Oval Racing Stock car style in Québec, Ontario and New England States: Sep 26, 2011

2011-09-26

DJ Shaw back in PASS Winner's Circle at White Mountain

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ racewithpass@yahoo.com

All Photo Credit to Norm Marx, please

North Woodstock NH (9/23) DJ Shaw battled a pair of Clarks in Saturday nights' Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North/National 150 to claim the victory at his home track, North Woodstock NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park

The victory was Shaw's third PASS North career win and his first since 2008. Johnny Clark came one step closer to a fourth consecutive PASS North title, finishing second. and Brad Babb backed up his strong run in the Beech Ridge PASS 300 with his first PASS podium in third.

Shaw and Cassius Clark led the full field to the green and Shaw got the jump on the initial green, but Clark drove under Shaw to take over the point on lap eight and the new pilot of the Hight 77 was in control until a restart on lap 104, when Shaw used the outside pole to make his move. Clark's race went bad at lap 126 when another competitor returned from the pits just as the field was restarting and Clark found himself with nowhere to go but up the race track, losing a ton spots in the process. Clark soldiered on to finish 8^th at the checkers.

Meanwhile Johnny Clark had raced and paced his way up to second and it looked like there might be a repeat of PASS North's last visit to White Mountain when Clark denied Shaw in the waning laps . I t wasn't to be this time around as Shaw got a great restart off the night's final yellow at lap 127 and the man who claimed a late model title at the fast quarter mile at age sixteen sealed the deal.

Shaw's margin of victory was .584 seconds ; eleven of the twenty six starters completed all 150 green flag laps. Shaw, Johnny Clark and Cassius Clark each claimed a qualifier and Gary Smith claimed the consolation round.

The 75 lap PASS Sportsman feature started off on a wild note with a multi car wreck at the front of the field turned the race topsy turvy. When the dust settled championship contenders Dan McKeage and Craig Smith were out on lap two, and points leader Carey Marin was in the pits for repairs. The wreck claimed contender Jarrod Ledger, and sent Sam Gooden Jr. to the rear for his role in the melee. On the restart it was Donnie Morse to the lead and despite the best efforts of Clyde Hennessy and RJ Austin, the veteran couldn’t be rattled,claiming his first series win since 2008. Hennessy was the runner up with Austin a strong third.

Carey Martin recovered from the early race incident and came from the rear for fourth. Shane Tatro's misfortunes continued, the victim of a qualifying race wreck that left his racer looking like a PASS Modified/PASS Sportsman hybrid. Tatro picked his way through the pack to salvage a fifth place run and stay in contention for the series title.

Gooden Jr. and Martin each won a heat race.

Jay Fogleman took a hit in the PASS National points race with a twenty fifth spot in the final run down; National Championship point leader widened his lead in the series with his seventh place run. The PASS National Championship will be decided on November 26 at Orange County Speedway at the Thanksgiving Classic/Mason-Dixon Meltdown.

PASS North will crown Champions in all three series this Saturday October 1^st when the fastest full fender cars and stars return to Oxford (ME) Plains Speedway for Championship Day. Wildcats and the North East Mini Stock Tour complete the five division card that goes green at 1:00 PM

Find PASS on line at www.proallstarsseries.com . Oxford Plains Speedway can be found at www.oxfordplains.com .

Unofficial Results – Pass North/National 150 – White Mt. Motorsports Park -9/24/11

1 60 DJ Shaw Center Conway NH 2 54 Johnny Clark Farmingdale ME 3 Brad Babb Windham NH 4 48 Lonnie Sommerville New Brunswick CA 5 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill ME 6 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis ME 7 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 8 77 Cassius Clark Farmington ME 9 73 Joey Doiron Berwick ME 10 75 Gary Smith Bangor ME 11 Jeremy Davis Tamworth NH 12 27 QC Alex Gingras Quebec City QC 13 10 Scott Dragon Colchester VT 14 84 Alex Labbe St. Albert QC 15 16 Kevin Roberge Levis QC 16 88 Kyle DeSouza E. Providence RI 17 53 Alan Wilson Hebron ME 18 12 John Dabrowski W Bridgewater MA 19 2 Matt Matheson Geary New Brunswick CA 20 17A Scott Alexander Orrington ME 21 20 Steve Legendre St. Johnsbury VT 22 22 Aaron Ricker Tamworth NH 23 7G Curtis Gerry Waterboro ME 24 15 Mike Hopkins Hermon ME 25 4S Jay Fogleman 26 80 Dustin Hubbard Unity ME

