11/1/10
SCoNE Encore – The Triple Crown This Weekend at Canaan, Bear Ridge and Big Daddy’s
(September 1, 2010) – The Sprint Cars of New England’s (SCoNE) 2010 season has been one to remember. This past season SCoNE experienced its largest car counts ever and won legions of race fans by offering a thrilling, on-the-edge style of racing. While the points season has ended, SCoNE will deliver an encore this Labor Day weekend, pitting its stars in a three-race miniseries at Canaan Dirt Speedway on Friday, Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday, and Big Daddy’s Speedbowl on Sunday.
The SCoNE Triple Crown series is expected to attract its own set of dedicated Triple Crown chasers as well as one-off invaders, who will race once or twice during the weekend.
Entrants to the Triple Crown include 2010 champion, Chris Donnelly, as well as Tunk Berry (2009 champion), Robby Bodwell, Dan Douville, Lacey Hanson, Bruce Kimball, Shawn Lawler (2007 champion) and Randy Wimert.
In addition to individual race earnings, registered Triple Crown entrants will vie for bonus money, which will be distributed to the Triple Crown’s top 10 in points following the final race. The top five will receive special Triple Crown trophies, courtesy of Kondrat Kustoms, and gift certificates to SCoNE’s official parts supplier – TheRaceDepot.com. All participants will be awarded with custom commemorative photo collages courtesy of DMac Racing Photos.
This will be your last chance of the year to catch the alcohol-gulping,
fire-breathing, winged monsters, which are the fastest race cars in
Northern New England, so don’t miss out!
For more information on the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE),
visit www.nesprintcars.com.
Note: Pictures available upon request for recognized media outlets.
SCoNE Public Relations Contact
J.A. Ackley
516.330.9737 | jackley93@ymail.com
Slide Show
Updated 8/22/10 (Stop the slide show by clicking once, then click again for next photo) Photo Credits to Don MacIntosh
8/21/10
Finish
(with starting position
in parentheses)
8/21/10
Heat Winners:
8/21/10
Final Top 10 Points:
1. Chris Donnelly (12)
2. Dan Douville (11)
3. Shawn Lawler (9)
4. Donny Sharp Jr. (6)
5. Si Allen (1)
6. Floyd Billington (16)
7. Kevin Chaffee (7)
8. Shawn Berry (2)
9. Robby Bodwell (8)
10. Dalton Varney (14); 11. Matt Shuart (15)
12. Nick Berry (3)
13. Mark Cole (10)
14. Bruce Kimball (4)
15. Lacey Hanson (5)
16. Tunk Berry (13)
DNQ: Robert Shuart
Shawn Berry and Donny Sharp Jr.
Donnelly Douville Lawler
Cole
Chaffee
Sharp Bodwell
N. Berry Kimball
S. Berry
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News and Notes:
Rookie Shawn Berry continued to show progress with a near-flawless performance in his heat that resulted in his first heat win.
In the second heat, Donny Sharp Jr. showed his heat race prowess, earning yet another heat victory, his ninth in 10 tries this season.
For the first time in SCoNE history, a Last Blast race was held. The five-lap event pitted five cars, where only four would make the feature. Rookie Dalton Varney muscled his way to winning the inaugural event.
SCoNE experienced a New York invasion with three drivers in the pits – Floyd Billington, Matt Shuart and Robert Shuart. The Shuarts hail from Wallkill, N.Y., and have raced their 305 CI sprint cars with SCoNE before, although they spent a few months off after hitting a deer with their tow vehicle on the way back from their last SCoNE race. Billington, from South Glen Falls, N.Y., made his SCoNE debut and is an experienced dirt modified racer.
While the points chase has ended, SCoNE’s last hurrah in 2010 will be the SCoNE Triple Crown Weekend, which will be held during Labor Day weekend. The three-event weekend features extra-distance races of 30 laps each on Fri., Sept. 3 at Canaan; Sat., Sept. 4 at Bear Ridge; and Sun., Sept. 5 at Big Daddy’s. The Triple Crown will have its own points system, with the top 10 in points at the end of the weekend earning bonus money. For $20, you can participate in adding to the bonus money purse and have your name printed in the official SCoNE Triple Crown flyer that will be distributed at all three venues during the weekend. Call Mike Kondrat at 603-539-2725 for more information.
For more information on SCoNE, visit www.nesprintcars.com.
Note: Pictures available upon request for recognized media outlets.
SCoNE Public Relations Contact
J.A. Ackley
516.330.9737
jackley93@ymail.com
8/20/10 Tunk Berry Survives Treacherous Traffic
for SCoNE Victory at Canaan
CANAAN, New Hampshire (August 20, 2010) – Many times, the faster the race leader goes… the faster he or she encounters lapped traffic. The race winner must not only be quick, but also nimble while maneuvering through the slower part of the field. During the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) event at Canaan Dirt Speedway on August 20, Tunk Berry held on through some dicey times with lapped cars and held off two championship contenders to eke out the win, his third in three starts at the facility this year.
