by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | Beech Ridge
Scarborough,Maine- Mike Rowe extended his NASCAR Whelan All American Series point lead with another victory on Saturday night in the Pro Series division at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Justin Cusack dominated the Sport Series division as did Matt Gain in the Wildcat main event. Shawn Brackett joined them in victory lane as winner of the Road Runner feature race.
The 40 lap Pro Series race saw Jay Sands jump into the lead with T.J. Brackett and Bub Bilodeau close behind. Bilodeau took to the outside groove at lap 5 and moved to second place, his charge was just beginning. Bilodeau moved to the lead on lap 6 and pulled away from the field by a full straightaway length. Mike Rowe sliced his way to second place at lap 14 but Bilodeau was barely visible as he was way in front.
Rowe went with full throttle lap after lap until he arrived on Bilodeau’s rear bumper just 6 laps after getting to second place. Rowe went to the outside on Bilodeau on lap 25 and took the lead but the caution flag would wave on lap 27 setting up a Rowe-Bilodeau match up. Bilodeau actually got the jump on the green flag and again Rowe had to work his way back around Bilodeau which he was able to do on lap 32 leading to the finish. Bilodeau was second followed by Mike Maietta Jr, T.J. Brackett and Aaron Ricker.
Frank Wear led the opening laps of the Sport Series main event rather easily until a caution flag spoiled his run at lap 13. Wear went to work trying to hold off Justin Cusack on the restart but Cusack was able to power his way into the lead and promptly checked out on the field for his third win of the season. Craig Smith finished second with Scott Dorr third. Wear and Sally Gherardi filled the fourth and fifth positions at the finish.
Matt Gain had been knocking on the door to victory lane several times this season only to be denied for various reasons. On Saturday night Gain kicked open the door and claimed his first career Wildcat checkered flag. Gain took the lead on lap 2 from Paul Lund and never looked back winning by a very comfortable margin over Andy Ayers in second place. Alby Ovitt posted another strong run with third place and Mike Ramsey was fourth. Darin Kilton took the fifth place money.
Shawn Brackett made a 3 wide pass for the lead on lap 7 and then held off Ray Letellier for the Road Runner feature win. Finishing third was Taylor Lampron with her best finish this season and Matt Dow was fourth. Don Dinsmore took home a solid fifth place trophy.
by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | ACT, Canada
Montmagny, QC – Patrick Laperle of St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QC captured his second win of the 2009 Série ACT Castrol season at the Montmagny 250 in Montmagny, QC. Laperle took the green in the 14th starting position and quickly moved to the front of the field. After taking the lead on lap 27 Laperle clearly had the car to beat. Laperle held the lead until Karl Allard took over on lap 114 after pitting for fresh tires.
Allard then lead until after Laperle pitted for the new tires. At that point is was clear that Laperle had the dominant car. Laperle then took the lead again on lap 169 and lead the rest of the way. Allard would hang on for second and current point leader Donald Theetge finished third. Patrick Hamel and Justin Holtom were the only other two cars on the lead lap and finished fourth and fifth. Patrick Cliche, Jean-François Déry, Jonathan Desbiens, Claude Leclerc and Jacques Poulin completed the top ten.
Twenty-four cars were in attendance and they all took the initial green flag. Fourteen cars completed the race after 12 cautions.
Laperle won the opening race of the Série ACT Castrol 2009 season at St-Eustache, so he is already qualified for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Therefore opening up a spot for another provisional.
The Série ACT Castrol will be back in action next Saturday, August 8th at Autodrome Chaudiére.
Unofficial Montmagny 250 Results
Pos Start Pos Car # Driver
1 14 91 Patrick Laperle
2 11 48QC Karl Allard
3 15 80 Donald Theetge
4 12 51PQ Patrick Hamel
5 3 17ON Justin Holtom
6 9 5QC Patrick Cliche
7 24 21QC Jean-François Déry
8 16 92 Jonathan Desbiens
9 6 11PQ Claude Leclerc
10 20 97PQ Jacques Poulin
11 1 10QC Stéphane Descoste
12 8 85 Trampas Demers
13 18 27 Alexandre Gingras
14 21 40QC David Michaud
15 13 19 Brandon Watson
16 5 99 Derek White
17 17 42 Eric St-Gelais
18 7 28QC Dany Ouellet
19 4 30 Stéphane Durand
20 19 2 Daniel Descoste
21 2 15QC Kevin Roberge
22 10 9PQ Yvon Bédard
23 23 26QC Valerie Chiasson
24 22 12QC Etienne Lemay
by Jay | Aug 1, 2009 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway
OXFORD, Maine – Travis Stearns became the eighth different winner in 10 Oxford Networks Late Model features this season, leading from wire-to-wire to post his third career victory in the 40-lap main event of the annual Summer Celebration at Oxford Plains Speedway.
