Saturday-Sunday, Aug.31-Sept. 1—WEST HAVEN— Since 2018, the best sportsman and modified drivers from all over the Northeast have gathered in West Haven in September for the biggest crate sportsman modified race in the country, the Vermont 200.
This young but historic event will run for the seventh time this year. It’s 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 Sportsman Modified non-winners race, where any driver without an A-main win in the 2024 season is eligible to compete. Additionally, the 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 second place finisher Scott Towslee.
Saturday’s program will also host the midgets in a one-off appearance for the 2024 season along with a full program, heats and features, for the Mini Stocks and the 9th State Cannabis Crown Vics. The 500cc Mini Sprints will run heats and segment 1 of a three-segment weekend. The 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.
Sunday is a one-day show for the Sportsman Modifieds with time trials, all qualifying and consolation rounds and the 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 Aug. 1 are eligible to enter the 2024 Vermont 200. The feature will pay $10,000 to the winner. 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.
For more information, visit: DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com.
