Brian Hoar Tops $200 Grand in ACT Earnings With Lee Win

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…)

Orange County Speedway’s Progressive Banking Produces Unique Challenges for PASS South Series Drivers

Charlotte, NC 4/17/12- There’s a reason the PASS South Series has scheduled two races a year at the Orange County Speedway every year since 2008. The racing the 3/8th mile facility located in Rougemont, North Carolina has been unmatched compared to other facilities that the series has raced at over the years. This has lead to competitive car counts and stellar crowds, and the 2012 edition of the Orange Blossom Special looks to be no different.

One of the main reasons for the quality racing is the unique banking that not only occurs through the turns but down the straight-aways as well. This allows for side by side racing with cars fanning out from high to low through the corners before being forced to work it all out without and drag race their way down the straight-aways. More often than not a mental breakdown by a driver who has had to race two and three wide for a long period of time is what breeds trouble on the racetrack.
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10 Laps with Austin Teras

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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Brian Hoar Wins Second Straight NH Governor’s Cup

ACT LogoLee, 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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GOVERNOR’S CUP 150 AT LEE USA SPEEDWAY

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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