West Haven, VT – 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’s 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’s win came in his first event in his new Ford powered ride out of the Rick Paya stables.
Shelburne, VT’s Jamie Fisher and Windham, ME’s Brad Babb swapped the lead early in the event as they sat on the front row after earning +6’s in ACT’s +/- 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.
Donahue claimed second followed by Claremont, NH’s 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.
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.
The 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.
Spring Green 111
ACT Late Model Tour
Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, VT
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Unofficial Results
1. (11) Brian Hoar, Williston, VT, 111 Laps
2. (13) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT, 111 Laps
3. (9) Todd Davis, Claremont, NH, 111 Laps
4. (7) Glen Luce, Turner, ME, 111 Laps
5. (27) #Ben Ashline, Pittston, ME, 111 Laps
6. (1) Brad Babb, Windham, ME, 111 Laps
7. (2) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT, 111 Laps
8. (6) Craig Bushey, Fairfax, VT, 111 Laps
9. (15) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH, 111 Laps
10. (20) Quinten Welch, Lancaster, NH, 111 Laps
11. (5) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT, 111 Laps
12. (12) Joey Becker, Jeffersonville, VT, 111 Laps
13. (16) Mark Lamberton, Mooers Forks, NY, 111 Laps
14. (21) #Pete Yetman, Peru, MA, 111 Laps
15. (3) Ricky Rolfe, Albany Twp., ME, 111 Laps
16. (28) #Dave Farrington, Jr., Jay, ME, 111 Laps
17. (31) Rick Thompson, Jr., Derby, VT, 110 Laps
18. (24) Tom Carey, Jr., New Salem, MA, 110 Laps
19. (23) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH, 107 Laps
20. (32) #Rowland Robinson, Jr., Birch Harbor, ME, 106 Laps
21. (30) Jeffrey Labrecque, Jr., Rochester, NH, 94 Laps
22. (29) Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH, 93 Laps
23. (14) Ray Parent, Tiverton, RI, 89 Laps
24. (8) Chip Grenier, Graniteville, VT, 86 Laps
25. (4) Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, ME, 83 Laps
26. (18) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT, 83 Laps
27. (17) Luke Hinkley, Claremont, NH, 79 Laps
28. (10) Joey Laquerre, E. Montpelier, VT, 52 Laps
29. (22) Eric Williams, Hyde Park, VT, 9 Laps
30. (26) Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford, ME, 9 Laps
31. (25) Scott MacMichael, Newbury, NH, 9 Laps
32. (19) Jacob McGrath, N. Clarendon, VT, 9 Laps
Time of Race: 1:40:29
Margin of Victory: 1.429 seconds
Cautions: 14 (Laps 1, 2, 9, 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 64, 79, 83, 86, 89, 94)
Leaders: 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.