Jun 7, 2014 | NE Racing News, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
Management has pulled the plug once again on Friday nights, Budweiser Oxford Championship Series. With rain showers throughout the area, and more rain scheduled for overnight, it was in best interest of both racers and race fans to postpone the event til Sunday afternoon, June 1st, at 1:30 pm.
Budweiser day at the races will feature the PASS Mods, Pass Sportsman, Budweiser Pro Late Models, Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stocks, Ripley & Fletcher Ford Outlaw Sportsman, and the all new Bandit division.
The pit gate will open at 9 am, while the grandstands will open up at 11am. Adults are just $12, Seniors and Military Personnel are just $10, and Juniors are just $5.
A summer time of Thursday night action on the high banks of Barre’s Thunder Road is set to kick off with FairPoint Communications night. This Thursday, June 5, the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” opens its gates for its 55th season of stock car racing Thursday night action. The Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will all be racing. While the first two events of the season were among the biggest and most prestigious held at Thunder Road, it’s the gritty Thursday night action each week where drivers win or lose titles.
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Jun 2, 2014 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain
photo by Norm Marx
Red hot DJ Shaw picked up his third consecutive PASS North win this past Saturday night in the Littleton Chevrolet 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
Glen Luce and Joey Polewarcyzk brought the twenty-four car field to the green flag, and the race was on. Luce jumped to the point and held the lead til lap 76 when Joey Pole tangled with a lapped car bringing out the first caution of the night.
On the ensuing restart, Luce and Richie Dearborn made up the front row with Jeremy Davis, DJ Shaw and Travis Stearns rounding out the top five. At the drop of the green, the front row got together sending Dearborn #33 hard into the front stretch wall and Luce spinning in turn one. Dearborn was unhurt but his car was finished for the night.
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Jun 2, 2014 | NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain
photo by Norm Marx
North Woodstock, NH – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM Racing team made it three in a row this past weekend with a big win at their home track of White Mountain Motorsports Park. Shaw was able to grab the lead for the final time with 30 laps to go after a hard fought battle once again with Johnny Clark. This marks only the seventh time in Pro All Stars Series North history that a driver has won three straight races.
“This team has been incredible this year, when everything is going right you have to take advantage of it and that’s just what we’re doing,” Shaw in victory lane, “We were lucky to not get another caution there at the end and I had a lot of fun racing hard with the 54 again, it was also good to see some more company cars (Dale Shaw Racecars) up near the front today with us today too.”
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May 30, 2014 | NE Racing News, New England Motorsports North
By Lou Modestino
$10 off tickets are now available throughout the area at many different vendors for the June 20th, 2014 edition of the Bentley Warren Classic for ISMA Super Modifieds, brought to you by Locke Crane Services.
“We are pleased to be able to offer these discount tickets at various outlets throughout the area surrounding Oxford Plains Speedway, stated OPS owner Tom Mayberry. We want as many people as possible to see this mega-show, and also visit the many different mini-marts, restaurants and stores throughout the Oxford region. We will be posting the names of businesses that have these $10 off coupons on our website.”
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May 27, 2014 | MOAT Mnt Legends, NE Racing News, NHMS
photo by RPM
Story by Chris Roy
This race season Jordan O’Brien is racing in the MOAT Mountain Legends Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “I will be racing for rookie of the year this season, and hopefully I will be in the fight for the championship.”
Last year Jordan was racing in F1 Karts and now how has made the transition to legends, “Well last season I raced F1 style go karts at F1 Outdoors and at NHKA, and I absolutely loved them, but the minute I first got on the track with the legends car it was just a whole different level, it was amazing.”
So what made Jordan decide to race Legends cars this season on the road course at NHMS?
“Well, I have always had a passion for road course racing and my dream has always been and will always be to someday get a drive in formula one. I always thought legends cars were extremely cool and I thought it was time to take the next step, so then I started the ranting on dad. We got introduced to Bob Weymouth through Alex and George Vorrilas, and we started talking to Bob about the possibilities of getting a car. Then Christmas time came around, and one day we happened to be in the area of Bob’s shop.
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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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