by Jay | Sep 7, 2012 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
12 more invitations were extended to ACT teams for one of the biggest racing events of the fall: The 4th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational. Invited teams will take part in a 50-lap event on the big stage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22 on the weekend of NASCAR’s Sylvania 300.
The first of this installment of invites will go to past Invitational winner Eddie MacDonald, of Rowley, MA, who has recorded two victories in the first three events. MacDonald will be an early favorite to win, but he will now face stout challenges from Oxford Plains Speedway 2012 Champion Shawn Martin, as well as nine-time Oxford Plains Champion Jeff Taylor. Top ACT veterans Glen Luce of Maine and NH’s Randy Potter will join the prestigious list, ACT rookie sensation Jimmy Hebert will cut his teeth in the event, and multi-time Twin State Champion Guy Caron will be added to the starting grid.
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by Jay | Sep 7, 2012 | ACT, Canada, Maine, Spud, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Autodrome Chaudiere/Spud Speedway Race Previews
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will pull double duty in Late Model competition this weekend, starting things in the ACT Late Model Tour “Showdown At Chaudiere” at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec, on Saturday, September 8, before returning stateside to head back to Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, for the Spud 150 on Sunday, September 9. Theriault is one of 11 ACT Late Model Tour teams pitted against 11 ACT Castrol Series teams in the annual 200-lap event at the popular stop on the banked Quebec third-mile. The following day, Theriault and the No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion will return to Spud Speedway where Theriault got his start racing in entry-level divisions.
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by Jay | Sep 5, 2012 | ACT, New Hampshire, NHMS, Touring Series News
ACT Invites Additional Ten to Loudon
Ten More Teams Invited to Bond Auto ACT Invitational
ACT officials have announced invitations 11-20 for the Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22. These ten teams have earned their invites through their performance in either the American Canadian Tour or Série ACT Castrol.
Invites have been handed out to top drivers spanning across the Northeastern U.S. and Canada. Rhode Island’s Ray Parent, who currently sits inside the top ten in ACT points, has earned his second invite to the Invitational in his two years on the Tour. 7-time American Canadian Tour Champion Jean Paul Cyr, and Vermont’s Jamie Fisher, as well as Scott Dragon piloting the Richard Green Racing #16NY have gained entry to the 50 lap event. Quebec star Dany Trepanier, who sits sixth in the Série ACT Castrol, will take his shot seeking to be the first Canadian to win the Invitiational.
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2012 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Brian Hoar Wins Labor Day Classic 200
Eight-time Tour champion inches closer to 2012 ACT Title
BARRE, Vt. – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., took advantage of shrewd pit strategy at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, emerging with crucial track position and holding off all comers to win the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday afternoon. Hoar led the most laps en route to his record 37th career ACT Late Model Tour victory and inched to within eight points of the series lead with just one race remaining.
The win was the second in a row in this event for RPM Motorsports, which also won the event in 2011 with Nick Sweet driving as a teammate to Hoar.
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by Jay | Sep 3, 2012 | ACT, Maine, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Austin Theriault Racing: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
BARRE, Vt. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished fifth in the ACT Late Model Tour Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 2. Theriault started 29th in the 30-car field, used pit strategy early in the race to gain track position, and then picked up two spots over the final four laps to finish in the Top-5 for the seventh time in nine ACT races this season. The Brad Keselowski Racing development driver remained the only driver on the ACT Late Model Tour to have finished in the Top-10 in all nine points races, and the AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion has two Top-10s in two races at Thunder Road in 2012.
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by Jay | Sep 3, 2012 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Hoar Wins Big, Sends Championship Message
Gonyaw, Pilotte Pick up Feature Wins
Barre, VT – Eight-time Champion Brian Hoar made it clear his championship defense was far from over on Sunday afternoon at Thunder Road, claiming the clutch victory in the 34th Annual Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. Current point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. made him earn it, finishing a close second, and three-time Thunder Road track champion Cris Michaud rounded out the podium finishers.
Rookie Jimmy Hebert led the way early until a lap 33 caution when Helliwell spun in turn three. Hebert retained the lead following the restart, but was overpowered by Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. on lap 54 of the event. His lead, however, was short-lived when a hard charging Brent Dragon charged from the tenth starting position to take the lead on lap 68.
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