Monthly Archives: September 2018

Shawn Monahan looks to grab second straight Limited Sportsman title at Thompson World Series

SHAWN MONAHAN LOOKS TO GRAB SECOND STRAIGHT LIMITED SPORTSMAN TITLE AT THOMPSON WORLD SERIES  (Credit: TMSP photo)

BY KYLE SOUZA, FOR THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK

THOMPSON, Conn. – Shawn Monahan is just one race from clinching his second straight championship in the Limited Sportsman division at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

Monahan, who didn’t pick up a victory in his title effort his last season, was still able to celebrate when the final checkered flag went up in the air. This year, it’s been a different story out on the track.

In the first six NASCAR Whelen All American Series races of the 2018 season, Monahan has been to Victory Lane four times, and finished inside the top five in all events. The Waterford, Connecticut, driver is the only one in the field to finish in the top five in every race and holds a 43 point advantage in the standings heading to the finale.

What’s the difference this season? It could be the new car he is driving.

“Last year, I really tried to battle hard for the open motor and when the track introduced the crate motor, I really tried to rally for the open motors,” Monahan said. “I didn’t have the crate last year, but ultimately, the car that I am driving now is superior to the car I drove last year. I was looking to buy a crate motor and I ended up buying a complete car. I let my brother drive it at the World Series and I felt like that car was going better than my car.”

The Limited Sportsman division is one of few divisions at Thompson where drivers can lean on each other and likely leave the situation without wrecked cars. Earlier this season, Monahan used a last-lap and last-corner pass of two drivers to win the feature as part of the Bud “King of Beers” 150. That one race alone showed why the Limited Sportsman is one of, if not the best division at Thompson.

“If you had asked me at the beginning of the season, I would’ve said that it’s impossible because of the talent this division has,” Monahan said of winning four races to this point. “The difference between myself and the rest of the competitors is simply that I have been in the right place at the right time. I definitely have a lot of fun wheeling these types of cars.”

While winning four races certainly has its perks, once you win, Thompson’s handicap system puts the most recent winner towards the back for the next feature event.

“Before we take the green, I look at the cars in front of me, and I say wow, this guy isn’t going to let me by easily,” Monahan said with a laugh. “You play it out in your mind and you think there is no way you can get all the way up there. Sometimes, two of the fastest guys tangle and open the door, and you have to be ready at that moment because if you hesitate, you will be stuck behind them.”

With the 56thannual Sunoco World Series looming in the near future, Monahan is hoping to clinch another championship on the biggest stage.

“The World Series is the highest car count of the season, a lot of guys come out for the final show, and if you have a bad night, there is a possibility that you come out with just two points. I can’t feel comfortable,” Monahan said of his thoughts going into it.

“I think I need to attack it as though it’s a regular race. When you change your strategy up, and you take the extra time off the throttle letting someone figure something out, that’s when someone gets a hold of your quarter-panel. The only time you can slow down and set the pace is when you get out to that number one spot.”

Much like the rest of Thompson’s Whelen All American Series drivers, Monahan is geared up and ready for the three-day weekend.

“It’s the most prestigious event of the season,” Monahan said. “For all of us short-track racers, everyone wants to be part of the World Series.”

Over the course of three days of racing from October 12-14, a total of 17 different divisions will take the green flag on the 0.625-mile as part of the 56th annual Sunoco World Series. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will crown their champion as part of the festivities, while all four of Thompson’s Whelen All American Series champions will also be crowned.

As always, both the breakfast buffet ($11.95 plus tax) and the prime rib dinner buffet ($22.50 plus tax) will be available for fans in the clubhouse.

A paddock pass for the weekend is $75, and is good for all three days. Fans can enter the grandstands with a general admission ticket for the entire weekend at $55, while seniors (65+), veterans and active duty military members can enter at $50. Kids 12 years of age and under are free.

Source:

Taylor Pelletier

Sr. Manager, Event Services

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

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Eric Goodale seeking back-to-back NAPA Fall Final wins at Stafford

Long Island’s Eric Goodale is the defending champion of he Fall Final at Stafford Motor Speedway and would like nothing better than to back it up with another win at the Connecticut 1/2 mile oval.(Credit: NASCAR Home Tracks photo)

 

(Stafford Springs, CT)—With only 2 races left on the 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, Eric Goodale and the #58 GAF Roofing team are still in search of their first victory of the season.  Goodale comes into this weekend’s NAPA Fall Final at Stafford as the defending race champion and there couldn’t be a better track on the schedule than Stafford for Goodale to record his first win of 2018.  Goodale and the #58 team won the Open Modified Bud Light 80 at Stafford back in July and they recorded their best NWMT finish of the year at Stafford in August with a third place run.

