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Barre, VT \u2013 Eddie MacDonald, a two-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner with the American Canadian Tour (ACT), has entered the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road this Sunday, April 28, adding to a star-studded entry list for Thunder Road\u2019s season opening event.<\/p>\n
MacDonald, who finished third at the New Hampshire Governor\u2019s Cup ACT season opener, has a long racing resume in New England. He currently races on the K&N East Tour as well as ACT.
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\u201cThe team is very busy preparing the car for this weekend\u2019s race,\u201d said MacDonald. \u201cIt was great to come out of the gate with a podium last weekend at Lee, so we can\u2019t wait to head to Thunder Road,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n
MacDonald will join early-season ACT point leader Jimmy Hebert, ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr., and last year\u2019s Bond Auto ACT Invitational Winner Ray Parent as favorites looking for their first victories at one of the Tour\u2019s toughest tracks. Milton, VT\u2019s Jean-Paul Cyr and Williston, VT\u2019s Brian Hoar, who have 15 ACT Championships between them, are also expected to contend for the opening day win. <\/p>\n
The weekend will begin with the annual Car Show this Saturday, April 26 from 9-12am, where all of the Thunder Road division\u2019s new cars will be lined up on Main Street in Barre. The car show will feature remote-controlled racecars, Troy Kingsbury\u2019s Race to Read Program, WDEV Radio, and a Pit Stop Contest that will spotlight last year\u2019s champions to see who can complete the fastest pit stop. The Car Show will begin at 9am, and at high noon the engines will fire and the field will be led by the war pipes of Thunder Road -The Catamount Pipe Band \u2013 up the hill to the track. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think the Car Show is a huge tradition for us at Thunder Road, and there\u2019s nothing quite like it in the country,\u201d said Co-owner and Promoter of Thunder Road Tom Curley. \u201cIt\u2019s the sign that spring-time is here, and the racers get the added thrill of parading up the roads in Barre on their way to the Nation\u2019s Site of Excitement. It\u2019s a sight to see,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n
The following day (Sunday, April 28), the Thunder Road season will kickoff with the 15th Annual Merchants Bank 150. Post time is 1pm.<\/p>\n
For more information, head to www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com, call the Thunder Road office at (802) 244-6963, or email us at media@acttour.com<\/p>\n
For social media updates, head to www.facebook.com\/TroadSpeedbowl, or www.twitter.com\/TroadSpeedbowl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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