2012-09-03

UN SPRINT AUTOMNAL DE 300,000 $ POUR LES PILOTES DE L'ACT

 

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Waterbury, VT--- La direction de l’American Canadian Tour est fière d’annoncer que les prochaines cinq semaines seront très riches en bourses et bonis. En effet, une somme de 300,000 $ sera à la portée des équipes qui participeront à ces épreuves qui se dérouleront durant tout le mois de septembre pour se terminer avec le Fall Foliage 200 à la piste Airborne de Plattsburgh, le 6 octobre prochain.

 

La 34e édition du Bond Auto Labor Day Classic qui aura lieu demain (2 septembre) sera l’avant-dernière épreuve comptant pour le championnat américain de l’ACT et comportera une bourse globale de 45, 000$. Puis, six jours plus tard, les meilleurs coureurs de la série ACT-Castrol croiseront le fer avec ceux de l’ACT lors de la cinquième édition du prestigieux Showdown qui sera couru à l’Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction et dont l’enjeu global sera un montant de 35,000$.

 

Après, les équipes invitées participeront à la 4e édition du Bond Auto Act Invitational à la piste New-Hampshire Motor Speedway dans le cadre du Sylvania 300. Cette confrontation dotée d’une bourse de 81,000 $ se déroulera dans le cadre du Sylvania 300.On sait qu’André Beaudoin remplacera Karl Allard dans cette course. De retour à la piste Thunder Road de Barrie au Vermont pour le 50e Milk Bowl auquel Donald Theetge a été le premier Québécois à s’inscrire. La bourse pour ce week-end très attendu sera de 120,000 $ alors que la saison se terminera à la piste Airborne lors du Fall Foliage 200 au cours duquel l’enjeu global sera de 35, 000$.

 

Ce sprint automnal permettra à quelques équipes d’accumuler beaucoup de piastres pour clore la  saison et Tom Curley, le président de l’ACT, est heureux de terminer le calendrier 2012 en beauté.

 

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Pour informations : ACT

                                    www.acttour.com

                                    media@acttour.com

 

Collaboration : Yvon Larrivée

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Michaud Returns to Glory, Sweet Crowned King

43 ACT Competitors Prepare for Labor Day Classic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                            TR – 090112

 

Barre, VT – Multi-time Thunder Road Champion Cris Michaud returned to the winner’s circle in the Aubuchon Hardware Late Model 100 for the third time in 2012 after a high-flying duel with 2012 King of the Road Nick Sweet. Sweet closed out his remarkable championship campaign with a second place finish, and Essex Junction’s Dave Whitcomb rounded out the podium with third.

 

Jeffersonville’s Joey Becker and Whitcomb set the tone of the race early, which started on lap 17 after a rain delay last Thursday. The pair battled side by side until lap 26 when Becker assumed the point on the inside lane. Not ten laps later, Whitcomb was back in the hunt, swinging to the outside lane and reclaiming the lead on lap 40. While the pair was battling, Michaud, Sweet, and three-time track Champion Phil Scott worked their way through the field to catch the leaders. Michaud found himself in a three-car battle for the lead with Becker and Whitcomb on lap 63, before Becker’s fell to a determined Sweet.

 

Michaud was then pinned in lap traffic by Whitcomb and Sweet on lap 83 and fell back to third, while Sweet swiftly moved to the lead. Michaud gave chase, stealing second back from Whitcomb while tracking Champion Sweet. Michaud caught him using the outside lane with just 8 laps to go, and powered by to claim the victory.

 

Michaud was elated in victory lane. “What a race. Got picked in lap traffic there towards the end, but we recovered and it feels so great to be running this well again,” said Michaud. “These guys have busted their butts all year, and it has really paid off in the last few races. Can’t wait for next season,” he finished.

 

Barre’s own Nick Sweet had already locked up the 2012 King of the Road title, but was crowned in front of the crowd after the race.

 

“This is as good as it gets, and I have my entire team to thank,” said the ever-humble Sweet. “It was great racing with all these guys this year, now we will focus on hanging on to this trophy next year.”

 

The ACT Championship Late Model Tour came to town for a five- hour practice session before the Aubuchon 100 on Saturday (September 1). 43 teams were in attendance for the session, the only member of the top ten in points not in attendance was point-leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. who was wrapping up weekly Championship honors at Canaan Fair Speedway. Barre’s Cody Blake laid down a time dangerously close to the track record early in the session, ripping off a lap of 12.937. He was followed by Eric Chase, Scott Payea, Luke Hinkley and ACT Rookie Jimmy Hebert. Other quick teams included Austin Theriault, Brian Hoar, Jean Paul Cyr, Joey Polewarczyk, and 2011 track Champion David Pembroke.

