Jun 11, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
The Benjamin Motorsports team headed into this past weekends Speedway 660 race with high hope of another good run since the team has always had a lot of good runs at the track. The team is working hard and is also on a pretty good roll since the team has 5 top 5 finishes in there last 6 races.
In practice the 17 car was running well but needed to be a little better if it was going to run for the win. So the team decided to make a few adjustments going into the qualifying race. In the qualifying race Travis started 5th and finished 3rd but had nothing for the 1st and 2nd place cars so a few more adjustments where made for the feature.
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Jun 11, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald started deep in the field in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Slack Auto Parts 150 At Gresham Motorsports Park then rallied to an eighth place finish on the half-mile oval.
The Grimm Construction Chevy struggled in practice and qualifying starting 27th in the field. “We had a number of issues the team had to deal with, one of them a tight condition,” said MacDonald. “We just couldn’t get the car to go early, but Rollie and the crew made the right adjustments and the car was really fast right from the start of the race.”
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Jun 10, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Jay Laquerre took the outside lane to victory in the headline Late Model division on Sunday evening (June 10) on Sherwin-Williams night at Thunder Road. Laquerre’s victory was his first since 2001 when he scored his two career victories at the Barre high banks. Jamie “The Hurricane” Fisher made Laquerre work for the win on a late race charge, but settled for second. Cody Blake, former Thunder Road Champion Nick Sweet, and multi-time champion Phil Scott rounded out the top five.
Laquerre took the lead and ran away in the first half of the race after a lap three caution for debris before Fisher caught him using the outside lane in lapped traffic over the final 47 green flag laps. Fisher mounted multiple attacks, cruising to Laquerre’s bumper and pulling down on the inside, only to find himself back in second. Laquerre is thankful Fisher had the same handling condition as they battled for the lead.
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Jun 10, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Speedway 660 has become Johnny Clark’s home away from home. The Hallowell, Maine driver led the field to the checkered flag, winning his 3rd straight Pro All Star Series 200 in the Geary Woods. The 2010 and 2011 race winner dominated the second half of Sunday’s race to take the victory in car 54.
“I love this place and we took a big swing at the car at the mid-race break and the boys in the crew did an awesome job” said Clark. “We’ll definitely be back here for SpeedWeekend and try to become the first driver to win three Auto Value 250 races.”
Travis Benjamin, from Morrill, Maine, stayed with Clark for much of the final 100 laps, but was just not able to get around the race winner. Cassius Clark, from Skowhegan, Maine beat Johnny Clark on an exciting last lap pass in their heat race, but settled for third in the feature. D.J. Shaw, from Center Conway, New Hampshire won the other qualifying heat.
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Jun 9, 2012 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron Racing: PASS North Series
Speedway 660 Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, continues to hold the PASS North Series points lead as the tour heads north of the border for the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, New Brunswick, on Saturday, June 9. Doiron posted a Top-10 finish last season in this event, and he’s the only driver to finish in the Top-10 in all three PASS North Series races this season. The PASS 200 marks the longest event of the season thus far and the first race with a halfway break for a tire change and pit road adjustments. The driver of the No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet considers Speedway 660 to be among his favorite tracks on the circuit, and he’s hoping to continue with his early-season success.
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Jun 9, 2012 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Mulkern Racing: PASS North Series
Lonnie Sommerville Speedway 660 Race Report
THE STORY
Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, heads home when the PASS North Series turns to the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, New Brunswick, on Saturday, June 9. Sommerville is a two-time winner of the the premier Super Late Model race in the Maritime provinces – the Auto Zone 250 – held at Speedway 660 each Labor Day Weekend. Sommerville took a turn in the lead in the first half of this race a year ago before a broken wheel took him out of contention, but he’s anxious to get his season on track in the Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders/PUB’s Bottle Exchange Chevrolet on the .333-mile, multi-groove race track.
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