Hoar Holds off Leighton Wins Airborne Spring Green
Plattsburgh, NY – Brian Hoar of Williston, VT led all 100 laps of the 36th Furniture World of VT Spring Green 100 at Airborne Speedway Saturday, but his second straight ACT LateModel Tour win was no romp. The defending champion and current point leader was closely pursued by Brent Dragon for the first half of the race and Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH over the final 50 laps.
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Patrick Laperle Wins Série ACT Castrol Edge NAPA Autopro 150 at Autodrome St-Felicien
St-Felicien, QC – St-Denis’ Patrick Laperle earned his third win of the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge in the NAPA Autopro 150 at Autodrome St-Felicien on Saturday, July 10. Laperle came from the 10th starting position but pitted several times in the early stages of the race for adjustments.
He worked his way back through the field to take the lead on lap 132 from hometown favorite Karl Allard. Allard also made several pit stops in the first half of the event to make repairs to his sway bar. Allard would hold on for second.
St-Jean-Chrystome’s Patrick Cliche came home third after starting in the fifth position. Claude Leclerc led the first 62 laps before fading to finish in fourth. Kevin Roberge rounded out the top five after working his way through the field from the 14th starting position.
Jimmy Cormier, Stephane Descoste, Alex Labbe, Jonathan Desbiens, and Yvon Bedard completed the top ten.
The 150 lap event was completed in one hour and twenty-eight minutes with just eight cautions for minor spins. Seventeen of the eighteen car field was on the track for the checkered flag and thirteen of the cars completed all 150 laps.
Laperle has already qualified for the second annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Seven drivers have already qualified; Laperle, Nick Sweet, Dave Pembroke, Karl Allard, Miles Chipman, Brian Hoar and Eddie MacDonald.
Daniel Descoste was disqualified from the event after a post race altercation.
The Série ACT Castrol Edge will head back to Circuit Riverside Speedway for their seventh event of the 2010 season on Saturday, July 26 for a 100 lap event.
Série ACT Castrol Edge
NAPA Autopro 150
Autodrome St-Felicien
Unofficial Results
Pos Start Pos Car # Driver Hometown Laps
1 10 91QC Patrick Laperle St-Denis, QC 150
2 11 48QC Karl Allard Saint-Felicien, QC 150
3 5 5QC Patrick Cliche St-Jean-Chrystome, QC 150
4 1 11QC Claude Leclerc Lanoraie, QC 150
5 14 16QC Kevin Roberge Levis, QC 150
6 18 95QC #Jimmy Cormier Princeville, QC 150
7 7 10QC Stephane Descoste Oka, QC 150
8 6 36QC #Alex Labbé St-Albert, QC 150
9 17 92QC Jonathan Desbiens Levis, QC 150
10 2 9QC Yvon Bédard St.Nicolas, QC 150
11 15 51QC Patrick Hamel St-Edouard, QC 150
12 8 97QC Jacques Poulin East Broughton, QC 150
13 9 21QC Jean-François Déry Quebec, QC 150
14 16 27QC #Marco Savoie St-Lambert, QC 148
15 13 12QC Etienne Lemay Leclercville, QC 142
16 3 19QC #Dany Trépanier St-Edouard, QC 140
17 4 74QC Gaëtan Lauzier St-Pacome, QC 53
DSQ 12 2QC Daniel Descoste St-Joseph, QC
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, joins the ACT Late Model Tour for the postponed Spring Green 100 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, July 10. The race, originally scheduled for May before being called off due to inclement weather, marks the 16-year-old Theriault’s first foray onto a track this size. At a half-mile in length with long straightaways, Airborne is one of the largest tracks the ACT Late Model Tour visits annually. Theriault is looking to bounce back this weekend after failing to qualify — by one spot in the ‘B’-feature — two weeks ago at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Prior to that DNQ, Theriault posted three consecutive top-10 finishes, including one in his debut at the tricky Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle&Houghton Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY: N/A
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway Race Preview
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., heads to Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., this weekend for the ACT Late Model Tour’s rain-delayed Spring Green 100 on Saturday, July 10. The race was originally scheduled for May before weather postponed the event. Polewarczyk is looking for his first career top-10 finish at Airborne, and it wouldn’t come at a better time. After finishing seventh in a 40-lap weekly event at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, last weekend, Polewarczyk is looking for his third straight top-10 finish with his Ford crate engine. With Airborne’s long straightaways over its half-mile layout,
Polewarczyk joins the Ford camp in hoping this is a track where this engine package will shine.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 11th (May 2009)
LAST RACE AT AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY: 20th (September 2009)
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Spring Green 100
WHERE: Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday, July 10
ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: Saturday, June 26, White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, N.H. (9th-place)
NEXT RACE: Sunday, July 18, TD Bank 250 (non-points), Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
POINTS POSITION: 5th
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Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway Race Preview
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., returns to Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., this weekend for the ACT Late Model Tour’s rain-delayed Spring Green 100 on Saturday, July 10. The race was originally scheduled for May before weather postponed the event at a track where Dragon has enjoyed plenty of success. A three-time track champion there in the Late Model division (1995, 1996, 2000), it is the track Dragon refers to as “home.” In 2004, Dragon swept Airborne’s marquee events by winning both the Spring Green 100 and the Fall Foliage 200 in the same season. His father, Beaver Dragon, won the Spring Green 100 three times in his career, while his uncle, Bobby Dragon, is also a past winner of the race. Brent enters the sixth race of the ACT season second in the series standings, 89 points behind leader Brian Hoar.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlesbois Freightliner/Newton Pellets Chevrolet
BEST CAREER AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 1st (2 times, most recent: Fall Foliage 200, September 2004)
LAST RACE AT AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY: 3rd (September 2009)
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Spring Green 100
WHERE: Airborne Speedway, Plattsburgh, N.Y. (.500-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday, July 10
ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: June 26, White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, N.H. (6th-place)
NEXT RACE: July 18, TD Bank 250 (non-points), Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
POINTS POSITION: 2nd
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Karl Allard Wins Série ACT Castrol Edge Montmagny 250
Montmagny, QC – St-Felicien’s Karl Allard earns his third straight Série ACT Castrol Edge event in the Montmagny 250 at Autdrome Montmagny on Saturday, July 3. Allard came from the thirteenth starting position and took the lead on lap 64. He would lead the remainder of the 250 lap event. Sylvain Lacombe took second while Jonathan Urlin earned third.
Rookie Alex Labbe finished fourth followed by Patrick Cliche rounding out the top five. Jimmy Cormier earned sixth, Jonathan Desbiens took seventh, Jean-François Déry finished eighth after leading the first 63 laps. Stephane Descoste and Daniel Descoste completed the top ten.
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