“I was lucky to start where I did, because the car wasn’t that good,” said Stearns, who could have fooled everyone else in that regard, considering his two-second margin of victory. “I wasn’t even going to race tonight, but the crew put this thing back together (after a crash) Thursday night, and here we are.”
Ben Ashline took over second position from Gerald Parlin just shy of the halfway point. Without a caution period to wipe out Stearns lead, however, the 18-year-old was forced to settle for second.
That matched a career best.
“Again, that’s like a win for us to be up here on the podium with these guys,” Ashline said.
The lead trifecta in Thursday night’s special charged to third, fourth and fifth. Tommy Ricker backed up his win by racing to the final trophy position, with Don Wentworth fourth and Jeff White fifth.
Division point leader Travis Adams was relegated to ninth, his first finish outside the top five all season.
Skip Tripp extended his Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Strictly Stock point lead, posting his fifth victory of the season after another terrific tussle with rival and division runner-up Mike Short.
It was Tripp’s second win of the week after an easier triumph in the Thursday 60-lap special. Matt Williams matched his best run of the season in third, followed by Zach Emerson and his father Larry Emerson.
Steve Barker continued his mid-season surge, snagging his second Allen’s Mini Stock victory of the campaign in convincing fashion.
Barker bolted from fourth to first in less than 3/8 of a mile after a lap 5 restart, taking away the top spot from Ken Daigle Jr.
Jimmy Childs was second, followed by division point leader Justin Karkos, defending champion Ashley Marshall and rookie Calvin Rose Jr.
Jim Davis Jr. and Chris Coolidge were conquerors in twin 20-lap Chimney Tech Outlaw events. Davis’ win was the fourth of the season for the past champion, while Coolidge paid his first visit to victory lane this summer.
Guy Childs emerged from a tremendous scrap for second behind Davis, with great-nephew Josh Childs making an outside rally from sixth to third over the final three laps. John Patria and Addison Bowie rounded out the top five.
Coolidge eased to a caution-free win over Doug Degroat and Jerry Freve. Todd Hall and Phil Knowlton followed.
Reigning Agren Appliance Saturday Showdown champion Dottie Patria posted her fourth Allen’s Ladies win in five weekend starts. Both Patria and Vanna Brackett rallied from a tangle on the first lap to run first and second.
Christina Spaulding led early before slipping back to third, with Missy Morgan and Shannon Wheeler next in line.
OPS returns to action three times in the coming week, with the Acceleration Series on Wednesday, Motor Mayhem Friday and the Championship Series Saturday. The green flag flies each night at 6:30 p.m.
OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 2. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 3. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 4. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 5. Jeff White, Winthrop; 6. Shawn Martin, Turner; 7. Tim Brackett, Buckfield; 8. Shawn Knight, South Paris; 9. Travis Adams, Canton; 10. Gerald Parlin, South Paris; 11. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 12. Al Hammond, Paris; 13. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township; 14. Ricky Morse, St. Albans; 15. Billy Childs Jr., Leeds; 16. Tyler Knightly, Paris; 17. Kurt Hewins, Leeds; 18. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 19. Gary Chiasson, Peru.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Skip Tripp, Poland; 2. Mike Short, Auburn; 3. Matt Williams, Brownfield; 4. Zach Emerson, Sabattus; 5. Larry Emerson, Durham; 6. Mike St. Germain, Auburn; 7. B,J. Chapman, Bridgton; 8. Sumner Sessions, Norway; 9. Jon Brill, Bridgton; 10. Gerry Burgess, Sabattus; 11. Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls; 12. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 13. Bob DiPompo, Jay; 14. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 15. Mark Theriault, Rumford; 16. Kim Tripp, Oxford.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps): 1. Steve Barker, Jay; 2. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 3. Justin Karkos, Jay; 4. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 5. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 6. Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls; 7. Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls; 8. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 9. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 10. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 11. Dan Morris, Auburn; 12. Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 13. Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon; 14. Matt Moore, South Paris; 15. Greg Watkins, Bridgton; 16. Jake Burns, Gray; 17. Butch Keene, Turner; 18. Dale Brackett, Oxford.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW ‘A’ (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. Guy Childs, Turner; 3. Josh Childs, Oxford; 4. John Patria, Turner; 5. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 6. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 7. David Childs, Oxford; 8. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 9. Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 10. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 11. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 12. Steve Moon, Gray; 13. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 14. Gerry Richard, Leeds.
CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW ‘B’ (20 laps): 1. Chris Coolidge, Norway; 2. Doug Degroat, Oxford; 3. Jerry Freve, Buckfield; 4. Todd Hall, Auburn; 5. Phil Knowlton, Poland; 6. Pat Maloy, Lisbon; 7. Dan Brown, Peru; 8. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 9. Dennis Morang, South Paris; 10. Kevin Leighton, Minot; 11. Jacob Hethcoat, Norway.
ALLEN’S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Dottie Patria, Turner; 2. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 3. Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 4. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 5. Shannon Wheeler, Auburn; 6. Tori Burgess, Sabattus; 7. Debbie Marston, Hartford; 8. Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 9. Annie Chartier, Mexico.
by Jay | Jul 31, 2009 | ACT, New Hampshire
Claremont, NH – The American Canadian Tour Twin State 100 at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH has been postponed until Sunday, August 2. The gates will open at 11am and post time is set for 5pm. The Twin State 100 is the ninth event on the ACT Tour’s 13 race schedule.
Brian Hoar of Williston, VT will attempt to close the gap between him and current point leader Scott Payea. The margin currently stands at 22 points and time is running out with only five races remaining. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Randy Potter and Brent Dragon are all in the top five and can’t be counted out of the title hunt.
The Twin State 100 will be the seventeenth qualifying race for the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September, 19. Thirteen drivers have already qualified and a possible fourteenth will be named after tomorrow’s, August 1, Série ACT Castrol Montmagny 250 in Montmagny, QC.
by Jay | Jul 30, 2009 | New England
Barre, VT – Tony Andrews of Northfield captured his third career win in the Late Model stock car division at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Andrews win on WDEV/Calkins Night featuring “King” Richard Petty is his first since 1992. Andrews started on the outside pole and held off a strong Brooks Clark throughout the race to score the win. Dave Pembroke finished second and unofficial took over the points lead. Cris Michaud came home third followed by Brooks Clark and Phil Scott to complete the top five. John Donahue finished sixth, Mike Bailey seventh, previous point leader Jean-Paul Cyr eighth, Doug Murphy ninth and Trampas Demers rounding out the top ten.
The first caution in the NAPA Tiger Sportsmen feature came with two laps remaining and setup a shootout between rookie Steve “Mudflap” Quenneville of Barre and Josh Demers of Middlesex. Both drivers were fighting for their first career win in the Tiger Sportsmen division. Demers prevailed on the outside for his first career NAPA Tiger Sportsmen win. Quenneville would hold on to finish third after Tom Therrien also got by him on the final lap. Lance Allen and John Drinkwine came home fourth and fifth followed by Joey Laquerre, Tony Rossi, Jeff French, Ricky Roberts and Scott Coburn filling the sixth through tenth positions.
Tommy “Thunder” Smith of Williamstown won his second Allen Lumber Street Stock feature event of the 2009 season with a last lap pass with a photo finish at the line. Smith just edged out Jason Corliss for the win. Coming home third was Bunker Hodgdon. Marcus Farnham and Bruce Melendy took home top five finishes. Sixth through tenth was filled by David LaFleche, Michael MacAskill, Travis Hull, Jason Allen, and point leader Gary Mullen.
Williamstown’s Lance Donald scored his first career win in the Power Shift Junkyard Warrior Feature. He started sixth and fought past Keith Fortier for the win. Fortier would hold onto second followed by Kevin Wheatley, Ken Christman, and Kevin Dodge rounded out the top five. Point leader Donnie Yates came home sixth, Alex Whitcomb seventh, Justin Town eighth, Bryan Nykiel ninth and Cheryl Kingsbury captured a top ten in her first time out.
NAPA Tiger Sportsmen driver James Hebert took home the golden toilet seat with his win in the infamous Porta-Potty Grand Prix. Hebert and crew legged out Late Model driver Jean-Paul Cyr, Power Shift Junkyard Warrior Donnie Yates and Allen Lumber Street Stock competitor Gary Mullen. However, Mullen didn’t go home empty handed as he claimed the golden plunger award for the prettiest potty.
