Roberts Ropes in Triple Crown at Thunder Road 07/04/2017 Washington's Ricky Roberts earned his second career Thunder Road Late Model victory and the Maplewood Triple Crown at the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. It was the first Late Model win since 1996 for the veteran driver. Roberts started on the pole of the 50-lap feature and built a sizeable lead over the pack. However, Northfield's Matt White smacked the frontstretch wall on lap-39 while running third, marking the first of four late-race cautions. The yellows forced
Washington's Ricky Roberts earned his second career Thunder Road Late Model victory and the Maplewood Triple Crown at the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. It was the first Late Model win since 1996 for the veteran driver. Roberts started on the pole of the 50-lap feature and built a sizeable lead over the pack. However, Northfield's Matt White smacked the frontstretch wall on lap-39 while running third, marking the first of four late-race cautions. The yellows forced
Connecticut's LaJoie Finishes Career Best 11th at Daytona 07/04/2017 Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway was a wild ride to say the least. The superspeedway saw a record number of cautions, an over-time finish, and Corey LaJoie score his best career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series finish. LaJoie avoided every on-track incident, and brought his No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota Camry home in 11th place, the best finish for BK Racing at Daytona in team history. “The No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota was pretty dang good tonight,” said LaJoie. “We were
Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway was a wild ride to say the least. The superspeedway saw a record number of cautions, an over-time finish, and Corey LaJoie score his best career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series finish. LaJoie avoided every on-track incident, and brought his No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota Camry home in 11th place, the best finish for BK Racing at Daytona in team history. “The No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota was pretty dang good tonight,” said LaJoie. “We were
Knowles and Mother Nature Share Wiscasset Glory 07/04/2017 Wiscasset Speedway was all set to kick off the Independence Day holiday weekend Saturday night with a full race program featuring Group 1 and fireworks. Everything was going smoothly until Mother Nature crashed the party sending fans home early with a handful of features still to be run. Heats were completed in all divisions as the eyes of race officials were also on the radar and an approaching front causing crazy weather to the northwest. Just as the spotlight feature for the 4-Cylinder Pro's
Wiscasset Speedway was all set to kick off the Independence Day holiday weekend Saturday night with a full race program featuring Group 1 and fireworks. Everything was going smoothly until Mother Nature crashed the party sending fans home early with a handful of features still to be run. Heats were completed in all divisions as the eyes of race officials were also on the radar and an approaching front causing crazy weather to the northwest. Just as the spotlight feature for the 4-Cylinder Pro's
D.J. Shaw Wins PASS Open at Oxford Plains Speedway 07/03/2017 Reigning Pro All Stars Series North Champion DJ Shaw of Center Conway, New Hampshire claimed victory, and a preferred starting position in the upcoming Oxford 250 National Championship event, in the 100-lap ‘Open’ Super Late Model main event Sunday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The Open, a non-points race awarding provisional starting spots to the rich annual Oxford 250 classic to five drivers in a final chance to conditionally lock into the field before the eve of the Super Late Model
Reigning Pro All Stars Series North Champion DJ Shaw of Center Conway, New Hampshire claimed victory, and a preferred starting position in the upcoming Oxford 250 National Championship event, in the 100-lap ‘Open’ Super Late Model main event Sunday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The Open, a non-points race awarding provisional starting spots to the rich annual Oxford 250 classic to five drivers in a final chance to conditionally lock into the field before the eve of the Super Late Model
Logano Caught Up in Firecracker 400 Wreck 07/03/2017 Joey Logano started seventh and finished 35th after a lap 71 incident in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Logano demonstrated early in the race that the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion was one of the fastest cars in the field, running inside the top-10 until the team pitted at lap 16. As a majority of the field stayed out, Logano restarted 25th but raced his way to the fifth position before the end of the first stage. At the conclusion of the stage,
Joey Logano started seventh and finished 35th after a lap 71 incident in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Logano demonstrated early in the race that the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion was one of the fastest cars in the field, running inside the top-10 until the team pitted at lap 16. As a majority of the field stayed out, Logano restarted 25th but raced his way to the fifth position before the end of the first stage. At the conclusion of the stage,
Connecticut's Logano Finishes Seventh in XFinity Race 07/03/2017 Joey Logano started 10th and finished seventh in the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, a race which started on Friday night and finished Saturday afternoon after multiple rain delays. At the drop of the green flag on Friday night, Logano found little success moving forward in the No. 22 Discount Tire Mustang as most of the front runners remained in pace lap formation for the opening seven laps. Unfortunately, rain would move in and force a halt to competition for the night at lap 11. The race resumed
Joey Logano started 10th and finished seventh in the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, a race which started on Friday night and finished Saturday afternoon after multiple rain delays. At the drop of the green flag on Friday night, Logano found little success moving forward in the No. 22 Discount Tire Mustang as most of the front runners remained in pace lap formation for the opening seven laps. Unfortunately, rain would move in and force a halt to competition for the night at lap 11. The race resumed
This Week's Mighty Ten of New England Short Tracking 06/30/2017 Streaks were continued, a track reopened, emotional victories took place and old masters returned to victory lane this past weekend as there was drama at various tracks in the New England region. We noted all the performances that occurred on tours and at weekly tracks to come up with this edition of the Mighty Ten rankings. It was a week full of stories behind the victories as well as some on track powerful performances. Ranking those was not an easy task, but it was one we still welcomed
Streaks were continued, a track reopened, emotional victories took place and old masters returned to victory lane this past weekend as there was drama at various tracks in the New England region. We noted all the performances that occurred on tours and at weekly tracks to come up with this edition of the Mighty Ten rankings. It was a week full of stories behind the victories as well as some on track powerful performances. Ranking those was not an easy task, but it was one we still welcomed
Statistics Tab Emerson Cayer as NEMST Showdown Favorite 06/30/2017 If you are looking to place a friendly wager on the outcome of the North East Mini Stock Tour portion of the inaugural New England Short Track Showdown presented by ARBodies at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, it might be a good idea to bet on black. At least if it is the black #88 car of Emerson Cayer. Of the four tours that will compete in the Showdown, only the NEMST has raced on the mile at NHMS before. The tour visited the track in 2014 and 2015 and Cayer finished in the top five on both
If you are looking to place a friendly wager on the outcome of the North East Mini Stock Tour portion of the inaugural New England Short Track Showdown presented by ARBodies at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, it might be a good idea to bet on black. At least if it is the black #88 car of Emerson Cayer. Of the four tours that will compete in the Showdown, only the NEMST has raced on the mile at NHMS before. The tour visited the track in 2014 and 2015 and Cayer finished in the top five on both
Wildest Aston Martin Ever is Taken To New Extremes 06/29/2017 Aston Martin’s wildest-ever car - the track-only Aston Martin Vulcan - has been taken to breathtaking new extremes with a performance upgrade package developed by the luxury marque’s new performance brand, AMR. Making its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro sports extensive aerodynamic enhancements and shortened gearing to produce increased downforce, greater responsiveness and reduced lap times - improvements that underline its status as one of the
Aston Martin’s wildest-ever car - the track-only Aston Martin Vulcan - has been taken to breathtaking new extremes with a performance upgrade package developed by the luxury marque’s new performance brand, AMR. Making its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro sports extensive aerodynamic enhancements and shortened gearing to produce increased downforce, greater responsiveness and reduced lap times - improvements that underline its status as one of the
