{"id":22204,"date":"2017-08-30T20:01:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T00:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=22204"},"modified":"2017-08-30T20:01:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T00:01:11","slug":"payea-moltz-lead-act-back-to-thunder-road-nick-sweet-goes-for-labor-day-classic-three-peat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2017\/08\/payea-moltz-lead-act-back-to-thunder-road-nick-sweet-goes-for-labor-day-classic-three-peat\/","title":{"rendered":"Payea, Moltz lead ACT back to Thunder Road Nick Sweet goes for Labor Day Classic three-peat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/gfgdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"113\" \/>BARRE, VT \u2013 American Canadian Tour rivals Scott Payea of Colchester, Vt. and Dillon Moltz of Waterford, Ct. resume their bid for the 2017 ACT Late Model Tour title at the 39th running of the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_133229229\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, September 3<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Payea leads Moltz by 28 points with two events remaining. Both drivers are seeking their first ACT championship.<\/p>\n<p>Payea drove the Harrison Concrete and Redi-Mix No. 37 to victory in the Community Bank 150 on the Barre high banks earlier in the season. Moltz, who is coming off a recent win at White Mountain Motorsports Park, finished 3rd in the first Thunder Road tour event.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nIn addition to each other, the point leaders will likely have to contend with ACT Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Corliss of Barre, Thunder Road point leader Bobby Therrien, Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown and hometown favorite Nick Sweet &#8211; winner of the last two Labor Day Classics.<\/p>\n<p>Corliss has three wins at Thunder Road this season in the Burnett Scrap Metals No. 66 \u2013 the same car he finished second to Moltz with at White Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve run weekly at Thunder Road and the ACT schedule with the same car,\u201d owner Christopher Burnett said. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent many hours in the shop this year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweet has run a limited schedule in 2017 after winning the ACT title a year ago and coming within a single point of earning his third \u201cKing of the Road\u201d crown.<\/p>\n<p>He will strap into the Chase Motorsports No. 40\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_133229230\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t had that many laps on the new pavement at Thunder Road this year,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cI had acquired the feel I wanted on the older surface. I knew where to be and where not to be. Now it\u2019s a different track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019d take track position over tire changes\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_133229231\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span>, we\u2019ll see,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cAnd a good starting spot helps. If you start too far back, you have to race hard early to not go a lap down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lenny\u2019s Shoe &amp; Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors are also on the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic card.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying heats begin at\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_133229232\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Admission is adults\/$25, children 12 and under admitted free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARRE, VT \u2013 American Canadian Tour rivals Scott Payea of Colchester, Vt. and Dillon Moltz of Waterford, Ct. resume their bid for the 2017 ACT Late Model Tour title at the 39th running of the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road\u00a0Sunday, September 3. Payea leads Moltz by 28 points with two events remaining. 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