Pico Raceway’s life was short and its memories are sketchy. It was only open for a few years in the 1950s, but it deserves to be remembered. It was a showcase for some pretty talented drivers and it opened to plenty of fanfare and a large crowd.
Unfortunately, the accounts of its history are full of conflicts.
Bill Ladabouche, a Proctor native and a teacher in Milton, is a stock car racing historian and has gathered as much information as he could on this facility, as well as others that once dotted the Vermont landscape.
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Thom
pson, CT — Thompson International Speedway is accepting applications for car number renewals. For ease and convenience, the 2008 registration forms may be accessed from the front page of the Thompson web site.
As in previous years, any driver who secured track points with a registered car number will have until January 15, 2008 to renew that number. If the number is not renewed, it will then be assigned to the first person requesting the number. That determination is made by the date that each request is received at the Thompson Speedway office. If a number is being requested that was not used in the 2007 season, it will be awarded on a first come-first served basis.
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Newburgh, NY — Tayla Orleans (Wrentham, MA) driver of the 93 PitStopUSA sponsored Monte Carlo claimed her fourth victory of the 2007 ALNRS season this past weekend at the annual Octoberfest weekend at Lee USA Speedway. Orleans who started on the outside pole for the 25 lap feature event went from the front to the back after being spun early in the race, back to the front again in dominating fashion. Second place went to Michael Martindale (Jay, NY) in the number 7 Northeast Log Home Builders Ford Thunderbird who was the hard charger of the race gaining 12 spots. Cody Gneiting (Somers, CT) in his Century 21 sponsored Ford Thunderbird who returned to the track after suffering one of the hardest crashes of the year several weeks ago at the Waterford Speedbowl, had is best finish of his rookie year coming in third. Rounding out the top five was the newly crowned ALNRS 2007 Rookie of the Year Kristy Chaves (Little Compton, RI) in the number 24k Acme Sanitary Service Monte Carlo in fourth. Fifth place went to Jake Vanada (Berkley, MA) who was competing in his final ALNRS event in the Propane Plus/After Hours Auto Body 46 Ford Thunderbird.
Anthony Frissora (Shrewsbury, MA) became the ALNRS Series first back to back champion as he clinched his second consecutive title following his 9th place finish in the 3x New England Trim sponsored Monte Carlo.
Continue reading ‘Anthony Frissora Repeats as ALNRS Champion; Tayla Orleans Claims fourth win of 07 Season’
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This coming weekend at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, fans and teams alike will be able to take a piece of the “Howler” weekend with them. That’s because PASS South will be offering up an event t-shirt commemorating the first-running of the Howler 150 for the PASS South Super Late Models.
The t-shirt was designed by 51 Sports, the same group that designed last season’s ultra-popular Mason-Dixon Meltdown t-shirts and sweatshirts. Continue reading ‘PASS South “Howler” T-Shirts Available At Greenville’
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Joey Becker had a good season in the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model division at Thunder Road, maybe his best one yet.
“I’d say it was,” he said. “It sort of depends on how you look at the numbers, though. I almost think we ran better last year, but we ended up better this year. It was weird how it worked out.”
Continue reading ‘ACTion News 10/24/07′
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Tucked away in the back corner of my garage sit two perfectly good Hakkapeliitta snow tires, still neatly wrapped in the plastic Nokian covers they were placed in four years ago – the last time they were used. They don’t fit my current car, so they serve no purpose other than to occupy space designated for bikes and sleds. But that’s about to change. Soon they’re going on a journey to help someone stay warm this winter – a journey known as Wheels for Warmth.
Wheels for Warmth evolved from the Vermont tradition of neighbor helping neighbor. In 2005, Phil Scott had an idea: Wasn’t there some way that used tires could serve a better purpose than just taking up garage space? Scott had tires he no longer used, and he knew many others did too. Listening to “The Trading Post” on WDEV every morning, he was overwhelmed by the number of tires on the program. His idea became the vision that used tires could be the currency to buy emergency heating fuel for central Vermonters. All used tires could play a role, not just quality tires, but worn tires too. Safe tires could be re-sold at very affordable prices, and unsafe tires recycled for a fee. The proceeds would then be used to buy the heating fuel. One neighbor donates tires, another neighbor buys them, and another neighbor’s home is heated. Unusable tires head for recycling instead of the river. Scott felt pretty confident the plan would work, so he contacted Hal Cohen, Executive Director of the Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) – the local organization that assists people who cannot afford heating fuel.
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Lexington, NC — It was announced recently that C&C Racing Promotions has secured backing for the 5th Annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout from two very prominent corporations. Town & Country Ford, a subsidiary of Sonic Automotive, Inc., has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the Modified portion of the prestigious event. A similar agreement has been reached with Wirtgen America, Inc. of Nashville, TN, for the accompanying East-West Supermodified Shootout.
