Sunday’s Devil’s Bowl Practice & Inspection Cancelled; Sportsman Get New Series

Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / DEVIL’S BOWL SPEEDWAY – WEST HAVEN, VT – With so much on the line with a new track surface, Devil’s Bowl Speedway is not taking any chances with the rain. The track will be right, or they won’t be on it at all.

With that, track officials have rescheduled for Wednesday and again on Saturday.

Central Vermont Motorcycles Creates Sportsman “Challenger Series”

The “little guys” have something extra to race for at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2018, thanks to Central Vermont Motorcycles of Rutland, Vt., The all-new “Central Vermont Motorcycles Challenger Series” will give bonuses and extra recognition to drivers throughout the field in the Sportsman Modified division throughout the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season.

Central Vermont Motorcycles (CVM) returns for its third season as the sponsor of the headline Sportsman Modified class and has expanded its commitment by forming the CVM Challenger Series bonus program for drivers who did not win a dirt track feature race on the former infield track at Devil’s Bowl in the 2014-2017 seasons.

Five Devil’s Bowl races are designated as CVM Challenger Series events: The annual Father’s Day “Topless Night” on June 17, the “Firecracker Spectacular” on July 3, the Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial on July 15, the Charlie LaDuc Memorial on August 19, and The Stove Depot Labor Day Special on September 2.

The top-finishing eligible driver in each race will be named the “Top Challenger” and will receive a $50 cash bonus and a $50 gift certificate from Central Vermont Motorcycles. Series points will be carried down through all eligible drivers who participate in all five events; the champion will receive a $150 cash bonus, a $150 Central Vermont Motorcycles gift certificate, and a commemorative plaque. The point standings runner-up will earn $100 cash and a $100 gift certificate, and the third-place driver will earn $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate.

The long list of talented drivers who are eligible for the CVM Challenger Series includes veteran racers Ron Proctor, Frank Hoard Jr., Alex Bell, Billy Lussier, Brian Whittemore, and Kevin Chaffee – each of whom are expected to be weekly competitors at Devil’s Bowl in 2018. An impressive group of up-and-coming drivers joins them including 2017 Rookie of the Year James Fadden, David Schilling, Jack Speshock, Jake Scarborough, Codie Aubin, Jim Introne Jr., Marty Kelly III, Trevor Rocke, Tomas Kimball, Ricky Sanville, and rookie Tanner Siemons.

“This program was created by Central Vermont Motorcycles, and they’re behind it one-hundred percent,” Devil’s Bowl Speedway media director Justin St. Louis said. “We have a very deep field of talent shaping up in the Sportsman Modified division, and the Challenger Series is a way of thanking some of the smaller ‘middle’ teams for their support and making sure they have a little extra to race for.”

A new era begins at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday, May 27, as the King of Dirt Racing Series and the Sprint Cars of New England are on hand for the Grand Opening of the new half-mile clay surface. Racing starts at 5:00 p.m.