 

Over forty of the American Canadian Tour stars are expected to return Barre’s Thunder Road tomorrow (Sunday, September 2) for the 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. Post time is 1pm.

Late Model Aubuchon Hardware 100 – Unofficial Results

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Pos. (Car #) Driver, Hometown

1. (6VT) Cris Michaud, E. Montpelier, VT

2. (88VT) Nick Sweet, Barre, VT

3. (25VT) Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct., VT

4. (14VT) Phil Scott, Berlin, VT

5. (44VT) Dave Pembroke, Middlesex, VT

6. (89VT) Scott Payea, Milton, VT

7. (16VT) Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, VT

8. (85VT) Trampas Demers, S. Burlington, VT

9. (40VT) Eric Chase, Milton, VT

10. (99VT) Cody Blake, Barre, VT

11. (18VT) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT

12. (7VT) Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT

13. (3VT) Ricky Roberts, Washington, VT

14. (74VT) Jerry Lesage, Winooski, VT

15. (41VT) Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburg, VT

16. (17VT) Lance Allen, Barre, VT

17. (00VT) Mike Bailey, South Barre, VT

18. (68VT) Brooks Clark, Fayston, VT

19. (42VT) Matt White, Northfield, VT

20. (1VT) Brett Wheeler, Waterbury, VT

21. (15VT) Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT

22. (22VT) Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT

23. (21TN) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT

24. (5VT) Marcel Gravel, Morrisville,VT

 

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LES CHAMPIONS MÉRITENT LEUR TITRE

                                

 

   Le temps gris du début de journée rendait inquiet les dirigeants de la piste ainsi que les spectateurs. Heureusement, dame nature était de notre bord et tout s’est dégagé en fin de journée. Une piste en excellente condition a permis de fracasser un record de piste. Le Groupe Maska et les enchères ESP étaient les fiers partenaires de cette soirée championnat fin de saison.

 

Sport Compact :Le champion de la catégorie n’a pas mérité de victoire de la saison

   Robert Larocque (#7) et Dominik Blais (#45) ont remporté les épreuves de qualifications. 20 voitures étaient présentes pour cette épreuve. 2 drapeaux jaunes ont été lancés avant que l’on connaisse le vainqueur de la finale de 15 tours. Robert Larocque a pris le départ de la 12e position, il a pris les commandes de l’épreuve au 10e tour lors d’une relance pour filer vers sa quatrième victoire de la saison. Marc Dagenais (#25) et Yvan Leclerc (#88) complétaient le podium. Le champion de la catégorie est Dominik Blais et le pilote recrue est Guillaume Daoust (#24).

Les Pro-Stock : Jocelyn ‘ The King’ Roy remporte la finale et le championnat 2012.

   François Adam (#01) et Stéphane Lemire (#115) ont été les plus rapides lors des séances de qualifications. Dès le début de l’épreuve de 30 tours, Mario Gagnon (#47) s’empare des commandes. Alain Brochu (#12) qui avait pris le départ du 4e rang réussit à s’emparer des commandes dès le premier tour. Au 4e passage, Guy Viens (#15) et Richard ‘ Ti-Rouge’ Bertrand s’accrochent devant les gradins, on doit relancer l’épreuve. Au 22e tour, François Adam prend les commandes. Lors du 28e passage, Jocelyn Roy s’empare de la position de tête du peloton pour remporter sa 5e victoire de la saison ainsi qu’un deuxième championnat.

Les Sportsman : Steve Bernier mérite une 6e victoire et le titre de champion 2012.

   Steve Bernier (#25), Mathieu Desjardins (1M) et Maxime Michon (#75) ont remporté leur qualification respective. En début d’épreuve Matthieu Laramée (#91) a percuté violemment le mur à l’intérieur de la courbe #4, sa voiture est très abîmée, il s’en sort sans égratignure. Steve Bernier a pris le départ du 2e rang, il a pris la position de commande dès que le vert a été déployé. Au 4e passage, les voitures #2 de François Lambert et #49 de Kaven Poliquin s’accrochent et les deux pilotes doivent abandonner l’épreuve. Au 23e passage, Kevin Lajoie (#27) cause un ralentissement. À la relance, Dany Gagné (#90) réussi à prendre la 3e position il était parti de la 20e. Steve Bernier complète une saison de rêve sur la première marche du podium. Il mérite un deuxième championnat consécutif à l’Autodrome Granby. En entrevue d’après course, il a mentionné qu’il aimerait bien être en Modifié en 2013. Patrice Dumouchel (#3) est nommé recrue de la saison 2012 en catégorie Sportsman.

