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 29, 2017 | GSPSS, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
By Kyle Souza, Granite State Pro Stock Series
WALPOLE, N.H. – The Granite State Pro Stock Series is set for race five of the 2017 season this Saturday afternoon. The fifth race of season will be part of the First Annual New England Short Track Showdown presented by AR Bodies, which will also include feature races for the Valenti Modified Racing Series, NorthEast Mini Stock Tour and Street Stock Showdown Series.
Heading into the ‘Magic Mile’, Cory Casagrande leads the GSPSS championship standings in a tie with Scott MacMichael. Both drivers sit with 134 points and they hold a six-point advantage over Mike Mitchell. Behind him, Mike O’Sullivan sits 12 points back in the fourth position.
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Jun 27, 2017 | NASCAR K&N, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
RPM 360 photo
By Dick Casey
Eddie MacDonald is scheduled to compete in the first-ever New England Short Track Showdown at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Granite State Pro Stock Series on July 1st. The following week on July 8, Eddie Mac will take the green flag in the K&N Pro Series East Series’ NASCAR Busch North Throwback 100 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The K&N East Series will complete its northern swing at NHMS as part of the Cup weekend with the United Site Services 70 on July 15.
Eddie Mac won the first Pro Stock/Super Late Model event held at NHMS and hopes to duplicate the win in the inaugural Short Track Showdown saying, “We are really excited to go to Loudon for this race. Anytime you get to race there it is always something to look forward to and hope we can put on a good show. The same car we won with two years ago there is almost ready and we can’t wait for the race. It is a 50 lap race so everyone will be going hard from the start. It should be exciting and a number of Granite State cars are scheduled to be there so it should be a very competitive field. Hopefully we can get another win for car owner Dave Lemieux and sponsor Derek Beatrice from EXIT Realty Beatrice Associates in Middleton, Mass.
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Jun 24, 2017 | NE Racing News, NHMS, Pro Wraps Bandoleros, RPM 360
photo by RPM 360
Story by Chris Roy
In the first race of the 2017 season in the Sign Works Bandolero Series, Matt Gaudreau of Eastford, CT , got his first win at NHMS. “To get my first feature win at NHMS in the Bando was very exiting to me and my crew as we are still fairly new to the bando scene. This first win gave us the confidence that we needed to keep improving.”
The bandoleros return to the Mini Magic Mile, on July 8th. “As far as being ready for this coming mini mile race in the bando, I am ready. We still need to perform the regular maintenance on the car, and make any adjustments that we need to make. We will be ready by the end of this week.
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