{"id":14623,"date":"2013-09-22T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2013-09-22T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T16:00:26","slug":"eddie-macdonald-wins-3rd-bond-auto-act-invitational-pockets-8300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/eddie-macdonald-wins-3rd-bond-auto-act-invitational-pockets-8300\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie MacDonald Wins 3rd Bond Auto ACT Invitational and Pockets $8,300"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Loudon, NH \u2013 Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts claimed his 3rd Invitational win in the 5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 21. MacDonald pocketed $8,300 for his efforts as he fended off ACT Champions Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Brian Hoar. MacDonald has previously won the ACT Invitational in 2009 and 2011.<\/p>\n

The \u201cOutlaw\u201d MacDonald worked his way through the field from his 26th starting position and seemed to settle in to the top five through the halfway mark. Polesitter Travis Stearns and Quinten Welch swapped the lead over the first dozen laps and two of the three total cautions. Following the second restart, eight-time ACT Champion took the point and battled with Welch until the third and final caution at the halfway point.
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\nOn the final restart of the 50-lap event, Helliwell and Hoar broke out to the point with MacDonald in tow. MacDonald took over the lead on lap 35 and held off Helliwell over the final 15 laps. Helliwell could get to his rear bumper, but couldn\u2019t find the momentum to make the pass. MacDonald and Helliwell were followed to the line by Hoar, Aaron Fellows and 2010 ACT Invitational winner Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Tom Carey, Jr., Quinten Welch, Quebec\u2019s Jean-Fran\u00e7ois D\u00e9ry, Nick Sweet and Glen Luce completed the top ten.<\/p>\n

The 50-lap event saw a fiery crash on lap four as Matt White took a hard hit on the frontstretch that took four cars out of the event and brought out a red flag. All drivers were alright. The second caution period was brought out on lap 8 as Ontario\u2019s Bryan Mercer was slowed with a flat tire. The third and final yellow flag flew for 70-year-old Joey Laquerre as he spun coming out of turn four and made hard contact with the inside wall, ending his day.<\/p>\n

The event was completed in 58 minutes and 28 seconds. It saw 8 lead changes among 5 drivers. Eddie MacDonald won by a margin of .758 seconds.<\/p>\n

The American Canadian Tour will decide its champion in the Fall Foliage 200 next Saturday, September 28 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY. Wayne Helliwell, Jr. leads the standings over Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and Jimmy Hebert.<\/p>\n

5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational Unofficial Results
\nNew Hampshire Motor Speedway \u2013 Loudon, NH
\nSaturday, September 21, 2013
\nPos. (Start) Driver, Hometown, Laps Completed
\n1. (26) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, MA, 50 laps
\n2. (16) Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, 50 laps
\n3. (15) Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, 50 laps
\n4. (9) Aaron Fellows, Croyden, NH, 50 laps
\n5. (22) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, 50 laps
\n6. (19) Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, 50 laps
\n7. (4) Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, 50 laps
\n8. (28) Jean-Francois Dery, Quebec, QC, 50 laps
\n9. (17) Nick Sweet, Barre, VT, 50 laps
\n10. (13) Glen Luce, Turner, ME, 50 laps
\n11. (27) Alex Labbe, St-Albert, QC, 50 laps
\n12. (7) Ben Lynch, Huntersville, NC, 50 laps
\n13. (1) Travis Stearns, Auburn, ME, 50 laps
\n14. (2) Jamie Aube, N. Ferrisburg, VT, 50 laps
\n15. (20) Jimmy Hebert, Williamstown, VT, 50 laps
\n16. (11) Guy Caron, Lempster, NH, 50 laps
\n17. (14) Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH, 50 laps
\n18. (21) Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, 50 laps
\n19. (39) Brandon Atkins, Ausable Forks, NY, 50 laps
\n20. (24) Jonathan Bouvrette, Blainville, QC, 50 laps
\n21. (8) Bryan Mercer, Port Hope, ON, 50 laps
\n22. (35) Josh Masterson, Bristol, VT, 50 laps
\n23. (33) Bobby Therrien, Hinesburg, VT, 50 laps
\n24. (5) Todd Davis, Claremont, NH, 50 laps
\n25. (25) Shawn Martin, Turner, ME, 50 laps
\n26. (30) Taylor Martin, Windham, NH, 50 laps
\n27. (3) Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, 50 laps
\n28. (41) Jerry Dawson, Lynnfield, MA, 50 laps
\n29. (23) Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC, 50 laps
\n30. (29) John Falconi, Oakham, MA, 50 laps
\n31. (36) Jimmy Linardy, Somerville, MA, 50 laps
\n32. (37) Cody Blake, Barre, VT, 50 laps
\n33. (42) Matt Anderson, Franklin, NH, 50 laps
\n34. (6) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, 50 laps
\n35. (10) Rowland Robinson, Jr., Steuben, ME, 44 laps
\n36. (18) Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT, 24 laps
\n37. (12) Sean Kennedy, Dunrobin, ON, 23 laps
\n38. (40) Ricky Roberts, Washington, VT, 16 laps
\n39. (34) John Lowinski-Loh, Milford, MA, 12 laps
\n40. (31) Matt White, Northfield, VT, 4 laps
\n41. (38) Joey M. Laquerre, East Montpelier, VT, 4 laps
\n42. (32) Emily Packard, East Montpelier, VT, 4 laps
\n43. (43) Kyle Welch, Newport, NH, 4 laps<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders: Travis Stearns, 1-2; Quinten Welch, 3-4; Stearns, 5; Q. Welch, 6-12; Brian Hoar, 13-17; Q. Welch, 18-25; Wayne Helliwell, Jr., 26; Hoar, 27-34; Eddie MacDonald, 35-50. (8 lead changes among 5 leaders)
\nCautions: 3 (Laps 4 (red), 12, 25)
\nTime of Race: 58 minutes, 28 seconds
\nMargin of Victory: 0.758 seconds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Loudon, NH \u2013 Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, Massachusetts claimed his 3rd Invitational win in the 5th Annual Bond Auto ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 21. MacDonald pocketed $8,300 for his efforts as he fended off ACT Champions Wayne Helliwell, Jr. and Brian Hoar. MacDonald has previously won the ACT Invitational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55,126,112,16,14972],"tags":[4686],"class_list":["post-14623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-act","category-new-england","category-new-hampshire","category-nhms","category-touring-series-news","tag-eddie-macdonald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}