2011-01-27

NASCAR NEWS - Toyota All-Star Showdown has wide appeal

Le Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota ratisse large

De nombreux pilotes internationaux participeront à cet événement bien spécial Official Release
January 11, 2011 - 1:07pm

Daytona Beach, Floride. — Comme Mario Andretti, Earl Ross et David Hobbs qui se sont sentis interpellés par le Daytona 500 dans le passé, plusieurs pilotes internationaux ont maintenant dans leur mire le Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota (NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown) qui sera disputé les 28 et 29 janvier prochains au Toyota Speedway d’Irwindale en Californie. Cette course, réputée comme étant le «Daytona 500 des courtes pistes», est dorénavant considérée pour ces pilotes de partout dans le monde comme étant une chance de faire leur marque dans l’univers du NASCAR.

Toyota All-Star Showdown Has Wide Appeal

Several International Drivers Taking Part In Special Event Official Release
January 11, 2011 - 1:23pm

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Just as Mario Andretti, Earl Ross and David Hobbs were drawn to the Daytona 500 in years past, several international drivers are targeting the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, a race that has come to be known as the ‘Daytona 500 of short-track racing,’ on Jan. 28-29 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) as an opportunity to make their mark on the world of NASCAR.

 

 

Parmi les participants prévus à l’épreuve se retrouvent le champion de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire présentée par Mobil 1 DJ Kennington et le champion de la série NASCAR Mexico Germán Quiroga. Kennington sera accompagné par un autre Canadien avec le champion 2007 et 2009 de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire Andrew Ranger qui sera à la ligne de départ. Pour Quiroga, ce seront ses compatriotes Rubén Rovelo et Daniel Suarez qui se joindront à lui pour défendre les couleurs du Mexique. De l’extérieur de la bannière NASCAR, le Français Lucas Lasserre, champion 2010 de la RACECAR Euro Series, se dirige aussi vers la Californie.

«Cette épreuve est tellement prestigieuse que si tu obtiens une occasion d’y courir, tu dois y être, explique Kennington. Le niveau et la profondeur de la compétition sont impressionnants. Chaque pilote à la ligne de départ a sa part de victoires.»

En tant que champions des séries internationales de NASCAR, Kennington et Quiroga ont des places garanties sur la grille de départ de l’épreuve principale. Ils seront aussi coéquipiers, en quelque sorte, en se retrouvant au volant de voitures préparées spécialement pour cette course par le Bill McAnally Racing. BMR est une des écuries de pointe dans la série NASCAR K&N Pro Ouest et le domicile du champion 2010 Eric Holmes.

Le Québécois Ranger obtient aussi une place garantie au départ avec ses victoires dans les séries NASCAR K&N Pro en 2010 à Infineon Raceway (Californie) dans l’Ouest et Lime Rock Park (Connecticut) dans l’Est. Le pilote, qui a partagé sa saison entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis en 2010, a participé aux éditions 2007 et 2010 du Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota après ses deux titres en série NASCAR Canadian Tire.

Les Mexicains Rovelo et Suárez débarquent aussi à Irwindale après des campagnes fructueuses en 2010. Rovelo a terminé sixième au classement et a remporté la course du 22 août à l’Autódromo de Monterrey. Suárez, de son côté, a engrangé le titre de recrue de l,année en vertu de sa 13e place au classement.

Le Français Lasserre sera aussi de la partie en tant que champion mais il devra se tailler une place sur la grille en qualifications s’il veut être de l’épreuve principale. La série française ne roule que sur des circuits routiers dans des bolides basés sur des voitures de stock car de NASCAR. En 2010, Lasserre a gagné trois fois, obtenu trois top-5 et 11 top-10.

«Le (Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota) est un endroit de choix pour se faire remarquer et ouvrir des portes si vous y avez du succès, ajoute Kennington. Vous n’avez qu’à regarder la liste des ex-gagnants.»

David Gilliland a remporté le Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota en 2005 avant de débuter a carrière en coupe Sprint de NASCAR en 2007. Le double-vainqueur et champion en titre de l’épreuve Joey Logano a remporté son premier Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota en 2007, juste avant de passer aux séries NASCAR Nationwide et coupe Sprint de NASCAR avec le Joe Gibbs Racing.

Des 199 pilotes qui ont pris le départ d’un Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota, 68 ont disputé des épreuves dans la coupe Sprint de NASCAR, dans la série NASCAR Nationwide ou dans la série de camionnettes NASCAR Camping World.

Le Défi des étoiles NASCAR/Toyota est divisé en trois étapes — deux segments de 100 tours suivis d’un sprint de 25 tours vers le drapeau à damier. Les champions 2010 des séries de développement de NASCAR ainsi que les gagnants de courses dans les séries NASCAR K&N Pro en 2010 ont des places assurées sur la grille de départ.

L’horaire inclut aussi une course de 75 tours de la série de Super-Récents-Modèles NASCAR Whelen All-American et une épreuve de 50 tours. de la série de Récents-Modèles NASCAR Whelen All-American.

Les deux soirées de courses seront diffusées en direct sur SPEED à partir de 22h HNE chaque soir. Rick Allen et Phil Parsons seront à l’animation et à l’analyse tandis que Dick Berggren et Jim Tretow arpenteront la ligne des puits.

 

Among the entrants expected are 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 champion DJ Kennington and 2010 NASCAR Mexico Series champion Germán Quiroga. Kennington will be joined in the field by fellow Canadian Andrew Ranger, the 2007 and 2009 Canadian Tire Series champion, while Quiroga will be joined by compatriots Rubén Rovelo and Daniel Suárez. Outside the NASCAR umbrella heading to California is 2010 RACECAR Euro Series champion Lucas Lasserre of France.

“The event is so prestigious that if you get an opportunity to race in it, you have to take it,” said Kennington. “The level and depth of the competition is amazing. Every driver there has had his share of wins.”

