Monthly Archives: March 2016

Brent Dragon will be in action on Saturday nights at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Brent Dragon will be spending his Saturday nights driving a Late Model at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in W. Haven,VT. (Credit: NASCAR Home Tracks photo.)

Brent Dragon of Milton, VT will be spending his Saturday nights driving a Late Model at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in W. Haven,VT. (Credit: NASCAR Home Tracks photo.)

 

A familiar name is headed back to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2016.  Veteran stock car driver Brent Dragon has teamed up with Chad White to compete in West Haven, Vt., on Saturday nights in the Central Vermont Motorcycles Asphalt Late Model division during the track’s historic 50th season.  The team will unveil its entry during the regular season finale for the Adirondack Thunder hockey team at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, N.Y., on Saturday, April 9. Continue reading →

Bob Garbarino picks Jimmy Blewett to drive his NASCAR Modified Tour car in LS Starrett Co. livery

NASCAR Modified driver Jimmy Blewitt get the nod to drive the potent Mystic Marina owned by Bob Garbarino. (Credit: NASCR home Tracks photo.)

NASCAR Modified driver Jimmy Blewitt get the nod to drive the potent Mystic Marina owned by Bob Garbarino. (Credit: NASCR home Tracks photo.)

 

Legendary NASCAR Whelen modified tour car owner Bob Garbarino will be back during the 2016 season with a new driver and national sponsor as he begins his 56th season and will be teamed with another legendary family name in modified racing in Jimmy Blewett. Continue reading →

PASS Tours have a busy month of April

The PASS Tours will get the 2016 racing season underway in April and continue on with the PASS South that started last month

The PASS Tours will get the 2016 racing season underway in April and continue on with the PASS South that started last month

 

 

Following a successful start to the season, which has seen the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) average over 30 Super Late Models through the first three events of the year, the best short trackers in America are now preparing for a big month of April.  Continue reading →

Patience pays off for Justin Haley at Greenville-Pickens Speedway

 

Justin Haley

Justin Haley scores big at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC.  (Credit: NASCAR photo.)

 

 

Justin Haley was patient all night at Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway. Until it was go-time. The 16-year-old from Winamac, Indiana, cleared the dominant car of Kyle Benjamin with seven laps to go and sailed to his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory. Continue reading →

Todd Owen hopes to hit victory lane again in the NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford

 

Todd Owen

Todd Owen hopes to return to his winning ways in Stafford’s Sk Modified Series starting with the Spring Sizzler.

 

In many walks of life, change can be an instrument used to help propel someone to new heights.  In the case of Stafford Speedway SK Modified® driver Todd Owen, he is hoping that change can bring him back to NAPA Victory Lane and help him contend for the 2016 track championship.  Owen enters the 2016 season with a new home built chassis, new engine from R.A.D. Automachine, and he is hoping that the new combination will net him his first trip to NAPA Victory Lane since the 2012 season.  Owen’s #81 car will carry sponsorship from Cooker Construction, Barnes Pools, and Ben Dodge’s Start/Finish Productions. Continue reading →

Ben Rowe dominates PASS Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Speedway

Ben Rowe, holding the checkered flag, was the dominant driver in the PASS Esaster Bunny 150 at the Hickory Speedway in NC. (Credit: PASS Tour photo.)

Ben Rowe, holding the checkered flag, was the dominant driver in the PASS Esaster Bunny 150 at the Hickory Speedway in NC. (Credit: PASS Tour photo.)

 

Three-time Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model national champion Ben Rowe led 114 laps en route to a dominating win in Saturday night’s 11th Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway.  The Turner, ME, native’s second win in the Easter Bunny 150 was made even sweeter by the fact that it guarantees Rowe a starting spot in this year’s Oxford 250 in August at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. Continue reading →

Jonathan McKennedy wins the Easter Bunny 125 at Hickory Speedway

Chelmsford's Jon McKennedy had the field covered at Hickory Speedway in NC. (Credit: NASCAR Hometracks photo.)

Chelmsford’s Jon McKennedy had the field covered at Hickory Speedway in NC. (Credit: NASCAR Hometracks photo.)

 

     Jonathan McKennedy grabbed the lead from Brandon Ward on lap 94 and led the race until it was called for rain on lap 108 to win the inaugural Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) Presented By PASS event Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway.  McKennedy’s Easter Bunny 125 win came in an action packed race that saw the lead change hands 11 times among six different drivers. Continue reading →

Green Mountain Sprint Car Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway makes a one day adjustment to prevent conflicts

SCONE Sprint Car diver

SCONE Sprint Car diver Dan Douville won the 2015 Sprint Car National at Devil’s Bowl Speedway and looks to back it up with another win when the 2nd Annual event is held at that Vermont dirt track on Sunday, September 2015 2016.  (Credit: SCONE photo.)

 

Devil’s Bowl Speedway officials have reached an agreement with the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) and the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) to adjust the date of the second annual Fabian Earthmoving “Green Mountain Sprint Car Nationals” event.  The race will now be run on Sunday, September 25 at 5:00 p.m., one day later than originally scheduled, on the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl in West Haven, Vt. Continue reading →

Woody Pitkat ready to defend his Spring Sizzler win at Stafford

Winning the Spring Sizzler at the Stafford Motor Speedway is what many NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers want. Woody Pitkat will be trying to defend his 2015 win when the Sizzler goes at the end of April.

Winning the Spring Sizzler at the Stafford Motor Speedway is what many Sk Modified drivers want. Woody Pitkat will be trying to defend his Sk Modified 2015 win when the Sizzler goes at the end of April.

Last year’s NAPA Spring Sizzler was a dream come true for hometown driver Woody Pitkat as he became the first driver from Stafford Springs to win “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring.”  Pitkat has since changed teams from Buzz Chew’s #88 to Kevin Stuart’s #85 Stuart’s Automotive team and he will go for two in a row with a new team when he takes the green flag in the 45th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler on April 24.

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New England Modified drivers look to get a jump on the 2016 season at Hickory this weekend

Connecticut's Chris Pasteryak looks for an early Modified win in Hickory, NC this weekend. (Credit: Pasteryak Racing photo.)

Connecticut’s Chris Pasteryak looks for an early Modified win in Hickory, NC this weekend. (Credit: Pasteryak Racing photo.)

 

Modified racers from all over the East Coast are busy preparing for this weekend’s inaugural event for the Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS.  The South’s newest Tour-type Modified division will compete 10 times in 2016 beginning with Saturday’s Easter Bunny 125 at Hickory Motor Speedway.  Each Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS event this year will be 125 laps and pay $3,000 to win and $500 to start, with the exception of the inaugural race at Hickory Motor Speedway.  The Easter Bunny 125 will pay $5,000 to the winner of the history making first race.

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