{"id":907,"date":"2009-07-24T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-25T02:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2009-08-09T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2009-08-09T19:59:23","slug":"macdonald-waits-his-turn-wins-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/macdonald-waits-his-turn-wins-250\/","title":{"rendered":"MacDonald waits his turn, wins 250"},"content":{"rendered":"
OXFORD, Maine \u2013 Eddie McDonald led the final 83 laps Sunday night, holding off Canada\u2019s Patrick Laperle by nearly a full second to win the 36th<\/sup> annual TD Banknorth 250 Presented By New England Dodge Dealers at Oxford Plains Speedway.<\/span><\/div>\n
MacDonald, 29, of Rowley, Mass., one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, conquered one of the nation\u2019s most storied short track races in only his third try.<\/span><\/div>\n
He surrendered the lead to Brian Hoar in order to pit under caution on lap 129. After falling out of the top 10, MacDonald charged back through the field to reclaim=2 0the top spot from Hoar on the 168th<\/sup> circuit.<\/span><\/div>\n
MacDonald won $35,300, walking away with more than $10,000 in lap-leader bonus money for the second straight year.<\/span><\/div>\n
Laperle lurked within two car lengths with roughly 25 laps remaining before MacDonald pulled away. John Donahue was third, followed by Hoar and Shawn Martin.<\/span><\/div>\n
Brent Dragon, who led 81 of the first 90 laps, finished sixth, followed by two-time champion Ben Rowe, Cris Michaud, Brad Leighton and Travis Stearns.<\/span><\/div>\n
Forty-three cars started the event, including NASCAR stars Kenny and Steve Wallace. Both failed to qualify through three rounds of heat races and took provisional starting spots.<\/span><\/div>\n

Steve Wallace ran 21st<\/sup>, while his uncle retired from event with motor problems and finished 33rd<\/sup>.<\/span>< \/div><\/p>\n

Seventy-one drivers attempted to qualify.<\/span><\/div>\n
MacDonald is only the third Massachusetts driver to win the 250, joining Joey Kourafas (1974) and Tom Rosati (1979).<\/span><\/div>\n

