AT Racing: ACT Late Model Tour
Austin Theriault Airborne Speedway Race Report
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished second in the ACT Late Model Tour season finale, the Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Sunday, October 7. Theriault started 22nd in the 30-car field, charged into the Top-10 by Lap 50 and closed out the 2012 ACT campaign with his eighth Top-5 finish in 10 races. The driver of the No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion was the only driver in the series to finish inside the Top-10 in every race on the 2012 schedule. (more…)
Plattsburgh, NY – Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. won the battle and the war, grinding to the victory in the Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway on Sunday, October 7 and unofficially earning his first American Canadian Tour Championship. He held off a late charging Austin Theriault, and 2012 Serie ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle for the clutch victory.
Second-place point man Brian Hoar and Helliwell started nose to tail to start the feature that ran the first 49 laps without a caution. Helliwell had worked his way to the front earning a five point bonus for leading a lap, while Hoar stalked him through the field. When a second caution came out on lap 62, Hoar showed his hand, ducking into pit road for fresh tires and falling to the back of the pack. (more…)
Non-profits, SCC combine to raise over $275,000 in revenue
LOUDON, N.H. (October 5, 2012) – Denny Hamlin left “The Magic Mile” as the winner of the SYLVANIA 300. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers and generous contributions of fans, New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s September NASCAR weekend was also a huge victory for local non-profit groups across the Granite State and New England.
More than 50 organizations were represented at the speedway between Sept. 20-23, and with their time and commitment they were able to generate over $201,000 in revenue. (more…)
Eddie MacDonald’s hopes to repeat last year’s fourth place finish at Dover International Speedway were dashed with a flat tire early in The American Real TV 150. The Grimm Construction Chevy qualified 13th (22.813 sec.-151.178 mph) for the K&N Pro Series East’s 12th race of the season with the team confident a solid finish expected but it was not to be.
“Even though we qualified 13th, we felt the car would be good over the long run but you never know,” said MacDonald after the race. “The car was just a little loose early on but I was just out there riding knowing that we had the break at the halfway mark to make any adjustments. We have been very successful here in the past so we knew what we had to do but things don’t always go the way you plan in racing.” (more…)
One of the winningest drivers in Lee USA Speedway history will be returning to the speedway for Oktoberfest Weekend October 19th, 20th, and 21st. Two- time Small Block Supermodified champ Eddie Witkum Jr. will be back in the family owned #21 after spending the past season at the wheel of Howie Lane’s ISMA super. And what a season it has been. Despite 3 DNF’s Witkum is still listed in fifth in the point standing ahead of a host of ISMA veterans. “We’re the most consistent team not to win yet,” says Ed.
After finishing a solid third at Lee USA in the Ollie Silva Memorial Summer Classic, Witkum was the star of the show in the Star Speedway Classic, finishing second to seven-time winner Russ Wood.“ I spun and came from the back three times,” says Eddie. And he came as close as he ever has to winning his first ISMA event. (more…)
AT Racing: ACT Late Model Tour
Plattsburgh, NY – Dover, NH’s Wayne Helliwell, Jr. won the battle and the war, grinding to the victory in the Rent-A-Wreck Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway on Sunday, October 7 and unofficially earning his first American Canadian Tour Championship. He held off a late charging Austin Theriault, and 2012 Serie ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle for the clutch victory. 
Non-profits, SCC combine to raise over $275,000 in revenue
Eddie MacDonald’s hopes to repeat last year’s fourth place finish at Dover International Speedway were dashed with a flat tire early in The American Real TV 150. The Grimm Construction Chevy qualified 13th (22.813 sec.-151.178 mph) for the K&N Pro Series East’s 12th race of the season with the team confident a solid finish expected but it was not to be.
One of the winningest drivers in Lee USA Speedway history will be returning to the speedway for Oktoberfest Weekend October 19th, 20th, and 21st. Two- time Small Block Supermodified champ Eddie Witkum Jr. will be back in the family owned #21 after spending the past season at the wheel of Howie Lane’s ISMA super. And what a season it has been. Despite 3 DNF’s Witkum is still listed in fifth in the point standing ahead of a host of ISMA veterans. “We’re the most consistent team not to win yet,” says Ed.