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Next Event:
Wiscasset
Speedway Speedway - August 9th |
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Please make a note
that Saturdays Event at Wiscasset Raceway will have a rain
date of Sunday August 10th, 2008. See Owners Page For
Additional info. |
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Victory Junction Gang Camp To
Benefit From Ricky's Race:
Claremont, NH (August 5, 2008) - - - With the 1st annual
“Ricky Miller Memorial 100” only eight weeks away,
organizers for the event have announced a major fundraiser
to coincide with the first ever appearance of the True
Value Modified Racing Series at the Twin State Speedway,
Claremont, NH.
The September 28 race, presented by New England Outdoor
Furnaces, will honor the memory of one of the regions
local heroes who started his racing career at the Upper
Valley speed plant. The popular second generation driver
passed away in 2004.
When previously announced in March, Donnie Miller, father
of the late racer, disclosed his intent to make the event
a fundraiser and chose the Petty family’s Victory Junction
Gang organization “I want this event to mean something
special and that is why I have decided to make it a fund
raiser for Kyle and Patty Petty’s Victory Junction Gang
Camp, said the legendary driver.” He added, “They founded
this camp to help chronic and terminally ill children. I
hope we can get support from all of the businesses in and
around the Claremont area and the race fans to make this a
great success. It would be great to be able to make a nice
sized donation to the Victory Junction Gang Camp.”
An effort to reach the goals Miller speaks off is
presently underway. With 100 % of all proceeds going to
Victory Junction Gang Camp.
A special door prize will be given away to a lucky race
fan holding the winning adult ticket on race day. Donnie
and Barb Miller have contributed a crisp $1,000 bill to be
awarded to the lucky fan.
The racers will also have a chance at the “green stuff.”
The inaugural event for the TVMRS at Twin State Speedway
will pay $2,000 to-win and $475 dollars to start the race.
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RAC Teams with Speedbowl for
Night of Racing & Fundraising:
Westbrook, CT: The Racing Against Cancer (TM) team has
joined forces with the Waterford Speedbowl and KOOL 101-FM
to present a night of exciting racing and fundraising. On
August 16, 2008, the Waterford Speedbowl will host the
Racing Against Cancer (TM) “Wings and Wheels” presented by
Foxwoods and KOOL 101. Race fans are invited to watch some
of the fastest divisions in all of New England racing
while helping to raise money for an excellent cause.
The Racing Against Cancer (TM) Program will receive $2
from the sale of every adult grandstand admission ticket.
In addition to helping raise money for the local
non-profit organization, fans will get their monies worth.
The race card will include a 50-lap feature event for the
International Supermodified Association (ISMA), 100 laps
for the True Value Modified Racing Series (TVMRS), 25-laps
for the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) and a 35
lap main event for the Speedbowl’s NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series SK-Modified division. Qualifying heats
will be run for all divisions.
“When Scott (Gregory, the Director of Operations for the
Racing Against Cancer Team) approached us about this
event, it seemed like a pretty good formula,” said Jim
Reed, Host of KOOL 101’s Morning Show. “Race fans will
enjoy watching three fast racing series that they normally
would not be able to see along with the regular SK
Modifieds that they can see every week during the season.
And all of us can help raise money for this great cause.
With 210 feature laps at speeds exceeding 100 miles per
hour, “Wings & Wheels” is going to be a win-win for
everybody.”
Money raised at the event will go to support the Racing
Against Cancer (TM) and the various cancer related
charities that it supports including the American Cancer
Society; David’s House, a haven for terminally ill
children receiving treatment through Children's Hospital
at Dartmouth at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (NH)
and their families; and the Tomorrow Fund, a non-profit
organization that provides daily financial and emotional
support to children with cancer and their families who are
treated at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI.
Fans can learn more about the Racing Against Cancer (TM)
Program by visiting the display that will be set up on the
midway that evening. A variety of teams that support the
RAC Program in other racing venues will have their Cars on
display on the midway as well.
Since it’s inception in 1985, the Racing Against Cancer
Program (TM) has raised over $585,000 for the American
Cancer Society and other cancer related programs. For more
information on this federally recognized non-profit
organization, log on to www.racingagainstcancer.com.
“We have always admired the Racing Against Cancer (TM)
cause and amazed by the amount of money that they have
raised for the fight against cancer,” continued Reed.
“Everybody, young and old, has been touched by this
disease. Anything that helps raise money for the fight
against cancer is worthwhile.”
The racers supporting the event will also get an
opportunity to share in the excitement of “Wings &
Wheels”. There will be a $100 Foxwoods Resort Casino Cash
Bonus to the first car under the checkered flag in each
division that carries the RAC decals.
“Raising awareness for the program is also integral in the
success of the organization,” said Director of Operations
for the Racing Against Cancer Team (TM), Scott Gregory.
“We work with countless race teams and race tracks to host
fundraisers and local RAC nights. Teams are encouraged to
run the RAC stickers on their cars for the rest of the
2008 season.”
There will also be a race within a race during the SK
Modified portion of “Wings & Wheels”. The Monahan
Brothers, Sean & Diego, long-time competitors at the
Speedbowl, will vie for dominance on behalf of their
respective sponsors for the evening. Sean will be driving
a Foxwoods-sponsored entry while Diego pilots a KOOL 101
FM entry. The brother finishing lower in the final running
order will have to make a personal donation of $200 to the
Racing Against Cancer (TM) Program.
“We are both very happy to be involved with something like
this,” said Diego. “To be able to raise money for so a
worthy cause and to be able to do it through racing is
pretty cool.”
Sean, who shared the same enthusiastic sentiment as his
brother, has taken his involvement one further.
“I’m going to leave one of the rear panels on my car open
so that anyone interested in being involved in this great
event can take part in a bigger way. Any monies that are
received for sponsorship of the car that night will go
directly to the Racing Against Cancer (TM) program.”
Anyone interested should contact Sean Monahan at Critical
Signs at 860-443-SIGN (7446).
Other RAC fundraising during “Wings & Wheels” will include
the “Spin to Win” Prize Wheel. For a small donation fans
will spin the wheel in hopes of taking home T-shirts,
candy, RAC novelty items and more. Raffle tickets will
also be sold for the 11th Annual RAC Season-long raffle
featuring a grand prize Indy-style Racing Against Cancer™
replica go-kart with full race graphics. Other prizes
include a $150 gift certificate redeemable at the
NASCAR.com Super Store, an RAC leather jacket, and more.
Additional donations will also be accepted.
A host of notable competitors will be on hand to help
ensure the success of the Racing Against Cancer (TM)
“Wings and Wheels” presented by Foxwoods and KOOL 101. The
always colorful, multi-time ISMA Supermodified champion,
Chris Perley of Rowley, MA, will be in search of his third
straight win at the Bowl as will current NEMA point leader
Randy Cabral. Former Speedbowl Champion, Rob Summers will
be aboard the “School is Cool” Supermodified for owner
Howie Lane. Speedbowl favorites like Chris Pasteryak, Ed
Dachenhausen and Mike Holdridge, who graduated to the
TVMRS, will be “home” for the big event. |
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