Unofficial Results – PASS Sportsman 75

1 Donnie Morse Poland ME 2 Clyde Hennessy Windham ME 3 51 RJ Austin Smithfield ME 4 18 Carey Martin Denmark ME 5 58 Lyman McKeage Gorham ME 6 7 Shane Tatro Levant ME 7 60 Scott Dorr Westbrook ME 8 88 Andy Field Buxton ME 9 01X Sam Gooden Jr. Whitefield NH 10 34 Spencer Morse Waterboro ME 11 74 Doug Lalemme 12 01 Rob Drew Center Lovell ME 13 99 Steve Heitz Belmont NH 14 44 Jerrod Ledger Groveton NH 15 15 Craig Smith E. Waterboro ME 16 38 Dan McKeage Gorham ME 17 35 Bobby Nadeau Buxton ME 18 1 Ken Marier Littleton NH 19 777 Mike St. Germain Auburn ME

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Brian Hoar: ACT Invitational - New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 9.24.11

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LOUDON, N.H. - Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished fifth in the ACT Late Model Tour's 3rd annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 24. After a brief, rain-shortened practice session in the morning, Hoar started 26th in the 43-car field. He drove his way to the Top-10 by the halfway point of the race and continued his march to the front, but a tight handling race car halted his march on a couple of late restarts. Hoar and his RPM Motorsports team recently secured an unprecedented eighth ACT Late Model Tour championship two weeks ago and will run the 49th People's United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. on Sunday, October 2nd.

WHO: Brian Hoar, Williston,Vt.
TEAM: RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Rick Paya, Georgia, Vt.

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour 3rd annual ACT Invitational
WHERE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (1.058-mile oval)
STARTED: 26th
FINISHED: 5th

ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: September 11, Can-Am 200, Circuit Riverside, Ste-Croix, Que. (1st)
NEXT RACE: October 1-2, 49th Annual People's United Bank Milk Bowl, Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
POINTS POSITION: 1st

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BRIAN, TALK ABOUT YOUR DAY.

“We had fun right up until we got tangled up with (Pete Yetman) and it crashed him. I feel horrible, but it wasn't my fault. It's kind of unfortunate – it's one of those little damperings – but the last thing I want to do is get caught up in a wreck with anybody else and and watch someone get their car totaled when we were having a great race with the guy.

“Overall, we just missed the setup. Just a little bit off. We were really, really tight. I think I know what the problem was. I think if we would have had a real practice this morning, or I put my rain tires on, I probably would have found the problem in the car but I didn't find it until the green flag flew on the feature. Immediately I went, 'Uh-oh, it's going to be a long day.'”

WHAT IS IT LIKE RACING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY?

“It's still fun. I love coming to New Hampshire. It's a great race track and there's a huge fan base here. It's like a big version of Thunder Road. It's all of us guys from all over New England and Canada that have fans here. So it's a really neat experience. It's such a cool deal that we can even come here with our short track cars and race on this big track. I'm really, really psyched.

“Everybody does such a good job. We're such low men on the totem pole and we come here at 6 in the morning and not race until almost 12 hours later. The fans stuck for it. The weather turned out great. The car's in one piece and we have a car to come back with. There's always next week, and we finished fifth so it wasn't that bad. It was a fun race.”

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Série Sportsman - Jimmy Nadeau intraitable!!

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Série Sportsman Québec présentée par Lucas Oil
2011-09-25 – Québec, Québec

C’est avec 24 voitures présentes que s’est déroulé le championnat de fin de saison 2011 de la Série Sportsman Québec Lucas Oil à l’Autodrome Montmagny.

En qualification, François Lessard #71 de Saint-Joseph, Marco Savoie #27 de Saint-Lambert et Jonathan Côté #07 de Saint-Jean-Chrysostome ont gagné leur qualification respective.

