Tim LaDuc Wins First At Devil's Bowl Speedway

Devil's Bowl Speedway Results for July 2, 2000

WEST HAVEN, Vt. - Modified rookie Tim LaDuc used a last-lap pass to

record the first career victory at Devil’s Bowl Sunday night in the 30-lap

modified feature. LaDuc, who dominated the Champlain Valley Racing

Association sportsman division last season, drove around Bob Savoie on the

final lap to get the impressive win.

For a long time, it looked like Dave Camara and Vince Quenneville Jr.,

who had staged an exciting battle on Friday night at Albany-Saratoga

Speedway, were going to battle down to the wire again Sunday night at Devil’

s Bowl. Quenneville got the lead on lap 11, and Camara moved into the number

two position one lap later. Camara used a restart on lap 18 to get the lead,

but Quenneville refused to give up that easily. On another restart, on the

22nd lap, Quenneville and Camara made contact going into the third turn,

with Quenneville coming out with the lead.

But going into the first turn, the two cars again made contact, and this

time, both spun out, putting both Vermont hotshoes at the rear of the field,

and giving the lead to Savoie. LaDuc was sitting second at that time, and

kept working on Savoie, looking for a way to get around the veteran driver

from Broadalbin. And on the final lap, LaDuc finally got his chance, and

beat Savoie to the finish line by a matter of feet.

Ken Tremont Jr. came from his 15th starting position to finish third,

with Jim Ryan fourth and Ray Hoard fifth. Randy Howe finished sixth, while

Camara got back up for seventh after his spin with Quenneville. Don

Scarborough was eighth, with Quenneville and John Harrison rounding out the

top 10.

Fred Little also waited until late in the race to come up with his third

victory of the season in the 20-lap pro-street stock feature. Mike Haines

started on the outside pole and led the first 18 laps of the feature, but

Little used a restart with two laps to go to get the lead and come away with

the victory. Mike Bussino finished second, with Joe Santoro third, Phil

Sherman fourth and Matt Rich fifth. Sherman made a great run to the front

after starting in the last row of the 18-car field. Haines spun on the last

restart of the feature, and dropped all the way to 11th place.

While the modified and pro-street stock divisions went right down to the

wire, Richard Stone dominated the hobby stock feature, getting the lead on

the second lap and staying out front for the rest of the event. Ken Town

finished second, and Jeff Washburn was third.

Robert Cole won the cruiser division feature, and Lenny Cram came away

with the win in the 50-lap enduro.

Devil’s Bowl will be back in action Sunday, with all divisions in

action. The racing card will also include the Vermont State Rollover Derby.

MODIFIEDS: TIM LADUC, Bob Savoie, Ken Tremont Jr., Jim Ryan, Ray Hoard,

Randy Howe, Dave Camara, Don Scarborough, Vince Quenneville Jr., John

Harrison, Sput Shaw, Brian Whittemore, Wayne Jelley, Jeff Betit, Frank

Keene, Kevin Perry, Terry Hayes, Jason Herrington, Gene Munger, Don

Mattison, Ron Proctor.

PRO-STREET STOCKS: FRED LITTLE, Mike Bussino, Joe Santoro, Phil Sherman,

Matt Rich, Mike Paquin, Carl Vladyka, Johan Rule, Lee Moss, John Mashak,

Mike Haines, Randy Brownell, Pete Kimball, Jack Swinton, D.J. Mabb, Bruce

Pratt, Woody Woods.

HOBBY STOCKS: RICHARD STONE, Ken Town, Jeff Washburn, Larry Bristol Jr.,

Randy Myers, Joe Ladd, Matt Grenier, Marty Salmenson, Stan Stomper, Bill

Williams, Robert Cox, George Foster, David Patrick, Mark Burch, Jon Trudeau.

CRUISERS: ROBERT COLE, Mike Morrison, Colleen Salisbury, Mike Clark, Tim

Whitney, John Sweet, Billy Lussier, Gilbert Clark, Trudy Booska, Roger

Grandchamp,Roy Fifield.