2016-01-14

Rutland Regional Medical Center Returning for Hometown Heroes Night at Devil’s Bowl



ATTACHED PHOTO: The Red Knights Firefighters Motorcycle Club is a popular part of the annual "Hometown Heroes Night" presented by Rutland Regional Medical Center at Devil's Bowl Speedway.  (MemorEvents photo)
 
 
Rutland Regional Medical Center Returning for Hometown Heroes Night at Devil's Bowl

Vermont's second-largest hospital to present popular community event

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                 DBS-011416-1

 

WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil's Bowl Speedway is proud to announce the return of Rutland Regional Medical Center for the 2016 stock car racing season.  Rutland Regional joined the Devil's Bowl family to support the annual "Hometown Heroes Night" event at the West Haven, Vt., facility last summer, and will do the same again in the track's upcoming landmark 50th season on Saturday, June 25.

The Hometown Heroes event is a long-standing tradition at Devil's Bowl Speedway as serves as a tribute to local first responders members of the Armed Forces; all emergency rescue personnel, fire fighters, police, and corrections officers are admitted to the event free of charge, along with all active duty military and veterans.  In recent years, the event has been kicked off by a siren-blaring parade of local fire trucks and police cars around the speedway.   The Red Knights Firefighters Motorcycle Club charity ride – which begins at Rutland Regional Medical Center – is also a frequent part of the parade and will return in 2016.

"Rutland Regional Medical Center is proud to once again sponsor Devil's Bowl Speedway for the upcoming season with special underwriting for the popular Hometown Heroes event," said Gerianne Smart, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations at Rutland Regional Medical Center.  "We witness hero work here every day at the hospital and we are pleased to help celebrate and recognize local heroes from throughout the region.  Here's to a great 50th season of racing!"

Rutland Regional Medical Center is Vermont's second-largest hospital and is the state's largest non-profit community hospital, with 120 years in service and more than 1,600 professional and support staff members.  Rutland Regional is a multi-award winning facility, and in 2015 was named to the U.S. News & World Report list of "Best Hospitals for Common Care" and rated as High Performing in treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and hip and knee replacement.  For more information, visitwww.RRMC.org.

Devil's Bowl Speedway, home of "Vermont's Fastest Family Fun," will celebrate its landmark 50th season in 2016 with a full schedule of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned stock car racing and family entertainment on both its half-mile asphalt track and three-tenths-mile dirt track.

Devil's Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4 and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt.  For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112.  Devil's Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.

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2016-01-13

Un consortium Beauceron prend les reines de l’Autodrome Chaudière

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Le 13 janvier 2016, Vallée-Jonction

Un consortium Beauceron prend les reines de l'Autodrome Chaudière

En ce début janvier, nous pouvons vous confirmer officiellement la vente de l'Autodrome Chaudière à un groupe d'hommes d'affaires de la région de la Beauce. Ce groupe a mis en place un conseil d'administration de 5 personnes afin de s'occuper de la gestion de l'Autodrome Chaudière. À cette table, on retrouve M. Marc Bégin de Pièces d'Autos Fernand Bégin, M. Michel Lessard ancien propriétaire de l'Autodrome Chaudière, M. Stéphan Cliche de Étiquesse inc, M. Jean Poulin du Garage Clément Poulin et M. Normand Gilbert de HLS BEGIN Inc.

Se fiant sur leurs expériences respectives ainsi que sur les compétences de chacun qui se complètent très bien, le CA a accordé sa confiance à M. Pierre Lessard comme directeur général et responsable des classes régionales au niveau technique ainsi qu'à la négociation des séries Stock-Car. André Poulin agir à titre de promoteur; les deux travailleront conjointement à la gestion d'événements.

Moi, Marie-Claude Levasseur, serai à nouveau de retour à titre de relationniste en plus de prendre en charge la gestion administrative des classes régionales ainsi que les statistiques.

Le Stock-Car de retour le vendredi soir

Ayant été une formule gagnante dans le passée à l'Autodrome Chaudière, il a été décidé que pour 7 des évènements de stock-car prévu, le programme aura lieu le vendredi soir plutôt que dans la journée du samedi tel que nous l'avons connu dans les dernières années. Outre la rentabilité prouvée de ces programmes, ce changement a pour but de permettre aussi aux équipes de profiter du weekend pour leurs activités familiales. Il va s'en dire que la programmation sera plus condensée et spectaculaire en plus d'offrir des prix plus abordables pour la famille. Pour ce faire, les enfants de 0 à 17 ans auront accès gratuitement du côté estrade du site et paieront 5$ s'ils désirent avoir accès aux puits.

