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2011-08-14

Eddie MacDonald Wins Segment #1 of ACT All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    ACT-081311

Loudon, NH – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts won segment one of the two segment ACT All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 13. MacDonald outran current ACT point leader and defending champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont.

 

MacDonald took the lead early from the outside pole but had to battle with Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier, Vermont. MacDonald broke out to a comfortable lead before Hoar chased him down in the final laps. Hoar ran out of time after just getting to MacDonald’s bumper as they worked through lap traffic.

Tom Carey, Jr. from New Salem, Massachusetts came from the eighth starting spot to take third, followed by Laquerre, and Austin Theriault completed the top five. Série ACT Castrol competitors Karl Allard, Alex Labbé and Donald Theetge took the sixth through 8th positions. Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Brad Leighton completed the top ten.

The second and final segment will be 50 laps and will be run at 6:15pm. The top 36 finishers from segment #1 have been inverted for the start of the second. Drivers receive points (1 for first, 2 for second, 3 for third, etc. to 44 for forty-fourth) for each segment. The overall ACT All-Star Challenge winner will be determined by the lowest combined score.

ACT All-Star Challenge Segment #1 Results
Pos. Car # Driver, Hometown, Laps Complete
1. 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA 25 Laps

2. 37VT Brian Hoar, Williston, VT 25 Laps

3. 07MA Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA 25 Laps

4. 15VT Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT 25 Laps

5. 57ME Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME 25 Laps

6. 48QC Karl Allard, St-Felicien, QC 25 Laps

7. 36QC Alex Labbé, St-Albert, QC 25 Laps

8. 80QC Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC 25 Laps

9. 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH 25 Laps

10. 55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH 25 Laps

11. 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH 25 Laps

12. 91QC Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC 25 Laps

13. 08NH Donnie Lashua, Canaan, NH 25 Laps

14. 40QC David Michaud, Ste-Annes-des-Plaines, QC 25 Laps

15. 4ME Brad Babb, Windham, ME 25 Laps

16. 51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME 25 Laps

17. 16NY Mark Lamberton, Mooer's Forks, NY 25 Laps

18. 17RI Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI 25 Laps

19. 21QC Jean-François Déry, Quebec, QC 25 Laps

20. 24NH Jeffrey Labrecuqe, Rochester, NH 25 Laps

21. 57VT Mike Stefanik, Wilbraham, MA 25 Laps

22. 21MA #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA 25 Laps

23. 26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, VT 25 Laps

24. 72VT Jacob McGrath, North Claredon, VT 25 Laps

25. 15ME #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME 25 Laps

26. 40VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT 25 Laps

27. 94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME 25 Laps

28. 02NH Randy Potter, Groveton, NH 25 Laps

29. 18VT Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT 25 Laps

30. 41VT Jamie Aube, N. Ferrisburgh, VT 25 Laps

31. 29NH Aaron Fellows, Croydon, NH 25 Laps

32. 07ME Scott Luce, Strong, ME 25 Laps

33. 22NY Mike Bruno, Castleton, VT 25 Laps

34. 23ME #Dave Farrington Jr., Jay, ME 25 Laps

35. 89VT Scott Payea, Milton, VT 25 Laps

36. 17ON Justin Holtom, Dunrobin, ON 25 Laps

37. 3ME Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford, ME 25 Laps

38. 7ME Glen Luce, Turner, ME 25 Laps

39. 3NH Mike Kenison, Lancaster, NH 25 Laps

40. 55VT Brent Dragon, Milton, VT 25 Laps

41. 51QC Patrick Hamel, St-Croix-de-Lotbiniere, QC 25 Laps

42. 8QC Marc-Andre Cliche,  Vallee-Jct., QC 24 Laps

43. 28ME #Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME 24 Laps

44. 19QC Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC 4 Laps

Laps Leaders: Eddie MacDonald, 1; Joey Laquerre, 2-5; MacDonald, 6-25

Cautions: 1 (Lap 4)

Time of Race: 22:02

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2011-08-12

Eddie MacDonald and Joey Laquerre Take ACT Late Model Challenge Front Row at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             ACT-081211

Loudon, NH – Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts and Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier, Vermont will sit on the front row in the first segment of the American Canadian Tour Late Model Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 13. MacDonald earned a +14 and Laquerre picked up a +11 in ACT’s unique plus/minus handicap system.

