Jun 12, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Speedway 95
News Release Speedway 95 6/11/11
By Bill DaButler
(Hermon, ME) Speedway 95 rolled out the green flag for another evening of racing sponsored by your locally owned Napa stores on Saturday, June 11th at 7pm, with the second race in the Dysart’s late model series, along with the regular card of Saturday night division.
The Dysart’s Late Models earned their first caution of the race in the first lap, when three potential race leaders ran into trouble between turns on and two, Ryan Deane of Winterport, Dean Smart of Bradley, and Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, all of whom ran strongly in the qualifying heat races spun out. When the action resumed, the next 19 laps of the 50 lap feature went caution free until Deane experienced problems forcing a second caution and a trip to his pit stall to try to tune his ride back in. Up until the 42nd lap, the battle for the second spot was the hot topic, as Shane Clark of Winterport and Josh St. Clair battled for second. While the pair battled for second, the race leader Mike Hopkins of Hermon held a substantial lead in the top spot. Clark completed the pass just as the third caution came out. At the restart, the top three spots remained unchanged to the checkers, with Hopkins taking the win. In victory lane, St. Clair acknowledged that his car was being to fade in the final laps, “He (Clark) was just faster.” (more…)
Jun 12, 2011 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Fredericton N.B., June 11, 2011- Speedway 660 fans came out again in big numbers for the 2nd event of the year with the Pro All-Star Series 200 headlining Saturday nights event in the Geary woods. Three divisions on this night would see action including the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman and the RV World Street Stocks.
In the RV World Street stock division Heidi Cooper led most of the way and had built up a commanding lead but with just two laps to go the caution flag flew and they would be all bunched up for the restart. Benji Ruff with a strong car would be on the outside of Cooper and drove his #8 Ford to the front in the 2 lap shootout. That gave Ruff his first feature victory of the year while the steady veteran Rick Cashol managed to squeak by Cooper for a 2nd place finish. That left Cooper with a 3rd place podium finish and very respectable to start to the season.
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Jun 9, 2011 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Speedway 660 Race Preview
THE STORY
Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, heads home with the PASS North Series for the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, N.B., on Saturday, June 11. Sommerville is from nearby Saint John, and he’s the only Canadian-born two-time winner of the track’s marquee event – the Peterbilt 250 – held each September. After finishing fourth in each of the first two races to open the season, Sommerville has his sights set on visiting PASS North Series victory lane with Mulkern Racing for the first time in his career this weekend at his home track.
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Jun 9, 2011 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Speedway 660 Race Preview
THE STORY
Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, heads two one of his favorite PASS North Series tracks when the series competes in the PASS 200 at Speedway 660 in Geary, N.B., on Saturday, June 11. Doiron tested at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway last weekend by competing in a pair of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 40-lap events at the track near his home. Last season, Doiron debuted at Speedway 660 and is anxious to return this weekend for the 200-lap event which will be split into a pair of 100-lap segments.
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Jun 9, 2011 | NE Racing News
(Shediac, N.B.)
— The Centre for Speed, Atlantic Canada’s Super Speedway and “Metro Moncton’s Playground of Power”, will host the first of four visits by the Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW) Modifieds as part of its Albert County and Miramichi area ‘Community Day’ stock car racing program this Sunday afternoon.
Sunday’s 2:00 p.m. racing program will feature drivers from throughout New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island battling it out in the first of four visits by the Atlantic Open Wheel (AOW)
Modifieds touring series, as well as weekly points championship racing in Shediac Sportsman, Mini Stock and Four Fun divisions.
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Jun 8, 2011 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
Naples ME (6/8) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models take a road trip this weekend for their only Maritime Canada appearance at New Brunswick Speedway 660, a popular stop on a 2011 schedule that will see the racing road show stop in four states and two Canadian provinces.
The Pro All Star’s trip to the Geary Woods oval on Saturday June 11 will mark the first extra distance event of the season and 200 green flag laps around this tight little oval is always a challenge. It’s a trip that the American teams look forward to each season and a grandstand packed with avid race fans is one of the reasons why. .
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