{"id":5296,"date":"2011-05-23T05:39:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-05-23T05:39:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T10:39:36","slug":"brian-hoar-earns-straight-act-spring-green-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/brian-hoar-earns-straight-act-spring-green-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hoar Earns Second Straight ACT Spring Green Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/images\/ACT.jpg\" alt=\"ACT\" \/><\/p>\n<p>West Haven, VT \u2013 Seven-time and defending ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT claimed his second straight Spring Green and his second win of the 2011 season at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, May 21. Hoar won a hard fought battle with leader Craig Bushey and later John Donahue to lead the final 36 laps and earn the win. Hoar\u2019s win came in his first event in his new Ford powered ride out of the Rick Paya stables.<\/p>\n<p>Shelburne, VT\u2019s Jamie Fisher and Windham, ME\u2019s Brad Babb swapped the lead early in the event as they sat on the front row after earning +6\u2019s in ACT\u2019s +\/- handicap system. Bushey took over from his sixth place starting position on lap seven and would swap the lead with several drivers for the majority of the event including Ricky Rolfe and Fisher before giving up the lead for good to Hoar on lap seventy five and faded to eighth.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nDonahue claimed second followed by Claremont, NH\u2019s Todd Davis in third, Glen Luce from Turner, ME in fourth and rookie driver Ben Ashline from Pittson, ME rounding out the top five. Babb, Fisher, Bushey, Randy Potter and Quinny Welch completed the top ten.<\/p>\n<p>The 111 lap event was completed with 14 cautions in one hour and forty-minutes. Thirty-two cars started the main event after forty cars attempted to qualify.<br \/>\nThe ACT Late Model Tour has next weekend off before heading to Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine on Saturday, June 4th for a make-up event.<\/p>\n<p>Spring Green 111<br \/>\nACT Late Model Tour<br \/>\nDevil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, VT<br \/>\nSunday, May 22, 2011<br \/>\nUnofficial Results<\/p>\n<p>1. (11) Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n2. (13) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n3. (9) Todd Davis, Claremont, NH, 111 Laps<br \/>\n4. (7) Glen Luce, Turner, ME, 111 Laps<br \/>\n5. (27) #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME, 111 Laps<br \/>\n6. (1) Brad Babb, Windham, ME, 111 Laps<br \/>\n7. (2) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n8. (6) Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n9. (15) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, 111 Laps<br \/>\n10. (20) Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, 111 Laps<br \/>\n11. (5) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n12. (12) Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, 111 Laps<br \/>\n13. (16) Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, 111 Laps<br \/>\n14. (21) #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA, 111 Laps<br \/>\n15. (3) Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, 111 Laps<br \/>\n16. (28) #Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, 111 Laps<br \/>\n17. (31) Rick Thompson, Jr., Derby, VT, 110 Laps<br \/>\n18. (24) Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, 110 Laps<br \/>\n19. (23) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, 107 Laps<br \/>\n20. (32) #Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME, 106 Laps<br \/>\n21. (30) Jeffrey Labrecque, Jr., Rochester, NH, 94 Laps<br \/>\n22. (29) Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, 93 Laps<br \/>\n23. (14) Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, 89 Laps<br \/>\n24. (8) Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT, 86 Laps<br \/>\n25. (4) Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, 83 Laps<br \/>\n26. (18) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 83 Laps<br \/>\n27. (17) Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH, 79 Laps<br \/>\n28. (10) Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT, 52 Laps<br \/>\n29. (22) Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT, 9 Laps<br \/>\n30. (26) Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford, ME, 9 Laps<br \/>\n31. (25) Scott MacMichael, Newbury, NH, 9 Laps<br \/>\n32. (19) Jacob McGrath, N. Clarendon, VT, 9 Laps<\/p>\n<p>Time of Race: 1:40:29<br \/>\nMargin of Victory: 1.429 seconds<br \/>\nCautions: 14 (Laps 1, 2, 9, 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 64, 79, 83, 86, 89, 94)<br \/>\nLeaders: Jamie Fisher, 1-2; Brad Babb, 3-6; Craig Bushey, 7-18; Ricky Rolfe, 19-25; Bushey, 26-31; Jamie Fisher, 32-35; Bushey, 36-53; Brian Hoar, 54; Bushey, 55-58; Hoar, 59-65; Bushey, 66-74; Hoar, 75-111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Haven, VT \u2013 Seven-time and defending ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT claimed his second straight Spring Green and his second win of the 2011 season at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, May 21. 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