En finale, c’est Jimmy Nadeau #17 de Beauceville et Francis Grégoire #16 de Saint-Isidore qui partageaient la première ligne au départ. Dès le drapeau vert, Nadeau c’est emparé de la position de tête et plus la course avançait plus il semblait intouchable. Suivant Nadeau, Simon Roussin #66 de Québec et Réjean Blanchet #7 de Québec se faisait une chaude lutte pour la 2^e position. Lors d’une relance, au 75^e tour, Roussin a tenté par l’extérieur de ravir la position de commande à Nadeau, mais Blanchet a profité de la ligne intérieure pour s’emparer à nouveau de la 2^e position. Lors de la relance suivante, Roussin est revenu en 2^e position et a tenté en vainc de ravir la première place de Jimmy Nadeau qui aura dominé les 100 tours. Roussin et Blanchet complète le podium. Daniel Sylvain #12 de Saint-Georges et Rock Poulin #8 de Saint-Benoit-Lâbre complète le top 5.

La course a été ponctué de 7 drapeaux jaunes et a durée 1h03min.

André Poulin

Promoteur

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LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN « RECRUE DE L'ANNÉE » 2011 en Série NASCAR Canadian Tire

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LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN

« RECRUE DE L’ANNÉE » 2011 en Série NASCAR Canadian Tire

Trois-Rivières, le 24 septembre 2011 – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin a remporté aujourd’hui le titre de « Recrue de l’année » à la dernière épreuve de la saison de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire sur le circuit de Kawartha en Ontario.

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LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN

« Rookie of the Year » 2011 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Trois-Rivieres, September 24th 2011- Louis-Philippe Dumoulin has achieved the “Rookie of the Year” title in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series during the last event of the year on the Kawartha Speedway in Ontario.

Spécialiste des circuits routiers, le trifluvien en était à ses premières armes sur circuits ovales pour les trois dernières courses du calendrier 2011. Ces dernières semaines ont été pour lui empreintes de persévérance et d’audace :

« Ca n’a pas été facile de transformer ma voiture et de l’adapter pour les circuits ovales mais toute l’équipe a travaillé très fort. Je n’avais jamais fait d’ovale, j’ai donc dû me mesurer à des pilotes expérimentés sur ce type de circuit et faire un apprentissage accéléré pour prétendre au titre. On a fait face à beaucoup d’embûches notamment le week-end dernier, lors de la course à Antigonish alors que nous avons eu des problèmes majeurs avec le moteur de ma voiture.

En remportant le titre de « Recrue de l’année » aujourd’hui, j’ai eu une pensée pour mon frère, Jean-François. S’il ne m’avait pas prêté le moteur de sa voiture, je n’aurais pas pu participer à cette dernière course. Dumoulin Compétition c’est vraiment une gang extraordinaire, un gros merci à Groupe Bellemare, Maskimo, Somavrac, Manac et à tous nos partenaires, fans et amis »

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Louis-Philippe Dumoulin is a road circuit specialist was competing in the last three oval circuit races in the 2011, for the first time in his career. Perseverance and audacity were the themes for these past few weeks :

“Transforming the car into an oval racing car wasn’t an easy task, but with the teams efforts, dedication and efficiency this was made possible. I had not previous raced in an oval circuit so I had to learn and adapt quickly to achieve this title.

We faced several obstacles during the first oval race in Barrie, Ontario, the suspension set-up wasn’t adapted for oval racing. In Antigonish we faced engine problems, in the third race electrical wires melted during the practice. These last three races weren’t scheduled, and were very intense.

A special thanks to Jean-Francois, my brother, if he hadn’t leant me his engine I couldn’t have completed todays race. Dumoulin Competition is an extraordinary bunch of guys. We would also like to thank Bellemare, Maskimo, Manac, Somavrac, all of our partners, fans, and friends.”

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Course INVIATION au New Hampshire Speedway - KARL ALLARD A ÉTÉ LE MEILLEUR AVEC UNE NEUVIÈME PLACE

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Karl Allard, le champion de la saison 2010 dans la série ACT-Castrol, a été le meilleur des pilotes québécois qui ont participé en fin de journée à la troisième édition de la course INVITATION au New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Cet événement annuel a été remporté pour une deuxième fois par Eddie MacDonald qui a eu le meilleur devant Nick Sweet et Shawn Martin.