As NASCAR touring series champions Kennington and Quiroga have a secured starting spot for the main event. They also will be teammates, of sorts, by driving for Bill McAnally Racing for this special event. BMR is one of the top stables in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and is home to 2010 champion Eric Holmes.

Ranger, a Quebec native, also enters the event with a secure starting spot as a 2010 K&N Pro Series event winner having won at California’s Infineon Raceway in the West and Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park in the East after splitting his season between the U.S. and Canada. He competed in the 2007 and 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdowns after each of his two Canadian Tire Series titles.

Mexican drivers Rovelo and Suárez come into the event with successful 2010 seasons, as well. Rovelo finished sixth in points and won the Aug. 22 race at Autódromo de Monterrey. Suárez, meanwhile, collected rookie of the year honors and finished 13th in the point standings.

France’s Lasserre comes to the event with a championship in hand, but he will have to earn his spot on the starting grid for the main event. The French series competes exclusively on road courses in a car based on a NASCAR stock car. In 2010, Lasserre won three times and notched 10 top fives and 11 top 10s.

“The (NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown) is a great place to get noticed and open some doors if you have some success,” said Kennington. “Just look at the list of past winners.”

David Gilliland won the 2005 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown before embarking on his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career in 2007. Two-time and defending race winner Joey Logano won his first NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in 2007 that preceded his move to the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Of the 119 drivers to have started a NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, 68 have made a start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown main event is broken up into three sections – two 100-lap segments preceding a 25-lap dash to the finish. The race features secured starting spots for the 2010 champions of NASCAR’s developmental series and race winners of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series from the 2010 season.

The schedule also includes a 75-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model race and a 50-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model race.

Both nights of racing will air live on SPEED, beginning each night at 10 p.m. ET. The coverage will be anchored by Rick Allen and Phil Parsons in the booth, with Dick Berggren and Jim Tretow covering action in the pits.

 

 


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NASCAR News - NASCAR Names Kristi King Director of Communications, Competition; Steve Pegram Director of Stakeholder Communications

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2011) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced two key additions to the Integrated Marketing Communications team.

 

Kristi King, who has 17 years of public relations and marketing experience in NASCAR racing, has been named director of communications, competition and joins the sanctioning body’s Integrated Marketing Communications team.

Steve Pegram brings more than 15 years of experience working with high-profile brands, sports and entertainment properties across multiple marketing and promotional platforms and has been appointed director of stakeholder communications. Most recently, he has worked with Motorsports Management International, the leading driver management firm, and Red Bull Energy Drink, where he oversaw motorsports communications and played an instrumental role in launching the start-up Red Bull Racing NASCAR team. Pegram’s first involvement with NASCAR was more than a decade ago in servicing the Miller Brewing sports marketing account for Wunderman, a Young & Rubicam-owned integrated marketing agency.

King, who will be based at the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., has worked at Talladega Superspeedway for the past 6½ years. She was the track’s director of public relations from 2004-08 before being promoted to senior director of communications and consumer marketing in 2008. King was public relations director at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C., from 1994 to 2004.

In her new role, King will assist in providing strategic leadership for all competition-related public relations efforts with specific responsibilities geared towards the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

"Kristi brings a solid background in our sport along with a high level of energy and creativity,” said Kerry Tharp, NASCAR senior director of communications, competition. “We’re excited about her joining our team.”

Pegram will play a critical role in leading NASCAR’s collaboration with the marketing and communications teams at various entities throughout the industry, especially race teams and track operators. Pegram will be responsible for working collaboratively with the IMC leadership team and across all NASCAR departments – most notably Industry Relations – to identify and then strategically mobilize NASCAR resources to support key promotional initiatives.

NASCAR veteran Jennifer Powell has been promoted to senior manager, stakeholder communications and will report to Pegram as they collaborate on establishing the department.

“Steve’s relationships and strategic experience will be vital to extending NASCAR’s communications efforts with key stakeholders in the sport,” said Steve Phelps, NASCAR chief marketing officer.

Pegram will be located at the NASCAR Plaza in Charlotte, N.C., and will report directly to the chief communications officer.

 

For more information contact:

Kerry Tharp, NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications

 

 


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Airborne Speedway Press Release

Airborne boosts Sportsman “4-20’s” purse and point fund  

For immediate release – AS-012511

South Plattsburgh, NY – Airborne Speedway has announced that J&S Steel of Plattsburgh has renewed its sponsorship of the Sportsman division for the 2011 stock car racing season.

 

J&S Steel, Vermont Life Safety and Airborne Marketing Manager Sherm Hamel have arranged to double last year’s payout for the Sportsman headliner “4-20’s” event and create a $1,000 point fund lottery.

The Vermont Life Safety 4-20’s race, set for August 13, consists of four 20-lap sprints, each now increased to pay $500 for 1st place. The line-up for successive legs of the race is set by inverting the previous order of finish. The overall event winner, determined by the lowest total of combined finishes, also earns $500.

“The Sportsmen are a pretty competitive division,” Hamel said, “but if someone can win every segment, they can go home with $2,500.”

J&S Steel will provide a year-end bonus to the division’s point fund. “We’ll have a drawing among the top ten drivers and the winner will walk away with a $1,000,” owner Jeff Sears pledged. “All of us at J&S Steel are looking forward to the 2011 racing season at Airborne Speedway. I think 2010 was the best year ever at the speedway. The whole Airborne staff really goes out of their way to bring quality family entertainment to the Plattsburgh area. We are very proud to represent the Sportsman division and add some extra incentive for the racers.”

Bucko Branham of Plattsburgh was the overall  “4-20’s” winner in 2010, edging out track champion Robin Wood and rookie Bill Thwaits, who dropped out with electrical failure on the last lap.

The Champlain Valley Motorsports Show at Plattsburgh’s Crete Civic Center is scheduled for Friday and Saturday April 14, 15. Airborne’s 59th season begins Saturday May 7.

 

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2011-01-26

COTE TO RACE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR RON SUTTON

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (January 25, 2011) – 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Quebec champion Steve Cote, 20, will compete in the NASCAR Modifieds for Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle in 2011.

