Apr 12, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
NHMS Announces “Magic Mile Tours” for Visitors in 2012
Loudon, N.H. (April 12, 2012) – Tidying up a 1,200-acre facility for more than 100,000 friends is quite the “honey-do” task. New Hampshire Motor Speedway has begun such preparations for the NASCAR weekends and is giving a sneak peek into the action with new “Magic Mile Tours”.
Starting Monday, April 16, speedway staff will peel back the curtain on the magic with daily tours at 11:30 a.m. The trip will include a lap around the famed 1.058-mile NASCAR oval or the 1.6-mile road course, depending on track configuration.
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Apr 12, 2012 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Naples, ME (4/12) The long awaited 2012 PASS North season gets in gear on Sunday April 15 when the popular PASS Sportsman series takes to Lee (NH) USA Speedway on the Route 125 ovals’ traditional Governors Cup opening day.
Lee USA will host a test and tune day on Saturday April 14th, open to all PASS Sportsman competitors.
On Sunday April 15 qualifying is slated to take the green at 1:15 pm with feature events for all participating divisions to follow.
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Apr 11, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald and crew chief Rollie LaChance are ready for the Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 15 in the opener for the American Canadian Tour. The MacDonald Motorsports Team will unveil a new car built by Dale Shaw for owner Fred Petersen.
“We are really excited to be teamed up with Freddy again to run in the ACT series this season,” said MacDonald. “We are just putting the final touches on the new car and after a day of testing, we are anxious to get it on the track at Lee. Dale did a great job on the car with Rollie very involved in the building so we feel we know the car pretty well already. With any new car there will be a learning curve but we feel comfortable with it.”
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Apr 10, 2012 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Event to Benefit the Autism Society of Maine
Portland Pirates, in cooperation with the Autism Society of Maine, are announcing the Autism Awareness night with Travis Dunbar
Portland, ME — (J.T. Promotions)–Travis Dunbar and the Autism Society of Maine are happy to announce that the Portland Pirates will be hosting Autism Awareness Night in support of the Autism Society of Maine on April 11. The event features $2.00 from every game ticket sold being given to the Autism Society of Maine, and aims to raise awareness and funds for the Autism Society of Maine located in Winthrop, ME.
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Apr 10, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
VP RACING FUEL BECOMES OFFICIAL FUEL OF ACT AND THUNDER ROAD
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that VP Racing Fuels (VP) would become the “Official Fuel” of ACT for 2012. The ambitious program will begin a major effort on the part of ACT to create both a more “green” environment, and equally important, to begin to contain fuel expenses for over 400 Late Model race teams in the ACT system, and 100 competitors at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
The program will address the fuel needs of the ACT US, ACT Series Castrol Quebec, and Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.
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Apr 10, 2012 | PASS, Touring Series News
It’s no secret that Kyle Grissom has had success throughout the late model stock car ranks, but just because one has that success doesn’t mean it automatically transfers to the super late model ranks as many have found out. Kyle Grissom, however; wasted no time to making his presence known to the super late model world by winning the PASS South Easter Bunny 150 Saturday night at the Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina.
Grissom, son of 1993 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion Steve Grissom, was able to fend off challenges from several different drivers on multiple occasions before pulling away for the win in the final ten laps. The PASS South newcomer set fast time in qualifying before leading on five different occasions for a total of 101 laps behind the wheel of his #31 Harrison’s Workwear Chevy Impala enroute to his first series win.
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