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DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: Quenneville Opens Title Defense With Victory
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Quenneville Opens Devil’s Bowl Speedway Title Defense With Victory
Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood also take opening night wins
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Vince Quenneville Jr. showed a good opening night crowd that he never missed a beat over the winter at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 21. The Brandon, Vt., speedster and defending Asphalt Track champion ran to a dominant win in the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified division to open the 50th season of racing at the Rutland County facility. Other winners in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) action included Josh Masterson, Scott FitzGerald, and rookie Zach Wood.
Quenneville left little doubt during the 50-lap lid-lifter, and was fortunate to start on the outside of the front row by virtue of random draw. He had to endure only a single restart, and quickly stretched out to a big lead and a relatively easy win. As fast as he was, Quenneville’s biggest challenge came from his own car, which was quick on the stopwatch but a monster to handle.
“The car was really tight entering the corners, so I had to compensate for it and drive harder to make the back end loose and help me rotate in the center of the turns,” Quenneville said. “It was a lot of work inside the car, but it was a lot of fun.”
A red-hot battle for second place between Jason Durgan of Morrisonville, N.Y., and Charlton, N.Y.’s Ron Proctor was interrupted when a lapped car spun off the track and brought out the yellow flag. The field had crossed over into two columns for the ensuing restart, but just after the yellow lights were turned off and as the pace car was exiting the track, another lapped car pulled out of its place in line, directly in front of Durgan, who was running in third place at the time. Per track rules, Durgan’s outside lane was supposed to have advanced, though several drivers tried instead to re-cross the order and caused a bit of confusion.
The restart was called off by race control and the re-cross was undone, therefore giving Durgan second place in the restart running order. He held on to keep the spot for the balance of the race, while a disappointed Proctor settled for third. Joey Roberts finished fourth with Jackie Brown Jr. fifth in his first start on the Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl.
Josh Masterson of Bristol, Vt., practically mirrored Quenneville’s performance in the 40-lap feature for the Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model division. The defending champion started from the outside pole and survived a lone restart for the opening-night win. Veteran racer Jamie Aube of North Ferrisburgh, Vt., gave chase in the final laps but was unable to reel the leader in and took the runner-up spot. Robert Bryant Jr. of Brooklyn, Conn., won a hard-fought battle with Steve Miller for third place. Miller was fourth with Bill Donahue fifth.
Scott FitzGerald of West Rutland, Vt., made his large cheering section happy with a victory in the 20-lap Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade feature. FitzGerald drove what he called a “perfect” racecar to his third career win ahead of a charging Jim McKiernan of Moriah Center, N.Y. Matt Monaghan, Austin McKiernan, and Bill Burlingame completed the top five.
Portland Glass Mini Stock rookie Zach Wood of Georgia, Vt., put a nifty story together in the first start of his weekly NWAAS career. Wood stole the lead from teammate and fellow rookie Eric Messier of Hinesburg, Vt., with a nudge, then put his father, Brett Wood, a lap down on the final lap to drive to his first victory. Messier took second in his first start as well. Defending champion Chris LaVair – who sold his title-winning car to Zach Wood – finished third ahead of Brad Bertrand and Garrett Given.
Winners of the “Best Appearing Car” awards from last week’s fan festival in Downtown Rutland were revealed; Durgan’s red-and-yellow No. 17 car topped the Sportsman Modifieds, Bryant’s black-and-blue No. 3RB Chevrolet won the Late Model class, Jimmy Bushey’s “Purple Rain” No. 11 car won in the Renegade division, and Messier’s white-and-green No. 88X car was the Mini Stock winner.
The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway is in action on Sunday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m. with a 50-lap race for Sportsman Modifieds, plus Renegades, Mini Stocks, and a tribute to inaugural Devil’s Bowl champion Mert “Socks” Hulbert.
The Asphalt Track resumes on Saturday, May 28 with the first-ever “Yorkmont Memorial Day 5000” featuring a $5,000 cash prize to a fan, as well as NWAAS action in all four divisions, an Enduro Series event, and a holiday fireworks show. Regular general admission each event is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17). Kids age 12 and under are always admitted for free.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of Exit 2 off of U.S. Route 4 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 and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
OFFICIAL RESULTS – 50th Season Opener
Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track – West Haven, VT
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified Feature (50 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (2) Vince Quenneville Jr., Brandon, VT
2. (7) Jason Durgan, Morrisonville, NY
3. (5) Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY
4. (8) Joey Roberts, Fletcher, VT
5. (6) Jackie Brown, Hurley, NY
6. (3) Travis Bruno, Morrisonville, NY
7. (1) Billy Lussier, Fair Haven, VT
8. (10) Jimmy Ryan, Whiting, VT
9. (9) Bob Kilburn, Fair Haven, VT
10. (11) # Chuck Bradford, Addison, VT
11. (4) Dave Snow, Brandon, VT
Heat Winners: Billy Lussier, Vince Quenneville Jr.
Shiley Fabrication Hard Charger Award: Jason Durgan
Shiley Fabrication Hard Luck Award: Dave Snow
Best Appearing Car: Jason Durgan
Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Model Feature (40 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
# - denotes rookie
1. (2) Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT
2. (1) Jamie Aube, North Ferrisburgh, VT
3. (5) Robert Bryant Jr., Brooklyn, CT
4. (4) Steve Miller, Vergennes, VT
5. (7) Bill Donahue, Rutland, VT
6. (3) Seth Bridge, Mendon, VT
7. (6) Mark Norris, Benson, VT
8. (8) Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT
Heat Winners: Jamie Aube; Josh Masterson
Crazy Horse Racing Winners Circle Challenge: Josh Masterson
Best Appearing Car: Robert Bryant Jr.
Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Renegade Feature (20 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
(# - denotes rookie)
1. (2) Scott FitzGerald, West Rutland, VT
2. (3) Jim McKiernan, Moriah Center, NY
3. (4) Matt Monaghan, Colchester, VT
4. (5) # Austin McKiernan, Moriah Center, NY
5. (7) # Bill Burlingame, Gansevoort, NY
6. (6) Tony Salerno, Mineville, NY
7. (1) Jimmy Bushey, Mooers Forks, NY
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Bill Burlingame
Best Appearing Car: Jimmy Bushey
Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (15 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
(# - denotes rookie)
1. (4) # Zach Wood, Georgia, VT
2. (2) # Eric Messer, Hinesburg, VT
3. (7) Chris LaVair, Saranac Lake, NY
4. (3) Brad Bertrand, Ferrisburgh, VT
5. (6) Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT
6. (8) Roger LaBounty, Peru, NY
7. (10) # Roo Forrest, West Rutland, VT
8. (11) # Brett Wood, Georgia, VT
9. (12) # Dale Hickok, Saranac Lake, NY
10. (9) # Josh Swahn, Pittsford, VT
11. (5) Andrew FitzGerald, West Rutland, VT
12. (1) Harold LaVair, Saranac Lake, NY
Bond Auto Parts Hard Charger Award: Chris LaVair
Best Appearing Car: Eric Messier
SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY RESULTS
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270 MICROS
1 – Pat Bealer, 2 – Jacob Hendershot, 3 – Logan Diehl, 4 – Rich Keller, 5 – Tyler Reinhardt, 6 – Nick Walton, 7 – Sean Huesser, 8 – Joe Bednarik, 9 – Alex Swift, 10 – Ryan Wozunk, 11 – Luke Fogg, 12 – Bill Gray, 13 – Glenn Macomber, 14 – Decker Morrow, 15 – Steve Coslop, 16 – John Blanda, 17 – Brandon Pavel, 18 – Jonathan John, 19 – Chuck Palmucci, 20 – Colin Bustard, 21 – Ryan Heim
600 MICROS
1 – Travis Hill, 2 – Jermain Godshall, 3 – Sam Locuson, 4 – Wayne Scott, 5 – Austin Quick, 6 – Jim Tippin, 7 – Jacob Fox, 8 – Jacob Hendershot, 9 – Chris Locuson, 10 – Ernie Miles, 11 – Ed Barber, 12 – Matt Smith, 13 – Jon Keller, 14 – Scott Rupp, 15 – Charles Cobourn, 16 – Joe Plunkett, 17 – Mike Linderman, 18 – Nick Havens
4 CYCLINDER
1 – John Webster, 2 – Chris Sammons, 3 – Keith McKinley, 4 – Shanna Lea, 5 – Scott Hulmes, 6 – Joe Garey
Dewease Propels Posse to Williams Grove Win
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Dewease Dominates Opening Night at Williams Grove Speedway
Defeats Outlaws to even the score in fiercely contested annual feud
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - May 20, 2016 - Lance Dewease exited his car to loud cheers from the Pennsylvania Posse-favored crowd after he dominated the final 15 laps of the 25-lap feature to claim the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
Dewease, who passed fellow Posse driver Greg Hodnett for the win, became just the second non-Outlaw driver to capture a checkered flag in a series race this year, joining Kerry Madsen who swept the Eldora Speedway races earlier this month.
"It feels great [to win at Williams Grove]," Dewease, a Fayetville, Pa. -native said. "It's been a long time coming here, and like I said, I can't thank these guys enough - they have done a great job over the winter getting prepared for each race. We're only going to run about 30 shows, which suits me and suits them, and we have to stay prepared and fresh for that.
"A lot of guys win at 50 - I never said this was a young man's sport. It's a blessing to drive this thing, and I say that every time. I am just very blessed and honored that they gave me a shot and I can't thank Donny and Linda Kreitz enough.
Posse fans were especially jubilant as second-place finisher Hodnett held off Thursday night's winner Donny Schatz to give the Pennsylvanian drivers the sweep of the top two finishing positions.
"We just came up a little short," Hodnett, a Spring Grove, Pa. -native said. "Lance [Dewease] and those guys have been good and I just needed to do something different - not sure what.
"The guys did a good job with the car, I just let them down."
The feud kicked-off early in the night when the Outlaws and Posse split the quick-time awards with Joey Saldana fastest in the first flight and Hodnett fastest in the second.
The back-and-forth battle did not end there, as the two fierce rivals split the victories in the heat races evenly with the Outlaws and Posse each scoring two apiece.
For the second night in-a-row, the Outlaws were aided by the luck of the dash invert draw, as Saldana remained on the pole-position following an invert of zero. Unfortunately for Saldana, he was unable to hold off Hodnett in the six-lap race, as the Posse driver claimed the victory and the pole for the feature.
When the green-flag fell for the feature, Hodnett, in the Lelands.com/Eagle Steel No. 27 jumped out to an early lead, as second-place starter Saldana slid back. Daryn Pittman, who started fourth, quickly moved up to the runner-up position and applied pressure on Hodnett for the top spot.
