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A total point fund exceeding $50,000 will be awarded to top stock car drivers at the 2007 American-Canadian Tour/Thunder Road Banquet of Champions on Saturday night at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington, VT. Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT will be feted for winning his seventh ACT Late Model Tour Championship, while his car owner, Rick Paya, will collect a check for nearly $10,000 in point fund monies.
The Top 10 drivers from the ACT Late Model Tour, as well as the Top 10 drivers in each of the four racing divisions at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl, a ¼-mile high-banked oval track in Barre, VT, will be recognized. Thunder Road Late Model “King of the Road” Track Champion Dave Pembroke of Montpelier, VT will receive a check for $5,000 for his winning efforts. Thunder Road’s NAPA Tiger Sportsman Champion, Nick Sweet of Barre, VT, will receive a check for $1,000, while Allen Lumber Street Stock Champion Bobby Therrien of Hinesburg, VT earns a $500 bonus. Bunker Hodgdon of Hardwick, VT was the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior Champion at Thunder Road in 2007.
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NASCAR Modified Champion Takes Part in Bodine Bobsled Challenge
Huntington, NY — Donny Lia has raced just about everything at least once in his career. He’s won championships as diverse as on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and in R/C Car racing. He has driven in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, NASCAR Busch East Series, USAR Pro Cup Series and even the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as well.
But recently, Lia got into a machine that he had probably never ever dreamed of competing in. This time, the Long Island racer got into a bobsled at Lake Placid, New York as part of Third Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering. Lia ranked fifth out of 15 drivers in the three-day event.
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The votes are all in, and it’s now time to close out the “Top 25 ACT Drivers of 2007” by honoring the top five, as named by members of the regional media. Before we look back at drivers 25 through 6, we’d like to thank the following folks for their expertise and participation in this poll: Alan Ward, photographer and columnist for the Racin’ Paper; Dave Moody, Thunder Road announcer and MRN Radio personality; Gene Gagne, photographer and operator of OutsideGroove.com; Lee Kittell, host of WDEV Radio’s “Score!” sports talk show; Marc Patrick Roy, Série ACT Castrol reporter for Speed51.com; Mark Thomas, Racin’ Paper Editor; Mike McGill, WCAX Channel 3 Sports; Pete Hartt, Sports Editor at the Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus; Travis Barrett of the Kennebec Journal and Central Maine Morning Sentinel; and die-hard race fans Andy Boright and Bethany Bell.
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Wasn’t it just a few years ago when the Y2K scare had us all wondering what the New Year would bring? Now eight years later it seems just a distant memory. Time flies when you are having fun. What does the New Year have in store for you? Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
With the the change on the calendar comes the opportunity to begin fresh. We look at the clean slate that 2008 presents and wonder what the new year holds for us. We all have hopes and dreams, wants and needs, desires and wishes. We want to accomplish everything. We see unlimited potential.
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The Waterford Speedbowl has released their 2008 schedule of events.
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Lindsay Clynne Will Represent WGI in Ms. Motorsports 2008 Pageant
Race Tickets Will Be On Sale at The Show
Watkins Glen, NY — Watkins Glen International will join a wide variety of automotive exhibiters at the 23rd Annual Motorsports Racing Car Show being held at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ, January 18-20, 2008. The historic road course will feature its NASCAR Nationwide Series show car as well as one from the IndyCar® Series at its display. Lindsay Clynne, a regular national anthem singer at The Glen, will represent WGI in the Ms. Motorsports 2008 pageant on Saturday, January 19.
Fans that visit the WGI display will have several ways to feed their need for racing. First, they can get up-close and personal with the #33 Camping World show car driven by Kevin Harvick and Cale Gale in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing IndyCar Series show car driven by Danica Patrick. Second, they can hop into one of two racing simulators and challenge the twists and turns of The Glen just like their favorite NASCAR driver. Third, they can pick-up the most up-to-date information about The Glen and speak to several WGI staff members about the upcoming season. Finally, Ms. Motorsports 2008 contestant Lindsay Clynne will make appearances throughout the weekend. The booth will be open to fans 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Friday, January 18, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM on Saturday, January, 19, and 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Sunday, January 20. Fans will be able to find the booth just inside the main entrance. The price of admission at the show is $15 for a one-day pass and $34 for a weekend pass.
