2015-09-26

MacDonald Tames New Hampshire Again for 4thInvitational Win



MacDonald Tames New Hampshire Again for 4thInvitational Win

 

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<<ATTACHED PHOTO (MacDonaldNHMS.jpg): Eddie MacDonald celebrates with his team and Bond Auto Parts representatives after winning the 7th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Heather Aube photo)>>

 

Loudon, NH – Eddie "The Outlaw" MacDonald took advantage of a well-timed caution to surge to the lead with 15 laps remaining and win the 7th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 26.

 

The Rowley, MA driver started 20th and was running a distant third to Jimmy Hebert and Joey Polewarczyk Jr. when the caution came out for early leader Jeff Rocco's spin in turn four on lap 31 of the 50-lap event. But MacDonald came to life on the restart, eventually grabbing the lead from "Joey Pole" and holding on through a final caution to beat the impending darkness and score his fourth Invitational win.

 

"I was a little worried," MacDonald said. "I didn't think that there would be a caution, but Hebert and Pole had almost a straightaway on us, so I knew that if I really pushed it hard I would haven't anything for them at the end. It was kind of a gamble, and luckily for us it worked out and the caution came out at the right time."

 

Wallingford, CT's Rocco surged to the lead on the start from the outside pole and led the first five laps. Hebert then grabbed the top spot from his 10th starting position followed shortly thereafter by Pole. The two then drew away from the field on a long green-flag run, as Pole eventually caught Hebert in lapped traffic and was riding on his bumper when Rocco spun.

 

Pole outgunned Hebert for the lead on the restart, but MacDonald sliced around both to take the lead on lap 36. The field had one more shot at MacDonald on a restart with six laps to go following John Donahue's spin, but Pole came under attack from rival Wayne Helliwell Jr. for second, allowing MacDonald to drive off into the sunset.

 

Pole nipped Helliwell by 0.022 seconds at the finish line for second. Patrick Laperle took fourth while Hebert faded to fifth. Woody Pitkat, Jonathan Bouvrette, Tom Carey Jr., Dillon Moltz, and Alex Labbe completed the top-10.

 

The ACT U.S. Tour and Série ACT travel to Plattsburgh, NY's Airborne Park Speedway for the 41st Fall Foliage 200 next Saturday, October 3. It will be the season finale for Série ACT with the Tiger Sportsman/Renegade Team Challenge also on the card. Post time is 2:00pm.

 

For more information contact the ACT offices at 802.244.6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com.

 

7TH ANNUAL BOND AUTO ACT INVITATIONAL

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Pos, Start Pos, Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps 