36TH<\/sup> ANNUAL TD BANKNORTH 250
\nPRESENTED BY NEW ENGLAND DODGE DEALERS<\/strong>
\nFin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed, money won<\/strong>
\n1. (3) #17x Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., 326, $35,300
\n2. (10) #91 Patrick Laperle, St. Denis, Quebec, 326, $12,600
\n3. (6) #26VT John Donahue, Graniteville, Vt.. 326, $10,200
\n4. (7) #37X Brian Hoar, Williston, Vt., 326, $9,800
\n5. (29) #94 Shawn Martin, Turner, 326, $5,000
\n6. (1) #55VT Brent Dragon, Milton. Vt., 326, $12,100
\n7. (32) #10NH Ben Rowe, Turner, 326, $3,500
\n8. (4) #6x Cris Michaud. East Montpelier, Vt., 326, $3,000
\n9. (8) #55NH Brad Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., 326, $2,500
\n10.20(2) #85 Travis Stearns, Auburn, 326, $2,400
\n11. (5) #03E Travis Adams, Canton, 326, $2,300
\n12. (11) #25 Shawn Knight, South Paris, 326, $2,200
\n13. (15) #15VT Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier, Vt., 326, $2,100
\n14. (21) #71 Scott Dragon, Milton, Vt., 326, $2,050
\n15. (12) #97 Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson, N.H., 325, $2,000
\n16. (9) #88 Nick Sweet, Barre, Vt., 325, $1,850
\n17. (37) #48Q Karl Allard, St. Felicien, Quebec, 324, $1,750
\n18. (31) #7ME Glen Luce, Turner, 324, $1,700
\n19. (24) #51ME Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township, 324, $1,650
\n20. (39) #7VT Eric Williams, Hyde Park, Vt., 324, $1,600
\n21. (42) #66 Steve Wallace, Charlotte, N.C., 323, $1,550
\n22. (30) #02 Randy Potter, Groveton, N.H., 323, $1,525
\n23. (41) #72 Scott Robbins, Dixfield, 322, $1,500
\n24. (38) #57 Doug Coombs, Livermore, 318, $1,450
\n25. (40) #15 Ben Ashline, Pittston, 318, $1,425
\n26. (26) #26ME Corey Morgan, Lewiston, 318, $1,400
\n27. (34) #16 Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, Vt., 316, $1,375
\n2028. (36) #63 Don Wentworth, Otisfield, 315, $1,350
\n29. (33) #10ME Jimmy Childs, Leeds, 312, $1,325
\n30. (23) #41 Pete Potvin III, Graniteville, Vt., 309, $1,300
\n31. (13) #50 Jeff White, Winthrop, 303, $1,275
\n32. (19) #48 Kenny Harrison, Pownal, 274, $1,250
\n33. (43) #51MO Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., 269, $1,225
\n34. (35) #18 Carey Martin, Denmark, 245, $1,200
\n35. (28) #36 Brad Hammond, Turner, 227, $1,150
\n36. (27) #17ON Pete Sheppard, Brampton, Ontario, 211, $1,125
\n37. (16) #80 Donald Theetge, Charlesbourg, Quebec, 209, $1,125
\n38. (22) #6 Tommy Ricker, Poland, 187, $1,125
\n39. (25) #37 Larry Gelinas, Scarborough, 175, $1,125
\n40. (17) #1C Billy Childs Jr., Leeds, 154, $1,125
\n41. (20) #1 Al Hammond, Paris, 149, $1,125
\n42. (18) #78 Quinten Welch, Lancaster, N.H., 101, $1,125
\n43. (14) #60 Tim Brackett, Buckfield, 97, $1,125
\nGreen flag lap leaders:<\/strong> B. Dragon 1-4, MacDonald 5-13, B. Dragon 14-90, Donahue 91-112, Laperle 113, Donahue 114-118, MacDonald 119-129,20Hoar 130-167, MacDonald 168-250.
\nCautions<\/strong>: 10 (laps 32, 32, 91, 129, 134, 135, 165, 167, 183, 212)
\nTime of race:<\/strong> 2 hours, 10 minutes, 48.591 seconds
\nMargin of victory: <\/strong>0.969 seconds<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>ALLEN\u2019S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps)
\nFin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed<\/strong>
\n1. (4) #113 Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield, 30
\n2. (11) #12 Skip Tripp, Poland, 30
\n3. (12) #56 Mike Short, Auburn, 30
\n4. (1) #88D Nick Hoyt, Mechanic Falls, 30
\n5. (5) #03 Maurice Young, Chelsea, 30
\n6. (9) #23 Zach Emerson, Sabattus, 30
\n7. (3) #777 Mike St. Germain, Auburn, 30
\n8. (10) #24 Larry Emerson, Durham, 30
\n9. (8) #0 Sumner Sessions, Norway, 30
\n10. (7) #84 Jerry Harrison, Freeport, 30
\n11. (16) #13 Gerry Burgess, Sabattus, 30
\n12. (13) #77 Jon Brill, Bridgton, 30
\n13. (14) #88 Derek Farrington, Freeport, 28
\n14. (2) #36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon, 28
\n15. (15) #43 Bob DiPompo, Jay, 13
\n16. (6) #63 Matt Williams, Brownfield, 10
\nDNS #7 Keith Stuart, Naples
\nLap leaders:<\/strong> Hoyt 1-9, Tompkins 10-30.
\nCautions:<\/strong> None
\nTime of race:<\/strong> 9 minutes, 53 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

ALLEN\u2019S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (30 laps)
\nFin. (Start) No., driver, hometown, laps completed<\/strong>
\n1. (18) #51 Justin Karkos, Jay, 30
\n2. (15) #47 Jake Burns, Gray, 30
\n3. (10) #55 Steve Barker, Jay, 30
\n4. (4) #2 Butch Keene, Turner, 30
\n5. (9) #08 Kevin Bishop, South Paris, 30
\n6. (13) #8 Calvin Rose Jr., Turner, 30
\n7. (12) #12 Darrell Moore, Mechanic Falls, 30
\n8. (17) #16 Larry Melcher, Livermore Falls, 30
\n9. (14) #77 Ashley Marshall, Jay, 30
\n10. (11) #31 Jeff Beaule, Lewiston, 30
\n11. (5) #14 Matt Moore, South Paris, 30
\n12. (7) #33 Dan Morris, Auburn, 30
\n13. (6) #29 Greg Watkins, Bridgton, 29
\n14. (3) #6 Nathan Guptill, North Turner, 29
\n15. (16) #10 Jimmy Childs, Leeds, 29
\n16. (22) #25 Ken Daigle Jr., Lisbon, 29
\n17. (19) #9x Joe Turner, Norway, 27
\n18. (21) #48 Wayne Titus, Lisbon, 8
\n19. (1) #5 Jeff Prindall, Lisbon, 4
\n20. (20) #18 Nik Coates, Lisbon, 3
\n21. (8) #19 Shane Kaherl, Jay, 3
\nDQ (2) #9 Bob Guptill, Mechanic Falls
\nLap leaders:<\/strong> Prindall 1-3, Keene 4-11, Karkos 12-30.
\nCautions<\/strong>: 2 (laps 3, 4)
\nTime of race: <\/strong>18 minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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