The 5th Annual John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout presented by Town & Country Ford is scheduled for November 2&3, 2007 at Concord Motorsport Park in Concord, NC. The best Modified drivers from both north and south of the Mason-Dixon will do battle in 100-laps of green flag racing on the famed half-mile tri-oval while the best Supermodified competitors in North America will vie for prominence in the inaugural 50-lap Wirtgen America East-West Supermodified Shootout. The popular SK-Type Modifieds will be part of the excitement with a 50-lapper of their own. The format for the fifth annual event will also include time trials, heat races, consolation race(s) and non-qualifiers event(s) for the Modifieds, Supermodifieds and SK-Type Modifieds. Support divisions include Crate SK-Type Modifieds, Four-Cylinder stock cars, and Vintage Modifieds. A complete schedule of events is available at www.north-southshootout.com.
Continue reading ‘JB III North-South Shootout Gets Major Sponsorship from Town & Country Ford, Wirtgen America Part of NSS Excitement’
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Lexington, NC — It is not often that fans of short track racing can find a single event with as diverse and talented a line-up as that being presented by C&C Racing Promotions on Friday and Saturday, November 2 & 3, 2007. An incredible group of racing talent will be competing in this year’s John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout at the ultra-fast tri-oval of Concord Motorsport Park in Concord, NC. The roster for the John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout featuring the East-West Supermodified Shootout is shaping up to be one of the most noted in short-track racing history.
On hand for the prestigious event will be the stars of the major Modifieds tours on the East Coast. They are being joined by the tenacious racers from Supermodified racing associations nationwide and from weekly race tracks in the northeast. The rosters for the Shootout’s ‘big three’ will include a collection of championship drivers and a host of rising stars.
Continue reading ‘Champions Headline North-South Shootout Rosters as Race Nears & Anticipation Grows’
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Lee, NH — Andy Seuss of Hampstead, N. H won his True Value Modified Racing Series of the 2007 season at the Lee USA Speedway Oktoberfest. Seuss passed 2007 series Champions Kirk Alexander with three laps remaining. Alexander, who had led from lap 21, had a tire go flat while leading.
“It’s been tough at times this season”, said Seuss. “I’m just glad we could have a strong run to end the year.”
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Waterford, CT — An overflow crowd was on hand at the Speedbowl Sunday afternoon for “Smacktoberfest” presented by Big Y World Class Supermarkets.
Starting the spectacle, it was the ever-popular “Speedway Bowling”, a Speedbowl original. The seasoned duo of Duane “Out Of Control” Noll of Trumbull and “Sick Rick” Whittle of Mystic were the top pin-smackers, soundly defeating the team of Middletown’s Brad Voglesong and Patrick Williams of Berlin.
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Irwindale, Calif. – Joey Logano capped off his rookie season in the NASCAR Grand National Division the same way he started it: In Victory Lane.
Logano, the 17-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, picked up his biggest victory Saturday night winning the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway.
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Lee, NH — Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon, Conn., Ed Dachenhausen of Danbury, Conn. and Rob Goodenough of Swanzey, N.H. were the winners of the qualifying races in the True Value Modified Racing Series portion of the annual Oktoberfest at Lee USA Speedway. Those three drivers earned the first three starting positions in Sunday’s 100 lap event.
Tom Abele, Jr., Les Hinckley and Todd Patnode will start in positions 4-6 after earning runner-up positions in the qualifying races. A total of 18 drivers are locked into the field. A consolation event will take place on Sunday to determine the remainder of the starting field.
Continue reading ‘Pasteryak, Dachenhausen, and Goodenough Earn True Value Modified Heat Victories at Lee’
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Irwindale, CA — Sean Caisse knows that all eyes in the NASCAR developmental world right now are on Joe Gibbs Racing’s Joey Logano. And that’s just fine for Caisse, who stole some of that attention by bumping Logano off the pole during Friday’s qualifying for Saturday’s NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway.
Caisse, who went out 40 out of 50 cars, qualified at 98.517 mph. He eclipsed Logano’s fast time of 98.253.
“The biggest thing is who’s on the outside of me,” Caisse said. “He’s been in the spotlight all year. For him to be in the pole position and then knock him off it is a hell of an accomplishment. He’s a great driver.”
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Mrs. Virginia Hudson, the mother of Seekonk Speedway Starter Rocky Hudson, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2007 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Viewing will be held on Sunday Oct 21 from 4pm - 8pm at the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, located at 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick RI.
Funeral services will be held on Monday Oct 22nd at 9am from the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home with funeral Mass following at 10am @ St. Kevins Church on Sandy Lane, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
The Seekonk Speedway family sends its sincere condolences to Rocky and his family during this difficult time.
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Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway has updated their rule book for the upcoming 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season for all five of its weekly divisions, and the rules are available online now in the DOWNLOADS/RULES section of www.staffordspeedway.com.
The release of the 2008 rulebook this early on in the off-season marks an unprecedented release date for Stafford Motor Speedway. Normally, the track would host competitor meetings at the end of October and the rules would be finalized and released sometime in December. But starting with the update of the Late Model sway bar rule prior to the 2007 Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, the Stafford Tech Staff found that implementing rule changes for the 2007 season as well as the 2008 season would serve to have the rulebook posted in a much quicker fashion and would be a great benefit to competitors.
SK Modified Rules
Late Model Rules
SK Light Rules
Ltd. Late Model Rules
DARE Stock Rules
Track Rules
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