Monthly Archive for November, 2007

Joey Logano Ready to Wrap Up Dream Season With His First Snowball Derby

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Mooresville, NC — If Joe Gibbs Racing Development Driver Joey Logano made a checklist before the season of things he wanted to accomplish, the page would be full of marks.  NASCAR Busch East Series Champion – check.  Busch East Series Rookie of the Year – check.  More wins in the Busch East Series than anyone else – check.  NASCAR Toyota All Star Showdown Champion – check.  Tour-type Modified debut – check.

However, Logano recently got that checklist back out and added one more line.  It reads “win the 40th Annual Snowball Derby.”  And now, thanks to Stanley Smith, Logano will have a chance to check that off of his list as well. Logano will pilot Smith’s #49 Super Late Model in the December 2nd Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. 

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Champ Kart Entries Overflowing for Gambler’s Classic at Boardwalk Hall

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Atlantic City, NJ — Champ Kart racers have responded in great numbers for the Sixth Annual “Gambler’s Classic” Indoor Race presented by Pepsi.
As of Nov. 20, over 50 karters had filed pre-entries for the event to be held Jan. 18 & 19, 2008 on the concrete floor inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Len Sammons Motorsports Productions, which presents the indoor racing in Atlantic City, set a maximum number of entries at 50 for the Champ Kart and Slingshot divisions. However, they will continue to take entries through Dec. 1, when an overall count of entered competitors from the Slingshot and M&R TQ Midgets/600cc Micro-Sprints will be taken.

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ISMA Awards Banquet Concludes Season Honoring the Miller-Perley Team & More

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Verona, NY — The 33rd ISMA –Wirtgen race season concluded November 17th with their annual awards banquet, held once again at the Turning Stone Casino. The Vic Miller- Chris Perley team, after a second straight record-break season, once again took home the huge ISMA championship trophy where it will remain until November 2008. With 11 feature wins this season and 10 last, Chris Perley, admittedly is not quite sure how it all happened. But, he’s certainly happy it did, as are car owner Vic Miller and the entire team.

Speaking from the podium the Rowley, Mass. driver commented on the team’s accomplishments. “Every year we start out hoping we can win a couple races and end up close to where we were before. None of us would have expected that we would improve on last year. I couldn’t do it without a dedicated crew, a great car owner, and great sponsors who supply us with great equipment. I’m real lucky to be part of this team and to be a part of a great group of guys to race against because obviously I wouldn’t be here if there wasn’t anybody to race against.

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Ted Christopher, Corey Hutchings, Chris Matthews, Sean Foster & Norm Sears Honored as 2007 Stafford Motor Speedway Track Champions

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Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway welcomed a guest list of over 600 people consisting of teams, drivers, and employees this past Friday night, November 16, 2007 at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in East Windsor to officially honor Ted Christopher, Corey Hutchings, Chris Matthews, Sean Foster, and Norm Sears as the 2007 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champions.

With Stafford Motor Speedway broadcasters Matt Buckler and Tony Sutton serving as the Masters of Ceremony, the 38th annual Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Champions Awards Ceremony not only honored the five track champions, it also honored the top-20 points finishers from the SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions. Other awards that were presented during the evening’s festivities were Most Popular Driver Awards, Most Improved Driver Awards, and the Reliable Welding & Speed Rookie of the Year awards.

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aDP Rivet Joins Allison Legacy North as Rookie of the Year Sponsor

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Newburgh, NY — Michael A. Vasquez Sr. , Series Director of the Allison Legacy North Race Series and Peter De Paola,  President of  aDP Rivet located in Hartford, Connecticut are proud to announce their new marketing partnership for 2008.  aDP Rivet will be the official sponsor for the Allison Legacy North Race Series 2008 Rookie of the Year.

 

aDP Rivet is an efficient, full cycle manufacturing company celebrating its 10th year in business. aDP supports a Distributor Sales Program around the country with regional sales offices and stocking warehouses to insure prompt service and delivery. The team at aDP prides itself on the fact that a telephone call to them will insure you receive competitive pricing on standard and custom products as well as factual information to help you secure orders. aDP offers customers a reliable, domestic alternative to the hassles often encountered when dealing with overseas sources.

