WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Tim LaDuc needed a perfect storm to brew over Devil’s Bowl Speedway to have a chance at the 2021 Sportsman Modified track championship, and the clouds showed up at exactly the right time. At the misfortune of Justin Comes, LaDuc pulled off one of the most improbable title runs in the Vermont track’s history on Saturday, October 2, to earn his first crown in 21 years. (more…)
Local Track Racing
Thompson World Series Getting Twisted with Big Saturday Card
Waterbury, VT & Naples, ME — The 59th Annual Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing arrives at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this Friday-Sunday, October 8-10. While many fans are hotly anticipating the return of the $20,000-to-win Thompson 300 on Sunday, the Twisted Tea World Series Saturday card on October 9 is equally intriguing with a packed card of local and touring action.
Bennett, Debbis, Fearn, & L’Etoile, Jr. Clinch Stafford Track Titles
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted its final Friday night race program of the 2021 season with NAPA Auto Parts Championship Night on October 1. (more…)
Sanborn Snaps Long PASS Winless Drought at Milk Bowl Friday
Barre, VT — East Parsonfield, ME’s Trevor Sanborn broke a decade-plus winless streak on the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) by soaring to victory in the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, October 1. Sanborn took the lead from Jeremy Davis just past halfway and kept five-time PASS Super Late Model champion D.J. Shaw at bay to win as part of Milk Bowl Friday on FloRacing.
Vermont Milk Bowl Postponed to October 16 and 17
Barre, VT — Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials have postponed the Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl until October 16 and 17 due to an inclement weather outlook. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day will be held on Saturday, October 16 with the 59th Vermont Milk Bowl on Sunday, October 17 on FloRacing.
Owen, Sullivan Wrap Up New London-Waterford Speedbowl Championships
WATERFORD —It wasn’t Todd Owen’s best race of the year — just his most important one.
“It wasn’t easy, but I kept my cool and got it done,” said Owen, after his sixth-place finish in Saturday’s 35-lap SK Modified feature — the final SK point race of the season — enabled him to win his first Speedbowl SK championship. (more…)
Granite State Pro Stock Series To Headline Sunday Portion Of Octoberfest At Lee USA Speedway
WALPOLE, N.H. — It’s time for the Fall season in New England, and that means some of the biggest weekends of short-track racing are about ready to get underway. This Friday-Sunday, Lee USA Speedway will showcase more than 12 different divisions of racing over three days in their annual Octoberfest weekend. (more…)
Corliss Nearing Challenge Cup Title as Weekly Seasons Wind Down
Waterbury, VT — The final scenes are being staged in the inaugural American-Canadian Tour (ACT) New England Late Model Challenge Cup. Although the championship picture has cleared up, plenty can still be decided in the race for more than $17,000 in point fund money plus contingency prizes from Port City Racecars, ARBodies, and Five Star Race Car Bodies.
59th Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend Begins This Friday
Barre, VT — The 59th edition of the Northfield Saving Bank Vermont Milk Bowl gets underway this coming Friday, October 1 to Sunday, October 3. The three-day racing festival brings 11 classes and touring series together at Barre’s Thunder Road for a series of no-holds-barred showdowns that can be witnessed at the track or live worldwide on FloRacing.
Stafford Speedway 2021 Champions To Be Determined This Friday
(Stafford Springs, CT)—This Friday night, October 1, will see Stafford Speedway crown its five 2021 track champions as part of NAPA Auto Parts Championship Night. (more…)