RESULTS FROM FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
photo by Rich Hayes
Lee, NH – The Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models rolled into Lee USA Speedway 26 strong on Friday night, running along with the five regular NASCAR Whelen All American Series season weekly divisions for another full night of racing action on the quick 3/8ths mile oval.
Joe Squeglia, Jr. of nearby Derry, who spent much of his early career turning laps at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed” in Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, and Pro Stocks dating back to the early 1990‘s, was the big winner when the checkers flew to end the fast-paced 150-lap main event.
Squeglia grabbed the early lead on the long-distance run, but Newmarket’s Bryan Kruczek got past to lead the middle portion of the race in the A Family Cab-sponsored entry. Not to be outdone, Squeglia worked his way back past to lead the final laps, posting his first career touring series victory aboard the Piquette and Howard Electric/Automart/Cairns Equipment ride.
PASS South Looking Ahead To South Boston As Next Event On Schedule
PASS photo
CHARLOTTE, NC (June 27) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials, along with representatives of East Carolina Motor Speedway, announced today that the PASS South Super Late Model event scheduled for Saturday, July 30 has been cancelled. After long deliberation, PASS and East Carolina Motor Speedway officials have agreed, for the health of Super Late Model racing in the Carolinas as a whole, it is best to move ahead and look towards the future. While the East Carolina event was announced last November, two months prior to the release of any other schedules, both parties have agreed that this is the right decision. PASS South will be back in action again for 150 laps on Saturday, August 13 at South Boston Speedway, while East Carolina Motor Speedway will continue with a full slate of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on July 30.
“We felt that it was in everybody’s interest to go ahead and remove this event from the schedule so everyone can focus and plan for the remaining races in 2016,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “The folks at East Carolina have been great to work with and it’s unfortunate that we will not be able to go there due to actions out of our control. We wish East Carolina nothing but success and hope to work with them again in the near future.”
Pembroke Takes Three On Harvest Equipment Night
Kyle Pembroke of Montpelier in Victory Lane after winning the Thunder Road Late Model 50-lap main event. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, VT – Kyle Pembroke of Montpelier claimed the third Triple Crown of the season in three regular-season events on Harvest Equipment Night on Sunday afternoon, sweeping his heat race, the semifeature, and the 50-lap Thunder Road Late Models feature.
Pembroke survived a collision with Eric Chase of Milton on his way to the victory. The two cars collided on the backstretch after the third caution flag of the race was thrown on lap 40. Since the wreck didn’t cause the yellow flag, Pembroke was allowed to reclaim his second-place position in the field. He moved past Darrell Morin of Westford on the ensuing restart and stayed in front for the rest of the event.
Rounding out the top ten were Nick Sweet of Barre, Morin, Phil Scott of Middlesex, Eric Badore of Milton, Jason Corliss of Barre, John Donahue of Graniteville, Shawn Fleury of Middlesex, and Josh Masterson of Charlotte. Badore and Sweet also claimed Maplewood Stores Triple Crowns in the first two regular-season Late Model events at Thunder Road.
FLYIN’ BRYAN SWEEPS THE STREETS: FIVE CHAMPIONS CLEAN HOUSE ON VICTORY LANE
Credit Photos: Mary and Peter Taylor petespicks.smugmug.com
BY: SOPHIE GABRION, RACE MEDIA REP
WISCASSET, MAINE – Across the world, waving a white flag in battle symbolizes defeat, used by weaker contenders to indicate surrender. When it flies at Wiscasset Speedway, drivers and fans receive a very different message: go hard. Triggering white knuckles on steering wheels and tense toes to accelerators, this is the white warning of one lap to go. Champions finish as hard as they start regardless the cautions, collisions and chaos in between. In his second win of the season, Bryan Robbins in the #51x of Montville denied defeat all the way to victory lane, claiming first in the Strictly Streets 35-Lap Spotlight Race last Saturday night.
Starting strong, this division kept spectators on the edge of their seats until tricky traffic on lap five caused the first caution. Chris King from Burnham conceded the night when his #29 car left the shuffle horizontal at the top of turn one. Through intense smoke billowing from beneath Robbins as he climbed the ranks, fans could barely make out the flash of the yellow flag less than five laps later. In the second caution, Ryan Ripley’s #09 car spun from turn three into four, while Mike Duffy’s #02x barely managed to stay on the track.
Bangor’s Gary Smith is first-time Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model winner
Nine winners in nine races for top class, Matt Dufault dominant in Street Stocks
Oxford, Maine – Gary Smith of Bangor drove to victory lane after charging past a few early race leaders to claim a career-first Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model win, topping the Budweiser Championship Series stock car racing card on MacDonald Motors of Bridgton night at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday.
Rookie Josh Childs of Oxford led a healthy portion of the Super Late Model 50-lapper’s early stages before yielding to Hebron’s Alan Wilson, who set the pace through the event’s middle stages. Anson’s Scott Moore took the point away from Wilson, but there was no stopping Smith and his unclehenrys.com 75, and when the checkered flag waved Smith was in the spotlight for the first time at Oxford Plains Speedway.