Oct 5, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
Non-profits, SCC combine to raise over $275,000 in revenue
LOUDON, N.H. (October 5, 2012) – Denny Hamlin left “The Magic Mile” as the winner of the SYLVANIA 300. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers and generous contributions of fans, New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s September NASCAR weekend was also a huge victory for local non-profit groups across the Granite State and New England.
More than 50 organizations were represented at the speedway between Sept. 20-23, and with their time and commitment they were able to generate over $201,000 in revenue.
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Oct 4, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
OUTSIDE GROOVE: Theriault Not Out of Title Hunt
As ACT Season Comes To Close At Airborne, Theriault Still In Picture
FORT KENT, Maine – While the rest of the ACT Late Model Tour world eagerly anticipates a two-man battle for the 2012 championship this weekend at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Austin Theriault is quietly preparing for his own run at the title.
The third-year ACT driver sits third in the standings, just 38 points out of the series lead with only the Fall Foliage 200 this this Saturday, October 6, remaining on the schedule.
“We know what works, and we know what can happen in these races,” said Theriault, 18, of Fort Kent, Maine. “You can’t put yourself out of it and close the door on a championship – you have to be prepared to open the door if it opens. We’re going in with the mindset of trying to win the race this weekend and then seeing where the points shake out.”
The Brad Keselowski Racing development driver has experience with wild point swings. His victory at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in July cut 26 points out of his deficit in the ACT standings at the time.
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Oct 1, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald’s hopes to repeat last year’s fourth place finish at Dover International Speedway were dashed with a flat tire early in The American Real TV 150. The Grimm Construction Chevy qualified 13th (22.813 sec.-151.178 mph) for the K&N Pro Series East’s 12th race of the season with the team confident a solid finish expected but it was not to be.
“Even though we qualified 13th, we felt the car would be good over the long run but you never know,” said MacDonald after the race. “The car was just a little loose early on but I was just out there riding knowing that we had the break at the halfway mark to make any adjustments. We have been very successful here in the past so we knew what we had to do but things don’t always go the way you plan in racing.”
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Oct 1, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
One of the winningest drivers in Lee USA Speedway history will be returning to the speedway for Oktoberfest Weekend October 19th, 20th, and 21st. Two- time Small Block Supermodified champ Eddie Witkum Jr. will be back in the family owned #21 after spending the past season at the wheel of Howie Lane’s ISMA super. And what a season it has been. Despite 3 DNF’s Witkum is still listed in fifth in the point standing ahead of a host of ISMA veterans. “We’re the most consistent team not to win yet,” says Ed.
After finishing a solid third at Lee USA in the Ollie Silva Memorial Summer Classic, Witkum was the star of the show in the Star Speedway Classic, finishing second to seven-time winner Russ Wood.“ I spun and came from the back three times,” says Eddie. And he came as close as he ever has to winning his first ISMA event.
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Sep 29, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Therrien and Hodgdon Claim Tiger and Street Segment Wins
Barre, VT – Two-time Thunder Road Late Model Champion Dave Pembroke of Middlesex, VT claimed the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award and will lead the 30 car field to green in the 50th People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road. Pembroke set the fast time of 12.956 during Saturday’s (Sept. 29) qualifying to just edge out three-time Milk Bowl Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT.
2012 Thunder Road Champion Nick Sweet of Barre, VT, Fort Kent, ME’s Austin Theriault and three-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud won the three Triple 50 qualifiers and will complete the top five in the starting line-up for segment #1. Cody Blake, Travis Fadden, Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Trampas Demers and Brooks Clark will start in the top ten.
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Sep 29, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
AT Racing: 50th Annual Milk Bowl
Austin Theriault Thunder Road Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will try and etch his name in the history books when he heads to Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the 50 annual People’s United Milk Bowl on Sunday, September 30. The 18-year-old Brad Keselowski Racing development driver has qualified twice for the Milk Bowl in as many attempts, and he’s hoping that the AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion will be in contention for the overall win in the unique, three-segment event. Theriault has finished inside the Top-10 on both ACT Late Model Tour events at Thunder Road this season, including a fifth-place finish in the Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, September 2.
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