Towards the halfway point in the race, Pittman's car started to fade as No. 69K Kreitz Oval Track Parts/Sharman Builders car of Dewease quietly worked his way around the Outlaw driver for second.
Dewease, who started in the third position, bided his time in the early stages of the race and then turned on the speed in the latter half to challenge Hodnett for the lead.
Once Dewease got to the rear bumper of the leader, he was able to muscle his way around Hodnett for the top position with only 15 laps left in the feature.
The Posse driver turned on cruise control for the remaing laps, as he maintained a comfortable lead over Hodnett, who had his hands full with the No. 15 Bad Boy/Chevrolet Performance of Schatz.
Hodnett held off Schatz but was never able to challenge Dewease, who dominated the final 15 laps to capture the checkered flag on the opening night of the Morgan Cup weekend at Williams Grove Speedway.
"I had to move around and that's how I caught [Greg Hodnett]," Dewease said. "Greg was just kind of sitting there, and when you're leading it's so hard to move around, so the guy in second has all the advantage.
"Greg was pretty good all night, we just got to him before it could rubber up and got around him on the bottom. At the end I was struggling a little bit in the lapped cars - I didn't know if Greg could do anything outside of the rubber, so the last few laps I just made sure I didn't get right on somebodies bumper."
For the second year in-a-row, Hodnett led laps early but had to settle for the runner-up position.
"I was trying to run the top down here and kind of float around and it was working okay, just not quite good enough," Hodnett said. "Lance and those guys have been doing good and they deserve to win. Hopefully we get our car better and maybe contend with them."
Winner of this event in 2015, seven-time World of Outlaws champion Schatz scored his second podium finish in two nights after being barred from a top-three finish since USA Raceway on April 18.
"Third is not where we wanted to be, we wanted to win the race," Schatz said. "We weren't good enough to win the race, Lance was awfully good and Greg was good. 25-laps was what it was, maybe tomorrow night will be a little bit longer and we will have a little better shot at it.
"The guys did an awesome job trying to get me a better car than what we had earlier in the night. We got ourselves qualified well, that's so important now. We're just going to work hard tonight and come back tomorrow and be better."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series wraps up the weekend action at Williams Grove Speedway with the prestigious Morgan Cup on Saturday night. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Williams-Grove.
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Williams Grove Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Lance Dewease becomes just the second non-Outlaw driver to win in 2016...Brad Sweet finished outside of the top 10 for just the third time all season...Joey Saldana ties Daryn Pittman for most quick-time awards this season at five.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Tim Shaffer; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Danny Dietrich; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Ryan Smith; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Aaron Ott; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Super Flow ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Greg Hodnett;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Aaron Ott; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Lance Dewease; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Sides; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson.
SEASON WINNERS: ); Donny Schatz - 6 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19); Brad Sweet - 6 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13); Daryn Pittman - 3 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18); David Gravel - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14); Joey Saldana - 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22); Shane Stewart - 2 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; May 20, 2016.
A-Main - (25 Laps) - 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [3][$8,000]; 2. 27-Greg Hodnett [1][$4,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$2,500]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$2,200]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [9][$2,100]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [2][$2,000]; 7. O7-Doug Esh [5][$1,800]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [7][$1,600]; 9. 94-Ryan Smith [11][$1,500]; 10. 23T-T.J. Stutts [8][$1,300]; 11. 25-Aaron Ott [18][$1,200]; 12. 11C-Cory Haas [12][$1,100]; 13. 21-Brian Montieth [14][$1,000]; 14. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [10][$700]; 15. 19M-Brent Marks [17][$600]; 16. 3-Pat Cannon [13][$600]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$600]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [15][$600]; 19. 1-Sammy Swindell [22][$600]; 20. 51-Stevie Smith [16][$600]; 21. 5-David Gravel [19][$600]; 22. 41-Jason Johnson [24][$600]; 23. 49-Brad Sweet [21][$600]; 24. 13X-Tim Shaffer [23][$600]. Lap Leaders: Greg Hodnett 1-8, Lance Dewease 9-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 25-Aaron Ott [+7].
Qualifying (Flight One) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 17.186; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease, 17.447; 3. O7-Doug Esh, 17.456; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.536; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.538; 6. 94-Ryan Smith, 17.547; 7. 3-Pat Cannon, 17.563; 8. 23T-T.J. Stutts, 17.566; 9. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 17.605; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell, 17.702; 11. 52-Austin Hogue, 17.742; 12. 5-David Gravel, 17.828; 13. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.923; 14. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 17.925; 15. 7-Paul McMahan, 18.255; 16. 75-Frankie Herr, 18.584; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp, 18.909; 18. 16-Matt Campbell, nt; 19. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, nt
Qualifying (Flight Two) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett, 17.524; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 17.535; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.633; 4. 51-Stevie Smith, 17.693; 5. 25-Aaron Ott, 17.723; 6. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.731; 7. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.920; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 17.951; 9. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe, 17.973; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 18.045; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 18.110; 12. 23-Trey Starks, 18.132; 13. 44-Rodney Westhafer, 18.187; 14. 7WD-Logan Wagner, 18.237; 15. 41-Jason Johnson, 18.249; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 18.315; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 18.606; 18. 5B-Justin Barger, 18.657; 19. 87-Alan Krimes, 18.723; 20. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.790.
