by Jay | Jul 25, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., finished eighth in the ACT Late Model Tour 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 24. Dragon was running inside the top-5 on lap 89 when his car was collected in an incident involving cars running ahead of him, and after pitting for repairs and restart outside the top-15, he rallied to finish eighth. Dragon unofficially leaves Beech Ridge still second in the ACT standings.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlebois Freightliner/Newton Pellets Chevrolet
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour ACT 150
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 5th
FINISHED: 8th
LED: 0 times for 0 laps
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Earns Ford First ACT Tour Win
Scarborough, ME – Hudson, NH’s Joey “Pole” Polewarczyk, Jr. earned Ford its first ACT Late Model Tour win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME on Saturday, July 24. Pole moved from his fourth starting position to take the lead on lap 14. He held the lead and lapped the majority of the field until lap 83.
On the lap 83 restart Pole lost the lead to Farmington, ME’s Jeff Taylor, who also competes with a Ford crate engine. Taylor held onto the lead for 13 laps before Pole took back over for good. Taylor remained in second until he blew a tire with just under 20 laps remaining.
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished a career-best second in the ACT Late Model Tour 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 24. It capped a whirlwind week for the 16-year-old ACT Rookie of the Year candidate, after he failed to qualify for the TD Bank Oxford 250, was invited to a test session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in August and then recorded his first ACT podium finish. Theriault was the highest-finishing rookie in the race, and he also advanced the most spots of any driver in the field — charging up the outside lane from his 22nd starting spot.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle & Houghton Ford Fusion
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour ACT 150
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 22nd
FINISHED: 2nd
LED: 0 times for 0 laps
NEXT: Friday, July 30, ACT 100, Twin State Speedway, Claremont, N.H. (.333-mile oval)
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Joey Polewarczyk Gives Ford Racing 1st ACT Victory
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — It feels like the first time.
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. handed Ford Racing its first ACT Late Model Tour victory on Saturday night, winning the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The victory was Polewarczyks first of the season and the fifth of his ACT career.
“It feels awesome to give Ford its first win,” said Polewarczyk, who led the final 53 laps of the event. “They’ve stuck with us from the beginning. Whenever we had problems, they were right there to support us. I’m so happy to do this for them.”
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine
Steve Carrier and Corey Bubar headline Beech Ridge winners.
Scarborough,Maine-Steve Carrier notched his second NASCAR Pro Series feature win on Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Corey Bubar was the winner of the Sport Series main event with Matt Gain taking the Wildcat win. Shawn Brackett rounded out the night of winners with the Road Runner checkered flag. The NASCAR Pro Series 40 lap race was led to the green flag by Jay Sands who led the opening 11 laps. Steve Carrier moved into contention and found racing room to the inside of Sands on the 12th circuit to move to the front. Back in the fourth position behind third place running Chuck Colby, 6 cars were in a 3-row side by side race for position. While the racing back in the field was tight, Carrier was pulling away and took the race win in a caution free 40 lap dash. Jay Sands was second with Chuck Colby third. Bill Rodgers won the battle for fourth place with Dan McKeage fifth.
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by Jay | Jul 23, 2010 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, heads into another first for him when the ACT Late Model Tour goes to the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 24. Theriault has never competed on the track in a Late Model, though he did enter a PASS North Series Super Late Model event at the facility in May. Theriault is on the rebound — after the disappointment of not qualifying for the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 last weekend, he received word on Thursday that he has been chosen as one of 40 drivers across the northeast and Canada to test at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Aug. 17-18 in advance of the 2nd annual ACT Invitational at the track in September.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle&Houghton Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: N/A
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour ACT 150
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday, July 24
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