Josh King wins his first at the JBH 100!!
Winchester, NH- Josh King of Vernon, Vermont took his first Granite State Pro Stock Series win at the JBH 100 on Saturday night. Points leader Mike O’Sullivan of Sprigfield, MA loo
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Selected race results, recaps, original reporting, and significant racing history.
93 selected stories in 2017.
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Garrett Hall holds off rookie Gabe Brown for Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model win
Garrett Hall holds off rookie Gabe Brown for Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model win Oxford, Maine – Garrett Hall of Scarborough prevailed in a thrilling, 50-lap main event top
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Wesley Johnson Wins 33rd M&M Beverage Enduro
Barre, Vt. – South Hadley, MA’s Wesley Johnson emerged victorious in the 33rd M&M Beverage Enduro 200 at Barre’s Thunder Road on Sunday, August 6. The 30-year-old topped a field of
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Alan Tardiff claims second Super Late Model win at Oxford Plains Speedway, extends championship points lead
Oxford, Maine – Alan Tardiff of Lyman extended his lead atop the Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model standings, posting his second 50-lap victory of the season in the to
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Pelkey Outduels Blake for First Late Model Win on WDEV/Calkins Night
Barre, Vt. – Barre’s Christopher Pelkey came out on top of a classic battle with fellow hometown driver Cody Blake to win the Thunder Road Late Model feature at WDEV Radio/Calkins
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JENKINS WINS BOSS HOGG 150 AT WISCASSET
by Ken Minott Brownville’s Nick Jenkins has had more than his share of heartbreak when it comes to big races. He’s had victory snatched from his grasp in the closing laps in b
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Two-time track champion TJ Brackett wins Super Late Model race at Oxford Plains Speedway, tightens championship battle
Oxford, Maine – Buckfield’s TJ Brackett nailed down his second Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model win of the season in Saturday night’s 50-lap Super Late Model race at
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Two-time track champion TJ Brackett wins Super Late Model race at Oxford Plains Speedway, tightens championship battle
Oxford, Maine – Buckfield’s TJ Brackett nailed down his second Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model win of the season in Saturday night’s 50-lap Super Late Model race at
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Morris Turns Season Around With Win at Times Argus Mid-Season Championships
Barre, Vt. – Boomer Morris started the second half of the 2017 Thunder Road season in a big way with a win in the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships on Thursday, July 27. The hom
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REPEAT WINNERS GRAB SPOTLIGHT AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
REPEAT WINNERS GRAB SPOTLIGHT AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY by Ken Minott WISCASSET SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE 7/24/17 First-time winners are always a welcome sight at any race track. But Satu
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Lee USA Speedway 7/21/17 Race Report
Lee, NH – The Valenti Modified Racing Series rolled into the Lee USA Speedway for a pair of 50-lap events on Friday night, the second appearance of the year for the tour at “New Ha
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Defending track champion Tim Brackett wins for first time this season at Oxford Plains Speedway
Defending track champion Tim Brackett wins for first time this season at Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine – Timmy Brackett of Buckfield raced to his first Budweiser Championshi
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Corliss Nabs Second Win of Season on FairPoint Night
Barre, Vt. – Hometown driver Jason Corliss captured his second Thunder Road Late Model win of the season on Thursday, July 20, taking the lead just past the halfway point and holdi
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Historic win at Seekonk for Scott Payea
SEEKONK, MA – It’s come down to who can beat Scott Payea on the American Canadian Tour and Saturday at Seekonk Speedway – for a record-breaking fourth consecutive race – the answer
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Demers Wins Thriller in Vermont Governor’s Cup
Barre, Vt. – South Burlington’s Trampas Demers earned one of the biggest Thunder Road Late Model wins of his career on Thursday, July 13, taking the lead for good from Hinesburg’s
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Lee USA Speedway 7/7/17 Race Report
After running the table in 2016, with no rainouts slowing the championship chases in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions, three straight rainouts early in the 2017 camp
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Squeglia Wins at Lee!
