by | Apr 11, 2013 | ACT, Touring Series News
8-Time Champion, RPM Motorsports Set Sights Limited 2013 Schedule
GEORGIA, Vt. – After combining to win more races and championships than any driver and car owner tandem in the history of the ACT Late Model Tour, Brian Hoar and Rick Paya are shifting gears in 2013.
The decorated driver and owner/crew chief combination will compete part-time on the ACT Late Model Tour this season, beginning this weekend with the season-opening New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on April 20-21.
“I just have a lot going on business-wise and personal-wise, and I’ve been racing a long time,” said Hoar, 40, who has won the last two ACT races at Lee USA. “Life is all about balance and balancing everything between family, work and racing. My family and I are just as busy as ever. Spending so much time racing (became harder) with all of my work requirements and things I wanted to do with the family. (more…)
by | Apr 11, 2013 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Grimes, IA – Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Don Valley North Toyota Scion Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) qualified on the pole for the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 presented by G-Clean. This was Moffitt’s ninth career pole award, his third from Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC, and his first pole of the 2013 season. Moffitt also claimed a solid 5th place finish, bringing his driver statistics to 36 top-ten finishes out of 49 career starts.
Running on the flat asphalt of Greenville required significant changes in set up after the high banks of Bristol, where the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ran the previous race. The #11 HRE team had prepared a great car, and they brought it to the track ready to race. Moffitt was fast in both practice sessions. The #11 HRE Toyota Camry finished the first practice session in third place, and Moffitt had the fastest car on the track during the final practice of the day, outpacing the rest of the field by .098 seconds. “The car is right where we need to be for qualifying,” said Moffitt as the final practice wound down. Qualifying results later confirmed Moffitt’s comments.
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by | Apr 10, 2013 | NELCAR, Wiscasset Raceway
Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour: John Peters
Wiscasset Speedway Race Report
WISCASSET, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, finished seventh in the season-opening 25-lap feature event for the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour at Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine, on Saturday, April 6. It was Peters’ first career start at Wiscasset in a Legends race sanctioned by NELCAR and marked his second Top-10 finish in as many NELCAR races dating back to last season. Track position played a huge role in the race’s outcome on the chilly afternoon, as Peters joined others in the struggle to find grip on a green race track that hasn’t been used regularly in several seasons.
WHO: John Peters, Westbrook, Maine
TEAM: No. 51 Digby’s Variety/Cash For Clunkers Coupe
CREW CHIEF: Greg Peters, Westbrook, Maine
WHAT: Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25
WHERE: Wiscasset Speedway, Wiscasset, Maine (.375-mile oval)
STARTED: 6th
FINISHED: 7th
NEXT RACE: April 20, Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour 25, Speedway 95, Hermon, Maine (.333-mile oval) (more…)
by | Apr 10, 2013 | ACT, Maine, PASS
Fort Kent Teen Named Maine Driver Of The Year For 2012
AUGUSTA, Maine – Austin Theriault added another laurel to his already impressive resume, as the Fort Kent, Maine, native was named the 2012 Driver Of The Year during the Maine Vintage Race Car Association (MVRCA) annual Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and banquet on Saturday, April 6, at the Augusta Civic Center.
Theriault, 19, competed full-time on the ACT Late Model Tour last season while also running several races for Brad Keselowski Racing and making two PASS North Series starts.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be named the MVRCA ‘Driver of the Year,’” Theriault said after competing in a Southern Super Series for Super Late Models at the historic Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night. “It’s humbling to have your name up there with so many of the great names that are part of this sport. I want to thank everyone who was involved in the selection process.” (more…)
by | Apr 10, 2013 | ACT, Touring Series News
Hoar In Search of Record Third Lee Victory
Waterbury, VT – 2013’s American Canadian Tour Season Opener on April 13/14 will mark the 23rd ACT event at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH – and the 14th Season opener at the track – giving today’s drivers a chance at being a part of a storied history at Lee USA Speedway with the American Canadian Tour.
Lee USA served as the home for the ACT season opener in 1987 – the 2nd full season of the American Canadian Tour – and saw legend Beaver Dragon take the victory. Dragon wasn’t the only driver to kick off a season with a win at Lee though, as stars like Robbie Crouch, Jean-Paul Cabana, Russ Urlin, Dave Dion, Kevin Lepage, and Ralph Nason won them too, cementing their names into the long-standing history of Lee and the American Canadian Tour. (more…)
by Jay | Apr 8, 2013 | Maine, PASS, Touring Series News
Story by Chris Roy
The Pro All Stars Series tour kicks off their 2013 season at Oxford Plains Speedway on April 21st. Defending champion Travis Benjamin, is looking forward to the green flag. “Being a PASS champion is a great accomplishment!! There has only been 3 other drivers that can say that. I’ve worked my whole life to win the championship in some kind of sport and now I can say that I’m a champion!!”
Though the off season hasn’t been all fun and games… actually it has been as Travis has hit the hoops in his spare time. “This off season I’ve just been working a lot at Belfast Variety and during the off season I play a lot of basketball. There’s been two leagues in Belfast, one league in Ellsworth and another in Waterville. So that keeps me in shape.”
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8-Time Champion, RPM Motorsports Set Sights Limited 2013 Schedule