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Three Veterans Added To NEAR Hall of Fame

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A trio of “big winners” from the 1950s and 60s – Connecticut’s George Lombardo, Rhode Island’s Fred Luchesi and Vermont’s Johnny Gammell – have joined the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Class of 2008. The trio, representing hundreds of victories, was selected by the Veterans Committee.They join drivers Dave Alkas, Dave Darveau, Dick Batchelder and the late Howie Brown, car owners Joe Brady and the late Mike Scrivani Sr., the multi-talented Dr. Dick Berggren and writer Pete Zanardi. The entire class will be inducted at the LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT on Sunday, January 27th.

Ticket forms for the 11th annual NEAR Hall of Fame banquet will be available on the New England Antique Racers website (www.near1.com) in the near future.

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Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 Announced

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Auburn, Maine - Two legendary drivers, a track owner/promoter, a carowner/track official, a track builder/general manager and a long time track announcer will be inducted into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame in the spring of 2008.

The six members of the Class of 2008 were announced on Sunday, November11th, at the General Meeting of the Maine Vintage Race Car Association. Bruce Elder, vice-president of the MVRCA and co-chairman of the Hall of FameSelection Committee, had the honor of announcing the names of the sixinductees.

The Class of 2008 is comprised of: Dick Bahre, general manager of Oxford Plains Speedway for over 20 years; Tony Dipompo, championship car owner and track official; Bob Knowles, owner/promoter of Unity Raceway; Russ Nutting,fifty-year racing veteran; Otis Perry, legendary driver of the  940’s and 1950’s; and Bob Walker, Oxford Plains Speedway announcer for over thirtyyears.

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Wall Township Speedway Gears Up for Turkey Derby XXIV Fall Classic

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Wall Township, NJ — Since 1974, fans of Northeast Asphalt Racing have had an added treat for their Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Turkey Derby at Wall Township Speedway in Wall, NJ. This year promises to be one of the best ever, with overwhelming fan interest and teams from all over the east coast planning on racing for the coveted title of Turkey Derby XXXIV Champion. Wall will provide 8 divisions of racing excitement over 2 days on Friday and Saturday, November 23rd and 24th. The always popular Open Tour Type Modifieds will return to headline the event this year, along with the Wall/SK/B/SST Modifieds, Sportsman, RMP Modified Affordable Division, Street Stocks, INEX Legends, Value Towing Factory Stocks, and the Keenan Motors American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association. The Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club will also be displaying their vintage modifieds in the grandstand area and put on an exhibition race during intermission Friday.

Friday the 23rd will kick things off with 2 rounds of practice for all divisions starting at 8am. Qualifying will start at 12:30 pm with Time trials for the Wall/SK/B/SST Modifieds, followed by heats and consis for the Legends, TQ’s, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Value Towing Factory Stocks, and RMP Modified Affordable Division. Features will then follow at 2:30 pm for the Sportsman (25 laps Friday only), TQ’s (20 laps Friday only), RMP Modified Affordable Division (25 laps Friday only), INEX Legends (25 laps), Street Stocks (25 laps), and Value Towing Factory Stocks (20 laps) to complete the first days events.

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Ben Rowe Wins Wild Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord On Final Lap

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Concord, NC — In what could only be described as unbelievable, Ben Rowe capped off an amazing 2007 season in Saturday night’s 2nd Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park (NC) by passing Corey Williams on the final turn of the final lap to take the victory.

Rowe passed Corey Williams as the white and yellow flags were waving at the same time. PASS South rules dictate that once the leaders have taken the white flag, they race to the checkers unless the track is blocked and officials deem it a red-flag period. Williams came out of the final turn, ducked low to avoid a spun car and got out of the gas long enough to allow Rowe to jump to the outside and take the checkers in the final 50 feet of the race.

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Trevor Sanborn is Named as Top PASS North Rookie for 2007

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Naples, ME — 2007 might have been the year of the Rookie in Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model racing.

A rookie, Joey Porciello, won the season-opening race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME). Another rookie, Trevor Sanborn, led much of the season finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH) before spinning in another car’s oil on the track and finishing third.

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Marilyn Bertrand Update

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Marilyn Bertrand (Tim’s Mom & Gil’s Wife) is on her way home from the Hospital after a successful treatment this week. She will need to return to Philadelphia every three weeks for treatment.