 

Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Austin Theriault, and Donald Theetge will fill the 3rd through 5th positions. Brian Hoar, Alex Labbé, Tom Carey, Jr., Mark Lamberton and Donnie Lashua will complete the top ten starting positions.

 

Heat winners were Brian Hoar, Eddie MacDonald and Aaron Fellows. The Last Chance races were won by John Donahue and Patrick Laperle. The two ACT Late Model Tour provisionals were awarded to Brent Dragon and Rowland Robinson, Jr., while the two Série ACT Castrol provisionals were taken by Patrick Hamel and Marc-Andre Cliche.

The ACT Late Models completed a total of 100 laps of qualifying between three heats and two last chance events. A total of 55 cars attempted to qualify for the forty-four car field. Those not qualifying were Patrick Floyd, Patrick Cliche, Ken Baird, Tommy Ricker, Guy Caron, Yannick Tremblay, Jimmy Hebert, Matt Anderson, Ricky Roberts, Jimmy Linardy and Ben Lynch.

The forty-four car field is set for the first segment of the ACT All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which will roll off at 10:30am on Saturday, August 13. The top 36 in the segment #1 finish will be inverted for segment #2. The losest combined score will claim the ACT Late Model Challenge win.

ACT Late Model Challenge Segment #1 Line-up
Pos. Car # Driver, Hometown +/- Value

1. 17MA Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA +14

2. 15VT Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT +11

3. 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH +10

4. 57ME Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME +9

5. 80QC Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC +9

6. 37VT Brian Hoar, Williston, VT +8

7. 36QC Alex Labbé, St-Albert, QC +8

8. 07MA Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA +8

9. 16NY Mark Lamberton, Mooer's Forks, NY +8

10. 08NH Donnie Lashua, Canaan, NH +7

11. 21QC Jean-François Déry, Quebec, QC +7

12. 22NY Mike Bruno, Castleton, VT +6

13. 4ME Brad Babb, Windham, ME +6

14. 51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME +5

15. 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH +4

16. 40QC David Michaud, Ste-Annes, QC +4

17. 29NH Aaron Fellows, Croydon, NH +3

18. 48QC Karl Allard, St-Felicien, QC +3

19. 24NH Jeffrey Labrecuqe, Rochester, NH +3

20. 02NH Randy Potter, Groveton, NH +2

21. 15ME #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME +2

22. 94ME Shawn Martin, Turner, ME +2

23. 72VT Jacob McGrath, North Claredon, VT +2

24. 55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, NH +1

25. 89VT Scott Payea, Milton, VT +1

26. 19QC Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC +1

27. 17RI Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI 0

28. 41VT Jamie Aube, N. Ferrisburgh, VT 0

29. 91QC Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC -1

30. 57VT Mike Stefanik, Wilbraham, MA -1

31. 40VT Nick Sweet, Barre, VT -2

32. 21MA #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA -2

33. 18VT Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT -3

34. 17ON Justin Holtom, Dunrobin, ON -3

35. 26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, VT -6

36. 3NH Mike Kenison, Lancaster, NH -7

37. 07ME Scott Luce, Strong, ME

38. 7ME Glen Luce, Turner, ME

39. 23ME #Dave Farrington Jr., Jay, ME

40. 3ME Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford, ME

41. 51QC Patrick Hamel, St-Croix, QC

42. 8QC Marc-Andre Cliche,  Vallee-Jct., QC

43. 55VT Brent Dragon, Milton, VT

44. 28ME #Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME

 

