Vallee-Jonction, QC \u2013 St-Denis, QC\u2019s Patrick Laperle wins the S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol season opener at Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday, May 21. Laperle started on the pole position after earning a plus four in the plus-minus handicap system. The former S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol and ACT Late Model Tour Champion battled for the majority of the event with defending S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard from St-Felicien, QC.<\/p>\n
The two swapped the lead several times until Laperle took over for good on lap 63. Allard still fought on the outside on multiple restarts before spinning on a lap 144 restart and hitting the wall coming out of turn four.
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\nLaperle earned his 10th career S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol win and his fourth win at Autodrome Chaudiere including two \u201cShowdown at Chaudiere\u201d wins. He now joins ACT Late Model Tour winners Brian Hoar (Lee USA Speedway) and Nick Sweet (Thunder Road) as the first three qualifiers for the third annual ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 24.<\/p>\n
The 150 lap event saw 23 cautions and was completed in two hours and forty-one minutes, including a 41 minute red flag. The red flag came for Yvon Bedard who was launched airborne into the turn three wall after colliding with another car. Bedard was injured in the hard wreck. He was conscious and talking to paramedics who removed the top of his car to extract him. He was brought to a local hospital for observation and at the time of this release there was no more information on his condition.<\/p>\n
Thirty-one cars attempted to qualify with 26 taking the green in the feature.<\/p>\n
The ACT Late Model Tour will be in action tomorrow (Sunday, May 22) with the Spring Green 111 at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT. Post time is set for 2:00pm.<\/p>\n
The S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol will head to Autodrome Montmagny next Saturday, May 28 for their second event of the 2011 season.<\/p>\n
Chaudiere 150 Unofficial Results<\/p>\n
S\u00e9rie ACT Castrol<\/p>\n
Autodrome Chaudiere<\/p>\n
Saturday, May 21, 2011<\/p>\n
1. (1) Patrick Laperle, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
2. (19) David Michaud, Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
3. (14) Marc-Andre Cliche, Vallee-Jonction, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
4. (16) Stephane Descoste, Oka, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
5. (17) Gaetan Lauzier, St-Pacome, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
6. (2) Alex Labbe, Saint-Albert, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
7. (12) Steven Boissonneault, Lyster, QC 150 Laps<\/p>\n
8. (6) Patrick Hamel, St-Edouard, QC 149 Laps<\/p>\n
9. (18) Patrick Cliche, St-Jean-Chrysostome, QC 149 Laps<\/p>\n
10. (11) #Yannick Tremblay, Chicoutimi, QC 148 Laps<\/p>\n
11. (22) Eric Giguere, St-Georges, QC 145 Laps<\/p>\n
12. (4) Karl Allard, Quebec, QC 144 Laps<\/p>\n
13. (9) Spencer MacPherson, Carleton Place, ON 144 Laps<\/p>\n
14. (15) Jacques Poulin, East Broughton, QC 140 Laps<\/p>\n
15. (20) Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC 135 Laps<\/p>\n
16. (23) Martin Lacombe, Terrebonne, QC 107 Laps<\/p>\n
17. (13) Jimmy Cormier, Princeville, QC 100 Laps<\/p>\n
18. (26) Jonathan Desbiens, Levis, QC 96 Laps<\/p>\n
19. (10) Steve Lesage, Pont-Rouge, QC 88 Laps<\/p>\n
20. (3) Jean-Francois Dery, Quebec, QC 76 Laps<\/p>\n
21. (8) Jonathan Bouvrette, Blainville, QC 66 Laps<\/p>\n
22. (5) Tony Cote, Beauceville, QC 64 Laps<\/p>\n
23. (25) Yvon Bedard, St-Nicolas, QC 59 Laps<\/p>\n
24. (7) Dany Trepanier, St-Edouard, QC 33 Laps<\/p>\n
25. (24) Marco Savoie, St-Lambert, QC 2 Laps<\/p>\n
DSQ. (21) Daniel Descoste, St-Joseph-du-Lac, QC DSQ<\/p>\n
Time of Race: 2:42:01 (including a 41 minute red flag)<\/p>\n
Margin of Victory: 1.389 seconds<\/p>\n
Cautions: 23 (2, 6, 10, 27, 27, 35, 55, 59(red), 63, 66, 69, 71, 89, 89, 94, 108, 140, 140, 140, 142, 144, 144, 144)<\/p>\n
Lap Leaders: Patrick Laperle, 1-27; Karl Allard, 28-35; Laperle, 36-59; Allard, 60-63; Laperle, 64-150.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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