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Night racing schedule kicks off Saturday at Unity Raceway

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Unity RacewayThe stock car racing schedule moves to Saturday nights this week at Maine’s Toughest Racing Oval, Unity Raceway.

With a pair of points-counting events in the record books, reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield holds a slim, one-point advantage over last Saturday’s main event winner, Brian Whitney of Burnham, in the top-tier Late Model division.

Popular Burnham racer Brent “Poochie” Chase has built an eleven-point advantage over sophomore competitor Joe Harriman of Liberty in the Wildcat division.

Second-year Late Model Pro Four division racer Alex Fernald of Benton has a two-point advantage over multi-time champion Steve Rackliff of Starks.
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Oxford Teams Ready For ACT Armed Forces 150

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ACT American Canadian TourDrivers Hit Track At Oxford Plains Speedway
Teams Ready Themselves For ACT Armed Forces Day 150

The ACT Late Model Tour championship wars are settled among established race teams with the resources to lock horns against the northeast’s best for six grueling months each year. But the battles on the road to that championship are fought by the Saturday night short-trackers defending their home turf whenever the Tour rolls into their town.

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Subway….On a Roll – Helliwell Wins $5,000 at Canaan Fair Speedway

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A streak by definition can be defined as a brief run or stretch of good or bad luck; and/or an unbroken series of wins or losses. Heading into Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 150 at Canaan Fair Speedway Wayne Helliwell Jr. was a on a streak of three consecutive top 2 finishes in just as many starts in the familiar bright orange Bruce Bernhardt Ford Fusion [not counting a third place finish Friday night with the 350 Supermodified]. What’s more impressive about the two second place finishes and a victory in last weekend’s Spring Green 112 is they were not your normal Saturday night 35 lap features. These were full on 150 lap American Canadian Tour events. Saturday’s $5,000 to win unsanctioned event at Canaan fair Speedway would only add to the streak of an already impressive start to the 2012 race season.
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GET YOUR CAR WASHED ON SATURDAY AND SIT IN THE #45 LATE MODEL FOR CHARITY

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Poland, ME (May 14, 2012)- On Saturday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Poland Community School will host the first annual “Special Olympics Car Wash”- all in an effort to make 5 boy’s, and other RSU 16 children’s dreams, come true. And when we’re done washing your car in front of the school, we will give you a vinyl Autism Awareness Puzzle piece for your car.

For a donation towards your car being washed, participants will receive a car wash, a chance to sit in the #45 Late Model and an Autism Awareness vinyl puzzle piece. (All proceeds to benefit the RSU 16′s Special Olympics Teams).

Five of Poland Community School’s Life Skills students have a dream of winning gold medals at the Special Olympic State Meet in Orono, ME. J.T. Promotions wanted to help this class with their dream and will have the #45 Late Model with driver Travis Dunbar there to draw attention to the event.
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Thunder Road Prepares for 50th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Classic

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Pembroke.jpg – Dave Pembroke celebrates his third Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic win in 2010. (Photo by Eric LaFleche)

Barre, VT – As the month of May winds down, the race teams of Barre’s Thunder Road prepare for the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, the first race of the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. After a three-week break, the event is the second point-counting race for the Bond Auto Tigers and Allen Lumber Street Stocks, but for the Late Model Sportsmen it serves as their first. It represents the beginning of a grueling summer-long battle for track championships, but in 2012 the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic has a special number attached.
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Brackett Trio Prepares for Oxford Opener

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Waterbury, VT – Tim, TJ, and Vanna Brackett have sent entries for the American Canadian Tour Armed Forces 150 this coming Sunday May 20. This will be the first time a father and daughter have raced together in an ACT race.

2010 Oxford Plains Speedway Late Model Champion Tim Brackett and son TJ Brackett have raced several times on the ACT Tour together. TJ has been hot at Oxford, finishing in the top ten in his last four starts with the Tour. This year the Oxford 150 is even more of a family affair.
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Gavin Faretra Hired as Communications Manager at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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LOUDON, N.H. (May 14, 2012) – With a background that includes seven years of sports writing experience, Gavin Faretra has been hired as communications manager at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, effective immediately.

Faretra will be responsible for a variety of duties within the communications department with a focus on written communications and advanced media for the speedway, including developing and editing press releases, website copy, newsletter content, souvenir program stories, fan guides and brochures. He will also be responsible for pitching, planning and executing all publicity events, as well as assist the communications department in day?to?day activities, promotions and other projects.
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Lanpher Becomes Youngest Ever Nelcar Winner with Win at NHMS!

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Going into the fifth of the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the last four races had produced four different winners. The pack has been getting tighter and tighter and that was never so evident as it was on the 1.6 mile road course. While the normal cast of characters, Shaun Buffington, Evan Beaulieu and Matt Bourgoine fought for the lead for much of the race, it was the young sophomore driver Reid Lanpher who was able to take the lead late, and pick up his first ever Legends Car win. The 24 car Legends field took to the track in what was going to become one of the wildest races of the season.

