Jul 29, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Brad Babb Racing: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Race Report
Brad Babb of Windham, Maine, finished fifth in the 45-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 28. Babb, 19, extended his point lead with five races remaining with his fifth Top-5 finish in nine starts this season. Babb started 18th in the 22-car Super Late Model field, and without the benefit of a caution flag to tighten the field, worked his way into the Top-5 at the checkered flag. The “2012 Maine Young Guns” finalist entered the night with a 21-point lead atop the standings and finished ahead of his closest pursuers to increase his advantage at the top.
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Jul 29, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
Fort Kent, ME’s Austin Theriault secured his first career American Canadian Tour win in a rain shortened event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME on Saturday, July 28. Theriault and his Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion battled with last year’s Beech Ridge ACT winner Jeff Taylor of Farmington, ME for the majority of the event and came out on top just before the fourth and final caution flew on lap 112 due to rain. Jay, ME’s Dave Farrington, Jr. had a career day and completed the all Maine and all Ford podium.
Twenty-nine American Canadian Tour Late Models took the green flag with the threat of rain looming over head. Taylor jumped to the lead from the pole position but not without Theriault all over his back bumper. Sporadic sprinkles of rain began around the lap 20 mark and Theriault decided to make his move, taking the lead on lap 26. The 18 year old Theriault broke out to a straight away lead and began picking off lap traffic until the first caution flew on lap 69.
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Jul 28, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Theriault Wins First Career ACT Race
18-year-old driver dominates rain-shortened event at Beech Ridge
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his first career ACT Late Model Tour victory on Saturday night, winning the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.
“That was a wild race,” Theriault said. “We had one of the best cars, and I’m so happy right now.”
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Jul 27, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the postponement of the “We Dig Barre” event scheduled for Thursday, July 26 due to rain. The “We Dig Barre” event, featuring the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Heritage 100, has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 29 with a 4:30pm post time.
Though Friday is the normally scheduled rain date for “The Nation’s Site of Excitement”, co-owners Ken Squier and Tom Curley felt it was necessary to move the event to a twilight Sunday slot. “We did not want to interfere with the labor and effort made by Barre to celebrate their heritage,” said Squier, talking about Barre’s Heritage Festival which will take place Friday evening. “We wanted to make sure We Dig Barre gets the event it deserves, and we hope we can be of help by shifting to Sunday,” he finished.
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Jul 27, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
RPM Motorsports: ACT Late Model Tour
Brian Hoar Beech Ridge Race Preview
THE STORY
Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., begins the stretch drive toward a ninth career ACT Late Model Tour championship in the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 28. After more than a month off from ACT competition, the Top-4 drivers in the standings begin the final five-race stretch toward the season’s conclusion separated by just 42 points. Hoar has always had an affinity for the flat Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – having returned to ACT Victory Lane at the track in 2009 following an eight-year hiatus from the series to concentrate on what is now the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He is one of only three drivers to have won at Beech Ridge since ACT’s return to the track in 2009.
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Jul 27, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
AT Racing: ACT Late Model Tour
Austin Theriault Beech Ridge Race Preview
THE STORY
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to ACT Late Model Tour competition this week for for the ACT 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, July 28. Theriault heads into the first ACT points race in more than a month fresh off a third-place finish in the TD Bank Oxford 250 last Sunday, and he’s currently fourth in the overall standings – just 42 points out of the lead. Beech Ridge is a flat, .333-mile track, which is traditionally the kind of track where the AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion performs at its best. In two previous starts at Beech Ridge, Theriault has never finished outside the Top-5.
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