Devil's Bowl Speedway is a half-mile auto racing track in
West Haven, Vermont
West Haven is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.72%, is water.
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. It is the longest length of the three remaining tracks in Vermont. It currently hosts races in the (Sunoco) Sportsman Modified division, the (O'Reilly Auto Parts) Limited Sportsman Modified division, the (Hoosier Daddy) Rookie Sportsman Modified division, the Super Stock division, the Mini Stock division, and the (Friend Construction) 500cc Mini Sprint division. Touring series events include the Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE), and the Short Track Super Series (STSS). Major special events include the Vermont 200 Weekend, the "Battle at the Bowl" Big Block/Small Block Modified Challenge, and the Slate Valley 50.
History
The track was opened in 1967 and promoted by the late Charles "C.J." Richards. Richards was well known for his close affiliation with other tracks, Fairmont Raceway, Albany-Saratoga Speedway, and Airborne Park Speedway. Richards sanctioned racing though his
Champlain Valley Racing Association
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(CVRA). The track opened with a clay surface before being paved in 1971. Clay returned in 1975, was repaved in 2010, and was converted back to a clay dirt track in 2019.
Recent
Mike and Alayne Bruno purchased Devil's Bowl Speedway from Richards in November 2011. The track continued to host the normal races and the series that come to the venue.
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Catamountstadium.com (2011-11-08). Retrieved on 2014-04-12. The track was previously the only NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...
sanctioned track in the state, with Modified and Late Model races in the Whelen All-American Series
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local short track motor racing around the United States and Ca ...
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In 2014, a 3/10-mile dirt track was constructed in the infield of the asphalt half mile race track.
In 2019 the asphalt track was covered with clay and now operates as 1/2 mile dirt track running on Saturday nights in the Summer.
References
External links
* Official website http://www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com
* http://www.catamountstadium.com
* http://www.vtmotormag.com
* http://cvra.com
{{American Canadian Tour late model racetracks
See also
* Thunder Road International Speedbowl
Thunder Road International Speedbowl, more commonly known as just Thunder Road, is a high-banked, paved short track motor racing, short track speedway located in the town of Barre (town), Vermont, Barre, Vermont. The track was founded by Ken S ...
* American Canadian Tour
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) is a late model stock car racing series based in the northeastern United States, and Quebec, Canada. The current American-Canadian Tour Late Model Tour was founded in 1992 as a cost-cutting, regional touring divisi ...
* Whelen All-American Series
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local short track motor racing around the United States and Ca ...
Motorsport venues in Vermont