SCHEDULE UPDATED 4/13/09
NEW CLASSIFIEDS POSTED 4/13/09
Newburgh, NY June 8, 2009 - Washingtonville, NY driver Paul Tuthill used the full moon to his advantage as he picked up his third win in four races of the 2009 ALNRS. Tuthill started on the pole and never looked back as he led every circuit of the 30 lap feature. The full moon wasn't as forgiving to the rest of the field as the caution was shown six times over the course of the race. The first coming out as early as lap 3 for a single car spin by local Troy, New Hampshire driver Nathan Johnson in his #5 Johnson Roofing Ford Thunderbird. It was green flag racing until lap 11 when Michael Vasquez, Sr. lost control of his #8 KMV Racing & V-Twin Performance Ford Thunderbird in turns 3 & 4 for the third time over the course of the day. The third caution of the night on lap 18 would end Vasquez's nite for good as he got together with aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year contender Emily Packard of East Montpelier, VT in her #9 Northstar Fireworks Chevy Monte Carlo. The two got together exiting turn four and tried to knock down the front stretch wall. Needless to say the wall won and both had to be removed from the track with the assistance of a wrecker. The restart on lap 19 would bring out the fourth caution for an incident involving Taunton, MA driver Mickey D'Agostino and Wakefield, NH driver Melissa Fifield. The lap 23 caution was brought out due to a spin by Dighton, MA driver James Logan who lost the handling on his #44 G. Lopes Construction Ford Thunderbird, while running up front. The 6th and final caution of the night was brought out after Eric Bourgeois who was on his way to another top three finish had a mechanical failure causing him to lose control of his #88 KMV Racing & EB Exterminating Ford. Unfortunately for Logan he was also caught up the caution which ended the night early for both drivers. At the checkers it was Tuthill followed by last weeks winner Shane D'Agostino. Rounding out the top three was Sommers, CT driver Cody Gneiting.
The ALNRS will be off for the next two weeks as they prepare for the North/South Shootout on June 27 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC. This race will pit the top New England Legacy drivers against the top Southern series drivers.
Newburgh, NY June 2, 2009 - The ALNRS made their first of three stops to the half mile Adirondack Int. Speedway in Lowville, NY this past weekend. After being off for several weeks the ALNRS teams were eager to get back to action. With only one heat race on the schedule the 14 car field took to the track for their qualifying race. At the drop of the green the #8 of Michael Vasquez Sr. of Newburgh, NY who was on the outside pole position had a little trouble getting his KMV Racing & V-Twin Performance Ford Thunderbird into high gear and caused the field to stack up behind him. With a slight tap from behind the #8 found himself spinning down the front stretch making slight contact with the front stretch wall. With a complete restart the field once again took the green. The battle up front was between several of the series top drivers who began jockeying for position. At the end of the 10 lap qualifier it would be the #44 of Dighton, MA driver James Logan taking the top spot followed by Somers, CT driver Cody Gneiting and Taunton, MA Driver Shane D'Agostino. Rounding out the top five was current points leader Paul Tuthill of Washingtonville, NY followed by Bennington, NH driver Kyle Poodiack who started on the pole.
The first 3 laps of the feature would see Logan, Tuthill, Gneiting, D'Agostino and East Haddam, CT driver Eric Bourgeois battle for the top five postions. On lap 4 Tuthill decided to test his #81 Interstate Batteries sponsored Ford Thunderbird against Adirondacks version of a safer barrier, has he bounced his car off the large foam blocks lining the front stretch wall. After a brief caution to clean up the debris the field was back racing again. There would be green flag racing from lap 5 until lap 22 when a spin by the #9 of aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year Contender Emily Packard of East Montpelier, VT would bring out the second caution of the night. As they say cautions breed cautions and on lap 24 the 89 of Gneiting would spin as he battled for the lead with the front of the pack. On the restart the field would be stacked up again when for the second time of the evening Vasquez was unable to find fourth gear. Everyone was able to get around Vasquez and continue racing. At this point the battle was for second between the #44 of Logan and the #88 of Bourgeois. The 79 of D'Agostino who took the top spot on lap 15 checked out and cruised to his first feature win of the 2009 season. At the checkers the 79 was followed by Logan and Bourgeois. Rounding out the top 5 was Poodiack and Gneiting, who battled back from his earlier spin. The hard charger of the night went to rookie driver Sean Murphy of Mainard, MA, who had his best finish of his rookie season moving up from his13th place starting position and coming in 6th. This after being involved in a hard crash during the second round of practice.
