Jul 29, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Ben Rowe claimed an exciting victory in the Best of the Best Pro Stock 150 at Speedway 660 on Saturday night. The Turner, Maine driver also earned a guaranteed starting position in the Auto Value 250 on SpeedWeekend. Rowe, driving for the Hal O’Neal Racing team, was happy to get the win for his New Brunswick racing friends.
“These guys only race a couple of times a year and I am glad they asked me to come up here and drive for them because they are a great team and gave me a strong car tonight” said Rowe. “It sure was a handfull because the power steering let go early in the race and I am pretty much beat right now, but it’s great to get the win for these guys.”
The Pro All Star Series Tour driver struggled early in the race and took advantage of early cautions to get the crew to make adjustments on the car. He ended up coming to the front just before the half way mark and gave up the lead in the 2nd half of the race before passing Brian Gillespie for the win. Gillespie finished second, while Chris Duncan came home third. Matt Harris claimed fourth while Greg Fahey settled for fifth.
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Jul 28, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Theriault Wins First Career ACT Race
18-year-old driver dominates rain-shortened event at Beech Ridge
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his first career ACT Late Model Tour victory on Saturday night, winning the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.
“That was a wild race,” Theriault said. “We had one of the best cars, and I’m so happy right now.”
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Jul 28, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best: Pro Stock 150 goes Saturday at Speedway 660!
The Best of the Best Pro Stock 150 highlights a full evening of racing at Speedway 660. On Saturday, beginning at 7pm, five racing divisions see action and the evening will end in a Victory Lane celebration for one winning pro stock driver.
“The Best of the Best is really one of our most important races of the year because the winning driver gets an automatic starting position in the Auto Value 250, come SPEEDWEEKEND” said Speedway 660’s Chris Johnston. “The Pro All Star Series in the States and the Maritime Parts for Trucks Tour are both off this weekend, so we expect some of those teams to be here for the Best of the Best.”
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Jul 28, 2012 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
>Barre, VT – Veteran Enduro racer Don “Dipstick” Tofani, of Plainfield, has filed the first entry to the 28th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro 200 on Sunday, August 5 at Barre’s Thunder Road. Tofani will pilot the Green Mountain Paving/Richard Bell Surveyor 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the 200 lap, $3,000 to win, event.
Over 100 nearly street-legal cars driven by amateurs will participate in the popular annual event. Known as “The People’s Race,” the Enduro is a 200-lap race for anyone over the age of 16 that runs non-stop with no cautions, only stopping the race for emergencies. Cars will line up on the front straightaway three wide and be sent off by a crowd countdown for an all out brawl with a $3,000 payday. Tofani, who won the Enduro in 1987, is attempting to join Milton’s Doug Turner as the only drivers to have more than one win in the event. He finished second in last year’s event.
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Jul 27, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Point Leader Dery Looks for Three in a Row
Waterbury, VT – The stars of Serie ACT Castrol will head to Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, QC this Saturday, July 28 for the ACT 200. Point leader Jean-Francois Dery looks to claim his third straight victory in the series, and his second in a row at St-Eustache in 2012.
Second-place point man Donald Theetge will attempt to keep up with the torrid pace set by Dery, who has yet to finish out of the top five except for a mechanical failure in St-Croix earlier this year. Theetge looked well on his way to winning the previous race at St-Eustache, until a duel with eventual winner Dery left him facing the field against the turn three wall. Theetge has collected two wins for himself in 2012, however, and the two-time Serie ACT Castrol Champion will look to close the 13-point gap between himself and Dery after a blown motor at Circuit Riverside on July 14.
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Jul 27, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the postponement of the “We Dig Barre” event scheduled for Thursday, July 26 due to rain. The “We Dig Barre” event, featuring the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Heritage 100, has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 29 with a 4:30pm post time.
Though Friday is the normally scheduled rain date for “The Nation’s Site of Excitement”, co-owners Ken Squier and Tom Curley felt it was necessary to move the event to a twilight Sunday slot. “We did not want to interfere with the labor and effort made by Barre to celebrate their heritage,” said Squier, talking about Barre’s Heritage Festival which will take place Friday evening. “We wanted to make sure We Dig Barre gets the event it deserves, and we hope we can be of help by shifting to Sunday,” he finished.
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