Pour en revenir au pilote de la Ford Fusion /Larue Équipement de déneigement, mentionnons que lors du tirage au sort, il avait hérité de la 28^e place sur la grille de départ faisant ainsi partie d’un peloton sélect qui regroupait également le vainqueur de cette épreuve, de Nick Sweet, Brad Leighton et Brian Hoar. Il a bataillé avec eux pour gagner des positions et c’est en neuvième qu’il a franchi la ligne d’arrivée.

Encore moins chanceux qu’Allard lors de la pige, Patrick Laperle, le nouveau champion de la série ACT-Castrol, a lui aussi effectué une très belle remontée pour terminer en 13^e position alors que pour sa part, Dave Michaud de Ste-Anne-des-Plaines a joué de malchance. Parti de la 21^e place, il était en pleine remontée lorsqu’au 38^e passage, il a été victime d’une crevaison dans le deuxième virage. Ayant à retourner à son puits sur sa crevaison, il a endommagé sa suspension et a du se déclarer forfait.

Donald Theetge a terminé 18^e, Jean-François Déry 19^e et Dany Trépanier 27^e.

RÉSULTATS
1. (25) 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, Hancock Electric Pontiac, 50

2. (27) 40VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, Mansfield Heliflight Chevrolet, 50

3. (6) 94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, BRP Recreational Chevrolet, 50

4. (2) 78NH Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, Local Lineman 104 Chevrolet, 50

5. (31) 55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH, Subway of NH & VT Chevrolet, 50

6. (26) 37VT Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, Gosscars.com Dodge, 50

7. (32) 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Pole's Automotive Ford, 50

8. (5) 07MA Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, Summit Ice Ford, 50

9. (28) 48QC Karl Allard, St-Félicien, QC, Larue Snow Blower Ford, 50

10. (11) 7ME Glen Luce, Turner, ME, Stevens Electric Ford, 50

11. (24) 57ME Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, Varney Insurance Ford, 50

12. (3) 12NH Guy Caron, Lempster, NH, Lavalley Building Supply Chevrolet, 50

13. (33) 91QC Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC, Gestion MN Ford, 50

14. (22) 15VT Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT, Galeforce Ford, 50

15. (23) 88ME Jeff Taylor, Farmington, ME, Erik Designs Ford, 50

16. (29) 26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, National Guard Ford, 50

17. (8) 89VT Scott Payea, Milton, VT, Leahy Press Chevrolet, 50

18. (12) 80QC Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC, NAPA 200 Montréal Chevrolet, 50

19. (16) 21QC Jean-François Déry, Québec, QC, Construction Sous Bois Toyota, 50

20. (30) 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, E-Keys 4 Cars Ford, 50

21. (15) 08NH Donnie Lashua, Canaan, NH, RSB Chassis Chevrolet, 50

22. (13) 18VT Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, S.D. Ireland Cancer Research Fund Chevrolet, 50

23. (17) 17RI Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, Amtrol Ford, 50

24. (9) 51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, RB Performance Ford, 50

25. (14) 29NH Aaron Fellows, Croydon, NH, New England Outdoor Furnace Dodge, 50

26. (19) 41VT Jamie Aube, Bow, NH, Marcotte and Sons Chevrolet, 50

27. (20) 19QC Dany Trépanier, St-Édouard, QC, Circuit Riverside Speedway Ford, 50

28. (10) 32VT Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Harrison Concrete Chevrolet, 50

29. (38) 31NH Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH, R.E. Hinkley Co. Dodge, 50

30. (39) 61ME TJ Brackett, Buckfield, ME, Brackett Motorsports Toyota, 50

31. (42) 23ME #Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, Atlantic Contracting Ford, 50

32. (36) 5RI Richard Staskowski, Hope Valley, RI, Aqua Science Chevrolet, 50

33. (43) 15ME #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME, DS Norton Construction Chevrolet, 50

34. (7) 71ON Dan McHattie, Cavan, ON, J.J. Stewart Chrysler Dodge Charger Dodge, 50

35. (35) 34NH Todd Davis, Claremont, NH, R.E. Hinkley Co. Dodge, 50

36. (37) 7NC Ben Lynch, Derry, NH, BenLynchRacing.com Chevrolet, 50

37. (18) 55VT Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, Beverage Mart Chevrolet, 50