Changement de noms de classes

Les Sport Compact Amateurs deviennent la classe Amateur (4 et 6 cylindres)  et la classe Limité devient la classe Semi Pro. Le nom de la classe Sport Compact Élite reste tel quel.

La série Sportsman Qc devient la classe vedette des vendredis soirs et partagera la piste avec ces 3 classes régionales ainsi que les Mini Sportsman.

Nouveauté lors des intermissions

Dans le but de divertir les spectateurs présents, il y aura l'ajout d'évènements récréatifs différents à chaque programme qui se déroulement  lors des intermissions.

Vous trouverez si bas le calendrier provisoire de la saison 2016, des ajouts pourraient y être faits dans les prochaines semaines.  Les billets de saison seront en vente dès la mi-février. Suivez nos prochains communiqués pour plus d'informations.

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2016-01-12

January 12, 2016 at 02:50PM

AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY PARK : RÉUNION DES PILOTES Les dirigeants de la piste Airborne Speedway Park annoncent qu'il y aura une réunion le 23 janvier pour discuter des règlements. La réunion se tiendra à la Légion (Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20). Voici l'horaire par catégorie: 13h à 14h - Classe Stock (Stock Entry level division) 14h à 15h - Mini Mod Division 15h à 16h - Renegade 16h à 17h - Modifié Sportsman (Sportsman Modified) La Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20 est situé au 162 Quarry Rd, Plattsburgh, NY +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ There will be an updated rules and information meeting on January 23. The meeting will be held at the Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20. The meeting will be split into hourly segments for each division. All times are listed below. 1-2 Stock Entry Level Division 2-3 Mini Mod Division 3-4 Renegade Division 4-5 Sportsman Modified Division The Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20 is located at 162 Quarry Rd, Plattsburgh, NY.
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AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY PARK : RÉUNION DES PILOTES

Les dirigeants de la piste Airborne Speedway Park annoncent qu'il y a aura une réunion le 23 janvier pour discuter des règlements.  La réunion se tiendra à la Légion (Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20). 

Voici l'horaire par catégorie:

13h à 14h - Classe Stock (Stock Entry level division)

14h à 15h - Mini Mod Division

15h à 16h - Renegade

16h à 17h - Modifié Sportsman (Sportsman Modified)


La Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20 est situé au 162 Quarry Rd, Plattsburgh, NY

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There will be an updated rules and information meeting on January 23. The meeting will be held at the Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20. The meeting will be split into hourly segments for each division. All times are listed below.

1-2 Stock Entry Level Division

2-3 Mini Mod Division

3-4 Renegade Division

4-5 Sportsman Modified Division

The Plattsburgh American Legion Post 20 is located at 162 Quarry Rd, Plattsburgh, NY.




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PASS Announces 2016 North Super Late Model Dates

PASS Announces 2016 North Super Late Model Dates

 

-       Oxford Plains Speedway To Host 5 Events Including The 43rd Annual Oxford 250, Paying $25,000 To Win OnSunday, August 28

 

-       PASS Joins ACT For 4 Doubleheader Weekends Including The Inaugural New England 500 At Beech Ridge

 

-       PASS North Season Opener To Be Part Of Prestigious Icebreaker Weekend At Thompson Speedway In April

 

 

-       For Immediate Release


NAPLES, ME (January 12) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today the release of the 2016 schedule for the PASS North Super Late Models.  The Northeast's top short trackers will once again compete at some of the best speedways in New England, highlighted by the 43rd Annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.  The season will begin with the return of PASS to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut as part of the Icebreaker weekend April 9-10.  PASS will continue to build on its relationship with the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) by hosting four doubleheader events together in 2016.  PASS will also return to White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH for the first time since 2013.  The PASS North Super Late Models will compete on 8 different speedways in 4 states in 2016.

