by | Jul 18, 2013 | ACT, Touring Series News
Packard Set To Make International 500 History
Sophomore Late Model Driver Heads To One Of Favorite ACT Stops
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard would like for nothing better than to see her second career Late Model victory come in a historic event for the ACT Late Model Tour.
Packard, of East Montpelier, Vt., will join roughly 40 Late Model teams from around the region for the inaugural $140,000 ACT International 500 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Sunday, July 21. Airborne was the site of Packard’s first career ACT Late Model Tour start last fall, and the racy half-mile track remains one of her favorite places on the Tour.
She’s hoping her comfort level on the bigger tracks will pay dividends this weekend.
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by | Jul 18, 2013 | ACT
Hoar Ready To Add New Piece To Trophy Case
8-Time ACT Champion Eyes Win In Inaugural International 500
GEORGIA, Vt – It’s been two months since Brian Hoar was last in a race car, but when he gets back behind the wheel of the RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge Charger he’s hoping to recreate some of the excitement of his last ride.
Hoar matched the closest margin of victory in ACT Late Model Tour history when he won the ACT 100 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., in mid-May – and he’d gladly take a similar victory this weekend in the inaugural $140,000 ACT International 500 at Airborne on Sunday, July 21. The unique segmented race featuring three 100-lap sprints on the .500-mile track carries a guaranteed winner’s share of $25,000.
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by | Jul 17, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
NAPLES, ME (July 16) – Ever since the first TD Bank 250 was held at Oxford Plains Speedway in 1974, it has attracted not only the best short track racers from New England, but from across North America. In that first event won by Joey Kourafas, the precedent was set that short track racing’s best would assemble at Oxford for the 250. In addition to the talented group of drivers from New England in the field that day, Southern aces Bosco Lowe and 1963 Daytona 500 winner Tiny Lund competed along with a strong group of Canadian drivers led by Jean Paul Cabana. In fact, the early years of the TD Bank 250 were dominated by Southern drivers such as Butch Lindley, Bob Pressley, and Tommy Ellis. The first Canadian to taste TD Bank 250 glory was Don Biederman in 1977.
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by | Jul 17, 2013 | Beech Ridge, Maine, NELCAR, Oxford Plains Speedway
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Beech Ridge/Oxford Plains Race Preview
THE STORY
WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour hit two key Tour stops with the fifth race of the 10-race VIP Thursday Thunder Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, July 18, and a 25-lap feature event as part of the 40th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, July 20. Peters has won two of the first four Thursday Thunder races this season and sits second in the current standings, and he is also fifth in the overall NELCAR standings as a rookie. Peters finished sixth after leading late in the race in his last appearance at Oxford in early June, and he is poised to collect a victory on one of his favorite tracks on the circuit.
THE FACTS
WHO: John Peters, Westbrook, Maine
CREW CHIEF: Greg Peters, Westbrook, Maine
TEAM: No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan
SPONSORS: Cash For Clunkers, Derek Kneeland Racing, Digby’s Variety, Top Gun Construction, Traxside Racing Supplies, Beaulieu Construction
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by | Jul 17, 2013 | ACT, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The popular Quebec Série ACT has a powerhouse of veteran talent who have entered this weekend’s inaugural ACT International 500 to be held at Airborne Raceway in Plattsburgh, NY.
Three-time champion Patrick Laperle from Montreal and two-time Série champion Donald Theetge from Quebec City lead a solid contingent of winners into the $140,000.00 International 500 weekend. Theetge has the Série all-time record for the most wins with 20, and Laperle is close behind with 17 wins to his credit.
“The team is ready to head to Plattsburgh. We will do everything we can to win the $25,000 dollar first place prize. This is the kind of race I like, it puts pressure on the team to prepare the car after each segment, and it puts pressure on me to race as hard as I can. I look forward to going back to the track where I started my career”, said Laperle.
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by | Jul 16, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
PASS Sportsman Series: Dan McKeage
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
GORHAM, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, returns to the PASS Sportsman Series for the PASS Sportsman 75 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, July 19. McKeage has one win this season in Sportsman competition with the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet – in the season opener at his home track of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine – and sits second in the series standings through the first three races of the season. He finished third in the most recent race held at Oxford Plains in May, and he believes the key to winning the series championship hinges on being able to perform on the flat, .375-mile oval.
THE FACTS
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
CREW CHIEF: Dan Bubar, Windham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet
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Packard Set To Make International 500 History
