Gray Wins Devil’s Bowl Enduro Series Opener (Full Finish)
Next Enduro race scheduled for August 2
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Clarendon, Vt.’s Cory “Cubby” Gray grabbed the sixth Enduro Series win of his career at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, July 12. The race was an entertaining 50-lap run that started 33 junkyard-stock cars, pickup trucks, station wagons, and even a Chrysler PT Cruiser with wood panel trim.
Gray drew the 11th starting position and was in the lead by lap 4 in the survival-of-the-fittest race. He rebounded from a collision on lap 27 that spun his well-used Nissan Maxima sideways, briefly giving up the lead to Fair Haven, Vt.’s Chris Lussier. Gray, who won two Enduro Series titles when the class was a regular championship division at the speedway, regained the top spot and led the final 21 laps; he won $400 for his efforts.
Lussier finished second as the only other driver to complete all 50 laps, winning $200. Jeff Smith of Rutland, Vt., was third, one lap off the pace, for a $100 prize. Matt Wade finished fourth, one lap down, and Lynn Sumner was fifth, two laps back; each earned $50. The top 10 was completed, in order, by Eric Leno, Norman Morrill, Xander Stillwell, Jonathan Mason, and Rich Rose.
Only one red flag stopped the race, which was completed in 27 minutes. The next Enduro Series event, which will again be 50 laps, has been scheduled for Sunday, August 2. Enduro Series rules and entry forms are available at www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com/rules.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway returns on Sunday, July 19, with limited grandstand seating and drive-in spectator parking. Tickets are $16.50 per person for grandstand seating or $21.60 per person for drive-in parking; tickets must be purchased online by 5:15 p.m. on Sunday at https://buytickets.at/devilsbowlspeedway. The Sportsman Modified, Limited Sportsman, Super Stock, Mini Stock, and 500cc Mini Sprint classes will all be in action; spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m., with racing at 7:00 p.m.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2, and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt. 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, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, Vt.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Enduro Series Feature (50 laps)
Pos.-(Car No.)-Driver-Hometown-Laps Completed
1. (17) Cory Gray, Clarendon, Vt. – 50 Laps
2. (42) Chris Lussier, Fair Haven, Vt. – 50 Laps
3. (802) Jeff Smith, Rutland, Vt. – 49 Laps
4. (510) Matt Wade, Fair Haven, Vt. – 49 Laps
5. (09) Lynn Sumner, Fair Haven, Vt. – 48 Laps
6. (19) Eric Leno, Whiting, Vt. – 48 Laps
7. (91) Norman Morrill, North Ferrisburgh, Vt. – 46 Laps
8. (17NH) Xander Stillwell, Springfield, Vt. – 45 Laps
9. (3) Jonathan Mason, Corinth, N.Y. – 45 Laps
10. (01) Rich Rose, Grand Isle, Vt. – 45 Laps
11. (215) Kevin Wade, West Rutland, Vt. – 45 Laps
12. (6X) Josh Peck, Georgia, Vt. – 43 Laps
13. (74) Mike Slingerland, Milton, Vt. – 43 Laps
14. (41) Jake Mallory, Granville, N.Y. – 42 Laps
15. (25) Andrew Plumb, Chester, Vt. – 42 Laps
16. (94X) Carrie LaRose, Middlebury, Vt. – 42 Laps
17. (49) Rob McKinney, Shelburne, Vt. – 40 Laps
18. (99) Russ Farr, Middle Granville, N.Y. – 33 Laps
19. (357) Dustin Tierney, Vergennes, Vt. – 33 Laps
20. (11) Andy Botala, Grand Isle, Vt. – 33 Laps
21. (711) Chris Duffany Jr., Corinth, N.Y. – 32 Laps
22. (28J) Jamie Trinci, Bristol, Vt. – 29 Laps
23. (18X) Jake Barrows, Middlebury, Vt. – 25 Laps
24. (6) Larry Bristol, Castleton, Vt. – 24 Laps
25. (36) Kaleb Lyman, Whitehall, N.Y. – 24 Laps
26. (996) Erwin Smith Jr., South Glens Falls, N.Y. – 24 Laps
27. (30) Christoper Wilber, Johnsonville, N.Y. – 23 Laps
28. (44) Kevin Ballantine, Poultney, Vt. – 22 Laps
29. (23) Brent Wilbur, Whiting, Vt. – 21 Laps
30. (42R) Kenneth Ricketts, Sunapee, N.H. – 19 Laps
31. (47) Tim Whitney, Cornwall, Vt. – 17 Laps
32. (5) Kyle Botala, Grand Isle, Vt. – 8 Laps
33. (420) Devin Parker, Vergennes, Vt. – 0 Laps
Did Not Start: (03S) Shawn Rogers, Fair Haven, Vt.
Sources: DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com