Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) heads to Twin State Speedway this Saturday night for the sixth race on the championship trail for 2011. Four different winners and a couple of podium surprises have made the popular ACT US Tour one of the most competitive in recent years.
Alex Labbé Outruns Three Champions For First Série ACT Castrol Win
Montmagny, QC – Sophomore driver Alex Labbé of St-Albert, QC earned his first career Série ACT Castrol win in a 250 lap event at Autodrome Montmagny in Montmagny, QC on Saturday, July 2. Labbé started ninth in the 22 car field and outran three Série ACT Castrol Champions (Donald Theetge, Karl Allard and Patrick Laperle) for the win. The 2010 Rookie of the Year took the lead with 16 laps to go after contact between leader Karl Allard and a lapped car.
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Barre, VT – The Thunder Road International Speedbowl season is in full swing just in time for three big events in the next two weeks. After a series of rain postponements, Thunder Road’s stars seem to finally be in rhythm as they head into the Monday, July 4th special Pepsi Holiday Fireworks event. It will be the first of two events in four days, the other being the Thursday, July 7th Charter Communications Night, followed by the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships on Thursday, July 14.
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By Phil Whipple
Staff Writer
BARRE, Vermont — Veteran short track drivers Cris Michaud and Jason Corliss posted feature wins in their respective divisions
Thursday evening, as Fairpoint Communications presented a full card of racing at the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl.
Michaud, of East Montpelier, VT, took the lead from Cody Blake on lap two and survived four restarts to claim the 50-lap Late
Model feature. Jamie Fisher gave Michaud a run for his money in the closing laps but settled for second, while Blake hung on for
third. Blake, son of former Thunder Road regular Greg Blake, earned his first Late Model podium finish after claiming Rookie-
of-the-Year honors in 2010. Matt White and former NASCAR champion Jamie Aube completed the top five. (more…)
Brent Dragon Hitting His Summer Stride
MILTON, Vt. – Coming off an impressive Top-5 finish at Thunder Road International Speedbowl last Sunday afternoon, Brent Dragon feels like his combined effort this season is finally rounding into form.
Dragon, who during the offseason combined his Dragon Motorsports No. 55 Furniture World of VT/Beverage Mart/Charlesbois Freightliner Chevrolet team with Avery Motorsports, said he believes that the learning curve for the dual focus is about to hit its stride as the summer stretch of racing commences.
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Barre, VT – Graniteville’s John Donahue stole the CARQUEST Vermont Governor’s Cup 100 win with a heads-up move at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, June 26. Donahue was running second to defending “King of the Road” and VT Governor’s Cup Champion Nick Sweet when three cars spun in turn four near the back of the pack spun on the 84th circuit.
By the time Sweet and Donahue reached turn three, all three cars were making their way back onto the track. Sweet lifted expecting a caution, but Donahue never lifted and took the lead when no caution was thrown. Donahue took the lead and never looked back, while Sweet had to settle for second.
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