May 24, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT –The Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic will open the third annual Vermont State Late Model Championship Series this Sunday, May 25th at Thunder Road. The series was started when Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Fair Haven, Vermont introduced the American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model division weekly to its new asphalt surface in 2012.
“Thunder Road and Devil’s Bowl officials have worked with the ACT office to create this partnership, and the racing has been spectacular at both tracks,” said Tom Curley, President of ACT and promoter at Thunder Road. “Having two very different asphalt tracks competing in Vermont with the high-banked Thunder Road and the very fast, relatively flat, half mile at Devil’s Bowl, has really allowed competitors from both tracks to have a unique racing experience in this State series. The big winners have been the fans as the point battles during the first two years have been outstanding,” concluded Curley.
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May 20, 2014 | NASCAR K&N Series, Touring Series News
photo by RPM
By Dick Casey
Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team’s optimism for another strong finish at Iowa Speedway crumbled with a hard hit to the outside wall in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series combination race Saturday night with the East and West teams meeting for the first of two events on the seven-eighth’s mile oval. After finishing in the runner-up position in the Pork Be Inspired 150 second event at Iowa last season, Eddie Mac returned for the Casey’s General Store 150 with a brand new car with hopes of equaling or bettering last year’s finish.
Unfortunately for Eddie Mac, the right front tire blew on lap 57 as the Rowley, Ma. veteran driver attempted an outside pass for the tenth position sending him hard into the outside wall between turns one and two ending his night with a 35th place finish saying, “That was a tough hit. It really tore up the front of the car and it probably needs a new front clip. We worked hard getting this new car ready for the race and it felt good. We didn’t have time to test so practice was the first time on any track. The crew worked hard to get the car ready and even though we didn’t qualify well, we thought the car would be okay for the race and it was. The car was running great, the handling was good, and only a little loose in practice so we believed we had a good set-up for the race. It was very similar to the set-up we had last year here when we finished second. ”
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May 20, 2014 | PASS, Touring Series News
photo by Norm Marx
DJ Shaw Grabs Third Win of Season in Canada!
Vallee-Jonction, Quebec – DJ Shaw continued his early season dominance this past weekend, as he took home his third win of the season in the Frameco 150 at Autodrome Chaudiere. The fifth race on the Pro All Stars Series North schedule saw Shaw battle hard once again with Johnny Clark for the top spot throughout the event. At the end though, Shaw was able to get the lead and pull away in a brand new #60 Precision JLM Chevrolet to take home the win in Canada!
“Everything is working for us well this season,” Shaw said after the win, “it’s even more gratifying to take a brand new car here and win with it, most of the time you have to work the bugs out of a new car, but this is the second car that’s come directly from our shop to Victory Lane in the past year, that’s even more special.”
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May 20, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Emily Packard
With Mother Nature winning again postponing the Devil’s Bowl race to Sunday, it was off to Airborne Speedway for Emily Packard and her 9X Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels sponsored team for the ACT 100 race.
Spending most of the afternoon practicing and getting the car to run consistent laps, Packard hit the track in the second heat race starting in the 8th and final starting spot in her heat. With only 10 laps to work her way to the front, Packard found herself crossing the finish line on the last lap in 6th position, forcing her to have to run the consolation race. “I found myself behind some slower cars, and with only ten laps to move up, I had to work to get around them longer than I wanted,” said Packard. Staring the consolation race in third, Packard maintained the third position throughout the race to finish in third and get her into the race.
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May 20, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
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No. 17 Ray Parent from Tiverton, RI wins the ACT Airborne 100. No. 41 Jonathan Bouvrette from Canada was second, followed by No. 97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr from Hudson, NH coming in third.
May 19, 2014 | NE Racing News, Pro Stock Tour, Touring Series News
(Halifax, NS, May 19, 2014) The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour will open another sensational season of stock car racing this Saturday, May 24th at Scotia Speedworld with the Harry Poole Memorial 100 presented by Lucas Oil. The season opener will launch the 12-race schedule that will take the Tour to five Maritime markets over the next 17 weeks. Approximately thirty of the best teams from across the region are expected to battle for a spot in Saturday’s main feature. Qualifying for the Harry Poole Memorial 100 presented by Lucas Oil gets underway at 3:10 PM with racing slated for 4:00 PM. Grandstands gates open at 1:00 PM.
Saturday’s season opener will be run in honour of Harry Poole. Harry was one of the original builders and owners of the Pro Stock Tour and Scotia Speedworld. He was a staunch supporter of stock car racing in the Maritimes and he willingly gave back to his community through many other organizations over the years. Racing has lost a true friend and we are dedicating the 2014 season opener to Harry, who passed away this winter after a valiant battle with Cancer.
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