Jun 6, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Johnny Clark is no stranger to Speedway 660. The 33 year old Farmingdale, Maine short-track racer loves to visit the Geary Woods. On Saturday at 7PM Clark will attempt to win his third straight PASS 200 event at Speedway 660.
The defending Pro All Star Series champion heads a star-studded field of drivers who will make the tour’s only visit of the year to Atlantic Canada. In addition to his 2010 and 2011 PASS 200 wins, Clark has two SPEEDWEEKEND Auto Value 250 victories at Speedway 660.
“Johnny Clark loves this joint and our fans know he will race his heart out for them and do everything possible to win his third straight PASS 200 race here” says Speedway 660’s Chris Johnston. “But the six time PASS champion will have to be at his absolute best to hoist the trophy on Saturday night because the Pro All Star Series competition is unbelievably tough.”
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Jun 5, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (June 5, 2012) – It’s still a little over a month before NASCAR invades “The Magic Mile,” but the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour got an early jumpstart in preparation for the Town Fair Tire 100 on July 14. Some of the top stars in the series took to the track on Tuesday, testing everything from tire pressure to gear boxes.
“As far as driving the track, I don’t think we’re going to learn anything,” said Todd Szegedy, who has two wins and 14 top-10’s in 19 careers starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “Track time is always good. … Hopefully, if we learn a little something it will be good for us when we come back.”
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Jun 5, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Live Broadcasts Come to Thunder Road, Devil’s Bowl
Barre, VT – The Northeast Sports Network, a Vermont sports broadcasting website, has teamed up with Barre’s Thunder Road and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway to incorporate live broadcasts into the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. The four race series saw it’s opening event at Thunder Road claimed by hometown sensation Nick Sweet, and heads to Devil’s Bowl Speedway this Friday, June 8 for the I Am Vermont Strong 100.
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Jun 2, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
St-Eustache, QC – The Série ACT Castrol event schedule for Saturday, June 2 at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec has been postponed due to rain. The 100 lap event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 7.
The St-Eustache 100 was scheduled to be the second of twelve events on the 2012 Série ACT Castrol schedule. 2010 Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard of St-Félicien, Quebec claimed the win in the season opening 100 lap event at Autodrome Montmagny on Saturday, May 26. While Allard notched his 10th career Série ACT Castrol win, Jean-François Déry claimed the points lead while leading the majority of the event and finishing third. Déry holds a slim two point lead over Allard, while 2011 Série ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle sits in third after a second place effort at Montmagny.
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Jun 2, 2012 | NE Racing News, PASS, Riverside Speedway, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Riverside Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, takes the PASS North Series points lead into the PASS 150 at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., on Sunday, June 3. Doiron has posted one win, two Top-5s and three Top-10s in three races thus far this season and holds an 11-point lead atop the standings as the series heads to its third straight event on a New Hampshire quarter-mile track. Doiron made one appearance at Riverside during his 2010 Rookie of the Year campaign, finishing 14th. Despite a second-degree burn on his hip suffered in the last race at White Mountain Motorsports Park, Doiron expects to suffer no ill-effects from the injury this weekend.
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May 30, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (May 30, 2012) – It wasn’t that long ago that A.J. Allmendinger was turning his first laps in NASCAR at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series. A little over five years later, the Californian is a full-fledged star in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and in July he will return to “The Magic Mile” to take part in the annual WOKQ FanFest on Thursday, July 12.
Allmendinger will answer questions from Mark and 2K of WOKQ’s Morning Waking Crew, then will hang around to sign autographs for a few lucky fans. During the day, the first 100 fans to buy Allmendinger merchandise will receive a wristband that will allow them access to the autograph session at his souvenir trailer in the Broadway Midway.
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