TRACK: Lernerville Speedway (3/8-mile clay oval)
LOCATION: Sarver, PA
NOTES: haven't been to Lernerville in over ten years ... night #1 of the Firecracker 100 ... sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ... calling for blistering hot temps in the mid-90's
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DATE: 6/29
TRACK: Brewerton Speedway (1/3-mile D-shaped clay oval)
LOCATION: Brewerton, NY
NOTES: first ever trip to Brewerton ... one of the toughest weekly Big Block fields in the country ... no repeat Big Block Mod winners this season ... IMCA Mods, Mod Lites, and 4-Cyl SS also on the card ... big weekly car counts in all divisions ... home of Big Block Mod standouts Matt Sheppard, Pat Ward, Billy Decker, Alan Johnson, and others
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DATE: 6/30
TRACK: Bear Ridge Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)
LOCATION: Bradford, VT
NOTES: home of the Coupes ... first ever visit to Bear Ridge and the state of Vermont ... averaging over 20 Sportsman Mods and 18 Coupes per week ... Sportsman Mods have had seven different winners in the first seven races, including Saturday's winner Tom Donnelly who started 21st ... this is the only dirt track in Vermont ... going to Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday morning for my second visit there
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DATE: 7/1
TRACK: Legion Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)
LOCATION: Rumney, NH
NOTES: formerly known as Big Daddy's Speedbowl and Rattlesnake Motordrome ... sat idle in 2011 ... first ever trip to this track and first time visiting the state of New Hampshire ... late afternoon/early evening starting time with Hot Laps at 4pm and Racing at 5pm ... July 1 is Autograph Night at the speedway ... one of only two dirt tracks in the state of New Hampshire
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DATE: 7/3
TRACK: Canaan Fair Speedway (1/4-mile clay oval)
LOCATION: Canaan, NH
NOTES: special program featuring the SCoNE (Sprint Cars of New England) Series as well as Twin 20s for the Modifieds ... Mod Twin 20s pay $1000 to win ... "Noise R Us" Fireworks will have a show later on in the event ... raindate for this race is Wednesday, July 3rd ... this is the other dirt track in New Hampshire (along with Legion) ... spending 7/2 and part of 7/3 in Bar Harbor, ME
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DATE: 7/4
TRACK: Oxford Plains Speedway (3/8-mile paved oval)
LOCATION: Oxford, ME
NOTES: my first ever race in the state of Maine ... first ever non-NASCAR asphalt race ... Late Models headline the card ... averaging over 25 Late Models per week ... huge fireworks display at intermission ... track just hosted the TD Bank 250, whose former winners include Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch among others ... spending most of the day in the White Mountains
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DATE: 7/5
TRACK: Thompson International Speedway (5/8-mile paved oval)
LOCATION: Thompson, CT
NOTES: NASCAR-sanctioned track who regularly races on Thursday nights ... my first ever race in the state of Connecticut ... low weekly car counts are somewhat of a concern ... there are no dirt tracks in Connecticut ... east coast Modified standout Ted Christopher is a regular here ... track has 26 degrees of banking in the corners and enough seating for over 13,000 people
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DATE: 7/6
TRACK: Seekonk Speedway (1/3-mile paved oval)
LOCATION: Seekonk, MA
NOTES: not only is this my first ever race in the state of Massachusetts, this is now the only race track of any kind still operatng in the Bay State ... Seekonk has been in operation for 64 straight years ... track races Fridays and Saturdays with Fridays geared more towards the smaller support classes ... nicknamed the "Action Track of the East Coast"
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