 

Cote will race a full slate of NASCAR Modified races at All American Speedway in Roseville, California. Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is a NASCAR-oriented driver development program that includes 27 young drivers from all over the world.

Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle is a comprehensive driver development program based in Sacramento, Calif that fields drivers in USAC Midget and Sprint Car Series along with NASCAR Modifieds, Late Models and K&N Pro Series West, as well as road racing & dirt series.

Cote drove impressively in the driver talent shoot-out in October to earn a spot in the program. More than 900 drivers applied for a position with the program and only a fraction were awarded the chance to try out.

RSWC’s NASCAR Modified team enjoyed great success in 2010 achieving four victories and winning the All American Speedway Rookie of the Year award with driver Nik Romano.

The Modifieds at All American Speedway average over 18 cars per night, competing on the paved one-third mile asphalt oval. Cote’s schedule is set to begin on April 30 with a 40 lap main event on tap.

Race fans can follow Steve Cote on his all-new website at www.stevecoteracing.com

The website was designed by Blakesley Sports Media for Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle.

Steve Cote Racing and Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle thanks partners: K&N Filters, Scribner Plastics, Allstar Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels and Star Racing Supply.

For more information on Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, log on to www.winners-circle-racing.com

About Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle:

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top NASCAR teams look for when hiring drivers. Drivers involved in the program race in a variety of cars, including USAC Young Guns Focus Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, NASCAR Late Model stock cars and NASCAR Grand National stock cars.






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2011-01-24

SQUIER AND MOODY TO CALL NEW SMYRNA ACT WORLD SERIES EVENTS

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For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 012511-09

 

        Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that Motorsports Hall of Famer and former CBS Senior Motorsports Editor Ken Squier will join Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Radio host Dave Moody at the ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup events in Florida next month.

 

Squier, founder and co-owner of Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT has been synonymous with Daytona Speedweeks since the 1960’s. He was the public address announcer for many years, beginning in 1965, co-founded the Motor Racing Network, and he may be most recognized as the person most responsible in brokering the 1979 CBS television network first ever live four-hour broadcast of the Daytona 500 between the network, the Daytona Int’l Speedway and NASCAR. Squier still is active in short track racing and many nights will be behind the microphone at the Thursday night weekly races at Thunder Road. He shared the radio broadcast duties with Dave Moody at the first ACT Invitational held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2009. Squier will continue his work with Speed Channel next month, bringing historic insights to viewers throughout the 2011 Speedweek events at Daytona. He will also call the first-ever ACT event at the New Smyrna Speedway on Sunday night, February 13, 2011.

 

Dave Moody was the voice of the ACT and Thunder Road for over 25 years. Moody started his announcing career while still in college and set a standard around the country for both weekly announcing and touring contests. He was responsible in large part for helping both the old NASCAR North and the ACT Touring series become two of the premier touring series in both the United States and Canada. Moody is now a senior member of the Motor Racing Network and has become one of the most familiar voices in motorsports, with his hosting of a live daily racing show on Sirius Satellite radio. He will take over the New Smyrna Speedway announcing duties for the Monday night 100-lap feature event on February 14, 2011.

 

“This certainly adds another dimension to our first-ever Florida visit. Being able to have Ken and Dave leave their duties at Daytona and join us in New Smyrna is really special for our organization”, said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “Both Ken and Dave have been essential ingredients to whatever success we have enjoyed at both Thunder Road and on our various tours over the past three plus decades. I know our teams will appreciate their participation at New Smyrna Speedway, and the real benefactors will be the fans. It should be a lot of fun both Sunday and Monday night at New Smyrna next month”, concluded Curley.

 

The first ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup will qualify through heats on Sunday, February 13th and then run 100 laps of green flag racing. The field will be inverted for the second 100-lap event on Monday, February 14th. The competitor with the best over-all finish in the two events will win the Cup and the lion’s share of the $36,655.00 in posted awards for the event. Post time for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing is 7:30 each night.

 

 

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

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2011-01-23

Brian Hoar and Nick Sweet Take Top Honors at ACT/Thunder Road Banquet of Champions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             ACT-012211-08

South Burlington, VT – Seven-time American Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Brian Hoar of Williston was honored for his 2011 ACT Late Model Tour stock car championship on Saturday, January 22 at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington. Hoar earned three wins and never finished outside the top ten in the 13 event 2011 season. The championship was his second in a row with car owner and crew chief Rick Paya, who also has seven career titles as a crew chief and owner. Over 400 team, fans and officials were in attendance to help celebrate the team’s championship, which included a $10,000 point fund check. The team earned over $30,000 for their efforts in 2010.

 

The 42nd Annual MacTavish Award was given to two-time Série ACT Castrol Edge Champion Donald Theetge of Boischatel, Quebec for his dedication to Northeast stock car racing and ACT for over two decades. The prestigious MacTavish Award is named for legendary New England racer Don MacTavish who was killed in 1969 while racing at Daytona International Speedway. Theetge began racing with ACT in 1988 on the former Pro Stock Tour and has been one of the most skilled and respected drivers in the Northeast and Quebec ever since. He accepted the award at the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Banquet of Champions in Quebec City, Quebec on Saturday, January 15.

The 2010 Thunder Road International Speedbowl Late Model Championship honors went to hometown favorite Nick Sweet of Barre. Sweet earned the “King of the Road” title in just his third season of Late Model competition. The 2008 ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year and former Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Champion returned to his hometrack and finished sixth in 2009. During his 2010 Championship run, he won two of the biggest events of the season in the opening day Merchants Bank 150 and the Carquest Governor’s Cup 100. In one of the closest battles in Thunder Road history, Sweet edged out runner-up Dave Pembroke and third place finisher Lt. Governor Phil Scott for the title.

Multi-time Lee USA Speedway Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH and car owner Bruce Berhardt were honored as the winners of the first Ford Blue Oval Cup Challenge. The special program was designed for competitors who ran the newly designed Ford engine on the ACT Late Model Tour, Série ACT Castrol Edge or any of the nine ACT affiliated tracks. Helliwell’s nine feature wins at Lee helped him earned the 2010 Late Model Championship and the Ford Cup title.

