Jul 14, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
LOUDON, N.H. (July 14, 2012) – For the third straight season Brad Keselowski will sit on the pole for Saturday afternoon’s F.W. Webb 200 Nationwide Series race. Keselowski’s time of 29.067 seconds (131.035 mph) was 0.055 faster than Kasey Kahne, who earned a front-row position for the second straight day. Kahne will also start second in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301.
Keselowski was the top qualifier in each of the last two seasons, with Kyle Busch going on to earn the checkers in each of those races.
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Jul 13, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Defending champion to start out front in Saturday’s Town Fair Tire 100
LOUDON, N.H. (July 13, 2012) – Ronnie Silk took the pole and the checkers the last time the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He’ll try to do the same this weekend after taking the pole in Friday’s qualifying for the Town Fair Tire 100 on Saturday.
Silk’s time of 29.492 seconds (129.147 mph) was nearly fourth-tenths of a second faster than Ryan Preece, who will start on the outside of Row 1 on Saturday. Doug Coby, Eric Berndt and Sprint Cup regular Ryan Newman round out the top five qualifiers.
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Jul 11, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Governor’s Cup Winner Will Gain Invite To ACT Invitational
Barre, VT –Thunder Road officials have announced that the winner of the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 sponsored by the VT State Lottery Commission on this Thursday, July 12, will also earn an invite to the Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22. Thunder Road’s marquee race of the summer will feature the top talent from Thunder Road, and the Vermont State Championship Series, all coming to town to claim the Vermont Governor’s Cup to be presented by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin.
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Jul 10, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Former Winner Files Surprise Entry
Barre, VT – American Canadian Tour sensation Joey Polewarczyk Jr., of Hudson, NH has filed his entry for the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 presented by the VT State Lottery Commission this Thursday night at Barre’s Thunder Road. Polewarczyk will join multi-time Thunder Road Champion Phil Scott, Late Model point leader Nick Sweet, and Vermont State Championship Series point leader Brent Dragon as early favorites to take the cup.
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Jul 9, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Gappens, Polewarczyk Race Youths at Route 106 RacePark
LOUDON, N.H. (July 9, 2012) – Jerry Gappens can’t wait to get the big boys to “The Magic Mile.” But before NASCAR officially rolls into town later this week, New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s executive vice president and general manager tested his driving skills against future NASCAR pilots at Route 106 RacePark in Pembroke, N.H., as Governor John Lynch helped drop the green flag on race week in the Granite State.
With Gov. Lynch serving as the flag official, Gappens, American-Canadian Tour driver Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk of Hudson, N.H. and four local go-kart drivers raced for 10 laps, with Gappens using his self-imposed “Gapper-Jump” to take down the field and win the “Mini LENOX Industrial Tools 301.”
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Jul 5, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
19 Canines Adopted in 15 Days from N.H. Humane Society
LOUDON, N.H. (July 5, 2012) – There’s nothing like curling up on the couch to watch a NASCAR race with your best friend, especially when that best friend has four legs, a tail and eyes that make your heart melt. From June 15-30, New Hampshire Motor Speedway gave a pair of tickets to anyone adopting a dog from the New Hampshire Humane Society in Laconia. A total of 19 canines were adopted over the two-week span and now those adoptees will be given tickets to come out to the track to root on the stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when they return to “The Magic Mile” for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on July 15.
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