“Shootout Saturday” Offers Extra Chance for Victory at Vermont 200 Weekend
Sprint-style races highlight Saturday, Sept. 14 program at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will guarantee four new faces in victory lane at September’s Vermont 200 Championship Weekend. Stock car drivers who have yet to carry a checkered flag at the fast half-mile oval in 2013 will take part in the second annual “Shootout” races for a chance to hoist the winner’s trophy during the Saturday, September 14 portion of the two-day season finale.
Regular weekly competitors from four weekly divisions will take part in 10-lap, sprint-style Shootout races. A star-studded field of eligible open-wheel racers has been named to the Bond Auto Parts Modified Shootout roster. In one of the season’s biggest surprises, two-time defending track champion Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY owns four runner-up finishes in 2013 but has been denied a victory thus far. Defending Shootout winner Jeff Haskins is again eligible and top drivers Vince Quenneville, Jr., Leon Gonyo, and Joe Williams are also locked in. Dave Snow, Cody Sargen, Jamie LaFountain, Andy Smith, Jamie Proctor, and the father-son team of James Introne, Sr., and Jim Introne, Jr., are also eligible.
In the Late Model division, a healthy mix of rookies and veterans will try for victory, with Robert Bryant, Jr., Johnny Scarborough, Chris Curtis, Seth Bridge, Ricky Bly, Norm Andrews, Carol Parker, Tommy Eriksen, Jr., Nick LaGoy, Rich Lowrey, Chris Lacey, and Jesse Carris eligible to compete.
The ultra-competitive Renegade division has teenage rookies Ray Germain, Jr., and Richard Lowrey, III on the Shootout roster, along with Jimmy Bushey, Ray Benoit, Jon Boutin, Robin Cummings, Tony Putzier, and Randy Howard. In the entry-level Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock division, John McCarron, Matt Monaghan, and Kyle Watrous are eligible to race, as well as Garry Bashaw, Harold LaVair, Jr., Lance Masterson, Kyle Sorensen, Dan Collins, Jason Sabourin, and Scott FitzGerald.
The two-day Vermont 200 Weekend is Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s final event of the year and crowns season champions in all four divisions. Shootout races and first-round championship event qualifying begin at 1:30pm on Saturday, September 14, followed by a barbeque, music, and a bonfire at 6:00pm. General admission for “Shootout Saturday” is $10 for adults and free for kids 12 and under both days. Championship main events are on Sunday, September 15, with action beginning at 1:30pm. Discount two-day admission is $25 for adults. One-day Sunday passes are also available for $20 for adults. Free camping is open Friday, September 13 at 12:00 noon through Monday, September 16.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4. For more information, visit www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.
VERMONT 200 WEEKEND – Sat., September 14, 2013 & Sun., September 15, 2013
Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, VT
“SHOOTOUT SATURDAY” – ELIGIBLE DRIVERS
Bond Auto Parts Modified (Div. I)
(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown # – denotes rookie
(4) Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY
(5VT) Dave Snow, Brandon, VT
(9) James Introne, Sr., Hartford, NY
(9J) Jim Introne, Jr., Queensbury, NY
(20) # Jamie LaFountain, Keeseville, NY
(27) Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY
(52) Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY
(55) Cody Sargen, Greenfield Ctr., NY
(55L) Joe Williams, Scotia, NY
(78) Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT
(91) Andy Smith, South Glens Falls, NY
(95) Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT
Late Model (Div. II)
(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown # – denotes rookie
(2NH) Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT
(3RB) Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT
(7NY) Nick LaGoy, Plattsburgh, NY
(8) Rich Lowrey, Charlotte, VT
(19) # Tommy Eriksen, Jr., Ferrisburgh, VT
(22) Chris Lacey, Burlington, VT
(25) Chris Curtis, Rutland, MA
(26) # Seth Bridge, Mendon, VT
(34) Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT
(61S) # Johnny Scarborough, Bomoseen, VT
(94) # Carol Parker, Fair Haven, VT
(05NH) Ricky Bly, Sunapee, NH
Renegade (Div. III)
(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown # – denotes rookie
(2) Tony Putzier, Jericho, VT
(7) Ray Benoit, Milton, VT
(9) Robin Cummings, Milton, VT
(11) Jimmy Bushey, Mooers Forks, NY
(19) # Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT
(22) Randy Howard, Georgia, VT
(23) Jon Boutin, St. Albans, VT
(99) # Richard Lowrey, III, Charlotte, VT
Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock (Div. IV)
(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown # – denotes rookie
(9) Harold LaVair, Jr., Gabriels, NY
(19) Scott FitzGerald, West Rutland, VT
(40) Dan Collins, Rensselaer, NY
(51) John McCarron, Rensselaer, NY
(68) # Kyle Sorensen, Ballston Spa, NY
(71) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT
(73) Kyle Watrous, Bomoseen, VT
(77) # Jason Sabourin, Vergennes, VT
(92) Garry Bashaw, Lincoln, VT
(00) # Lance Masterson, Lincoln, VT
Sources: Justin St. Louis/Devil’s Bowl Speedway PR
PHOTO: Bond Auto Parts Modified drivers Vince Quenneville, Jr. (#78) and Ron Proctor (#27) are among the heavy-hitters who will race on “Shootout Saturday” during Vermont 200 Championship Weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on September 14. (MemorEvents)