 

Les Modifié : François Bernier remporte l’épreuve et le championnat 2012.

   Les nombreux partisans du pilote #73 étaient très heureux de le voir remporter sa qualification en début de soirée. Claude Brouillard (#3) et Kayle Robidoux (#46) ont aussi remporté leur qualification respective. Le champion défendant ‘ François Bernier’ a terminé 2e lors des qualifications, il a fait le tour de piste le plus rapide en Modifié pour la saison 2012, il fracasse le record de piste avec un temps de 18,612 secondes pour franchir le mille. 25 voitures ont pris le départ de la finale de 50 tours. Au 9e passage, Jasmin Léveillée (#4K) cause un premier ralentissement. Il est reparti de l’arrière du peloton pour terminer 11e. Steve Bernard (#54) menait d’une main de maître le début de l’épreuve, au 18e passage François Bernier réussi à le devancer lors d’une relance pour filer vers sa 6e victoire de la saison. Au 23e passage, Yan ‘ The Shark’ Bussière a des ennuis, il regagne les puits et revient en piste. À la relance, Jasmin Léveillée perd le contrôle de son bolide, Yan Bussière et Guy Ouellette (#16) sont aussi impliqués dans cet accrochage. Ouellette doit abandonner tandis que Léveillée repart de l’arrière du peloton. Au 34e passage, Steve Bernard cause un ralentissement et retourne à sa remorque, il a souvent été victime de bris mécanique cette saison alors qu’il était parmi les meneurs. Tout comme son frère Steve en Sportsman, François Bernier a remporté un 2e championnat d’affilé à Granby. Le titre de recrue a été bien mérité par Steve Nadeau (#94) qui a remporté quelques qualifications à sa première année en classe Modifié et il est venu bien prêt de remporter une finale.

 

   Ne manquez pas vendredi et samedi prochain les 7 et 8 septembre, la série Dirt sera à Granby. La direction de l’Autodrome Granby a décidé d’ajouter les voitures Semi-Pro à la programmation de vendredi, ils seront en piste avec les Pro-Stock pour une finale de 25 tours.

 

Josée Lyse Poisson

Relationniste Autodrome Granby

www.autodrome-granby.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Quenneville Claws His Way Back To Devil's Bowl Victory Lane

ATTACHED PHOTOS (all credit MemorEvents):

 

bombtop3: Bomber victory lane included (L-R) third-place Gerald LaFlam, winner Jake Noble, and runner-up Josh Masterson.

 

modtop3: Modified victory lane was (L-R) third-place Hunter Bates, winner Vince Quenneville, Jr., and runner-up Joe Williams.

 

petronis: Late Model winner Dan Petronis and team celebrate his first career Devil's Bowl Speedway victory.

 

turner: Richie Turner won the Renegade feature in his first-ever Devil's Bowl Speedway start.

 

 

Petronis beats Bushey for first Late Model win

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                     DBS-083112-1

 

WEST HAVEN, VT – Vince Quenneville, Jr., surprised even himself in winning the 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bond Auto Parts Modified stock car race at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Friday night.  The Brandon, VT driver posted his fifth win of the season on Green Mountain Water Environment Association/Sunoco Race Fuels Night with a back-up engine, trimming his championship points deficit in the process.

 

After blowing his primary engine last week – a 600-horsepower, 358 cubic-inch “open” motor – Quenneville used a 350-horsepower “crate” engine borrowed from former track champion Kenny Tremont, Jr., to drive his way into the winner’s circle.  Quenneville darted past leader Joe Williams at lap 22 on the outside lane, then survived a pair of restarts on lap 32 to claim the win.  Williams, of Scotia, NY, was second, and Middlebury’s Hunter Bates was third.  Bates just missed a chance at a rare Triple Crown after winning his qualifying heat and the six-car, six-lap Sunoco Race Fuels Dash For Cash.

Championship leader Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY rallied late to finish fourth after narrowly avoiding a chain reaction mix-up that left top runner Jessey Mueller spun out of contention with three laps left.  Proctor gained one point on Quenneville in qualifying to make his lead 29 points, but gave up six points in the feature; his lead is now 23 points on Quenneville entering the championship finale next Friday.

Joey Roberts of Georgia, VT finished fifth in the race, followed by Leon Gonyo, Jeff Haskins, Cody Sargen, Andy Smith, and Mueller.

