by Jay | Jul 13, 2010 | ACT, Maine, New England, Oxford Plains Speedway
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
TD Bank Oxford 250
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. of Hudson, N.H., returns to the event that put him squarely on New England’s racing map with the 37th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 on Sunday, July 18, at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Polewarczyk has qualified for the last two TD Bank 250s, never starting worse than 12th on a grid of more than 40 cars in both 2008 and 2009. In his first career start in the event, Polewarczyk finished third behind winner and Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick in 2008. He has won a total of $9,700 in prize money over his two starts in the race. Oxford Plains Speedway has proven a special place for the No. 97 team, as two of Polewarczyk’s four career ACT Late Model Tour victories have come at the track.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: No. 97 Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision Ford Fusion
NO. OF OXFORD 250 STARTS: 2
BEST CAREER OXFORD 250 FINISH: 3rd (2008)
LAST OXFORD 250 FINISH: 15th (2009)
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by Jay | Jul 12, 2010 | Monadnock Speedway, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visit High Banks
Winchester, NH: Monadnock Speedway was forced to cancel their race program due to inclement weather this past Saturday. This is the fourth rain out this season. The Modifieds and Full Size Enduros which were scheduled to run July 10 will have a make-up race on July 31st due to the Whelen Modified Tour coming in this Saturday, July 17th.
This upcoming Saturday, the speedway will be bustling with fans from all over the Northeast as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to the high banked ¼ mile. The Tour has not been to the speedway in nearly twenty years and will guarantee to keep all fans at the edge of their seat as the competitors try to master high banks. The event will have an earlier start time than usual with the NASCAR Whelen Modified competitors will have their 45 minute practice session at 1pm and will return to the track for their second round following the speedway’s regular divisions. At 5pm, the speedway will hold their division heat races as the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds will take to the track at 6pm for their time trials.
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by Jay | Jul 11, 2010 | ACT, New England
Hoar Holds off Leighton Wins Airborne Spring Green
Plattsburgh, NY – Brian Hoar of Williston, VT led all 100 laps of the 36th Furniture World of VT Spring Green 100 at Airborne Speedway Saturday, but his second straight ACT LateModel Tour win was no romp. The defending champion and current point leader was closely pursued by Brent Dragon for the first half of the race and Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH over the final 50 laps.
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by Jay | Jul 11, 2010 | ACT, Canada
Patrick Laperle Wins Série ACT Castrol Edge NAPA Autopro 150 at Autodrome St-Felicien
St-Felicien, QC – St-Denis’ Patrick Laperle earned his third win of the 2010 Série ACT Castrol Edge in the NAPA Autopro 150 at Autodrome St-Felicien on Saturday, July 10. Laperle came from the 10th starting position but pitted several times in the early stages of the race for adjustments.
He worked his way back through the field to take the lead on lap 132 from hometown favorite Karl Allard. Allard also made several pit stops in the first half of the event to make repairs to his sway bar. Allard would hold on for second.
St-Jean-Chrystome’s Patrick Cliche came home third after starting in the fifth position. Claude Leclerc led the first 62 laps before fading to finish in fourth. Kevin Roberge rounded out the top five after working his way through the field from the 14th starting position.
Jimmy Cormier, Stephane Descoste, Alex Labbe, Jonathan Desbiens, and Yvon Bedard completed the top ten.
The 150 lap event was completed in one hour and twenty-eight minutes with just eight cautions for minor spins. Seventeen of the eighteen car field was on the track for the checkered flag and thirteen of the cars completed all 150 laps.
Laperle has already qualified for the second annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Seven drivers have already qualified; Laperle, Nick Sweet, Dave Pembroke, Karl Allard, Miles Chipman, Brian Hoar and Eddie MacDonald.
Daniel Descoste was disqualified from the event after a post race altercation.
The Série ACT Castrol Edge will head back to Circuit Riverside Speedway for their seventh event of the 2010 season on Saturday, July 26 for a 100 lap event.
Série ACT Castrol Edge
NAPA Autopro 150
Autodrome St-Felicien
Unofficial Results
Pos Start Pos Car # Driver Hometown Laps
1 10 91QC Patrick Laperle St-Denis, QC 150
2 11 48QC Karl Allard Saint-Felicien, QC 150
3 5 5QC Patrick Cliche St-Jean-Chrystome, QC 150
4 1 11QC Claude Leclerc Lanoraie, QC 150
5 14 16QC Kevin Roberge Levis, QC 150
6 18 95QC #Jimmy Cormier Princeville, QC 150
7 7 10QC Stephane Descoste Oka, QC 150
8 6 36QC #Alex Labbé St-Albert, QC 150
9 17 92QC Jonathan Desbiens Levis, QC 150
10 2 9QC Yvon Bédard St.Nicolas, QC 150
11 15 51QC Patrick Hamel St-Edouard, QC 150
12 8 97QC Jacques Poulin East Broughton, QC 150
13 9 21QC Jean-François Déry Quebec, QC 150
14 16 27QC #Marco Savoie St-Lambert, QC 148
15 13 12QC Etienne Lemay Leclercville, QC 142
16 3 19QC #Dany Trépanier St-Edouard, QC 140
17 4 74QC Gaëtan Lauzier St-Pacome, QC 53
DSQ 12 2QC Daniel Descoste St-Joseph, QC
by Jay | Jul 8, 2010 | ACT, New England
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Airborne Speedway Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, joins the ACT Late Model Tour for the postponed Spring Green 100 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Saturday, July 10. The race, originally scheduled for May before being called off due to inclement weather, marks the 16-year-old Theriault’s first foray onto a track this size. At a half-mile in length with long straightaways, Airborne is one of the largest tracks the ACT Late Model Tour visits annually. Theriault is looking to bounce back this weekend after failing to qualify — by one spot in the ‘B’-feature — two weeks ago at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Prior to that DNQ, Theriault posted three consecutive top-10 finishes, including one in his debut at the tricky Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle&Houghton Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY: N/A
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by Jay | Jul 8, 2010 | Beech Ridge, Maine, PASS
Trevor Sanborn: PASS North Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Preview
Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, returns to his home track at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, for the PASS North Series 150 on Saturday, July 10. Sanborn has won two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series feature events at the track already this season, and the two-time PASS South Series race winner hopes to notch his first career PASS North win this weekend. After leading three times for a race-high 99 laps when the series first visited Beech Ridge back in May, Sanborn finished fifth — the first of three top-5 finishes in five starts. He’ll take the same car back to the track this weekend that he led with in May.
WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: No. 44 Richard Moody Racing/Hancock Lumber/Walt Pugsley Logging Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FINISH: 2nd (September 2006)
LAST RACE AT BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: 5th (May 2010)
WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 150
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine. (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday, July 10
PASS North Series
LAST RACE: July 3, Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, N.H. (4th-place)
NEXT RACE: July 13, Bastille 200, Lee USA Speedway, Lee, N.H.
POINTS POSITION: 3rd
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