WEST HAVEN, VT.– Since 2018, the best sportsman and modified drivers from all over the northeast have gathered in West Haven, Vermont, in September, for the biggest crate sportsman modified race in the country, the Fabian Earth Moving Vermont 200.
Just three weeks from now, this young but historic event will run once again, for the seventh time. A two-day event of racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, with music, fireworks, a bonfire, barbecue and of course, the same thrilling, high-stakes action race fans have come to expect from this weekend.
Saturday will feature the return of the Sunoco Sportsman Modified Non-Winners race, where any driver without an A-main win in the 2024 season is eligible to compete. Additionally, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman will have a 40-lap, “win and you’re in” feature that will send its winner to the Vermont 200, or the highest finishing driver who accepts the ticket. Last year, Fair Haven’s Bob Kilburn won the race, but turned down the guaranteed starting position for Sunday’s 200, handing it off to 2nd place finisher Scott Towslee.
Saturday’s program will also host the Xtreme Outlaw midgets in a one-off appearance for the 2024 season along with a full program, heats and features, for the Fisher Auto Parts Mini Stocks and the 9th State Cannabis Crown Vics. The Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprints will run heats and segment #1 of a 3 segment weekend. The Hoosier Racing Tire Novice Sportsman will run heat races Saturday night as well.
As is tradition, Saturday’s program concludes with a barbecue with music and a bonfire in the camping area. Saturday’s events will be sponsored by Browns Quarried Slate & Browns Farmstand.
Sunday is a one-day show for the Sunoco Sportsman Modifieds with time trials, all qualifying and consolation rounds and the Fabian Earth Moving Vermont 200. An important change in driver eligibility rules has been announced: Only drivers with at least five starts in a 602-crate sportsman car prior to August 1, 2024 are eligible to enter the 2024 Vermont 200. The feature will pay $10,000 to win. If a Devil’s Bowl or Airborne Park Speedway Regular can win the 200, it will pay a $2,500 bonus, resulting in a $12,500 winner’s share, plus lap money.
Laps are on sale now and the mandatory driver-pre-entry form is also available for download on the Devil’s Bowl Speedway website. The entry fee is $75 if filed before August 28 and $100 if filed after that date. More information regarding the 7th annual Fabian Earth Moving Vermont 200 will be released in the coming weeks.