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. O7-Doug Esh [2]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 4. 3-Pat Cannon [4]; 5. 19M-Brent Marks [7]; 6. 52-Austin Hogue [6]; 7. 13X-Tim Shaffer [5]; 8. 7-Paul McMahan [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [1]; 2. 23T-T.J. Stutts [4]; 3. 94-Ryan Smith [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 5. 5-David Gravel [6]; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell [5]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [7]; 8. 75-Frankie Herr [8]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [5]; 4. 21-Brian Montieth [4]; 5. 25-Aaron Ott [3]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 9. 87-Alan Krimes [10]; 10. 44-Rodney Westhafer [7]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 3. 11C-Cory Haas [3]; 4. 51-Stevie Smith [2]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 6. 23-Trey Starks [6]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 8. 7WD-Logan Wagner [7]; 9. 5B-Justin Barger [9]; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [10]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett [2]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [3]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. O7-Doug Esh [5]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 8. 23T-T.J. Stutts [7]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2] [-]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [3] [-]; 3. 13X-Tim Shaffer [1] [-]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [12] [-]; 5. 23-Trey Starks [6] [$300]; 6. 52-Austin Hogue [5] [$250]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [4] [$225]; 8. 7-Paul McMahan [9] [$200]; 9. 44-Rodney Westhafer [8] [$200]; 10. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [7] [$200]; 11. 5B-Justin Barger [15] [$200]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [14] [$200]; 13. 7WD-Logan Wagner [10] [$200]; 14. 75-Frankie Herr [11] [$200]; 15. 12W-Troy Fraker [16] [$200]; 16. 13-Clyde Knipp [13] [$200]; 17. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [18] [$200]; 18. 16-Matt Campbell [19] [$200]; 19. 87-Alan Krimes [17] [$200]
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Creeden Sizzles In Mod Win While Butler, Cormier, Mason And Kelly Score First Career Victories at Accord Speedway
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
The crazy weather pattern surrounding the Catskill Mountain area and the Tri State region for the past three weeks finally settled down and offered superb weather under friendly skies last evening. With it, the Accord Speedway was able to resume their 2016 racing season. The three consecutive rainouts did not dim the spirits of the loyal Accord fans as the nice crowd on hand was very appreciative of the exciting racing action they were treated to in the blockbuster events throughout the evening. The evening of speed was sponsored by Powder Tech Powdercoating from Duanesburg, New York. Their website is: www.powdertechinc.com
The checkered flag bonus was sponsored by Backwoods Blends.
When all was said and done, The "DC Express" Danny Creeden captured the gold in the United Pump & Tank Modifieds, "Jammin" Jimmy Wells in the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman, "The Intimidator" Ray Tarantino in the Arkel Motors Pure Stocks, "The Conductor" Bobby Butler in the Ruge's Performance NEWS Sprint Cars, Marty Kelly in the Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots, "The Cold Spring Kid" Jake Mason in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots, "The Otisville Outlaw" Corey Cormier claiming the win in the Escape RV Rookie Sportsman and George Zeininger capturing another win in the Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduro finale at the speedway.
Twenty Four hot-shoes brought the United Pump & Tank Modified field down for the start of the 30-lap main event. At the drop of the green it was Brad Rothaupt going topside and grabbing the lead coming out of turn two on the initial lap. Rothaupt would lead the event through lap six when on a restart he was out-powered by a strong running "Double J" Joe Judge. From fifth starting position Danny Creeden came calling and began to reel in both Judge and Rothaupt. Creeden was able to slip his Shackelton Auto Parts sponsored hot rod past Rothaupt before the midway point of the race and set sail for Judge.
Judge would lead until lap twenty when Creeden, who was working the baseline of the speedway to perfection, made his move as he pulled even with Judge in turn one and blasted by him coming out of turn two. Once in front, Creeden was able to keep his racer ahead of the field to claim his first win of the season at Accord. Coming on strong in the latter stages of the event was Anthony Perrego and he slipped past Judge at the end for runner-up honors. Judge enjoyed a solid third place run while Rothaupt and Danny Tyler completed the top five. Randy Green headed up the second five in his first appearance of the season while Ed Dachenhausen, Willy Auchmoody, Dom Roselli Sr and Chad Loilodice rounded out the top ten.
In the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman action, Nick Johnson hustled into the lead took the lead at the drop of the green flag with Conner Otten and Chris Stevens in hot pursuit. Johnson had the hot hand as he began to drive away from the field through the midway stretch of the event. Restarts slowed the pace on occasion and it kept erasing the lead Johnson enjoyed in each run under green. On lap-21, Jimmy Wells found the seam he needed and drove past Johnson to lead the final laps and claim his second win of the season. Johnson was second in an excellent showing with Chris Stevens, Greg McCloskey and Nick Plumstead rounding out the top five. Rich Ricci III, Collin DuBois, Ralph Ronk, Phil Goetchius and Justin Brewster completed the top ten.
Jason Feinberg led through the first nine laps of the inaugural Escape RV Rookie Sportsman main event. Feinberg spun while leading and on the restart it was Corey Cormier inheriting the lead. Cormier led the final laps to claim his first ever win at the Accord speedplant. Jim Kraus was second with Bobby Flood, Ryan McCartney and Keith Johannessen completing the top five. Mike DuBois from Above All Automotive added $200.00 to the initial purse for the Rookies in a fine gesture of sportsmanship. Mike has moved his business to 84 New Paltz Road in Highland, New York.