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Stafford Springs, CT — When the Tech Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST Auto Parts takes the green flag on Sunday, April 27th, CARQUEST Auto Parts will kick off its…
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Thompson, CT — The sound of racecar engines has been replaced by the roar of bulldozers, graders, cranes, front end loaders, post hole diggers and cement trucks at the Thompson International Speedway. All of this activity at the historic race track is part of a major improvement program that will feature all new lighting for the race track, the main pit area and midway.
Musco Lighting Company, a world leader in outdoor lighting, has now added Thompson Speedway to its impressive list of clients. The Iowa based lighting company has provided spectacular lighting for super speedways, ball parks, stadiums and other outdoor venues around the world. The engineering department at Musco Lighting Co. provided the design specifications for the installation of each of the 187 , 1500 watt light fixtures that will turn night into day at the Thompson facility. The actual installation was done by Gagnon Electrical Company of Newington, CT. Gagnon is an experienced installer of the Musco Lighting Systems.
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Windsor, CT — Marc Guerard, of Hartford, won two of the first six auto racing features ever held indoors here at MototownUSA Sunday night.Guerard took the lead from Jimmy “Bubba”…
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From Politics to NASCAR, New Hampshire will be the host for three of the most important “first races” of 2008, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials are in the middle…
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July 31, 1935 – January 7, 2008 Longtime NEMA member Don Keller, Sr. passed away on January 7, 2008. Our condolences to his family and friends.
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Burritt, Charland, Jacobs, Yardley Share Mototown Inaugural Wins Windsor, CT — Marc Guerard, of Hartford, Conn., rose above his four fellow Bud Light 12 Pack Race Series inaugural victors by…
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Eric LaFleche of Victory Lane Forum made the trip north to the 20th annual Northeast Motorsports Expo and Tradeshow in Augusta, Maine.
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Bodine Bobsled Challenge – Day 3
Lake Placid, NY — Boris Said has been bobsledding longer than any of the other drivers at the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering, but he’s still learning new tricks. He utilized some of what he picked up Saturday morning to successfully defend his title.
In his second championship run, Said shaved more than 1.5 seconds off his time to beat L.W. Miller and three other finalists. Said’s two runs were 52.12 and 50.53 seconds, for a total time of 1:42.65. Miller, the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion, posted the fastest first run time at 52.11 and finished second overall at 1:43.37.Three-time NHRA Powerade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin was third with an overall time of 1:43.99, followed by former NASCAR driver Larry Gunselman at 1:44.90 and 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Donny Lia at 1:45.46.“I changed my line a little bit,” Said said, “and I made a lot fewer mistakes. Like in racing, I’m always learning – every turn, every lap.”Each of the 15 NASCAR and NHRA drivers took one championship run. The top five times advanced to take a second championship run, and the finish was decided by the best aggregate time.
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Danielson, CT — Recently Mike and Michelle Sangermano Motorsports announced that it would enjoy a continued relationship with sponsor, the Haymond Law Firm for the 2008 season. MS Motorsports, along with driver Ron Yuhas, Jr. of Groton, CT, will represent the law firm as they compete for the Late Model track championship at the NASCAR-sanctioned Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT, in 2008.
The Haymond Law Firm, with offices located in Hartford, Bridgeport, Danbury, New London, New Haven, and Waterbury, CT; White Plains, NY and Springfield, MA, specializes in personal injury law. Attorney John Haymond and his staff are committed to helping people who have been personally injured in automobile and motorcycle accidents as well as victims of medical malpractice.
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Bodine Bobsled Challenge – Day 2
Lake Placid, NY — Boris Said used a borrowed sled to prove he’s still the man to beat at the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering. Said topped the time charts for the two qualifying runs, which set the lineup for Saturday’s championship runs.
The field of NASCAR and NHRA drivers practiced Friday morning and then took a pair of qualifying runs Friday afternoon. The combined times of those two runs ranked the drivers, with Saturday’s order going from slowest to fastest.
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Jack Arute & Ted Christopher Team Up for the Winter Series Windsor, CT — Northeastern racing fans have a new way to pass the winter months. Mototown USA, New England’s…
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Oxford, ME — Kevin Harvick is stock car racing’s equivalent of a big-game quarterback.
