Jul 22, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
TD Bank Oxford 250
Hoar, Paya Hope To Add Missing Piece To Resume
GEORGIA, Vt. – Between them, they have 14 ACT Late Model Tour championships, more wins than anybody in the history of ACT, the former track record at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and wins from Florida to the Canadian provinces. Name a big race in the northeast, and chances are Brian Hoar or car owner Rick Paya have won it.
There is one omission from that resume, however – one they aim to add this weekend in the 38th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at historic Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine.
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Jul 21, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Kyle Busch Ready for this Weekend’s “Maine” Event
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Star Racing Late Models at Oxford Plains Speedway
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 21, 2011) – While most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will be spending their off weekend relaxing far away from the race track, Kyle Busch considers running two late model races at Oxford (Maine) Plains Speedway a relaxing weekend. The 26-year-old’s main goal this weekend is to knock winning the TD Bank 250 off his racing bucket list, but Busch, who is used to running multiple NASCAR races in the same weekend, is also entered in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Super Late Model 150 on Saturday.
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Jul 21, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, Touring Series News
Theriault Ready For Sophomore Ride In Oxford 250
FORT KENT, Maine – In a 2010 season full of learning experiences for a rookie on the ACT Late Model Tour, perhaps the greatest lesson came in a non-ACT event.
Austin Theriault had high hopes for his inaugural appearance at the TD Bank Oxford 250, but when things didn’t go according to plan for the now 17-year-old driver from Fort Kent, Maine, he decided that a new approach was needed. (more…)
Jul 17, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
St-Eustache, QC – Patrick Laperle of St-Denis, QC held off defending Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard for his third Série win of the season in the 200 lap event at Autodrome St-Eustache on Saturday, July 16. Laperle came from the 14th starting position to take the lead from Allard on lap 104. Just 11 laps later on the sixth caution of the event, Laperle handed the lead back to Allard while pitting for tires.
After charging back through the field, Laperle was returned the favor as Allard pitted for tires on lap 157. Laperle would lead the rest of the way with Allard working his way back to second. London, Ontario’s Jonathan Urlin came from 13th to finish third, followed by Patrick Hamel and Dany Trepanier.
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Jul 17, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
North Woodstock, NH – Williamstown’s Mike Ziter earned his first career Bond/WIX Tiger Tour event at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH on Saturday, July 16. Ziter started from the pole, but didn’t have an easy ride to the win. He spent the majority of the event holding off current point leader Derrick O’Donnell, Joey Roberts and defending Tiger Tour Champion Jason Bonnett.
Ziter led all but two laps in the 100 lap event. Ziter held off repeated charges from O’Donnell over the final 20 laps to take the win by a car length. O’Donnell would settle for second, while Joe Steffen came from 11th to take third. Troy Gray and Bonnett rounded out the top five, with Tucker Williams, Eric Badore, Tim Churchill, Bobby Therrien and David Finck completing the top ten.
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Jul 12, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Twin State Speedway Race Report
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished 12th in the ACT Late Model Tour Jim’s Captown 100 at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, N.H., on Saturday, July 9. The finish was Theriault’s second straight Top-12 as he moved to 10th in the ACT standings. Theriault won his heat race to qualify in the Top-10 for the main event, a 100-lap sprint where track position on the tiny bullring proved crucial.
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