38. (1) 14VT Phil Scott, Middlesex, VT, Vermont Strong Chevrolet, 50

39. (40) 1 6NY Mark Lamberton, Mooer's Fork, NY, Richard Green Trucking Chevrolet, 49

40. (4) 21MA #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA, MTN Motorsports Chevrolet, 45

41. (34) 50ME Jeff White, Winthrop, ME, Phoenix Welding Chevrolet, 41

42. (21) 40QC David Michaud, St-Annes, QC, Excavation Mario Michaud Chevrolet, 38

43. (41) 11RI Ryan Vanasse, Warwick, RI, Team V Racing Chevrolet, 17

Les meneurs: Pete Yetman, 1-20; Shawn Martin, 21-31; Eddie MacDonald, 32-39; Nick Sweet, 40-41; MacDonald, 42-44; Sweet, 45-46; MacDonald, 47-50.

Drapeaux jaunes: 3 (Laps 27, 41, 45)

Temps de la course: 45 minutes, 36 secondes

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Canadian Tire Driver Scott Steckly Reigns Supreme as NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion

For Immediate Release

FRASERVILLE, ON (September 24, 2011) – Tonight at Kawartha Speedway, Scott Steckly raced his Canadian Tire Dodge to a second-place finish in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season finale. With the finish, Steckly secured the points championship for the second time in four seasons. As he was presented with the Champion’s trophy, the popular racer and his team were cheered by a full house at the Peterborough-area oval.

“The Canadian Tire Dodge performed very well tonight; we didn’t have any big adventures,” said Scott, who came home behind 2010 Canadian Tire Series champ DJ Kennington. “We raced hard but by the end we were pretty sure we had it clinched and we were going for the race win. It feels really good to earn the championship again. People don’t realize how hard it is to win one of these things; a lot of things have to go right in a lot of races to get to here.”

Steckly was eager to recognize the support of his family, sponsors and friends, who contributed to him winning the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series - the biggest prize in Canadian stock car racing.

“I can’t give enough thanks to Canadian Tire for sponsoring our team and supporting the series as well as companies like Exide and Castrol. Also, AW Millwrights and ERB Transport who have sponsored me for 18 years. And my family and crew are the best, making sacrifices and supporting my racing.”

Steckly lined up fourth in the field of 26 racers who took part in the series’ 12^th and final event of 2011. During time trials, the Milverton, Ontario racer lapped the high-banked 3/8-mile oval in 17.839 seconds (75.677 mph). The driver of the Canadian Tire Dodge was careful to protect his car in the early going, but quickly moved forward. Steckly was out front by lap 100 but pitted prior to the halfway point of the 250-lap race, for fuel and tires.

With 100 laps to go, Scott was back in the top five. With 40 laps remaining in the race, the Canadian Tire-sponsored racer was up to second, behind Kennington, the only other driver in the field with a mathematic chance of denying Scott his second championship. The two would come across the line in that order, with J.R. Fitzpatrick claiming the third and final podium spot at Kawartha.

During the championship presentation, Steckly and the Canadian Tire team were joined in the victory lane by Allan MacDonald, Senior Vice-President of Automotive for Canadian Tire. “On behalf of Canadian Tire I’d like to congratulate Scott and his team on a phenomenal performance in this race and for a truly outstanding season. Scott is a great asset to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and to the sport of racing in Canada. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the 2011 race season.”

The race for the 2011 championship kicked-off at Mosport Speedway on May 28. Steckly set the tone for his championship season by qualifying second-fastest and winning his first of three races during the season. Much like his 2008 championship season, where he won four races, Steckly was off to a fast start and was able to maintain the points lead starting with the first race of the season. Qualifying and finishing in the top five for the first six events set the bar high for his competitors in the series. Steckly would go on to record three Keystone Light Pole Awards, three wins, nine top-fives and 10 top-10s during the season.

For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com.

PHOTO: Allan MacDonald (l), Senior VP of Automotive for Canadian Tire stands with NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion Scott Steckly (r) following the season finale at Kawartha Speedway on Saturday Night. Steckly finished second in the race to secure his second Canadian national stock car championship in the past four years.