(l-r) Chris Donnelly 2nd, Tunk Berry winner, Dan Douville 3rd
Chris Donnelly inside
Dan Douville
SCoNE announcer J.A. Ackley with Winner Tunk Berry
Photo Credits to Don MacIntosh
Donny Sharp Jr., who won eight consecutive heats, and Tunk Berry, who notched two consecutive heats, failed to continue their streaks at Canaan. Chris Donnelly entered the night only nine points ahead of Dan Douville in the championship chase. Thus, Donnelly looked to do everything he could to pad his margin, including scoring as many valuable heats points as possible. A seemingly more aggressive Donnelly charged through the first heat race to take the win. Meanwhile, in the second heat, Nick Berry, who has had an up-and-down season, showed his strength by taking the win.
For the feature, two members of the Berry Bunch led the field to the feature’s green flag – Tunk Berry and Shawn Berry. Tunk, despite being the defending SCoNE champion, is out of the points chase picture after going through three engines and taking over a month off. Shawn had one of his strongest performances to date in his heat prior to the feature, holding off Donnelly until the closing laps and scoring a second-place finish.
However, Tunk wasted no time, jumping into the early lead from the get-go. Shawn, unfortunately, took his No. 05 to the pits early with mechanical woes. Tunk’s blistering pace was slowed at first by the race’s only caution, which was brought out by Chris Chalke when he lost the handle of his No. 26 Nick Berry-owned entry.
Meanwhile, the two championship contenders – Donnelly and Douville – were moving up through the field after starting near the back. When the race resumed, Tunk continued pacing the field. However, behind him, Donnelly and Douville swapped position back and forth and battled side-by-side while maneuvering through the field. While Tunk experienced clear sailing for most of the race, he began to encounter some turbulence as he approached lapped traffic.
In the closing laps, Tunk’s careful, but slowed pace around lapped cars paved way for Donnelly and Douville to catch him. At the checkers, Tunk Berry barely eked out the victory, with Chris Donnelly and Dan Douville finishing second and third, respectively, right behind him.
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8/20/10
Finish
(with starting position
in parentheses)
8/20/10
Heat Winners:
8/20/10
Top 10 Points:
(With Two Drop
Races Considered):
1. Tunk Berry (1)
2. Chris Donnelly (10)
3. Dan Douville (9)
4. Shawn Lawler (7)
5. Mark Cole (8)
6. Donny Sharp Jr. (11)
7. Nick Berry (12)
8. Bruce Kimball (3)
9. Robby Bodwell (6)
10. Dalton Varney (13)
11. Jim Lowrey (15)
12. Lacey Hanson (4)
13. Chris Chalke (14)
14. Shawn Berry (2).
DNS: Kevin Chaffee (6)
The SCoNE Triple Crown Weekend
held during Labor Day weekend,
is beginning to take form.
The three-event weekend features
extra-distance races of 30 laps each. Fri., Sept. 3 at Canaan Sat., Sept. 4 at Bear Ridge; Sun., Sept. 5 at Big Daddy’s.
The Triple Crown will have its own points system,
with the top 10 in points at the end of the weekend earning bonus money.
For $20, you can participate in adding to the bonus money purse.
Call Mike Kondrat at 603-539-2725 for more information
or see Kondrat or your favorite driver in the pits at the next SCoNE race.
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The Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) is proud to announce
a partnership with "The Race Depot" as the series
first official product sponsor.
The Race Depot is located at 500 Boston Post Road West in Marlboro, MA
Tel- 508-485-5606 or at www.theracedepot.com
Race Depot
has been providing performance race products since 1991.
"Bobby has been great! He is committed to providing racers of the open wheel community great product, readily available at the lowest cost possible, It is our honor to be associated with the Seymour name and specifically, The Race Depot." said SCoNE President Mike Kondrat.
The agreement allows SCoNE members the opportunity to purchase the mandatory "RACEceiver" at a reduced price and additionally provided the series assistance with the aquisition of staff communications for the series officials. Bobby Seymour reflected, "There has been a lot of buzz about the dirt sprinters up in New England, they supported my Racers Expo trade show this past winter and I'm happy to help them out!"
Product sponsorship is a major step forward for the fledgling series,"We have worked extremely hard this off season to bring the series to the next level and with registrations nearing the 30 car mark, a strong17 Race schedule and now incorporating a product sponsor like TheRaceDepot.com, we believe our brand of racing is a viable option for the race fans of New England to enjoy for years to come!" added Mike Kondrat. The Race Depot logo will be displayed on each SCoNE sprinter and the Race Depot will be announced as a product sponsor at each event through out the summer.
The SCoNE 360 cubic inch, alcohol gulping, fire breathing, winged monsters
are the fastest
dirt racecars in
Northern New England
and a full field of these cars provides
a thrill a minute
as they churn around a 1/4 mile clay track.
The action is fast and furious
with plenty of passing
and side-by-side
and
sometimes
3 wide racing.
