{"id":1163,"date":"2008-05-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2008-05-17T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-17T22:00:00","slug":"cyr-ends-act-winless-streak-at-airborne-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2008\/05\/cyr-ends-act-winless-streak-at-airborne-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyr Ends ACT Winless Streak at Airborne Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PLATTSBURGH, NY &ndash; American-Canadian Tour Late Model stock car driver Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT ended a winless streak that dated back to August 2006 with a thrilling victory in the 34th Annual Furniture World of Vermont Spring Green 100 at Plattsburgh, NY&rsquo;s Airborne Speedway on Saturday night.&nbsp; Cyr started eighth on the 31-car grid and quickly made his way toward the front of the pack.&nbsp; He benefited from a lap 65 spin involving leaders Donald Theetge and Patrick Laperle to take command, and led all but one of the remaining circuits to take the win.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cyr first held off hard-charging ACT Late Model Tour rookie Jonathan Urlin of London, ON, then Groveton, NH veteran Randy Potter as Urlin lost his brakes with ten laps to go.&nbsp; Potter nosed ahead of Cyr on the outside lane to lead lap 94, but had to settle for second place.&nbsp; Laperle, of Montreal, made an amazing recovery from the rear of the field to steal third place at the finish by inches over Turner, ME&rsquo;s Glen Luce.&nbsp; Luce&rsquo;s finish was the best of his career.&nbsp; Unofficial point leader Scott Payea of Milton, VT drove from 25th starting position to finish fifth.<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brent Dragon finished sixth from 28th at the start, while Theetge also made an impressive recovery from his lap 65 spin finish seventh.&nbsp; Ron Henry, Bobby Dragon, and rookie Nick Sweet completed the unofficial top ten in order.<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Serie ACT Castrol opens its season on Sunday at Autodrome St-Eustache near Montreal at 1:30pm.&nbsp; The ACT Late Model Tour is back in action next weekend with the 46th Annual Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, a twin-100 doubleheader with the open-wheel True Value Modified Racing Series, at Barre, VT&rsquo;s Thunder Road.&nbsp; For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acttour.com\/\">www.acttour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">UNOFFICIAL FINISH<br \/>34th Annual Furniture World of VT Spring Green 100<br \/>Airborne Speedway &ndash; Plattsburgh, NY<br \/>ACT Late Model Tour &ndash; Sat., May 18, 2008<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">(#-denotes rookie)<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown<br \/>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8) Jean-Paul Cyr, Milton, VT<br \/>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) Randy Potter, Groveton, NH<br \/>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5) Patrick Laperle, St-Denis, QC<br \/>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (12) Glen Luce, Turner, ME<br \/>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (25) Scott Payea, Milton, VT<br \/>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (28) Brent Dragon, Milton, VT<br \/>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) Donald Theetge, Boischatel, QC<br \/>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6) Ron Henry, New Gloucester, ME<br \/>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (13) Bobby Dragon, Milton, VT<br \/>10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (16) #Nick Sweet, Barre, VT<br \/>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (15) Leon Heckbert, Wilton, ME<br \/>12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9) Phil Scott, Montpelier, VT<br \/>13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (17) Pete Potvin, III, Graniteville, VT<br \/>14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14) Trampas Demers, South Burlington, VT<br \/>15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (22) Jamie Fisher, Shelburne, VT<br \/>16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (18) #Ricky Wolf, Jr., Northwood, NH<br \/>17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (20) Scott Dragon, Milton, VT<br \/>18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (24) Steve Fisher, Shelburne, VT<br \/>19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (26) Joe Becker, Jeffersonville, VT<br \/>20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (30) Daniel Decoste, St-Joseph-du-Lac, QC<br \/>21.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (23) #Tyler Cahoon, St. Johnsbury, VT<br \/>22.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11) Claude Leclerc, Lanoraie, QC<br \/>23.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10) #Jonathan Urlin, London, ON<br \/>24.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) Eric Chase, Milton, VT<br \/>25.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (27) Joey Polewarczyk, Jr., Hudson, NH<br \/>26.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (19) Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL<br \/>27.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Gary Caron, Colchester, VT<br \/>28.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (29) Stephane Decoste, Oka, QC<br \/>29.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (21) John Donahue, Graniteville, VT<br \/>30.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7) Ryan Nolin, Georgia, VT<br \/>31.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (31) Mark Hudson, Norton, MA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PLATTSBURGH, NY &ndash; American-Canadian Tour Late Model stock car driver Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT ended a winless streak that dated back to August 2006 with a thrilling victory in the 34th Annual Furniture World of Vermont Spring Green 100 at Plattsburgh, NY&rsquo;s Airborne Speedway on Saturday night.&nbsp; 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