May 29, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
Story by Chris Roy
Fifteen year-old Jordan Lamothe of Woodstock, CT is becoming the Iron Man of Legend and Bandalero racing, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Jordan’s last race weekend at NHMS he competed in two of the Moat Mountain Legends Road Course races, a Granite State Legends oval race, and got the win in the first-ever Gifford’s Ice Cream Bandolero race. “Yes, it was a long weekend but an awesome weekend for my first races on the oval.” With 16 road course legend races, 12 oval legend races, and 12 Bandolero races, plus heat races and practice Jordan will have over a thousand laps at NHMS, this season.
This upcoming weekend, the Legends and Bandoleros return to NHMS to race on the mini Magic Mile. Jordan adds, “Yes, I will be racing both Legends and Bandoleros this weekend!”
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May 17, 2013 | NE Racing News, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. – Ladies and gentlemen, start your ovens! In front of New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association (NHLRA) dignitaries and Celebrity Chefs, New Hampshire Motor Speedway executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens officially waved the green flag on the beginning of NH Restaurant Week.
Standing on the Granite Stripe, which serves as the Magic Mile’s start/finish line, Gappens gave Celebrity Chefs personalized hand-engraved knives to commemorate the occasion.
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May 13, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Bethany Moreau pulled up to the stoplight, waiting to make a right turn onto Lake Avenue next to the Verizon Wireless Arena. But when Manchester Police Department officers asked her to pull over for wearing her seat belt, a routine traffic stop turned into a lucky day for Moreau, close to 300 drivers rewarded with tickets to July’s New Hampshire 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday as part of the state’s Buckle Up NH campaign.
Magic Mile officials handed out “Good Tickets” to motorists who were seen wearing their seat belts by members of the MPD. Drivers were given two tickets to the New Hampshire 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on July 14 at NHMS.
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Apr 12, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, NHMS
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is one of eight speedways owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. all which are under the leadership of Smith
“In recognizing a person who has done so much to help build the sport of NASCAR and help move it forward for over five decades, I can’t think of a more appropriate nomination than Bruton. Through his vision of providing world-class facilities for our fans, competitors and corporate partners, he has invested more than $4 billion in the sport’s infrastructure. His innovations include taking the sport to Wall Street; lighting a superspeedway for night-time racing; building trackside condominiums; the first to provide VIP suites to attract corporate partners; building lavish, country club-style speedway clubs at several of his facilities; elaborate pre-race shows; and, several fans-first amenities, such as luxury seating and first-class restroom/shower facilities.
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Apr 2, 2013 | NE Racing News, NHMS
Doucet, Burns and Portu earn national anthem spots at NHMS July, September NASCAR weekends
MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 30, 2013) – Whitney Doucet was the third of 15 contestants to perform the national anthem at Saturday’s Speedway Star singing competition at the Mall of New Hampshire. But her stunning rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t forgotten by the judges, who chose the 22-year-old from Fitchburg, Mass., as the overall winner of the fourth annual contest put on by New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Doucet was one of 15 participants from across New England, ranging in age from 13 to 69. They performed in front of a celebrity lineup of judges, including Dan Nelson, director of northeast promotion for RCA Records; legendary NASCAR pit reporter Dick Berggren; and WOKQ 97.5 FM morning wake-up show host Karen Kiley. Mark Ericson, who co-hosts WOKQ’s “Morning Waking Crew with Mark and 2K” show with Kiley, served as the emcee.
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