Jul 5, 2017 | ACT, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Washington’s Ricky Roberts earned the Maplewood Triple Crown at the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – Washington’s Ricky Roberts earned his second career Thunder Road Late Model victory and the Maplewood Triple Crown at the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. It was the first Late Model win since 1996 for the veteran driver.
Roberts started on the pole of the 50-lap feature and built a sizeable lead over the pack. However, Northfield’s Matt White smacked the frontstretch wall on lap-39 while running third, marking the first of four late-race cautions. The yellows forced Roberts to first fend off Cody Blake and then Bobby Therrien on critical restarts. Roberts kept them and the rest of the field at bay for the win and the $800 Triple Crown bonus from Maplewood Convenience Stores.
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Jul 3, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
photo supplied by TR
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road officials have announced that 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch will be coming to the Barre high banks on Thursday, July 13 for the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 presented by VP Racing Fuels. It will be the first time the Las Vegas, Nevada driver has visited the famed quarter-mile oval.
Busch has more than 170 victories in NASCAR’s top three national touring series, including 38 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He was also the winner of the 2011 Oxford 250 driving an ACT-type Late Model. For the Vermont Governor’s Cup, he will be driving a car from Eric Chase’s Mad Dog Motorsports stable prepared by four-time Vermont Governor’s Cup winner Nick Sweet.
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Jul 3, 2017 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News
LEE, N.H. — The stars and cars of the Granite State Pro Stock Series
visit Lee USA Speedway this Friday night highlighting a 14-race program including five more divisions of cars.
Drivers from throughout New England are in the Pro Stock Series lineup.
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Jul 2, 2017 | GSPSS, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
MacDonald leads the field (Troy Bregy Photo)
By Kyle Souza, Granite State Pro Stock Series
WALPOLE, N.H. – Heading into Saturday’s First Annual New England Short Track Showdown presented by AR Bodies at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Eddie MacDonald was listed as one of the favorites to capture the checkered flag.
Behind the wheel of his No. 17, MacDonald showed why he was one of the favorites. He scored the victory in his heat race and then went on and scored the win in the 50-lap feature event as part of the inaugural stop for the series on the 1.058-mile oval. DJ Shaw and Matt Swanson joined MacDonald as podium finishers.
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Jul 2, 2017 | GSPSS, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
photo by RPM 360
by Dick Casey
When Eddie MacDonald took the checkered flag in the inaugural New England Short Track Showdown at NHMS in the Granite State Pro Stock Series on Saturday, he joined elite company in posting his tenth win at Loudon. Eddie Mac now shares the record for the most wins with Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher. However, the Rowley, Mass. veteran racer is the first driver to have wins in four divisions, with victories in three K&N Pro Series East, five in the American Canadian Tour, one Pro All Star Series, and now the Granite State.
“When I first started racing I just hoped someday to race here,” reflected Eddie Mac after the race. “It was incredible to get my first win here and never did I think I would share the most wins with TC and Mike. I owe a lot of people for my success beginning with my family, Rollie LaChance and his family, car owners Rob Grimm, Freddie Peterson, and Dave Lemieux, and all of our sponsors through the years. You can’t do this without the hard work and dedication of all the crew members. I want to especially thank my girlfriend Kelyn Harrell who supports me in all of this. It is truly humbling to share the record with those guys.”
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Jun 30, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – Mother Nature was declared the winner once again at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, June 30, as a rainy forecast has forced the postponement of Community College of Vermont Night for a second time. A make-up date for the event will be announced in the near future.
With the postponement, the next event on the Thunder Road schedule is the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. The Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will all be on the card, while the 2nd Annual Vermont Brewer’s Cup originally planned as part of CCV Night has also been added to the program. The evening will conclude with a dazzling fireworks display presented by Northstar Fireworks.
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