“I’m welcoming racing at Stafford with open arms,” said Goodale.  “That’s been primarily one of our better tracks lately and as the defending winner of the Fall Final we’re looking forward to getting back there.  I know we have a fast car at Stafford, we just need to put everything together.  I’m going to be real disappointed if we get to the end of the year and we don’t have a Modified Tour win to show for the season.  We’re going to come in with guns blazing and try to come out of Stafford with a checkered flag.  I feel like our Stafford program is better than our Thompson program so this is our best shot at getting a win before the end of the season and we’ll be doing everything that we can to come out on top.

I love racing at Stafford and we’re all excited to get back there and hopefully we can have another good day.”

Last year’s NAPA Fall Final saw Goodale drive to victory despite qualifying 18th.  While Goodale proved that races can be won from that far back in the starting lineup, he will be looking for a better qualifying effort to make his job of driving to the front easier.

“We certainly shot ourselves in the foot last year in qualifying,” said Goodale.  “We failed prequalifying inspection so we only got one lap for qualifying and ended up starting 18th.  Fortunately we were able to win the race but there was a lot of green flag racing and time for us to make it up on the track but circumstances might not be the same this year.  Track position is so important in this series that you’re going to want to start as close to the front as you can so you don’t start the race behind the 8 ball.  We showed last year it can be done but we didn’t make it easy on ourselves for sure.”

The 2018 NAPA Fall Final could prove much more difficult to win than the 2017 race.  Last year there were 6 drivers in the running for the championship while this season sees Justin Bonsignore with the opportunity to clinch the championship with a 21st place finish or better.  Goodale says the mindset of the entire field will be totally different compared to one year ago.

“It’s going to be tough this year,” said Goodale.  “Last year there was a big points battle with 6 drivers still mathematically in the running for the championship so there were a couple of guys who were rolling the dice to try to pick up as many points as they could and there were some guys who ran conservative so they wouldn’t lose any points.  Taking that dynamic out of the race this year, everyone is going to show up looking to win.  Certainly to win any race on the Whelen Modified Tour is not easy and it’s not going to be easy to win this race either.”

The key to winning the NAPA Fall Final 150 could lie in a team making the correct calls on pit road.  The Starrett 150 in August at Stafford saw 12 lead changes among 6 different drivers and with drivers only allowed one tire per pit stop, teams are still unsure as to what will be the winning calls to make.

“It’s all a spur of the moment thing,” said Goodale.  “It depends on a lot of different factors.  You have to see how good your car is, how much track position you’re going to give up if you take 2 or 3 tires verus 1, and you’re always paying attention to what other cars are doing and how well they’re running.  If you have a third or fourth place car, you’re going to need to do something to help make you better than the cars in front of you.  You also have to take into account what stage of the race that cautions fall at and how many cars are on the lead lap.  I believe this was the first race last year where the Tour instituted the new one tire rule per pit stop and guys have seen how that has played out and have been able to adapt to that so we’ll see what happens.”

Tickets for the 46th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend are priced at $40.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $42.00 for all ages. All NAPA Fall Final tickets are good for admission on both Saturday and Sunday and ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.  Discount tickets are available at your local participating NAPA Auto Parts Store.  The NAPA tickets include general admission for both days along with a luncheon buffet on Sunday, all for only $38 per person.  For a list of participating NAPA Stores, please click the PARTICIPATING NAPA STORES link found at the top of thewww.staffordspeedway.com homepage.

Source: Scott running/Stafford Speedway PR

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Big names lining up for chance at Milk Bowl immortality @T’Road

  ACT-type Late Model racers from throughout the United States and Canada will try to win the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl and add their name to one of Thunder Road’s granite monuments. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – The biggest stars of local, regional, and national Late Model racing will be in Barre, VT this Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. A growing list of racers are ready to join the exclusive list of those who have triumphed in Vermont’s most prestigious racing event.

With more than $60,000 in posted awards and the chance to add their name to a granite monument at Thunder Road, the top names in American-Canadian Tour (ACT)-type Late Model racing will take their shot at glory. Each of them knows the significance of the unique 3-segment event and how hard it is to win.

