Our condolences go out to Dave Baribeault, our HoF ceremony MC, for the loss of his mother last November. Carl Crowley Crowley began his racing career in 1959 at Sanford Dragway and was the co-owner and co-founder of Winterport Dragway in 1967. The class will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame next October during a ceremony in Augusta, Maine. Rich has been a Fourslide Setup/Tool Repair at Century Spring for over 20 years. Steve drove the HOF truck from Rhode Island to Danbury and back so that it was available to the fans. An overflow crowd of family, friends, inductees and motorsports legends and leaders turned out on March 7 for the record-setting Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) 35th Induction Ceremony presented by Toyota Racing. Questions, Rich 860-209-7343, call or text, Veterans Committee elects three pioneers to join NEARs 20th Class. Call with your engine needs or go to their website at. All further racing was cancelled for the evening. Elms is best known these days as the owner and promoter of Bradfords Bear Ridge Speedway where the bulk of his success came in his driving days which he has owned since 1989. Apr 1&2 Sat-Sun Thompson Speedway Thompson CT Ice-Breaker They all came out to support the reunion. Mike Treadwell The list of accomplishments for one of New Englands most notable Motocross riders is a long one. Also available for promoting your business or team is the Hall of Fame Program, with very reasonable rates. Rub shoulders with racings greatest stars. 3 talking about this. Call 1-800-PIT-SHOP for tickets. Already have a commenting profile? Click here for HOF NOMINATION FORM 2023 HALL OF FAME CEREMONY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023 2023 HALL OF FAME CLASS (announced at MVRCA annual meeting) BOBBY BABB JR The class has the highest percentage of new inductees from north of Massachusetts in the NEAR Halls 21-year history: Six out of the eight have strong ties to Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine. One of the national acts is local. As a driver, New Hampshire native Dick Glines won a championship in the highly-competitive Oxford Open Series and was a winner at several Maine tracks. building for the annual Danbury SNYRA Reunion. We had an old junk car out in the back forty, and we (raced) because we were bored, Chadbourne said Saturday evening at the Augusta Civic Center. In 2020 she received the Northeast DIRTcar Outstanding Woman in Racing award. Unfortunately, the remainder of the event will not be re-scheduled, due to lack of open dates on the calendar. STOCK CAR RACING HALL OF FAME Members 0001 Al Torney Annapolis, Md. He was accepted to Yale University. Advertising; Mobile Chat; . Russ Longley Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Longley played many roles at Unity Raceway. 7-Oct Saturday Pines Reunion Groveland MA Display Sign-In: 10 AM not at top speed and racing, as set forth in our bylaws. Article courtesy of author Justin St. Louis/Rutland, Vt. Herald, Racer, Historian, NEAR standout Tom Ormsby passes. Long Islander Schaefer and New Englanders McNulty and Barbeau join drivers Russ Wood, Bobby Gahan, Gardiner Leavitt, and brothers Jeff and Rick Fuller, crew chief Steve Bird, car owner Tom Dunn, and announcer/promoter Ben Dodge Jr. in the Class of 2017. Roy had the Petty's build him his first Pro Stock car a . As a fabricator, Glines built cars for eight additional Busch North championship teams, and his cars also won NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity) races. For Immediate Release NEAR-042323-1 Stock Car Groups; Drag Racing Groups; Support. The NEAR Event at Seekonk has been postponed due to weather. Our condolences go out to Jeannine for the loss of her husband, NEAR member Gene Gosselin taken from us last month. google_ad_width = 728; 16-Aug Wed Thompson Speedway Thompson CT NASCAR Whelan Mod Tour, 10-Sep Sun Coventry High School Coventry RI Mike Stefanik Custom Car Show Terry also enjoyed watching horse racing at Saratoga Raceway, going to Foxwoods Casino, hockey, and was an avid Yankee fan.She is survived by her two sons, Dave and his partner Sharon-Lee Augur and Billy and his partner Karen Harris. Attention Members!! Once again Wiscassets weekly stars will welcome all challengers, including an invite to PASS mods, for bragging rights and a big payout. //-->. I always wanted to race, and it was obviously helpful having him being who he is.. However, he still loved them all. 2023 sees some new names on the leadership team, and the Board of Directors and club are very enthusiastic about what lies ahead with this team at the helm. As Jim would proudly say, Toni has been my 4th wife for 43 years. After Lime Rock Park, they moved to Denver where Jim was Vice President of Special Projects with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). September 17, 2017 found the New England Antique Racers at the P.A.L. Drivers from other states that raced in Maryland to win national championships and Maryland speedway championships will also be included. He made the first official pass ever at Winterport driving a 1964 GTO. We hope to see a strong count of members, it has been a while! They had a definite impact on New England auto racing