Jul 8, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
BARRE, VT – A major post-race controversy stemming from the disputed finish of last month’s “Media Madness” race at Barre’s Thunder Road will finally be settled on Charter Communications Night, Thursday, July 10 at 6:30pm. Emotions erupted following the checkered flag on Sanel Parts Plus Night, June 19, as Mike McGill, sports reporter for WCAX-TV Channel 3, the CBS affiliate station in Burlington, VT, filed a protest with race control over his third-place finish. To this day, McGill insists that he beat Stowe (VT) Reporter columnist Jesse Roman by a bumper for the runner-up position behind winner Mike Twist of Speed51.com.
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Jul 6, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
Dery passed Val-Belair, QC racer Alexandre Gingras, who spun out of the lead, and hometown favorite Karl Allard to enter the top five, then steadily worked past visiting ARCA Re/Max Series veteran Mario Gosselin of Lake Wales, FL Yvon Bedard of St-Nicolas, QC, and Lanoraie, QC’s Claude Leclerc to reach second place. Suddenly, with two laps remaining, race leader Martin Lacombe of Terrebonne, QC ran out of fuel and coasted to a stop, bringing out the race’s 14th and final caution flag.
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Jul 6, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
BARRE, VT – Late Model stock car driver Chip Grenier of Graniteville provided his own brand of holiday fireworks for the huge spectator crowd at the Pepsi Independence Day Spectacular on Thursday night at Barre’s Thunder Road. The 2007 Rookie of the Year fought with former Track Champions Dave Whitcomb and Dave Pembroke over the final 10 circuits of the 50-lap Pepsi event.
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Jul 2, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
BARRE, VT – There will be fireworks on the track and in the air at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday (July 3) as Pepsi presents the annual Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement.” Thrilling stock car racing action from four divisions will begin at 6:30pm, followed by a massive fireworks display, considered by many to be the best in Central Vermont each year.
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Jul 2, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
ST-FÉLICIEN, QC – The Série ACT Castrol stock car series travels north to Autodrome St-Félicien in St-Félicien, QC for the AUTOPRO 150 on Saturday, July 5 at 6:00pm. The race marks the first time the Castrol cars have visited the scenic Saguenay/Lac St-Jean region in two years.
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Jul 2, 2008 | American Canadian Tour
-by Justin St. Louis
You used to hear – and may still – your uncle get into a little “bench race” about the glory days of short track stock car racing. Fields full of race cars. Drivers from all over the map. Good, hard, honest rivalries that made fans cheer, boo, argue, and high-five. And then he’ll wonder where the years went, and what went wrong with racing.
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