by Jay | Apr 16, 2012 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
RPM Motorsports Collects 2nd Straight Lee USA Speedway Win
LEE, N.H. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., held off a strong charge from a hometown driver over the final few laps on Sunday afternoon, and the eight-time series champion opened the ACT Late Model Tour season with a victory in the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway.
The win was the second in a row for RPM Motorsports in this very race.
“(Former track champion Wayne Helliwell) was right on my rear bumper. Wayne was all over me,” said Hoar, who earned his 34th career ACT win. “He’s very, very good. We had very equal cars, but I got into a real defensive mode. He got into me a couple of times, but overall he ran me clean. He was just trying to get me to make a mistake.
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by Jay | Apr 16, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As Stafford native Cory Casagrande gives chase to
the Limited Late Model championship this season at Stafford Motor Speedway,
he will have a new primary sponsor on his car with Shark Cycle. Casagrande
won three races in his rookie season of Limited Late Model competition last
season, and the new sponsorship from Shark Cycle might just be the extra
ingredient that Casagrande needs to challenge for the championship this
season.
“Everyone needs help and this sponsorship is good for us,” said Casagrande.
“One of my sponsors, Andresen Overhead Doors, is good friends with Bob
Charland from Shark Cycle, and we got to talking at the end of last season.
Everything came together for this year and you need as much help as you can
get throughout the season. Gas and tires alone is over $100 per week and no
matter how much sponsorship you have, it always seems like it’s not enough
as you get closer to the end of the year.”
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by Jay | Apr 16, 2012 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, Photos, Touring Series News
Photos provided by Eric LaFleche from VLFPhotos.com
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Full Story – Brian Hoar Wins American Canadian Tour Governor’s Cup at LEE USA Speedway
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by Jay | Apr 16, 2012 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire, Touring Series News
Lee, NH – Eight-time American Canadian Tour Late Model Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT claimed his second straight NH Governor’s Cup 150 season opener at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH on Sunday, April 15. Hoar escaped a late race assault from multi-time Lee USA Speedway Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH to earn the win.
Jeff Taylor of Farmington, ME led early in the event after starting on the pole with a +6 in ACT’s plus/minus handicap system. Helliwell worked his way from the fifth starting position to take over the lead on lap 10 and appeared dominant for the next 60 laps. However, Ben Rowe of Turner, ME came from the 10th starting position to run down Helliwell just before the halfway mark. Rowe also appeared to have the race in hand until Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA took over the lead with 118 laps complete.
Hoar and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH came flying through the pack after pitting around lap 117 for fresh tires. Polewarczyk caught MacDonald on lap 130 but got into the back of him coming off turn two sending them both to the rear. That brought out the fourth caution of the event and handed Hoar, who came from the 9th starting spot, the lead.
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by Jay | Apr 15, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Thompson
Preece, O’Sullivan, Ramstrom, Boss, Sundeen and Poulin Score Icebreaker Wins
Thompson, Conn: Ron Silk celebrated his eighth career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in an extended 159-lap event after Rowan Pennink was posted for not allowing Silk, who chose to take the inside groove for the final restart, to set the pace. He officially jumped the restart.
“I had a better car than Rowan (Pennink),” said Silk after the race. “Before the last restart, he had me up in the marbles. He didn’t even give me a chance to have a line. You can’t beat the leader to the line. If you do, you have to lift. I’m happy to win and we had a better car than he did. I ran him down and passed him with 15 to go. The rule is in black and white. You can’t beat the leader to the line.”
Silk started the race in eighth and led just one time throughout the race distance taking the lead at lap 138 when he dove underneath Pennink in turn three. The win marked his fourth at Thompson International Speedway, and his first during Icebreaker weekend.
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