Aug 31, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl and Bond Auto Parts have teamed up to help a local food shelf following Hurricane Irene. Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to this weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road in Barre on Sunday, September 4.
Bond Auto trucks will be located at all Thunder Road gates this weekend and will be accepting non-perishable food items and cash donations to benefit the Waterbury Food Shelf which lost its entire inventory in last week’s flooding.
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Aug 31, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Racers Ready for 150 Laps of Action
Even though the 2011 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South season is winding down, the chase for the championship is heating up as the series heads to Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina, for The Labor Day Classic on Saturday, September 3rd. The return to the facility will be the 11th event of the 13-race 2011 season for the Super Late Model series.
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Aug 30, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Naples ME (8/30) Call them what you will ; Wildcats, Strictly Stocks, Bombers – there’s dozens of names for the entry level class that many racers use to get their start in motorsports or keep themselves involved due to the divisions’ relatively economical nature. It’s action packed, fender rubbing racing with plenty of thrills, spills and excitement for drivers and fans alike.
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Aug 29, 2011 | NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 29, 2011) -During the SYLVANIA 300 weekend New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Tommy Baldwin Racing are offering every modified fan’s dream, a Richie Evans ticket package to celebrate his induction into the Hall of Fame.
Evans is recognized as the “king” of modified racing. He captured nine NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships in a 13-year span, which included eight consecutive championships from 1978-85. “The Rapid Roman” collected multiple track championships across the Northeast and hundreds of victories, including a 37-win season during a stretch of 60 modified races in 1979. He was also named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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Aug 28, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
ACT Can-Am 200 at Riverside Postponed Due to Rain
Ste-Croix, QC – The ACT Late Model Tour and Série ACT Castrol combined Can-Am 200 at Circuit Riverside Speedway in Ste-Croix, QC scheduled for Saturday, August 27 has been postponed due to rain.
Forty-one cars attempted to qualify for the event with thirty-six making the field. The field of 36 was set before the rains came following the B-Feature. Those 36 cars will return on Sunday, September 11 to complete the 200 lap distance. (more…)
Aug 25, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 25, 2011) -Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and four-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner Tony Stewart “smoked” the competition today, racing go-karts at F1 Boston in preparations for the SYLVANIA 300, the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sept. 25.
Stewart, who pilots the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made a pit stop in Braintree, Mass. to mingle with local media members. The group then hit the thrilling track filled with sharp turns and rolling hills for some side-by-side karting action.
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