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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AUSTIN THERIAULT: Theriault Finishes 3rd In ACT Opener At Lee USA Speedway

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.

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Full StoryBrian Hoar Wins American Canadian Tour Governor’s Cup at LEE USA Speedway

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AUSTIN THERIAULT: Therialt Set For ACT Opener At Lee USA Speedway

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Preview

THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent Maine joins the rest of the ACT Late Model Tour when the series opens its season with the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday, April 15. Theriault has two Top-10 finishes in two career starts at the track – and coming off a sophomore season in which he finished third in the final ACT standings in 2011, the 18-year-old Brad Keselowski Racing development driver hopes he another strong run at the .375-mile oval can start his season off on the right foot.
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Come See the “Magic” Behind New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NHMS Announces “Magic Mile Tours” for Visitors in 2012

Loudon, N.H. (April 12, 2012) – Tidying up a 1,200-acre facility for more than 100,000 friends is quite the “honey-do” task. New Hampshire Motor Speedway has begun such preparations for the NASCAR weekends and is giving a sneak peek into the action with new “Magic Mile Tours”.

Starting Monday, April 16, speedway staff will peel back the curtain on the magic with daily tours at 11:30 a.m. The trip will include a lap around the famed 1.058-mile NASCAR oval or the 1.6-mile road course, depending on track configuration.
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PASS Sportsman season goes green Sunday at LEE USA Speedway

Naples, ME (4/12) The long awaited 2012 PASS North season gets in gear on Sunday April 15 when the popular PASS Sportsman series takes to Lee (NH) USA Speedway on the Route 125 ovals’ traditional Governors Cup opening day.

Lee USA will host a test and tune day on Saturday April 14th, open to all PASS Sportsman competitors.

On Sunday April 15 qualifying is slated to take the green at 1:15 pm with feature events for all participating divisions to follow.
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