Plattsburgh, NY – Montreal’s Patrick Laperle used smart tire strategy and a strong car to win the American Canadian Tour Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 after leading the majority of the way. Laperle battled early with another Quebecer Donald Theetge as they both started on the front row. Theetge spun on lap 14 and opened the door for another Serie ACT Castrol regular Karl Allard. Allard and Laperle then went at it until about the halfway point when Allard bowed out with rearend issues.
The majority of the drivers chose to pit between about laps 120 and 160, while Laperle lasted until lap 248 until he pitted for fresh tires and fuel. It didn’t take Laperle long to move back to the front of the field and get by Brent Dragon and Brian Hoar, who were leading the way. Laperle took the lead again on lap 258 and led the rest of the way.
Brian Hoar and Brent Dragon held on for second and third. John Donahue, Scott Payea and Chip Grenier were the final 3 cars on the lead lap. Donald Theetge, Sylvain Lacombe, Craig Bushey and Glen Luce rounded out the top ten.
The 300 lap event took 1 hour, 57 minutes and 59 seconds to complete with 10 cautions. Nineteen of the thirty-six cars that started the event took the checkers. A total of 39 cars attempted to qualify.
The American Canadian Tour, Serie ACT Castrol and other top Late Model competitors from around the Northeast and Canada, will compete next weekend on Saturday, September 19 in the Inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Post time for the most talked about Late Model event of 2009 is set for 5:30 pm.
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Fall Foliage 300 Unofficial Results
Airborne Speedway – Sunday, September 19
Pos Car # Driver
1 91 Patrick Laperle
2 37 Brian Hoar
3 55VT Brent Dragon
4 26VT John Donahue
5 89 Scott Payea
6 9VT Chip Grenier
7 80 Donald Theetge
8 3 Sylvain Lacombe
9 05 Craig Bushey
10 7ME Glen Luce
11 85 Trampas Demers
12 73ME Joey Doiron
13 16 Mark Lamberton
14 10QC Stéphane Descoste
15 41 Pete Potvin, III
16 51ME Ricky Rolfe
17 25 David Whitcomb
18 24 Steve Fisher
19 40QC David Michaud
20 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
21 7VT Eric Williams
22 48QC Karl Allard
23 22VT Sam Caron
24 34 Dylan Smith
25 38VT Tyler Cahoon
26 72VT Dave Paya
27 02NH Randy Potter
28 03 Martin Lacombe
29 73NH Joe Tetreault
30 18 Jamie Fisher
31 55NH Brad Leighton
32 15VT Joey Laquerre
33 15ON Derek Lynch
34 2 Daniel Descoste
35 61 Dave Wilcox
36 40VT Eric Chase