  1. ( 20 ) Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA , 50 Laps
  2. ( 16 ) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. ( 97NH ) , Hudson, NH , 50 Laps
  3. ( 21 ) Wayne Helliwell, Jr. ( 27NH ) , Dover, NH , 50 Laps
  4. ( 17 ) Patrick Laperle ( 91QC ) , St-Denis, QC , 50 Laps
  5. ( 10 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 50 Laps
  6. ( 15 ) Woody Pitkat ( 07MA ) , Sturbridge, MA , 50 Laps
  7. ( 23 ) Jonathan Bouvrette ( 41QC ) , Blainville, QC , 50 Laps
  8. ( 6 ) Tom Carey, Jr. ( 10MA ) , New Salem, MA , 50 Laps
  9. ( 27 ) Dillon Moltz ( 5CT ) , Waterford, CT , 50 Laps
  10. ( 19 ) Alex Labbe ( 48QC ) , St-Albert, QC , 50 Laps
  11. ( 13 ) Brandon Atkins ( 4NY ) , Au Sable Forks, NY , 50 Laps
  12. ( 30 ) Jean-François Déry ( 21QC ) , Quebec, QC , 50 Laps
  13. ( 14 ) Ray Parent ( 17RI ) , Tiverton, RI , 50 Laps
  14. ( 25 ) Nick Sweet ( 40VT ) , Barre, VT , 50 Laps
  15. ( 26 ) Brad Babb ( 15NH ) , Windham, ME , 50 Laps
  16. ( 28 ) Bobby Santos ( 15VT ) , Noblesville, IN , 50 Laps
  17. ( 5 ) Ryan Vanasse ( 11RI ) , Warwick, RI , 50 Laps
  18. ( 3 ) Walt Hammond Jr. ( 98NH ) , Orange, NH , 50 Laps
  19. ( 7 ) Josh Masterson ( 11NY ) , Charlotte, VT , 50 Laps
  20. ( 24 ) Guy Caron ( 8NH ) , Lempster, NH , 50 Laps
  21. ( 11 ) Dave Farrington Jr. ( 23ME ) , Jay, ME , 50 Laps
  22. ( 12 ) Rowland Robinson, Jr. ( 28ME ) , Steuben, ME , 50 Laps
  23. ( 1 ) Todd Davis ( 34NH ) , Claremont, NH , 50 Laps
  24. ( 35 ) Bucky Demers ( 26NH ) , Cornish, NH , 50 Laps
  25. ( 9 ) Larry Gelinas ( 91CT ) , Buxton, ME , 50 Laps
  26. ( 2 ) Jeff Rocco ( 68CT ) , Wallingford, CT , 50 Laps
  27. ( 43 ) Paul Charette ( 14CT ) , Woodstock, CT , 50 Laps
  28. ( 22 ) John Donahue ( 31VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 50 Laps
  29. ( 36 ) Alby Ovitt ( 0NH ) , Somersworth, NH , 49 Laps
  30. ( 38 ) Mike Ziter ( 54VT ) , Barre Town, VT , 49 Laps
  31. ( 37 ) John Lowinski-Loh ( 20MA ) , Milford, MA , 49 Laps
  32. ( 39 ) Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Plainfield, NH , 49 Laps
  33. ( 40 ) Martin Goulet Jr. ( 83QC ) , Marcouche, QC , 49 Laps
  34. ( 31 ) James Linardy ( 77MA ) , Somerville, MA , 49 Laps
  35. ( 8 ) Matt Anderson ( 49NH ) , Franklin, NH , 49 Laps
  36. ( 41 ) Mike Kenison ( 3NH ) , Lancaster, NH , 49 Laps
  37. ( 42 ) Ryan Olsen ( 61NH ) , N. Haverhill, NH , 46 Laps
  38. ( 34 ) Scott MacMichael ( 7NH ) , Newbury, NH , 36 Laps
  39. ( 4 ) Kyle Welch ( 9NH ) , Newport, NH , 27 Laps
  40. ( 29 ) Aaron Fellows ( 29NH ) , Croydon, NH , 24 Laps
  41. ( 18 ) Dany Trepanier ( 19QC ) , St-Edouard, QC , 19 Laps
  42. ( 33 ) Ricky Roberts ( 3VT ) , Washington, VT , 16 Laps
  43. ( 32 ) Jean-Pierre Ouimet ( 07QC ) , Terrebonne, QC , 0 Laps

 

Lap Leaders: Todd Davis, 0; Jeff Rocco, 1-5; Jimmy Hebert, 6-31; Joey Polewarczyk Jr., 32-35; Eddie MacDonald, 36-50. (4 Lead changes among 5 drivers)

Cautions: 3 (Laps 2, 31, 44)   

Time of Race: 39 minutes and 9 seconds   

Margin of Victory: 1.363 seconds   

   

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Intensity of 53rd Milk Bowl Begins with Qualifying Day


Intensity of 53rd Milk Bowl Begins with Qualifying Day

 

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<<ATTACHED PHOTO (IMG_1502.JPG): 2009 Milk Bowl winner John Donahue (#26VT) knows a strong effort on Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day is crucial for the 53rd Milk Bowl. (Alan Ward/Big Al's Photos photo)>>

