was the youngest driver to win that series’ championship. Originally from Las Vegas, Busch now makes his home in Mooresville, N.C.

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2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Schedule Released

For Immediate Release

Slate Includes Three New Venues, Six Companion Events

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 23, 2011) – NASCAR announced today the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East schedule that features 14 races at 12 different short tracks and speedways across the eastern United States.

The 26th season of K&N Pro Series East competition will see NASCAR’s top developmental division visit 10 states, and will be highlighted by three additions to the calendar: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Raceway Park in Clearfield, Pa., and Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.

“The NASCAR K&N Pro Series continues to establish itself as a desired destination for developing talent and the schedule has been designed with that in mind.” said George Silbermann, NASCAR Vice President of Regional & Touring Series. “With a diverse mix of historic short tracks and speedway companion events with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, the 2012 calendar will provide competitors with the experience they need to further their careers.”

The 2012 season will commence with the inaugural K&N Pro Series East event at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile,” Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, on March 17 as part of the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend. It will be the third event in series history in the Volunteer State.

Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway is back on the schedule with both spring and fall dates for the second year in a row. The first race at the venerable half-mile is slated for March 31 with a return engagement on Sept. 3 during Labor Day weekend.

Iowa Speedway has also added a second date for 2012. The sixth edition of the traditional spring combination event with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West returns to the schedule on May 19 and it will be complemented with a second combo race on Aug. 3. Both events at Iowa will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

In addition to Bristol and the two Iowa races, the K&N Pro Series East will have three more companion events in 2012 with NASCAR’s national series. The East will return to Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on April 26, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Sept. 22, and Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Sept. 28.

The July 14 date at Raceway Park will mark the third time the K&N Pro Series East has visited the central Pennsylvania facility, and first since 1988. The reconfigured facility now features a .625-mile layout.

The 2012 season will conclude with the inaugural stand-alone race in K&N Pro Series East history at Rockingham. It will be the series’ first visit to the high-banked mile, since the East competed in combination with the Nationwide Series at “The Rock” six times from 1987-92.

Additional 2012 schedule notes:

· In addition to Richmond, three other facilities that welcomed the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for the first time in 2011 have returned to the schedule. Historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., is slated for June 2, Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., returns for a June 23 race and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway’s event will be July 21.

· Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., is on the calendar for the third year in a row with a June 9 race date.

· The event at New Hampshire moves from a Friday in recent seasons to Saturday as part of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

· The Rockingham date will be a doubleheader with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

· Bristol, Clearfield and Rockingham will bring the total of tracks in which the K&N Pro Series East has held stand-alone races to 43 since competition began in 1987.

· All 14 events will be contested directly in - or in the coverage area of - the top 100 media markets in the nation.

2012 NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST SCHEDULE

Date Track (Length) Location

Sat., March 17 Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-mile) Bristol, Tenn.

Sat., March 31 Greenville Pickens Speedway (.5-mile) Greenville, S.C.

Thu., April 26 Richmond International Raceway (.75-mile) Richmond, Va.

Sat., May 19 * Iowa Speedway (.875-mile) Newton, Iowa

Sat., June 2 Bowman Gray Stadium (.25-mile) Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sat., June 9 Gresham Motorsports Park (.5-mile) Jefferson, Ga.

Sat., June 23 Langley Speedway (.396-mile) Hampton, Va.

Sat., July 14 Raceway Park (.625-mile) Clearfield, Pa.

Sat., July 21 Columbus Motor Speedway (.333-mile) Columbus, Ohio

Fri., Aug. 3 * Iowa Speedway (.875-mile) Newton, Iowa

Mon., Sept. 3 Greenville Pickens Speedway (.5-mile) Greenville, S.C.

Sat., Sept. 22 New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058-mile) Loudon, N.H.

Fri., Sept. 28 Dover International Speedway (1-mile) Dover, Del.

Sat., Nov. 3 Rockingham Speedway (1.017-mile) Rockingham, N.C.

* Combination race with NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Tentative – Subject to Change

For more information, contact:

Jason Cunningham, NASCAR IMC

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2011-12-20

L'Autodrome Drummond vous souhaite de Joyeuses Fêtes !!!

Drummondville, Québec – mardi 20 décembre, 2011 – Martin Bélanger, directeur des communications

Le promoteur Yan Bussière et son équipe de l’Autodrome Drummond aimerait profiter de ce temps de célébration pour souhaiter de très joyeuses fêtes et une bonne année 2012 à tous les amateurs de courses sur terre-battue, compétiteurs ainsi que nous fidèles commanditaires.

Avec le temps des fêtes à nos portes, il est temps de faire plaisir à tout amateur de course sur terre-battue dans votre famille ou parmi vos amis en leur offrant une passe de saison 2012 à l’Autodrome Drummond pour la modique somme de $225, une économie de 143$. Faites vite, seulement 400 passes sont disponible et le prix offert maintenant est valide jusqu’au 9 janvier 2012. Celui-ci augmentera de 40$ après cette date et ce, jusqu’au 29 février 2012.

