Jul 17, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Touring Series News
Waterbury, VT – The popular Quebec Série ACT has a powerhouse of veteran talent who have entered this weekend’s inaugural ACT International 500 to be held at Airborne Raceway in Plattsburgh, NY.
Three-time champion Patrick Laperle from Montreal and two-time Série champion Donald Theetge from Quebec City lead a solid contingent of winners into the $140,000.00 International 500 weekend. Theetge has the Série all-time record for the most wins with 20, and Laperle is close behind with 17 wins to his credit.
“The team is ready to head to Plattsburgh. We will do everything we can to win the $25,000 dollar first place prize. This is the kind of race I like, it puts pressure on the team to prepare the car after each segment, and it puts pressure on me to race as hard as I can. I look forward to going back to the track where I started my career”, said Laperle.
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Jul 16, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
PASS Sportsman Series: Dan McKeage
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
GORHAM, Maine – Dan McKeage of Gorham, Maine, returns to the PASS Sportsman Series for the PASS Sportsman 75 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, July 19. McKeage has one win this season in Sportsman competition with the Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet – in the season opener at his home track of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine – and sits second in the series standings through the first three races of the season. He finished third in the most recent race held at Oxford Plains in May, and he believes the key to winning the series championship hinges on being able to perform on the flat, .375-mile oval.
THE FACTS
WHO: Dan McKeage, Gorham, Maine
CREW CHIEF: Dan Bubar, Windham, Maine
TEAM: Naughty 40 Racing No. 40 Top Gun Construction Chevrolet
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Jul 16, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM team made their way back to Oxford Plains Speedway this past weekend for the fifth event of the Pro All Stars Series North season. The team was looking to improve from their previous race at Oxford where they struggled throughout the day with a tight racecar, but salvaged a sixth place effort. This time around, the team hit the setup right and had one of their best performances of the season on the PASS North Series.
Starting from the 12th position in the 150 lap event, Shaw worked his way into the top ten early, but multiple cautions in the race’s early laps stalled his progress before he was able to make his way through the field. On the races first long green flag run, that’s just what he did. Making the outside groove work to his advantage, Shaw went from ninth at the start of the run, to the lead on lap 62 after dueling with Mike Rowe. Shaw opened his lead up to over a straightaway over the field before the field was slowed by a caution flag with 46 laps to go.
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Jul 15, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – Joey Doiron and the #73 Wild Willy’s Burgers/JBJ Machine team rolled into Oxford Plains Speedway for the fifth event of the Pro All Stars Series North season with the points lead and on a string of four straight top five finishes. Starting the day in the 23rd position after a rear end issue in the heat race while leading, Doiron was able to make his way through the field on one of the hardest tracks to pass on. At the conclusion of the race, the team crossed the finish line in fifth place.
“Having the rear end issue in the heat races was a setback for us but I’m proud of the team for working hard to bounce back from that issue,” Doiron explained after the race, “I think we could’ve gotten a little more there at the end but we had used our stuff up just getting to the front and the late restarts didn’t go well for us either.”
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Jul 15, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Bradley Babb
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, finished ninth in the PASS North Series PASS 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Friday, July 12. Babb qualified on the pole for the race – which was originally rained-out on June 23 – and ran inside the Top-10 throughout the event. He lost power-steering in the No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet early in the race and fought an ill-handling race car that worsened over the course of the 150 laps. Still, the ninth-place effort marked Babb’s best career outing at Oxford Plains Speedway.
WHO: Bradley Babb, Windham, Maine
TEAM: No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Bobby Babb, Windham, Maine
WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 150
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 9th
LAPS LED: 1 time for 6 laps
NEXT RACE: July 21, TD Bank Oxford 250, Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
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Jul 15, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News, White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH – Rookie Bobby Therrien of Hinesburg, VT set a blistering pace on his way to his first career American Canadian Tour win in the 150-lap event at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, July 13. Therrien led all but two of the 150 laps as the event saw just 1 caution. Therrien and runner-up finisher Brock Davis broke away from the field following the lap 44 caution and built a large lead while negotiating heavy lap traffic.
Current ACT point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. worked his way up from his 9th starting position to third but couldn’t catch the lead two. Brent Dragon took 4th while Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. came all the way from 18th to complete the top five. Jimmy Hebert took 6th while Ben Lynch marched from 20th to 7th. Glen Luce earned 8th, Jeff White 9th and Quinny Welch recovered from a spin to complete the top ten.
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Waterbury, VT – The popular Quebec Série ACT has a powerhouse of veteran talent who have entered this weekend’s inaugural ACT International 500 to be held at Airborne Raceway in Plattsburgh, NY.