Barre, VT – Williston, Vermont’s Brian Hoar claimed the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood pole position for the 48th Annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl at Thunder Road in Barre on Sunday, October 3. The two-time (1998 and 1999) Milk Bowl Champion set a fast time of 13.001 on the day. Three-time Milk Bowl pole sitter Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH was just 22 one-thousandths of a second of Hoars time and will sit on the outside pole.
An impressive 61 ACT Late Models completed time trials. The fast three times, which were Hoar, Polewarczyk and Montreal, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle set the top three spots in the segment 1 line-up of the Milk Bowl. The Triple 50 lap heat races added the top five finishers from each to the starting lineup. Brent Dragon, John Donahue and Joey Laquerre claimed the wins in the Triple 50s. The next six spots were filled in based on the six fastest times that were not qualified yet. (more…)
PASS North Rewind: Johnny Clark completes his drive for five
Three consecutive PASS North titles for the Farmingdale Maine short track star
Naples ME Johnny Clark’s 2010 season ended quietly in the White Mountain Motorsports Park pit area, the rear axle housing of his Clark’s Car Crushing/Port City Race Cars Impala cocked to one side with a rear suspension failure that ended his night early in the PASS North super late model season finale. It was supposed to be Clark’s night to celebrate an unprecedented fifth Pro All Stars Series title, his team’s third consecutive championship. But Clark didn’t get to make a flashy burn out or receive congratulations from his many fans in attendance. (more…)
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Milk Bowl Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, plans to make his debut in one of the northeast’s most unique events when he heads to the 48th annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3. Theriault, the ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year leader with one points race remaining, has never competed in the Milk Bowl — though he did finish an impressive seventh his Thunder Road debut back in June of this season. He’s coming off a seventh-place finish in the Spud 150 at his home track of Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine, last weekend — after leading most of the event before a flat right front tire ended his bid for victory less than 50 laps from the finish.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER THUNDER ROAD FINISH: 7th (June 2010)
LAST RACE MILK BOWL FINISH: N/A
WHAT: 48th annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl
WHERE: Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl (.250-mile oval)
FORMAT: Time Trials for heat racing starting position; 50-lap heat race to determine lineup for Milk Bowl’s 1st segment; Milk Bowl 3 segments — 50 laps, 75 laps following inversion, 75 laps following inversion.
WHEN: Qualifying: 1 p.m., Saturday, October 2; Race: 1 p.m., Sunday, October 3 (more…)
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Milk Bowl Race Preview
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., looks to become a multi-time champion of one of the northeast’s marquee racing events when the competes in the 48th annual Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3. Dragon is the third member of his racing family to have won the Milk Bowl, joining uncle Bobby Dragon and father Beaver Dragon as a champion with his win in the 2006 event. Last year, Dragon finished second in the unique three-segment event for his third second place finish in a five-year span dating back to 2005.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlesbois Freightliner/Newton Pellets Chevrolet
BEST CAREER MILK BOWL FINISH: 1st (2006)
LAST MILK BOWL FINISH: 2nd (2009)
WHAT: 48th annual People’s United Bank Milk Bowl
WHERE: Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl (.250-mile oval)
FORMAT: Time Trials for heat racing starting position; 50-lap heat race to determine lineup for Milk Bowl’s 1st segment; Milk Bowl 3 segments — 50 laps, 75 laps following inversion, 75 laps following inversion.
WHEN: Qualifying: 1 p.m., Saturday, October 2; Race: 1 p.m., Sunday, October 3 (more…)
