Apr 18, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar celebrates his NH Governor’s Cup win at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday, April 15.
Waterbury, VT – Eight-time American Canadian Tour Late Model Stock Car Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT topped the $200,000 mark in career earnings with his win in the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH on Sunday, April 15.
Hoar secured his 34th career ACT Late Model win in his Goss Dodge and pocketed over $3,500 for car owner Rick Paya. His win brings his career earnings to $200,074 for his 132 point counting event starts to date, including point fund awards. He sits second on the all-time ACT Late Model career earnings list, trailing seven-time ACT Champion Jean-Paul Cyr with $219,957. (more…)
Apr 17, 2012 | Karting News, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, RKS
Story by Chris Roy
On Sunday April 29th the drivers at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) take the green flag to start the season, and the 2011 “BoxStock” Champion Austin Teras, is ready.
RPM. What have you been doing this past winter?
Austin. Racing, dirt races down south in South Carolina and Florida, we missed Daytona because I broke my leg.
RPM. What was it like the Championship at Richmond?
Austin. It was really cool because this is my second championship I got to bring home, and it meant a lot to me and my family.
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Apr 17, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Lee, NH – Eight-time American Canadian Tour Late Model Champion Brian Hoar of Williston, VT claimed his second straight NH Governor’s Cup 150 season opener at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH on Sunday, April 15. Hoar escaped a
late race assault from multi-time Lee USA Speedway Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, NH to earn the win.
Jeff Taylor of Farmington, ME led early in the event after starting on the pole with a +6 in ACT’s plus/minus handicap system. Helliwell worked his way from the fifth starting position to take over the lead on lap 10 and
appeared dominant for the next 60 laps. However, Ben Rowe of Turner, ME came from the 10th starting position to run down Helliwell just before the halfway mark. Rowe also appeared to have the race in hand until Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA took over the lead with 118 laps complete. Hoar and Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH came flying through the pack after pitting around lap 117 for fresh tires.
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Apr 17, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Lee, NH – Defending American Canadian Tour (ACT) champion Brian Hoar took down his second consecutive win in the season-opening New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday afternoon, holding off multi-time track champ Wayne Helliwell, Jr. to score the victory.
A field of 41 entries representing six states and two Canadian provinces battled through four heats, two consis, and a “B” main to set the 28-car field for the 150-lap main event. Farmington, Me veteran Jeff Taylor set the pace for the first nine circuits, but Helliwell moved past at that point to take over.
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Apr 16, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Report
LEE, N.H. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, picked up where he left off last season, finishing third in the ACT Late Model Tour season-opening NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday, April 15. The finish marked Theriault’s seventh consecutive Top-10 finish in ACT competition dating back to July of 2011, and it was also the best career finish at Lee USA Speedway for the driver of the AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion. Theriault advanced 16 positions from his starting position of 19th, but a rash of late-race restarts slowed his progress toward the front.
More Photos – PHOTOS: ACT NH Governor’s Cup at Lee USA Speedway
Full Story – Brian Hoar Wins American Canadian Tour Governor’s Cup at LEE USA Speedway
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Apr 14, 2012 | Beech Ridge, Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News
Reid Lanpher Racing has signed two primary sponsors for the 2012 season and has also signed a driver development deal with Ricci Race Cars of Westbrook.
Mission Trailers and Team EJP have been signed as the primary car sponsors for all 2 of the cars Reid will be racing this summer. Lanpher has some big shoes to fill at EJP Racing where he follows the likes of Ricky Craven, Andy Santerre, Steve Prescott and Cassius Clark.
Lanpher has also agreed to a deal with Tony Ricci of Ricci Race Cars to be the first driver in the Ricci Race Cars driver development program. It is a two year agreement.
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