Credit: Inside Track Motorsport News. This image is available at full size, upon request.

For more information on Scott Steckly and 22 Racing please contact:

Linda Jones

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Lt. Governor Phil Scott Draws Pole in Third Annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Loudon, NH – Vermont Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott of Middlesex, VT drew the pole for the third annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. Scott and his Vermont Strong Chevrolet will roll off with White Mountain Motorsports Park Champion Quinny Welch of Lancaster, NH on the outside pole, when the 50 mile event goes green at 5:35pm on Saturday, September 24.

The 43 car field was set by a blind draw for their starting positions. Eight-time ACT Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT won the ACT All-Star Challenge at NHMS in August and will have to come from the 26^th starting position to complete the NHMS season sweep. He will start behind Inaugural ACT Invitational Champion Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA in 25^th and teenager Austin Theriault from Fort Kent, ME in 24^th. Theriault finished second in the All-Star Challenge earlier this season.

Former Thunder Road Late Model Champion Nick Sweet of Barre, VT will start 27^th. Série ACT Castrol Champions Karl Allard and Patrick Laperle will start 28^th and 33^rd respectively. Past NHMS track champion Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH will roll off 31^st. Last year’s ACT Invitational Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH will take the green from the 32^nd starting position.

The Third Annual ACT Invitational field is now set. Teams will complete pre-race inspection this afternoon before their 50 mile event kicks off at 5:35pm. NHMS is also hosting the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour today at 12:45pm and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at 3:00pm. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is also practicing throughout the day.

Third Annual ACT Invitational Starting Line-up

American Canadian Tour

New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Pos. Car # Driver, Hometown, Team

1. 14VT Phil Scott, Middlesex, VT, Vermont Strong Chevrolet

2. 78NH Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, Local Lineman 104 Chevrolet

3. 12NH Guy Caron, Lempster, NH, Lavalley Building Supply Chevrolet

4. 21MA #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA, MTN Motorsports Chevrolet

5. 07MA Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, Summit Ice Ford

6. 94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, BRP Recreational Chevrolet

7. 71ON Dan McHattie, Cavan, ON, J.J. Stewart Chrysler Dodge Charger Dodge

8. 89VT Scott Payea, Milton, VT, Leahy Press Chevrolet

9. 51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, RB Performance Ford

10. 32VT Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, Harrison Concrete Chevrolet

11. 7ME Glen Luce, Turner, ME, Stevens Electric Ford

12. 80QC Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC, NAPA 200 Montreal Chevrolet

13. 18VT Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, S.D. Ireland Cancer Research Fund Chevrolet

14. 29NH Aaron Fellows, Croydon, NH, New England Outdoor Furnace Dodge

15. 08NH Donnie Lashua, Canaan, NH, RSB Chassis Chevrolet

16. 21QC Jean-Francois Dery, Quebec, QC, Construction Sous Bois Toyota

17. 17RI Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, Amtrol Ford

18. 55VT Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, Beverage Mart Chevrolet

19. 41VT Jamie Aube, Bow, NH, Marcotte and Sons Chevrolet

20. 19QC Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC, Circuit Riverside Speedway Ford

21. 40QC David Michaud, St-Annes, QC, Excavation Mario Michaud Chevrolet

22. 15VT Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT, Galeforce Ford

23. 88ME Jeff Taylor, Farmington, ME, Erik Designs Ford

24. 57ME Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, Varney Insurance Ford

25. 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, Hancock Electric Pontiac

26. 37VT Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, Gosscars.com Dodge

27. 40VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, Mansfield Heliflight Chevrolet

28. 48QC Karl Allard, St-Felicien, QC, Larue Snow Blower Ford

29. 26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, National Guard Ford

30. 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, E-Keys 4 Cars Ford

31. 55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH, Subway of NH & VT Chevrolet

32. 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Pole's Automotive Ford

33. 91QC Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC, Gestion MN Ford

34. 50ME Jeff White, Winthrop, ME, Phoenix Welding Chevrolet

35. 34NH Todd Davis, Claremont, NH, R.E. Hinkley Co. Dodge

36. 5RI Richard Staskowski, Hope Valley, RI, Ultimate Lawn Care Chevrolet

37. 7NC Ben Lynch, Derry, NH, BenLynchRacing.com Chevrolet

38. 31NH Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH, R.E. Hinkley Co. Dodge

