SID’S VIEW @ SPEEDBOWL: Episode 40 – That Ain’t Right!
An uncensored look behind the scenes at the Waterford Speedbowl with Sid as he strolls the pits prior to the (more…)
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour – Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., finished 23rd in the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. Dragon was running inside the Top-5 just past the halfway mark of the event when he was caught in the wake of an accident involving lapped traffic. He pitted to make repairs, returned to the race but retired a few laps later due to the damage his No. 55 Chevrolet incurred.
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Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour – Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., finished eighth in the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. Polewarczyk dominated the first two-thirds of the event — starting on the outside pole and leading on a remarkable seven different occasions totaling more than 150 laps before aging tires over the closing stages dropped his No. 97 Ford in the running order. He was the only driver to finish in the Top-10 that did not opt to put for fresh tires at some point in the event. It was Polewarczyk’s seventh Top-10 finish in 10 starts this season.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision No. 97 Ford
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 2nd
FINISHED: 8th
LED: 7 times for 152 laps
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Patrick Laperle Claims Bond Auto Labor Day Victory
Patrick Laperle Claims Bond Auto Labor Day Victory
Barre, VT – St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.
Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy.
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Déjà vu: Mark Taylor Flips and Wins at Whip City Speedway
Déjà vu: Mark Taylor Flips and Wins
at Whip City Speedway
BY MARK McKEON
WESTFIELD, MA – For the second time this season, Mark Taylor flipped and won on the same night at Whip City Speedway. Taylor, who competes in both the 750cc and the 1200cc Mini Sprints got upside down during the 750cc feature, when he was involved in a multicar crash while running fourth. He came back later in the evening, to score a decisive victory in the 1200cc class. Taylor’s only previous win this season came on a night when he won in his 750cc and flipped his 1200cc.
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