Thunder Road also crowned its 2010 Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Champion Tony Rossi of Peacham. Rossi earned two wins including his first career Tiger victory during his championship season. He beat runner-up David Finck by a mere nine points in the final standings.

Jason Bonnett of St.Albans earned the 2010 Bond/Wix Tiger Tour title. The 2010 tour was increased to four events at four different tracks. Bonnett finished the season with three top fives including a win at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, New Hampshire.

The Allen Lumber Street Stock title went to three-time 2010 feature winner Mike MacAskill of Williamstown. Cabot’s Ken Christman won the Junkyard Warrior title with 12 wins during the season.

The third annual ACT Crew Chief of the Year Award went to seven-time ACT Tour Champion crew chief/owner Rick Paya. Paya led the Rick Paya Motorsports team to their second straight ACT Late Model Tour Championship.

The second annual Pete Hartt Memorial Media Award went to Stefan Hard of the Times Argus. The award is given in memory of former WDEV personality and Times Argus Sports Editor Pete Hartt. Hard was awarded the special honor for his coverage of regional stock car racing.

The 2010 Ken Squier Award was given to WDEV Radio based in Waterbury. The station has been a long time supporter of both ACT and Thunder Road, often broadcasting events live.

The Gordon R. Nielsen Rookie Achievement Award went to Danville’s Jason Corliss. The former Allen Lumber Street Stock Champion took the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Rookie of the Year title and earned his first career Tiger win in 2010.

Sportsmanship and Most Improved Driver Awards were handed out to all four Thunder Road divisions as well as the ACT Tour based on driver and official voting. ACT Late Model Tour winners were Mark Lamberton of Mooers Forks, New York for the Sportsmanship Award and Jeff Zuidema from North Brookfield, Massachusetts for the Most Improved Driver Award.

Thunder Road Late Model awards went to Brooks Clark from Fayston for Sportsman and Northfield’s Matt White for Most Improved. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen awards were presented to Mike Ziter of Williamstown for Sportsman and Milton’s Eric Badore for Most Improved.

The 2010 Ed Carroll Memorial Award for Sportsmanship in the Allen Lumber Street Stocks went to Wolcott’s Jamie Davis. The Junkyard Warrior Sportsmanship Award was given to Kevin Dodge of Barre.

Teams will get the chance to break the winter off season with a trip to the first ACT Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14. The 2011 ACT Late Model Tour season will kick off on Sunday, April 17 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire. Thunder Road will open its doors with the 13th Annual Merchants Bank 150 on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1.

For complete schedules and more information visit www.acttour.com and www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

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2011-01-18

Série Sportsman Québec - inscription

Série Sportsman Québec:

un 1er vétéran inscrit


Une 4e inscription a été reçu pour la saison 2011, elle vient du sympathique pilote de Lévis , Jean-François Maltais #6.

Ce vétéran de 42 ans sera à sa 5ième saison avec la Série,lui qui a fait les 2 dernières saisons de façon sporadique.Maltais, un fier compétiteur avec une petite équipe de course m'a avisé aujourd'hui: "Je serai de retour en piste pour toute la saison entière et je vise revenir parmi les meilleurs de la Série, monter sur le podium et j'aimerais aussi en gagner une."

 

Allons nous revoir le Maltais du milieu des années 2000 en piste????????????

Un merci spéciale à Stéphane Lazare pour les photos 2010, à Christian "Ti-Gaz" Genest et Yvon "le Cascadeur" Dignard pour les photos.

Liste des inscription à jour:

#6 - Jean-François Maltais Lévis (5ième saison dans la Série)
#27- Marco Savoie St-Lambert (4ième saison dans la Série) ,#28- Samuel Fontaine St-Lambert (Recrue)
#47- David Gagnon Alma(Recrue)
#70- Denis Boutet St-Raymond (Recrue)

 

 


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ACT/Thunder Road Announces Nominees for Special Awards at 2010 Banquet of Champions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             ACT-012011-07

Waterbury, VT – The American Candian Tour (ACT) and Thunder Road International Speedbowl have announced the nominees for the special awards to be handed out this Saturday, January 22 during the 2010 Banquet of Champions ceremony at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington. Over 400 teams, fans and officials will be in attendance for the celebration.

 

As in years past, the Most Improved Driver Award and the Sportsmanship Award winners will be selected by votes from their fellow drivers and ACT/Thunder Road officials. The top four nominees for each award have been determined. Also the top five finalists for the Dr. Gordon R. “Doc” Nielsen Rookie Award have been selected.

The “Doc” Nielsen Rookie Award is presented to the most outstanding rookie competitor each year. Past winners include Thunder Road Late Model Champions Jamie Fisher and Nick Sweet, as well as former Street Stock Champion and current Tiger Sportsmen competitor Bobby Therrien.

This year’s finalists include ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year Brad Babb of Windham, Maine, and fellow ACT rookie Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine. All three Thunder Road Rookie of the Year winners have also been nominated. Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen and former Street Stock Champion Jason Corliss of Danville, is joined by Street Stocker Thomas Placey of Bradford, and in the Late Models second generation driver from Barre, Cody Blake.

The ACT Late Model Tour Sportsmanship Award nominees include three veterans: Brent Dragon of Milton, Randy Potter of Groveton, New Hampshire and Mark Lamberton of Mooers Forks, New York, as well as second year driver Jeff Zuidema of North Brookfield, Massachusetts. The ACT Most Improved Driver Award has come down to rookie Dave Paya of Milton, first time ACT winner in 2010 Mark Hayward of Newport, New Hampshire, and 2010 full-time competitor Mark Hudson of Norton, Massachusetts. They will be joined by Zuidema who was also among the top nominees.

