by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | ACT, New England
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway/Milk Bowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, looks to cash in on a first career victory when the ACT Late Model Tour stages marquee events on back-to-back days this weekend. First, the ACT Late Model Tour wraps up its regular season with the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, October 8, before heading to Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the rain-delayed 49th annual Milk Bowl on Sunday, October 9. Theriault has posted five consecutive Top-5 finishes in ACT points races entering the Fall Foliage 200 – a combination race for the ACT Late Model Tour and the ACT Castrol Series. Theriault is looking to qualify for a second consecutive Milk Bowl on Sunday, where he will field the very same No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford that he competes in on Saturday at Airborne.
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by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | ACT, New England, New York
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway/Milk Bowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., looks for his second weekend sweep of the season when the ACT Late Model Tour competes on back-to-back days this weekend. First, ACT wraps up its season with the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, October 8 before heading east to stage the 49th annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Hoar clinched a record eighth series championship after winning both the All-Star Showdown at Chaudiere and the Can-Am 200 on back-to-back days in Quebec in mid-September. Hoar is a two-time champion of the prestigious and unique Milk Bowl – which was rained out last weekend – and a past winner of the Fall Foliage 200, a combination event for the ACT Late Model Tour and the ACT Castrol Series.
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by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After winning the SK Light Modified championship at
Stafford Motor Speedway as a rookie driver last year, Matt Galko and the #20
Davidson Company team followed up that performance by becoming the first
back to back champions in the SK Light division’s history at Stafford. In
addition to becoming the first repeat champions in the division’s history,
Galko is also the first driver to win multiple championships in the SK Light
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by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, Thompson
Ramstrom, Palmisano, Barnett, Boss & Jurcik Also Victorious;
Rocco, Gelinas, O’Sullivan, Douton, McDermott & Field Crowned ‘11 Champs
Thompson, CT (October 6, 2011): After three consecutive rain-outs, Thompson International Speedway finally was able to put the finishing touches on the regular season. Six-divisions vied for feature victories and championship laurels. When the final checkered flag of 2011 Thursday Night Thompson Thunder it was Woody Pitkat of Stafford, CT (Sunoco Mods), Derek Ramstrom of Worcester, MA, (Super Late Models), Marc Palmisano of Hadley, MA, (Late Models), Larry Barnett of Moosup, CT (Limited Sportsman) and Travis Jurcik of Chaplin, CT, (Mini Stocks) scoring feature victories.
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by Jay | Oct 7, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Since Ryan Posocco joined the #48 Davidson Company
sponsored Kretschman Motorsports team prior to the 2008 season, that
combination has been the team to beat when it comes to Late Model
competition at Stafford Motor Speedway. This past Sunday at Stafford,
Posocco and the Kretschman team locked up their third championship in the
past four seasons, which was Posocco’s record sixth Late Model championship
at the track. The championship run brought to a possible end one of the
dominant driver/team combinations that has been seen at Stafford in any
division.
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