On rappelle le retour des World of Outlaws Sprint Car le samedi 29 juillet 2012 pour une troisième saison consécutive, les grands noms seront de retour incluant Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz, Joey Saldada, Paul McMahan et plusieurs autres.

On rappelle qu’il reste environ 500 billets de disponible afin de voir les F1 sur terre-battue pour 2 soirées au Québec alors qu’ils seront à l’Autodrome Granby la veille. Pour la somme de 85$, vous avez accès aux 2 évènements, il s’agit d’une économie de 31$

Bussière travaille présentement à compléter la cédule qui s’annonce encore une fois haute en couleur !

Encore une fois, on vous souhaite de passer du bon temps en famille durant le temps des fêtes et soyez attentif au début 2012 alors que plus de détails seront données sur la nouvelle cédule pour la prochiane saison.

L’Autodrome Drummond la F1 de la terre-battue !

Martin Bélanger

Directeur des communications

Autodrome Drummond

mart96@videotron.ca

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2011-12-15

Devil's Bowl Speedway Announces 2012 Schedule

Spring Green opener May 6; Friday nights highlight summer; Vermont 200 returns

For Immediate Release 121511-1

WEST HAVEN, VT -- Devil’s Bowl Speedway has announced an action-packed 18-event championship stock car racing schedule for the 2012 season. The West Haven, VT track, a semi-banked asphalt half-mile sanctioned by the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, will host open-wheel Modified, full-fender Late Model, and entry-level Renegade and Bomber classes throughout the summer.

After a pair of Sunday afternoon open practice sessions on April 22 and 29, Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 46^th racing season opens with the historic Spring Green event on Sunday afternoon, May 6. The American-Canadian Tour Late Models will highlight the program, and the NASCAR Modified, Renegade and Bomber divisions will open their championship schedules at the event. Racing in all four weekly divisions will be held on Sunday afternoons for on May 13 and May 20 as well.

Memorial Day weekend will usher in a new tradition as Devil’s Bowl kicks off its summer schedule with the first of 13 Friday-night programs on May 25 at 7:30pm. Extra-distance races for the Modified and Late Model classes will be on tap. Weekly Friday night racing revs up and continues through the month of June including a special 50-lap event for the Renegade division on June 15.

A special 5:00pm twilight event on Wednesday, July 4 will feature the “Firecracker Twin 44s” for Modifieds and Late Models and a spectacular Independence Day fireworks extravaganza. Racing families can relax and enjoy a night off on Friday, July 6, before weekly racing returns with double pressure and double championship points on Friday, July 13 at the Mid-Season Championship. Bomber drivers will face their toughest test with a special race on August 3.

A built-in “open date” on Friday, August 10 will assist in the rescheduling of any weather-related postponements. Should the need to reschedule an event on that date not arise, teams will enjoy another week to regroup before the final three-week summer stretch. Titles will be decided in the NASCAR Modified and Late Model divisions on Friday, August 31.

The 2012 season will draw to a close on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway revives its classic “Vermont 200” weekend. Special events for all four divisions will be on tap including the Renegade and Bomber championship finales and major races for the Modified and Late Model classes.

“We couldn’t be more excited to get the 2012 season under way at Devil’s Bowl,” said new track co-owner Mike Bruno, who promotes the speedway with his wife, Alayne. “Our racers and fans will have 18 chances to be a part of history next summer, and we’re hopeful that our built-in weeks off will give everyone a chance to enjoy a break, recharge their batteries, and have a little more fun.”

The 2012 rulebook for Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s NASCAR Modified division will be released on the track’s website at www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com on Friday, December 16, and rulebooks for the Late Model, Renegade, and Bomber divisions will follow soon thereafter. For more information email devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com or call (802) 265-3112.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway

West Haven, VT

2012 Schedule of Events (as of December 15, 2011)

No. Day Date Event Post Time

Sun April 22 Open Practice 1:00pm

Sun April 29 Open Practice 1:00pm

1. Sun May 6 ACT Late Model Tour Spring Green 112 1:30pm

2. Sun May 13 Regular Event 1:30pm

3. Sun May 20 Regular Event 1:30pm

4. Fri May 25 Modified & Late Model Special 7:30pm

5. Fri June 1 Regular Event 7:30pm

6. Fri June 8 Regular Event 7:30pm

7. Fri June 15 Renegade 50 7:30pm

8. Fri June 22 Regular Event 7:30pm

9. Fri June 29 Regular Event 7:30pm

10. Wed July 4 Firecracker Twin 44s (Plus Fireworks) 5:00pm

Fri July 6 Track Closed

11. Fri July 13 Mid-Season Championships (Double Points) 7:30pm

12. Fri July 20 Regular Event 7:30pm

13. Fri July 27 Regular Event 7:30pm

14. Fri Aug 3 Bomber Special 7:30pm

Fri Aug 10 Open Date

15. Fri Aug 17 Regular Event 7:30pm

16. Fri Aug 24 Regular Event 7:30pm

17. Fri Aug 31 Modified & Late Model Championship 7:30pm

18. Sa/Su Sept 15/16 Vermont 200 Weekend 1:30pm

(Schedule subject to change)

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