by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., finished 23rd in the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. Dragon was running inside the Top-5 just past the halfway mark of the event when he was caught in the wake of an accident involving lapped traffic. He pitted to make repairs, returned to the race but retired a few laps later due to the damage his No. 55 Chevrolet incurred.
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., finished eighth in the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 5. Polewarczyk dominated the first two-thirds of the event — starting on the outside pole and leading on a remarkable seven different occasions totaling more than 150 laps before aging tires over the closing stages dropped his No. 97 Ford in the running order. He was the only driver to finish in the Top-10 that did not opt to put for fresh tires at some point in the event. It was Polewarczyk’s seventh Top-10 finish in 10 starts this season.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision No. 97 Ford
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 2nd
FINISHED: 8th
LED: 7 times for 152 laps
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | ACT, Canada, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Patrick Laperle Claims Bond Auto Labor Day Victory
Barre, VT – St-Denis, Quebec’s Patrick Laperle held off a late charging Phil Scott to claim the ACT Late Model Tour win in the 32nd running of the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Sunday, September 5. Laperle led the final 14 laps of the 200 lap event after getting around Dave Pembroke.
Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and current ACT Late Model Tour point leader Brian Hoar battled for the first 160 laps of the event. They swapped the lead eight times amongst themselves before Pembroke joined the mix with fresher tires on lap 160. Pembroke would hold the lead until lap 187 when Laperle took over also on fresher tires.
Phil Scott ran in the top three for the majority of the event until pitting for tires on a lap 167 caution. He proceed to slice through the field followed closely by Hoar and Randy Potter who also pitted on lap 167 with the same strategy.
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | PASS
Derek Ramstrom: PASS South Series
North Wilkesboro Speedway Race Report
Derek Ramstrom of West Boylston, Mass., finished seventh in the PASS South Series Labor Day Classic 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, N.C. After starting 18th, Ramstrom made several changes to his race car before rallying to finish inside the Top-10 in the first race held at the historic speedway since 1996. He was one of only eight cars to finish on the lead lap. In the 25-car starting field, Ramstrom advanced the most positions from his starting spot of any driver in the field and was the highest finishing PASS North Series driver in the event.
WHO: Derek Ramstrom, W. Boylston, Mass.
TEAM: No. 35 Charter Communications/Matthews Truck Service and Towing Chevrolet
WHAT: PASS South Series Labor Day Classic 200
WHERE: North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, N.C. (.625-mile oval)
STARTED: 18th
FINISHED: 7th
LED: 0 time for 0 laps
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2010 | PASS
Unofficial Results: PASS South Labor Day Classic 200 – North Wilkesboro (NC) Speedway – 9/4/2010
1 Chase Elliott 2 Jody Lavender 3 Andy Loden 4 Joey Coulter 5 Devin Jones 6 Alex Fleming 7 Derek Ramstrom 8 Corey Williams 9 Jimmy Weller 10 Jay Fogleman 11 Justin Allison 12 DJ Shaw 13 Heath Hindman 14 Ryan Blaney 15 Preston Peltier 16 Dean Clattenburg 17 Chris Bohlman 18 Brandon Ward 19 Tim Pinion 20 Justin Wakefield 21 John Batten 22 Trey Mitchell 23 Samantha Vannoy 24 Steven Legendre 25 Kenzie Ruston
by Jay | Sep 4, 2010 | NASCAR
McMurray Holds Off Kyle Busch for NASCAR Nationwide Series Win
(September 4, 2010)
HAMPTON, Ga.—Jamie McMurray held off Kyle Busch and stopped Busch one spot short of a historic win Saturday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Driving JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevrolet, McMurray asserted his superiority over the final 40 of 195 laps to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at the 1.54-mile racetrack. The victory, the eighth of McMurray’s NASCAR Nationwide career, was his first since November 2004 at Darlington.
Busch is tied with Sam Ard for the series’ single-season wins record with 10.
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