Dan Petronis of Mechanicville, NY became the third-straight first-time winner in the J&S Steel Late Model division, beating Craig Bushey after a wildly entertaining, non-stop duel that included a few bumps.  The pair made serious contact with just five laps remaining when Petronis got out of shape exiting the fourth turn, and Bushey’s car climbed the left-rear corner pitching it briefly into the air.  Both drivers regrouped and kept racing each other hard for the win.

Petronis came across the finish line a half-car length ahead of Bushey for the win.  After congratulating Petronis in victory lane, Fairfax, VT racer Bushey was announced as having unofficially clinched the Late Model championship at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with one week remaining.  Bushey’s 60-point margin over Matt White gives him a mathematical lock on the title.

Sixty-seven year-old “Stormin’” Norm Andrews of Northfield, VT finished a season-best third in the race, followed by Kevin Elliott of Rutland, VT and Boomer Morris of Barre, VT.

Richie Turner of Fairfax, VT made his first-ever start at Devil’s Bowl Speedway count in a big way, winning the 15-lap Renegade feature.  The former Airborne Speedway champion came from the back for the win.  Ryan Keith of Pittsford, VT was the runner-up with Milton, VT’s Robert Gordon third, rookie Stephen Donahue of Graniteville, VT fourth, and East Middlebury, VT’s Kevin Brisson fifth.  Unofficially, Gordon holds a 13-point advantage on Keith entering next week’s final championship event.

After separate rollover crashes by Tyson Drown and Harold LaVair in the first two laps, Jake Noble survived the wild 20-lap Bomber feature for his first victory of the year.  The Benson, VT racer had been sidelined with a blown engine since July 4 and drove a car borrowed from rookie Mitchell Dundon – who was absent from the race while attending class at the University of Vermont – and held off hard-charging Josh Masterson for the popular victory.

With the runner-up finish, Masterson, of Bristol, VT has an insurmountable 66-point lead and has unofficially clinch the Bomber championship in his rookie season.  Another rookie, Gerald LaFlam of Hinesburg, VT, posted his best-ever finish in third place, followed by Mike Whalen, Jr., of Plattsburgh, NY and Dan Collins of Rennselaer, NY.  No injuries were reported in either the Drown or LaVair crashes.

Robin Jones won a special Daredevil race for members of the Green Mountain Water Environment Association.  Jones defeated Chris Robinson, Greg Haskins, Sr., Dick Brooks, and Paul Russell in the five-lap shootout.

Track promoter Alayne Bruno – in her first-ever start in a stock car – won the eight-lap, ladies-only Powder Puff race.  Bruno had a commanding lead when the race was stopped at halfway and the running order was inverted.  Undaunted, she quickly drove back into the lead and took the win.  Mickele Ferrell of Niskayuna, NY made an exciting pass at the finish line for the runner-up spot, and Heather Ducharme of Castelton, VT was third.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series wraps up its championship season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with Brown’s Quarried Slate/Brown’s Orchard & Farm Stand Championship Night on Friday, September 7.  The event includes a 50-lap race for the Modifieds, 40 laps for the Late Models, as well as Renegade and Bomber races.  Special general admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under; fans will save $2 on admission by bringing a ticket stub from the Vermont State Fair.  Gates open at 5:00pm, racing begins early at 7:00pm.

The 2012 racing season concludes on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 with the Vermont 200 weekend.  Qualifying for Modifieds, Renegades, and Bombers will be held on Saturday at 1:30pm.  Sunday is packed with a 100-lap Modified feature, special events for Renegades and Bombers, and qualifying and the 100-lap finale for the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on US Route 4.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or click www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.  Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/devilsbowlspeedway and Twitter at @DevilsBowlSpeed.

 

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Green Mountain Water Environment Association/Sunoco Race Fuels Night

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

Devil’s Bowl Speedway, West Haven, VT

Friday, August 31, 2012

 

Bond Auto Parts Modified Feature (35 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

(# - denotes rookie)

1.    (5) Vince Quenneville, Jr., Brandon, VT

2.    (4) Joe Williams, Scotia, NY

3.    (7) Hunter Bates, Middlebury, VT

4.    (10) Ron Proctor, Charlton, NY

5.    (8) # Joey Roberts, Georgia, VT

6.    (6) Leon Gonyo, Chazy, NY

7.    (3) # Jeff Haskins, Wells, VT

8.    (12) Cody Sargen, Greenfield Center, NY

9.    (1) # Andy Smith, South Glens Falls, NY

10.  (9) Jessey Mueller, Olmstedville, NY

11.  (2) Jamie Proctor, Schuylerville, NY

12.  (13) Josh Joseph, South Glens Falls, NY

13.  (14) Alex Bell, Cambridge, NY

14.  (11) Jason Bruno, Plattsburgh, NY

15.  (15) Mike Bush, Hudson Falls, NY

 