Cards and letters can be sent to: The Bertrand Family, 25 Devine Road, Suffield, CT 06078.

New Englanders Set for This Weekend’s Mason-Dixon Meltdown

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mdm2007.jpgThis weekend’s Mason-Dixon Meltdown at the Concord Motorsports Park features several different classes: the Super Late Models, Modifieds (PASS and Rolling Thunder sanctions) along with the INEX Legends Pro/Masters and Semi-Pro. Others include the Allison Legacy cars and the Thunder Roadsters.

New England will be well-represented in the Super Late Model division as the inaugural race winner, Cassius Clark, is ready to defend his title. 2007 PASS North champion Ben Rowe and his father Mike, along with Trevor Sanborn, Richie Dearborn, young Derek Ranstrom, Corey Williams are all headed to North Carolina for the big event. Johnny Clark, DJ Shaw, Alan Tardiff, Adam Bates, Ryan Moore and Joey Porciello will also be in the field for the big event to face off with the best the South has to offer.

The PASS/Rolling Thunder Modifieds have at least four new entries as of today including 2007 Thompson Speedway Modified champion Kurt Vigeant. His car will be changed to meet the event rules and be running #44. Other New England drivers are expected in this event.

Sources: Todd Knaperek

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Tracks Get A Head Start on 2008

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Daytona Beach, FL — Some of the most historic tracks in NASCAR’s Whelen All-American Series have gotten a head start on the coming season by already signing sanction agreements for 2008.The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series is NASCAR’s national championship program featuring North America’s leading local short tracks.

The modern era of organized NASCAR weekly short track racing enters its 27th season next year and Barbara and Jim Cromarty of Riverhead Raceway on Long Island, N.Y., has been a mainstay from the beginning. They were the first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track to officially sign their 2008 NASCAR sanction.

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Gammell, Lombardo & Luchesi Latest Inductees into the Hall of Fame

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At Saturday evening’s NEAR Movie Party, it was announced that three new inductees will join the New England Antique Racers Hall of Fame Class of 2008. The Veterans Comittee has selected Johnny Gamell, George Lombardo, and Fred Luchesi as the latest members. Dave Alkas, Dave Darveau, Dick Bathchelder, the late Howie Brown are all a part of the class. Car owners Joe Brady and the late Mike Scrivani, Sr. along with the multi-talented Dick Berggren and writer Pete Zanardi will also be inducted at the NEAR banquet in January.

gammell_2ndcar_1952_kpaulsen.jpgJohnny Gammell, an East St. Johnsbury, Vermont native, was prominent in northern New England circles. He competed at tracks like Northeastern Speedway and Thunder Road Speedbowl. Among his accomplishments are the 1964 Vermont State Championship and the prestigious Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in 1969.

georgelombardo.jpgGeorge Lombardo’s career includes a pair of track championships at the Plainville Stadium in the mid-1960s. A standout at Joe Tinty’s quarter-mile oval, Lombardo won an incredible 11 consecutive races in one season. He was also a winner at Riverside Park Speedway (9 wins between 1953 and 1959), and the Waterford Speedbowl.

Fred Luchesi was a multi-track champion in the 1950s including Lonsdale, Norwood, Seekonk, Waterford and Westboro during this rough-and-tumble era. Of those facilities, only Seekonk and Waterford have survived to the present day as the stock car and track building boom of the post-war era has seen many former tracks closed and redeveloped.

Congratulations to all three of these racing pioneers on their well-deserved inductions.

An updated list of all the NEAR Hall of Fame members will be added later today.

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Marcel Poulin Passes at 63

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Marcel Poulin, age 63, of Greenbriar Rd., Oxford, the beloved husband of Louise Normandin Poulin, entered into eternal rest on Sunday (November 11, 2007), at Bridgeport Hospital. He was born July 16, 1944 in Notre Dame des Pins, Canada the beloved son of Armand and Jeanne Loubier Poulin.

Marcel was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church of Oxford. He was the president of the Marcel Poulin and Son Construction Company of Oxford. He enjoyed car racing at Stafford Springs Raceway, was an avid car collector and enjoyed snowmobiling. Marcel loved his family and many friends.

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