Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, makes his official ACT Late Model Tour debut with RPM Motorsports when the 2011 season begins with the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday afternoon, April 17. Theriault left his family-owned team during the offseason to drive for the seven-time ACT championship organization, and this will be his first points race with RPM after competing in two non-championship events at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway in February. Theriault has competed twice at Lee USA Speedway in a Late Model; once in this event last season and once in a weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event at the .333-mile facility.
KURT BUSCH READY FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT POINTS PLATE RACE WIN
-No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil/AAA Dodge Driver Has Anticipated Talladega Since Successful Daytona Races-
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Shell-Pennzoil/AAA Dodge driver Kurt Busch has been counting down the days for this weekend’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway ever since Feb. 20. That was the day he was in the hunt to win the 53rd annual Daytona 500 until the final lap. In the final race of what was a super successful Speed Weeks 2011, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ had to settle for a fifth-place finish and leave Daytona still in quest of his first points-paying restrictor-plate race win.
“We had won the Budweiser Shootout and won our Thursday qualifying race so we had so much confidence and momentum rolling into the Daytona 500,” said Busch, who will start his 42nd Sprint Cup plate race at Talladega on Sunday still looking for that elusive victory. “The 500 is our Super Bowl and all the hype was crazy around our Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Team. No team had ever claimed all three Cup race winner’s trophies in a single Speed Weeks. (more…)
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour – Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., sets to embark on history this weekend when the ACT Late Model Tour opens the 2011 season with the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday afternoon, April 17. Hoar owns seven ACT championships in his illustrious career to tie him with Jean-Paul Cyr for the all-time mark, and he is the series’ career win leader with 28. His best career finish at Lee USA Speedway is third, which he did last summer after this event was rained out and postponed until June.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – Bad luck reared its head at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, collecting Joey Doiron and ending his day early in the PASS South Series “The Race” 300.
A flat tire sent Doiron’s No. 73 JBJ Machine/Rescue Welding/Dale Shaw Race Cars Chevrolet into the wall on Lap 52, relegating Doiron to a 43rd-place finish in the 44-car field. (more…)