Heat Winners: Hunter Bates, Leon Gonyo

Sunoco Race Fuels Dash For Cash Winner: Hunter Bates

 

J&S Steel Late Model Feature (25 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

(# - denotes rookie)

1.    (6) Dan Petronis, Mechanicville, NY

2.    (8) Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT

3.    (2) Norm Andrews, Northfield, VT

4.    (7) Kevin Elliott, Rutland, VT

5.    (10) Boomer Morris, Barre, VT

6.    (4) Matt White, Northfield, VT

7.    (3) Bryan Town, Charlestown, NH

8.    (5) Chad White, Fort Ann, NY

9.    (9) # Robert Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn, CT

10.  (1) # Jesse Carris, Rutland, VT

 

Heat Winners: Bryan Town, Craig Bushey

 

Renegade Feature (15 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

(# - denotes rookie)

1.    (5) Richie Turner, Fairfax, VT

2.    (1) Ryan Keith, Pittsford, VT

3.    (2) Robert Gordon, Milton, VT

4.    (4) # Stephen Donahue, Graniteville, VT

5.    (3) Kevin Brisson, East Middlebury, VT

 

Heat Winner: Ryan Keith

 

Bomber Feature (20 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

(# - denotes rookie)

1.    (10) Jake Noble, Benson, VT

2.    (6) # Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT

3.    (2) # Gerald LaFlam, Hinesburg, VT

4.    (9) Mike Whalen, Jr., Plattsburgh, NY

5.    (1) Dan Collins, Rennselaer, NY

6.    (12) John McCarron, Rennselaer, NY

7.    (11) # Bruce Schwab, Jr., Whitehall, NY

8.    (3) Garrett Given, Cornwall, VT

9.    (4) Harold LaVair, Gabriels, NY

10.  (5) Ray Germain, Jr., Bristol, VT

11.  (8) Tyson Drown, Morrisonville, NY

12.  (7) Bobby LaVair, Gabriels, NY

 

Heat Winners: Bobby LaVair, Ray Germain, Jr.

 

Daredevil Feature (5 laps)

1.    Robin Jones

2.    Chris Robinson

3.    Greg Haskins, Sr.

4.    Dick Brooks

5.    Paul Russell

 

Powder Puff (8 laps)

1.    Alayne Bruno, Castleton, VT

2.    Mickele Ferrell, Niskayuna, NY

3.    Heather Ducharme, Castleton, VT

4.    Chris Metivier, Bristol, VT

5.    Chip Alexander, Whitehall, NY

6.    Debbie Schwab, Whitehall, NY

 

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ACT Announces $300,000 Fall ACTion

Attached Photo: ACT.jpg - The field of American Canadian Tour cars race for position at Sanair Super Speedway.  The American Canadian Tour has announced over $300,000 in purse for the next five weeks called Fall ACTion.  (Photo Credit: Stephane Lazare)

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                            ACT-083112-72

 

Waterbury, VT – American Canadian Tour officials have announced a five-race stretch of events through September and the first week of October boasting over $300,000 in winnings called Fall ACTion. Fall ACTion will be kicked off by the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road on Sunday, September 2, and closed out by the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway on Sunday, October 6.

 

The 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic marks the second to last championship counting race on the American Canadian Tour, and will also post a $45,000 purse for competitors. Just six days after that, Serie ACT Castrol competitors go head-to-head with US ACT Tour competitors in a team-based Showdown at Chaudiere for a $35,000 purse on Saturday, September 8. Teams will then turn to the $81,000 4th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational on the big stage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22.

 

Competitors then prepare for the biggest event of the fall, Thunder Road’s 50th Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl on the weekend of September 29 and 30, which is offering an unprecedented purse of over $120,000. Finally, the American Canadian Tour will close out championship honors with the $35,000 Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway on Sunday, October 6.

 

ACT President Tom Curley is proud to present this caliber of racing in the Northeast. “With the 50th Milk Bowl and many of our marquee events scheduled for the fall, we really wanted to crank it up this year. This is just an extra incentive for these racers, some of these guys could win some serious money in the next few weeks,” said Curley.

 

The five race, $300,000 plus, Fall ACTion begins with the 34th Annual Labor Day Classic this Sunday, September 2. Post time is 1pm.

 

For additional information, head to www.acttour.com, call us at (802) 244-6963, or email us media@acttour.com

 

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Kawartha's Late Model Drivers Fight for the Right to Hoist the Championship Hardware

By Jim Clarke, Kawartha Speedway PR/Clarke Motorsports Communications

 

Push may very well turn to shove when it comes to determining the 2012 point standing finishing order in Kawartha Speedway’s highly competitive NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Model division.  With just one event remaining on the schedule, drivers throughout the field will be looking to gain any advantage possible in an effort to move up a spot when the final positions are tabulated.