 

<<ATTACHED PHOTO (IMG_8291.JPG): Joey Polewarczyk Jr. (#97NH) has four career Milk Bowl poles, while Trampas Demers (#85VT) sat on the pole for the 2003 event. (Alan Ward/Big Al's Photos photo)>>

 

Barre, VT – The 53rd Annual Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl at Barre's Thunder Road on Sunday, October 11 is expected to be as challenging as any in the history of the event. The two-day event kicks off with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 10, and simply qualifying for the 30-car starting field in the race dubbed "the toughest short-track stock car race in North America" could prove as difficult as winning the Milk Bowl itself.

 

"Qualifying is big as far as I'm concerned," 2009 Milk Bowl winner John Donahue of Graniteville, VT said. "The faster you go in the time trials, the farther you can start up front. That's the trick of the thing. If I can start close to the front in the first segment, that changes my strategy for the race."

 

The Milk Bowl is the only American-Canadian Tour (ACT)-sanctioned event that runs time trials. The Saturday action at Thunder Road begins with each ACT Late Model driver running two laps around the high-banked oval with the faster lap accepted as their official time. A $1,000 Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award goes to the driver with the fastest time, which was won in recent years by ACT Champions Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Alex Labbé, and Brian Hoar.

 

But only the top three from time trials are locked into the Milk Bowl, making the subsequent "Triple 50" qualifiers a desperation race for many in attendance. The top 40 cars in time trials are regularly separated by a half-second or less, meaning one bobble can be the difference between starting on the front row and scrambling to make the field.

 

The top five finishers from each of the three 50-lap qualifying races transfer into the Milk Bowl and start in positions 4-18. The top three from time trials must complete at last half their Triple 50 race to retain their Milk Bowl starting spot.

 

"If you can get in on the time trials, you can basically use the Triple 50s as a practice session," Donahue said. "Running 50 laps tells you what your car is going to do on a longer run and you can adjust it from there. But if you don't have a good time, it changes your whole strategy on what to do in the 50s. It becomes desperate – you've got to try to get in."

 

Officials will then revert back to time trial speeds and fill positions 19-26 in the Milk Bowl with the fastest eight remaining cars. The last chance "B-Feature" rolls off at 1:00pm on Sunday, October 11 and sets the balance of the 30-car starting field for the three 50-lap segments that make up the 53rd Milk Bowl.

 

The Saturday program will also have time trials and the first segment of Mini Milk Bowls for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and Allen Lumber Street Stocks. Each division will run their second and final segments on Sunday in between segments of the Milk Bowl.

 

Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day goes to post at 1:30pm on Saturday, October 10, with the 53rd Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl Sunday, October 11 at 1:00pm. Adult admission is just $30 for a two-day ticket, $10 for Saturday-only, or $25 for Sunday-only. Kids age 12 and under are admitted free both days.

 

For more information contact the Thunder Road offices at 802.244.6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com.

 

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Résumé de la soirée des séries dirtcar 358 et Revstar du vendredi 25 septembre 2015



Samedi 26 septembre 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communiqué #38

 

 

Pour diffusion immédiate

 

 

 

 

Objet : Résumé de la soirée des séries dirtcar 358 et Revstar du vendredi 25 septembre 2015

 

-Autodrome Granby. Nous avons assisté à des duels corsés dans nos trois catégories vedettes : Prostock, Modifié et STR ce soir d'automne à l'Autodrome Granby.

