This weekend we went back to star. We were not sure if the rain would hold out or not, but it did. The first practice there was a problem. We had to change the fuel pump, and some other stuff.
To start the second practice Richie went out and then came in for an adjustment, when he went to fire the car it wouldn’t start. To make a long story short, Richie didn’t get much practice.
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Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour 150 lap event scheduled for Sunday, May 15 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME has been postponed and rescheduled for Saturday, June 4 due to forecasted rain. The ACT Tour will be back in action next Sunday, May 22 for the Spring Green 111 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT. For more information visit www.acttour.com or contact media@acttour.com
Waterbury, VT –Mekkelsen RV from East Montpelier, VT has been supporting Thunder Road for many of the fifty-two years of the track’s history. The 49th edition of the Memorial Day Classic will host a 100-lap Thunder Road ACT Late Model event and a 100-lap opening event on the 2011 Bond/WIX Tiger Tour.
“This should be one of the most exciting Memorial Day Classics for fans and competitors in years. My guess is that the competition in 2011 among the Late Models is going to be the best we have seen in recent memory, and the addition of the Bond Tigers, which many of us graduated from, certainly adds another dimension to this traditional holiday weekend,” said three-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud from Northfield, VT.
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Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
Star Speedway Race Report
EPPING, N.H. – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished 10th in the PASS North Series Star 150 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., on Saturday, May 14. It was Doiron’s first Top-10 of the season, but came in an unconventional fashion – after sitting in the second on the final restart of the race, he ended up with a wrecked race car along the frontstretch wall after contact with another car racing to the checkered flag. Doiron started third for his best start of the season and raced inside the Top-10 during the entire caution-filled event.
WHO: Joey Doiron, Berwick, Maine
TEAM: No. 73 JBJ Machine/Dale Shaw Race Cars Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: John Doiron, Berwick, Maine
WHAT: Star 150
WHERE: Star Speedway, Epping, N.H.
STARTED: 3rd
FINISHED: 10th
LAPS LED: 0 times for 0 laps
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Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
Star Speedway Race Report
EPPING, N.H. – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, finished fourth in the PASS North Series Star 150 at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., on Saturday, May 14. It was Sommerville’s second fourth-place finish in as many starts this season. Sommerville started eighth in the 22-car field, but an early domino-effect spin set him back to shotgun on the field. He rallied back to the Top-10 by Lap 100 and was sitting on the outside pole on the first of several green-white-checkered restarts. After a couple of leaders got together, he was forced to settle for the fourth-place finish.
WHO: Lonnie Sommerville, Saint John, New Brunswick
TEAM: Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders/Community Pharmacies Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
WHAT: Star 150
WHERE: Star Speedway, Epping, N.H.
STARTED: 8th
FINISHED: 4th
LAPS LED: 0 times for 0 laps
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May 14, 2011
OXFORD, Maine – The American Canadian Tour event at Oxford Plains Speedway scheduled for Sunday, May 15 has been postponed until June 4.
“The forecast is for a 100% chance of rain tomorrow. We know we have teams and fans traveling great distances for this event and did not want them to do it in vain,” announced Oxford Plains Speedway Owner Bill Ryan.
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