 

 

Although winless this year, 4th place Dwight Brown enjoys a 5 point advantage over opening night winner Dave Morgan.  Mike Wallace is 6th, 41 markers behind Morgan – but only 16 points ahead of Larry Jackson.  A late season charge has helped Linc Brown move into 8th and his total of 506 is just 5 points behind the 2007 track champion.  J.P. Josiasse and Jamie Horner are tied for 9th at 487, with Tim Cole 34 points back at 453.

 

The top 3 drivers are just 49 points apart, with Bryan Mercer sitting in 3rd spot and 7 time track champion Dan McHattie at the top of the ladder.  In between Mercer and McHattie is Norwood, Ontario’s Ryan Kimball.  After his first career main event win, he is just 26 markers out of the lead.  It is something that has been in the back of his mind since the checkered flag waved – Friday, August 24th – but Kimball is thrilled to go into the last night of the season with a chance to have his name engraved on the championship trophy.

 

“I’m not going to take any chances.  The plan is to run the same race I always do and hope for the best,” said the driver of the #16 Trail’s End – Larry Crowe/Crowe Brothers Roofing/Archer Bulk Carriers/Earl Carter Concrete/Mayhew Graphics/Total Sportswear/Norwood Self Storage/Norwood Auto Wreckers/John on the Spot/Heather and Joel Wiebe Photography Chevrolet Impala by McColl Racing Enterprises.  “No matter what happens, it’s been a fantastic season.  The crew has given me a great car for every race and just being in position to win the title is a major accomplishment.  It would be great finish ahead of both Dan and Bryan, but I think it’ll all come down to whoever has the best car.”

 

Win, lose or draw 2012 will go into the history books as a memorable campaign for the Kimball camp.  In his first year wheeling a new chassis, the driver known as “Flyin’ Ryan” finally scored his first Late Model feature event win and was invited to represent Kawartha Speedway – along with his championship rivals Dan McHattie and Bryan Mercer – at the annual running of the American-Canadian Tour Invitational – Saturday, September 22nd – at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

 

“I’ve been very lucky to have such a great season and hope I’ll be able to carry this momentum into 2013.”

 

Kawartha klips:  The final regular event of the 2012 season – Friday, September 7th – will be a full night of action at the Fraserville 3/8th miler.  In addition to the Hasiuk and Container Rental Mini Stocks, Thunder Cars and the NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Models, the show will also include the annual 75 lap Don Biederman Memorial for the OSCAAR Super Late Models, the first Kawartha appearance by the OSCAAR Modifieds and the 4th run for the Ontario Legends Series.  Gates will open at 3:00, with racing starting at 6:00...The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will crown this year’s champion at the 250 lap season finale Saturday, September 22nd.  For full schedule details and the latest track news, see www.kawarthaspeedway.com.

 

Photo attachment:  Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

His first career feature win put Norwood Ontario’s Ryan Kimball in the middle of a 3 way dog fight for the NAPA Auto Parts ACT Late Model track championship at Kawartha Speedway.

 

Prepared by:  Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications

                       clarkemotorsports@hotmail.com

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L'Autodrome Drummond couronnera son 1er champion de la Super Série Sportsman Garage C. Hébert

Vendredi 31 août 2012 – Dave Paryzo – Directeur des communications

 

Ce samedi 1er septembre se sera la conclusion de la 1ère édition de la Super Série Sportsman Garage C. Hébert. Celle-ci  aura été un franc succès avec un taux de participation intéressant et des bagarres spectaculaires à chacune des 3 épreuves de 50 tours. Le vainqueur de cette 4e et dernière confrontation spéciale mettra la main sur une bourse de 1 000 $.  De plus, les 5 premiers au classement final de la Super Série Sportsman  présentée par le Garage C. Hébert recevront une bourse (1er – 1 000 $ / 2e – 700 $ / 3e – 500 $ / 4e – 200 $ / 5e – 100 $). Présentement, Guy Ouellette #27G possède 2 victoires contre 1 pour Steve Bernier #25. Avec 50 tours et des points en double rien n'est joué. Ne manquez pas ça !