The Allen Lumber Street Stocks and the Power Shift Junkyard Warriors will be back in action this Sunday, August 2 as part of the M&M Beverage Enduro card. The Street Stocks will run a 50 lap special while the Junkyard Warriors will run a two segment Monza style event before the 25th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro 250. This year’s Enduro winner will receive $5,000 as part of Thunder Road International Speedbowl’s 50th Anniversary Season. Post time will be 6:00pm.
The Tiger Sportsmen are also in action this weekend as they visit Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, NH on Saturday, August 1 for the second event on the Tiger Sportsmen Tri-State Series. Post time will be at 6:00 pm.
All four Thunder Road stock car divisions will be back in action next Thursday, August 6 for NAPA Auto Parts Night. Along with the four divisions will be a Run-Whatcha-Brung featuring everyday race fans in their everyday vehicles. Post time is set for 6:30pm.
Late Model Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Tony Andrews (1) Northfield, VT, 2. Dave Pembroke (44) Montpelier, VT, 3. Cris Michaud (6) Northfield, VT, 4. Brooks Clark (68) Fayston, VT, 5. Phil Scott (14) Montpelier, VT, 6. John Donahue (26VT) Graniteville, VT, 7. Mike Bailey (00) Barre, VT, 8. Jean-Paul Cyr (11VT) Milton, VT, 9. Doug Murphy (4) Tunbridge, VT, 10. Trampas Demers (85) South Burlington, VT, 11. Jerry Lesage (74) Winooski, VT, 12. Joe Becker (16) Jeffersonville, VT, 13. David Whitcomb (25) Essex Jct., VT, 14. Nicholas Sweet (88) Barre, VT, 15. Matt White (42VT) Northfield, VT, 16. Grant Folsom (81) Waitsfield, VT, 17. Reno Gervais (12VT) Island Pond, VT, 18. Steve Fisher (24) Shelburne, VT, 19. Jamie Fisher (18) Shelburne, VT, 20. Rich Lowrey (8VT) Charlotte, VT, 21. Kyle Caron (22) Colchester, VT, 22. Craig Bushey (05) Cambridge, VT, 23. Eric Chase (40VT) Milton, VT, 24. Dylan Smith (34) Randolph, VT.
NAPA Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Josh Demers (10) Middlesex, VT, 2. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 3. Steven Quenneville (88) Barre, VT, 4. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 5. John Drinkwine (98) Barre, VT, 6. Joey Laquerre (15) E. Montpelier, VT, 7. Tony Rossi (90) Barre, VT, 8. Jeff French (06) Northfield, VT, 9. Ricky Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 10. Scott Coburn (1) Barre, VT, 11. Shawn Fleury (31) Middlesex, VT, 12. James Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 13. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 14. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 15. Tim Potter (28) Plainfield, VT, 16. Cody Blake (99) Barre, VT, 17. Ray Stearns (89) E. Corinth, VT, 18. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 19. Pete Ainsworth Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 20. George May (16) Barre, VT, 21. Brian Delphia (55) Waterbury, VT, 22. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT, 23. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 24. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT, 25. Joey Roberts (50) Georgia, VT, 26. Jeff Bousquet (60) Montpelier, VT, 27. Richard LaFond (84) Colchester, VT, 28. John Lambert (2) Northfield, VT.
Allen Lumber Street Stock Unofficial Top Ten- 1. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT, 2. Jason Corliss (61) Danville, VT, 3. Bunker Hodgdon (83) Hardwick, VT, 4. Markus Farnham (13) Randolph Ctr, VT, 5. Bruce Melendy (68) Danville, VT, 6. David LaFleche (2) Graniteville, VT, 7. Michael MacAskill (3) Williamstown, VT, 8. #Travis Hull (66) Graniteville, VT, 9. Jason Allen (88) Northfield, VT, 10. Gary Mullen (29) Tunbridge, VT.
Power Shift Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Top Ten – 1. Lance Donald (52) Williamstown, VT, 2. Keith Fortier (35) Hinesburg, VT, 3. Kevin Wheatley (31) Williamstown, VT, 4. Ken Christman (4) Cabot, VT, 5. Kevin Dodge (8) Barre, VT, 6. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT, 7. Alex Whitcomb (78) Montpelier, VT, 8. Justin Town (53) E. Barre, VT, 9. Bryan Nykiel (80) Berlin, VT, 10. Cheryl Kingsbury (7) Waitsfield, VT.