Livy Johnson led the six first laps of the Arkel Motors Pure Stock feature until a caution slowed the pace. On the restart, Johnson's car was hit from behind and the action caused a scramble on the front straightaway and knocked Johnson from the event. Ray Tarantino inherited the lead and drove away to victory with hard-riding Gary Ronk in second, Bob Palmer third, Bob Sleight fourth and Tim Southard fifth. Shawn Maloney, Harry Bachman and Tom Hausman completed the field of cars running at the end.
The Ruge's Performance NEWS Sprint Cars found Brody Adamsky leading the first lap and after that it was all Bobby Butler as he top-sided his Short Load Concrete sponsored racer to within inches of the Redi Rock barriers on his way to his first career win at Accord. Don Smith Jr was a strong runner-up with Don Smith Sr, Jesse James Bartleson, Brody Adamsky, Heidi Hedin and Larry Ricci completing the field.
Vermont's Marty Kelly led all of the way in driving his Domino Pizza Wagon to his first ever career win at Accord in the Want Ad Digest Outlaw Slingshot feature. Hard riding Jim Pollard was second with newcomers Dan Malley, Bryce Cherko and Spencer Cherko completing the top five.
Jake Mason was victorious in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot event and he did it the fast way in holding two-time winner Hunter Lapp at bay for the entire distance. For Mason it was his first ever triumph at Accord. Lapp finished second with Michael Corbin, John Kendall, Ryan Auchmoody and Ashton DeWitt completing the field. With the win Mason will add $50.00 to his bank account courtesy of bonus dollars put up by David Torchio of Torch Performance.
George Zeininger took a Friday night drive in the Emmanuel's Marketplace Enduro event. It wasn't easy though as Dave Donovan traded the lead back and forth with Zeininger until mechanical problems placed him on the sidelines. Zeininger led the final 27-laps to claim yet another victory at the speedway. Matt Curry and Ryan Brockner were second and third.
Gemstones:
Modified heats were captured by Ed Dachenhausen, Brad Rothaupt and Danny Creeden while Sportsman heat wins were claimed by Nick Johnson and Collin DuBois. Bobby Butler claimed the NEWS Sprint heat win. Rookie Sportsman heats went to Jason Feinberg and Corey Cormier. Pure Stock heats were captured by Mike DuBois Jr and Livy Johnson. Samantha Muller captured the All Star Slingshot heat event while Hunter Lapp was victorious in the preliminary for the Junior Slingshots.
New cars and drivers galore were on hand for the evening and included Tim Southard and Shawn Maloney in the Pure Stocks, Bobby Butler, Heidi Hedin and Larry Ricci in the NEWS Sprints. Spencer Cherko, Bryce Cherko and Jim Pollard were new additions to the Slingshots and all were sporting Dunkin Donuts sponsorship. Justin Sleight was slated to compete in the Junior Slingshots but problems prevented him from taking a lap. Randy Green, Dom Roselli Jr, Kurt Hundeland, Richard Smith, Lenny Helmich and Willy Auchmoody were new entries for the Modifieds. Justin Brewster, Mike DuBois Sr, Ralph Ronk and Keith Coulter made their first starts in the Sportsman.
Rookie Sportsman for the inaugural event included Jim Kraus, Ryan McCartney, Sarah Smith, Jake Grannacker, Bobby Flood, Corey Cormier and Keith Johannessen. McCartney, Flood, Cormier and Grannacker are former Slingshot stars at the speedway with Flood being a former Champion.
Former Legends Champion at Accord, "The Flying Dutchman" Richie Van Orden was taking in the races and informed announcer Steve Pados he was putting the finishing touches on a new Sportsman car for the speedway. Justin Brewster was another of the former Slingshot stars who took the step into the Sportsman ranks. Brewster borrowed the Ryan Wood hot rod for the evening and did an admirable job considering it was his first ever ride in a full size racer.
Two former Hamlin Speedway competitors were in the Sprint car field. Butler is a former Champion at Hamlin and Heidi Hedin competed in the 600 Sprints. "The Big Unit" Randy Johnston was to drive the second Lapp racer but problems shut him down early in hot laps. Jordan Lawrence escaped injury when his car got upside down in front of the grandstands.
"The Mighty Man from Mertztown" Barry White was on hand to watch his son in law Danny Creeden race to victory.
Butch Distal and Dylan Curso took in the races last evening and Tim Adams put Curso to work in the Lucas Oil Products victory lane in handing out the driver awards.
