Lakes Region Ice Racing Club – Weekly Races

Lakes Region Ice Racing Club – Weekly Races

Moultonboro, NH – While some folks were parked on their couches watching the Daytona 500, out on the ice at Berry Pond the hearty NH racers and supporters were enjoying a day of ice racing. Last week’s warm days didn’t do any permanent damage to the track and the racers found the surface hard and very fast. Several cars from the New England Ice Racing Club from the Milton area again joined the Lakes Region Ice Racing Club regulars.
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Many Changes at Lee USA Speedway For 2011

Lee, NH: It’s out with the old and in with the new for 2011 as Lee USA
Speedway, Lee, NH, busily prepares for a new season of weekly stock car racing
sanctioned by NASCAR and the Whelen All-American Series.

Fans this season will find changes in the weekly race division line-up,
continuous upgrades to the facility, a former champion joining the speedways
officials’ roster, and each division with its own tech person overseeing
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Joey Polewarczyk Jr. Wins ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup 100

Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Race Report

Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., won the first race of the inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., on Sunday, February 13. Polewarczyk, who started second in the 100-lap ACT Late Model Tour event, dominated by leading three times for a total of 77 laps. It was Polewarczyk’s fourth straight win in ACT competition dating back to last September in the No. 97 Pole’s Automotive Ford Fusion, and he held off Patrick Laperle over the final laps for the victory. Polewarczyk, 21, took the lead for the final time following a Lap 61 restart by using the high groove to his advantage on the high-banked half-mile. He’ll join the field for a second straight night on Monday, February 14, with another 100-lap event as part of the 45th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Goodyear Speedweeks Cup, Race No. 1
WHERE: New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (.500-mile oval)
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ECS Snocross News: Salem, NH Event Preview

Historic Rockingham Park next stop for East Coast Snocross series,
Presented by Woody’s Traction & AMSOIL

CHESHIRE, Conn. (Feb. 11, 2011) – As the 2011 snowmobile racing season hits the home stretch, those chasing class titles are focused on the remaining events hoping for good hole-shots and podium finishes.

One venue that has always been a favorite among riders and race fans is next on the slate, and the action promises to be red-hot. A trip to bustling southern New Hampshire is in order, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) prepares for Round 6 on the 2011 schedule Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27, at historic Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire.
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Austin Theriault: ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Preview

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
RPM Motorsports
ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Preview

Second-year ACT Late Model Tour driver Austin Theriault debuts with his new team at the inaugural ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., on Sunday and Monday, February 13 and 14. The two-night event includes a pair of 100-lap main events as part of the annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna during Florida Speedweeks. Theriault, who narrowly missed 2010 ACT Rookie of the Year honors while driving for his family’s team, will compete for the first time with for seven-time ACT championship car owner Rick Paya of RPM Motorsports at New Smyrna. Seven-time ACT champion Brian Hoar will be Theriault’s teammate in 2011.
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MVRCA Salute to Hall of Fame Libby Brothers highlights Racin’ Preview 2011 at Portland Expo February 25-26

MVRCA Salute to Hall of Fame Libby Brothers highlights Racin’ Preview 2011 at Portland Expo February 25-26

Portland, ME – Legendary Maine racers Phil and Bob Libby will be the focus of an extensive Maine Vintage Race Car Association display at Northern New England’s biggest and best wintertime stock car racing showcase, Racin’ Preview 2011, set for Friday and Saturday, February 25-26 at the Portland Exposition Building on Park Street (U.S. Route 1).

Both Phil and Bob Libby are members of the Beech Ridge Hall of Fame, the Maine Vintage Race Car Association Hall of Fame and the NEAR New England Hall of Fame.
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