Newburgh, NY May 4, 2009 - The ALNRS took to the track for the second time this season at the fastest high banked quarter mile in the East, Monadnock Speedway. With a full fifteen car field the ALNRS drivers were eager to get back to racing after being off for several weeks following the Budweiser Nationals at The Waterford Speedbowl.
On the pole for the feature was Washingtonville, NY driver Paul Tuthill in the #81 Interstate Batteries Ford Thunderbird. On the outside was Dighton, MA driver James Logan in the #44 Anheim Auctions of NE, Macron Electric Ford Thunderbird.
Unfortunately for James the start of the race would be a little challenging as he spun in the middle of turns one and two at the drop of the green flag, bringing out the first of four cautions. On the restart the field would go back to the original lineup with the exception of the 44 who had to drop to the rear of the field.
Lap six would see the #99 of Tommy Barrett of Millis, MA spin down the back stretch into the infield. Tommy was unable to get his Victory Lane Bar and Grill Monte Carlo fired up and back on the track and the caution had to be thrown on lap nine.
On the restart it would be the #81, the #88 of East Hadaam, CT. driver Eric Bourgeois in the KMV Racing, V-Twin Mfg. sponsored Ford Thunderbird followed by the #89 of Cody Gneiting of Somers, CT in his Custom Homes by Cooker Construction Ford Thunderbird. Rounding out the top five would Taunton, MA driver Shane D'Agostino in the #79 After Hours Auto Body Monte Carlo followed by Newburgh, NY driver Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. in the KMV Racing, V-Twin Mfg sponsored Ford Thunder bird.
There would be green flag racing until lap twenty one when a single car spin by aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year Contender Mickey D'Agostino spun his #25 Tech Mechanical Systems Monte Carlo. Two laps later fellow aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year Contender Nathan Johnson, of Troy, NH would spin his #5 Ford Thunderbird in the middle of turns three and four.
On the restart it was Tuthill, who led every lap in the race thus far, followed by Logan who worked all the way back to the front, followed by Bourgeois, Gneiting and Shane D'Agostino. The top five would stay the same all the way to the checkers.
Tuthill is two for two has he clinched his second win of the 2009 season. Bourgeois who has returned to the ALNRS after a one year absence had a career best third place finish. The aDP Rivet Rookie of the Race would go to Peter Portante of Plainville, CT in his #24 MBG, Northern Construction sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo who finished eighth place.
The ALNRS will be off until May 30, 2009 when they return to the half mile Adirondack Int. Speedway in Lowville, NY.
Newburgh, NY March 29, 2009 - Paul Tuthill scores the first win of the 2009 ALNRS Season at the Budweiser Nationals at the Waterford Speedbowl this past weekend. 13 Drivers representing five New England states hit the track for the season opener. After a full day of practice on Friday the teams were primed and ready to go on Saturday. Due to time constraints the track and ALNRS Officials had to do away with their ten lap qualifying race and go with a 30 lap feature. Without the qualifying race the starting lineup would be determined by a random draw. The top spot would go to Somers, CT driver Cody Gneiting who pulled the number one spot for his #89 Custom Homes by Cooker Construction, Meyers Motors sponsored Ford. Cody was looking to start his 2009 season were he left off in 2008 when he ended the season with back to back wins.
Cody would only hold the top spot for one round as last years top contender James Logan of Dighton MA. in his #44 G. Lopes Construction, G. Logan Contractors, would take the lead on lap two jumping two spots from his third place starting position. Trailing James would be Tuthill in his #81 Bobcat sponsored Ford, who moved up quickly from his sixth place starting position passing four cars on lap one to take the second spot.
With only two laps down the fight would be for second as Gneiting would fight his way back to the number two spot on lap three, followed by East Haddam, CT driver Eric Bourgeois who is returning to the series after a one year absence in the #92 KMV Racing E.B Exterminating Ford. Rounding out the top five would be Tuthill followed by 2008 Season standout driver Shane D'Agostino of Taunton, MA in the #79 After Hours Auto Body sponsored Chevy. Bourgeois would take the second spot on lap four as positions three, four and five would be an all out duel between D'Agostino, Tuthill and Gneiting. Lap nine would bring out the first of four cautions for a single car spin by rookie driver Peter Portante, who was making his ALNRS debut in the #24 MBG, Northern Construction sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo. The restart on lap ten would bring out the second caution as Newburgh, NY driver Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. would get into the rear of the #17 of Melissa Fifield on the restart. Thanks to a few pieces of hundred mile an hour duct tape Melissa was able to make some quick repairs and return to the track for the restart.