“I would call it the toughest race in New England – it’s got to be,” Memorial Day Classic winner Cody Blake said. “We’ve had five straight top-7s, so we’ve done well in it, but we’ve just never really gotten close to winning. It would be awesome to win it, that’s for sure. But it’s always the second segment that’s the hardest for us. You have to miss the wrecks, and it seems like every year, we do miss the wrecks, but then we either have bad luck or we get caught in one right at the end. I think the Milk Bowl is a good 60 percent luck.”

Five former Milk Bowl winners are expected to tackle the high banks this weekend. Hometown racers Jason Corliss and Nick Sweet are two clear favorites. Corliss is the defending Milk Bowl Champion and could become only the sixth racer to go back-to-back. Sweet is a three-time winner, and a fourth victory would put him alongside Robbie Crouch for most Milk Bowl wins.

Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk Jr., the 2010 winner, has also entered the Milk Bowl. “Joey Pole” recently stepped into an ACT Late Model for the first time in more than a year at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park and quickly got back up to speed. The former Late Model track record holder recently stated he is eager to try and reclaim his record.

St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle, who joins Sweet as a 3-time winner, has confirmed to Thunder Road officials he will enter the Milk Bowl. 2009 winner John Donahue of Graniteville has also filed an entry. Corliss, Sweet, Pole, and Laperle will all do double-duty, running the Pro All Star Series (PASS) event on Friday night before attempting to qualify for the Milk Bowl.

Plenty of racers who have long been seen as capable of winning the “Toughest Short Track Race in North America” are ready to finally do so. Milton, VT’s Scott Dragon was recently crowned “King of the Road” for the second time and is trying to become the fourth member of his family to triumph in the Milk Bowl. ACT point leader Scott Payea of Colchester has five victories at Thunder Road to his name, but a Milk Bowl win would clearly be the biggest.

South Burlington’s Trampas Demers lost the Milk Bowl to Corliss on a tiebreaker last year and is eager to come out on the winning end this time. Tour standout Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown is almost always a threat at his home track. Barre’s Blake copped three victories in weekly Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model competition this year and will go for the grand slam.

“The biggest challenge will be fixing and adjusting the car between segments,” Blake said. “We don’t have a ton of time to do stuff. And if we have a fender beat in here or there, we have to fix that before we can adjust the car for the next segment. In a perfect world, we’d like to adjust the car and make it faster for each segment. But we don’t always have that luxury.”

The Milk Bowl also brings out big names from around the region and even the country. Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien, the 2017 Thunder Road track champion, is in search of his first date with the Victory Lane cow. Blainville, QC’s Jonathan Bouvrette, the 2017 Série ACT Champion, is one of several racers making the trip from la belle province.  Former ARCA Racing Series Champion Mason Mitchell of West Des Moines, IA will make his Thunder Road debut, while East Bridgewater, MA’s Ryan Kuhn has impressed in a limited ACT schedule.

The chase for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl crown begins with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 29 at 1 pm. The Late Models will have time trials and 50-lap qualifying races to help set the starting field. Sunday, September 30 opens with the Last Chance “B” Feature at 12:15 pm followed by Milk Bowl opening ceremonies at 1 pm.

The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and New England Dwarf Cars are also on the schedule. All three divisions will run time trials and Segment 1 of 2-segment “Mini Milk Bowls” on Saturday. The second segment for each is on Sunday.

Adult admission for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl is $30 for a 2-day Saturday/Sunday ticket and $10 for Saturday only. Kids age 12 and under will be admitted free on both days. The front gates open at 10:00am on Saturday and Sunday.

Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend opens with Northfield Savings Bank “Milk Bowl Friday” on September 28 at 6 pm. The evening will include a 150-lap PASS Super Late Model feature, 50-lap events for the North East Mini Stock Tour and V8 Street Stock Showdown Series, and a 30-lap season finale for the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. The night will conclude with a colossal fireworks display provided by Northstar Fireworks. Admission is $20 for adults and free for kids age 12 and under.

Source: Michael R. Stridsberg

Thunder Road Speedbowl
Media Director
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Chase Dowling applying Stafford home track knowledge in NAPA Fall Final

Chase Dowling looks at his experience at Stafford Speedway as an asset going into this weekend’s fall Final.. (Credit: NASCAR Hometracks photo.)

