Kenny Tremont Win Again At Devil's Bowl Speedway
Results for July 29, 2001
WEST HAVEN, Vt. - The 358 modified drivers at Devil’s Bowl Speedway must
hate to see Ken Tremont Jr. pull into the gates on a Sunday night. Every
time Tremont makes a trip to Vermont, he walks out with a pocket full of
cash. On Sunday night, Tremont picked up his second win of the season at
the Bowl, outrunning defending overall Champlain Valley Racing Association
point champion Dave Camara to highlight the double point Midseason
Championships.
Because of other commitments, both racing and personal, Tremont has only
been a part-time visitor to the Bowl this season, but his
Freihofers-sponsored 115 small block is always the class of the field. In
addition to his two victories, Tremont also has two-second place finishes to
his credit. Four trips to the track, four top-two finishes. No wonder the
rest of the field hates to see him pull in.
Sunday night’s race marked the second week in a row that Tremont and Camara
have battled for the win. Two weeks ago, it was Camara who came out on top,
by a margin of 3.9 seconds. Last week, Tremont turned the tables, beating
Camara to the finish line by 2.044 seconds. Ray Hoard came across the line
third, his best finish of the season at the Bowl. Gene Munger, coming off a
Friday night victory at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, was fourth while Don
Ackner was fifth in the Sput Shaw-owned small block that has become Ackner’s
regular Sunday night ride. Completing the top 10 were Tim Laduc, Don
Mattison, Ron Proctor, Jim Ryan and Frank Hoard Sr.
One of the drivers who likes to see Tremont pull in is pro-stock driver Pete
Kimball. When Tremont won the modified feature on June 10, Kimball won the
pro-stock feature. On Sunday night, after Tremont made his trip to victory
lane, Kimball also came away with his second win of the season. Kimball
held off Fred Little, with Mike Paquin third. Joe Santoro, who failed to
qualify through his heat race, charged through the field to finish fourth,
while Mike Haines came across the finish line fifth.
Lori Cary finally ended her Vermont slump and picked up her first win of the
season in the 15-lap hobby stock feature. Cary became the second female to
record a victory at the Bowl, joining Carol Parker, a former track champion
in the support division. Cary had an easy night, finishing with a
1.18-second advantage over Ken Towne. Chuck Knowlton finished third. Cary
became the sixth different driver to win a feature in the hobby division in
seven events at the Bowl this season.
Chris Busta completed a successful weekend by winning the cruiser division
feature, adding that win to a victory he posted in the six-cylinder class
Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Robert Cole was a distant second
Sunday night, with Jason Kerr third.
The powerful Empire Super Sprints will be making their only appearance of
the season at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday, Aug. 5., joining the regular CVRA
divisions. Racing will begin at 6 p.m., an hour earlier than usual.
MODIFIEDS: KEN TREMONT JR., Dave Camara, Ray Hoard, Gene Munger, Don Ackner,
Tim Laduc, Don Mattison, Ron Proctor, Jim Ryan, Frank Hoard Sr., John
Harrison, Vince Quenneville Jr., C.V. Elms, Stan Lemiesz, Brent Lacoste,
Butch Jelley, Jim Introne. DQ: Brian Whittemore.
PRO-STOCKS: PETE KIMBALL, Fred Little, Mike Paquin, Joe Santoro, Mike
Haines, Carl Vladyka, Ed Pieniazek, Jack Swinton, Carol Parker, Jonah Rule,
Larry Bristol Jr., Donny Williams, Woody Woods, Denny Martin, Ed Thompson.
HOBBY STOCKS: LORI CARY, Ken Towne, Chuck Knowlton, Roy Fifield, Pat Cram,
Jody Davis, Jeff Washburn, Robert Cox, Bart Amerio, Joe Ladd, Bob Smith,
Billy Lussier, Roger Wedin, Richard Stone, Joey Trudeau, Tony Condon, Randy
Alger, Vince Santoro.
CRUISERS: CHRIS BUSTA, Robert Cole, Jason Kerr, Mike Clark, Ed Rozell, Dan
Uber, No. 96, Ben Ladd, Charles Burns, Mark Bartough, Cary Lafond, Tim
Whitney, No. 84, John Sweet.