American-Canadian Tour (ACT) point leader and defending champion Scott Payea came on strong in the race’s second half to capture the New London-Waterford 150 on Saturday, June 16. The Colchester, VT veteran took the lead for good from Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert on a lap-105 restart, then withstood a test from Rowley, MA’s Eddie Macdonald to capture his second win of the season and the $5,000 winner’s prize in round 2 of the Summer Showdown Series. Hebert, Mike Ziter, and Bryan Mason rounded out the top-5.
The ACT Late Model Tour will return from its upcoming mid-summer break with the J.P. Sicard/Kingdom Gravel 151 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 on Saturday, July 14. Post time is 6:00pm.
Pos Start Pos Driver Car # Hometown Laps
1. ( 10 ) Scott Payea ( 37VT ) , Colchester, VT , 150 Laps
2. ( 11 ) Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA , 150 Laps
3. ( 5 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 150 Laps
4. ( 3 ) Mike Ziter ( 54VT ) , Barre, VT , 150 Laps
5. ( 7 ) Bryan Mason ( 10NH ) , Stark, NH , 150 Laps
6. ( 2 ) Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Lebanon, NH , 150 Laps
7. ( 4 ) Ryan Morgan ( 3CT ) , Gales Ferry, CT , 150 Laps
8. ( 8 ) Corey Mason ( 1NH ) , Groveton, NH , 150 Laps
9. ( 18 ) Tyler Chapman ( 81CT ) , Quaker Hill, CT , 150 Laps
10. ( 13 ) #Dylan Payea ( 7NH ) , Milton, VT , 150 Laps
11. ( 19 ) Ryan Olsen ( 61NH ) , Woodsville, NH , 150 Laps
12. ( 16 ) Adam Gray ( 97MA ) , Granby, MA , 150 Laps
13. ( 6 ) Claude Leclerc ( 11QC ) , Lanoraie, QC , 149 Laps
14. ( 24 ) Walter Sutcliffe ( 78CT ) , East Haven, CT , 149 Laps
15. ( 12 ) Ray Parent ( 98RI ) , Tiverton, RI , 149 Laps
16. ( 17 ) Brian Tagg ( 9MA ) , Oxford, MA , 148 Laps
17. ( 22 ) #Reilly Lanphear ( 21VT ) , Duxbury, VT , 147 Laps
18. ( 14 ) Matt Anderson ( 49NH ) , Franklin, NH , 147 Laps
19. ( 15 ) Chip Grenier ( 9VT ) , Graniteville, VT , 128 Laps
20. ( 20 ) Keith Scalia ( 9CT ) , North Bradford, CT , 105 Laps
21. ( 21 ) Keith Chapman ( 22CT ) , Mystic, CT , 96 Laps
22. ( 1 ) #Peyton Lanphear ( 22VT ) , Duxbury, VT , 59 Laps
23. ( 23 ) C.J. McLaughlin ( 04MA ) , Bellingham, MA , 45 Laps
24. ( 9 ) #Christopher Pelkey ( 41VT ) , South Barre, VT , 25 Laps
Lap Leaders: Peyton Lanphear pole, Rich Dubeau 1-24, Jimmy Hebert 25-86, Scott Payea 87-97, Hebert 98-105, Payea 106-150. (5 lead changes among 4 drivers)
Time of Race: 1:25:12 Margin of Victory: 0.777 seconds
Cautions: 10 (laps 5, 25, 25, 27, 50, 86, 96, 97, 105, 105)
Heat Winners: Rich Dubeau, Ryan Morgan, Jimmy Hebert
Consi Winner: Mike Ziter