            "We're very happy with the strong group of tracks that we have assembled for our racers to compete on in 2016," said PASS President Tom Mayberry.  "There was a lot of excitement surrounding our partnership with ACT in 2015 and we're excited to build on that next year.  The move of the Oxford 250 to August solidified its place as one of short track racing's biggest events and we're glad to continue that in 2016.  We're also excited to once again be returning to Thompson and White Mountain next year."

The 43rd Annual Oxford 250 continues on its late August weekend in 2016 with racers from all across North America expected to compete for $25,000 to win, plus guaranteed lap leader money on August 26-28.  On Saturday night, August 27, the ACT Late Models will join the Valenti Modifieds for a big night of action leading up to the 250.  Additionally, the ACT Late Model winner will receive a guaranteed starting spot in the next day's 43rd Annual Oxford 250 as long as they attempt to qualify. 

A tune-up to the Oxford 250 will take place on Saturday, July 31.  In addition, Oxford Plains Speedway will once again host the PASS North Super Late Models, along with the ACT Late Models on Sunday, April 17 and will crown the PASS North champion with the season finale on Saturday, October 15. 

PASS will also stage a special Independence Day weekend show at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, July 3. This event will be a non-points event, featuring PASS "non-winners" and an Enduro race.

Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, with continued support from Southern Maine Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, will host the PASS North Super Late Models three times in 2016 on Saturday, April 30, Saturday, July 9, and the inaugural New England 500 on September 17-18.  On Saturday, September 17, the PASS Super Late Models and ACT Late Models will qualify, with feature racing for the Valenti Modifieds and support divisions.  On Sunday, September 18, the New England 500 will consist of the PASS 300 for the PASS Super Late Models and the Fall Foliage 200 for the ACT Late Models. 

Speedway 95 in Hermon, ME returns to the PASS North schedule for a third consecutive year with a 150 lap event slated for Sunday, May 15.

PASS will make its first of six trips in 2016 to the state of New Hampshire on Saturday, May 7 at Star Speedway. PASS returns to White Mountain Motorsports Park twice in 2016 after an absence of three years with events there onSaturday, June 11 and Saturday, July 23, when they will be paired with the ACT Late Models.  The series will also be in the Granite State on Friday, June 24 for an event at Lee USA Speedway and again on Friday, August 12.  PASS will be back at Star Speedway on Saturday, October 1 for the penultimate event of the 2016 season.

The Super Late Models of PASS will compete for only the second time ever at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Vermont on Sunday, May 29. The PASS North Super Late Models will race for 150 laps and the Thunder Road Late Models will join them for the Mekkelsen Memorial Day Classic 100.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America's premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and PASS South's Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway.  For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com.  For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039or 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 @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.


2016 PASS North Super Late Model Schedule

April 10                      Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park                    Thompson, CT

April 17                      Oxford Plains Speedway                                     Oxford, ME

April 30                      Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                           Scarborough, ME

May 7                         Star Speedway                                                       Epping, NH

May 15                       Speedway 95                                                           Hermon, ME

May 29                       Thunder Road International Speedbowl                 Barre, VT

June 11                      White Mountain Motorsports Park                          N. Woodstock, NH

June 24                      Lee USA Speedway                                                 Lee, NH

*July 3             Oxford Plains Speedway (non-points, non-winners) Oxford, ME

July 9                          Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                               Scarborough, ME

July 23                        White Mountain Motorsports Park                          N. Woodstock, NH

July 31                        Oxford Plains Speedway                                         Oxford, ME

August 12                   Lee USA Speedway                                                 Lee, NH

August 26 - 28           43rd Annual Oxford 250                                            Oxford, ME

September 16 - 18   Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                               Scarborough, ME

October 1                   Star Speedway                                                         Epping, NH

October 15                 Oxford Plains Speedway                                         Oxford, ME

 

-       Dates Subject To Change


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Calendrier Sportsman Québec

 

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Le 12 janvier, Québec 

Des annonces majeures pour le 10e anniversaire

Après plusieurs semaines d'attentes, nous sommes heureux de vous présenter le calendrier de la saison 2016. 

La série Sportsman Qc s'est toujours démarquée par son calendrier varié et ses programmes diversifiés. Elle continue de le faire pour sa 10e année. 