 

Classement après 3 courses

1-Guy Ouellette #27G 307 pts

2-Steve Bernier #25 292 pts

3-Jacques Pelletier #98 272 pts

3-Mathieu Desjardins #1M 272 pts

5-Martin Pelletier #92 251 pts

 

16 juin 2012 :                      Steve Bernier #25

21 juillet 2012 :                 Guy Ouellette #27G

4 août 2012 :                       Guy Ouellette #27G

 

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Hoar Closes Point Gap, Heads for Thunder Road

Attached Photo: HelliwellHoar.jpg - American Canadian Tour point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. (27NH) battles with eight time ACT Champion Brian Hoar (37VT).  The pair resumes their rivalry this Sunday, September 2 at the 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road.  (Photo Credit: Leif Tillotson)

Labor Day Classic Kicks off $300,000 Fall Winnings

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Barre, VT – The championship battle for the American Canadian Tour’s biggest stars will be in town for a critical points event this Sunday, September 2 at the 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road. Point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. will have to defend his slim 22-point lead from eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar, hot off his win at Circuit Riverside Speedway in Ste-Croix, QC last weekend.

 

With two races remaining for the Championship to be decided, a familiar two-horse battle has re-emerged. Dover, NH’s Helliwell leads Williston, VT’s Hoar by 22 points coming into the Labor Day Classic, a track where Hoar owns 12 victories. The pair has combined for 13 top tens in 16 starts, vaulting them into a championship scrap that is now coming down to the wire.

Helliwell has risen to the top on the wings of three victories and five top fives, but Hoar has battled back in an attempt to defend his title with three victories of his own. Hoar won the Merchants Bank 150 in the Spring at Thunder Road, but not without locking horns with then second-place point man Helliwell, who pulled the packed house to their feet during an all-out war between the two in the closing laps. The battle picks back up this Sunday, September 2 as the Championship hits the homestretch.

Hoar is ready to return to The ‘Road. “We’re going to keep the pressure on them and just keep doing what we can do,” said Hoar in a team press release. “We’re going to race hard for it. Let the best man win, let the best team win. We’re going for it.”

Upon hearing Hoar’s words, Helliwell remained confident. “They have been on top, so we have come to expect that. Hopefully we’ve rattled their cage and are making them try things they wouldn’t normally do. We will continue putting the pressure on and race them as hard as we can as we have all season. Going to be tough and tight all the way to the end,” said Helliwell. “We feel fairly confident coming to Thunder Road. It’s always subject to change, but we were good there last time and I think we’ve found a few things over the season that will make us a tick better this time around. The pressure really isn’t there for us, we’ve never point raced persay. Just try to win every time out, and when we can’t, we do the best we can,” he finished

Groveton, NH’s Randy Potter will look to bounce back at the Labor Day Classic, returning for the first time since a brutal multi-car wreck that left his car strewn across turn one last May. Potter proved his grit last weekend at Circuit Riverside on a sensational drive from 34th to 5th in the feature event after the front end of his #02 Chevrolet was destroyed in the first curve of his qualifying heat. Potter, along with teams from both sides of the border, rebuilt the front end of the car just in time for the drop of the green flag.

Potter is wary of his recent luck. “I’m a little apprehensive, to be honest, but we’re pretty relentless. I think last week was hopefully a momentum builder,” said Potter. “Sometimes it takes something like that to realize what you’ve got, and how much people respect you. It really shows what the other teams think of you when they all rally around you like that.”

The American Canadian Tour will be back in town this Sunday, September 2 for the 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road. Post time is 1:00pm.

For additional information head to www.acttour.com, call the ACT office at (802) 244-6963, or send us an email at media@acttour.com

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Christopher PASS Top Gun at Stafford

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captures series first Stafford stop; McKeage and Miller Sportsman, Mod winners

 

Stafford Springs CT (8/26) Ted Chrsitopher made a rare Pro All Stars Series appearance Sunday afternoon at Stafford (CT) Motor Speedway and when the checkers waved the man they call TC added yet another entry to a record book he already dominates at the half mile oval. Christopher led almost every lap to capture the first PASS feature at his home track.DJ Shaw came on strong as the laps wound down to finish second and Travis Benjamin pulled himself closer to Cassius Clark in the PASS North point battle with a third place run.

 

 

The win was Christopher's second in a PASS super late model, his first coming at Thompson International Speedway in 2004. He's the eighth driver to carry the PASS North super late model checkers in 2012.

 

Jay Fogleman made the trip North to challenge for the PASS National Championship as Stafford 's race marked the kick off of six late summer and fall races that will decide that title and the PASS South regular led the field to the start with Christopher to his outside. Christopher immediately took control in his Mulkern Racing ride and team mate Lonnie Sommerville was second at lap eight After an early red flag for Dave Macomber's oil down the field ran clean and green until lap 58 when Woody Pitkat spun, and a five minute competition caution was called allowing teams to change left side tires and make chassis changes. As a result of tire wear the teams were experiencing the feature distance was shortened to 110 laps in the interest of safety.

