Thunder Road Prepares for Sentimental Twilight Event
Barre, VT – Racing historian Cho Lee of Barre, VT will be remembered at Thunder Road this Sunday, June 10 in the racetrack’s first seasonal weekly program presented by Sherwin-Williams. It will be the first of two twilight Sunday affairs for the high-banked oval before weekly Thursday night racing begins.
Lee, who co-authored “Fifty Years of Excitement” documenting Thunder Road’s history, will be remembered by the New England Antique Racers with the Cho Lee Memorial Race. More than thirty vintage racecars are expected to join Thunder Road’s three weekly racing divisions in Sunday’s event.
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PASS South Competitors Ready to Hit South Boston Speedway
This Weekend after Getting Washed Out in March
Charlotte, NC 6/5/12- After getting washed out on March 24th in what would have been the second PASS South Series race of 2012; the series returns to the South Boston (VA) Speedway this Saturday night for race six of the season schedule. Kyle Grissom coming off his win at the Concord (NC) Speedway in the series’ last outing will lead the field of drivers into the 4/10th mile track in control of the championship standings. Grissom, lead by crew chief Greg Marlow, has already picked up two wins this season in his first year of super late model competition. The guy right on his heels is Winston-Salem, North Carolina driver Brandon Ward. Ward picked up his first career win at Wake County Speedway leading all 125 laps on his way to victory. He and his New Day Motorsports team are just ten points out of the top spot showcasing the model of consistency.
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Johnny Clark goes for the Three-Peat! Pro All Stars Series Hits Speedway 660 for 200 Laps!
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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Stars of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Are Talkin’ Practice at “The Magic Mile”
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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NSN Joins Vermont State Late Model Series
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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