Marty Kelly not only captured a win at the speedway last evening but once again lent his assistance in the tower announcing races and he did his always great job.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Danny Creeden, Anthony Perrego, Joe Judge, Brad Rothaupt, Danny Tyler, Randy Green, Ed Dachenhausen, Willy Auchmoody, Dom Roselli Sr, Chad Loilodice, Dan Humes, Corey Lowitt, Mike Ricci, Ken Ferrier, Rich Ricci, Richie Eurich, Kurt Hundeland, Robbie Green, Allison Ricci, Lem Atkins, Lenny Helmich, Scott Ferrier, Jesse Marks, Rich Smith (DQ)
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Jimmy Wells, Nick Johnson, Chris Stevens, Greg McCloskey, Nick Plumstead, Rich Ricci III, Collin DuBois, Ralph Ronk, Phil Goetchius, Justin Brewster, Dave Demorest, Conner Otten, Keith Coulter, Mike DuBois, Brandon McGill
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Bobby Butler, Don Smith Jr, Don Smith Sr, Jesse James Bartleson, Brody Adamsky, Heidi Hedin, Larry Ricci
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Ray Tarantino, Gary Ronk, Bob Palmer, Bob Sleight, Tim Southard, Shawn Maloney, Harry Bachman, Olivia Johnson, Steve Williams, Mike DuBois Jr, James Goetchius, Jimmy Sykes, Travis Brockner (DQ)
Rookie Crate Sportsman: Corey Cormier, Jim Kraus, Bobby Flood, Ryan McCartney, Keith Johannessen, Jason Feinberg, Sarah Smith, Jake Grannacker
Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots: Marty Kelly, Jim Pollard, Dan Malley, Bryce Cherko, Spencer Cherko, Samantha Muller
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: Jake Mason, Hunter Lapp, Michael Corbin, John Kendall, Ryan Auchmoody, Ashton DeWitt
Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduro: George Zeininger, Matt Curry, Ryan Brockner
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00) Special event shows do have an increase in admission.
May 27th brings Williams Lumber Night to the Accord Speedway for seven divisions of great racing excitement.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478.
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A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL RESULTS
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WEIR WARMS UP TO USAC NATIONAL VICTORY #1 IN GAS CITY'S "MAY MELTDOWN"
GAS CITY, IN..............In an epic side-by-side duel for the ages that lasted the entire second half of the feature, Scotty Weir was the ultimate gunslinger, outgunning Brady Bacon in the final pair of laps to claim his long-awaited first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway's "May Meltdown."
Weir started the 30-lap feature from the pole position, but it was outside front row starter Bacon who jumped out to the lead on the top side at the drop of the green flag.
As Bacon distanced himself from Weir, Chase Stockon began to make a charge toward the front, getting by Weir for the second spot with a first turn pass on lap 10.
At the midway point, Stockon was able to close within striking distance of leader Bacon as the two approached the tail end of the field. Yet, Stockon was unable to take advantage after making an uncharacteristic unforced error, doing a half-spin exiting turn one and stalling his ride to bring out the night's first yellow.
As the sprinkles continued to fall from the sky, the ensuing restart was short-lived with Jon Stanbrough, Gas City's winningest USAC Sprint Car driver with six wins, bouncing between turns three and four before getting upside-down to bring out the red flag on lap 16.
On the restart, it was nearly an exact replica of last year's "May Meltdown" clash between the Hoffman Racing no. 69 running first and the Todd Keen-owned no. 18x in second. One year ago, the same two cars battled it out in the final laps with Brady Bacon in the Hoffman car denying Thomas Meseraull in the Keen machine in what would've been his first career series win at the time. This time, it was down to Bacon and Weir, who's long come close to scoring his initial victory.
Weir went to the bottom of the racetrack while Bacon remained at the top. Bacon led lap 16, but the hard-charging Weir used the slow and steady line around the infield tires to pull even with Bacon one lap later, eventually able to nip Bacon at the line to take the lead on the 17th lap.
The side-by-side battle between the two continued lap-after-lap without either able to make any headway. Tyler Courtney followed Weir on the bottom to briefly make it a three-way battle with just 10 laps to go as Bacon retook the lead, edging Weir at the stripe on lap 21.
Bacon used every single inch of the high line on the quarter-mile surface he possibly could to stave off Weir, teetering off the edge of the backstretch on multiple occasions while maintaining and extending his lead as he encountered lapped traffic with three laps remaining.
Brady Bacon came upon the car of Dallas Hewitt, who was also running the high line just in front of Bacon. Bacon quickly moved to the middle, attempting to overtake Hewitt, which slowed him down just enough to allow Weir to rapidly close while utilizing the inside line he never wavered from, making the winning pass on Bacon with two laps to and pulling away to gain his first career series victory over Bacon, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Max McGhee, Courtney, Colten Cottle, Kyle Cummins, C.J. Leary, Chris Windom and Dave Darland.
Until tonight, Weir had been unable to crack the top-two in each of his 115 USAC National Sprint Car feature starts dating back to his first series appearance in 2003. In fact, three of his now six podium finishes have come on the Gas City dirt. It was a long time coming, but the Marion, Indiana driver was finally able to break through to become the AMSOIL National Sprint Car division's first first-time winner of the 2016 season after taking the win in his Todd Keen/AAA - Carts & Parts/DRC/Claxton.
"I think I might cry," Weir admitted. "I've been trying to do this for forever it seems like. I wasn't going to catch Brady (Bacon). We were about equal it seemed like, but we started catching him and I just told myself, 'Okay, just slow down.' I figured as long as I didn't hit the last infield tire, we'd be okay. I told (car owner) Todd (Keen) before the race that the top was going to slow down eventually and the bottom would be where we wanted to be and, thankfully, it worked out in our favor."
Brady Bacon, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was attempting to repeat as the winner of the "May Meltdown," but came up just a bit short at the checkered after leading 24 of the 30 laps in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar. He did, however, surpass Thomas Meseraull in the series point standings and will carry a 14-point lead into Saturday night's race at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway.
