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Newburgh, NY — The 2008 ALNRS season opener is in the books. The ALNRS  kicked off their weekend Saturday with the teams taking advantage of the full day of practice before Sundays big event at Lee USA Speedway.  Sunday morning the teams began the day with Lee’s spectacular trackside breakfast before making their final adjustments to their Allison Legacy Race Cars for the day’s final round of practice.  Not long after practice the drivers were back in the cars for the first of two qualifying races.  Heat one saw second year driver Shane D’Agostino of Taunton, MA on the pole by luck of the draw. On the outside was Shannon Smith of Hancock, ME. followed by James Logan, Melissa Fifield, Tommy Barrett, Kyle Poodiack and William Schneider. On  lap three Logan would grab the lead and never look back leading the final 8 laps of the 10 lap heat race.  Heat number two would have 2007 Rookie of the Year Kristy Chaves on the pole with Randolph, VT driver Dylan Smith on the outside followed by Cody Gneiting, Michael Vasquez, Sr., Danny Grennon and Stephanie Berardi.  Once the green flag dropped the #24 Acme Sanition driver Kristy Chaves of Little Compton, RI would not look back leading all 10 laps.

The feature lineup would see Dighton, MA driver James Logan on the pole with Chaves on the outside.  Lap 6 would bring out the first caution after a spin by the #19 driven by substitute driver Danny Grennon.  Track officials would also send the 34 of Dylan Smith to the back for contact with the 19.  Once racing resumed it would be a dog fight up front between Logan and Chaves. The 24 would bring out the second caution on lap 14 as she spun in turns 3 & 4 while battling for the lead.  On the restart aDP Rookie of the year contender William Schneider of Northport, NY would find his first meeting with the outside wall as he spun off of turn two thus ending his day early. On lap 17 fellow rookie Kyle Poodiack would lose the handle on his #3 Webber Foundations sponsored Monte Carlo coming out of turn two.  On the restart young gun Tommy Barrett and Shane D’Agostino would have an untimely meeting in turn two thus ending what appeared to be a top five finish for both drivers. Do to time restraints Lee officials were forced to yellow checkered the race two laps short of the scheduled 20 laps thus handing the win to James Logan who had led every lap of the feature event.  In second was Danny Grennon followed by Somers, CT driver Cody Gneiting who started off where he left off in the final race of 07’season in third place.

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Newburgh, NY — The ALNRS is getting ready to kick off their fifth season of racing in New England and the third under Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr.  Michael, who will also be getting back behind the wheel for the first time since November of 2006, stated the ALNRS teams are busy making their final adjustments to their Allison Legacy Race Cars as they prepare to hit the track for the first time in less than four weeks.

The teams will be heading to the Waterford Speedbowl on April 5 & 6 as they prepare for the Budweiser Modified Nationals to be held at the famed CT short track the following weekend.

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Newburgh, NY — The ALNRS held it’s annual Pre-Season meeting this past weekend. Several veteran teams along with some new rookie teams attended the meeting to hear Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. discuss the upcoming 2008 ALNRS Season. The director discussed the 2008 Race Procedures and also discussed some improvements that will be made heading into the 2008 Season. Following a quick lunch break the teams were given some basic set up techniques from ALNRS Team owner Scott Tuthill. John Berardi who is the official chassis repair specialist for the ALNRS was on hand to go over some of the new tech tools that will be introduced for the 2008 season. These tools and the new scaling system will help the series provide a more thorough and efficient tech inspection off all the ALNRS cars. The ALNRS would like to give a special thanks to John Berardi and his family for their hospitality in hosting the meeting.

Next up on the 2008 ALNRS Schedule is the annual Speedway Expo in Springfield, MA Feb 29 -March 2. Three ALNRS teams will be on hand to display their new 2008 race cars. So Stop by the booth and learn all about the ALNRS and the stars of tomorrow.

2008 ALNRS Brochure

Sources: Allison Legacy North Racing Series PR

Newburgh, NY — The ALNRS is proud to announce that Edgecore Graphics will be the official graphics designer for the Allison Legacy North Race Series. The owner Michael Kukys specializes in custom design graphics and has several years of experience designing special product logos for several major companies. Michael also recently designed the new paint scheme for the ALNRS #8 Ford Thunderbird Showcar for series director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr.

As the owner of Edgecore Graphics Michael has also designed several paint schemes for street performance cars along with specific car owner logos. Edgecore Graphics can also help with your Marketing package by designing a five angle race car photo showcasing your potential sponsors logos on the car. So whether your looking for a new logo for your race team or a special graphics design for your hauler or race car look no further than Edgecore Graphics. Edgecore Graphics can be contacted via e-mail at edgecore24@hotmail.com.

