LOUDON, NH \u2013 Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA won the Inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. MacDonald came from the 19th starting position and took the lead on lap 36 from young Brandon Watson from Stayner, ON. Watson hung with MacDonald, not more than a car length away and eventually took the lead again on the lap 41 restart. MacDonald would eventually take the lead again for good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was awesome to win the first ACT race here. I\u2019m sure there will be more but winning the first one is special. There were still a lot of fans in the grandstands from after the truck race,\u201d said MacDonald who scored his second win of the weekend after taking the East Series race at NHMS on Friday.<\/p>\n
After MacDonald took the lead for the last time the battle of the race became for second. Nick Sweet of Barre, VT and Joey Laquerre from Montpelier, VT caught Watson for second. The three ran under a blanket for the final 7 laps with Sweet getting the advantage and Watson fell back to third after Laquerre momentarily lost the handle. Watson then had to hold off Patrick Laperle from St-Denis, QC for third at the line by a bumper. Laperle had to settle for fourth followed by John Donahue of Graniteville, VT taking fifth. Laquerre held on for sixth followed by Brad Leighton, Brian Hoar, Bruce Thomas, and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. came home tenth.<\/p>\n
Joey Doiron of Berwick, ME got the initial jump on lap one and led by three car lengths over pole sitter Bruce Thomas of Groton, CT by the time they were in turn 2. Doiron then pulled out to a comfortable lead for the first 20 laps before the handling on his car appeared to fade. Thomas was right there to take over followed closely by Ontario\u2019s Brandon Watson. Watson and Thomas battled through lap traffic as the field remained under green for the first 31 laps. That ended when Eric Chase spun in turn two. Watson took the lead on the restart until MacDonald took over the lead after coming from his 19th starting position.<\/p>\n
The Inaugural ACT Invitational at New Hampshire was completed in 38 minutes and 32 seconds with only 2 cautions. The lead was swapped five times among four drivers.<\/p>\n
The S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol drivers will be back in action tomorrow at St-Eustache Speedway in St-Eustache, QC for a 300 lap to cap off their season. The American Canadian Late Model Tour will finish off their season at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, October 11. Next Sunday, September 27 most of these drivers will show up for the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl.<\/p>\n
Inaugural ACT Invitational
\nNew Hampshire Motor Speedway
\nSaturday, September 19, 2009
\nPos Car # Driver Hometown
\n1 17MA Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA
\n2 88VT Nick Sweet Barre, VT
\n3 9ON Brandon Watson Stayner, ON
\n4 91QC Patrick Laperle St-Denis, QC
\n5 26VT John Donahue Graniteville, VT
\n6 15VT Joey Laquerre East Montpelier, VT
\n7 55NH Brad Leighton Center Harbor, NH
\n8 37VT Brian Hoar Williston, VT
\n9 35CT Bruce Thomas Groton, CT
\n10 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Hudson, NH
\n11 11RI Ryan Vanasse Warwick, RI
\n12 48QC Karl Allard St-Felicien, QC
\n13 71ON Dan McHattie Cavan, ON
\n14 94ME Shawn Martin Turner, ME
\n15 21QC Jean-Fran\u00e7ois D\u00e9ry Quebec, QC
\n16 89VT Scott Payea Milton, VT
\n17 11VT Jean-Paul Cyr Milton, VT
\n18 14ON Sean Kennedy Dunrobin, ON
\n19 55VT Brent Dragon Milton, VT
\n20 02NH Randy Potter Groveton, NH
\n21 40VT Eric Chase Burlington, VT
\n22 80QC Donald Theetge Boischatel, QC
\n23 44VT David Pembroke Montpelier, VT
\n24 18VT Jamie Fisher Shelburne, VT
\n25 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT
\n26 27MA Wayne Helliwell Jr. Dracut, MA
\n27 6VT Cris Michaud Northfield, VT
\n28 51ME Ricky Rolfe Albany Twnshp, ME
\n29 83VT Stacy Cahoon St. Johnsbury, VT
\n30 8NH Guy Caron Lempster, NH
\n31 73ME #Joe Doiron Berwick, ME
\n32 03ME Travis Adams Canton, ME
\n33 10NH Ben Rowe Turner, ME
\n34 60NH TJ Watson Cundys Harbor, ME
\n35 7ME Glen Luce Turner, ME
\n36 47CT Tim Jordan Plainfield, CT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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