May 5, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Austin Theriault
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished seventh in the PASS North Series Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. Theriault’s finish was his best PASS North Series finish of the season, and it extended his streak to seven consecutive Top-10 finishes in PASS-sanctioned races dating back to last season. Theriault started 15th after qualifying through the first round, and he raced as high as sixth on a late-race restart. Track position proved crucial late, particularly as the car’s handling tightened up over the course of the 150 laps, and he ended up seventh at the checkered flag.
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May 4, 2013 | PASS
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 2) – With a quarter of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model schedule in the history books, 2013 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive seasons on record. Through the first four races of the year there have been four different winners and the driver who has led the most laps in each of those events has failed to go on and capture the checkered flag. Additionally, the top five in points are separated by less than 50 markers and feature a great mix of veterans and rookies. One would expect to see Jay Fogleman, Kyle Grissom, and Brandon Ward in the mix for the championship, but upstarts Brandon Lynn and Spencer Davis have fared well early in the season.
With the racing as competitive as it is, one can’t be sure from race to race as to who might have the best odds in going to victory lane on a given weekend. One of the hottest drivers as of late in PASS South has been Sanford, NC’s Jody Measamer. Measamer has found great success in the region racing Late Model Trucks and has made the move to full-time PASS South Super Late Model competitor this year. Despite missing the first two races of the season at Dillon and Myrtle Beach due to engine problems, Measamer has stormed back finishing fifth at both Hickory and Southern National.
“The way Hickory went, we ran good all weekend and had a real good finish against some of the best drivers in the country and at Kenly we ran good again and were up at the top of the time sheets all weekend,” said Measamer.
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May 4, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard Car on Display at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Sunday
Vermont Army National Guard to be part of Spring Green festivities
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s opening stock car event will have an added special attraction, as the #88 National Guard Chevrolet SS car of 10-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will be on display at the 101.5 “The Fox” Spring Green on Sunday, May 5. The car is part of a community involvement initiative at the event by the Vermont Army National Guard.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has amassed 19 victories and 11 poles in 478 starts in NASCAR’s top series and is also a two-time champion of the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He is currently third in Sprint Cup Series standings through nine races in 2013, with runner-up finishes in the Daytona 500 and the Auto Club 400. Earnhardt will be in action at the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
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May 4, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
GEORGIA, Vt. – Eight-time ACT Late Model Tour champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., will try and make it two wins in a row when he heads to the Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 5. Hoar earned his ACT-record 38th career victory last weekend in the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, and the driver of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger won the Spring Green at Devil’s Bowl in 2011 in ACT’s inaugural visit to the half-mile. Hoar sits just eight points out of the lead in the ACT standings, one of only three drivers to post Top-10 finishes in each of the first two Tour races this season. (more…)
May 4, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., will makes her second ACT Late Model Tour appearance of the season in the Spring Green 113 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., on Sunday, May 5. The 16-year-old Late Model driver won her first ACT qualifying race last weekend at Thunder Road International Speedbowl and finished 18th in the Merchants Bank 150, and now she turns her attention to one of her favorite tracks on the circuit. Last season, as part of the Vermont State Championship Late Model Series, Packard qualified fifth for the 100-lap main event at Devil’s Bowl and was racing inside the Top-3 in the final laps when an accident collected her and ended a promising day.
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May 3, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Reid Lanpher
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, attempts to make his PASS North Series debut in the Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 4. The 14-year-old JR Motorsports development driver narrowly missed qualifying for the season opener at Oxford Plains Speedway two weeks ago, but he’s confident that luck will be on his side this time around. Lanpher – who is coming off a career-best qualifying effort of third at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., last weekend with JR Motorsports – will again team with veteran NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver and crew chief Andy Santerre for the race at Beech Ridge.
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