En effet, pour 2016, M. André Poulin, promoteur de la série, innove une fois de plus en mettant en place un double championnat dans la série soit un championnat régional comprenant 6 courses à l'Autodrome Chaudière et 1 course au Riverside Speedway avec fond de points et un championnat provincial sous la bannière Lucas Oil avec un deuxième fonds de points. De plus, il y aura une majoration de 33% du fond de points total face à 2015 et ainsi qu'au titre de recrue de l'année Méchoui International. 

Les pistes de l'Autodrome Chaudière, de l'Autodrome Montmagny, du Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix et de l'Autodrome St-Félicien seront celles visitées en 2016. 

Pour souligner le 10e anniversaire de la Série Sportsman Qc, quelques soirées spéciales et prix spéciaux serontofferts aux pilotes pendant la saison. Des annonces dans ce sens seront faites lors de la 2e réunion en mars. 

Soyez à l'affût des prochains communiqués; plusieurs annoncent seront faites dans les prochaines semaines. 

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2016-01-11

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona

 

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona

Event Marks First NASCAR Race in New Daytona International Speedway Stadium

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 11, 2016) – NASCAR announced today the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13.

 

The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, marks the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race following the completion of DAYTONA Rising, the $400 million frontstretch redevelopment project that has transformed Daytona International Speedway into the first motorsports stadium in the world.

 

"We're ready to go," said NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell. "The anticipation for this season, this event and this venue is unprecedented. We are excited how the new stadium will provide a state-of-the-art showcase for the brightest stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series."

 

Once again, the non-points event will be split into two segments with a competition caution at lap 25 separating the segments. A popular element introduced before the 2015 event returns this year: select fans will be paired with each crew chief for a random drawing to determine starting and pit road positions. The drawings will take place on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Alert Today Florida Stage inside the Sprint FANZONE beginning at 3:30 p.m.

 

The 25 eligible NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers include the 2015 Coors Light Pole Award winners, former Sprint Unlimited race winners and former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full time in 2015. All 16 drivers from the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup are also eligible for the race, and any remaining open positions are filled based on 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship driver points. 

 

Eligible drivers are:

 

2015 Coors Light Pole Awards winners

·         AJ Allmendinger, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano 

 

Former Sprint Unlimited Race Winners

·         Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart

 

Former DAYTONA 500 Coors Light Pole Award winners

·         Greg Biffle, Austin Dillon, David Gilliland, Danica Patrick, Martin Truex Jr.

 

 

2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers:

·         Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman

 

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship driver points:

·         Aric Almirola, Kyle Larson.

 

If an eligible driver does not enter the race, the open position will be filled based on 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship driver points. The first five provisional drivers are Casey Mears, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., David Ragan and Trevor Bayne.

 

Tickets for the Sprint Unlimited are available online atDaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Fans can follow @NASCAR and @MissSprintCup on Twitter to engage in the #SprintUnlimited conversation.

 

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com andhttp://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR atwww.Facebook.com/NASCAR and Twitter: @NASCAR.

 

About Sprint

Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.6 million connections as of Sept. 30, 2015, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint atwww.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint andwww.twitter.com/sprint.

 

Contact:                                                                                              

Tom Bryant

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ACT to Attend Oxford 250 Weekend

ACT to Attend Oxford 250 Weekend

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             ACT011116-04

 

Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officially announced today that the two series have added a fourth doubleheader event to the 2016 schedule. The ACT Late Model Tour will now make a second visit to Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway as part of Oxford 250 Weekend on August 26-28.

 

The Oxford Plains 100 for the ACT Late Model Tour will be held on Saturday, August 27, the night before the 43rd Oxford 250. The winner of the event will also receive a guaranteed provisional starting spot in the following day's Oxford 250 for the PASS Super Late Models should they attempt to qualify. The event will count for points towards the $10,000-to-win 2016 ACT Championship and headlines a Saturday program which also includes the Valenti Modified Racing Series, PASS Modifieds, and Northeast Classic Lites.

 

"We're really excited that ACT will come back to Oxford for a second event in 2016 – especially the night before the Oxford 250," PASS President Tom Mayberry said. "Adding a guaranteed starting spot for the 250 should add a lot of excitement to the event. We think that adding ACT to the program, especially in conjunction with the other series we have, will bring a lot of momentum back to the Oxford 250."