It all started per usual in qualifying, where Buffington was the fastest in the field. Bourgoine was able to get the second fastest lap and therefore would start on the outside of the front row on the start. On the start, Buffington was able to get the jump and the lead into turn one, with Bourgoine and Beaulieu right behind. Those three got away from the rest of the field for a bit as they ran each other hard for the race lead. Just as a battle was setting up once again for Beaulieu and Buffington for the lead, the races first yellow came out for Nick Ladyga finding the tire pile in turn three.
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Benjamin Motorsports 2nd at All Star Speedway

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The Benjamin Motorsports team went into this past season looking to get a good finish after struggling a little at Beech Ridge. After being 2nd quick in practice the team was excited to get the racing underway.

In the qualifying race Travis started 6th and would be side by side with Ben Rowe for the win after just 12 laps but came up a foot or two short at the stripe and ended up second so that would start the number 17 AG New England, Shur Fine Ford Fusion car in 5th place.
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LEE USA SPEEDWAY RESULTS FOR MAY 11th

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Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway opened up the 2012 season on Friday night, with second-generation racer Mike Ordway, Jr. of Fremont taking down the checkered flag in the Benson Lumber and Hardware-sponsored Small Block Supermodified feature event.

Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Mike Netishen took down the checkers with strong runs in the two Small Block Super qualifying heats, but at feature time, it was Ordway in control from start to finish.
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Reid Lanpher wins at NHMS

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Manchester, Maine – Four days after celebrating his 14th birthday, Reid Lanpher found himself celebrating again. This time it was in Victory Lane at NHMS after winning the NELCAR event on the road course. Lanpher qualified 6th in the 24 car field and was running 4th with 4 to go when a caution allowed the field to bunch up. After pushing defending series champion Evan Beaulieu to the lead. Lanpher was able to draft and slingshot by Beaulieu on the front stretch. They made slight contact as neither wanted to lift first as they shot into turn one. Lanpher made the move stick and lead back to the stripe only to have another yellow flag shown and line up for another restart.

Beaulieu was put back to the point and as the flag man indicated one to go, Lanpher could be seen tapping on his roof and gesturing NHMS Legend king Shaun Buffington to give him a push on the re-start. It was not needed as Lanpher again lifted late entering turn one and made it stick once again. This time is was for good despite a very hard charge by Beaulieu that got him to Lanphers bumper as the checkers waived. Lanpher is racing under the guidance of 4-time NELCAR champion Bob Weymouth who raced home to a 7th place finish.
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Johnny Clark PASS North SLM winner at Star

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Rusty Bryant scores first PASS Mod win

EPPING NH (5/12) Johnny Clark overcame mechanical problems and a shot gun starting position to win Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 150 at Epping New Hampshire’s Star Speedway. Clark gave race leader Travis Benjamin the bump and run on lap 144 and led the final six laps to capture his first win of the young season. Benjamin settled for second with Quebec racer Martin LaTulippe finished in third. Beech Ridge winner Joey Doiron raced under the checkers fourth and Ben Rowe was fifth.

Engine issues kept Clark out of the qualifying rounds but the defending series champ worked his way into the top five before the half way mark. Benjamin had taken over the top spot from Ben Rowe at lap 62 and it looked like he had the car to capture his first PASS super late model win since 2008. Clark took the lead on a lap 103 restart and held it until Benjamin reclaimed it under green on lap 126. Five laps later a power surge darkened the entire race track, setting up a red flag period that miraculously saw all competitors come to a safe stop. Once power was restored Benjamin held the point with Clark, Donnie Whitten and defending race winner Derek Ramstrom all giving chase .Ramstrom had gone from front to back several times and Whitten was about to make a charge at the lead but both made off track excursions in the closing laps, relegating Ramstrom to 13th and Whitten to 10trh at the stripe.
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NEMST – Mason Becomes King Of The Road With NHMS Victory

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Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour

Mike Mason of Skowhegan, ME made history Saturday May 12, 2012 by being the first driver to ever win on the road course at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a stock car. Much earlier in the day over 30 teams from six New England states hauled their trailers from near and far to be a part of the first Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour event of the 2012 season.

At 11:00 AM all of the drivers were gathered around the NEMST tech area and given an instructional drivers meeting by NHMS Director of Operations Tom Blanchette and NEMST Promoter Bob Guptill. The drivers were given the tips and hints of road course success as well as instruction on the different types of flags and caution areas the excitement continued to build for the practice session rapidly approaching. At noon the drivers were instructed to strap into their vehicles and prepare for a 45 minute long practice session to build experience as well as set the starting order for the feature later on in the day.
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Brian Whitney holds off Jeff Burgess for Unity Raceway Win

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Unity RacewayBrian Whitney of Burnham became the first two-time feature race winner of the season in the top-tier Late Model division Saturday at Unity Raceway.

Whitney led the 35-lap event from wire-to-wire, holding off challenges from reigning track champion Jeff Burgess of Fairfield on a late-race restart to seal the victory. Burgess earned runner-up honors, and remains atop the championship standings.

Palmyra’s Ajay Picard finished an eventful day that included a wet, off-track excursion into the backstretch “moat” during the main event, and a heat race crash, with a third-place finish. Burnham’s Frank Moulton rebounded from several pit stops to claim a fourth-place finish in front of Unity’s Mark Dodge. Whitney also won the heat race.
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