Oct 9, 2013 | Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
13 year old TJ Bleau, of Troy, NH has made a late season charge in the MOAT Mountain Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Scoring 2 top 3 finishes this past weekend at NHMS, TJ has moved into the top 10 in points with 2 races left in the season. “It was amazing. We put a new engine in the car last week and the car is really fast and Kenny my Crew Chief has the car handling perfectly. We had some bad luck at the beginning of the season so it feels great to have a successful weekend. I hope it continues for the last weekend of the season.”
The road course race on Sunday was an interesting as Mother Nature decide to watch the race and brought the rain. “It was a little scary at first, my dad told me to race safe but if I wanted a good finish I would have to race on the edge. That’s what I did. The longer the race went on the more comfortable I got and was able to get 2nd.”
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Oct 9, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
story by Chris Roy
Casey Call, of Pembroke NH. Is the 2013 Gifford’s Ice Cream Bandolero Series Champion, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). “It’s definitely pretty cool. I never thought going into this year that, I would have done so well so early. I really need to thank Gifford’s Ice Cream and NHMS for getting this series going. It’s definitely been a lot of fun!!”
With 5 wins over the course of the season, Casey had some amazing memories over the season. “The most memorable moment for me was the race that Jordan and I had a good battle for the win and I was able to get around him on the last lap to win the race!!”
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Sep 26, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Taylor Martin
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
LOUDON, N.H. – Taylor Martin of Windham, N.H., finished 26th in the fifth annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 21. Martin, who was making just her second career Late Model start, started 30th by virtue of the ACT Late Model Tour’s unique handicapping system for the starting grid in the event. She avoided a multi-car accident on the frontstretch in the early laps of the 50-lap race, and she later avoided disaster when a car directly in front of her began spraying oil on the track. Martin’s day got off to an auspicious start with an overheating problem in practice, but that was quickly repaired and the No. 20 Matt Brown Truck Repair Ford returned to the track during the session. Martin capped off her history-making day, in which she became the first driver to compete in two Invitational events on the same day at NHMS, by finishing third in the Granite State Legends Car Series Gifford’s Ice Cream 25 on the mini-oval.
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Sep 24, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, NHMS, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald continued his dominance at the Magic Mile in Loudon, N.H. with his third victory in the American Canadian Tour’s 5th Annual Bond Auto 50 lap event. The Rowley, Mass. driver won the first ever ACT race at NHMS and has now won three of the five contests held on the September NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend schedule. Unfortunately, Eddie Mac was not as fortunate in the K&N Pro Series East race when he hit the wall in turn one while leading the race when the right side tire blew apart.
“We won one and wrecked one,” said MacDonald in victory lane after the impressive ACT win. “I really wanted to win this for a third time. Rollie (LaChance) and the entire team love running here in front of all our fans. It is a great win but the day is also bittersweet. The K&N car is in pretty bad shape and we have to evaluate it to see if it can be fixed. It is our new car this year and is my favorite car. So it is really disappointing to have a blown tire ruin our chances to win the race and destroy the car. I feel bad for team owner Rob Grimm and the rest of the team that worked so hard on it from day one.”
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Sep 24, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Emily Packard
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
LOUDON, N.H. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished 42nd in the fifth annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 21, after being collected in an accident involving other drivers just four laps into the event. Packard was among the 15 fastest cars in the 43-car field during final practice earlier in the day, and she started 32nd after ACT’s unique handicapping system for the event. She had already started gaining positions in the opening laps of the 50-lap race, but two cars tangled in a three-wide race on the frontstretch of the 1.058-mile oval. Packard was caught up in it, and a broken radiator hose ultimately kept the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford from returning to the event.
WHO: Emily Packard, East Montpelier, Vt.
TEAM: No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Neal Woodward, Georgia, Vt.
WHAT: Bond Auto ACT Invitational 50
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 32nd
FINISHED: 42nd
NEXT RACE: September 28, Fall Foliage 200, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
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Sep 24, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Late Model Tour: Brian Hoar
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report
LOUDON, N.H. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished third in the fifth annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, September 21. Hoar led on two different occasions for a total of 13 laps after starting 15th in the 43-car field, but his car tightened up in the late stages of the race and the No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge settled for third-place – his second Top-5 and his fifth Top-10 in five Invitational starts. Hoar used a bold five-wide move to the outside in the opening laps of the race to get to the front, and he ended the day having recorded his seventh straight Top-5 and sixth straight podium finish for RPM in 2013.
WHO: Brian Hoar, Williston, Vt.
TEAM: RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger
CREW CHIEF: Rick Paya, Georgia, Vt.
WHAT: Bond Auto ACT Invitational 50
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: 3rd
NEXT RACE: September 28, Fall Foliage 200, Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
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