"We got to that lapped car that was running the cushion and that just killed me." Bacon said. "I think I moved up to the top right about the time I needed to because we were fading pretty fast on the bottom and got the top cleaned off just enough to really get going. But, the lapped car just really hurt us. Scotty was there to capitalize, though, so congrats to those guys to get a big win like this. On our end, the last four or five nights, we've been really, really good and that's all you can ask for. Sometimes you sneak one in and sometimes one sneaks past you, so we'll just regroup and try to get one tomorrow."
Cullman, Alabama's Kevin Thomas, Jr. certainly was one who snuck through the field during the feature, emerging with a third-place finish after starting 14th, earning himself and his team the KSE Racing Products "Hard Charger" Award in his 4J Motorsports/Franklin Equipment - CEP Concrete/DRC/Chevy.
"The cautions and reds really helped us," Thomas agreed. "I got to tune on the shocks a little bit and the top just got to be too far around. I'm not really known for just creeping around the tires, but these guys gave me a great car that allowed me to be patient and just click laps off at the end. It wasn't spectacular by any means, but we got a podium finish from 14th, so it was a good run for all of us. We've kind of gotten on a roll here, so hopefully, we can keep it going."
Contingency award winners for the night included Thomas Meseraull (ProSource Fast Qualifier), C.J. Leary (Simpson Race Products First Heat winner), Jon Stanbrough (Competition Suspension (CSI) Second Heat winner), Justin Grant (Benic Enterprises Third Heat winner), Shane Cottle (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat winner), Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KSE Hard Charger) and Chad Boespflug (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 20, 2016 - Gas City, Indiana - Gas City I-69 Speedway - "May Meltdown"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-11.720; 2. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-11.809; 3. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-11.851; 4. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Rock Steady-11.884; 5. Colten Cottle, 1RL, Lambertson-11.892; 6. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-11.895; 7. Scotty Weir, 18x, Keen-11.913; 8. Tyler Courtney, 23c, TOPP-11.940; 9. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-11.940; 10. Chiris Windom, 5, Baldwin-11.951; 11. Justin Grant, 2E, Edison-11.959; 12. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-12.030; 13. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-12.036; 14. Kevin Thomas Jr., 4J, 4J-12.037; 15. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-12.059; 16. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-12.067; 17. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-12.095; 18. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-12.113; 19. Jerry Coons Jr., 10E, Edison-12.145; 20. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight-12.147; 21. Landon Simon, 24, Simon-12.165; 22. Kent Schmidt, 5k, Schmidt-12.206; 23. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-12.278; 24. Dallas Hewitt, 16, Hewitt-12.376; 25. Josh Spencer, 66J, Spencer-12.406; 26. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-12.425; 27. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-12.438; 28. Dustin Ingle, 2D, Ingle-12.487; 29. Cole Ketcham, 41k, Ketcham-12.504; 30. Tony DiMattia, 50, DiMattia-12.513; 31. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-12.536; 32. Travis Hery, 21H, Hery-12.555; 33. A.J. Hopkins, 42, Jackson-12.591; 34. Isaac Chapple , 52, LNR-12.595; 35. Tyler Hewitt, 97x, One More Time-12.671; 36. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-12.693; 37. Lee Underwood, 24L, Underwood-12.763; 38. Tim Creech, 2c, Creech-12.776; 39. Tony Main, 74, Main-12.832; 40. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-12.845.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Leary, 2. Meseraull, 3. Simon, 4. C.Cottle, 5. McGhee, 6. Hines, 7. Ketcham, 8. Spencer, 9. Underwood, 10. Hopkins. 2:04.42
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Ballou, 3. Thomas, 4. Bacon, 5. Windom, 6. Schmidt, 7. Chapple, 8. Creech, 9. DiMattia, 10. Robbins. NT
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Grant, 2. Coons, 3. Stockon, 4. Weir, 5. Andretti, 6. Goodnight, 7. T.Hewitt, 8. Farney, 9. Main, 10. Darland. NT
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. S.Cottle, 2. D.Hewitt, 3. Boespflug, 4. Courtney, 5. Cummins, 6. Clouser, 7. Ingle, 8. Gentry, 9. Hery, 10. Mellenberndt. 2:07.10
C MAIN: (10 laps) 1. Hery, 2. T.Hewitt, 3. Chapple, 4. Main, 5. Underwood, 6. Mellenberndt, 7. Creech, 8. Gentry. 2:11.44
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. McGhee, 3. Cummins, 4. Windom, 5. Andretti, 6. Farney, 7. Ketcham, 8. Goodnight, 9. Clouser, 10. Hery, 11. Spencer, 12. Schmidt, 13. T.Hewitt, 14. Main, 15. Chapple, 16. Ingle, 17. Hines, 18. DiMattia. 2:45.97
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Scotty Weir, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 4. Max McGhee, 5. Tyler Courtney, 6. Colten Cottle, 7. Kyle Cummins, 8. C.J. Leary, 9. Chris Windom, 10. Dave Darland. 11. Thomas Meseraull, 12. Robert Ballou, 13. Chad Boespflug, 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 15. Justin Grant, 16. Shane Cottle, 17. Jarett Andretti, 18. Chase Stockon, 19. Aaron Farney, 20. Landon Simon, 21. Dallas Hewitt, 22. Jon Stanbrough. NT
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**Hopkins flipped during the first heat. Robbins flipped during the second heat.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Bacon, Laps 17-20 Weir, Laps 21-28 Bacon, Laps 29-30 Weir.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Kevin Thomas Jr.