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Newburgh, NY — The Allison Legacy North Race Series is proud to announce the hiring of two full time Technical Inspectors for the 2008 season. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. stated that the one thing lacking in the series over the past two seasons was the series ability to properly inspect all the cars in the series. Michael stated that although the series is based on a sealed engine rule, some teams may or may not try to find their way around this or to simply interpret the rules to their advantage. Having two full time technical inspectors will help keep each team and their race car on a level playing field.

Randall A. Brolsma and Dan Holie are two 17 year old young gun mechanics from Newburgh, NY, who together will both bring several years of automotive experience to the ALNRS. Michael stated that like some of our young drivers who have been behind the wheel of a race car since the age of 5, Randall and Dan have been wrenching on some type of engine since they were in grade school. Both Randall and Dan specialize in 2.2 and 2.3 motors and have both worked with performance Ford engines. They are both top students in the Automotive class at Newburgh Free Academy and look to forward their careers in the automotive field upon graduation.

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Newburgh, NY — The Allison Legacy North Race Series honored it’s top ten competitors of the 2007 season at their annual banquet in Mansfield, MA this past weekend. The top honor once again went to the 2006 series champion Anthony Frissora, the first back to back champion in the series short history. Anthony dominated the 2007 season with 5 wins 11 top fives and 13 top tens in 14 starts. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. stated “Anthony is one of the best drivers I have ever seen strap into a legacy car, his car control and skills on the track are what true champions are made of”. After defending his championship Anthony has decided to step out of his 3X New England Trim, Mc Namara Auto Sponsored Monte Carlo has he prepares himself for college. However there are deals in the works to see Anthony back in a Legacy car for a select few races in 2008.

Also honored were fourth place finisher and ALNRS 2007 Rookie of the Year Kristy Chaves. Kristy had an amazing start to her 2007 season as she started the year upside down on the roof of her 24k Acme Sanitation sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo when she was caught up in a practice crash the day before the season opener at the Waterford Speedbowl. The team showed their determination when they returned to the track Saturday morning after pulling an all nighter to make the necessary repairs. The teams hard work paid off has the driver finished second in her first ALNRS race. The driver then followed this up with 6 top fives and 12 top tens. She also had 3 second place finishes in 2007.

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Newburgh, NY — The ALNRS releases their tentative 2008 schedule. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. stated the 2008 schedule brings the series back to the best short tracks in the New England region. The series will once again open their season at the Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, CT. on April 12. If it is anything like last year the ALNRS is sure to start the season off with a bang.

From there the series will head to Lee USA Speedway for their first of four stops at the 3/8 mile speedway where they will be part of the Speedways season opener. The series then heads to the fastest high banked quarter mile in the Northeast at the Monadnock Speedway. This will be the first of five stops at the speedway. The ALNRS will also be a part of Monadnocks season finale on Sept. 20.

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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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Newburgh, NY — Tayla Orleans (Wrentham, MA) driver of the 93 PitStopUSA sponsored Monte Carlo claimed her fourth victory of the 2007 ALNRS season this past weekend at the annual Octoberfest weekend at Lee USA Speedway. Orleans who started on the outside pole for the 25 lap feature event went from the front to the back after being spun early in the race, back to the front again in dominating fashion. Second place went to Michael Martindale (Jay, NY) in the number 7 Northeast Log Home Builders Ford Thunderbird who was the hard charger of the race gaining 12 spots. Cody Gneiting (Somers, CT) in his Century 21 sponsored Ford Thunderbird who returned to the track after suffering one of the hardest crashes of the year several weeks ago at the Waterford Speedbowl, had is best finish of his rookie year coming in third. Rounding out the top five was the newly crowned ALNRS 2007 Rookie of the Year Kristy Chaves (Little Compton, RI) in the number 24k Acme Sanitary Service Monte Carlo in fourth. Fifth place went to Jake Vanada (Berkley, MA) who was competing in his final ALNRS event in the Propane Plus/After Hours Auto Body 46 Ford Thunderbird.

Anthony Frissora (Shrewsbury, MA) became the ALNRS Series first back to back champion as he clinched his second consecutive title following his 9th place finish in the 3x New England Trim sponsored Monte Carlo.

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Newburgh, NY — Tayla Orleans of Wrentham, MA scored her second win of the season in the  Allison Legacy North Race Series. The race was red checkered on lap 29 after a spectacular crash by the 81 of Paul Tuthill (Washingtonville, NY) on the back stretch.  The finish line scored the 24 of Kristy Chaves (Little Compton, RI) in second place followed by Anthony Frissora. (Shrewsbury, MA) in third.  Check back for a full report of Saturdays ALNRS exciting finish.

Sources: ALNRS PR