 

100 x Modifié

 

Lance Willix #16 part premier et Kayle Robidoux #46 part deuxième dans cette course jeune de 4 tours. Le 16 se maintient à l'extérieur alors que le 46 mord au bas. Au 8èmetour, Kayle est le plus fort et prend le contrôle du peloton. Chris Raabe #01 arrive deuxième au même moment. Au tour 15, Steve Bernard dépasse Raabe par l'intérieur pour la seconde position. Au 21ème tour, David Hébert #ONE dépasse Mario Clair 4ème depuis le 9ème tour.  Il s'ensuit une longue lutte entre le 46 et le 54 parmi les retardataires et le O1 au large du ONE. Un jaune survient au tour 66 pour pimenter l'affaire. Le 54 se jette premier au large surpris du choix du 46 de partir au bas. Bernard dirigera l'épreuve jusqu'au tour 84 où Robidoux reprend le dessus. À la même relance du tour 66, le ONE passe devant Raabe. Alain Boisvert #73, parti 12ème dépasse par l'extérieur le 16 de Willix au tour 21 pour la 8ème place. Au tour 57, Boisvert dépasse Mario Clair pour entrer au top 5 où il terminera.

 

1 ​46 ​Kayle Robidoux 

2 ​54 ​Steve Bernard 

3 ​ONE ​David Hébert ​

4 ​01 ​Chris Raabe 

5 ​73 ​Alain Boisvert

 

25 x STR

 

Jonathan Archambeault #24 part premier. Dans la première courbe le champion Pierre Hébert #1 le dépasse au large pour la première place. Également au premier tour, le 27 piloté par Maxime Plante passe deuxième par l'extérieur de Sabrina Blanchette #79s. Toujours au premier tour, le 24R de Carl Labonté fait l'intérieur du 79s. Ils restent dans ces positions : 1, 24,  27, 24R et 79S  jusqu'au tour 5 où Labonté se retourne et fait tomber le jaune. À la relance, Jonathan Archambeault connaît un départ fulgurant qui lui permettra de mener le reste de la course. Au tour 12, Maxime Plante n'est plus de la course. Nous avons maintenant Archambeault, Hébert, Blanchette, Labonté et Manny. À deux tours de la fin, Labonté dépasse Blanchette par l'intérieur et le destin de tous est scellé. 

 

1 ​24 ​Jonathan Archambeault

2 ​1 ​Pierre Hébert ​

3 ​24R ​Carl Labonté

4 ​79S ​Sabrina Blanchette

5 ​35 ​André Manny

 

30 x Prostock

 

Michel Laorcque #60 et Normand Voghell #3 donnaient le départ, mais un jaune au deuxième tour vient changer la donne. Normand prend alors le lead jusqu'au tour 11 où le 12 d'Alain Brochu le lui prend par l'intérieur de même que le 115 de Stéphane Lemire pour la deuxième place. Brochu mènera la seconde partie de l'épreuve sans pour autant se débarrasser de Lemire qui essayait le bas incessamment. Sous le drapeau Lemire a tenté en vain l'extérieur de Brochu sans succès. 

 

1 ​12 ​Alain Brochu ​

2 ​115 ​Stéphane Lemire ​

3 ​3 ​Normand Voghell ​

 

Nous apprenions ce soir que des pilotes d'autres catégories se lançaient dans le 100 tours Sportsman demain soit le Modifié Steve Bernier #25* et le prostock Richard Bertrand dans un bolide de Claude Marcoux. Chez les sportsman, père et fils Laramée, Mathieu #91 et Pierre #91P ont confirmé leur présence.

 

Caroline Champigny

Relationniste de l'Autodrome Granby

 

 


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Davis, Rocco on Front Row for 7thBond Auto ACT Invitational



Davis, Rocco on Front Row for 7thBond Auto ACT Invitational

 

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Loudon, NH – Todd Davis of Claremont, NH and Jeff Rocco of Wallingford, CT will start on the front row for today's 7th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational. The event features 43 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model drivers from the Northeast United States and eastern Canada.

 

Davis is a long-time ACT Tour competitor making his fourth Invitational start, while multi-time Thompson Speedway Late Model winner Rocco is making his first appearance in the Invitational. Fellow first-timer Walt Hammond Jr. of Orange, NH and Newport, NH's Kyle Welch make up the second row followed by Ryan Vanasse and Tom Carey Jr.