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2011-01-07

ACT NEW SMYRNA FIELD ADDS FORD POWER WITH LATEST ENTRIES

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 010611-03

 

        Waterbury, VT – The battle for the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup just got tougher with the announcement from the American Canadian Tour (ACT) that three of the powerhouse Ford teams in ACT will make the trip to the sunshine state for the first ever New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

 

 

Joey Polewarcyzk, Jr. (Pole) from Hudson, NH was the hottest driver on the ACT at the end of 2010. His wins at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) ACT Invitational last September were followed up with a $15,000 payday at the Peoples United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Pole finished the touring season with a stunning performance in the 150-lap closer at the Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut.

 

“I had a great finish to what started out as being a little frustrating while we tried to get our Ford program mastered during the first half of the season. I have to give my dad (Joe Pole Sr.) and the whole team a lot of credit for the effort they put in to get the car to work. It sure paid off when we got to NHMS and Thunder Road for those big races,” said Pole.

 

“We won on the mile at New Hampshire, the high-banked ¼ mile at Thunder Road, and then the 1/3rd mile at the Waterford. Now we get to tackle the ½ mile at New Smyrna. It should be a great break from the snow and cold and get us headed for the 2011 ACT title in the spring,” concluded Pole. Joey Pole was only one of a few ACT drivers who have competed at the famous winter haven for short track racers and fans, the New Smyrna Speedway.

 

Pole will be joined by Lee USA Speedway Late Model Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr.from Dover, NH. Helliwell won 9 feature events driving for Bruce Bernhardt’s Ford team in 2010. The team has entered the full 2011 ACT US schedule and is using the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to get an early start to the season.

 

Joey Laquerre from Barre, VT, a veteran racer for over four decades, will round out the Ford team heading to New Smyrna over the February Speedweeks campaign. Laquerre had one of the fastest Fords at the Invitational last September and likes the speed tracks. “I really am excited about heading to New Smyrna this February. I like our chances with our Ford against the 20+ Chevys we will compete against at NSS. I have raced at a lot of places over a lot of years, but this is one trip that I am really happy to be a part of. Everyone should have fun and a good break from the winter,” said Laquerre.

 

The Goodyear Speedweek Cup will feature double 100-lap events. Sunday, February 13, 2011 will be the first feature, and then the field will be inverted for the second 100-lap event to be held on Monday, February 14, 2011. Both features will pay a moderate purse, with the bulk of the $30,000.00 posted awards going to the overall combined standings of the two events.

 

 

 

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

 

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2010-06-13

Miles Chipman Wins NH Gov. Cup 150 at Lee USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             ACT-061110

Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway regular Miles Chipman earned his first career ACT Late Model Tour win in the NH Governor’s Cup 150 on his hometrack on Friday, June 11. Chipman battled with fellow Lee competitor Wayne Helliwell for the majority of the event before taking over for good on lap 105. 

 

 

The race was completed in 56 minutes and 41 seconds with just two caution periods. Forty cars attempted to qualify for the event which was previously scheduled to be the season opener back in April before being postponed due to rain.

 

Chipman is now the fifth driver to earn an invitation to the second running of the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 18. Other invitations belong to Nick Sweet, Eddie MacDonald, Patrick Laperle and Dave Pembroke.

 

The ACT Late Model Tour is back in action next Saturday, June 19 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME.

 

NH Governor’s Cup
Lee USA Speedway
Friday, June 11, 2010

Unofficial Results

1              52 NH    Miles Chipman

2              24 NH    Jeff Labrecque

3              37 VT     Brian Hoar

4              7 VT       Eric Williams

5              15 VT     Joey Laquerre

6              27 NH    Wayne Helliwell, Jr.

7              55 VT     Brent Dragon

8              97 NH    Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.