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Fresh off of his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory at Loudon this past weekend, Chase Dowling will be looking to pilot his #15 15-40 Connection Chevrolet to victory lane for the second race in a row this weekend, September 29-30, in the NAPA Fall Final at Stafford Speedway.  Dowling finished second in the NAPA Spring Sizzler® back in April and despite finishing 25th in the Starrett 150 in August, Dowling is looking forward to a solid finish at his home track.

“We feel really good coming back to Stafford,” said Dowling.  “At the Sizzler we started on the pole, ran up front all day and came up just a little short finishing second.  We won the pole for the August race but we had to start in the back after being too light on the scales, then we got caught up in a wreck but we had a fast racecar.  Hopefully we’ll have speed in the car again and we’ll see if we can close the deal this time.”

Qualifying towards the front of the field can make a driver’s job of winning the race much easier and when it comes to qualifying at Stafford in 2018, Dowling has been the king of laying down a fast lap.  Dowling set a track record in April for the NAPA Spring Sizzler with a time of 17.721 seconds and he was the fast qualifier in August for the Starrett 150.  Dowling would like to get his NAPA Fall Final weekend kicked off by claiming a clean sweep of 2018 pole positions at Stafford.

“It would be pretty cool to sweep the pole positions at Stafford this season,” said Dowling.  “We’ve showed a lot of speed this year and with Stafford being my home track, I have a little extra confidence.  We’re going to do our thing like we do week in and week out and hopefully we will have a good qualifying effort onSaturday and have some good pit stops and strategy and be there for the end of the race on Sunday.”

Dowling’s first career win at Loudon brought him to within 74 points of Justin Bonsignore in the race for the 2018 NWMT championship.  With only 2 races left this season, Dowling can afford to take some risks during the NAPA Fall Final 150 that he might not normally make as he looks to take the checkered flag.

“We can be a little more aggressive with some of our calls and maybe wait a little bit longer to get tires or maybe we can come in a little earlier than everyone else for new tires,” said Dowling.  “With the season we’ve been having we just have to keep on doing what we’ve been doing, there isn’t much we can change at this point.”

With NWMT teams only allowed to change one tire per pit stop, it’s anyone’s guess as to what will be the winning pit strategy.  The August Starrett 150 saw 12 lead changes among 6 different drivers with Doug Coby taking the lead for the final time from Timmy Solomito with 19 laps to go.  With so many different options available to teams, Dowling says that rather than having a pre-race plan, teams must see how the race is playing out and make their strategy calls accordingly.

“Picking a strategy is really hard,” said Dowling.  “Whether you’re leading or running 15th, there’s different strategies you can use.  You don’t really go into the race with a plan, you wait to see when the cautions come out and see what you can do with your tires.  You can see what other guys are doing, or maybe you do your own thing.  Strategy is going to be a big part of winning the race.  The track is going to be different from the Sizzler and the August race so we’ll have to stay on top of the track and make the best calls and preparation on car setup.  Having the right track position at the end of the race is going to be the key to winning.”

Now that Dowling has finally entered himself into the record books as a NWMT race winner after four second place finishes this season, he would like nothing more than to add a Stafford race win to his resume.

“A win at Stafford would be huge for us,” said Dowling.  “It’s hard to win any race on the Tour.  I think we have a good group of guys who have the brains to get it done and if I can limit my mistakes on the track and give the best feedback I can, we should be a contender.  It’s pretty neat to be able to win a race, especially since that was a goal of mine growing up.  It’s a good feeling to finally get a win on the Whelen Modified Tour stage and that was definitely a monkey off our backs.  We’ve worked hard all year long to get a win and it wasn’t like we were struggling but I think we just didn’t have the cards fall our way with getting the second, third, and fourth place finishes this season.  At Loudon we hit it on the spot, the crew did a great job on pit road all day, and hopefully we can translate that over to Stafford.”

Tickets for the 46th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend are priced at $40 for adult general admission, $5 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $42.00 for all ages. All NAPA Fall Final tickets are good for admission on both Saturday and Sunday and ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.  Discount tickets are available at your local participating NAPA Auto Parts Store.  The NAPA tickets include general admission for both days along with a luncheon buffet on Sunday, all for only $38 per person.  For a list of participating NAPA Stores, please click the PARTICIPATING NAPA STORES link found at the top of the www.staffordspeedway.com homepage.

Source: Scott Running/Stafford Speedway PR

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Details and support divisions announced for 13th Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Hickory

Officials from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) announced today details regarding the final race of the 2018 season.  The season will once again conclude with one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s oldest Super Late Model races on Saturday, November 10th with the 13th Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown at the legendary Hickory Motor Speedway.  The 200 lapper will the final event of the PASS National Championship Series to crown the country’s only true nationwide champion.