 

2012 Invitational winner Ray Parent of Tiverton, RI will lead former event winners as he comes from the 14th starting spot. 2010 winner Joey Polewarczyk Jr. starts 16th. Three-time winner Eddie MacDonald and defending Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. start 20th and 21st.

 

St-Albert, QC's Alex Labbe was the fastest in the morning practice session with a lap of 30.879 seconds and will start 19th in the Invitational. Nick Sweet was second-fast, followed by MacDonald, Jimmy Hebert, and Polewarczyk.

 

Two drivers encountered problems during practice. Scott MacMichael's car shut down early in the session, while Jonathan Bouvrette developed overheating issues. Both are working repairing their cars for the Invitational.

 

The 7th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational is set to roll this afternoon at 5:00pm following the completion of the Whelen Modified Tour event.

 

7TH ANNUAL BOND AUTO ACT INVITATIONAL

STARTING LINE-UP

Start Pos, Driver, Car #,   Hometown

  1. Todd Davis ( 34NH ) , Claremont, NH
  2. Jeff Rocco ( 68CT ) , Wallingford, CT
  3. Walt Hammond Jr. ( 98NH ) , Orange, NH
  4. Kyle Welch ( 9NH ) , Newport, NH
  5. Ryan Vanasse ( 11RI ) , Warwick, RI
  6. Tom Carey, Jr. ( 10MA ) , New Salem, MA
  7. Josh Masterson ( 11NY ) , Charlotte, VT
  8. Matt Anderson ( 49NH ) , Franklin, NH
  9. Larry Gelinas ( 91CT ) , Buxton, ME
  10. Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT
  11. Dave Farrington Jr. ( 23ME ) , Jay, ME
  12. Rowland Robinson, Jr. ( 28ME ) , Steuben, ME
  13. Brandon Atkins ( 4NY ) , Au Sable Forks, NY
  14. Ray Parent ( 17RI ) , Tiverton, RI
  15. Woody Pitkat ( 07MA ) , Sturbridge, MA
  16. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. ( 97NH ) , Hudson, NH
  17. Patrick Laperle ( 91QC ) , St-Denis, QC
  18. Dany Trepanier ( 19QC ) , St-Edouard, QC
  19. Alex Labbe ( 48QC ) , St-Albert, QC
  20. Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA
  21. Wayne Helliwell, Jr. ( 27NH ) , Dover, NH
  22. John Donahue ( 31VT ) , Graniteville, VT
  23. Jonathan Bouvrette ( 41QC ) , Blainville, QC
  24. Guy Caron ( 8NH ) , Lempster, NH
  25. Nick Sweet ( 40VT ) , Barre, VT
  26. Brad Babb ( 15NH ) , Windham, ME
  27. Dillon Moltz ( 5CT ) , Waterford, CT
  28. Joey Laquerre ( 15VT ) , E. Montpelier, VT
  29. Aaron Fellows ( 29NH ) , Croydon, NH
  30. Jean-François Déry ( 21QC ) , Quebec, QC
  31. James Linardy ( 77MA ) , Somerville, MA
  32. Jean-Pierre Ouimet ( 07QC ) , Terrebonne, QC
  33. Ricky Roberts ( 3VT ) , Washington, VT
  34. Scott MacMichael ( 7NH ) , Newbury, NH
  35. Bucky Demers ( 26NH ) , Cornish, NH
  36. Alby Ovitt ( 0NH ) , Somersworth, NH
  37. John Lowinski-Loh ( 20MA ) , Blackstone, MA
  38. Mike Ziter ( 54VT ) , Barre Town, VT
  39. Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Plainfield, NH
  40. Martin Goulet Jr. ( 83QC ) , Marcouche, QC
  41. Mike Kenison ( 3NH ) , Lancaster, NH
  42. Ryan Olsen ( 61NH ) , N. Haverhill, NH
  43. Paul Charette ( 14CT ) , Woodstock, CT

 

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