by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., looks to capture his second Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 when the ACT Late Model Tour heads to its home track, Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Only three races stand between Hoar and an unprecedented eighth ACT championship for both he and RPM Motorsports. After three wins at Thunder Road in the late ’90s, Hoar has found himself running in the Top-5 at what he considers one of the “weakest tracks” for both himself and the No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge. Yet, despite that, Hoar has not finished outside of the Top-10 this season and has notched four wins.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., hopes to start turning the corner on the ACT Late Model Tour in preparation for next season as the Tour returns to its home track, Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, September 4. In a season filled with ups and downs, Dragon has shifted his focus to getting his cars better for the 2012 season and began to see some great improvements last weekend at Riverside Speedway in St. Croix, Que. Dragon will run the same car for this weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic as he looks to finish the 2011 season with strong finishes.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
(Barre, VT) – ACT Late Model Standout Joey Polewarczyk Jr of Hudson, NH looks for redemption in a race that he led the most laps in, last season.
What a difference a year makes in the world of racing. At this point last year, #97NH Joey Polewarczyk was riding a winning streak; seldom seen on a Late Model Tour of this caliber. The young driver ended up winning the last 5 out of 10 ACT Point and non-point races, including the Vermont Milk Bowl at Thunder Road Speedbowl. This year the Polewarczyk Race Team are looking for their first win, since a February trip to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida saw Joey capture the Inaugural Goodyear Speedweeks Cup.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
STAFFORD LATE MODEL TITLE FIGHT AGAIN COMING DOWN TO HOMETOWN DRIVERS RYAN POSOCCO AND WOODY PITKAT
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Just as it was one year ago, the fight for the
Stafford Speedway Late Model track championship is coming down to two
hometown drivers, Ryan Posocco and Woody Pitkat. Posocco currently leads
Pitkat by 32 points in the chase for the championship with 4 races left on
the 2011 calendar. Last season, the championship was not decided until the
final lap of the CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend race. At this time last
season, Posocco led Pitkat by 38 points, but a crash by Posocco, combined
with a win by Pitkat, tightened up the championship fight for the final 2
races of the season. The 2010 championship was decided by only 2 points, or
one position on the track, in Posocco’s favor, and both drivers know that
although time is running out, anything can happen.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Waterbury, VT –The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today the first group of invitees for what is expected to be one of the most exciting events of the September 23-25, 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend.
ACT teams are coming off some spectacular short track style racing on the “Magic Mile” during the August IZOD INDYCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Now the best of the Northeast will be invited for the third annual Invitational.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, looks to carry forward the momentum of the last few weeks as the ACT Late Model Tour heads to the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Theriault and his family-owned team have hit their mid-season stride and continue to put together strong runs with Top-5 finishes in each of Theriault’s last four starts. Though Thunder Road has been a tricky track for the young ACT driver, Theriault’s recent performance has provided him and his team will the confidence that they will continue to run with the leaders while pursuing Theriault’s first career ACT win.
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