by Jay | Jun 10, 2010 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, continues his drive to become the ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year when the series heads to the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Friday, June 11. The 16-year-old Theriault made his 2010 debut at Oxford Plains Speedway last month, leading laps early in the race before finishing 16th. He heads to Lee USA having competed there last weekend in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model event.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle & Houghton Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER LEE USA SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT LEE USA SPEEDWAY: N/A
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by Jay | Jun 10, 2010 | NASCAR, New England
Results Eldora Speedway – Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio – Results Wednesday of the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream Dirt Late Model event June 9 at the half-mile Eldora Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, 30
2. (4) Clint Bowyer, 30
3. (17) Carl Edwards, 30
4. (2) Kyle Busch, 30
5. (24) Denny Hamlin, 30 (more…)
by Jay | Jun 8, 2010 | ACT, Lee USA, New England, New Hampshire
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. will try and earn Ford Racing its first ACT Late Model Tour victory when he heads to the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Friday, June 11 — the first night race of the ACT season. It’s been a rough go for Polewarczyk through the first two events of the year, including a DNQ at Oxford Plains Speedway in May, but he’s hoping to rebound at one of his best tracks on the circuit. The 2008 winner of the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee, Polewarczyk finished second in the event last year.
WHO: Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H.
TEAM: Pole’s Automotive/NH Precision No. 97 Ford
BEST CAREER LEE USA SPEEDWAY FINISH: 1st (April, 2008)
LAST RACE AT LEE USA SPEEDWAY: 2nd (April, 2009)
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2010 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Rain Comes At Perfect Time For Moffitt – Iowa Teenager Claims Rain-Shortened Martinsville Race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Brett Moffitt finally has the trophy to go with the fast car. It just happens to be one of the most sought after prizes in NASCAR race: A grandfather clock from Martinsville Speedway.
Moffitt was out front when rain shortened the UNOH Performance 200 to 175 laps Sunday afternoon, giving the 17-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver from Grimes, Iowa, his third career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win.
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2010 | NASCAR
Kobyluck Posts Top-Five Finish At Martinsville
Martinsville, Va. (June 7, 2010): Matt Kobyluck wheeled the No. 40 Mohegan Sun Casino Chevrolet to a solid fourth place finish in the inaugural UNOH 200 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday afternoon. Rain halted the race 175 laps into it’s 200 lap scheduled distance. It was Kobyluck’s second top-five of the season and moved the team up to seventh in the points four races into the schedule.
“It was a great day for us,” said Kobyluck after the race. “I was hoping that they’d be able to get the track dried out for us in time to finish the last 25 laps because I think we had a car to win today.”
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by Jay | Jun 7, 2010 | ACT, New England, New Hampshire, Thunder Road, Vermont, White Mountain Motorsports Park
Tom Therrien Wins Bond/WIX Tiger Tour at White Mountain
North Woodstock, NH – Hinesburg’s Tom Therrien earned the first win on the 2010 Bond/WIX Tiger Tour at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, June 5. Therrien started in 17th and didn’t take the lead until lap 83, when he got by the 2009 Thunder Road Champion Jimmy Hebert. Therrien would hold off Hebert in a three lap sprint setup by a caution on lap 97. Therrien took the checkers just infront of Hebert in second and his brother Bobby Therrien in third. Hebert had led the majority of the race after the early leader Tony Rossi spun on lap 33.
Thunder Road Late Model star Dave Pembroke finished fourth followed by Jason Bonnett rounding out the top five. ACT Late Model Tour regular Chip Genier took sixth, Joey Roberts seventh, Mike Ziter eighth, Derrick O’Donnell ninth and Eric Badore completed the top ten.
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