Lee, NH – Local racer Joe Squeglia of Derry, NH won the Seacoast 100 Granite State Pro Stock Series on Friday, following the fireworks at Lee. Squeglia was fast all day, posting t
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Maine Vintage Race Association News
Officers rename major award, show season starts off strong for Maine Vintage Race Car Association AUBURN, Maine (June 27, 2017) – Officers and directors of the Maine Vintage Race C
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DJ SHAW WINS PASS OPEN AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
Oxford, Maine — Reigning Pro All Stars Series North Champion DJ Shaw of Center Conway, New Hampshire claimed victory, and a preferred starting position in the upcoming Oxford 250 N
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MacDonald Scores At The ‘Magic Mile’ Captures GSPSS Victory In First Annual Short Track Showdown
By Kyle Souza, Granite State Pro Stock Series WALPOLE, N.H. – Heading into Saturday’s First Annual New England Short Track Showdown presented by AR Bodies at New Hampshire Motor Sp
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Tenth Career Win for Eddie MacDonald at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
by Dick Casey When Eddie MacDonald took the checkered flag in the inaugural New England Short Track Showdown at NHMS in the Granite State Pro Stock Series on Saturday, he joined el
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Mother Nature Wins Again at Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – Mother Nature was declared the winner once again at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, June 30, as a rainy forecast has forced the postponement of Community College of Ve
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Darling Dominates at Seekonk Scores First Career GSPSS Victory in Seekonk 100
SEEKONK, Mass. – Seekonk Speedway regular David Darling captured his first career Granite State Pro Stock Series win on Saturday night. At his home track of Seekonk, Darling domina
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Woodard Triumphs Twice on North Country Federal Credit Union Night
Barre, Vt. – Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard doubled down with a pair of Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger feature victories on North Country Federal Credit Union Night at Barre
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First PASS Super Late Model win for Derek Griffith in Hight Chevrolet 150 at Speedway 95
Hermon, Maine – Derek Griffith of Hudson, New Hampshire nailed down his first-ever Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model victory Sunday afternoon in the Hight Chevrolet Buick GMC 1
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White, Pembroke Take Late Model Wins on Casella Night
Barre, Vt. – Northfield’s Matt White and Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke were the stars of the Late Model double features at Thunder Road’s Casella Night on Thursday, June 15. White ear
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HUTTER NABS FIRST WISCASSET WIN
by Ken Minott Maine’s fastest oval, Wiscasset Speedway, showcased Group 2 Saturday night in front of another big crowd. Three different drivers picked up their first wins of t
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Payea Comes Back for Win in Wild Community Bank 150
Barre, Vt. – Colchester’s Scott Payea was atop the pack when the dust settled on Sunday, June 11, coming from behind to score his second straight American-Canadian Tour (ACT) victo
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ALAN TARDIFF SCORES FIRST-EVER OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY SUPER LATE MODEL WIN
Oxford, Maine – Alan Tardiff of Lyman drove to a convincing victory in Saturday night’s Budweiser Championship Series Super Late Model main event at Oxford Plains Speedway. Tardiff
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Bashaw, Rain Win at Thunder Road Harvest Event
Barre, Vt. – Lincoln’s Garry Bashaw was out front in the Allen Lumber Street Stock feature when the rains arrived at Barre’s Thunder Road on Sunday June 4, giving him his second ca
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Lee USA Speedway 6/2/17 Race Report
Despite a quick shower that interrupted the action during qualifying, Lee USA Speedway put another Friday night program in the record books, with Auburn racer John Burke putting on
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Farrington scores first Super Late Model win at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, Maine — Dave Farrington, Jr. of Jay celebrated his first-ever Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model victory Saturday night, topping the Budweiser Championship Series card
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ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN WINS COASTAL 200 AT WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
by Ken Minott Harrington, Maine’s Andrew McLaughlin has come close, very close, to winning the state’s biggest Late Model Sportsman race; The Coastal 200, on more than one occ
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Therrien Stands Tall in Dominating Memorial Day Classic Win
Barre, Vt. – Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien took the lead early and never looked back en route to capturing the 55thMemorial Day Classic presented by Mekkelsen RV Sales & Rental at Bar
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55th Memorial Day Classic A Landmark Event for Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – The 55th Memorial Day Classic presented by Mekkelsen RV Sales & Rental opens the 2017 season at Barre’s Thunder Road this Sunday, May 28. The highly anticipated event,
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Lee USA Speedway 5/19/17 Race Report
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway raised the curtain on the 2017 weekly racing season on Friday night, with defending Super champion Dave “Hollywood” Helliwell of Salem making a statement
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Mitchell to Victory Lane at Riverhead
The Granite State Pro-stock Series traveled to Long Islands Riverhead Speedway for round two of the 2017 season on Saturday night. 2016 rookie of the year Mike Mitchell won a wild
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GIRARD SCORES CONVINCING WIN IN NATIONAL QUALIFIER AT WISCASSET
by Ken Minott If Kevin Girard Jr had left any doubt over the past two seasons who the top dog in the Nelcar Legend ranks at Maine’s fastest track happens to be, he put an excl
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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS from 5/13/17
WISCASSET SPEEDWAY RESULTS from 5/13/17 (TOP 5) Full press release & full results coming on Monday KENNEBEC EQUIPMENT RENTAL OUTLAW MINIS – Spotlight Race 24 laps completed, ended
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THIRD STRAIGHT SUPER LATE MODEL SCORE FOR OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY WINNER REID LANPHER
THIRD STRAIGHT SUPER LATE MODEL SCORE FOR OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY WINNER REID LANPHER Oxford, Maine – 18-year-old Reid Lanpher of Manchester continued his outstanding start to the 2
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