Additionally, several details were also announced on Tuesday on this year’s Mason-Dixon Meltdown, including support divisions.  In an effort to continue furthering grassroots racing on all level, the Street Stocks will be competing for 50 laps and $1000 to win, utilizing MASS rules.  Although this will be a non-points race, MASS officials will be handling all tech and officiating for this event and will be supplying the tires.  In addition, the Legends cars will return to Hickory Motor Speedway as part of the Meltdown.  Several PASS Super Late Model drivers competed in Legends before climbing the ranks including Matt Craig, Roy Hayes, Gracie Trotter, and Jared Irvan.

In 2006, PASS became the South’s original Super Late Model tour when the green flag dropped for the inaugural Easter Bunny 150.  Since then, PASS has become the nation’s most successful Super Late Model sanctioning body with the Easter Bunny 150 growing to become the Spring’s biggest short track event, while the Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine continues to be the richest Super Late Model event in North America.

Although a full schedule has not been posted, teams will have the opportunity to practice on Friday, November 9th, while qualifying, last chance races, and features for the PASS Super Late Models, Street Stocks and Legends will take place on Saturday afternoon, November 10th.   

Entry forms for upcoming events at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Oxford Plains Speedway, Seekonk Speedway and the inaugural PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway are available at ProAllStarsSeries.com.  

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America’s premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway, the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, and the inaugural PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway.  For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 

Locals look to hold off invaders again at T’ Road’s Milk Bowl

Weekly Thunder Road competitors such as Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke (#27VT) will try to defend their turf in the Vermont Milk Bowl against invaders that include Blainville, QC’s Jonathan Bouvrette (#41QC) and Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien (#5VT). (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Late Model racers from throughout the U.S. and Canada are gearing up for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank this Sunday, September 30. Many of the top names in American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model racing will be on hand at Barre’s Thunder Road, but they will have to beat a slew of local standouts if they want to lay claim to the “Toughest Short Track Race in North America”.

For racers of all stripes, the Milk Bowl is the biggest date on their calendar every year. Competitors speak with reverence of the event’s unique 3-segment format, storied history, and Victory Lane celebration that includes kissing a genuine Vermont dairy cow.

“The Milk Bowl is it,” Barre’s Christopher Pelkey said. “It’s the pride and joy. My birthday is actually on Thursday, and when I was a kid, I had a lot of birthdays where my Mom would let me have friends up to come up and watch the Milk Bowl. My birthday party would be at the track. So it’s always meant something to me. As a kid growing up in Barre, it’s the big race. When you’re a kid racing bikes, you do the Mini Milk Bowl style and you invert the field. It’s the real deal.”

Racers from Quebec to Florida have triumphed in the historic event that dates back to 1962. But in recent years, a local hero has usually been standing atop the mountain following the final segment. Five of the last six Milk Bowls have been won by a driver who competed weekly at Thunder Road that season. All of Thunder Road’s Maplewood/Irving Late Model regulars from this past summer, from defending Milk Bowl Champion Jason Corliss of Barre to track record holder Marcel J. Gravel of Wolcott, are expected to try and continue that trend.

“I ran the ACT Tour this year, and I got to race against guys all across New England,” Pelkey said. “And you take a lot of pride in the fact that, when you come back to Thunder Road, your top guys really can compete with anybody at just about any track. When you go to Thunder Road, you’re racing against some of the best competition out there. It’s not that the other guys don’t have it – I just think what we have at Thunder Road is special.”

A massive pool of local talent will be on hand this weekend. Reigning “King of the Road” Scott Dragon of Milton is eager to join his father, uncle, and cousin on the list of winners. South Burlington’s Trampas Demers is trying to go one spot better after losing the Milk Bowl to Corliss last year on a tie breaker.

Hometown racers Jim “Boomer” Morris and r Pelkey both had career years in 2018 and will try to cap them off with a strong Milk Bowl performance. Youngsters Stephen Donahue, Kyle Pembroke, and Evan Hallstrom are preparing to beat out the veterans.

They will have to fend off a host of challengers who are no slouches on the Barre high banks. Former Milk Bowl winners Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, NH, Nick Sweet of Barre, and John Donahue of Graniteville return in search of another date with the cow. ACT point leader Scott Payea of Colchester has five ACT victories on the track. Last year’s “King of the Road” Bobby Therrien of Hinesburg will get back in the saddle after a skeletal 2018 schedule.