Finalists for the Thunder Road Late Model Sportsmanship Award are 2010 Champion Nick Sweet of Barre, former “King of the Road” Dave Pembroke of Montpelier, veteran Rich Lowrey from Charlotte, and Fayston’s Brooks Clark, who earned the 2009 Sportsmanship Award. The Late Model Most Improved Driver Award will be decided between Northfield’s Matt White, Barre’s Mike Bailey, former Tiger Champion Reno Gervais of Island Pond and Brooks Clark.

The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Sportsmanship Award finalists are Milton’s Eric Badore, Williamstown’s Mike Ziter, Barre’s Dave Finck and former champion Shawn Fleury of Middlesex. They have also elected Eric Badore for the Most Improved Driver finalists, as well as Barre’s George May, Worcester’s Jeff Bousquet, and Nielsen Award nominee Jason Corliss.

The Allen Lumber Street Stocks have selected West Topsham’s Tim Campbell, Hardwick’s Greg Adams, Montpelier’s Donny Yates, and Wolcott’s Jamie Davis as their Sportsmanship finalists.

The top vote getters in the Junkyard Warriors Sportsmanship Award running are Kevin Wheatley of Williamstown, Barre’s Kevin Dodge, Northfield’s George Sanders, and the 2010 Champion Ken Christman of Cabot.

The 2010 ACT/Thunder Road Banquet of Champions is this Saturday, January 22 at the Sheraton-Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington, Vermont.

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ACT - FIELD IS SET FOR ACT NEW SMYRNA GOODYEAR SPEEDWEEKS CUP

For Immediate Release                                        ACT – 011711-06

 

        Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the twenty eight teams that will comprise the starting field for the highly anticipated inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) in Florida during next month’s Daytona Speedweeks. ACT will present two 100-lap features on Sunday night, February 13, 2011 and Monday night, February 14, 2011 during the New Smyrna World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. The posted purse will be $36,655.00

 

Qualifying for the Sunday event will use the northern style heat racing to establish the lineup. Fans from all over the country will see the unique +/- system incorporated into the ACT qualifying program four years ago. The Monday 100 lap feature will see an inversion from the results of the Sunday feature event.

 

“Since this will be our first trip to New Smyrna, we wanted to make sure we offer the many fans from around the country the most exciting and competitive racing we can,” said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. “I think what makes our racing so popular in the Northeast is that we have a kind of a ‘no holds barred but respectful approach to racing’ --- at NSS, teams will have to race their way in through heats, and then Monday may the best man win racing from the rear,” Curley continued.

 

The non-points race for the ACT competitors is perhaps the most diverse field in the 25-year history of the ACT. Teams will make the 20-30 hour haul from six states and two provinces of Canada. The twenty-eight teams will include: both 2010 Champions from the ACT US and the ACT Castrol Edge Series; eleven teams from Canada; a two-time Oxford Plains TD Bank 250 winner; both the 2009 and 2010 New Hampshire Motor Speedway ACT Invitational winners; three Thunder Road Milk Bowl winners and a number of weekly defending track champions.

 


ACT Entry List for the 2011 Goodyear Speedweeks Cup:

 

 

4ON          Jonathan Urlin             New London, ON  

9QC         Yvon Bedard               St Nicolas, QC

15VT         Joey Laquerre             Barre, VT              

16NY        Mark Lamberton          Moors, NY

16QC         Kevin Roberge           Levis, QC              

17MA         Eddie MacDonald         Rowley, MA

17ON         Justin Holtom              Ottawa, ON       

17RI         Ray Parent                 Tiverton, RI

21MA         Peter Yetman              Peru, MA            

22VT        Mike Bruno                 Rutland, VT       

27NH         Wayne Helliwell, Jr       Dover, NH           

29NH         Aaron Fellows             Croydon, NH

31ON         Spencer MacPherson    Carleton Pl, ON     

36QC         Alex Labbe                 Ste Albert, QC

37VT         Brian Hoar                  Williston, VT       

40VT         Eric Chase                  Milton, VT  

41VT         Pete Potvin III            Weasley Chpl, FL  

48QC         Karl Allard                  Ste Felicien, QC

51QC         Patrick Hamel             Ste Croix, QC     

57ME         Austin Theriault          Fort Kent, ME

72VT         Jacob McGrath            Killington, VT     

77MA         Jimmy Linardy            Malden, MA

80QC         Donald Theetge           Quebec City, QC 

88MA         Eric DeSouza             Fairhaven, MA

88ON         Tim Dorning               Perth, ON          

91QC         Patrick Laperle           Ste Denis, QC

92VT         Blair Bessette              Worcester, VT     

97NH         Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.   Hudson, NH                   

 

 

 

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

 

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Série Sportsman Québec - COMMUNIQUÉ

Communiqué
17 janvier 2011

Un 3e pilote a confirmé sa présence avec la Série Sportsman Québec pour la saison 2011.

Après Denis Boutet #70 et Marco Savoie#27/Samuel Fontaine #28, voici que le Lac St-Jean sera représenté en 2011.

 

David Gagnon qui portera le #47 d'Alma fera ses débuts avec la Série Sportsman Québec avec comme commanditaire principal "Suspension Turcotte" d'Alma. Après 3 saisons avec de bons résultats et des visites sur le podium, Gagnon fait un autre pas en avant. Il sera épaulé par un ancien champion Sportsman, Mickaël Lavoie qui sera un conseiller et équipier de premier plan.

David sera éligible au titre de Recrue de L'Année en 2011 tout comme les Boutet #70 et Fontaine #28 jusqu'à présent.

Gagnon sera au volant de l'anciènne voiture #05 propriété d'Alain Bédard.

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Tony Marks Racing Shows Strength At Daytona Test

Tony Marks Racing Shows Strength At Daytona Test

 

"Maryeve Dufault; Jared Marks and Chase Austin All Enjoy Seat Time In TMR Entry"

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (January 18, 2011) - - Tony Marks Racing (TMR), the newest multi-car operation in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards wasn't shy about holding back in the recent three-day test session at the newly re-paved Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. In fact, the Ohio-based ARCA team quickly raised the eyebrows of their fellow competitors after TMR immediately showed strength and stabilization in their first tango with the 2.5-mile superspeedway.