 

When racing resumed it was still Team Mulkern first and second but Johnny Clark decided it was time to challenge and he took over second from Sommerville on lap 65. Christopher was able to open up a lead on the 54 but Clark mounted a serious challenge on a lap 85 restart, edging in front at the start finish line on lap 86. Christopher was back in control one lap later and Clark's good run was about to end when DJ Shaw tried the bottom on Clark and the pair got together, sending Clark into the turn one wall. The incident knocked the right front corner off of Clark's race car, ending his day and relegating him to a sixteenth place finish.

 

Christopher maintained control but Travis Benjamin and Shaw had a good scrap going for second. Benjamin got the best of Shaw on the lap 89 restart but Shaw battled back and regained the spot on lap 97. The field ran clean and green to the lap 110 checkers, with Christopher out front by 1.117 seconds.

 

Dan McKeage was the benefactor of a wild PASS Sportsman finish that saw McKeage and Stafford Limited Sportsman regular Corey Casagrande tangle in a lap 58 skirmish that ended Casagrande's challenge for the win and left Carey Martin with a torn up race car in the third spot. Tom O'Sullivan slipped by Martin during the melee to claim second. Craig Smith and Rudty Poland rounded out the top five.

 

Mitch Miller ran away and left the PASS Mod field to score a popular first PASS Mod feature win. Dale Shaw gave chase but other than a red flag early on for Sumner Sessions and Scott Alexander's wall pounding wreck the race went green the whole way and there was no catching Miller. Travis Buzzell had another strong run in third, and point leader Andy Shaw came from the back of the seventeen car field to earn fourth.Dana Reed completed the top five.

 

PASS North has a weekend off before returning to action Labor Day weekend for a 150 lap PASS North / PASS National Championship Super Late Model showdown at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock NH. Post time at White Mountain is 6:00 PM.

 

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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - PASS NORTH - STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY – 8/26/12

 

 

PASS North/National Super Late Models – 110 laps

1) 18 - Teddy Christopher – 110 2) 60 - DJ Shaw – 110 3) 17 - Travis Benjamin – 110 4) 4s - Jay Fogleman -110 5) 35 - Derek Ramstrom – 110 6) 77 - Cassius Clark – 110 7) 4n - Ben Rowe – 110 8) 73 - Joey Doiron – 110 9) 48 - Lonnie Sommerville 110 10) 76 - Zane Zeiner – 110 11) 08 - Mike O'Sullivan – 110 12) 75 - Gary Smith – 110 13) 2 - Matt Matheson – 109 14) 5 - Woody Pitkat – 108 15) 92 - Bill Brady – 107 16) 54 - Johnny Clark -89 17) 44 - Austin Brehio -56 18) 71 - Lorin Arthofer – 38 19) 00 - Bryan Kruczek – 15 20) 42 - Dave Macomber - 2

PASS Mods – 40 Laps

1) Mitch Miller, Boylston, MA 2) Dale Shaw, Center Conway, NH 3) Travis Buzzell, Hollis, ME 4) Andy Shaw, Center Conway, NH 5) Dana Reed, Shapleigh, ME 6) Mike Carignan, Somersworth,NH 7) Billy Dixon, N Waterboro ME 8) Allen Wilson, Hebron, ME 9) Rusty Bryant, Weymouth, MA 10) Ryan Morgan, Ledyard, CT 11) Chad LaBastie, Oxford, MA 12) Mark Lundblad, Conway, NH 13) Brian Tagg, Oxford, MA 14) David Sprague, Limington, ME 15) Jay Sundeen, Sunderland, MA 16) Sumner Sessions, Norway, ME 17) Scott Alexander, Orrington, ME

PASS Sportsman 60 Laps

1) Dan McKeage, Gorham, ME 2) Tom O’Sullivan, Springfield, MA 3) Corey Martin, Denmark, ME 4) Craig Smith, Berwick, ME 5) Clyde Hennesey, Windam, ME 6) Rusty Poland, Windam, ME 7) Dennis Botticello, Suffield, CT 8) Rob Drew, Lowell, ME 9) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs CT 10) Josh Wood, Palmer, MA 11) Bill McNeil, Putnam, CT 12) Jesse Hinze, Farmington, CT 13) Scott Dorr, Portland, ME 14) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, MA 15) Joe Pastore, Gorham, ME 16) Mike Clarke, Littleton, NH 17) David Arute, Tolland, CT

 

 


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