It would be green flag racing till lap twenty five when the parts gremlin would once again ruin the day for Logan as the heim on his panhard bar would let loose ending James's dominating day and relegating him to a last place finish.
Lap twenty seven would see the final caution of the day as a spin by the #92 of Bourgeois in turn two would collect his teammate Vasquez in the #8 and the #24 of Portante. Out of the three, Vasquez was the only one able to continue.
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Newburgh, NY March 12, 2009 - Randolph, VT Driver Dylan Smith was honored this past weekend as the 2008 Allison Legacy North Race Series Champion. Dylan's 2008 season was highlighted with 3 Feature wins 8 top fives and 10 top tens in 11 races. Also in attendance to present the 2008 aDP Rivet Rookie of the Year Award was Mr. Peter DePaola and his wife Ellen of aDP Rivet. Other drivers in attendance were 3rd place finisher James Logan of Dighton, MA., 6th place finisher Melissa Fifield of Wakefield, NH. 7th place went to Bennington, NH driver Kyle Poodiack. The long distance traveler of the evening was 10th place finisher Shannon Smith of Hancock, ME. Shannon had traveled all the way from Charlotte, NC where she is attending college to attend the evenings festivities. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. also presented Series Technical Inspector Randall Brolsma with a plaque honoring him for his outstanding work during the 2008 season. A special thanks was also given to John Berardi and his Daughter Stephanie of Berardi Racing for being the official chassis repair specialist of the ALNRS. It was Mr. Berardi's quality workmanship that kept several teams running through out the 2008 season.
With the 2008 season finally in the books, the ALNRS looks forward to kicking off their 2009 Season as they return to the Budwiser Nationals at The Waterford Speedbowl the weekend of March 28. The Bowl has provided some of the best side by side racing for the ALNRS with several finishes having to be determined by computer scoring. So come join us as we start another exciting year of Allison Legacy Racing where we showcase tomorrows stars today. |
Newburgh, NY Feb. 22, 2009 - The Allison Legacy North Race Series will make their annual appearance at the 2009 Speedway Expo in Springfield, MA. February 27, 28 and March 1. The Series will have four of their 3/4 scale Cup Cars on display for viewing. So stop by our booth and look at the cars and speak with some of our current and former drivers who have moved up the racing ladder.
Following the Expo the series will have their much anticipated awards banquet where we will honor our 2008 Allison Legacy North Race Series Champion Dylan Smith of Randolph, VT. Dylan would be driving a late model in the 2009 at the famed Thunder Road in Barre, VT.
Following the award banquet the series will kick off their 2009 season with a return to the Waterford Speedbowl for the Budweiser Nationals on March 28, 2009. The series will then be off for a couple of weeks before we get into the heart of the schedule on May 2, 2009 at Monadnock Speedway. For more information on our 2009 schedule, just click the Schedule link on our web site.
Newburgh, NY January 1, 2009 - The ALNRS releases the Tentative 2009 Race Schedule. Series Director Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. as been finalizing the schedule for the last several weeks. Michael stated that 12 of the 14 race have been confirmed. We are currently trying to finalize a return to the Waterford Speedbowl in 2009 stated Michael. We are hoping to once again kick off our season at the Budweiser Modified Nationals at Waterford as we have done for the past few seasons prior to 2008 stated Michael.
Also for the first time the North schedule will include a 75 Lap Blue/Grey Shooutout to be held on June 27 at the Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC. With the race being a points race for the North Series Drivers the field would most likely have well over thirty Legacy cars.
The Tentative 2009 ALNRS Schedule:
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2009 ALNRS TOP 10
DRIVERS
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Position |
Driver |
TOTAL POINTS |
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1 |
Paul Tuthill |
293 |
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2 |
Shane D'Agostino |
284 |
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3 |
Cody Gneiting |
264 |
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4 |
James Logan |
246 |
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5 |
Kyle Poodiack |
242 |
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6 |
Eric Bourgeois |
239 |
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7 |
Michael A. Vasquez, Sr. |
229 |
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8 |
Peter Portante |
224 |
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9 |
Steve Proc, Jr. |
216 |
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10 |
Nathan Johnson |
213 |
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