 

Armed with the legendary Larry Moore as crew chief, TMR brought three drivers to the "World Center of Racing" as an opportunity to prepare the newest female sensation Maryeve Dufault to become acquainted with the breathtaking racetrack while also utilizing the experience of NASCAR driver Chase Austin to critique the team's performance.

 

For 16-year old rising star Jared Marks, the dream of competing at Daytona inched one step closer as the Champion Racing Association (CRA) competitor also climbed into the cockpit for several laps around DIS to give him a taste of what is yet to come.

 

Even though three drivers were on-hand with for the first official open-test of the new season, much concentration was surrounded on the team's full-time pilot of Maryeve Dufault, who will make her first ARCA Racing Series start next month.

 

After spending 2010 competing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, Dufault, a native of Los Angeles will leap into the most diverse racing series in the United States hoping to gain experience, respect and support as she vows to become the first female driver to win an ARCA Racing Series event in the history of the 58-year old sanctioning body.

 

To say that the Tony Marks Racing team wasn't busy during the three days is a huge understatement. From single-car runs to drafting and everything else in between, Dufault, Marks and Austin all delivered solid results which sensors off good vibes for the freshman team heading into the season-opener in less than a month.

 

Overall, Dufault led the TMR charge by placing her No. 12b Tony Marks Racing Dodge Charger into 28th out of 58 competitors after posting her fastest lap at 49.203 seconds at 182.916 miles per hour. Dufault edged out several familiar ARCA competitors including nine-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel and the 2010 ARCA Racing Series champion Patrick Sheltra. She was also the second fastest of the six other females on-track during the open-test only trailing Milka Duno.

 

Marks and Austin, both in single-car rounds posted times that were 41st and 42nd respectively overall.  The team leaned on comfort not speed for Jared Marks, son of car owner Tony Marks hopped in the seat of the No. 12a Charger and wheeled his automobile around the track in 49.830 seconds or a tick over 180.550 miles per hour. It was a solid lap time for the teenage racer, who under ARCA Racing Series sanctioning age restrictions is allowed to test but not race at the historic facility.

 

"Overall, we're completely satisfied with the way the test came out," said Tony Marks, owner of Tony Marks Racing. "Chase, Jared and Maryeve all did an exceptional job shaking the car down and producing great feedback. I appreciate Chase being here with the team as a driver coach to the future of our great program. Maryeve did exactly what she needed to do and we believe she gained a lot of respect from her competitors."

 

He went onto say, "Jared will run some ARCA races later this year and we wanted to make sure he was comfortable in the car not to mention gather priceless seat time. We'll be back next month and hope we can continue to gain the trust and respect of our competitors while also deliver solid results for our team partners."

 

Dufault expressed her overview of the test by stating, "I'm really happy with the progression we had at the test. I felt really comfortable in the car and I achieved what I wanted to do," she said. "I cannot say enough about the Tony Marks Racing team. They did an amazing job. They've worked really hard despite having very little time to put the car together. We showed we had a very competitive piece. I really have a positive feeling for us for the race."

 

Tony Marks Racing plans to sport two cars in the 2011 season-opener with Dufault and possibly Austin as a teammate. The schedule will turn later in the year and allow Marks behind the second-car for up to 11 races, including much of the series' short track contests.

 

Before tackling the breathtaking Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway this week, the freshman organization spent Monday testing at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway allowing the team to shake down their short-track program with all three TMR protégés being allowed priceless seat time behind the wheel. Dufault will make her ARCA Racing Series short track debut at Salem (Ind.) Speedway on May 1, 2011.

 

Nestled back at their shop in Napoleon, Ohio, the TMR team is preparing for the first of 19 ARCA Racing Series events on the 2011 schedule which launches with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona on Saturday, February 12, 2011 live on SPEED.

 

PHOTO CAPTIONS: 1) The No. 12 Tony Marks Racing Dodge Charger on-track at Daytona (Fla.) Speedway during preseason testing for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. 

 

2) ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year candidate Maryeve Dufault.

 

About Tony Marks Racing (TMR):

 

Tony Marks Racing was founded in 2009 through the passion for racing of team owner and former driver Tony Marks.  Marks is the successful owner of TMT, Inc., a logistics, warehousing and packaging company with over 400 employees whose
customers are mainly comprised of Fortune 100 companies. 

 

Marks began his racing career in 1985 getting behind the wheel of everything from
drag racers, Dirt Late Models, SCCA Formula Fords, USAC F2000 Open Wheel and ARCA cars.  Tony personally raced until 2005 amassing numerous wins, championships and track records along the way until he  then changed his focus from driver to owner and began building racing programs for his children Jared (16 years old) and Rachel (13 years old).  Under the auspices of TMR, Jared began his racing career in 2002 in quarter midgets and now competes in late model, CRA, ASA and ARCA Series events while Rachel continues her development program racing quarter midgets and Bandoleros.

TMR has been at the forefront of charitable giving through its'  "Driving Against Hunger" and "Million Meal Challenge" race programs which have raised over $200,000 for Forgotten Harvest in 2010 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Michigan International Speedway. 

 

For the NASCAR events TMR along with TMT, Inc. partnered with Forgotten Harvest for the "Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids" which helps to bridge the hunger gap while schools are out of session and feeds 20,000 children per day in the Detroit metro area. Forgotten Harvest was significantly displayed on the entry of Chase Austin during both the Truck and Nationwide events at Michigan International Speedway along with logos of "Million Meal Challenge" sponsors Walgreen's, United Race Group, Holyfield's Choice Alka-Power Water and Vitamin Spice.  Evander Holyfield was also instrumental in the challenge, acting as Grand Marshall for the August race and announcing his "Fight Against Hunger" on behalf of Forgotten Harvest. 

 

As the first race team to "Drive Against Hunger" through their partnership with Forgotten Harvest, TMR plans to continue their alliance with Forgotten Harvest and once again "Drive Against Hunger" during the 2011 season.

