Stock car show marks unofficial opening for Rutland County racing season
RUTLAND, VT – The stock car racing season opens – at least unofficially – on March 28-29 at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, VT. Devil’s Bowl Speedway and some of its competitors will take part in the 14th annual Rutland Regional Racecar Show to bring the curtain up on the new year.
The Rutland Regional Racecar Show gives race fans an opportunity to see a variety of freshly prepared racecars and equipment up close, and to meet and speak with drivers from around the region. In addition to being one of the area’s leading shopping centers offering an array of national stores and brands, the Diamond Run Mall’s racing show is an annual fundraiser for the March of Dimes and March for Babies charities.
Several of the machines expected for the Rutland Regional Racecar Show are regular competitors at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, either in the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series on the 1/2-mile asphalt oval, or in the Optical Expressions of Berlin Dirt Track Series on the new 3/10-mile clay oval. Cars expected at the show include open-wheel asphalt Modified racers driven by Jason Durgan, Cody Sargen, and rookie Bob Kilburn, and the dirt Modifieds of Johnny Scarborough and Chris Murray. Also expected are Kevin Loomis, the father-son team of Scott and Andrew FitzGerald, and others.
“This show is always a great way to kick off the year,” Devil’s Bowl Speedway Media Director Justin St. Louis said. “This winter has been a tough one for sure, and seeing the racecars all shined up and ready to go means that summer is coming fast and we’ll be racing in no time.”
The Rutland Regional Racecar Show will be open during mall business hours on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Sunday, March 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free, though visitors are encouraged to make a donation to March for Babies. The Diamond Run Mall is conveniently located at the intersection of U.S. Route 4 and U.S. Route 7 in Rutland, VT.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 49th season of stock car racing opens with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series on Saturday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
PHOTO: Several stock cars from Devil’s Bowl Speedway, including the #55 Mini Stock driven by West Rutland’s Andrew FitzGerald, will be at the Diamond Run Mall’s 14th annual Rutland Regional Racecar Show on March 28-29. (Alan Ward photo)