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2011-08-23

Jeff Taylor Handed Second ACT Win at Oxford Plains Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       ACT-082011

Oxford, ME – Jeff Taylor of Farmington, Maine scored his second career ACT Late Model Tour win at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, August 20. Taylor was running second behind Jeff White, who won the last ACT event at OPS, when White ran out of gas with eight laps remaining.

 

White, the current OPS point leader, and Taylor had broken away from the field following the last restart of the event on lap 93. White clearly had the car to beat as Taylor stuck with him but didn’t have enough to make the pass until White’s ride started sputtering after completing lap 142.

 

Taylor led the final eight laps uncontested and was followed to the line by Austin Theriault and current ACT point leader Brian Hoar. Two-time Oxford 250 winner Eddie MacDonald and Glen Luce completed the top five. TJ Brackett, Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dave Farrington, Jr., Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., and Randy Potter filled out the top ten.

 

Taylor is already on the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Saturday, September 24) invite list along with Brian Hoar, Nick Sweet, Patrick Laperle, John Donahue, Daniel Descoste, Jeff White, Patrick Hamel, Alex Labbe, Donald Theetge and Kyle Busch.

 

The ACT Late Model Tour heads north of the border next Saturday, August 27 for their 10th event of the season. They will join the Série ACT Castrol for the combination Can-Am 200 at Riverside Speedway in Ste-Croix, Quebec. 

 

ACT Late Model Tour 150 Unofficial Results

Oxford Plains Speedway – Oxford, ME

Satruday, August 20, 2011

Pos. Driver, Hometown, Laps Completed

1. Jeff Taylor, Farmington, ME, 150 Laps

2. Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, 150 Laps

3. Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, 150 Laps

4. Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, 150 Laps

5. Glen Luce, Turner, ME, 150 Laps

6. TJ Brackett, Buckfield, ME, 150 Laps

7. Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, 150 Laps

8. #Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, 150 Laps

9. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, 150 Laps

10. Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, 150 Laps

11. Tim Brackett, Buckfield, ME, 150 Laps

12. Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, 150 Laps

13. Corey Morgan, Lewiston, ME, 150 Laps

14. John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 149 Laps

15. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, 149 Laps

16. Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, 149 Laps

17. Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, 149 Laps

18. #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME, 149 Laps

19. Travis Stearns, Auburn, ME, 148 Laps

20. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin, ME, 148 Laps

21. Sam Session, South Paris, ME, 147 Laps

22. James Linardy, Somerville, MA, 147 Laps

23. JR Baril, Haverhill, MA, 147 Laps

24. Jeff White, Winthrop, ME, 143 Laps

25. #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA, 132 Laps

26. Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, 117 Laps

27. Doug Coombs, Livermore Falls, ME, 117 Laps

28. Tommy Ricker, Poland, ME, 109 Laps

29. Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, 92 Laps

30. Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 81 Laps

31. Dave Wilcox, Fairfield, VT, 76 Laps

32. #Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME, 51 Laps

33. Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT, 45 Laps

34. Garry Chiasson, Peru, ME, 29 Laps

35. Jimmy Childs, Mechanic Falls, ME, 28 Laps

36. Chris Smith, Buxton, ME, 1 Laps

Cautions: 6 (laps 2, 19, 19, 28, 74, 93)

Leaders: Austin Theriault, 1; Jeff Taylor, 2-13; Ricky Rolfe, 14-49; Jeff White, 50-142, Taylor, 143-150.

 

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2010-04-28

FORD BLUE OVAL CHALLENGE WINNERS SHARE BUMPS UP TO $5000

For Immediate Release ACT – 042710-27

Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that the highly anticipated Ford Blue Oval Challenge winner’s share of the overall point fund has been increased from $3,000 up to $5,000 to win. A lucrative Ford contingency program was announced late last fall for the teams on both the ACT US and Castrol programs. Also, all Ford teams running at approved affiliate ACT tracks will be eligible to receive bonus money in the Blue Oval Challenge Cup portion of the overall program. Mike Delahanty, the Program Manager-Sportsman Circle Track Racing for the Ford Racing Technology Division of Ford Racing, announced last February the program for ACT Ford competitors. It is one of the richest contingency programs in the history of ACT with over $35,000 up for grabs among the region’s Ford crate teams.

“I know all the Ford teams that are associated with ACT are very appreciative of the support Ford Racing has given those teams that are supporting them,” said ACT President Tom Curley. “We have at least 10 teams that will be receiving points for this program in the 2010 season in both Tour racing and weekly racing. The jump from $3,000 to win the inaugural Blue Oval Challenge Cup to $5,000 certainly speaks to Ford’s commitment to short track racing in our region,” finished Curley.

Over the past couple of years, the Ford-powered S347JR was researched and developed by Ford racing with assistance from Butler & MacMaster Engines from Hallowell, ME. “We are excited to be part of the ACT Ford racing program,” said Dave MacMaster, the chief architect and the single individual most responsible for the 10-year success of the ACT GM type crate revolution, which has now become popular across the entire country. “When you look at the high caliber ACT teams that have taken on the Ford crates going into 2010, I think that is a very healthy sign for short track racing in our neck of the woods,” concluded MacMaster.

High profile teams like three-time Thunder Road Speedbowl Champion Cris Michaud from Williamstown, VT and fellow Vermonter, 50-year veteran Joey Laquerre from Barre, VT, will be joined by young superstar Joey Polewarczyk from Hudson, NH, and Lee USA defending track champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. from Dracut MA. Also making the switch to Ford in 2010 are two former Maine champions, Glen Luce from Turner and noted car builder and nine-time Oxford Plains Champion Jeff Taylor from Norridgewock.

This Sunday the 12th Annual Merchants Bank 150 opens the ACT and Thunder Road 2010 seasons. The Ford teams will get their first chance to pick up a $500 dollar Ford bonus with a win, and they can make history as the first Ford ever to win an ACT Tour event--- (Michaud won the first ever ACT Ford crate feature race at Thunder Road during the 2009 season). Posted awards total over $27,000 and over 60 teams from throughout the northeast and provinces of Ontario and Quebec are expected to attempt to qualify for thirty starting spots.

The winner will also be the first of the year to earn an invitation to compete at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the second ACT Invitational over the NASCAR Cup Chase weekend in September. Class day begins at 1:00 with post time scheduled for 1:30.

For additional information contact the ACT office at 802.244.6963, www.acttour.com, or media@acttour.com.

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