Jul 16, 2014 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News
photo by Rich Hayes
Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway held another exciting program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on Friday night, with first-time winners the order of business in all five weekly divisions. The enthusiastic crowd was treated to not only a great night of racing, but a gigantic fireworks display to close things out.
The entry-level Benson Lumber and Hardware Ironman feature race was the first of the main events to take to “New Hampshire‘s Center of Speed“, with Austin Elliot of Epping leading them to the green flag. Fellow Epping resident Jeff Bennett quickly got by to take the point, and Bennett moved out to a comfortable lead after just a few laps.
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Jul 16, 2014 | NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Photo by RPM
Eddie MacDonald almost won his fourth career K&N Pro Series East race in the Granite State 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday night securing second place in a spectacular last lap duel that had the fans on their feet. The 100 lap event had three and four wide racing in turn one on the “Magic Mile” that most would agree is nearly impossible to achieve.
“That was a crazy race over the second half of the race right to the last lap,” said the Rowley, Mass. veteran. “I think the fans saw an exciting race with the winner not decided until the last turn of the last lap. On the last restart my spotter Logger (Dave Ricker) said I was on the bottom of four wide going into turn one and they were three wide behind us. The incredible thing is, no one wrecked. We are very happy with the second place finish since it looked like we were headed for a fourth place finish.”
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Jul 14, 2014 | NE Racing News
Monday, 7/14/14
Abington Ale House(Rt. 18, Abington, MA)-Cruise Night presented by So. Shore Corvettes, 50/50 drawing, all makes welcome, food, DJ, 5 p.m.
Cardi’s Furniture(W.Warwick, RI)-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Haywagon Restaurant(Uxbridge, MA)-Cruise Night, DJ, 5 p.m.
Mark’s Auto Parts(Granby, CT)-Cruise Night, DJ, food, beverages, 5-9 p.m.
Tuesday, 7/15/14
A&W Restaurant(Greenville, RI)-Cruise Night, DJ, 5 p.m.
Auto Zone(Rt. 53, Weymouth, MA)-Cruise Night, Food & Drink Special $4, DJ, raffles, give-a-ways, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 7/16/14
Capeway Rovers(Middleboro, MA)-MX practice, 9 a.m.
Denny’s Restaurant(W. Greenwich, RI)-Cruise Night, DJ, 5 p.m.
Mendon Drive-In(Rt. 16, Mendon, MA)-Double features, Cruise Night, free admission to collector cars in a seperate area, DJ, raffle, 5 p.m.
Seekonk Speedway(MA)-Tri-Track Modified Open practice, Modifieds and NEMA Midgets, noon-5 p.m. rain date, Thursday, 7/17.
Speedway 95(Hermon, ME)-Wacky Wednesday stock car racing, 7 p.m.
VFW(Dean St., Norwood, MA)-Cruise Night, DJ, Food, Beverages, 5 p.m.
Waterford Speedbowl(CT)-Wacky Wednesday stock car racing, 7 p.m.
Weymouth Elks(Rt. 53, Weymouth,MA)-Spindle’s Cruise Night,BBQ, raffles, refreshments, 5:30 p.m.
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Jul 2, 2014 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News
photo by Rich Hayes
Lee, NH – The battle for the 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season championships continued at the Lee USA Speedway Friday night, with Groveland, MA racer Mike Murphy collecting his first win of the season in the EKeys 4Cars Supermodified feature event.
Jimmy Russell of Brentwood scored his second straight win in the Prime Storage and Warehouse Late Model Sportsman main, Dennis Dumas grabbed his third win of the year in the David’s Race Cars and Components Hobby Stocks, and both Adam Knowles and Jessie Tellier doubled up in the Ironman main events.
In addition to the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competitors, the stars and cars of the Valenti Modified Racing Series were on hand for the first of their two events of the 2014 season, with an impressive field of entries entertaining the crowd with a fast-paced 100-lap main event.
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Jun 30, 2014 | Canada, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News
ALEX LABBE ROLLS TO PASS SLM WIN AT MONTMAGNY
PASS North Photos from Montmagny 2014 – https://plus.google.com/photos/112256981499278136025/albums/6030528489623295201
Canadian speedster, Alex Labbe scored an impressive victory this past Saturday night at Autodrome Montmagny in Montmagny, Quebec, as he held off a race long challenge from Cassius Clark to secure the win.
One of the biggest stories of the night was just as DJ Shaw pulled onto the starting grid for the main event, something broke on the potent #60 and the oil pump seized up. Fortunately they made a quick deal with Michael Lavoie and he was able to start the race from the back of the field.
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Jun 27, 2014 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News, White Mountain
Emily Packard
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt – Two thirds of the way through the American Canadian Tour season and Packard is locked in the middle of the ACT championship points battle. Continuing her impressive season, Packard and her 9x Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels team set out this weekend to build on their success, including the ACT race at White Mountain Motorsports Park race. Packard finished the race in 5th place, moving her from 4th to 2nd in the championship point standings. “This was my first time at White Mountain in a late model, so I spent practice just learning the track, and where I needed to run,” said Packard.
In the heat race Packard started in the third position, fighting an ill-handling race car she was able to finish the heat in third place. This got her into the race without having to run in the consolation race, which gave Neal and the guys time to work on the car. “We fought a car that was loose in and pushy tight through the center in the heat race,” Packard said “But the guys went back and forth across the spectrum to fix the car for the feature event.”
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