39. 61ME TJ Brackett, Buckfield, ME, Brackett Motorsports Toyota

40. 16NY Mark Lamberton, Mooer's Fork, NY, Richard Green Trucking Chevrolet

41. 11RI Ryan Vanasse, Warwick, RI, Team V Racing Chevrolet

42. 23ME #Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, Atlantic Contracting Ford

43. 15ME #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME, DS Norton Construction Chevrolet

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Eddie MacDonald Wins Thrilling ACT Invitational at NHMS

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Loudon, NH – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts claimed his second American Canadian Tour Invitational after a thrilling battle with Barre, Vermont’s Nick Sweet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH on Saturday, September 24. MacDonald and Sweet swapped the lead four times over the final 15 laps of the 50 mile event on the “Magic Mile.” The race wasn’t decided until the final corner, when MacDonald edge Sweet coming off turn four to take the checker and the $4,000 pay day.

MacDonald seemed to have a slightly better car on the restarts, but Sweet came back strong after a couple of laps. MacDonald came from the 25^th starting position to take the lead on lap 32. Sweet came from the 27^th starting spot and cleared traffic on lap 35. The 2010 Thunder Road Champion set his sights on MacDonald with just 15 laps to go. It took him just five laps to run down the Inaugural ACT Invitational Champion and take the lead on lap 40, before the second caution of the event on lap 41.

MacDonald took the lead back after the caution, but held on for just two laps before Sweet took over again. Sweet would lead until the final caution on lap 45. One lap after the restart MacDonald took over for good, but not without a fight from Sweet. The two took the white flag side-by-side as the crowd rose to their feet. Sweet had the inside line and seemed to have the advantage down the back stretch. The two stayed door-to-door through turns three and four, but Sweet got loose coming out of four giving MacDonald the edge.

“We were lucky at the end. I was so psyched to get my new sponsor, Hancock Electric, in victory lane,” said MacDonald. “I didn’t know it was Nick (Sweet) in that car. I feel bad cutting him off, but wanted to do everything I could to win.”

“Great race at the end,” said Sweet. “Everything happens to me in twos (at NHMS). Three years ago we finished second to Eddie (MacDonald). Last year we wrecked on lap two. This year we finished second to Eddie (MacDonald) again.”

Former Oxford Plains Speedway Champion Shawn Martin of Turner, Maine led early and held off two-time White Mountain Motorsports Park Champion Quinny Welch of Lancaster, New Hampshire in the late stages of the event to take third. Brad Leighton, a former NHMS track champion from Center Harbor, New Hampshire edged out eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT at the line to complete the top five.

“Today I felt like I was on top of the world,” said Martin. “That was probably the race of my life.”

Hoar, last year’s Invitational winner Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, New Hampshire, Tom Carey, Jr. of New Salem, Massachusetts, former Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard of St-Felicien, Quebec and Glen Luce of Turner, Maine completed the top ten.

The 50 mile, third annual ACT Invitational was completed in 45 minutes and 36 seconds with three cautions including the first on lap 27 for debris. The lead was swapped six times between four drivers. MacDonald edged Sweet by just 0.161 seconds.

Many of the 43 car field will head to Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road next weekend for the 49^th annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood qualifying will be Saturday, October 1 with the Milk Bowl on Sunday, October 2.

The ACT season will come to a close the following weekend with the Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, New York on Saturday, October 8.

Third Annual ACT Invitational Unofficial Results
American Canadian Tour
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, New Hampshire
Saturday, September 24, 2011
1. (25) 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, Hancock Electric Pontiac, 50

2. (27) 40VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, Mansfield Heliflight Chevrolet, 50

3. (6) 94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, BRP Recreational Chevrolet, 50

4. (2) 78NH Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, Local Lineman 104 Chevrolet, 50

5. (31) 55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH, Subway of NH & VT Chevrolet, 50

6. (26) 37VT Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, Gosscars.com Dodge, 50

7. (32) 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, Pole's Automotive Ford, 50

8. (5) 07MA Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, Summit Ice Ford, 50

9. (28) 48QC Karl Allard, St-Felicien, QC, Larue Snow Blower Ford, 50