by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., finished eighth in the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. Polewarczyk dominated the first two-thirds of the event — starting on the outside pole and leading on a remarkable seven different occasions totaling more than 150 laps before aging tires over the closing stages dropped his No. 97 Ford in the running order. He was the only driver to finish in the Top-10 that did not opt to put for fresh tires at some point in the event. It was Polewarczyk’s seventh Top-10 finish in 10 starts this season.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision No. 97 Ford
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 2nd
FINISHED: 8th
LED: 7 times for 152 laps
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | ACT, Canada, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Patrick Laperle Claims Bond Auto Labor Day Victory
Barre, VT – St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.
Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy.
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by Jay | Sep 2, 2010 | ACT, New England
Sweet Defends Home Turf in Bond Labor Day Classic
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Nick Sweet will defend his home turf at Thunder Road International Speedbowl against the ACT Late Model Tour stars in this Sunday’s (September 5) 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200. The recently crowned 2010 “King of the Road” will battle with the likes of current ACT Tour point leader Brian Hoar, Brent Dragon, John Donahue, who has won the last three Thunder Road Late Model features, and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. among others.
As the hometown favorite, Sweet has had one of the most outstanding seasons at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” in recent memory. He has already captured two big wins this season with the Thunder Road season opening ACT Tour Merchants Bank 150 in May and the Carquest Governor’s Cup 100 in June. In the 15 events held at Thunder Road this season Sweet has yet to finish outside the top ten. It is this consistency that helped him claim the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model Championship by just six points last Thursday (August 26).
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by Jay | Sep 1, 2010 | ACT, Maine
Theriault Invited To 2nd ACT Invitational
Fort Kent Teen Will Race On New England’s Biggest Stage
FORT KENT, Maine — One year ago, he was toying with the idea of racing a Late Model for the first time. In a few weeks, he’ll race one on New England’s largest speedway.
Austin Theriault was one of the first 20 drivers named to the starting grid for the 2nd annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 43-car field for ACT-legal Late Models will compete in a 60-lap race at the 1.058-mile oval on September 18 as part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 weekend — the first of 10 races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
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by Jay | Aug 31, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., and the ACT Late Model Tour head to the series’ hub for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt. Polewarczyk won his first career race on unique quarter-mile track in June of 2009, beating 2-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart in the process. With two wins for Ford Racing to his credit this season, Polewarczyk is fourth in the ACT standings — just one point out of third with three races remaining. He finished 12th at Thunder Road in May, and he finished 8th last weekend in the all-star Showdown At Chaudiere event. On Monday, Polewarczyk learned that he was one of the first 20 drivers named to the starting grid for the 2nd annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 18.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER THUNDER ROAD FINISH: 1st (June 2009)
LAST RACE AT THUNDER ROAD: 12th (May 2010)
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 5
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by Jay | Aug 31, 2010 | ACT, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
ACT ANNOUNCES FIRST INVITEES TO NHMS INVITATIONAL II
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced the first group of invitees to the second annual ACT Invitational to be held Saturday, September 18, 2010. The region’s greatest triple header of the year at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway will have the ACT Invitational joining the NASCAR Whelen Modified division and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in an event with added laps and additional teams for the 2010 version.
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