 

The schedule addition comes on the heels of a date change for another ACT/PASS twin bill. The "Showdown in the Mountains" at N. Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park, which will feature 150-lap events for both the ACT Late Models and PASS North Super Late Models, has been moved to Saturday, July 23 from its original August 20 date.

 

The 13-race 2016 ACT Late Model Tour schedule opens with the New Hampshire Governor's Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway onSunday, April 10 and concludes at Connecticut's Thompson Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 15. In between, the Tour will visit 11 different tracks throughout the Northeastern United States. ACT/PASS doubleheaders will also be held at Oxford on Sunday, April 17 and at Scarborough, ME's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 17-18 as part of New England 500 Weekend.

 

For more information contact the ACT offices at 802-244-6963 or media@acttour.com, the PASS offices at 207-693-6497 orpassracing@roadrunner.com, or visit www.acttour.com or www.proallstarsseries.com.

 

2016 ACT Late Model Tour Schedule

#              DATE                     DAY         TRACK                                                     LOCATION               EVENT

1              Apr 9-10               Sat-Sun   Lee USA Speedway                             Lee, NH                   NH Governor's Cup 150

2              Apr 17                  Sun          Oxford Plains Speedway                     Oxford, ME              Oxford 100/PASS

3              Apr 30-May 1      Sat-Sun   Thunder Road                                       Barre, VT                 Merchants Bank 150              

4              May 14                 Sat           Airborne Park Speedway                     Plattsburgh, NY       Spring Green 116

5              May 21                 Sat           New London-Waterford Speedbowl  Waterford, CT         NLW Tripleheader 100

6              Jun 04                 Sat           Devil's Bowl Speedway                       Fair Haven, VT        Devil's Bowl 100

7              Jun 18                 Sat           Speedway 51                                        Groveton, NH          Lil Joey Generation Next 151

8              Jul 16                  Sat           Seekonk Speedway                             Seekonk, MA           Seekonk Tripleheader 150

9              Jul 23                  Sat           White Mountain Motorsports Park    N. Woodstock, NH  WMMP 150/PASS

10            Aug 06                Sat           Beech Ridge Motor Speedway          Scarborough, ME   Coastal 100            

11            Aug 27                Sat           Oxford Plains Speedway                    Oxford, ME                Oxford Plains 100

12            Sep 17-18         Sat-Sun   Beech Ridge Motor Speedway          Scarborough, ME    Fall Foliage 200/PASS

***          Sep 24                 Sat           New Hampshire Motor Speedway    Loudon, NH             Bond Auto ACT Invitational

***          Oct 1-2                Sat-Sun   Thunder Road Speedbowl                 Barre, VT                 NSB Vermont Milk Bowl

13            Oct 15                Sat           Thompson Speedway                        Thompson, CT        World Series Tripleheader 75               

*** Non point-counting event

 

Schedule Subject to Change

 

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NASCAR Announces 2016 K&N Pro Series Schedules

For Immediate Release

 

NASCAR Announces 2016 K&N Pro Series Schedules

·         East Returns To Stafford, Adds Dominion, Mobile & New Jersey

·         Utah Doubleheader, Addition Of Orange Show Headline West

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2015) – The NASCAR K&N Pro Series has become the preeminent development proving ground for the sport's future stars.

 

The 27 races on the 2016 schedule – from New England to Southern California, and from Washington to Florida – provides a comprehensive slate of venues and events designed to test drivers and showcase the best and brightest for NASCAR fans.

 

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West schedules, announced today, comprise of 14 points races for each championship. It is highlighted by the annual meeting in the Heartland for the combination race at Iowa Speedway on July 29.

 

Both calendars include some of the best short tracks in the United States, as well as several companion events with NASCAR's three national series, and three road-course races in each series.

 

In addition to returns to iconic staples of the East and West, both schedules feature some exciting new events for 2016: New Jersey Motorsports Park, Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Virginia's Dominion Raceway in the East, and West's first trip to California's Orange Show Speedway in more than 30 years.

 

The West slate also features the return of Douglas County Speedway in Oregon, as well as the first doubleheader weekend in series' modern history with a pair of September races at Utah Motorsports Campus, formerly Miller Motorsports Park. The East celebrates the return to Connecticut's historic Stafford Motor Speedway for the first time since 2008.

