Brian Hoar Finishes 5th At Thunder Road

Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report

BARRE, VT – Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., finished fifth in the ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, May 1. The finish marked the second consecutive Top-5 finish to open the season for the RPM Motorsports driver, who started the event from the pole after qualifying through the consolation round.

WHO: Brian Hoar, Williston,Vt.
TEAM: RPM Motorsports No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge

WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 5th
LED: 0 times for 0 laps
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LEE USA SPEEDWAY PREPARES FOR SEASON OPENER MAY 6th INCREASES SMALL BLOCK SUPER MODIFIED PAYOFF

Lee, N.H. – The race facility known as “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed” Lee USA Speedway, Route 125, Lee, NH, opens this Friday night for another season of exciting short track stock car racing sanctioned by NASCAR and it’s Whelen All-American Series.

As announced during the off-season, speedway operatives have taken a different approach to the new campaign, with a reorganization of weekly divisions, purse structures, and special events throughout the season.
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Brent Dragon Finishes 15th at Thunder Road

Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report

BARRE, Vt. – Brent Dragon overcame a mechanical issue to take home a 15th-place finish in the ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, May 1. Around Lap 20, Dragon lost the power steering in his Avery Motorsports but still managed to finish in the top half of the field for the second straight race after starting out from the sixth postion.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.

TEAM: Avery Motorsports No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/CharlesboisFreightliner Chevrolet
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: 6th
FINISHED: 15th
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Austin Theriault Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report

BARRE, Vt. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, failed to qualify for the ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, May 1. Theriault fought the track position battle through all three rounds of qualifying on the high-banked quarter-mile oval, but in the end the RPM Motorsports driver simply ran out of time in the last-chance qualifying race. A total of 50 cars attempted to make the 30-car starting field

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: RPM Motorsports No. 57 Varney Insurance Ford
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
STARTED: DNQ
FINISHED: DNQ
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