Racers Readying for Battle at the Bowl Dirt Track Series
Sponsors, entries, volunteers flying in as Friday opener approaches
WEST HAVEN, VT – The stock car racing community is abuzz with the highly anticipated three-race “Battle at the Bowl” series and the grand opening of a new one-third-mile dirt track at Vermont’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The “LawPower.com Slate Valley Showdown” event on Friday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. will kick off a new dual-track era for the Rutland County facility.
As finishing touches are being made on the track’s final construction, sponsorship, entry blanks, and volunteers continue to flood into Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The law firm of Cullenberg & Tensen, PLLC has pledged its support of the entire Battle at the Bowl series and will serve as the primary sponsor of the 50-lap, $1,000-to-win Sportsman Modified race at the LawPower.com Slate Valley Showdown on Friday, September 26. Cullenberg & Tensen, PLLC are experts in personal injury law and proudly serve clients throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Visit www.LawPower.com for more information.
Interstate All Battery Center of Rutland, VT has upped its support of Devil’s Bowl Speedway, building further on a multi-year partnership. Interstate All Battery Center – sponsor of the ultra-popular “Fun Bus” tour at the speedway – is conveniently located at 71 River Street in Downtown Rutland.
Other local businesses pledging support include Fabian Earthmoving of West Rutland, VT, G. Stone Commercial of Middlebury, VT, Rouse Tire of Middlebury, VT, Carrara Masonry & Concrete of North Clarendon, VT, and Brown’s Quarried Slate of Castleton, VT. A swarm of volunteers and workers have also flocked to the speedway to create the new track in the infield of the existing asphalt half-mile oval.
Sportsman Modifieds, eight-cylinder Renegades, and four-cylinder Mini Stocks will each compete for a three-race championship point fund. A sampling of Sportsman Modified drivers who have filed full series entries include Johnny Scarborough, Frank Hoard, Jr., Jack Gentile, Jack Swinton, Chris Murray, Jim Morgan, Matt Atwood, Ron Casey, and Cody Hunt.
The LawPower.com Slate Valley Showdown is Friday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. and will also have a special $500-to-win Pro Stock race on the card. The “King of the Clay” event is on Saturday, October 4 at an earlier 4:00 p.m. start and features a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win Big Block/Small Block Modified race and a 50-lap Enduro. The series wraps up on Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m. with a Sportsman Modified 100, the Sprint Cars of New England, Sportsman Coupes, Renegades, and Mini Stocks.
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 and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl and #BattleAtTheBowl hashtags.
Sources: Justin St. Louis/Devil’s Bowl Speedway PR