by Jay | Aug 29, 2010 | ACT, Canada, New England
Laperle Dominates Showdown at Chaudiere
U.S. Team Takes Team Bonus
Vallee-Jonction, QC – St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle dominated the third annual American-Canadian Tour (ACT) “Showdown at Chaudiere” at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec on Saturday, August 28. The special all-star race featured 12 of the top drivers from the Quebec-based Série ACT Castrol Edge against 12 of the top drivers from the American-based ACT Late Model Tour.
Laperle started on the pole position after earning a +5 handicap in ACT’s plus-minus handicap system. The U.S. team earned the outside pole thanks to six-time ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, Vermont, who would lead the first 32 laps. Laperle would take the lead from Hoar on a lap 32 restart and would proceed to lap all but the top three while leading the last 167 laps.
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by Jay | Aug 29, 2010 | Canada
Nostalgia for Duncan, heartbreak for Banks
Saturday night was Fan Appreciation day and the night of champions at Speedway 660. Entering the night every division was up for grabs with less than 7 points separating 1st and 2nd in all 5 divisions. Over 3500 people packed in the stands to see who would sit atop the point’s championship in 2010.
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by Jay | Aug 29, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine
Steve Carrier tops Beech Ridge winners, season finale on tap Saturday night.
Scarborough, Maine- Steve Carrier led all 40 laps of the NASCAR Pro Series feature race Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. It was the third win of the season for Carrier who jumped into the lead from the outside pole position. Chris Thorne gave early chase but surrendered the second place position to Bill Whorff on lap 3. With Carrier in front and pulling away, the focus turned to the race for second place as Whorff and Thorne were side by side for second and third while Mike Rowe and David Oliver were side by side for fourth and fifth. Carrier cruised home for the win but the race for the all important point positions went to the wire for second through fifth. At the checkered flag Chris Thorne edged Bill Whorff for second as Whorff got third. David Oliver nipped Mike Rowe for fourth shifting Rowe to fifth at the finish.
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by Jay | Aug 29, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
Ramstrom Keeps Podium Streak Alive At Thompson
Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., finished second in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model feature at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday night. The finish marked the fifth consecutive finish of third or better for Ramstrom, who has six wins on the season. Ramstrom started eighth, battled to crack the top-5 through the first half of the 30-lap event and eventually moved into second behind eventual winner Mike O’Sullivan. As he chases a second consecutive division championship, Ramstrom unofficially trails O’Sullivan by two points with three races remaining.
WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
WHAT: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHERE: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (.625-mile oval)
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
WHAT: 30-lap Super Late Model Feature
STARTED: 8th
FINISHED: 2nd
STANDINGS: 2nd
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by Jay | Aug 29, 2010 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Nick Sweet Crowned 2010 Thunder Road “King of the Road”
Donahue Earns Third Straight Feature Win
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Nick Sweet claimed the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model “King of the Road” title with his third place finish on Aubuchon Hardware Late Model Championship night on Thursday, August 26. Sweet’s third was enough to edge out Middlesex’s Dave Pembroke by just six points.
Sweet went into the final Thursday night event of the season trailing Pembroke by just two points. After winning his heat race, Sweet led Pembroke by eight points going into the final 75 lap feature. The two contenders started the race door handle to door handle with Sweet 13th and Pembroke 14th. They weaved their way through heavy traffic to get to the front by the first caution on lap 43. Pembroke would get around Sweet during the remaining 3 cautions but came up just short of getting around John Donahue for the feature and championship win.
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