For additional information on TMT, Inc. please visit; tmtcompanies.net.

 

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Brian Rose Motorsports Blossoms In Daytona Open Test

Brian Rose Motorsports Blossoms In Daytona Open Test

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (January 18, 2011) - - They may be one of the newest teams in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards garage, but Brian Rose Motorsports (BRM) left Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway looking like pros as the newly organized team left the grounds with solid results leaving the group  itching to return to the "World Center of Racing."

 

Stalled by a monstrous winter storm that nearly crippled much of the mid-west and eastern states, Brian Rose Motorsports' tango with Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway would be stalled until Wednesday, allowing just two days for the Danny Rollins-led team to strut their stuff.

 

By the conclusion of day number two and using the words of some of their competition, "they are on their game."

 

Unloading the No. 4 Harris Trucking / Team ASE Toyota Camry, Brian Rose, a Louisville, Kentucky native tackled the newly re-paved Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for the first time on Wednesday afternoon. The team maneuvered the 17th fastest lap during the four-hour session by bolting his Japanese nameplate around the 2.5-mile superspeedway in 48.965 seconds or 183.805 miles per hour in a single-car run.

 

For Rose, the opportunity to return to Daytona is like a second chance. In 2002, the avid racecar driver piloted a Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) Dodge Ram to an impressive third place finish after qualifying fourth. In less than a month, Rose and his posse will return to the Daytona Beach racetrack eyeing the biggest win of his racing career thus far.

 

"We're pretty happy," said Rose on Wednesday afternoon. "We're not finished yet though. We were just shaking our No. 4 Harris Trucking / Team ASE Toyota Camry down, making sure we didn't have any major issues. Danny (Rollins) and I will talk and I think we can deliver bigger and better things on Thursday."

 

Delivering is exactly what the BRM team did the following day.

 

In the morning non-drafting session, Rose and his team made a mock-qualification run and blistered the track in 49.290 seconds transferring to a speed of 182.593 miles per hour, raising the team to fifth on the overall morning rundown. 

 

Looking for a little more feedback on their Toyota, the team collectively agreed to participate in the final drafting session of the three-day test on Thursday afternoon. The primary objective for the No. 4 team was to clarify whether their automobile would draft competitively. And clearly based on the results of the drafting session, mission accomplished.

 

Rose's Toyota posted the second-fastest time during the final drafting session on Thursday afternoon by whipping his No. 4 Harris Trucking / Team ASE Toyota Camry around the historic track in 48.664 seconds or 184.942 miles per hour.

 

The lap was strong enough to send the team packing and head back home with just a little over an hour and a half remaining in the ARCA open-test.

 

"I don't think we could of asked for anything more during the test," sounded Rose. "I was hoping that missing a day would not hurt our Brian Rose Motorsports team. We knew that we had to bust our tails to make sure we accomplished what we wanted to do and I believe we did that and more."

 

He continued, "I cannot thank Danny (Rollins) and the entire team for their efforts this week. It's without a doubt had it's trying moments with the weather and whatnot but we stuck it out and we're happy with what we produced."

 

Rose also mentioned what it meant to him to be rekindled with Rollins, who called the shots in his rookie year for BHR. "Man, I can't say enough about Danny," Rose admitted. "It's like our chemistry never disappeared. He taught me a few things about these ARCA cars and once I was able to find our comfort zone, our speed increased and the rest was literally history. Hopefully we can come back here in a couple weeks and pick up right where we left off from here."

 

­­­­Rollins, well respected in the NASCAR community will return as the crew chief for Brian Rose Motorsports. Rollins was the man responsible for guiding the young-gun to his first career NASCAR top-five finish at Daytona (Fla.) Speedway nearly nine years ago.

 

Harris Trucking and Team ASE have leaped aboard as marketing partners in the No. 4 Toyota Camry for the first of 19 events on the 2011 ARS calendar, but the freshman team is planning to announce more supporters in the next couple of weeks leading up to ARCA's biggest race of the season.

 

About Brian Rose Motorsports (BRM):

 

From 2001-2010, Brian Rose competed in 41 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) events. Driving for successful car owners such as the late Bobby Hamilton Sr., Billy Ballew and Rick Ware, he has scored five top-10 finishes including a third place effort in his restrictor plate debut at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway after qualifying fourth in 2002. Rose has controlled the NCWTS field for 35 laps in four events.

 

A new decade means a new beginning. In 2011, Rose, a native of Louisville, Kentucky will re-brand himself in the racing world by launching his own team, Brian Rose Motorsports (BRM) near Louisville, Kentucky. With the intent to run a full platter of events in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS), NASCAR Nationwide Series and Late Model events across the country, Rose is expected to blossom back to the top on and off the race track.

 

Stay tuned for a new Brian Rose Motorsports website parked at BrianRoseMotorsports.com. 

 

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2011-01-17

Airborne Speedway PR - ROC coming to Airborne

Race of Champions Modified Tour coming to Airborne

For immediate release                                                  AS-011211-1

South Plattsburgh, NY – The DART Race of Champions Modified Tour will make its first appearance at Airborne Speedway Saturday, June 4, 2011 track promoter Mike Perrotte has announced.

“This is the premier asphalt series for NASCAR-type Modified series in New York,” Perrotte said. “They race at many asphalt tracks throughout the state, including the Race of Champions 200 at Oswego Speedway.”

 

 

Matt Hirschman, 28, of Northampton, PA, will lead the Race of Champions contingent into Plattsburgh. Hirschman is the four-time and defending RoC champion. His father, Tony Hirschman, is a five-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and the winner of the 2010 RoC 200 at Oswego.

Other top competitors on the Race of Champions circuit include 2010 runner-up Deren Scherer of Binghamton, NY, Erick Rudolph and Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, NY and Jan and Mike Leaty, a father and son combination from Williamson, NY.

“I’m always interested in racing at a new track,” Matt Hirschman said. “But I’m really excited to be going to Airborne. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the track and the way it’s run.”