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bacon-658, 2-Meseraull-644, 3-Stockon-606, 4-Cummins-569, 5-Leary-563, 6-Darland-554, 7-Boespflug-524, 8-Ballou-514, 9-McGhee-480, 10-Grant-442.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: May 22 - Brownstown (IN) Speedway
Contact: Allyse Wolfinger
nesoffice@comcast.net
PA Posse Bonus Up for Grabs at New Egypt Speedway World of Outlaw Event
The Greatest Show On Dirt Rolls Into New Egypt Tuesday, May 24th
New Egypt, NJ –- For the second year in a row New Egypt Speedway is offering their neighbors to the West some extra cash when the World of Outlaw Sprints invade on Tuesday, May 24th. The PA Posse Bonus offers the first Posse member to take the checkers a $250 bonus. If a PA Posse member can beat the Outlaws, that bonus will double to $500. Last year Greg Hodnett took home the $250 bonus with a sixth place finish.
PA Posse members who have marked New Egypt Speedway on their schedules include Danny Dietrich, Brent Marks, and Ryan Smith. Other drivers that could make an appearance Tuesday night include Dave Blaney, Greg Hodnett, Kyle Reinhardt, and Davey Sammons. They will all be trying to catch Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman, who has won the last three World of Outlaw shows at New Egypt. Also racing Tuesday will be World of Outlaw superstars Brad Sweet (their current point leader), Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Shane Stewart, David Gravel, Jason Johnson, Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Logan Schuchart, Jacob Allen, Kerry Madsen, and more.
Not to be left out, the Speedway also has lots of giveaways planned for the event for the fans. The first 50 fans through the front main entrance will receive an event poster. Throughout the night the track’s Miss New Egypt’s will be tossing Frisbees signed by all the drivers and the fan who catches the feature winners Frisbee will receive two free General Admission tickets to the USAC Wingless Sprint event on Thursday, June 9th. The Miss New Egypt’s will also be tossing t-shirts courtesy of Route 1 Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and two lucky fans will score tickets to PST ‘s Summer Fest concert staring Fifth Harmony courtesy of AEG Live Events.
Pit gates will open at 2 pm, will call will open at 3:30 pm, grandstands will open at 4 pm, hot laps will begin at 6:30 pm, and racing starts at 7:30 pm. General Admission tickets are $30, reserved tickets are $35, teens 12-15 are $15, and children 11 and under are free. Pit admission is $40. Advanced tickets are on sale now at dirtcar.ticketforce.com.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information on the World of Outlaw event, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY: 50th Season Opens with Action-Packed Weekend
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Phone: (802) 265-3112
Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com
Contact: Justin St. Louis, Media Director
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Devil’s Bowl Speedway Opens 50th Season with Action-Packed Weekend
Kids bike races, Modified 50-lappers, tribute to ’67 champ Hulbert highlight two nights of racing
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – The wait is over for local stock car racing fans, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway opens its 50th season of action this weekend, May 21-22, with a two-night schedule jammed with action. The Rutland County track’s landmark golden anniversary will be the first full season of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing on both the half-mile Asphalt Track and the 3/10-mile Dirt Track.
Each night will feature a 50-lap Sportsman Modified race and lots of other action, along with kids bicycle races, and Sunday’s event will also honor inaugural Devil’s Bowl track champion Mert Hulbert. It appears that Mother Nature is prepared to cooperate as well, with spectacular weather forecasted for the weekend.
The Devil’s Bowl season kicks off on Saturday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. with a full four-division card on the Asphalt Track, featuring the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds, the Central Vermont Motorcycles Late Models, the Rosen & Berger Renegades, and the Portland Glass Mini Stocks. Vince Quenneville Jr., Josh Masterson, and Chris LaVair will be back to defend their 2015 titles in their respective Modified, Late Model, and Mini Stock divisions, while the Renegade chase is wide open.
On Sunday, May 22, at 6:00 p.m., the Dirt Track is in action with Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades, and Mini Stocks. Kenny Tremont Jr. chases his eighth Devil’s Bowl Modified title, and Renegade champion Darrell Older will have to contend with Mini Stock champion Brian Bishop, who will compete as a Renegade rookie.
Sunday’s Dirt Track event will open the 50th season’s “Tribute Series” by honoring inaugural Devil’s Bowl Speedway track champion Mert “Socks” Hulbert. The Oak Hill, N.Y., native, now 79, was the first Devil’s Bowl title winner in 1967. Hulbert, who earned his nickname because he often raced in his stocking feet, will be in attendance at the event and will display one of his former racecars.
The Thomas Diary Kids Club hosts bicycle races on both nights, and kids of all ages are encouraged to bring their bikes to the track. Races will be divided into three age groups, and – like all Kids Club activities at Devil’s Bowl – are free to enter. The ever-popular Interstate Batteries “Fun Bus” will also be in action both nights.
Special general admission for the Asphalt Track event on Saturday, May 21 is $15 for adults and $13 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17). Regular general admission for the Dirt Track on Sunday, May 22 is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors (62+) and students (13-17). Kids age 12 and under are always admitted for free.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of Exit 2 off of U.S. Route 4 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 and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