history.. //]]> Article and Photos courtesy of Bill Henry. From left to right, Bob Bailey, Dale Chadbourne, Billy Clark, Ricky Craven, Dick Fowler and Lomer Pelletier receive plaques to commemorate their induction into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. He is the all-time winner at both Stafford Motor Speedway (131 victories) and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (99). Its amazing what he did in the short time that he (raced). A three-time driving champion at Wiscasset Speedway, Chadbourne joined former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver and Newburgh native Ricky Craven, Farmingtons Billy Clark, Dick Fowler of Scarborough, engine builder Bob Bailey and drag racer Lomer Pelletier in the Hall of Fames Class of 2019. The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske N. Woodstock, NH With the 2023 season nearing, LOUDON, N.H. 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There will be special Hall of Fame categories for promoters, officials and others that contributed to the sport in Maryland. He was asked to come to Florida to help revive the Twelve Hours of Sebring race which had been dormant for several years. In addition to Jims passions for Toni and vintage car racing, he also loved to fish and traveled the world to do so. Published in Times Herald, New England Antique Racers elects new slate of offers and first female President for 2023. After winning Late Model Sportsman races in his native New England, Silva relocated to the Carolinas and won many races and track championships at places like Greenville-Pickens, Hickory and Asheville, racing against many drivers who went on to national prominence in NASCAR. Check back for date and time! Daytona Beach, FL 32114. I always used to tease Cassius that Im not Ricky Craven or (seven-time NASCAR champion) Dale Earnhardt, but I did some things. The New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame was established in 1998 by the New England Antique Racers. The 2020-2021 inductees into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame were recently announced. Serving for her second term will be Diane Ingerson as Secretary Diane is an Inventory Control Specialist of over 25 years. Jim was active in the Rotary Club for over 25 years, serving as President in Salisbury, CT and named a Paul Harris Fellow in 1985. Christopher was the 2001 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion and the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion. Gene was a former coach for the North Smithfield Youth Hockey Association.Besides his wife, Jeannine, he leaves their children, Bruce Gosselin of North Smithfield, Pamela Smith of Cape Coral, FL, Dwayne Gosselin of Napa Valley, CA, and Keith Gosselin of Weston, FL; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren. Mario Caruso, Fats Caruso, Homer Drew, Charlie Elliott, Dave Humphrey, Buddy Krebs, Don LaJoie, Chauncey Maggiacomo, This page was last edited on 29 April 2020, at 00:34. Saturday, August 11th, 2018, the vintage racing cars of NEAR take to the high banks of the Seekonk Raceway. At the event itself, the catering for the corporate tents was being provided by Toni Abercrombies business, Eat Your Heart Out. They met and, as they say, the rest is history. Nichols hit his stride as the driver of the #27 Late Model at OPS and finished in the top ten of the point standings in each season that he raced. The Class of 2023 will be a diverse one. With the Class of 2023 now enshrined, the countdown is on for the Class of 2024! Also is you have any info about Potomac Speedway champions and Hagerstown Modified champions for the 50's and early 60's please let us know. North Ferrisburgh native Jamie Aube rose from humble beginnings at Barres Thunder Road and Miltons Catamount Stadium to become a household name in the short track world. It includes those who raced on two wheels and on four. E-mail me for details. Stefanik, a Rhode Island racer and one of asphalt Modified racings very best, is a seven-time champion of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the series all-time winner with 74 victories. C.V. Butch Elms III is one of two dirt track stars to be named to the NEAR Hall of Fame. Today, Craven lives in North Carolina and he is a television analyst for NASCAR broadcasts on Fox Sports. It includes stock car drivers, drag racers and even a motocross racer. You will receive an email to complete the registration. Warning: JavaScript is disabled on your browser. The slate of officers was voted in by show of hands and each vote a landslide. Create one. On behalf of NEAR and the Danbury Racearena Reunion Committee, I would like to thank the following: Don Moon, George Cleveland, Don Lajoie, Pete Ballard, Dale Cote, Bill Kemp, Jojo Farrone and Angie Bullock. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0359916029892482"; These are demonstrations. Members are admitted free to the museum with free lunch and non-members pay $10 entry free and a small donation for lunch. Ric, a NEAR Hall of Famer, truly is the driving force behind the effort. Discussions . GLENN ANDREWS (Harrison), twenty year racing career began as a 15-year old when Oxford Plains Speedway opened in 1950; consistent top finisher, won on dirt and assault; 1960 champion at Northeastern Speedway in Vermont. Clark won several Oxford Open races during his career in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but his most notable achievement on-track was winning the first ever NASCAR Busch North Series race held in the Northeast in 1987. New England Antique Racers elects new slate of offers and first female President for 2023. The Board of Directors had their meeting this past Sunday, January 29th, and have a lot to report out. 15-Jun Thursday Thunder Road Barre VT Running Sign-in: 12 NOON 3 hour track time The day he turned 16, he started racing and I started back into it.. In both Connecticut and Wisconsin, he served as President or Member of the Board of Directors in the Chamber of Commerce. We are currently accepting nominations for this prestigious honor and look forward to another exemplary pool of applications for consideration to become one of the six individuals honored and added to the prestigious NEAR HoF roster along with two Veterans. Stock Car Racing And Other Motorsports Television / Streaming Listings For 04/17/23 - 04/23/23. Five weeks of local live music to add to your summertime fun. April May has been serving as the Treasurer of NEAR since 2019. It was the crowning event of a two-day Induction Celebration that was the biggest in MSHFA history by any standard of measure. Already registered? A racing enthusiast, he was a member of the New England Antique Racers. Advertising; Mobile Chat; . The New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Nov. 11 at Maneeleys Banquet Hall in South Windsor, Connecticut. $25.00 is a very reasonable expense in todays economy, you would be hard pressed to bring a family of four to a track in your area for that amount! He worked as an accountant, and spent the latter part of his career as the CFO of MJ Enterprises, Johnston, retiring in 2005. Instead, a mobile caravan of induction plaques, antique race cars and memorabilia is displayed at major auto racing shows and events in the region. Rest in peace, Big Jim, we love you. Judy Rinaldi. Also for the fans viewing delight were late models, modifieds, dirt cars and go karts from the surrounding area. . Tremonts accomplishments in his native New York State though they were not factored into his nomination by NEAR bring his career totals to well above 350 race wins and nearly 50 championships. You could hear the speedway from our house, Chadbourne said. Buffum was born and raised in Connecticut but has called Vermont home for more than 50 years. Therese is the last of her 11 siblings: Peggy, Florence, Luella, Marjorie, Albert, Walter, Judy, Barbara, Connie, and George.Memorial contributions may be made to Hope After Loss, 900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. Even having done that, hes not so sure any of that matches up to leading his son, Cassius Clark, to a Pro All Stars Series championship as a crew chief. The Racers of NEAR are to appear next this Saturday, July 28th, pit gates open at 1 pm. Admission is included in the price of admission for the Daytona International Speedway tour. The group had approximately 350-400 members and 80 antique race cars as of 2007. As a crew chief, he was responsible for the rise and dominance of Robbie Crouch in the 1980s, winning 49 touring series races and five championships including three-straight on the American-Canadian Tour, and was Aubes crew chief during his 1990 Busch North title run. Second was Paul Jacques in the 7ny, and Dickie Doo Ceravolo in the #31. The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) have a full schedule set for the 2023 racing season across New England. Known as a mechanical innovator, Clukey has been featured in numerous national publications. Discussions . We were able to get everyone out for 2 practices in the afternoon. Aug 11-13 Fri-Sun VAE Car Show Waterbury VT Still/Parade Sign-in: 9 AM Mark your calendars for our Annual Members meeting being held at the Danti Club in West Springfield Ma on Sunday February 26th starting at noon. Contact us at:[email protected]. All rights reserved. See Offers. The New England Antique Racers (NEAR) held its annual membership meeting returning to the place just shy one week of 42 years ago where the very first public meeting was held at the Dante Club in West Springfield Ma. Hes pretty deserving, Cassius said. The hot weather had little impact on those shining up their cars. Maine Vintage Race Car Assocation is a non-profit 501 (C) (7) corporation. The first stop will be at the Northeast Motor Sports Museum located at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon NH, as they kick off their season with the2nd annual New England Racers Reunion: Race Car Show. As a crew chief, he was responsible for the rise and dominance of Robbie Crouch in the 1980s, winning 49 touring series races and five championships including three-straight on the American-Canadian Tour, and was Aubes crew chief during his 1990 Busch North title run. If you have any Red Vogt stories, Post them here in the comments.or start a new thread. BILL GRIFFIN BILLY HARNISH BOB HARRISON JERRY HATCH TEDDY PALINO DAVE SMITH (Editor: I assume (ha) L to R, no order was given with the picture) .