Aug 15, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien (#5VT) continues to lead the Thunder Road Late Model ranks entering U.S. Army Recruiting Night this Thursday, August 17, with South Burlington’s Trampas Demers (#85VT) sitting 21 points back. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – Barre’s Thunder Road nears the zenith of its weekly racing season this Thursday, August 17 with U.S. Army Recruiting Night. The second-to-last Thursday night date on the calendar features a full card of action for the Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks as they draw closer to crowning the 2017 track champions.
Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien continues to lead the Late Model ranks, currently holding a 21-point edge over South Burlington’s Trampas Demers with just three point-counting events remaining. Should he remain on top at season’s end, Therrien would become the first driver in modern Thunder Road history to hold titles in three different divisions. He previously won the 2007 Street Stock and 2012 Flying Tiger championships.
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Aug 15, 2017 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Wiscasset Speedway
photo by Peter & Mary Taylor
by Ken Minott
Wiscasset Speedway brought the action under the lights Saturday night with Group 1 in action plus the Nelcar Legends. The ServPro of Biddeford-Saco Prostocks 40 lap feature wrapped up the program with Palmyra’s Ajay Picard securing his first career Prostock victory dominant fashion, besting the runner-up by over 7 seconds. In victory lane, Picard acknowledged “I’ve lost one before by letting up too soon, I wasn’t going to let that happen this time”.
Thomaston’s Daren Ripley settled for 2nd while point leader Charlie Colby took third. In the 35 lap spotlight feature for the N.E.4-cylinder Pros, Windham’s Austin Teras started at the back of the field and raced his way to his 2nd win of the season. Max Rowe of Turner reclaimed the point lead in the class as he held off defending champ Kamren Knowles for runner-up honors. Knowles settled for 3rd. Brian Sweatt of Albion took his first Wiscasset win in the 25 lap Thunder 4 Mini feature.
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Aug 14, 2017 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News
photo by Rich Hayes
Lee, NH – The annual running of the Ollie Silva Memorial 75-lapper for the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) is the biggest event on the August calendar each year at Lee USA Speedway, and the 2017 edition of the race ran on Friday night in front of a packed grandstand.
A strong field of the high-powered open-wheelers invaded “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed” filled the pit area, and after a round of time trials and three lightning-quick qualifying races were run, the starting field was set for the main event.
Jamie Timmons of North Andover, MA was missing from the feature event starting lineup, having been knocked out of competition after a hard crash in his qualifier. Timmons slammed the frontstretch wall and destroyed his racer, reportedly suffering back injuries in the wreck, though he walked to the ambulance under his own power.”
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Aug 13, 2017 | GSPSS, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Josh King Victory Lane (Troy bregy Photo)
Winchester, NH- Josh King of Vernon, Vermont took his first Granite State Pro Stock Series win at the JBH 100 on Saturday night. Points leader Mike O’Sullivan of Sprigfield, MA looked like he would be a threat posting the fastest times in practice. He also ran well in his heat finishing second behind his brother Tommy O’Sullivan of Wilbraham, MA.
As dark skies and lightning loomed west of the track, King started on the poll in the Feature and Jeremy Harclerode of Newmarket, NH started on the outside. The early part of the race saw King take the lead early with Scott MacMichael of New London, NH and Nick Lascuola of Abington, MA close behind.
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Aug 11, 2017 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard earned his fourth Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger victory of the season in the 75-lap Myers Container Service Triple Crown event. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – Craftsbury Common’s Mike Martin & Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard were the big winners on Thursday, August 10 in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown finale for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers. Woodard took his fourth Tiger victory of the season while Martin captured the first championship of the 2017 Thunder Road season as part of Cody Chevrolet Cadillac Night.
Martin entered the 75-lap event with a 20-point lead over Woodard following qualifying. But Woodard slashed his way through the field from his 13th starting position, roaring around the outside of Grand Isle’s Joe Steffen on lap 32 and holding off Hinesburg Bobby Therrien on a pair of subsequent restarts. Meanwhile, Martin found himself mired in traffic with an ill-handling car, sinking as low as 12th on the track.
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Aug 9, 2017 | GSPSS, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
By Kyle Souza, Granite State Pro Stock Series
WALPOLE, N.H. – The Granite State Pro Stock Series will celebrate the life and pay tribute to John Hoyt on Saturday night at Monadnock Speedway. The annual “JBH” 100 lap main event is set for the high-banks of Monadnock.
Hoyt, the co-founder of the series, unexpectedly passed away back in 2011 and this race was put together in his honor. Last year, series president Mike Parks won the race behind the wheel of his No. 66.
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