 

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will race at 13 different tracks in 12 states. Highlights of the 2016 schedule include:

 

  • The championship season will kick off once again at Florida's high-banked New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 14, and the champion will be crowned at The Monster Mile, Dover International Speedway, on Friday, Sept. 30.
  • The series will be the centerpiece of the inaugural season of the brand-new Dominion Raceway, a .4-mile oval 25 minutes south of Fredericksburg, Virginia with a trip on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30).
  • New Jersey will join New York's Watkins Glen International and VIRginia International Raceway to give the schedule a trio of road-course venues.
  • Stafford was a staple of the series' early years as the NASCAR Busch North Series with 29 races in 22 years, and will be the second trip to New England for the series along with New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
  • The series will again race at two of NASCAR's most venerable tracks with a pair of trips to South Carolina's Greenville Pickens Speedway, and the July 2event at Ohio's Columbus Motor Speedway.

 

Highlights of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, which will race at 13 different tracks across eight states, include:

 

  • The 2016 run will begin and end in California. The campaign will get underway in Southern California with a Saturday, March 19 race at Irwindale Speedway, just north of Los Angeles. And in a race that promises an electric atmosphere and fireworks before a traditionally sold-out crowd, the West will decide its champion on Saturday, Oct. 15, at All American Speedway, near Sacramento.
  • In an unprecedented race weekend, the series will compete in two full championship races on Sept. 10-11 at Utah Motorsports Campus, the state-of-the-art road course 30 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City. The series ran at the track from 2007-2014 before it was closed temporarily last year. It is the first time the series will run back-to-back days since 1979, and first time since the series' modern era began in 1971 that the two races in two days will be run at the same track.
  • After successful inaugural events in 2015, Arizona's Tucson Speedway and Idaho's Meridian Speedway are again on the schedule and join series' staples Kern County Raceway Park in California, Colorado National Speedway and Washington's Evergreen Speedway.
  • In addition to Utah's two races, California's Sonoma Raceway will be the third road course event as it hosts its 38th West race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend in June.
  • Orange Show Speedway, the quarter-mile oval in San Bernardino, California, has been in continuous operation since 1947. It held eight West races between 1968 and '78.

 

In addition to Iowa, Watkins Glen, New Hampshire and Dover, companion events for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series feature East stops at Bristol Motor Speedway, as well as the annual West race at Sonoma. The 27 races that make up the NASCAR K&N Pro East and West calendar will be contested on 26 different weekends.

 

NASCAR K&N Pro Series television broadcast schedules on NBCSN will be announced at a later date.

 

Contact:

Jason Christley

NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications


 

 

2016 NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES EAST SCHEDULE

Date

Track

Location

2/14

New Smyrna Speedway

New Smyrna, Fla.

3/12

Mobile International Speedway

Mobile, Ala.

3/26

Greenville Pickens Speedway

Greenville, S.C.

4/16

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tenn.

4/30

VIRginia International Raceway

Alton, Va.

5/30

Dominion Raceway

Woodford, Va.

6/17

Stafford Motor Speedway

Stafford, Conn.

7/2

Columbus Motor Speedway

Columbus, Ohio

7/15

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.

7/29

Iowa Speedway

Newton, Iowa

8/5

Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, N.Y.

9/5

Greenville Pickens Speedway

Greenville, S.C.

9/17

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, N.J.

9/30

Dover International Speedway

Dover, Del.

 

2016 NASCAR K&N PRO SERIES WEST SCHEDULE

Date

Track

Location

3/19

Irwindale Speedway

Irwindale, Calif.

4/2

Kern County Raceway Park

Bakersfield, Calif.

5/7

Tucson Speedway

Tucson, Ariz.

5/21

Orange Show Speedway

San Bernardino, Calif.

6/11

Colorado National Speedway

Dacono, Colo.

6/25

Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma, Calif.

7/9

Stateline Speedway

Post Falls, Idaho

7/29

Iowa Speedway

Newton, Iowa

8/13

Evergreen Speedway

Monroe, Wash.

8/27

Douglas County Speedway

Roseburg, Ore.

9/10

Utah Motorsports Campus

Toelle, Utah

9/11

Utah Motorsports Campus

Toelle, Utah

9/24

Meridian Speedway

Meridian, Idaho

10/15

All American Speedway

Roseville, Calif.

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE


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