9              57 ME    Austin Theriault

10           26 VT     John Donahue

11           02 NH    Randy Potter

12           2 MA     JR Baril

13           4 ME      Brad Babb

14           71 NH    Scott Dragon

15           18 VT     Jamie Fisher

16           41 VT     Pete Potvin III

17           89 VT     Scott Payea

18           05 VT     Craig Bushey

19           51 ME    Ricky Rolfe

20           22 VT     Jean-Paul Cyr

21           77 NH    Mark Hayward

22           78 NH    Quinny Welch

23           03 ME    Travis Adams

24           72 VT     Dave Paya

25           16 NY     Mark Lamberton

26           66 MA   AJ Begin

27           15 ON    Derek Lynch

28           40 VT     Eric Chase

29           77 MA   Jimmy Linardy

30           55 NH    Brad Leighton

31           04 ME    TJ Watson

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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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2010-02-05

GOODYEAR ACT LIMITED LATE MODEL TIRE TEST SUCCESSFUL

For Immediate Release ACT – 020410-07

Waterbury, VT – Officials of the Goodyear Engineering and Racing Division and the American Canadian Tour (ACT) have announced that the final test of their new tire designed for a Limited Late Model was very successful.

Veteran racer Joey Laquerre from Barre, VT took his ACT Tiger Sportsman car to Hickory Speedway in North Carolina last week to assist with the test of the D2637 - 7.5” treaded tire designed for a Limited Late Model, or +/- 3000 lb ‘street stock’ division type race car. Laquerre originally tested the Goodyear D2635 tire for the ACT Sportsman division in 2008. He was instrumental in helping to get the modifications made resulting in a revolutionary tire for these kinds of race cars throughout the country. Laquerre also did extensive testing on the ACT Late Model tire in 2004, which led to present use by a dozen tracks, and both ACT Touring divisions in the US and Canada.

“The test went really well, and working with Joel (Reichert, a development engineer for Goodyear racing) is always interesting. He listens to what we as racers think might help the product. Goodyear really improved the tire with the added half inch, creating a better contact patch, and I was very pleased that after 150 laps of testing the tire was still performing within a tenth or two of where we had been 100 laps earlier,” said Laquerre.

The American Canadian Tour has been involved with development of short track tires in conjunction with Goodyear for over 20 years. “ It is great to have the world’s highest profile racing tire company work with us for the betterment of short track racing,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “We started out working on a treaded tire back around 1990. A few years ago we saw a need for an upgrade on the 8” Late Model slick, and Goodyear allowed us to work with them to produce the state of the art 8” slick which has become very popular nationwide and is used by our affiliate tracks and both our US ACT and Canadian Castrol tours. Now with the development of the 7.5” D2637 treaded tire, we have come full circle.”

The American Canadian Tour, which is a 25-year old sanctioning body for short track events throughout the Northeast is also working with Goodyear on a cost-effective four-cylinder tire. Additionally, Goodyear will be providing ACT competitors with a special tire for their second ACT INVITATIONAL to be held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 18, 2010.

Scott Junod, Goodyear Sales Manager, Short Track Racing, said, “Working with the competitors at ACT is always a very positive and rewarding experience for Goodyear. We have done a lot of testing with them over the past few years, and all of us in Engineering and Sales have really enjoyed the relationship. We are especially grateful to Joey (Laquerre) and appreciate all the help and input he has given us in development of this new tire for the Limited Late Model (ACT Tiger Sportsman) type car.”

The ACT Tiger division has been popular since 1966 at the flagship track, Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT. Annually, there are over forty (40) teams that compete weekly. Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY has seen continued success with the division for twenty years, and in 2010, White Mountain Motorsport Park in Lincoln, NH and the Devil’s Bowl Speedbowl in Fair Haven, Vermont will adopt the ACT rules for the ACT Tiger Sportsman division.

The Bond Auto/Wix “Tiger Sportsman Tour” will be expanding in 2010 to include events at both Thunder Road and White Mountain, as well as Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH and Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, NH.

Tracks from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Ontario have indicated they will run the new Goodyear tire in 2010 following the testing results from Hickory.

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

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