Aug 31, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Nick Sweet: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Nick Sweet of Barre, Vt., hopes to put a home field advantage to good use this weekend when the ACT Late Model Tour competes in the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Sweet, the 2010 track champion, will make his third appearance for RPM Motorsports in the No. 57 Saint J Auto/RPM Racing Engines Ford and first in the car at Thunder Road. Though Sweet has never won the longest race on the Thunder Road schedule, he is the most recent ACT winner at the track – having taken the checkered flag in the Merchants Bank 150 in May while driving for his family-owned team.
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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 29, 2011 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway hosted another round of NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series action on Friday night, with the Benson Lumber and
Hardware Small Block Supermodified, Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman,
David’s Race Cars and Components Hobby Stock, and RE/MAX Ironman feature
events all paying double points.
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