by Jay | Jul 31, 2011 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
Taylor Wins Beech Ridge Battle for First ACT Victory
Scarborough, ME – Farmington, ME’s Jeff Taylor claimed his first career ACT win after a race long battle with Wayne Helliwell, Jr. in the Beech Ridge 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME on Saturday, July 30. Taylor and Helliwell, both in Ford powered rides, swapped the lead seven times from lap 44 to the checkers. The two battled not only themselves but also heavy lapped traffic during long green flag runs.
With just three cautions during the event, Helliwell seemed to have the advantage on the restarts, but Taylor had the car to beat on the long runs. After the final restart on lap 134 Taylor finally got the edge and led the final 11 laps to take the win.
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by Jay | Jul 31, 2011 | ACT, Beech Ridge, Maine, New England
American Canadian Tour Unofficial Results
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough, ME
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Pos. (Start) Driver, Hometown, Laps Completed
1. (3) Jeff Taylor, Farmington, ME, 150 Laps
2. (8) Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, 150 Laps
3. (7) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, 150 Laps
4. (1) Jeffrey Labrecque, Jr., Rochester, NH, 150 Laps
5. (5) Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, 150 Laps (more…)
by Jay | Jul 29, 2011 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Waterbury, VT –The American Canadian Tour announced today that forty four (44) teams are preparing to test at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Teams will be getting ready for the ACT ALL STAR CHALLENGE to be held in conjunction with the IZOD INDYCAR event and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on August 12-14, 2011.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Graniteville’s John Donahue and Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke are tied atop the Thunder Road Late Model point standings with just three point counting events left on the schedule. Donahue is aiming for his first “King of the Road” title, while Pembroke looks for his second.
The two have taken very different paths to the top in 2011. Donahue and his National Guard team started off the season on fire, winning the Memorial Day Classic and following it up just three races later with a win in the Vermont Governor’s Cup. Donahue has been the point leader for the majority of the season and lead by as much as 46 points. He hasn’t been lower than second in the standings all year.
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by Jay | Jul 29, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Veteran Matt White of Northfield earned his fourth career Thunder Road Late Model win on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night on Thursday, July 28. White came from the third starting position and survived a fourth caution 50 lap event to pick up his first win of the season. He held off Mike Bailey, who came home second.
Lt. Governor Phil Scott worked his way from the 14th starting spot and got around Cris Michaud late to take third. Michaud and second place point man Dave Pembroke completed the top five. Reno Gervais, Trampas Demers, Joey Becker, rookie Jimmy Hebert, and Cody Blake rounded out the top five.
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by Jay | Jul 28, 2011 | ACT
(Scarborough, ME) – Returning to a track that started one of most prolific stretch of races for a driver in the history of the American-Canadian Tour, maybe exactly what the #97 Poles Automotive. NH Precision Ford Fusion Team needs.
Joey Polewarczyk makes a return trip, along with any other Championship caliber teams to the racy 1/3 mile oval, situated in Scarborough, Maine. Joey simply says, “Well, this is where the magic started for us last year”
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