LegendStock 2010 Gaining
Momentum and Importance
BETHEL, NY – Since its inception in 2008,
LegendStock at Bethel Motor Speedway has been a premier event
for Legends in the Northeast, as drivers from across the country
have made the trip to the ¼-mile paved oval to compete for a
$1,500 payday and coveted three-foot tall guitar shaped trophy.
This year, the race will take on added significance, as it was
announced that LegendStock 2010 – scheduled for August 7 – will
also serve as an INEX Asphalt Nationals qualifier.
In the two years that the race has been
run, it has seen two different winners. LegendStock 2008 was won
by Connecticut’s Michael Gervais Jr., while 2009 INEX Asphalt
Pro division national champion Daniel Hemric from North Carolina
was the winner of LegendStock 2009. Bethel played host to an
INEX AsphAlt Nationals qualifier in 2009, and the track’s 2009
Legends champion, Mike Alcaro, scored the victory.
Alcaro was the Semi Pro division winner at
LegendStock 2008, and competed in the Pro division in 2009.
Alcaro scored a total of nine regular-season wins at Bethel
during the 2009 season, but got caught up in an early-race
incident during LegendStock 2009 and ended up with a sixth-place
finish.
Since its reopening in August of 2008,
Bethel has been a destination for many talented Legends drivers
from up and down the East Coast and beyond. More than 45
different Legends drivers took to the speedway during the 2009
season. Bethel has scheduled 17 races for INEX Legends and
Bandoleros during the 2010 season, which kicks off on April
24th. The track’s full schedule is available online at
www.bethelmotorspeedway.com.
Among those who could be contenders for the
win at LegendStock 2010 is Masters division competitor Tim
Brockhouse of Minnesota. Brockhouse made several trips to Bethel
in 2008 and 2009, and he scored the Masters division win at
LegendStock in both of those years. Brockhouse led the majority
of the LegendStock 2009 event, but Hemric was able to muscle his
way past as he and Jason Palmer took advantage of a late-race
restart that set the stage for a three-lap shootout for the win.
Brockhouse ended up third overall.
Dusty Summers made the trip up from
Maryland for LegendStock 2010, and he scored the win in the
Young Lions division. New Jersey’s Roger Coss was the Semi Pro
division winner.
With a total purse of $3,000, LegendStock
is believed to be the highest-paying single event for Legends in
the Northeast. However, many drivers have hinted that even the
large payday is overshadowed by the prestige of taking home the
unique guitar trophy.
Bandoleros also race as part of the
LegendStock program. Matt Evans was the winner of the Bandolero
race in 2008, and Andrew Bickford scored the win in 2009.
More information about LegendStock 2010
will be available in the coming weeks.
Source:
Tracy Chirico/Bethel Motor Speedway PR
Updated: March
22, 2010