Several racers will make the long haul to compete for glory. 2017 Série ACT Champion Jonathan Bouvrette along with Mathieu Kingsbury are expected to drive down for Blainville, QC. Ryan Kuhn will take the trip up I-89 from East Bridgewater, MA while Mason Mitchell is making the trek all the way from West Des Moines, IA.

The battle for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl begins with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 29 at 1 pm. Time trials and 50-lap qualifying races will help set the starting field for the 3-segment Milk Bowl. Sunday, September 30 has the Last Chance “B” Feature at 12:15 pm followed by opening ceremonies at 1 pm.

The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and New England Dwarf Cars have Mini Milk Bowls on the card. The top racers in all three divisions will run time trials and Segment 1 onSaturday with Segment 2 scheduled for Sunday.

Adult admission for the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl is $30 for a 2-day Saturday/Sunday ticket and $10 for Saturday only. Kids age 12 and under will be admitted free both days. The front gates open at 10:00am on Saturday and Sunday.

Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend kicks off with Northfield Savings Bank “Milk Bowl Friday” on September 28 at 6 pm. The Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models go 150 laps, the North East Mini Stock Tour and V8 Street Stock Showdown Series each have 50-lap events, and the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors run a special 30-lap feature. The night will conclude with a humongous fireworks display courtesy of Northstar Fireworks. Admission is $20 for adults and free for kids age 12 and under.

Source: Michael R. Stridsberg

Thunder Road Speedbowl
Media Director

 

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PASS North points race heats up heading to Thunder Road

Thunder Road Speedbowl lives up to its motto “The Nation’s site of excitement!

 

PASS heads for Thunder Road this weekend.

 

NAPLES, ME (September 26) – After a wild weekend of action at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway that saw points leader DJ Shaw struggle, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models are now preparing for Friday night’s 150 lapper at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Vermont.  While Shaw limped home with a 22nd place finish at Beech Ridge, fellow two-time series champion, Travis Benjamin, finished fifth, allowing him to close to just 17 points behind Shaw.

With the championship fight as a backdrop, Friday night will be the first time PASS has raced at Thunder Road for a second time in a single season. And, as the prelude to Thunder Road’s biggest annual event, the Milk Bowl, it will also be the first time PASS has ever raced at the legendary quarter-mile at night.

“Thunder Road under the lights should be a blast, that’s one racetrack that I would love to get a win at,” says Benjamin, driver of the Huot’s Family Restaurant #7.  “If we can win, we will gain points and hopefully keep some pressure on DJ [Shaw] and make it a battle to the end.”

PASS North has averaged nearly 40 cars over the last three races and Friday night at Thunder Road should produce another strong field of Super Late Models. In addition to the championship contenders, former PASS National champion, Ben Rowe, has entered, as well as former Oxford 250 winners, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Joey Polewarcyzk, and this year’s Oxford Plains Speedway track champion, Gabe Brown.  New Hampshire hotshoe, Derek Griffith, is entered, along with Derek Ramstrom and Garrett Hall.  New Hampshire’s Scotty MacMichael and Connecticut’s Devin O’Connell have also entered, along with a fast group of Vermonters, including Bobby Therrien, Nick Sweet, Matt White, and Jason Corliss.

On Friday, rotating practice begins at Noon, with heat races at 6 PM, followed by features for the PASS North Super Late Models, Street Stock Showdown, North East Mini Stock Tour, and Road Warriors.

Entry forms for Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Oxford Plains Speedway, and Seekonk Speedway, along with the inaugural PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway, are available at ProAllStarsSeries.com.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America’s premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, the Easter Bunny 150 at historic Hickory Motor Speedway, and the PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway.  For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039

Source: Alan Dietz/PASS Tours PR

 

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Seekonk Speedway is where the coolest action is this Fall!

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The Weather is Cool but the Action is HOT at Seekonk Speedway!

Check out the great events to close out another great season at Seekonk Speedway!

Start off the month with D.A. Venditti Fall Classic then get ready for the Spooktactular Pumpkin Smash Thrill Show! The Haunted Hundred features a 100 Lap Open Modified Tri Track race with a 50 Lap Late Model Race and the 150 lap PASS North Championship! End the season with our Holiday themed Nutcracker Thrill Show!
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