May 16, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Pembroke.jpg – Dave Pembroke celebrates his third Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic win in 2010. (Photo by Eric LaFleche)
Barre, VT – As the month of May winds down, the race teams of Barre’s Thunder Road prepare for the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, the first race of the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. After a three-week break, the event is the second point-counting race for the Bond Auto Tigers and Allen Lumber Street Stocks, but for the Late Model Sportsmen it serves as their first. It represents the beginning of a grueling summer-long battle for track championships, but in 2012 the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic has a special number attached.
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May 15, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – Tim, TJ, and Vanna Brackett have sent entries for the American Canadian Tour Armed Forces 150 this coming Sunday May 20. This will be the first time a father and daughter have raced together in an ACT race.
2010 Oxford Plains Speedway Late Model Champion Tim Brackett and son TJ Brackett have raced several times on the ACT Tour together. TJ has been hot at Oxford, finishing in the top ten in his last four starts with the Tour. This year the Oxford 150 is even more of a family affair.
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May 14, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (May 14, 2012) – With a background that includes seven years of sports writing experience, Gavin Faretra has been hired as communications manager at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, effective immediately.
Faretra will be responsible for a variety of duties within the communications department with a focus on written communications and advanced media for the speedway, including developing and editing press releases, website copy, newsletter content, souvenir program stories, fan guides and brochures. He will also be responsible for pitching, planning and executing all publicity events, as well as assist the communications department in day?to?day activities, promotions and other projects.
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May 14, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway opened up the 2012 season on Friday night, with second-generation racer Mike Ordway, Jr. of Fremont taking down the checkered flag in the Benson Lumber and Hardware-sponsored Small Block Supermodified feature event.
Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Mike Netishen took down the checkers with strong runs in the two Small Block Super qualifying heats, but at feature time, it was Ordway in control from start to finish.
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May 14, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, North East Mini Stock Tour, Touring Series News
Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour
Mike Mason of Skowhegan, ME made history Saturday May 12, 2012 by being the first driver to ever win on the road course at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a stock car. Much earlier in the day over 30 teams from six New England states hauled their trailers from near and far to be a part of the first Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour event of the 2012 season.
At 11:00 AM all of the drivers were gathered around the NEMST tech area and given an instructional drivers meeting by NHMS Director of Operations Tom Blanchette and NEMST Promoter Bob Guptill. The drivers were given the tips and hints of road course success as well as instruction on the different types of flags and caution areas the excitement continued to build for the practice session rapidly approaching. At noon the drivers were instructed to strap into their vehicles and prepare for a 45 minute long practice session to build experience as well as set the starting order for the feature later on in the day.
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May 12, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Brandon Ward made his first PASS South Series win look easy as he lead flag-to-flag winning the Capital City Clash/Bull Ring Tough Guy Challenge 125 presented by Bio-Specialists at the Wake County Speedway Friday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. Preston Peltier made it back-to-back podium finishes with his second place finish. Ross Kenseth did the same finishing third after winning in his last outing at Orange County Speedway just several weeks ago.
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