Hirschman also plans to compete as a regular on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as do several of the Race of Champions Tour drivers. “I’ll be racing with my own equipment to defend the RoC title and drive the Boehler Racing Enterprises No. 3 on the Whelen Tour,” he said.

The 2011 Airborne Speedway schedule is nearing completion. Season passes for grandstand seating and full-season pit passes are now available. For further information, call 518-561-3208 or airborneparkspeedway.com.

 

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ACT CASTROL EDGE - Champion Karl Allard Honored at 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Banquet of Champions

Champion Karl Allard Honored at
2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Banquet of Champions

Donald Theetge Presented with MacTavish Award

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Quebec, QC – 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Champion Karl Allard of St-Félicien, QC celebrated his championship at the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Banquet of Champions on Saturday, January 15 at the Hotel Quebec Inn in Quebec City, Quebec. It is Allard’s first career Série ACT Castrol Edge Championship although he has finished inside the top five in the year end standings for each of the series four seasons since its creation in 2007. During the 2010 season Allard and his Denis Larue owned team put together the most dominant late model touring season since the inception of the ACT Late Model in 1992. With his record six wins, Allard claimed the top honors over runner-up and 2008 Série ACT Castrol Edge Champion Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, Quebec. Allard took home a year end point fund check of $10,000 to bring his season total to $33,810 in the 11 event season.

 

2009 Série ACT Castrol Edge Champion Donald Theetge of Quebec City, Quebec, became the 42nd recipient of the prestigious MacTavish Award. The award is named after legendary New England racer Don MacTavish who was killed in 1969 while racing at Daytona International Speedway. Theetge received the award, which is one of the top honors presented by ACT, for his support of American Canadian Tour racing for over two decades. Theetge began competing with ACT in 1988, back when the tour ran Pro Stock type cars. He has been competing with ACT off and on ever since and is considered one of the most talented and respectful drivers in the Northeast and Eastern Canada.

The 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Rookie of the Year Award went to 17 year old Alex Labbé of St-Albert, Quebec. Labbé also earned fifth in the overall standings on his way to the rookie title. In his eleven starts, Labbé earned five top tens, including a career high fourth place finish on two different occasions.

Drivers in attendance from the top 15 in the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge Championship Point Standings received trophies as well as over $36,000 in point fund money. Product certificates from Bassett Racing Wheels and Five Star Racecar Bodies were also awarded.

The 2011 Série ACT Castrol Edge schedule has been announced with a total of 12 events across Quebec and includes two events with its sister series the ACT Late Model Tour at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, New York and New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Many of the Quebec drivers will cure their winter racing crave with a trip to New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida for the ACT Goodyear Speedweeks on Sunday, February 13 and Monday, February 14.

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2011-01-15

ACT Castrol - Banquet de la série ACT-Castrol Edge

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Le trophée MacTavish remis à Donald Theetge

KARL ALLARD OFFICIELLEMENT COURONNÉ CHAMPION

Karl Allard de St-Félicien et les membres de l’équipe Larue Équipement de déneigement ont célébré dignement leur championnat de la série ACT Castrol Edge gagné au cours de la saison estivale, samedi soir à l’occasion du Banquet des Champions qui s’est déroulé à l’hôtel Québec Inn de la Vieille Capitale. Pour le récipiendaire, il s’agissait d’un premier titre en carrière dans la série ACT Castrol Edge même si depuis sa création en 2007, le Félicinois a toujours terminé parmi les cinq premiers au cumulatif.

Durant la dernière saison, Allard et l’équipe Larue ont été les auteurs d’une domination jamais égalée depuis que l’ACT a opté pour la classe Late Model en 1992. Avec une nouvelle marque de six victoires en onze tentatives, Allard a mérité la couronne devant le champion de la saison 2008, Patrick Laperle de St-Denis-sur-Richelieu. Pour son exploit, Allard s’est vu remettre un chèque de 10 000 $ en provenance du fonds de points portant ainsi son total de gains pour 2010 à 33 810 $ en onze confrontations.

Tout un honneur

Pour sa part, le champion de la saison 2009 de la série ACT Castrol Edge, Donald Theetge est devenu la 42e personnalité à recevoir l’une des plus importantes marques de distinction de l’ACT, le trophée MacTavish. Ce trophée a été instauré en mémoire de Don MacTavish, un pilote de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui a connu une fin tragique lors d’une course à la piste internationale de Daytona en 1969. Theetge a été choisi pour son support continu à l’American Canadian Tour au cours des deux dernières décennies. Il a joint les rangs de l’ACT en 1988 alors que la série utilisait des bolides de la classe Pro Stock. Depuis ce temps, il a participé à de nombreuses épreuves de l’organisation américaine tant au Canada qu’aux Etats-Unis. Il est considéré à juste titre comme étant un pilote des plus talentueux et très respecté dans le nord-est des États-Unis ainsi que dans l’est du Canada.

Lors de cette soirée, le jeune Alex Labbé de St-Albert qui n’est âgé que de dix-sept ans a été officiellement proclamé «la recrue de l’année». En route vers cet honneur très convoité, Labbé a terminé au cinquième échelon du cumulatif. Durant la saison, il s’est classé parmi les dix premiers en cinq occasions et à deux reprises, il s’est distingué en terminant en quatrième position, tout un exploit.

Les pilotes présents parmi les 15 meilleurs au cumulatif de cette série ACT Castrol Edge en 2010 ont reçu plus de 36 000 $ en bourses et trophées. Également des certificats provenant de deux importants commanditaires, Bassett Racing Wheels et Five Star Racecar Bodies ont été tirés au sort parmi les pilotes.

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On a également confirmé que la série ACT Castrol Edge, édition 2011, comporterait douze épreuves dont deux seront tenues conjointement avec la série américaine de l’ACT à la piste Airborne de Plattsburgh ainsi qu’au New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Auparavant, plusieurs pilotes québécois participeront à une courte série de deux épreuves consécutives à la piste New Smyrna en Floride, les 13 et 14 février.

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