Consider the 2007 season, when Harvick swept the season-opening Daytona 500 and Orbitz 300 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Three months later, with another million-dollar jackpot sitting on the table, Harvick scored his first-ever victory in the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
Harvick also is part of a new NASCAR generation that pledges its allegiance to racing anything, anywhere, at any time. Pull all those clues together and it’s no surprise that Harvick has announced his entry into the 2008 TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
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Chip Grenier
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A select group of stock car drivers has been nominated for the “Sportsmanship” and “Most Improved” awards in four racing divisions for the American-Canadian Tour and Barre’s Thunder Road. Competitors and race officials and have selected nominees for the special awards, with the winners to be announced at the annual ACT/Thunder Road Banquet of Champions on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington, VT.
Thunder Road Rookie of the Year Chip Grenier of Northfield heads the list for the ACT Late Model division, receiving votes in both categories. Joining him on the list of top nominees for Sportsmanship are Vermonters Brent Dragon, Jamie Fisher, and Shawn Fleury, and ACT Late Model Tour regular Donald Theetge of Boischatel, QC. Grenier is joined on the Most Improved ballot by Rusty Berger, Mike Bailey, Marcel Gravel, and Tour racer Ron Henry of New Gloucester, ME. A.J. Begin was the 2006 Sportsmanship Award winner, while Joey Polewarczyk was the Most Improved Driver.
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According to Pete Zanardi, General Manager Bill Roth has left the Waterford Speedbowl. He will be working for a track in Kentucky.
…And a Happy New Year! Okay, it’s time to get serious – we’ve reached the first half of the top ten entries in the “Top 25 ACT Drivers of 2007” poll. Recapping the honorees so far, we’ve seen 11 American-Canadian Tour Late Model division competitors, including drivers from the ACT Late Model Tour, Série ACT Castrol, and Thunder Road weekly wars. We’ve also seen three NAPA Tiger Sportsman racers and an Allen Lumber Street Stocker.
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Bodine Bobsled Challenge Day 1
Lake Placid, NY — A field of NASCAR champions traded the asphalt for the ice Thursday as the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering kicked off with an afternoon of training runs.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion Steve Carlson was among the first ones down.
“That’s cool,” said Carlson has he paused to catch his breath at the end of the run. “It was kind of a rough ride, but it was fast – faster than I thought.”
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NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Champion to Participate in Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge
Daytona Beach, FL — L.W. Miller is quite accustomed to driving at high speeds. The 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion will trade the familiarity of going fast on four tires and asphalt for a new experience this week to travel along on a specially-designed sled at speeds upward of 100 mph on a downward-winding course made up a sheet of ice.
Miller and several top NASCAR drivers will get a unique chance to go fast in a different manner as they participate in the 3rd Annual Chevy Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. The event runs Thursday-Saturday.
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Canaan, NH —- Enthusiam and optimism for success were two key ingredients for 2007 as the True Value Modified Racing Series entered its fourth year of operation. New drivers, teams, personnel, and a first ever visit to the famed Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME., highlighted the new campaign. When the green flag dropped to kick off the new season, the Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT, thanks to Mother Nature, played host to the opener for the New England based travelling modified tour. Traditionally the Monadnock Speedway draws the season opener but an uncooperative weatherman had other plans.
Local standout Rob Summers showed a strong field of competitors the fast way around the legendary speedway to notch the opening night “Town Fair 100” win. Summers took the lead on lap 34 and withstood repeated challenges from Ted Christopher, early leader Ed Dachenhausen, and runner-up Todd Patnode. Christopher eventually faded suffering mechanical problems, with Dachenhausen spinning while running second. Rounding out the top-3 was Kirk Alexander.
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NEAR Banquet Tickets on Sale
The annual New England Antique Racers Hall of Fame Banquet is slated to take place on Sunday, January 27th at the LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT. Tickets can be ordered by downloading the order form from the NEAR web site. The Class of 2008 includes car owners, drivers and members of the media. 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. Veterans committee choices were to Johnny Gammell, George Lombardo, and Fred Luchesi.
Oktoberfest Date Set for Lee USA Speedway
The 3/8-mile Lee USA Speedway has finalized the date for its annual Oktoberfest season finale. The date for Oktoberfest is the weekend of October 4th and 5th, 2008. The popular True Value Modified Racing Series will hold their penultimate race at Lee USA. Along with the regular variety of open competition races for Late Models and Strictly Stocks that welcome drivers from similar tracks like Seekonk or Twin State. Drivers with home tracks as far away as Unity, Maine and Waterford, CT were among the winners last fall.
A quick look at the local racing docket for that weekend presents a conflict as the Waterford Speedbowl hosts its finale with the NEMA Midgets, Allison Legacy North cars, and the All Star Race Trucks joining the card with their regular divisions.
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